How much does a HomeLife franchise cost?
Opening a HomeLife franchise takes a total initial investment of $60,000 to $195,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
HomeLife franchises HomeLife Businesses offering the products and services it authorizes and using its business formats, methods, rules, procedures, signs, designs, layouts, standards, specifications, and Marks. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a HomeLife franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $60,000 to $195,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds (8 months) ($13,000 to $60,000), Real Estate and Improvements ($12,000 to $50,000), and Equipment, fixtures, furnishings ($12,000 to $40,000). Together they make up about 77% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $18,000, about 30% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $18,000 | $18,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Real Estate and Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $12,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Equipment, fixtures, furnishings2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $12,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Start-up Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $1,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Insurance, including General Liability, Errors & Omissions2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $2,500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds (8 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $13,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $60,000 | $195,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
Source HomeLife, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What HomeLife franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source HomeLife, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44-45, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many HomeLife outlets there are, and how many closed
HomeLife ended 2024 with 5 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and none left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, HomeLife opened 1 franchised outlet and no outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 1, from 4 to 5 franchised outlets.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
Source HomeLife, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How HomeLife compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of HomeLife's estimated range is $127,500. It costs less to open than 58% of Business Services franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. HomeLife is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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