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Do you have a decent business plan, does the franchise come with marketing support, do you have a clearly defined area of sole operation, have you investigated all the regulations and government fee's that will add up running a retail store?
There are all kinds of hidden things that will kill your dream and destroy your investment of both time and money if you do not do serious due diligence before you commit.
In LA there use to be a group called SCORE. It was retired CEO's that where available to help start ups free of cost. Basically successful retired board business people who still missed "the game". Look around and see if Costa Mesa has something like that. They have no skin in the game and will give you honest advise.
Good luck, it can be fun and rewarding.
Steve