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Realty Direct Franchise Corp.

Real estate

Year began: 2001 Franchising since: 2003
44075 Pipeline Plaza, #320 Ashburn, VA 20147 Phone: (800)359-5220/(703)327-2428 Fax: (703)852-3508	Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

U.S. Franchises

30
30
28
17
7

Canadian Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Foreign Franchises

0
0
0
0
0

Company
Owned

0
0
0
0
4

Where Seeking Franchisees

In the U.S.

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code/50,000 population

Costs & Fees

Total investment: $32.9K-46.9K
Franchise fee: $19.9K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 6 years, renewable
Renewal fee: $2K

Type of Financing Available
	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications

Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

Industry experience
General business experience
Marketing skills

Operations

15% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training & Support

TRAINING

Available at headquarters: 4 days
At franchisee's location: 1 day

ONGOING SUPPORT

Newsletter
Meetings
Toll-free phone line
Internet
Purchasing cooperatives

MARKETING SUPPORT

Co-op advertising
National media
Other marketing support: Templates

Rankings in Entrepreneur magazine 2004-2008

Franchise 500® rank:
#409 (2008); #459 (2007);

Top New Ranking:
#34 (2008); #48 (2007);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#96 (2008);

Last Updated: 8/26/2008 12:00:00 AM