{"id":12774,"date":"2014-04-02T01:36:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T01:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=12774"},"modified":"2020-12-19T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T17:04:16","slug":"franchise-king-buying-roto-rooter-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-king-buying-roto-rooter-franchise","title":{"rendered":"The Franchise King\u00ae is Buying A Roto-Rooter Franchise!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"buying<\/a><\/p>\n

You heard it here first.<\/p>\n

The Franchise King<\/strong><\/a>\u00ae (that’s me<\/em>) is about to become the proud owner of a Roto-Rooter franchise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Crazy, huh?<\/p>\n

Here’s how it started…<\/p>\n

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I Had A Dream<\/h2>\n

In my dream, all kinds of things were overflowing in The Castle.<\/p>\n

Every room, from the formal dining room, all the way to the dungeon, was overflowing with filth. The sewage was multi-colored…and some of it seemed to glow. Weird, huh?<\/p>\n

But, the weirdest thing was this: I wasn’t freaking out. I knew that I just had to handle it.<\/p>\n

So, I made a phone call.<\/p>\n

I dialed 1-800-Rot0-111 and in like 4 seconds, an entire fleet of white, shiny, Roto-Rooter trucks showed up at The Castle gates.<\/p>\n

The franchisee was this guy
\n 
\n\"cruise<\/a>
\n 
\nTom was really cool. And short. We talked for 5 hours about the business-and what it was like to be the local Roto-Rooter franchisee.<\/p>\n

He told me that he didn’t really have to do a lot of the grunt<\/del> grubby work, and he really enjoyed helping people out of a real jam.<\/p>\n

(Or a pipe or two that was really jammed up<\/em>. Whatever.<\/em>)
\n <\/p>\n

Post Clean-Up<\/h2>\n

After Tom’s crew finished up, Tom gave me his card, and told me to call him if I had any questions as I researched the opportunity.<\/p>\n

He also gave me the name of the franchise development director at Roto-Rooter headquarters-which was in OZ-remember, this was a dream, and left.<\/p>\n

And, it was after Tom left that it happened. It, being I knew what my destiny was.<\/p>\n

At. That. Moment.<\/p>\n

I knew that I had<\/em> to become an owner of Roto-Rooter. I didn’t even care if I had to move out of The castle to do so. Heck, if it meant that I had to set-up shop somewhere on the Ho-Chi-Min Trail, I was going to do it!<\/p>\n

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My Franchise Business<\/h2>\n

I just knew that my franchise business was going to be huge. I knew I would have a fleet<\/em> of vehicles
\n 
\n\"fleet<\/a><\/p>\n

Like this.<\/p>\n

I visualized 20 of them. I’m talking big. I wanted to have a huge<\/strong> franchise business. I knew I would, too.<\/p>\n

And, the grossness of the business-it didn’t bother me at all. As a matter of fact, I welcomed<\/em> it. I wanted to see, smell, and touch raw sewage-ASAP!<\/strong>
\n 
\n\"roto-rooter<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The Franchise King\u00ae is Buying A Roto-Rooter Franchise!<\/h2>\n

After I woke up, I went to the Roto-Rooter website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s what I read:<\/p>\n

“In 1933, Samuel Blanc created a funny-looking sewer cleaning machine from a 1\/6 HP Maytag washing machine motor, roller skate wheels and 3\/8″ cable to turn the blades. The device used a combination of special blades or ‘knives’ to cut tree roots out of sewer lines. No digging was required. A year later, Sam’s wife Lettie christened the prototype the ‘Roto-Rooter.'”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

More…<\/p>\n

“Roto-Rooter currently has a network of more than 600 independent franchisees and affiliates, both in the United States and throughout the world – a network of dedicated business people with whom you would be associated.”<\/em><\/p>\n

And, I do<\/em> want to associate with them. It’s a great brand<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I never thought I’d buy a franchise. I’m not exactly a rule-follower.<\/p>\n

But, I just know this is right for me. It’s the right time in my life.<\/p>\n

I plan on continuing to write about franchising-except now, it’s going to be from the perspective of a franchisee.<\/p>\n

This is going to be cool. And, I’m keeping my Crown.<\/p>\n

One more thing…<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Keep Scrolling…<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

Keep Going…<\/p>\n

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photo credit: mrphancy<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n

photo credit: guynamedpaul<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p>\n

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