With a makeshift desk of two sawhorses and a door, Harley E. Rouda started Harley E. Rouda Realty Co. in Upper Arlington, Ohio, in 1956. Now working with his son Harley E. Rouda Jr., Rouda is still involved in this family-owned and -operated franchise company, which specializes in residential real estate.
Real Living Real Estate is a full-service real estate brokerage
franchise company with a comprehensive and integrated suite of resources
for franchisees and their sales professionals, as well as for consumers
who work with them.
Real Living Real Estate earned a record 98% customer satisfaction rating
for 2017, according to independent ratings service Quality Service
Certification, Inc. (QSC). This is the highest customer satisfaction
score ever earned by Real Living, and it places the brokerage network
atop the industry for customer satisfaction.
Real Living Real Estate is a network brand of HSF Affiliates LLC, which
is owned by HomeServices of America, Inc.™, a Berkshire Hathaway
affiliate. Visit
www.RealLiving.com
Below is a quick comparison of Real Living against other Real Estate franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Real Living with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
@properties |
$35,000 |
|
|
$95,350-$295,000 |
14 Moves |
$45,000 |
6% |
|
$58,849-$90,600 |
1st Class Real Estate |
$5,000-$25,000 |
|
|
$14,420-$209,475 |
Advance Realty |
$17,500 |
1.75% |
|
$55,600-$129,000 |
All County Property Management |
$39,500 |
7% |
1% |
$66,950-$98,900 |
America's Choice |
$21,000 |
|
|
$33,000-$45,000 |
Assist-2-Sell |
$14,500 |
5% |
1% |
$24,025-$45,500 |
Avalar Real Estate & Mortgage Network |
$4,400-$12,500 |
5% |
|
$31,000-$315,500 |
Benham Real Estate |
$6,500 |
$195/transaction |
|
$11,800 |
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate |
$0-$35,000 |
5% |
1% |
$32,420-$455,000 |
Better Homes Realty |
$9,950 |
Varies |
|
$61,500 |
Big Block Realty |
$25,000 |
|
|
$61,500-$153,500 |
Bridge Business & Property Brokers |
$25,000 |
6% |
|
$38,000-$63,000 |
Bug Realty |
N/A |
|
|
$39,533-$78,217 |
Buyer's Agent, The |
$14,900 |
5% |
1% |
$25,000-$50,000 |
Century 21 |
$12,500-$25,000 |
6% |
2% |
$24,700-$451,350 |
Coldwell Banker |
$13,000-$25,000 |
6% |
2% |
$23,500-$70,100 |
Commercial Property Consultants |
N/A |
|
|
$39,995-$89,995 |
Commission Express |
$15,000-$60,000 |
Varies |
|
$112,800-$301,500 |
Corcoran |
$35,000 |
6% |
0.5%-1% |
$52,850-$520,500 |
Counselor Realty |
$7,500-$15,000 |
|
|
$24,350-$105,700 |
Creative Housing Solutions |
$150,000 |
|
|
$200,000-$400,000 |
Crye-Leike |
$13,500-$25,000 |
6% |
|
$59,100-$160,300 |
eFlatFee Realty |
$6,000 |
$500/mo. |
|
$6,000 |
Engel & Voelkers |
$25,000 |
6% |
1.5% |
$176,000-$320,500 |
ERA Franchise Systems LLC |
$25,000 |
6% of gross revenue |
2% ($362.00 minimum/$1,259 maximum for Main Office and $362.00 minimum/$895.00 maximum for Branch) |
$27,350-$432,550 |
Exit Realty |
N/A |
|
|
$66,000-$217,000 |
Exit Realty Florida |
$25,000 |
$295/mo. |
|
$61,000-$210,000 |
Flat Rate Realty |
$10,000 |
$500 |
|
$42,500-$125,000 |
FSBOHomes.com |
$25,000 |
|
|
$163,404-$349,694 |
GendolfBau Real Estate |
$10,000-$11,000 |
$500 |
$50 |
$15,000 |
Global Choice Real Estate |
$14,500 |
Flat fee of $795 per month |
|
$39,900-$188,000 |
Help-U-Sell Real Estate |
$17,750 |
6% |
|
$29,650-$67,650 |
HomeGate Real Estate |
N/A |
|
|
$3,500-$10,000 |
Homeowners Concept |
