Fireside RV Rental Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $38K – $80K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Fireside RV Rental is an RV rental franchise renting motorhomes and travel trailers to vacationers. Franchisees run local operations, managing the fleet, bookings, cleaning and inspection, and customer service.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Fireside RV Rental franchise requires a total initial investment of $38K – $80K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $38K – $80K
- 11th pct Business Serv…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Projection
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 41st pct Business Serv…
- Units
- 37
- 32nd pct Business Serv…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Business Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Business Services median · 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 $38K – $80K including a $35K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports average per rental rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 66/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +12 franchised outlets in the latest year (15 opened, 3 closed) (Item 20).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 117.6% CAGR over 3 years with 37 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Fireside RV Franchising, LLC
- Predecessor
- Michigan Camper Rental, LLC (affiliate)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- CEO and Founder
- Garr Russell
- CEO experience
- 2016 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 1827 SW 67th Drive, Okeechobee, FL 34974
- Auditor
- Naper CPA Group
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $249K
- vs $706K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Garr Russell
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2021
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 20
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 55% below the typical business services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $1K | $5K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $2K | $41K |
| Total initial investment | $38K | $80K |
Source: Fireside RV Rental 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
- $38K – $80K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $1K – $5K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 15.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 15.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Fireside RV Rental is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Fireside RV Rental unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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
Reported per transaction, not per outlet
- Item 19 type
- per-transaction figures
- Sample size
- 37 outlets
- vs category median 37
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 296 Business 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 15.0% — above the Business Services median of 9.0%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports average per rental rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System expanding at 117.6% CAGR over 3 years across 37 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 Business Services medians
How Fireside RV Rental Compares
Category median of published Business Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 37
- Opened
- 15
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 8.1%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +117.6%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +117.6%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- 0.00 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 3
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 8.1%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
15 current owners across 10 states.
- AL 2
- GA 2
- MI 2
- PA 2
- TX 2
- CO 1
- FL 1
- IN 1
- NY 1
- TN 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20; 13 entries carry no state. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
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
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Naper CPA Group
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Audited financial statements (Exhibit D, FYE Dec 31 2022-2024) are not text-extractable in this document (image-only). The only equity figure present is from the Virginia addendum: stockholder's equity of $13,622 as of December 31, 2022 (stale vs the most recent FY 2024).
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: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents assessment of actual franchisee profitability despite $1,510.72 average revenue figure
- 02MINORRoyalty cap of $49,000 annually appears designed to limit franchisor revenue, potentially indicating cash flow problems
- 03MINORAverage revenue of $1,510.72 is extremely low and likely monthly—annual would be ~$18,128, which seems insufficient to cover typical business operating costs
- 04MED37-unit system is small and fragile; high percentage growth can mask low absolute unit count and limited operating history
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 15.0% 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 | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Exclusive territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 30 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Okeechobee, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 19 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Virtual (online)
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Time to open
- 1 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee selects, subject to franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Whiparound
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Whiparound
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
28 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Fireside RV Rental franchise?
The total investment to open a Fireside RV Rental franchise ranges from $38K – $80K, 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 Fireside RV Rental franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Fireside RV Rental FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Fireside RV Rental?
Fireside RV Rental is franchised by Fireside RV Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Fireside RV Rental 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 Fireside RV Rental FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Fireside RV Rental's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Fireside RV Rental (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 Fireside RV Rental franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Fireside RV Rental has 37 total units in the United States, including 37 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 15 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Fireside RV Rental a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fireside RV Rental as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 66 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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