Bottom line
- Total investment $120K – $191K including a $65K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $573K/year (median $461K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 87 loans (below the industry average).
- 17 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 HOUSE DOCTORS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 HOUSE DOCTORS units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$458K
on $2.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.8M
SBA $1.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
House Doctors franchisees operate a home service repair business providing handyman, plumbing, electrical, and general maintenance services to residential customers. Day-to-day operations involve dispatching technicians, managing customer appointments, handling service delivery quality, and generating local revenue through direct customer acquisition and service fulfillment.
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 · 35 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
Rapidly collapsing franchise system (24% unit decline) with extensive litigation for fraud and regulatory violations, no profitability disclosure, and questionable going concern status—extreme risk profile.
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit contraction: 24% YoY decline (88 units) indicates system collapse or serious franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02HIGHMultiple fraud and breach of contract lawsuits against franchisor and CEO Paul Flick across affiliated brands (360 Painting, Window Gang, RooterMan) suggests systemic compliance issues
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure despite $573K average revenue—franchisor unwilling to show profitability, likely indicating most franchisees are unprofitable
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, which is a critical red flag indicating potential insolvency or business viability concerns
- 05HIGHLitigation involves franchise registration/disclosure law violations, suggesting franchisor has knowingly misrepresented material facts to franchisees
- 06MEDHigh royalty burden (6% + $150/week = ~$8,800 minimum annually) on undisclosed net margins creates unsustainable unit economics
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
78 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HOUSE DOCTORS · FDD (2025) PDF