Realty World Inc.

Founded: 1973 Franchising since: 1973

1600 Sunflower Ave., #100 Costa Mesa, California 92626

Phone: (800)685-4984

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 15 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	280	0	105	0
2008	345	0	0	0
2007	870	0	110	0
2006	800	0	90	0
2005	700	0	53	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, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By ZIP code

Total investment: $60K-227K Franchise fee: $18K

Ongoing royalty fee: $74/mo. Term of agreement: 7-20 years, renewable

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: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience

Operations

• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20
• Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 1 week

Ongoing Support

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

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#187 (2009);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#145 (2009);