Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services is a restoration franchise providing water, fire, and mold remediation and emergency cleanup. Franchisees run local operations, managing crews, insurance jobs, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services franchise requires a total initial investment of $183K – $236K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2022 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2022 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $183K – $236K
- 67th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Company-owned onlyn=129th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 42nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 1
- 3rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $183K – $236K including a $60K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.1M/year (company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance).
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 40/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGRevenue data based on only 1 reporting unit. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Affordable Remediation Franchising LLC
- CEO title
- President
- Dominick Defendis, Jr.
- CEO experience
- 8 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- New Jersey
- HQ
- 360 Main Street, Suite 4, Matawan, New Jersey 07747
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Unaudited
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dominick Defendis, Jr.
- Headquarters
- New Jersey
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 33% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $60K | $60K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $500 | $2K | |
| Lease Deposits - 3 Months | $5K | $9K | |
| Utility Deposits | $405 | $495 | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $500 | $1K | |
| Equipment | $18K | $28K | |
| Initial Inventory | $4K | $7K | |
| Signage | $2K | $4K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sale System | $5K | $6K | |
| Grand Opening Marketing | $5K | $15K | |
| Insurance Deposits - 3 Months | $1K | $3K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $1K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees | $10K | $15K | |
| Service Vehicle | $6K | $12K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $4K | $4K | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $865 | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $60K | $64K | |
| Total initial investment | $183K | $236K |
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
- $183K – $236K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $60K – $64K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 0.1%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $30K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $7K |
| Total fee load | 0.1% of rev |
A 0.1% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 18% above the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single reporting unit - not a system average
Source: FDD 2022 · 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
$106K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
39%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
31 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 Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
39%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
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 Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$637K
on $3.2M purchase
Total debt
$2.5M
SBA $1.6M + 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: 2022 FDD
Financial Performance
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
Based on a single reporting unit - not a system average
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
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
- 1
- vs category median 32 · small
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2022
- Disclosed in the 2022 filing, covering 2021
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Revenue is 5.1x 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 $1.1M/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 5.1x. Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 0.1% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 3/10 — moderate disclosure depth. Average and range data are available but detailed cohort breakdowns may be limited. Sample size of 1 unit — treat as directional only.
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 Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2022 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state 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.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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
This is a nascent franchise system with severe transparency gaps, a financially troubled franchisor, and zero proven operational track record at scale — unsuitable for risk-averse investors.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
No audited financials on file
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor itself may have financial viability issues
- 02MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory — cannot validate replicability or system health
- 03MEDNo average net income disclosed — impossible to assess actual profitability despite $1.06M average revenue
- 04MINORHigh royalty burden (8%) combined with unknown margins creates unpredictable cash flow for franchisees
- 05MINOR7-year term is relatively long with no franchisee renewal/exit data provided
- 06HIGHSingle unit makes litigation history meaningless — insufficient sample size to validate system stability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 0.1% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 7 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| 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 | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Monmouth County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 12 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 28 hrs
- Training location
- Manalapan Township, New Jersey
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee selects, franchisor approves
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- designated Business Management System / POS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: designated Business Management System / POS
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services · FDD (2022) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services franchise?
The total investment to open a Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services franchise ranges from $183K – $236K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. Important context: Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance; Based on a single reporting unit - not a system average. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services 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 Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services (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 Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 40 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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