Cait's Estate Sales
Cait’s Estate Sales provides franchises for operating onsite and online estate sales businesses, utilizing a proprietary system including procedures, techniques, and marks like “Cait’s Estate Sales.” Franchisees serve two customer types: Estate Customers (e.g., those handling downsizing, relocation, or deceased estates) and Goods Customers (buyers of previously owned goods), primarily from home offices. The business model focuses on liquidating household goods through sales events and online platforms in a competitive market including independents, other franchises, and resale outlets.
Franchise Costs
6.5% royalty + 1% brand development fund + $200/mo technology fee
Financial Performance
Item 19 Financial Performance
Data Based On: 2 affiliate-owned businesses for the 12 month period January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
* Average gross revenue calculated from the sum of Estate Sales for the two affiliate-owned businesses ($1,045,718 for Mokena + $147,006 for Tampa) divided by 2. Average gross profit calculated as the average of (Revenue - COGS) for the two businesses (($1,045,718 - $725,517) for Mokena + ($147,006 - $98,790) for Tampa) / 2. The 'GROSS PROFIT/MARGIN' reported in the table (average $128,056) is calculated as Revenue - COGS - Total Franchise Fees/Costs. This value is used as 'best_guess_profit_high' as it represents profit before unlisted management and administrative salaries (as per Note 5), depreciation, interest, and taxes. 'best_guess_profit_low' is null as no basis is provided to estimate these unlisted expenses.
Extracted Item 19 Section
How Cait's Estate Sales Compares
| Franchise | Investment | Fee | Royalty | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cait's Estate Sales Current | $84K – $116K | $50K | 6.5% | 0 |
| Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC | $14K – $607K | N/A | N/A | 6,454 |
| THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL) | $216K – $609K | $30K | 5.0% | 4,500 |
| JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE | $71K – $105K | $25K | 15.0% | 2,744 |
| CRUISE PLANNERS | $2K – $21K | $11K | 3.0% | 2,655 |
| SERVPRO (UNIT) | $259K – $380K | $100K | 10.0% | 2,286 |
Business Services Average 188 franchises | $118K – $284K | $46K | 10.4% | – |
* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 188 Business Services franchises by location count.
Franchisee Contacts
1 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.
| Name | SBA Loan |
|---|---|
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
John Smith ABC Franchise LLC | $350,000 2023 · Active |
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Due Diligence
Litigation (Item 3)
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Owner and President George Venturella filed Chapter 7 on April 20, 2018; discharged December 10, 2018.
System Health (Item 20)
Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year
Frequently Asked Questions
The total initial investment to open a Cait's Estate Sales franchise ranges from $84,488 to $116,439. This includes a franchise fee of $49,900. Ongoing royalty fees are 6.5% of gross sales.
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