Franchise opportunities compared

    Full Franchises vs HomeVestors

    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

    Full Franchises

    $150,000 – $477,250

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    HomeVestors

    $150,000 – $477,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Full Franchises

    Not available

    HomeVestors

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Full Franchises

    1%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    HomeVestors

    10%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Before you compare

    • Full Franchises figures come from its 2025 FDD and HomeVestors figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Full Franchises: 7, HomeVestors: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Full Franchises

    $150,000 – $477,250
    Total estimated initial investment — Full Franchise: $150,000–$477,250
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24

    HomeVestors

    $150,000 – $477,250
    Full Franchise Total Estimated Initial Investment: $150,000–$477,250.
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Full Franchises

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    HomeVestors

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

    Full Franchises

    1%
    Associate Royalty Fee on upgrade: 1% of after repaired value of each property in inventory
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    HomeVestors

    10%
    The Associate Royalty Fee's percentage component may not exceed 10%.
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Full Franchises

    $300
    Marketing Fund contribution: Currently $300 per transaction; maximum $1,000
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    HomeVestors

    $200
    Marketing Fund Contributions — $200
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Full Franchises

    1,003
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

    HomeVestors

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Full Franchises

    −144
    Calculated: 1,147 at end of 2022 → 1,003 at end of 2024

    HomeVestors

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Full Franchises

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    HomeVestors

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

    Full Franchises

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    HomeVestors

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

    Full Franchises

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    HomeVestors

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    FFFull Franchises
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Covered Franchises in United States, Gross Price Differential 3rd Quartile for…
    $100
    other Number exceeding average Gross Price Differential
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Covered Franchises in United States, Gross Price Differential Top Quartile for…
    $1,387,500
    other Gross Price Differential
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Covered Franchises in United States, Gross Price Differential 2nd Quartile for…
    $510,809
    other Gross Price Differential
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    +4 more groups in the full report
    HHomeVestors
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 3rdquartile
    49 percent
    other 3rdquartile ExceededaverageGPDshare
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Topquartile
    $1,654,823
    other Topquartile AverageGPD
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Allcovered
    $574,215
    other Allcovered AverageGPD
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62
    +9 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.

    Full Franchises vs HomeVestors: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Full Franchises or HomeVestors?
    Full Franchises: $150,000 – $477,250 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24); HomeVestors: $150,000 – $477,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 24). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Full Franchises and HomeVestors royalties compare?
    Full Franchises: 1% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16); HomeVestors: 10% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Full Franchises and HomeVestors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Full Franchises has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; HomeVestors has reviewed Item 19 figures for 12 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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