When does enrollment on the Epcon Communities website occur relative to the model home opening?
Epcon_Communities Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Enrollment on the Epcon Communities web site occurs five (5) months prior to the opening of your model home in month twenty-four (24).
The Following Notes Are Applicable to the Tables Included Above:
Note 12: Marketing Program Fee:
You are required to list your project on the Epcon Communities website designated by us when you are ready to begin marketing your project to potential buyers. You must pay us or Epcon Marketing a Marketing Program Fee in the amount of $625 per month for each of your projects beginning on the earlier of (a) the nineteenth (19th) month after you sign your Franchise Agreement, or (b) the month after your project is first included on the Epcon Communities web site, or (c) the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the month of your first closing on a sale of a Unit within your Project. It is assumed that your enrollment on the Epcon Communities web site occurs five (5) months prior to the opening of your Model Home and completion of your first Unit offered for sale in the twenty-fourth (24th) month after you sign your Franchise Agreement. For purposes of Item 7, we assumed that you have only one project, which means that you are not eligible for the Marketing Program Fee discount described in Item 6 of this disclosure document.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 22–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Epcon Communities' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, enrollment on the Epcon Communities website occurs five months prior to the opening of the model home. The model home opening is scheduled for the twenty-fourth month after signing the Franchise Agreement. This timeline is based on the assumption that the franchisee is purchasing developed lots from a land developer.
This means that franchisees should plan to have their project details and marketing materials ready for online enrollment approximately 19 months after signing the agreement. This proactive approach allows Epcon Communities to begin marketing the project to potential buyers well in advance of the physical model home being available for viewing.
Furthermore, franchisees are required to list their project on the Epcon Communities website when they are ready to begin marketing to potential buyers. They must pay a Marketing Program Fee of $625 per month, starting from the earlier of the 19th month after signing the Franchise Agreement, the month after the project is included on the website, or the fifteenth day of the month following the first unit sale. This fee underscores the importance of timely website enrollment to align with the overall project marketing strategy.