Cheapest Real Estate Franchises to Open

Ranked on the low end of the Item 7 estimated initial investment, which the FTC requires to cover everything needed to open: the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. It is the honest floor, not a deposit — and the high end of the same range is often double it.

1. 1Compass$9KItem 7 low
2. 2UNITED COUNTRY$11KItem 7 low
3. 3NextHome$17KItem 7 low
4. 41 Percent Lists$22KItem 7 low
5. 5Casago$23KItem 7 low
6. 6National Hunting Lease Network$25KItem 7 low
7. 7JPAR Real Estate$27KItem 7 low
8. 8Infinium Realty$30KItem 7 low
9. 91st Class Realestate$31KItem 7 low
10. 10Sea Glass$34KItem 7 low
11. 11TitleEase$36KItem 7 low
12. 12SVN$37KItem 7 low
13. 13RE/MAX$40KItem 7 low
14. 14National Property Inspections$41KItem 7 low
15. 15Realty ONE Group$43KItem 7 low
16. 16Howard Hanna$45KItem 7 low
17. 17Showhomes$49KItem 7 low
18. 18City2Shore$51KItem 7 low
19. 19Realty Executives$55KItem 7 low
20. 20Red Barn Homebuyers$56KItem 7 low

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.