$4,000 |
|
|
$16,000-$20,000 |
Homes & Land Magazine |
$27,000 |
10.5% |
|
$45,500-$114,000 |
Homes 4Sale by Owner Network |
$21,500 |
7% |
|
$41,900-$146,200 |
HomeSmart |
$20,000 |
varies |
varies |
$65,500-$205,000 |
HouseMAXX |
$12,500 |
|
|
$5,000-$50,000 |
Howard Hanna Real Estate |
$25,000 |
|
|
$55,000-$248,500 |
Integra Realty |
$40,000 |
|
|
$236,000-$308,000 |
Joe Homebuyer |
$30,000-$90,000 |
|
|
$51,000-$372,000 |
Keller Williams Realty |
$35,000 |
6% |
1,000/year |
$183,447-$336,495 |
Keller Williams Realty - Market Center |
$5,000-$36,947 |
|
|
$32,100-$336,995 |
KeyGlee |
$100,000 |
|
|
$119,500-$156,450 |
LakePlace.com Realty |
$10,000 |
10% |
|
$16,000-$114,900 |
LampPost Realty |
$9,500-$12,500 |
5% |
1% |
$43,500-$78,500 |
Lease Coach, The |
$11,800 |
|
|
$25,000-$35,000 |
Lime Licensing Group |
N/A |
|
|
$500-And Up |
MARS Real Estate |
N/A |
|
|
$250,000-$550,000 |
National Home Buyers Assistance |
$30,000 |
Varies |
|
$100,000-$200,000 |
National Restaurant Properties |
$35,000 |
6% |
2% |
$39,450-$105,700 |
Next Generation Realty |
$19,900-$267,700 |
4.5% |
3% |
$30,000-$397,800 |
NextHome |
$3,750-$8,000 |
$180-$190/mo. |
$75-85/transaction |
$14,750-$213,100 |
Open2View.com |
$4,000-$135,000 |
|
|
$4,000-$322,001 |
Pacific Auction Exchange |
N/A |
6% |
.75% |
$25,000 |
Picket Fence Preview |
$15,000-$25,000 |
1.5% |
|
$50,000-$90,000 |
PropertyGuys.com |
$30,000-$40,000 |
|
|
$40,000 |
Prospect Equities |
$15,000 |
|
|
$50,000-And Up |
Rapid Realty |
N/A |
|
|
$90,000-$150,000 |
RE/MAX |
$17,500-$37,500 |
varies |
varies |
$42,000-$284,000 |
Real Estate One |
$13,000-$18,000 |
|
|
$20,000-$80,000 |
REALean |
$19,900 |
2.5% |
|
$24,710-$40,220 |
Realty Direct |
$19,900 |
6% |
0.25% |
$39,600-$67,700 |
Realty Executives |
$1,000-$50,000 |
Varies |
Varies |
$23,500-$171,000 |
Realty ONE Group |
$25,000 |
2% |
|
$44,250-$222,500 |
Realty World |
N/A |
|
|
$44,700-$197,000 |
Red Carpet Real Estate |
$9,500 |
5% |
0.5% |
$36,000 |
Remerica Real Estate |
$10,000 |
|
|
$20,000-$100,000 |
Rental Doctor.com |
$7,500 |
50-200/month |
|
$7,500 |
Renters Warehouse |
$1,000-$10,000 |
4.5% |
|
$14,819-$50,405 |
Royal LePage |
N/A |
|
|
$100,000 |
Sandals Realty |
$30,000 |
7% |
|
$92,650-$183,450 |
Sell4Free Real Estate |
$29,000 |
5% |
1% |
$36,386-$102,300 |
SellSmart Real Estate |
$14,950 |
6% |
|
$23,500-$53,600 |
Showhomes Home Staging |
$49,900 |
10% |
2% |
$85,650-$164,500 |
SimplySold Real Estate |
$12,500-$25,000 |
Varies |
|
$75,300-$187,900 |
Solid Source Realty |
N/A |
|
|
$100,000-And Up |
Sotheby's International Realty |
$25,000 |
|
|
$40,650-$472,800 |
Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates |
$2,500-$5,000 |
|
|
$12,300-$176,500 |
Staging Diva |
N/A |
|
|
$1,000 |
State Wide Real Estate |
$5,000 |
5% |
|
$10,000-$50,000 |
SVN |
$22,500-$27,500 |
5% |
|
$23,160-$121,350 |
Tucker Associates |
N/A |
6% |
|
$125,000-$250,000 |
United Country Real Estate |
$10,395-$28,110 |
6% - 12% |
|
$10,935-$50,440 |
United Real Estate |
$35,000 |
Varies |
|
$54,500-$285,500 |
Valbridge Property Advisors |
$17,500 |
|
|
$54,270-$138,784 |
We Sell Restaurants |
$40,000 |
|
|
$95,650-$498,750 |
Weichert Real Estate |
$25,000 |
6% |
2% |
$62,500-$324,700 |
Why USA |
N/A |
Varies |
|
$17,000-$103,400 |
William Raveis Affiliates |
$25,000 |
6% |
|
$70,000-$270,500 |
World Properties Int'l. |
$599-$50,000 |
$130/month |
|
$19,000-$65,900 |