Mr. Handyman Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $162K – $215K
- Disclosed sales
- $774K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 25.0%
- on 147 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Mr. Handyman is a home-services franchise providing residential and commercial repairs and maintenance, carpentry, drywall, painting, and small projects. Franchisees run an operation dispatching skilled technicians and managing customers in a protected territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Mr. Handyman franchise requires a total initial investment of $162K – $215K, including a $67K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average revenue per franchisee was $774K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per franchisee rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 25.0% charge-off rate across 147 loans[1]. 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: low - issued within the last 12 months
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 scored8 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $162K – $215K
- 65th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- $774K
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 357
- 83rd pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 25.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home 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 $162K – $215K including a $67K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage revenue per franchisee of $774K/year (median $580K). Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 40/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 25.0% across 147 loans (well above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHPositive: net +10 franchised outlets in the latest year (22 opened, 12 closed); 9 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- FLAGBankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Mr. Handyman SPV LLC
- Parent company
- Neighborly Assetco LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 10 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Nest Holdings LP (KKR-controlled)
- FDD Item 1, page 10 of the 2026 FDD
- Predecessor
- Mr. Handyman International, L.L.C.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Anthony Davis
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 1010 North University Parks Drive, Waco, Texas 76707
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $480.8M
- vs $461.7M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Franchise Advisory Council (FAC)
- Independent Franchisee Association
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- is Mr
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 10
17 other brands on this site name Nest Holdings LP (KKR-controlled) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
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- Mosquito JoeB
- Mr. ApplianceD
- Mr. ElectricB
- Mr. RooterA
- Precision Garage Door ServiceA
- Rainbow InternationalD
- Rainbow RestorationA
- Real Property ManagementB
- ShelfGenieB
- THE GROUNDS GUYSD
- Window GenieD
Portfolio: KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) (private-equity sponsor) · Neighborly
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 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
- Michael Anthony Davis
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2000
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 39
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 12% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown13 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $67K | $67K | |
| Initial Package Feenot refundable | $6K | $6K | |
| Vehicle Expenses - 3 months | $8K | $15K | |
| Computer Hardware Package | $4K | $6K | |
| Real Estate and Utility Deposit - 3 months | $1K | $2K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures and Office Equipment | $1K | $2K | |
| Tools and Equipment to Equip Two Vans | $1K | $2K | |
| Permits & Licenses | $100 | $1K | |
| Initial opening equipment, uniforms and marketing materials | $6K | $10K | |
| Prepaid Insurance Premiums - 3 months | $5K | $7K | |
| Training Expenses: Travel, Food and Lodging | $3K | $4K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $60K | $90K | |
| Total initial investment | $162K | $215K |
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
- $162K – $215K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $60K – $90K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $67K – $67K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $196 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 32% above the home services norm.
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
Source: FDD 2026 · 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 Mr. Handyman 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
$263K
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 Mr. Handyman 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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
- Avg gross sales
- $774K
- Per franchisee, per year — not per outlet
- Median gross sales
- $580K
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
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 by unit count group
- Sample size
- 57 franchisees
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $208K→$5.4MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 74 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
The average franchisee generates $774K/year in gross sales. Median is $580K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.0% (near the Home Services 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 expanding at 9.5% CAGR over 3 years across 357 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 Home Services medians
How Mr. Handyman Compares
Per franchisee, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
Category median of published Home 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 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 357
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 12
- Terminated
- 11
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.4%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +9.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +9.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 11
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 35
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 9
- 0.03 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 21
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Termination rate
- 1.5%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 0.3%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 41 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
198 current owners across 41 states; 10 former (terminated, transferred or not renewed) listed separately.
