Franchise opportunities compared
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate vs Grand Welcome
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.
Initial investment · Item 7
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
$33,970 – $456,600
2026 FDD · Item 7Grand Welcome
$67,750 – $169,750
2026 FDD · Item 7Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
$25,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 28Grand Welcome
Not available
Royalty · Item 6
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
5% · percent of Gross Revenue, with an annual cap of $6,250.00 per affiliated sales associate
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28Grand Welcome
8%
2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and Grand Welcome disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Grand Welcome has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
Financial commitment
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System scale & health
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Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
Better Homes and Gardens Real EstateNot 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.
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate vs Grand Welcome: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate or Grand Welcome?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate: $33,970 – $456,600 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Grand Welcome: $67,750 – $169,750 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and Grand Welcome royalties compare?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate: 5% · percent of Gross Revenue, with an annual cap of $6,250.00 per affiliated sales associate (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 28); Grand Welcome: 8% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate or Grand Welcome?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate: 362 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73); Grand Welcome: 64 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and Grand Welcome disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Grand Welcome has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. 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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Full Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
Full Grand Welcome report
Every reviewed fee, Item 19 group, outlet table and territory disclosure
