Precision Garage Door Service Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Precision Garage Door Service is a home-services franchise providing garage-door repair, installation, and maintenance. Franchisees run a dispatch-and-technician operation handling service calls and emergency repairs in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Precision Garage Door Service franchise requires a total initial investment of $164K – $360K, including a $75K – $150K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $164K – $360K
- 68th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 15th pct Home Services
- Units
- 147
- 68th 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 $164K – $360K including a $75K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 81/100 (higher is better).
- 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
- Precision Door Service SPV LLC
- Parent company
- Neighborly (Dwyer Franchising LLC d/b/a Neighborly)
- Ultimate parent
- Neighborly Assetco LLC
- Predecessor
- Precision Holdings of Brevard, Inc.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Michael Anthony Davis
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 2395 Washington Avenue, Suite 5, Titusville, Florida 32780
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $461.7M
- vs $480.8M prior year
Independent franchisee associations
- Independent Franchisee Association
Franchisee-led councils or alliances disclosed in Item 20. Indicates operator voice.
Affiliated brands
- is Precision Holdings of Brevard
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Michael Anthony Davis
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 1997
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 43
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 17% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $75K | $150K | |
| Office lease | $2K | $6K | |
| Office build-outnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Telephone number chargesnot refundable | $0 | $575 | |
| Software System Enrollment Feenot refundable | $1K | $1K | |
| Deposits & other prepaid expenses | $230 | $575 | |
| Toolsnot refundable | $460 | $2K | |
| Training & travel, lodging and food expensesnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Furniture & fixturesnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Office equipmentnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $345 | $5K | |
| Opening parts & electronics inventorynot refundable | $17K | $29K | |
| Office suppliesnot refundable | $345 | $920 | |
| Vehicle(s)not refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $6K | $23K | |
| Uniformsnot refundable | $230 | $345 | |
| Professional Fees, Licenses & trade association membershipsnot refundable | $575 | $6K | |
| Website Developmentnot refundable | $3K | $12K | |
| Advertising & Promotional and Local Marketing Spendingnot refundable | $17K | $35K | |
| Additional Funds for First 3 Months of Operationnot refundable | $35K | $69K | |
| Total initial investment | $164K | $360K |
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
- $164K – $360K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $35K – $69K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Franchise fee
- $75K – $150K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage_of_gross · 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 | $124 |
| Training fee | $15K |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $15K – $26K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Precision Garage Door Service 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 Precision Garage Door Service unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
26%
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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 116
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $210K→$43.4M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- limited
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
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 8.0% (near the Home Services average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System expanding at 24.6% CAGR over 3 years across 147 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 averages
How Precision Garage Door Service Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 147
- Opened
- 15
- 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
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +24.6%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +24.6%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 15
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 14
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 6
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 10.6%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
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.
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
Financials are parent-level (KKR portfolio) showing $2.95B net worth and $154M net income; the Item 4 bankruptcies are unrelated KKR affiliates, not the franchisor. Two concluded franchisee matters settled confidentially plus one consent order. Strong +24.6% growth, Item 19 disclosed, audited.
Litigation (Item 3)
4 case reference(s): 0 pending, 9 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $137,500
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Disclosed in last 7 years
Bankruptcy proceedings involving portfolio companies controlled by KKR (at the time of the bankruptcy proceeding) and not involving the Franchisor: Marelli Holdings Co. Ltd. On June 11, 2025, Marelli Holdings Co. Ltd, a global technology partner to the automotive industry, filed for Chapter 11 proce
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Ernst & Young LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ 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: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 81 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOR2 concluded franchisee matters (settled) + 1 consent order
- 02MINORItem 4 bankruptcies are unrelated parent affiliates
- 03MINORParent-level financials; strong ops (+24.6% growth)
- 04MEDAudited, Item 19 disclosed
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 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 | SFHUD-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
4 case reference(s): 0 pending, 9 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 87 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Site selection
- franchisor
- 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
120 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Precision Garage Door Service · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Precision Garage Door Service franchise?
The total investment to open a Precision Garage Door Service franchise ranges from $164K – $360K, with an initial franchise fee of $75K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Precision Garage Door Service franchise owners earn?
Precision Garage Door Service 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 Precision Garage Door Service 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 Precision Garage Door Service FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Precision Garage Door Service's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Precision Garage Door Service (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 Precision Garage Door Service franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Precision Garage Door Service has 147 total units in the United States, including 147 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 15 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Precision Garage Door Service a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Precision Garage Door Service as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 81 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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