- TX 21
- FL 16
- PA 13
- NC 11
- GA 10
- CA 9
- NJ 9
- OH 9
- NY 8
- CT 6
- MA 6
- TN 6
- +29 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
- 147
- Loan volume
- $25.3M
- Median loan
- $150K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 25.0%
- on 147 loans · rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 75.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 42
- Defaults
- 17
- Typical loan rate
- 8.3%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 17.1%
- brand above franchise avg ↑
- Jobs supported
- 788
- 3.1 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 44%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 79% went to startups / new businesses, 21% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in residential remodelers, franchised businesses charge off at 17.1% vs 22.4% for independents — franchising is associated with 24% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Vintage analysis
Mr. Handyman charge-off rate by loan vintage
Top lenders financing Mr. Handyman franchisees
Showing 3 of 42 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 Mr. Handyman from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 5.9%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 78%
- Avg interest rate
- 8.30%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $87K
- Lender concentration
- 44.2%
- Job velocity
- 3.1 per $100K
- Startup risk premium
- +29.2pp
- NAICS benchmark
- 9.5%
- NAICS 236118
- Jobs supported
- 788
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 44% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 65 | $9.7M | 31.6% |
| 2 | Celtic Bank Corporation | 8 | $1.3M | 50.0% |
| 3 | Wells Fargo Bank National Association | 7 | $1.6M | 40.0% |
| 4 | Stearns Bank National Association | 6 | $860K | 25.0% |
| 5 | BayFirst National Bank | 4 | $830K | 0.0% |
| 6 | Citizens Bank | 4 | $1.1M | N/A |
| 7 | The Huntington National Bank | 4 | $947K | 0.0% |
| 8 | U.S. Bank, National Association | 3 | $998K | 50.0% |
| 9 | JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | 3 | $212K | 0.0% |
| 10 | Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc. | 3 | $344K | 66.7% |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXTexas | 13 | 2 | 22.2% |
| CACalifornia | 12 | 2 | 33.3% |
| PAPennsylvania | 9 | 1 | 33.3% |
| VAVirginia | 9 | 2 | 28.6% |
| CTConnecticut | 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| NCNorth Carolina | 8 | 1 | 100.0% |
| OHOhio | 8 | 2 | 50.0% |
| COColorado | 7 | 4 | 80.0% |
| FLFlorida | 7 | 1 | 25.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
A 25.0% charge-off rate means roughly 1 in 4 franchisees failed to repay their SBA loan. Investigate what changed.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 25.0% — 56% above the 16.0% national norm, i.e. higher lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Mr. Handyman presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: slow unit growth, active franchisor litigation, missing financial disclosures, and complex royalty structures warrant deep validation before committing capital.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (plaintiff).
2 cases filed by franchisor in 2025 in McLennan County, TX: (1) suit against franchisee Robert Alexander Coughlin re marketing vendor dispute; (2) joint suit with Mr. Electric SPV LLC against Anbramar Consumer Enterprise Corp et al re marketing obligations. One affiliate (Window Genie predecessor) administrative consent order disclosed but does not involve the franchisor.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Subject: the company or an affiliate. Disclosed (Item 4 covers the last 10 years)
KKR portfolio company bankruptcies disclosed: Marelli Holdings (2025), The Collected Group LLC (2021, emerged), Envision Healthcare (2023, emerged), Genesis Care Pty Limited (2023, emerged), IPI Legacy Liquidation Co. (2023, emerged), Cafe Coffee Day (India insolvency, 2024). None involve the franchisor directly.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Ernst & Young LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 financials are the audited COMBINED financial statements of Neighborly Assetco LLC and Subsidiaries (the franchisor's direct parent and guarantor of the Franchise Agreement) audited by Ernst & Young LLP, as of/for the year ended Dec 31, 2025. All figures reported in $000's and scaled to whole USD (x1000). Reconciles: total liabilities $88,238K (current $19,425K + deferred revenue non-current $68,813K) + total member's equity $2,950,488K = total assets $3,038,726K. FY2025 total revenues and income $480,797K = franchise service fees and related revenue $353,906K + sales of products and services $126,891K (reported here as other_revenue). Net income $154,061K. The franchisor itself is Mr. Handyman SPV LLC; its standalone statements are not the audited Item 21 statements relied upon.
ⓘ 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
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORDeclining unit growth (2.9% YoY) indicates system stagnation despite mature brand presence
- 02HIGHActive litigation against franchisees raises concerns about franchisor-franchisee relationship and potential disputes over marketing obligations
- 03MINORDual royalty structure (7% vs 3.5%) creates complexity and potential disputes over revenue categorization and material/subcontractor definitions
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($161,900–$215,000) combined with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about ROI timeline and profitability
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 2026 · 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 | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | McLennan County, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
2 cases filed by franchisor in 2025 in McLennan County, TX: (1) suit against franchisee Robert Alexander Coughlin re marketing vendor dispute; (2) joint suit with Mr. Electric SPV LLC against Anbramar Consumer Enterprise Corp et al re marketing obligations. One affiliate (Window Genie predecessor) administrative consent order disclosed but does not involve the franchisor.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 37 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 16 hrs
- Training location
- Dallas, TX (or virtually); field training at franchisee location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ServiceTitan
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceTitan
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
208 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 Mr. Handyman franchise?
The total investment to open a Mr. Handyman franchise ranges from $162K – $215K, with an initial franchise fee of $67K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Mr. Handyman franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Mr. Handyman FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $774K. The median is $580K. Important context: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns Mr. Handyman?
Mr. Handyman is franchised by Mr. Handyman SPV LLC. Its parent company is Neighborly Assetco LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Nest Holdings LP (KKR-controlled). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Mr. Handyman 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 Mr. Handyman FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Mr. Handyman's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Mr. Handyman has a charge-off rate of 25.0% across 147 loans, meaning 25.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Mr. Handyman franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Mr. Handyman has 357 total units in the United States, including 357 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Mr. Handyman a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Mr. Handyman as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 40 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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