franchise

FiSBO® A Complete Business System

Just Add You

Jumpstart your real estate career with FiSBO®, the front-runner in innovative property selling. Our franchise model is a game-changer, offering unparalleled financial potential that lets you boost your earnings significantly, all while saving your clients a bundle in commissions.

Embrace the freedom of being your own boss and discover the ultimate work-life balance. With FiSBO®, you're in the driver's seat - work from the comfort of your home or set up shop in an office. It's all about giving you the flexibility to flourish on your terms.

Make waves in the competitive real estate market with FiSBO®'s state-of-the-art technology and hybrid sales automation. Our tech-savvy, marketing-first strategy guarantees you deliver top-notch service, making property sales swift and cost-effective for your clients.

Kicking off your FiSBO® journey is easy on the wallet with a low upfront investment. Our pre-pay campaigns are designed for better cash flow management, empowering you to scale your business smoothly without the financial pinch. Plus, with minimal overheads, you get to enjoy higher margins and boost your profits.

Take full advantage of FiSBO®'s all-encompassing marketing strategies, from eye-catching advertising and signage to impactful branding, and more. We're all about getting your listings the visibility they deserve, ensuring faster sales and delighted clients.

Harness the power of our hybrid sales automation to streamline your listings and client communications. This innovative blend of traditional and contemporary real estate tactics gives you an unbeatable advantage in the market.

Grow your empire by assembling a team of passionate professionals. FiSBO® opens the door to expanding your franchise, increasing your presence in the market, and reaching your financial dreams.

Dive in with us today and turn your real estate enthusiasm into a flourishing, profitable venture. Reach out to FiSBO® now to find out how you can become a franchise owner and unleash your true potential in the real estate world.

Don't miss out on our exciting 6-month head start program! For qualified franchisees, we're offering a six-month break from royalty payments to help you propel your business forward. It's our way of giving you a spirited boost as you embark on your FiSBO® adventure. (Terms & Conditions Apply)

Web Site & Web App

No tech skills required

Dive into our full training and ongoing support to unleash the power of the FiSBO Web app, allowing you to manage your entire franchise from the palm of your hand. Whether you're soaking up the sun at the beach, enjoying a latte at your favorite cafe, or cozying up at home, your FiSBO iPhone has got you covered. And yes, you'll get to step out and visit your customers' properties too—bringing that personal touch only you can!

INBOUND STRATEGY

Optimized Lead Generation

Our digital playground, powered by the innovation wizards at HubSpot, transforms the way you attract leads online, letting you put your energy into your passion. With our dedicated support crew guiding the helm, we make lead generation a breeze. Trust us, when it comes to harnessing the best tools in the universe for your growth, we're all in.

As franchise partners, your contributions to the national marketing fund spark a win-win scenario. Every rebate we snag from suppliers is channeled straight back into this fund, supercharging both the brand and your business in ways that are both thrilling and impactful.

Pre Paid Campaigns

Challenging the norm

At the heart of our vision, we're all about breaking the mold with our pre-paid full-service marketing campaigns for sellers, setting us apart in a bustling market. And guess what? Our customers can't get enough of us! We're committed to promises we can actually deliver on, ensuring our clients net a sweeter profit when their property changes hands.

Or, we could blend into the background like any other traditional agency...

What do we do?

A typical campaign looks like this

STEP 1

New Leads

Dive into the FiSBO universe by snagging potential lead info from our website or your very own ad magic. Next up, smoothly slide that info into the FiSBO web app and reach out with a friendly hello to set up your first meet-up or consultation chat. Let's kickstart this journey together, full of optimism and ready to make connections that count!

STEP 2

Initial Customer Meeting

During your first meeting with the customer, take the opportunity to dive into how we operate and the array of services we offer, as detailed in our pre-list document. Create a personalized quote and walk them through the various payment options available, ensuring clarity and confidence every step of the way.

