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title: "Crain’s Chicago Business: Renovation Sells Discusses Their Powerful Entrance into Franchising"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/0b9f0904-7063-4ca2-8aaa-afd73c8f092f
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-renovation-sells-discusses-their-powerful-entrance-into-franchising-2717710
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2022-01-13T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:39:44.345Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e01f85986c90f211aae44e5a092d7b3f521.jpg
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# Crain’s Chicago Business: Renovation Sells Discusses Their Powerful Entrance into Franchising

**TL;DR:** Renovation Sells discusses its rapid growth in franchise sales with five new owners taking the concept to the Chicago suburbs and four new states. The brand focuses on pre-sale renovations, delivering high impact cosmetic improvements.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-01-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-renovation-sells-discusses-their-powerful-entrance-into-franchising-2717710).*

## Story

In an interview with Crain’s Chicago Business, Michael Valente , CEO of Renovation Sells , discussed his years working as a contractor and licensed REALTOR® and the frustration with the delays and complications that often come with custom home renovations. Wanting to do something different, in 2017 he and his wife Amanda started Renovation Sells. The brand focuses on pre-sale renovations, delivering high impact cosmetic improvements that result in move-in ready homes that bring in quicker and higher-priced home sales.

During the interview, Michael discussed the brand’s rapid growth in franchise sales, with five new owners, they are taking the concept to the Chicago suburbs and four new states.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- franchise sales (topic)
- expansion (topic)
- Renovation Sells (company)
- rapid growth (topic)
- home renovations (topic)
- Chicago suburbs (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/crains-chicago-business-renovation-sells-discusses-their-powerful-entrance-into-franchising-2717710). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/0b9f0904-7063-4ca2-8aaa-afd73c8f092f).