SellSmart Real Estate

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2004

4353 Nobel Dr., #66 La Jolla, California 92122

Phone: (866)225-6905

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 3 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	40	0	0	2
2006	40	0	0	1
2005	15	0	0	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Vermont, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Approximately 50,000 population

Total investment: $23.5K-53.6K Franchise fee: $14.95K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 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
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• Industry experience
• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• 2 years real estate/loan experience

Operations

• 20% 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

• In San Diego : 3 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• Regional advertising

Other marketing support

• Turnkey web-based marketing materials & systems

Franchise 500® rank:
#486 (2008);