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FV-00799·STRONGExcellent95

Dryer Vent Superheroes

Formerly known as Superheroes Management

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$87K – $246K
38th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$320K
10th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
58
53rd pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $87K – $246K including a $49K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $320K/year (median $362K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 16 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 800.0% CAGR over 3 years with 58 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Dryer Vent Superheroes Franchising LLC
Parent company
Home Run Holdings LLC
Incorporated in
Tennessee
HQ
370 Mallory Station Drive, Suite 510, Franklin, Tennessee 37067
Auditor
DA Advisory Group PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$611K
vs $2.0M 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 Dryer Vent Superheroes unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $319,862
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $87K–$246K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

18%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$35K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$196K
Payback
67 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 Dryer Vent Superheroes 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

$256K

on $1.3M purchase

Total debt

$1.0M

SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Dryer Vent Superheroes franchisees operate a service business cleaning residential and commercial dryer vents to improve safety and efficiency. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling customer appointments, performing vent inspections and cleaning, managing call intake/dispatch, and handling billing and customer service in a protected territory.

CEO
Thomas Scott
Founded
2022
FDD year
2026
States available
21

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$87K – $246K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$49K
Royalty
the greater of 6% of Gross Sales or monthly minimum
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$320K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$362K
Item 19 type
Actual subset of franchised units
Sample size
13 units
vs category median 32 · small
Range (low → high)
$140K$453K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
5 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank10th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank38th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank66th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank53th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank38th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
58
Opened
34
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
3.4%
Company-owned
4
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
93%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+145.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2024
54+32
Franchised units
2025
22
Franchised units
2026
6
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 22 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 · 22 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
16
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

Litigation history with fraud allegations, missing profitability data, and explosive growth metrics create meaningful concerns about franchisor transparency and franchisee success sustainability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHThree disclosed litigation cases involving franchisor/affiliate alleging fraudulent inducement and breach of contract—one resulted in rescission and refund, indicating potential systemic disclosure or performance issues
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19, preventing ROI validation despite $319,862 average revenue claim—cannot assess if franchise is actually profitable after expenses and royalties
  3. 03MINORRoyalty structure (6% or monthly minimum) is ambiguous; monthly minimum amount not specified, creating uncertainty around true cost burden and break-even requirements
  4. 04MINORAggressive unit growth (145.5% YoY) on small base (58 units) may indicate unsustainable expansion, rapid turnover, or inflated recruitment metrics rather than organic success

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Codes
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
3
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Tennessee

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
91 hrs
On-the-job training
14 hrs
POS system
Workiz
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

35 numbers

Locked
(630) 334-••••
IL
(859) 912-••••
KY
(801) 668-••••
UT

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FDD download

Dryer Vent Superheroes · FDD (2026) PDF

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