Iron Valley Real Estate vs THE AGENCY
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+28.6% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+39.5% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Too little history
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Too little history
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
—
Distress
—
$20,000
Franchise fee
$47,500
$74K–$207K
Investment range
$120K–$896K
Not disclosed
Royalty
6%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
Iron Valley Real Estate
THE AGENCY
Before you sign anythingfree · 30 min · no commission
A broker is usually paid by the franchisor to place you. I'm paid only by you, never by a franchisor you're considering — and the job is pressure-testing the numbers, including talking you out of a bad deal.