10. RE/MAX LLC
Startup Cost: $37,500 – $224,000
Financial experts consider the real estate business a risk-free business. RE/MAX is a global network of almost 100,000 real estate agents across 95 countries. Dave and Gail Liniger founded this company based on a highly agent-centric policy and they believed that if commission is high enough, agents will pull off impossible deals. It turns out they were right.

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