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Anchored Tiny Homes

Business Services - Printing & SignsFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$114K – $185K
27th pct Printing & Si…
Avg revenue
$1.7M
57th pct Printing & Si…
Royalty
Units
7
10th pct Printing & Si…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $114K – $185K including a $60K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year (median $196K). Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 24 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Anchored Tiny Homes Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Wyoming
HQ
4401 Hazel Avenue, Suite 225, Fair Oaks, California 95628
Auditor
Naper CPA Group
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$26K
vs $1.9M prior year

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 Anchored Tiny Homes unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,706,505
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $114K–$185K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

73%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$137K
EBITDA margin
8.0%
Total invested
$187K
Payback
16 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Anchored Tiny Homes units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$341K

on $1.7M purchase

Total debt

$1.4M

SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Anchored Tiny Homes franchisees develop, construct, and sell tiny home units within protected territories. Day-to-day operations include site acquisition, permitting coordination, construction project management, customer sales, and delivery logistics. Franchisees typically work with builders, land developers, and individual home buyers to deploy prefabricated or custom tiny home solutions.

CEO
Colton Paulhus
Founded
2022
FDD year
2024
States available
4

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$114K – $185K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or $3,500 per Territory per …
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.2 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.7M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$196K
Item 19 type
Company-owned and Franchised Outlets
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 42 · small
Range (low → high)
$53K$832K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank57th
vs Business Services - Printing & Signs peers
Investment cost rank27th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank57th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank10th
vs Business Services - Printing & Signs peers
Risk score rank37th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
7
Opened
5
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
86%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2022
6+5
Franchised units
2023
1
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 11 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 11 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
24
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Extreme early-stage growth (7 units), undisclosed financials, franchisor distress signals, and unverified profitability claims create substantial risk despite strong reported unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 7 units in system with extreme 500% YoY growth suggests instability and unproven scalability
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status (False) indicates potential financial/operational distress at franchisor level
  3. 03MINORHigh royalty floor of $3,500/month (~$42k annually) creates significant fixed costs even during slow sales periods
  4. 04MEDItem 19 (Financial Performance Representations) not disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $959k average net income
  5. 05MINORMassive gap between average revenue ($1.7M) and average net income ($959k) suggests 56% net margin claims lack supporting documentation
  6. 06HIGHTerritory protection meaningless if franchisor fails; going concern status contradicts long-term viability

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
64 hrs
On-the-job training
29 hrs
POS system
GoHighLevel
Operating tech stack

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

19 numbers

Locked
(512) 497-••••
TX
(231) 600-••••
MI
(720) 248-••••
CO

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Anchored Tiny Homes · FDD (2024) PDF

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