1-800-Water Damage

Founded: 1988 Franchising since: 2002

1167 Mercer St. Seattle, Washington 98109

Phone: (206)381-3047

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	53	0	0	0
2008	--	--	--	--
2007	36	0	0	0
2006	27	0	0	0
2005	76	0	0	1

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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 250,000-1 million Yellow Pages distribution

Total investment: $80K/185K Franchise fee: $30K/60K

Ongoing royalty fee: 9-10% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	Yes	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $80K/200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• Follow-up training; training videos & seminars

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Ad slicks

Franchise 500® rank:
#234 (2006);

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#62 (2006);

Top New Ranking:
#10 (2006);