Bottom line, there is no better exit strategy from owning a franchise unit than selling it. Only this option gives you the ability to retain the equity you built into the unit as well as cash out on your initial investment.

While there can be prestige in developing your business into a franchise, that’s not why you put in the massive amount of work and invested heavily into growing your business. You’re here to collect the royalty checks. Prestige only goes so far, after all.