STEP 3

Create the campaign

Let's pick a day to capture those stunning photos and create an immersive VR tour! We're here to guide you through sprucing up the house with some handy tips from our manuals. Once you've got those picture-perfect shots, pop them into the FiSBO web app and edit your VR tour. Set aside about 3 hours for this creative process, including scripting. After that, give our support office a heads-up that you're all set to shine online and schedule those open house moments. Our team will do a quick quality check before we showcase your listing on Trade Me, ensuring everything looks top-notch!

STEP 4

Design Time

Dive into creativity with our FiSBO Canva account! Here, you can effortlessly tap into a world of brand templates, crafting your brochures and signs with a personal touch. Ready to elevate your property's appeal? It's incredibly easy and fun to do!

STEP 5

Viewing Management

Deliver an outstanding first impression to sellers by guiding buyers directly to an open house or coordinating a private viewing that fits seamlessly into everyone's schedules.

Cleverly arrange simultaneous visits to reduce any inconvenience for the seller, and swiftly record any feedback in our system for the seller's real time review.

STEP 6

Open Homes!

Get ready for a whirlwind at your first open home! Thanks to your dazzling online marketing efforts, the property will shine, attracting a flurry of interested buyers. Effortlessly guide them through the process, input their information into our system, distribute brochures, and share the valuable insights you've gained from training. Then, watch as our innovative automation takes over, making everything smooth and efficient. It's all about making connections and creating memorable experiences with ease and authenticity.

STEP 7

The Property Selling Process

At the exciting moment of engagement, you'll get to share how our innovative system springs into action, then gracefully step back as buyers and sellers dive into negotiations directly through the FiSBO web app. It's like an online auction but cooler. The moment a bid lands, our app lights up with interest, showcasing the bid for all to see in the public listing. And if a bidding war kicks off? Buyers can outdo each other in real-time. It's transparent, it's thrilling, and it puts everyone in the driver's seat.

On the sellers approval the succesful buyers bid is sent to each parties solicitor to draft the agreement and keep them legally safe.

STEP 8

The contract

Once the buyer's bid is approved each parties legal team gets into action to provide the sales and purchase agreement and ensure the conditions are met along with any other legal requirement for the sale to take place.

Once they advise the contract is unconditional the SOLD sticker can be put on the property!

STEP 9

No Commission On Sale

As we are a marketing services company you are paid for the service you provide and are paid by the client for these no matter the outcome.

We believe that a lower prepaid service is better for the seller and the person doing the work.

A franchise partner in their first year should be able to get 2 listings per month and a gross turnover of $100k+GST

STEP 10

Your Ambition

Your only limitation is yourself. We're here to equip you with top-notch systems, unwavering support, and leads from National Marketing. However, the real magic happens when you take the wheel to propel your business forward and cultivate a community of openhomers as you begin to shake things up in your local market.

Dreaming of market dominance? Absolutely achievable! Picture your name in lights, transforming you into the local superhero of your industry. (And yes, we're totally serious!)

Keen to Learn More?

Initial Purchase

The initial purchase price will cover of set up and training expenses and ranges from $25,000 depending on the size, potential and location of the franchise territory on a "Non Exlusive" basis.

For example, a large geographic area like the Ruapehu district may be $25,000 whereas an area like Manurewa in Auckland might be $40,000 or more.

Payment options can be either outright purchase or monthly contributions on top of the royalty fees.

Whereas "Exclusive territories" will need consideration prior to a price being set.

You will also need to allow $3000+GST for legal fees paid to set up and prepare your franchise agreement.

All costs will be set out in the pre-disclosure documents.

Royalty Payment

Our royalty payment is a set monthly fee that covers all the business systems and software you need to run the business as follows:

FiSBO web app for 5 openhomers
2 email addresses for the directors
HDR photography software
Virtual Tour Software & Hardware
Your website at fisbo.co.nz/yourfranchise
Dedicated one to one support from the support office
Database management
On-going training

For "non-exclusive" territories the royalty is $2000+GST per month

For "exclusive" territories the royalty is $4000+GST per month

One of listing fee

Every listing has a base fee which includes a standard TradeMe listing. The fee is zone based as per our supply agreement with Trade Me.

