Bottom line
- Total investment $38K – $45K including a $30K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $163K/year (median $134K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100.
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 Neat Method unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Neat Method units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$327K
on $1.6M purchase
Total debt
$1.3M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Neat Method franchisees operate professional home organization and decluttering services, working directly with residential clients to design and implement storage solutions, organize spaces, and provide consulting. Franchisees manage client acquisition, scheduling, on-site service delivery, and team management, likely combining hands-on organizing work with business operations.
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 · 12 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Neat Method presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to missing profitability data, regulatory compliance history, opaque fee structures, and uncertain system growth metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — impossible to validate the $163,424 average revenue claim or actual profitability
- 02MINORRegulatory violation in 2018 (Washington State Consent Order) indicates compliance weaknesses in franchise sales and disclosure practices
- 03MINORWide royalty range (8-20%) based on opaque tier/revenue targets creates uncertainty about true cost structure and franchisee profitability at different performance levels
- 04MINOROnly 94 units with unknown growth trajectory — system size unclear; no disclosure of unit closures or attrition rates
- 05MINORHigh royalty ceiling (20%) combined with unknown net income makes ROI on $37,500-$44,500 investment difficult to assess
- 06MINOR5-year term is relatively short; renewal risk and unit economics post-year-5 unknown
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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Neat Method · FDD (2025) PDF