1. The HomeVestors Associate Franchise

2. The Economy 401K’s Layoffs Credit Crisis Government Help?
We hear by the end of 2010, things will start turning back the other way…but who knows?

3. ?
So what do you do? Where do yo Invest?

4. Real estate isn’t the only answer, but we think it’s a particularly good answer, based on history, and by buying, selling, holding, rehabbing real estate, it’s a good investment for now and the future.

5. NOW is the time to SUCESSFULLY Invest in REAL ESTATE?
Witih house prices still falling, now is the best time to invest in Real Estate

6. What Are My Options? How Do I Invest In Real Estate?
So what are my options in real estate investing?

7. Don’t Go It Alone!
You could go it alone as an independent, many are successful, but one of the principle reasons
that someone interested in real estate investing looks for help or acquires an HVA franchise is the decided lack of success at going it alone

8. GURU’s, Books, Tapes, Seminars
You could pay $1,000 thousands to a RE investor GURU.
GURU’s, Books, Tapes, Seminars

9. 96%
Would you care to guess how many attendees pay 5 Figures for a seminar with a GURU and never buy a house?

10. HomeVestors® Overview
Founded by Ken D’Angelo
The “We Buy Ugly Houses®”company
Began franchising in 1996
200+ franchises in 35 states and 100+ markets
HomeVestors was acquired in June 2008 by Franchise Brands, LLC
The only business format home buying franchise in the USA
We provide:
 A powerful brand
 World-class training and marketing support for
the lifetime of your franchise
 Financing for the purchase, repair and resale
of houses
Named to Franchise Business Review’s Top 50 Franchises for third year in a row

11. HomeVestors Overview
Nearly 40,000 houses bought by franchisees since 1996
$42 million loaned to our franchisees to buy and rehab properties YTD 2008
$11M in mass media advertising YTD in 2008 on behalf of franchisees
135,000 leads generated by advertising YTD 2008 from people in an ugly situation

12. Franchises by State and Market
Seattle
Spokane
Eau Claire
Appleton/Oshkosh
Rochester
Worcester
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL
Boston
Westchester
Providence
Boise
MILWAUKEE
Detroit
New York
Hartford
Long Island
PHILADELPHIA
Newark
Edison
Pittsburgh
Trenton
Gary
Wilmington
CHICAGO
Hagerstown
Will County
Kent-Sussex
Salt Lake City
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
DENVER
WASHINGTON, D.C.*
St. Clair/
Madison Counties
Norfolk
Colorado
Springs
Kansas City
Richmond
ST. LOUIS
Wichita
Hickory
Greensboro
Las Vegas
Springfield
Asheville
CHARLOTTE
Raleigh-Durham
Nashville
Albuquerque
Tulsa
Memphis
Wilmington
Oklahoma City
Columbia
PHOENIX
ATLANTA
Lubbock
Birmingham
Gadsden
Charleston
Tucson
Denton-Fort Worth
DALLAS
Montgomery
Columbus
Woodbine
El Paso
Tyler/
Longview
Gulfport-
Biloxi
Mobile
Jacksonville
Gainesville
Pensacola
AUSTIN
Panama City
Ft. Walton Beach
Brevard County
Polk County
SAN ANTONIO
HOUSTON
St. Lucie/Martin Counties
Tampa/St. Petersburg
Palm Beach County
Corpus Christi
Sarasota
Broward County
MIAMI-DADE

13. The HomeVestors Business
Franchisees specialize in buying and selling houses as a full-time or part-time business
In most states, no license is required
Most independent investors focus on bankruptcies and foreclosures
HomeVestors reaches a much larger market of home sellers who will take a substantial discount in exchange for a quick cash sale and the buyer taking the house in “as is” condition

14. What Are We Looking For In A Franchisee?
A leader who has the desire and passion to build a real estate investing business
The personality to be a successful franchisee
The capital to invest in a franchise

15. Who’s A Motivated Seller?
People who inherit real estate located in another city
They own rental properties they no longer want
They need to sell for investment capital
Their properties need extensive repairs
HomeVestors rescues Motivated Sellers from “ugly” situations: Divorce, Death, Loss of Employment, etc.

16. How Do Franchisees Make Money?
Wholesaling/Assigning to investors for positive cash flow
Rehab/Retail properties
Buy and Hold to build wealth (rentals)
Note: The mix of these exit strategies depends on the goals of the franchisee and the markets

17. The Pieces of the Puzzle – HomeVestors can help
Question: How do you consistently find properties to buy?
Solution: HomeVestors has a powerful lead generation program that attracts sellers!
Question: How do you determine repair costs and also make quick and accurate offers?
Solution: HomeVestors has proprietary repair evaluation software that determines market value, repair costs and target purchase prices.
Question: How do I manage the business side of the franchise?
Solution: HomeVestors real-time business management software tracks and manages everything from rehab tasks and investor activities to potential sellers and projected cash flow.

18. Other Puzzle Pieces National brand and image Web site to sell houses
Referral programs to generate leads
Business development consultation through a Development Agent (DA) for Associate Franchisees
Complete training and support
Franchisee conventions and training events
National vendor relationships

19. The HomeVestors Brand Stands Out!
Get world-class training by RE professionals and literarly hundreds of years of real estate experience.

20. HomeVestors World-class Training
How to consistently make deeply discounted buys, how to sell in this market, how to create a synergistic network where everyoen knows the more you help, the more you get helped.
HomeVestors World-class Training

21. Leads!
You’ll get leads no one else ever sees – HVA has a marketing and lead generation system. The only one of its kind in the industry, that is uncanny in its abilty to find homeowners who are ready to sell their house at a discount. The beauty of these leads is that they call you. They’re already warm. So far in 2008, we’ve generated 135,000 leads from people in ugly situations. Our customer resource system, RESULTS tracks and manages each component of your buisiness from rehab to investor profiles to cash flow.

22. Financing
You’ll have access to inhouse financing, depending on your credit and financial condition, HVA offers loans to franchisees for purchase repair and resale of your properties. So far in 2008, we’ve loaned over $40 million to our franchisees. Helps the franchisee manage the dashboard with real time data.

23. HomeVestors Franchise Levels
Development Agent
Associate Franchise
Full-service Franchise
Associate Franchise
Development Agent (DA)

24. Associate Franchise (AF) Investment
$12,000 franchise fee
Candidates must have a minimum of $50,000 in liquid assets available
5 year franchise agreement
Spend at least $1,000 per month on advertising
Ongoing fees:
Monthly fee: $600, includes $500 credited toward transaction fees
Buy/Sell transaction fee: $1,350 minimum per transaction
Assistance fee paid to the Development Agent
This is not a franchise offering. An offering can only be made by obtaining a HomeVestors Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). All fees outlined in the FDD.

25. Development Agent Support
Instead of paying $1,000 thousands of dollars on one seminar, you’ll have ongoing support for the life of your contract from your local development agent, backed by a company consistently named in the Top 50 of franchises by Franchise Business Review, the last 3 years.
Development Agent Support

26. Your Development Agent Delivers
Reduced learning curve and time until profitability
Less cost than a full service franchise; less overhead; remain bi-vocational
Buy houses at HomeVestors prices
Financing relationships
Inbound lead management
Escrow and closing management
Property management
Building Contractor relationships
Weekly coaching
Monthly training

27. What Do You Do Next?
Go to the HVA Web site: and submit: Request for Franchise Consideration
This is located under Own A Franchise, then click the tab – Request for Franchise Consideration for the Associate Franchise (AF)
Receive a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)