Franchise opportunities compared
Grand Welcome 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.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Grand Welcome and HomeVestors disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Grand Welcome: 2, HomeVestors: 12). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | GWGrand Welcome | HHomeVestors |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $67,750 – $169,750 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $107,500 – $477,250 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $8.00 Royalty fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10 | 10% The Associate Royalty Fee's percentage component may not exceed 10%. 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 Brand Fund fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $200 Marketing Fund Contributions — $200 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 64 Outlets at end of 2024 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +33 Calculated: 31 at end of 2022 → 64 at end of 2024 | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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 | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised territories continuously operating throughout the entire 2024 calend… 252 CAD ADR other Upper Tier ADR median · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Operating affiliate territories continuously operated for full calendar year 20… 56 percent other Hawaii affiliate operation occupancy · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 38 | 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.