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    1st Class Real Estate vs Hunting Lease Network

    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 FDDHunting Lease Network2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    1st Class Real Estate

    $31,050 – $159,450

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Hunting Lease Network

    $25,000 – $42,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    1st Class Real Estate

    $25,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

    Hunting Lease Network

    $15,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available

    Hunting Lease Network

    5%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • 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

    Hunting Lease Network

    $25,000 – $42,500
    Total investment
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    1st Class Real Estate

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

    Hunting Lease Network

    $15,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Hunting Lease Network

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Hunting Lease Network

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

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

    Hunting Lease Network

    15
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

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

    Hunting Lease Network

    +0
    Calculated: 15 at end of 2023 → 15 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Hunting Lease Network

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

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hunting Lease Network

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

    1st Class Real Estate

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Hunting Lease Network

    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

    Hunting Lease Network

    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 Hunting Lease Network: common questions

    Which costs less to open, 1st Class Real Estate or Hunting Lease Network?
    1st Class Real Estate: $31,050 – $159,450 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Hunting Lease Network: $25,000 – $42,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Hunting Lease Network. 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 Hunting Lease Network?
    1st Class Real Estate: 70 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40); Hunting Lease Network: 15 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 40). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do 1st Class Real Estate and Hunting Lease Network disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    1st Class Real Estate makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Hunting Lease Network 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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