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Real Estate Solutions franchise — is it worth it?

Real estate · FDD-based assessment · registered 2023

Risk level — in the report

Real Estate Solutions is a real estate franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $54k-$71k.

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Total initial investment
$54,366 – $71,266
Top quartile for real estate · median $112,893
Initial franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Royalty
6%
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Disclosed
figures locked
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
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Figures above are as disclosed in Real Estate Solutions's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27422. 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 Real Estate Solutions franchise make?

Real Estate Solutions 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 Real Estate Solutions 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.

Real Estate Solutions 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 Real Estate Solutions's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Real Estate Solutions franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Real Estate Solutions franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Real Estate Solutions's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.

Real Estate Solutions lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Real Estate Solutions's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) 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.

Real Estate Solutions closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Real Estate Solutions 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 Real Estate Solutions'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. Real Estate Solutions reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Real Estate Solutions's churn ranks against real estate peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Real Estate Solutions?

Real Estate Solutions's franchise is offered by RES Franchise System, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023), 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.

Real estate franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Real Estate Solutions 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.

Realty Executives$1,000 – $30,0001st Class Real Estate$31,050 – $43,4501 % Lists$21,870 – $59,560Simply Full Service Reality$29,200 – $60,800Help-U-Sell Real Estate$29,650 – $67,6501st Class Real Estate (Area Rep) | 1st Class Real Estate (Area Representative)$23,500 – $113,500 · Item 19 disclosedHomeLife$34,200 – $110,000Sperry Van Ness | SVN | SVN Commercial Real Estate Advisors$33,780 – $129,310 · Item 19 disclosedSVN$33,780 – $129,310 · Item 19 disclosedPMI | Property Management Inc. | Property Management, Inc. | Property Managment$70,125 – $148,000 · Item 19 disclosedRealty ONE Group$47,250 – $227,500Market Center$182,430 – $335,697

Real Estate Solutions franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Real Estate Solutions — who is the franchisor?

Real Estate Solutions's most recently filed FDD (2023) names RES Franchise System, 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 Real Estate Solutions franchise cost?

Real Estate Solutions's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $54,366 – $71,266, with an initial franchise fee of $35,000 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 Real Estate Solutions franchise make?

Real Estate Solutions discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for Real Estate Solutions), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Real Estate Solutions 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 Real Estate Solutions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Yes — Real Estate Solutions 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 Real Estate Solutions?

No — Real Estate Solutions's most recently filed FDD (2023) 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 Real Estate Solutions a good franchise to buy?

That comes down to how Real Estate Solutions'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.

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Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Real Estate Solutions'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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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.