Access Garage Doors
Formerly known as Open Doors Preschool
Bottom line
- Total investment $56K – $106K including a $20K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $889K/year (median $464K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 47/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 12 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Access Garage Doors unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
148%
Above typical band (30–60%)
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
Overview
About
Access Garage Doors franchisees operate garage door installation, repair, and maintenance services in protected territories. Day-to-day activities include responding to service calls, diagnosing mechanical/spring/opener issues, conducting installations, managing customer relationships, and handling emergency after-hours work. The business model relies on local marketing, repeat customer base, and commercial/residential client acquisition.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
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.
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 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
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed but going concern status is 'False' — requires clarification on financial health
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Access Garage Doors · FDD (2024) PDF