Bottom line
- Total investment $133K – $201K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $507K/year (median $441K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 70 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 38.4% CAGR over 3 years with 228 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 Garage Force unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Garage Force units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$609K
on $3.0M purchase
Total debt
$2.4M
SBA $1.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Garage Force franchisees operate mobile garage organization and storage solutions businesses, providing in-home garage design, installation, and organizational services. Day-to-day operations include client consultations, custom garage system installation, project management, and service delivery to residential customers in their protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 34 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 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Caution-level risk: Recent regulatory violation involving licensing violations, absence of profitability disclosure, and rapid growth metrics warrant deep due diligence before committing $132K-$200K investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MINORRegulatory violation: Nevada State Contractors Board guilty plea to improper licensing and unauthorized operation under franchisor's license (Feb 2023) — suggests compliance/operational oversight issues
- 02MEDNo disclosed net income data (Item 19) — cannot validate actual profitability claims or validate the $507K average revenue translates to viable unit economics
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (22.7% YoY to 228 units) without transparent profitability metrics raises sustainability concerns and potential recruiting-driven growth model
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($132.9K-$200.6K) + 5% royalty on gross with unverified net income creates cash flow risk if average revenue doesn't translate to adequate margins
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Garage Force · FDD (2025) PDF