Bee Hive Homes Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Bee Hive Homes is a senior-care franchise operating small, residential-style assisted-living homes. Franchisees own and run a care home managing caregivers, resident care, meals, and activities.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bee Hive Homes franchise requires a total initial investment of $3.4M – $5.1M, including a $75K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). SBA 7(a) loans show a 2.9% charge-off rate across 104 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $3.4M – $5.1M
- 99th pct Senior Care
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 3rd pct Senior Care
- Units
- 201
- 77th pct Senior Care
- SBA charge-off
- 2.9%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Senior Care · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Senior Care 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 $3.4M – $5.1M including a $75K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFranchisor financial statements attached are unaudited interim QuickBooks Balance Sheet (as of June 30, 2025) and Profit & Loss (January-June 2025) for Bee Hive Homes Inc. (fka Beehive Intermountain Inc). Item 21 references audited statements for years ended Dec 31, 2024/2023/2022 in Exhibit C, but no auditor's report or CPA firm name appears in the extracted text. Total Income $2,615,747.49 = Transfer Fee $10,000 + Vendor Fees $28,588.60 + Monthly Fees $2,462,158.89 + Franchise Fee Income $115,000. Net Income includes $5,160.36 other (interest) income. Equity is negative (-$474,964.15) driven by Treasury Stock -$1,406,076 and Sub-S distributions -$820,015.65.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 76/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 2.9% across 104 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- DATAItem 19 reports gross revenues rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Bee Hive Homes, Inc.
- Parent company
- Bee Hive Homes of America, Inc.
- Predecessor
- Bee Hive Homes Intermountain, Inc.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- President and Director
- Twayne K. Walker
- Incorporated in
- UT
- HQ
- 3973 North Eagle Road, Boise, Idaho 83713-0727
- Auditor
- Harris CPAs P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.6M
- vs $4.9M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Twayne K. Walker
- Headquarters
- ID
- Founded
- 1987
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 20
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 1539% above the typical senior care franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $75K | $75K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $161K | $187K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $3.2M | $4.8M |
| Total initial investment | $3.4M | $5.1M |
Source: Bee Hive Homes 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $3.4M – $5.1M
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $161K – $187K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $75K – $75K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 5.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $25K – $30K |
| Total fee load | 5.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Bee Hive Homes did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Bee Hive Homes unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
3%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Franchisor financial statements attached are unaudited interim QuickBooks Balance Sheet (as of June 30, 2025) and Profit & Loss (January-June 2025) for Bee Hive Homes Inc. (fka Beehive Intermountain Inc). Item 21 references audited statements for years ended Dec 31, 2024/2023/2022 in Exhibit C, but no auditor's report or CPA firm name appears in the extracted text. Total Income $2,615,747.49 = Transfer Fee $10,000 + Vendor Fees $28,588.60 + Monthly Fees $2,462,158.89 + Franchise Fee Income $115,000. Net Income includes $5,160.36 other (interest) income. Equity is negative (-$474,964.15) driven by Treasury Stock -$1,406,076 and Sub-S distributions -$820,015.65.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- gross revenues
- Sample size
- 106
- vs category median 22 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $216K→$1.9M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 79 Senior Care brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 5.0% — below the Senior Care average of 7.7%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports gross revenues rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (0.0% 3-year CAGR) with 201 units.
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 Senior Care averages
How Bee Hive Homes Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 201
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Turnover rate
- 1.5%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +1.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 5
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 4
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 20 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.
20
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.
- Total loans
- 104
- Loan volume
- $182.8M
- Median loan
- $1.6M
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 2.9%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 97.1%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 39
- Defaults
- 2
- Typical loan rate
- 5.9%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 4.4%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 1,800
- 1.0 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 9%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 40% went to startups / new businesses, 60% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in homes for the elderly, franchised businesses charge off at 4.4% vs 5.9% for independents — franchising is associated with 25% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Bee Hive Homes charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Bee Hive Homes franchisees
Showing 3 of 39 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Bee Hive Homes's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 19-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 2.9% — 82% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Senior living franchise with high capital requirements, undisclosed unit profitability, stagnant growth, and material litigation involving resident care and discrimination—requires deep due diligence on actual franchisee returns and liability exposure.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Harris CPAs P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 76 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 prevents accurate profitability assessment and suggests weak unit economics
- 02MINORStagnant unit growth (1.0% YoY) across 201 units indicates market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 03MINORFHA discrimination settlement (2021) signals potential systemic compliance or operational issues in senior living care
- 04MINORThree active/recent negligence and unfair trade practice lawsuits involving residents/estates create reputational and liability exposure
- 05MINOR5% royalty on $843K average revenue = $42K annual cost before operating expenses, limiting franchisee margins
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 5.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 30,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Utah |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | UT |
| Litigation count | 4 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 0 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 24 hrs
- Training location
- Location designated by franchisor
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Time to open
- 24 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Blue Step Software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Blue Step Software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
91 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Bee Hive Homes · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Bee Hive Homes franchise?
The total investment to open a Bee Hive Homes franchise ranges from $3.4M – $5.1M, with an initial franchise fee of $75K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Bee Hive Homes franchise owners earn?
Bee Hive Homes does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Bee Hive Homes 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 Bee Hive Homes FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Bee Hive Homes's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Bee Hive Homes has a charge-off rate of 2.9% across 104 loans, meaning 2.9% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Bee Hive Homes franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Bee Hive Homes has 201 total units in the United States, including 201 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Bee Hive Homes a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Bee Hive Homes as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 76 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.