PlumbingPro Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
PlumbingPro is a home services franchise providing plumbing repair, maintenance, installation, and 24/7 emergency service. Franchisees run local operations, dispatching plumbers and managing scheduling and sales.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A PlumbingPro franchise requires a total initial investment of $407K – $425K, including a $148K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $407K – $425K
- 86th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 1 outlet
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 15th pct Home Services
- Units
- 1
- 2nd 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 $407K – $425K including a $148K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSFigures from audited financial statements of SystemForward America, LLC (the franchisor, a Subchapter S corporation) as of/for years ended Dec 31, 2024 and 2023. Statements in whole US dollars. 2024 balance sheet reconciles: total assets 4,767,705 = total liabilities 5,976,600 + stockholders' equity (deficit) (1,208,895). 'Other' revenue line = 62,107.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 41/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- SystemForward America, LLC
- Parent company
- None
- Predecessor
- The LSR Group / Sig 5 Franchise Development Corporation
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Don Marks
- CEO experience
- 6 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- Louisiana
- HQ
- 1018 Harding Street, Suite 101, Lafayette, Louisiana 70503
- Auditor
- Kolder, Slaven & Company, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $5.2M
- vs $5.3M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Don Marks
- Headquarters
- Louisiana
- Founded
- 2003
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 1
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 85% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $148K | $148K | |
| Printed Materialsnot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Plumbing Fully Loaded Vehicle and Business Equipment/Toolsnot refundable | $80K | $80K | |
| Equipment - Office/Warehouse Space, Computer System, Communicationnot refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Core Digital Marketing Servicesnot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| License Feesnot refundable | $4K | $4K | |
| Initial Employee Recruitmentnot refundable | $8K | $8K | |
| ProNetwork Shared Services (PSS)not refundable | $1K | $1K | |
| Growth Advertising and Growth Advertising Management Feesnot refundable | $6K | $10K | |
| Marketing Onboarding Feesnot refundable | $16K | $16K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $20K | $20K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costsnot refundable | $4K | $8K | |
| Additional Funds - initial periodnot refundable | $97K | $100K | |
| Vehicle Identificationnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Marketingnot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Total initial investment | $407K | $425K |
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
- $407K – $425K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $97K – $100K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $148K – $148K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $1K |
| Training fee | $800 |
| Transfer fee | $12K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
PlumbingPro did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one PlumbingPro unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
17%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
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
Figures from audited financial statements of SystemForward America, LLC (the franchisor, a Subchapter S corporation) as of/for years ended Dec 31, 2024 and 2023. Statements in whole US dollars. 2024 balance sheet reconciles: total assets 4,767,705 = total liabilities 5,976,600 + stockholders' equity (deficit) (1,208,895). 'Other' revenue line = 62,107.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.0% — below the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
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 PlumbingPro Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 1
- 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
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
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
- 3
- 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)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
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
PlumbingPro presents extreme risk due to Going Concern status, single-unit system, missing financial disclosures, and unproven business model — this franchise appears to be in early stage, financially unstable, or abandoned by the franchisor.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Kolder, Slaven & Company, LLC
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: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests failed or stalled franchise model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or operational viability questions
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosure — impossible to assess ROI on $406k-$425k investment
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($147,500) represents 36% of total investment with no performance benchmarks to justify it
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates ongoing cost burden with no visibility into franchisee profitability
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with single-unit, non-growing system
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.0% 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 |
| Territory type | exclusive |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 500,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | No |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Louisiana |
| Governing law | Louisiana |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 98 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Tampa, Florida and Virtual
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with 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
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
PlumbingPro · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a PlumbingPro franchise?
The total investment to open a PlumbingPro franchise ranges from $407K – $425K, with an initial franchise fee of $148K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do PlumbingPro franchise owners earn?
PlumbingPro does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the PlumbingPro 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 PlumbingPro FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is PlumbingPro's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for PlumbingPro (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 PlumbingPro franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, PlumbingPro has 1 total units in the United States, including 1 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is PlumbingPro a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates PlumbingPro as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 41 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.