I assume you plan to sell that theme on the ThemeForest? If you have a different plan with it, then disregard the following list, but it can still be helpful for some people planing to do such investment.
1.) Creating a competitive WP theme is like several thousands of dollars work (assuming you will provide the design).
2.) Any serious developer will ask at least 50% or more upfront and NOBODY can guarantee the theme will actually be approved on ThemeForest at all.
3.) I assume it will be sold under your account, but who will provide support for it? The theme without support is worthless and it won’t sell. You need to have a solid understanding of WP and especially of that particular theme to provide good support and updates.
4.) With how poorly the new WP themes are selling right now, creating a new WP theme without either having a super unique idea or existing know-how is a bad idea and waste of money.
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