Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeVestors of America | Deck Rescue | |
| Investment | 70000 - 426250 | 40000 - 70000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | Varies | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeVestors of America | Deck Rescue | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeVestors of America | Deck Rescue | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HomeVestors of America | Deck Rescue | |
| Training | 1 week initial training | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, ongoing mentoring support in each market | Share in our corporate discounts on equipment, advertising and chemicals -- all of which contribute substantially to higher profit margins. Large-scale advertising such as TV, newspaper and radio that you could never afford on your own. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Less than 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeVestors of America | Deck Rescue | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | Varies |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | Varies |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1989 |
| Deck Rescue | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1996 |
| Deck Rescue | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeVestors of America | 5 years |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HomeVestors of America | General business experience |
| Deck Rescue | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeVestors of America | No |
| Deck Rescue | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeVestors of America} | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| HomeVestors of America | 1 week initial training |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Support | |
| HomeVestors of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, ongoing mentoring support in each market |
| Deck Rescue | Share in our corporate discounts on equipment, advertising and chemicals -- all of which contribute substantially to higher profit margins. Large-scale advertising such as TV, newspaper and radio that you could never afford on your own. |
| Marketing | |
| HomeVestors of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Deck Rescue | |
| Operations | |
| HomeVestors of America | Less than 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Deck Rescue | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of America | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Deck Rescue | Indiana, Ohio, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeVestors of America | |
| Deck Rescue | |