Realty Direct Franchise Corp.

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2003

Address: 44075 Pipeline Plaza, #320 Ashburn, Virginia 20147

Phone: (800)359-5220/ (703)327-2428

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Units

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2008	23	0	0	0
2007	30	0	0	0
2006	28	0	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
Nationwide

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

Total investment: $33,100 - $47,700
Franchise fee: $19,900
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 6 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: $100,000
Cash liquidity requirement: $50,000
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

• 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

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

Low-Cost Franchises:
#96 (2008);

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