Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Real estateBackground
Founded: 1976 Franchising since: 1978
Don Taylor founded Help-U-Sell as the original fee-for-service real estate company. Instead of charging a percentage commission for a transaction, Help U-Sell offers a menu of services to home sellers and lets them choose services that fit their needs.
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Don Taylor founded Help-U-Sell as the original fee-for-service real estate company. Instead of charging a percentage commission for a transaction, Help U-Sell offers a menu of services to home sellers and lets them choose services that fit their needs.
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240 N. Washington Blvd., #700 Sarasota, Florida 34236 |
Phone: (941)951-7707 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 10 employee(s); 5 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 325 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 2008 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | 831 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 792 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $64.5K-190.5K Franchise fee: $17.8K |
Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | Yes |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $75K
Business Experience:
- Industry experience
- General business experience
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 6% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 3
- Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 4 days
- At franchisee's location: 8 weeks by phone
- Retreats, regional meetings, convention, Help-U-Sell University
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- National media
- Regional advertising
Other marketing support
- Marketing instruction/training
Rankings
Franchise 500® rank:
#47 (2007); #49 (2006); #44 (2005);
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#27 (2006); #15 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#48 (2007); #46 (2006); #45 (2005);
#47 (2007); #49 (2006); #44 (2005);
Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#27 (2006); #15 (2005);
America's Top Global Franchises:
#48 (2007); #46 (2006); #45 (2005);