Deer Solution Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Deer Solution is a home services franchise providing all-natural deer repellent treatments and deer damage control for landscapes. Franchisees run route-based operations, managing treatments and recurring residential accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Deer Solution franchise requires a total initial investment of $97K – $152K, including a $50K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $97K – $152K
- 32nd pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Incl. company outlets
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 15
- 23rd pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services 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 $97K – $152K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 21 references audited financial statements for FYE 12/31/2025 (and 2023, 2024) by Metwally CPA PLLC (report dated 4/30/2026); franchisor Deer Solution Franchising LLC was established 12/30/2021. Only the auditor's consent letter came through in the extracted text — the actual Exhibit D balance-sheet and income-statement figures (assets, liabilities, member's equity, revenue, net income) are image-based and not present in the OCR, so those numbers are left null (not guessed). Item 19 discloses only whole-outlet annual gross sales for multi-territory outlets; avg/high/low/median below are from the 3 Operational Franchise Outlets cohort (Central NJ = 5 territories, Main Line = 3 territories, Lowcountry = 2 territories), not single-territory-normalized; avg_gross_sales is computed as the mean of the 3 outlets. Company-owned outlet data (North NJ $3,125,508 over 10 territories, New Hope PA $231,257 over 3, Long Island $215,644 over 6) excluded from franchisee cohort.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 43/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports actual historical Gross Sales and select expense data for individual Company Owned and Operational Franchise Outlets (2025 Calendar Year); no system-wide average disclosed 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
- Deer Solution Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- VIP Global Holdings, Inc.
- CEO title
- President
- Kris Goodrich
- Incorporated in
- New Jersey
- HQ
- 1 Gatehall Drive, Suite 300, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
- Auditor
- Metwally CPA PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $119K
- vs $394K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Kris Goodrich
- Headquarters
- New Jersey
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 7
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 45% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $11K | $41K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $37K | $61K |
| Total initial investment | $97K | $152K |
Source: Deer Solution 2026 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
- $97K – $152K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $11K – $41K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $5 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $4K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Deer Solution 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 Deer Solution unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
45%
Within 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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 21 references audited financial statements for FYE 12/31/2025 (and 2023, 2024) by Metwally CPA PLLC (report dated 4/30/2026); franchisor Deer Solution Franchising LLC was established 12/30/2021. Only the auditor's consent letter came through in the extracted text — the actual Exhibit D balance-sheet and income-statement figures (assets, liabilities, member's equity, revenue, net income) are image-based and not present in the OCR, so those numbers are left null (not guessed). Item 19 discloses only whole-outlet annual gross sales for multi-territory outlets; avg/high/low/median below are from the 3 Operational Franchise Outlets cohort (Central NJ = 5 territories, Main Line = 3 territories, Lowcountry = 2 territories), not single-territory-normalized; avg_gross_sales is computed as the mean of the 3 outlets. Company-owned outlet data (North NJ $3,125,508 over 10 territories, New Hope PA $231,257 over 3, Long Island $215,644 over 6) excluded from franchisee cohort.
Includes company-owned outlets
- Item 19 type
- actual historical Gross Sales and select expense data for individual Company Owned and Operational Franchise Outlets (2025 Calendar Year); no system-wide average disclosed
- Sample size
- 3
- vs category median 32 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $109K→$376K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services 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 10.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports actual historical Gross Sales and select expense data for individual Company Owned and Operational Franchise Outlets (2025 Calendar Year); no system-wide average disclosed rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System expanding at 50.0% CAGR over 3 years across 15 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 Home Services averages
How Deer Solution Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 15
- Opened
- 9
- 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
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 80%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +50.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +50.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 2
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 7 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.
7
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
Contracting franchise system with questionable unit economics, limited scale data, and wide investment variance creates meaningful risk despite solid per-unit revenue claims.
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: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 25% YoY (6 units) — indicates systemic franchisee struggles or franchisor recruitment failure
- 02MINORSmall franchise base (6 units) limits statistical reliability — average financials may not reflect typical franchisee experience
- 03MEDNo litigation disclosed but rapid contraction raises questions about non-disclosure or settlements
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% 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 | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 7 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | none |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 40,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| 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 | Morris County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 0 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 19 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 21 hrs
- Training location
- Parsippany, New Jersey (or virtually as designated)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee, subject to franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Deer Solution franchise?
The total investment to open a Deer Solution franchise ranges from $97K – $152K, 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 Deer Solution franchise owners earn?
Deer Solution 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 Deer Solution 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 Deer Solution FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Deer Solution's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Deer Solution (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 Deer Solution franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Deer Solution has 15 total units in the United States, including 12 franchised units and 3 company-owned units. 9 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Deer Solution a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Deer Solution as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 43 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.