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    1st Class Real Estate vs Counselor Realty

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    1C1st Class Real Estate2026 FDDCounselor Realty2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    1st Class Real Estate

    $31,050 – $159,450

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Counselor Realty

    $22,850 – $105,700

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    1st Class Real Estate

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Counselor Realty

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available

    Counselor Realty

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • 1st Class Real Estate figures come from its 2026 FDD and Counselor Realty figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • 1st Class Real Estate discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only neither brand has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    1st Class Real Estate

    $31,050 – $159,450
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Counselor Realty

    $22,850 – $105,700
    Total estimated initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    1st Class Real Estate

    $25,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Counselor Realty

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Counselor Realty

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Counselor Realty

    $25
    Advertising fee minimum
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    70
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40

    Counselor Realty

    11
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    −26
    Calculated: 96 at end of 2022 → 70 at end of 2025

    Counselor Realty

    −2
    Calculated: 13 at end of 2022 → 11 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Counselor Realty

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Counselor Realty

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Counselor Realty

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    1C1st Class Real Estate

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Counselor Realty

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    1st Class Real Estate vs Counselor Realty: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 1st Class Real Estate or Counselor Realty?
    1st Class Real Estate: $31,050 – $159,450 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Counselor Realty: $22,850 – $105,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Counselor Realty. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, 1st Class Real Estate or Counselor Realty?
    1st Class Real Estate: 70 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Counselor Realty: 11 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do 1st Class Real Estate and Counselor Realty disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    1st Class Real Estate makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Counselor Realty makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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