Best Option Restoration Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Best Option Restoration is a restoration franchise providing water, fire, mold, and storm damage mitigation and cleanup for homes and businesses. Franchisees run field crews on emergency restoration jobs, often through insurance.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A BEST OPTION RESTORATION franchise requires a total initial investment of $186K – $231K, including a $35K franchise fee. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $718K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $186K – $231K
- 69th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $718K
- Outlet subset22nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 72
- 55th 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 $186K – $231K including a $35K franchise fee.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $718K/year (median $578K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 86/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 242.9% CAGR over 3 years with 72 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- BOR Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- President
- Kyle Chiasson
- Incorporated in
- CO
- HQ
- 8200 Southpark Circle, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80120
- Auditor
- JDS Professional Group
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $5.7M
- vs $5.7M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Independent Franchisee Association
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- is BOR IP
- has offered water
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kyle Chiasson
- Headquarters
- CO
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 26
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 33% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $35K | $35K | |
| Opening Packagenot refundable | $127K | $127K | |
| BOR Softwarenot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Technology Startup Feenot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Rent and Rental Improvements | $0 | $300 | |
| Office Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment | $0 | $300 | |
| Microsoft Office 365 and QuickBooks Online | $740 | $740 | |
| Initial Training Expenses | $1K | $3K | |
| Business Vehicle and Wrap | $1K | $35K | |
| Business Vehicle Tax, Title, and License | $0 | $2K | |
| Business Vehicle Insurance | $500 | $1K | |
| Grand Opening Cost | $500 | $500 | |
| Insurance and Professional Services | $5K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $9K | $15K | |
| Total initial investment | $186K | $231K |
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
- $186K – $231K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $9K – $15K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 7% of Gross Sales or minimum royalty ($500/mo …
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $695 |
| Transfer fee | $18K |
| Renewal fee | $18K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 20% below the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2026 · 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
$79K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
36%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
34 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 BEST OPTION RESTORATION unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
36%
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 BEST OPTION RESTORATION units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$574K
on $2.9M purchase
Total debt
$2.3M
SBA $1.4M + 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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $718K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $578K
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
- 32 outlets
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $182K→$1.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
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 $718K/year in gross sales. Median is $578K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 3.4x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 242.9% CAGR over 3 years across 72 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 Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Best Option Restoration Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 72
- Opened
- 25
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Turnover rate
- 2.8%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
- 3-yr CAGR
- Outlier (see FDD)
- Likely small-sample artifact
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 25
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 1
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 5
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 26 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.
26
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 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
Rapidly expanding restoration franchise with undisclosed profitability metrics and aggressive royalty minimums presents moderate-to-high risk without Item 19 financial validation.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Largest disclosed settlement: $127,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · JDS Professional Group
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
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 86 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate profitability claims against $718k average revenue
- 02MINORExplosive 46.9% YoY unit growth (72 units) suggests rapid expansion that may outpace operational infrastructure and franchisee support quality
- 03MINORHigh royalty floor ($500-$1,500/month minimum) creates $6k-$18k annual fixed costs regardless of sales performance — risky for startup phase
- 04MED10-year term is long-term commitment with limited exit clarity given rapid growth phase and potential market saturation
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Colorado (within 15 miles of franchisor headquarters) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | CO |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 15 hrs
- Training location
- Littleton, Colorado
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 1 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- BOR Software Suite
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: BOR Software Suite
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
2 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
BEST OPTION RESTORATION · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a BEST OPTION RESTORATION franchise?
The total investment to open a BEST OPTION RESTORATION franchise ranges from $186K – $231K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do BEST OPTION RESTORATION franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the BEST OPTION RESTORATION FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $718K. The median is $578K. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the BEST OPTION RESTORATION 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 BEST OPTION RESTORATION FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is BEST OPTION RESTORATION's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for BEST OPTION RESTORATION (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 BEST OPTION RESTORATION franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, BEST OPTION RESTORATION has 72 total units in the United States, including 72 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 25 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is BEST OPTION RESTORATION a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates BEST OPTION RESTORATION as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 86 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.