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    Counselor Realty vs First Choice Business Brokers, Inc.

    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.

    Before you compare

    • Counselor Realty figures come from its 2025 FDD and First Choice Business Brokers, Inc. figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only First Choice Business Brokers, Inc. has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
    DisclosureCounselor RealtyFirst Choice Business Brokers, Inc.
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $22,850 – $105,700
    Total estimated initial investment
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 14
    $72,600 – $99,500
    TOTAL — range low
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    $45,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    $10
    Royalty gross revenue through threshold
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    $25
    Advertising fee minimum
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10
    $250
    Brand fund monthly per territory up to five
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    11
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 31
    128
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    −2
    Calculated: 13 at end of 2022 → 11 at end of 2024
    +47
    Calculated: 81 at end of 2023 → 128 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    2005
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 29 territories operated by eight franchises; multiple territories; Top third
    $1,775,903
    other Table 1 Top third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 29 territories operated by eight franchises; multiple territories; Middle third
    3 units
    other Table 1 Middle third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 29 territories operated by eight franchises; multiple territories; Middle third
    $399,922
    other Table 1 Middle third · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +16 more groups in the full report

    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.

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