Maid Right Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $147K – $219K
- Disclosed sales
- $520K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 17 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Maid Right is a residential cleaning franchise providing recurring and one-time home cleaning service. Franchisees run the local business, dispatching cleaning crews and managing scheduling, customers, and quality.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Maid Right franchise requires a total initial investment of $147K – $219K, including a $25K – $65K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $520K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (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 scored7 of 7 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $147K – $219K
- 57th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $520K
- Outlet subset15th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 14th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 35
- 36th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $147K – $219K including a $65K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $520K/year (median $356K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 44/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -9 franchised outlets in the latest year (6 opened, 15 closed); 10 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- LEGAL17 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
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Maid Right, LLC
- Parent company
- PSB Group, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- AE Capital, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2025 FDD
- Predecessor
- Maid Right Franchising, LLC
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Paul Flick
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 126 Garrett Street, Suite J, Charlottesville, VA 22902
- Auditor
- Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $25.4M
- vs $23.6M prior year
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
9 other brands on this site name AE Capital, LLC as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- 360 PaintingD
- HOUSE DOCTORSB
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- RUBBISH WORKSD
- RooterManC
- The Grout MedicB
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Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2025 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Paul Flick
- Headquarters
- VA
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 8% above the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $65K | $65K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $50K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $32K | $94K |
| Total initial investment | $147K | $219K |
Source: Maid Right 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
- $147K – $219K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $50K – $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $65K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $210 |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $15K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $7K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales land near the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Maid Right until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for 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.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$238K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
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, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Maid Right 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 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.
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%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for 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.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
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 for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $520K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $356K
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 (average and quartile by franchisee and tenure band)
- Sample size
- 20 outlets
- vs category median 32
- 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 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
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 $520K/year in gross sales. Median is $356K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 2.8x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -5.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
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 Cleaning & Maintenance medians
How Maid Right Compares
Category median of published Cleaning & Maintenance 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
- 35
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 15
- Terminated
- 6
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 42.9%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -5.4%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -5.4%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 6
- Not renewed
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 10
- 0.29 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 10
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 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
41 current owners across 17 states.
- TX 11
- GA 5
- AZ 4
- FL 4
- NY 3
- CO 2
- VA 2
- CT 1
- IA 1
- IN 1
- IT 1
- LA 1
- +5 more states
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 17
- Loan volume
- $2.5M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Limited · 17 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 17 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 17 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- Limited · 17 loans
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 4
- Defaults
- 2
- Typical loan rate
- 8.4%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 15.4%
- n=1,491 loans
- Jobs supported
- 88
- 3.9 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 80%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 93% went to startups / new businesses, 7% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in janitorial services, franchised businesses charge off at 15.4% vs 22.8% for independents — franchising is associated with 32% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Maid Right franchisees
Showing 3 of 4 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for Maid Right from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 11.6%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 85%
- Avg interest rate
- 8.45%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $131K
- Lender concentration
- 80.0%
- Job velocity
- 3.9 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 16.8%
- NAICS 561720
- Jobs supported
- 88
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 80% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 12 | $1.7M | 66.7% |
| 2 | Five Star Bank | 1 | $215K | N/A |
| 3 | First Bank of the Lake | 1 | $145K | N/A |
| 4 | CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 1 | $150K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZArizona | 3 | 0 | -- |
| FLFlorida | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| TXTexas | 2 | 0 | -- |
| CACalifornia | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 1 | 0 | -- |
| INIndiana | 1 | 0 | -- |
| LALouisiana | 1 | 0 | -- |
| NJNew Jersey | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
| NVNevada | 1 | 0 | -- |
| NYNew York | 1 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
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: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
17 disclosed actions including pending suits by/against Window Gang LLC, 360 Painting LLC, Rooterman LLC affiliates; prior governmental actions in Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, California, Washington; settlements paid by affiliates ranging from $6,000 to $190,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Audited financials are consolidated for the parent Premium Service Brands, LLC and Subsidiaries (FYE 12/31/2024 and 2023), not Maid Right, LLC standalone. Maid Right, LLC is 100% owned by PSB Group, LLC, which is 99.9% owned by Premium Service Brands, LLC. Total revenues comprise Franchise service fees $17,697,574, Franchise sales fees $6,173,857, and Other revenues $1,570,613. Auditor noted going-concern evaluation; entity has a members' deficit (negative net worth).
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply: 35 units representing 20.5% YoY decline signals franchisee failure or attrition
- 02HIGHSevere litigation exposure: 17 legal actions including fraud allegations, breach of contract, and 8 governmental regulatory actions create legal/reputational risk
- 03MEDNo profitability transparency: Average net income not disclosed despite $520K average revenue—suggests margins are weak or negative
- 04HIGHHigh litigation-to-unit ratio: 17 actions across 35 units (49% of system involved in litigation) is exceptionally high
- 05MINORRegulatory compliance failures: 8 governmental actions suggest FDD/disclosure violations and state regulatory violations
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 50,000 |
| 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 | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 5 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | Virginia (mediation then litigation) |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | VA |
| Litigation count | 17 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
17 disclosed actions including pending suits by/against Window Gang LLC, 360 Painting LLC, Rooterman LLC affiliates; prior governmental actions in Maryland, Illinois, Virginia, California, Washington; settlements paid by affiliates ranging from $6,000 to $190,000
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 50 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Charlottesville, VA (live week); Internet (virtual weeks)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee (home office default, alternate requires franchisor approval)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServiceTitan
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceTitan
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
41 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 Maid Right franchise?
The total investment to open a Maid Right franchise ranges from $147K – $219K, with an initial franchise fee of $65K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Maid Right franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Maid Right FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $520K. The median is $356K. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Maid Right?
Maid Right is franchised by Maid Right, LLC. Its parent company is PSB Group, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is AE Capital, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Maid Right 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 Maid Right FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Maid Right's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Maid Right (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 Maid Right franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Maid Right has 35 total units in the United States, including 35 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Maid Right a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Maid Right as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 44 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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