Access Garage Doors Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Access Garage Doors is a home services franchise providing garage door installation, repair, and maintenance. Franchisees run local operations, dispatching technicians and managing estimates and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Access Garage Doors franchise requires a total initial investment of $56K – $106K, including a $20K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average unit revenue was $889K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $56K – $106K
- 10th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $889K
- 20th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 3rd pct Home Services
- Units
- 12
- 21st pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $56K – $106K including a $20K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $889K/year (median $464K).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 58/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGBankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Open Doors, Inc.
- Parent company
- JCox Enterprises, Inc.
- Predecessor
- Access Garage Doors (sole proprietorship, later merged into Access Door Company, Inc. / Access Garage Doors Co.)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Aaron Jesse Cox
- Incorporated in
- Tennessee
- HQ
- 7335B Hixson Pike, Hixson, Tennessee 37343
- Auditor
- Divine, Blalock, Martin & Sellari, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $576K
- vs $241K prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- MyAccess
- JCox Enterprises
- parent company that owns two subsidiary companies
- Access Door Company
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Aaron Jesse Cox
- Headquarters
- TN
- Founded
- 2019
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 11
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 64% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $20K | $20K | |
| Technologynot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixturesnot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Real Estate | $0 | $2K | |
| Leasehold Improvementsnot refundable | $0 | $7K | |
| Utilities | $0 | $500 | |
| Signagenot refundable | $0 | $2K | |
| Start Up Inventorynot refundable | $22K | $24K | |
| Vehiclenot refundable | $0 | $10K | |
| Vehicle Graphicsnot refundable | $300 | $1K | |
| Staffingnot refundable | $0 | $10K | |
| Uniformsnot refundable | $250 | $350 | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $2K | $7K | |
| Travel, Lodging and Meals for Initial Training Programnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Business Licenses, Permits, Certifications, Professional Fees and Association Duesnot refundable | $200 | $2K | |
| Operating Expenses and Additional Fundsnot refundable | $3K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $56K | $106K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $56K – $106K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $3K – $10K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $20K – $20K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.5%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 4.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.5% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $299 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $22K – $24K |
| Total fee load | 4.5% of rev |
A 4.5% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 28% below the home services norm.
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$129K
14.5% margin
Unlevered ROIC
148%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
8 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Access Garage Doors unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
148%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Access Garage Doors units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.3M
on $6.7M purchase
Total debt
$5.3M
SBA $3.3M + senior + seller note
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $889K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $464K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 5
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $352K→$1.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2023
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Revenue is 11.0x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $889K/year in gross sales. Median is $464K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 11.0x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 4.5% — below the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 6/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence. Sample size of 5 units — treat as directional only.
Operator retention
System expanding at 83.3% CAGR over 3 years across 12 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How Access Garage Doors Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 12
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 92%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +83.3%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +83.3%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 6
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Continuity rate
- 100.0%
- Units that stayed open
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 11 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
11
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 3 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 3
- Loan volume
- $542K
- Median loan
- $245K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (3 loans) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Early-stage garage door franchise with aggressive growth trajectory, undisclosed profitability metrics, and royalty structure that may create cash flow pressure in variable-revenue markets.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Largest disclosed settlement: $20,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Aaron Jesse Cox (President) filed individually for Chapter 7 (E.D. Tenn., Case No. 1:14-bk-13310) on 07/31/14 due to personal expenses; discharged November 13, 2014. Not affiliated with Open Doors, Inc.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Divine, Blalock, Martin & Sellari, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — inability to verify profitability claims against $889K avg revenue
- 02MEDSmall system size (12 units) with limited data for benchmarking and franchisor stability assessment
- 03MINORHigh unit growth rate (120% YoY) suggests either rapid expansion or small base number — sustainability unclear
- 04MINOR$500 minimum monthly royalty on 4-5% creates fixed cost burden for seasonal/variable revenue business
- 05MEDNo litigation disclosed but going concern status is 'False' — requires clarification on financial health
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 4.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 600,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Hamilton County, Tennessee |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | TN |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 41 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 44 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate headquarters in Hixson, Tennessee (and virtual)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Access Garage Doors · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Access Garage Doors franchise?
The total investment to open a Access Garage Doors franchise ranges from $56K – $106K, with an initial franchise fee of $20K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Access Garage Doors franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Access Garage Doors FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $889K. The median is $464K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Access Garage Doors FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Access Garage Doors FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Access Garage Doors's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Access Garage Doors (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Access Garage Doors franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Access Garage Doors has 12 total units in the United States, including 11 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Access Garage Doors a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Access Garage Doors as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 58 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.