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FV-02144·STRONGExcellent100

RestoPros

OtherFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$144K – $417K
49th pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.3M
34th pct Other
Royalty
7.0%
33rd pct Other
Units
93
74th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $144K – $417K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.3M/year (median $687K). Estimated payback in 0.7 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 132 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 506.7% CAGR over 3 years with 93 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
RestoPros Franchising, LLC.
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
14301 South Lakes Drive, Suite E, Charlotte, NC 28273
Auditor
Bernard Robinson & Company, L.L.P.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$2.3M
vs $5.6M prior year

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 RestoPros unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,336,629
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $144K–$417K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

63%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$200K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$318K
Payback
19 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 RestoPros units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

45.8%

6.59× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.96×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$2.5M

on $10.7M purchase

Total debt

$8.2M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($5.3M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

RestoPros franchisees operate restoration and cleaning services for water damage, fire damage, mold remediation, and related property restoration. Day-to-day operations include client assessments, project estimation, crew coordination, insurance claim processing, and quality control of restoration work.

CEO
Alex Blair
Founded
2017
FDD year
2025
States available
28

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$144K – $417K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.7 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.3M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$687K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales and EBITDA
Sample size
17 units
vs category median 20
Range (low → high)
$269K$6.5M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank34th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank49th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank33th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank74th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank12th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
93
Opened
54
Last reporting year
Closed
3
Turnover rate
3.2%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+102.2%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
91+46
Franchised units
2024
45
Franchised units
2025
15
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 32 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 32 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
132
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

49
Risk · 0-100
STRONG49 / 100

RestoPros presents elevated risk due to active trademark litigation, franchisor financial instability, and unverified income claims despite positive unit growth.

Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHActive litigation involving trademark infringement and unfair competition claims creates legal and brand risk
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
  3. 03MINORThree active lawsuits (two against franchisor, one by franchisor) suggest contentious relationship between franchisor and franchisees
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($143.6K–$417K) with 7% royalty requires $93.6K–$291.9K annual revenue just to break even on royalties against average net income
  5. 05MEDMissing Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) prevents validation of claimed $397K average net income

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Codes / Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
3
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
60 hrs
On-the-job training
28 hrs
POS system
Restoration Manager
Operating tech stack

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

99 numbers

Locked
(210) 213-••••
TX
(469) 767-••••
TX
(910) 294-••••
NC

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

RestoPros · FDD (2025) PDF

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