I found this thread while contemplating a decision.For those with Homevestors franchise, do you have the entire market/ territory or how is assigned?  

Exercise caution - in some parts of Florida, particular SE Fl, there has been rapid price appreciation in a short period of time, and things are getting a little frothy, maybe heading back into bubble territory.  

Covering this much territory allows me to keep an eye on multiple market both in the heart of Houston and all of the surrounding areas.

I hate to be a worrier but this is new territory for me and it feels a bit odd.

It's hard to do business here and this is Costco's home territory.

I've personally been able to avoid most of the lows b/c I'm constantly in a semi-state of paranoia -- Only the Paranoid Survive as Andy Grove would say -- but Detroit Proper is far from prime territory for the beginning and/or small real estate investor. 

They have  hefty marketing fees and do not offer protected territories.

Keller Williams - commissions seem to vary wildly depending on office and territory.

It comes with the territory but it's messed up.So....

Also any property is susceptible to get vandalized so it comes with the territory.