All zones are listed in the pre list documents and will be disclosed in the pre-disclosure document.

National Marketing Levy

All franchise partners pay the same monthly national franchise levy of $500+GST . This is paid and used to market the brand nationally and you all benefit from the network effect. Support office splits this over social ads, google ads, and soon TV and radio as we expand the group.

Franchise partners can do local advertising with approval of support office to ensure the creative stays on brand and message.

Any rebates support office gets from national and approved suppliers is paid into the national marketing fund to benefit the group.

How much money could you make?

You will sell our marketing services in line with our franchise manuals to property sellers in these markets:

Residential
Lifestyle
Rural
Commercial

With the campaigns ranging in cost to sellers from :

DiY Pro $2499
Full Service Residential $5799
Full Service Lifestyle $7999
Full Service Rural from $9999
Full Service Commercial from $9999
Month 2 service retainer from $1500
Month 3 service retainer from $1250

Apart from a one off listing charge which is zone based and signage costs all other revenue stays with you. Other services can be sold to improve your profit if approved by support office.

Your minimum first year target will be 20 full service customers in these four markets.

How many do you think you can do?

How much time is needed?

When you get a lead allow the following:

An hour for the prelist appointment
3 hours to set up the campaign
6 hours of open homes and viewings in the first 30 days.

So thats 10 hours for the first 30 days of the full service campaign.

The rest of your time is networking, having coffee meetings or making cool social posts to drive inbound leads.

Most sellers that engage us typically list, with our average strike rate sitting at 87% conversion

How many franchise areas are sold?

While we were thrilled to announce the sale of the Hawkes Bay Franchise in January 2023, the journey took an unexpected turn as both parties agreed to mutually part ways with the franchise agreement. This experience has been a tremendous learning opportunity, sparking our innovative spirit and reinforcing our commitment to be genuinely helpful. Moving forward, we're buzzing with enthusiasm to apply these insights, ensuring our next franchise venture is not just better, but the best it can possibly be. With an authentic blend of optimism and encouragement, we're poised to make the next chapter an inspiring success story.

Do I need an expensive office?

Our business model is a game-changer, allowing you to run the entire operation from your approved iPhone. Upon joining our franchise family, we'll guide you on the perfect model to choose and the reasons behind it.

We thrive on flexibility and innovation, working from wherever we call home. No need for a fancy downtown office when all you need is your trusty old Windows laptop and a reliable internet connection to serve your clients right at their doorstep!

Our lean approach means low overheads, making us unbeatably competitive and highly profitable!

Oh and the tech we use to support you is world class, which just makes it even easier for you to focus on your customers.

"We chose FiSBO because we did not want to pay high real estate fees. We didn't feel confident enough to sell our home ourselves but using FiSBO made the process more relaxed for us - It was well worth it. Aiden was very friendly and encouraging, he was always available for advice"

John & Christine

Bassett Place, Taradale

"I liked the FiSBO concept and needed to save on real estate fees to be able to move forward to my next property. I can’t speak highly enough of Aiden. He was professional, knowledgeable and responsive to questions and requests. While the website was easy to navigate he was reassuring to talk to. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Aiden. The whole experience was great... seamless, undemanding and proceeded well to the outcome we all wanted..!"

Kay

Kennedy Road, Napier

"Such incredible process of support with selling our property using FiSBO. It sold quickly and we received multiple offers and were able to negotiate directly with the buyer. It was a very empowering process and one I would highly recommend!"

Rachael

Milton Road, Napier

"We chose FiSBO Hawke’s Bay because of the cost saving and the professional approach of Aiden and the team. Working with them was simple and straightforward. We would 100% recommend FiSBO – they were professional and dedicated to helping us achieve the results. We are now selling another property with Aiden!"

Neil & Carena