Greenlight Mobility Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Greenlight Mobility is a home services franchise providing therapist-led home accessibility modifications to prevent falls and keep people safe at home. Franchisees run local operations, managing assessments and installations.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GREENLIGHT MOBILITY franchise requires a total initial investment of $161K – $287K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.1M[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $161K – $287K
- 65th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- 1 outlet23rd pct Home Services
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 34th pct Home Services
- Units
- 2
- 7th 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 $161K – $287K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.1M/year, with an estimated 47% cash-on-cash return (based on ESTIMATED EARNINGS2).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 54/100 (higher is better).
- FLAGRevenue data based on only 1 outlet. Treat as directional, not definitive. Ask franchisees directly for current unit economics.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GLM Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- None
- Predecessor
- None
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Karen Frank
- Incorporated in
- NJ
- HQ
- 111 Canfield Ave., Bldg. B-10, Randolph, New Jersey 07869
- Auditor
- Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $103K
- vs $103K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Karen Frank
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about average for a home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown18 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $60K | $60K | |
| Initial Training Fee | $5K | $5K | |
| Training Expenses | $5K | $10K | |
| Marketing Materials and Supplies and Initial Marketing | $8K | $15K | |
| Office Equipment, Furniture, Supplies, Office Computer and Tablet | $500 | $4K | |
| Software and Technology | $800 | $2K | |
| Vehicles Down Payment | $7K | $10K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $500 | $4K | |
| Office/Warehouse Rent, Lease, Security and Utility Deposits | $5K | $20K | |
| Leasehold Improvement | $0 | $5K | |
| Office or Warehouse Signage | $0 | $2K | |
| Tools, Equipment, Racking | $5K | $10K | |
| Initial Inventory | $40K | $60K | |
| Insurance Costs | $5K | $10K | |
| Legal Services | $2K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $20K | $68K | |
| Cumulative Initial Franchise Fee (Multiple LSAs 2-5 territories) | $100K | $195K | |
| Initial Investment to Open Franchise (Less Initial Franchise Fee) - Multiple LSAs | $101K | $228K | |
| Total initial investment | $362K | $709K |
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $161K – $287K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $68K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K – $60K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 2.1 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $1K |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Inventory (initial) | $40K – $60K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 12% below the home services norm.
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
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
$109K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
41%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
29 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
FDD-reported earnings vs. model
The FDD reports $190K as ESTIMATED EARNINGS2. Our model estimates $109K SLEBITDA from the same revenue using category-average cost assumptions. These numbers differ because ESTIMATED EARNINGS2 deducts different expense categories than our model.
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one GREENLIGHT MOBILITY unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
41%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GREENLIGHT MOBILITY units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$655K
on $3.3M purchase
Total debt
$2.6M
SBA $1.6M + senior + seller note
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
Based on a single outlet - not a system average
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- Per unit, per year
- Avg estimated earnings2
- $190K
- Reported as ESTIMATED EARNINGS2 in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 46.8%
- Based on ESTIMATED EARNINGS2 / investment midpoint
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 1 outlet
- vs category median 32 · small
- Reported figure
- $1.1M
- A single outlet — not a range
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Revenue is 4.9x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $1.1M/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 4.9x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Transparency score 6/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence. Sample size of 1 outlet — treat as directional only.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +100.0% over 3 years (1 opened, 0 closed).
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 Greenlight Mobility Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 2
- Opened
- 1
- 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
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +100.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +100.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state 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.
1
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 loan disclosures. This brand has only 3 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 3
- Loan volume
- $508K
- Median loan
- $184K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (3 loans) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 3
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
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
An extremely early-stage franchise system with only 2 units, no financial disclosures, and unproven business model presents significant risk despite decent unit-level profitability claims.
Litigation (Item 3)
Item 3 states there is no litigation required to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDExtremely limited unit count (only 2 franchises) suggests minimal market validation and high system risk
- 02MINOR100% YoY growth from only 2 units is statistically meaningless and does not demonstrate system viability
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($59,500) relative to unit count raises questions about business model sustainability and franchisor dependency on fee revenue
- 04MINORMonthly royalty minimum ($250) may burden low-revenue periods, particularly problematic in early-stage/seasonal mobility markets
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% 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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 0 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 250,000 |
| 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 |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 15 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Morris County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | NJ |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Item 3 states there is no litigation required to be disclosed.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Randolph, New Jersey (headquarters) and approved manufacturer training centers in PA, FL, MO, WI, or CA; on-the-job at client homes in NJ
- Ongoing training
- Required
- POS system
- Not specified; requires office management, accounting, and CRM software.
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Not specified; requires office management, accounting, and CRM software.
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
5 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
GREENLIGHT MOBILITY · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a GREENLIGHT MOBILITY franchise?
The total investment to open a GREENLIGHT MOBILITY franchise ranges from $161K – $287K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GREENLIGHT MOBILITY franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the GREENLIGHT MOBILITY FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.1M. Important context: Based on a single outlet - not a system average. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the GREENLIGHT MOBILITY 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 GREENLIGHT MOBILITY FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GREENLIGHT MOBILITY's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for GREENLIGHT MOBILITY (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 GREENLIGHT MOBILITY franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GREENLIGHT MOBILITY has 2 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GREENLIGHT MOBILITY a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GREENLIGHT MOBILITY as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 54 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.