DdhFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A DDH franchise requires a total initial investment of $80K – $99K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $53K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $80K – $99K
- 20th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $53K
- 0th pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 28th pct Home Services
- Units
- 1
- 2nd pct Home Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Home Services avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
At 0.6x revenue per dollar invested, this system underperforms the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Started franchising in 2025. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $80K – $99K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $53K/year. Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 33/100.
- Revenue 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
- Legal entity
- DDH Franchising, LLC
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 543 Valley Road, Suite 7, Montclair, NJ 07042
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- Done and Done NYC
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
DDH franchisees operate a [business model not specified in data provided]. With average reported revenue of $1.36M and net income of ~$279K, franchisees manage day-to-day operations while paying tiered royalties (7%/6%/5% on increasing revenue tiers). The 10-year protected territory model suggests location-based service or retail, but core operational activities remain undefined.
- CEO
- Kate Pawlowski
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2025
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 1
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing · 17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| Initial Training Feenot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Construction, Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $1K | |
| Furniture and Fixtures | $0 | $500 | |
| Equipment and Supplies | $0 | $3K | |
| Signage | $0 | $200 | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System | $900 | $1K | |
| Opening Inventory | $1K | $1K | |
| Rent Deposits | $0 | $5K | |
| Utility Deposits | $0 | $75 | |
| Insurance Deposits and Premium | $1K | $2K | |
| Pre-Opening Travel Expenses | $2K | $4K | |
| Pre-Opening/Grand Opening Marketing Program | $15K | $15K | |
| Professional Fees (accounting, attorney, bookkeeping, etc.) | $3K | $7K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $500 | $1K | |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies | $500 | $1K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Months | $2K | $3K | |
| Total initial investment | $80K | $99K |
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.
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
$6K
11.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
6%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
15.7 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $80K – $99K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $2K – $3K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.3 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $250 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $1K – $1K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $53K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate-owned
- Sample size
- 1 units
- vs category median 25 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $400→$106K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- revenue_only
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 349 Home Services brands
Revenue is only 0.6x the investment. This means each unit may take 5+ years to recoup the initial outlay at typical margins.
vs Home Services averages
How Ddh Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- 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
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Michigan
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
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.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Single-unit franchise system with undisclosed financials, going concern issues, and no validatable track record creates acute due diligence and execution risk.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $1
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Metwally CPA PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 33 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 1 franchise unit disclosed — impossible to validate system viability, growth trajectory, or franchisee success patterns
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation — average revenue and net income figures cannot be independently verified or attributed to franchisees
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False — suggests parent company or franchisor may have financial stability questions
- 04MEDSeverely limited franchisee pool — only one unit means zero peer validation, no comparable performance data, and high execution risk on franchisor support
- 05MINORTiered royalty structure incentivizes volume but lacks transparency on typical franchisee breakeven point relative to $79,800–$99,245 initial investment
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Household-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory sizeℹ | 20,000 households |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 2 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 20 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QBOE, Google Suite, Slack, and MailChimp
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QBOE, Google Suite, Slack, and MailChimp
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
6 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
DDH · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a DDH franchise?
The total investment to open a DDH franchise ranges from $80K – $99K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do DDH franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the DDH FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $53K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is DDH's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for DDH (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 DDH franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, DDH has 1 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is DDH a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates DDH as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 33 out of 100, 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.