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City2Shore National Franchises franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
City2Shore National Franchises offers a real estate franchise opportunity with a disclosed Item 19, providing specific revenue figures from two affiliate locations.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against real estate peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in City2Shore National Franchises's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-31566. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a City2Shore National Franchises franchise make?
City2Shore National Franchises is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue City2Shore National Franchises reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against real estate peers are in the full report. See every real estate brand that discloses earnings in the Real estate franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
City2Shore National Franchises franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come City2Shore National Franchises's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a City2Shore National Franchises franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "City2Shore National Franchises franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets City2Shore National Franchises's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
City2Shore National Franchises lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
City2Shore National Franchises's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
City2Shore National Franchises closures & failure rate
Before you sign, City2Shore National Franchises will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what City2Shore National Franchises's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a real estate of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. City2Shore National Franchises's outlet tables are read directly from the FDD in the full report. The actual closure and termination counts, and how City2Shore National Franchises's churn ranks against real estate peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against real estate peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns City2Shore National Franchises?
City2Shore National Franchises's franchise is offered by City2Shore National Franchises, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Other real estate franchises
Anyone weighing City2Shore National Franchises is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
City2Shore National Franchises franchise — frequently asked
Who owns City2Shore National Franchises — who is the franchisor?
City2Shore National Franchises's most recently filed FDD (2024) names City2Shore National Franchises, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a City2Shore National Franchises franchise cost?
City2Shore National Franchises's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at a range disclosed in Item 7 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against real estate peers.
How much profit does a City2Shore National Franchises franchise make?
City2Shore National Franchises discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for City2Shore National Franchises), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any City2Shore National Franchises franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does City2Shore National Franchises disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — City2Shore National Franchises reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against real estate peers.
Are there lawsuits against City2Shore National Franchises?
No — City2Shore National Franchises's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is City2Shore National Franchises a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how City2Shore National Franchises's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against real estate peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: City2Shore National Franchises's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against real estate peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
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