RestoPros Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $144K – $287K
- Disclosed sales
- $1.3M
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 66 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
RestoPros is a restoration franchise providing water, fire, and mold damage mitigation and cleanup for homes and businesses. Franchisees run field crews on emergency restoration jobs, often through insurance referrals.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A RestoPros franchise requires a total initial investment of $144K – $287K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $1.3M[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
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
- $144K – $287K
- 55th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $1.3M
- 25th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 38th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 93
- 63rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $144K – $287K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $1.3M/year (median $687K), with an estimated 102% cash-on-cash return (based on EBITDA).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 73/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +46 franchised outlets in the latest year (54 opened, 8 closed); 6 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- FLAG5 units terminated last reporting year (5.4% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- RestoPros Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Alex Blair
- 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
- $5.6M
- vs $2.3M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Alex Blair
- Headquarters
- NC
- Founded
- 2017
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 28
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 27% above the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60K | $60K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $25K | $50K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $59K | $177K |
| Total initial investment | $144K | $287K |
Source: RestoPros 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $144K – $287K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $60K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 1.0 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $375 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 149% above the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Source: FDD 2025 · 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 RestoPros 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
$253K
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
FDD-reported earnings
The FDD reports $397K as EBITDA. This is a disclosed figure, not our estimate — we publish no modelled profit for RestoPros.
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 RestoPros 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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $1.3M
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $687K
- Avg ebitda
- $397K
- Reported as EBITDA in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 101.5%
- Based on EBITDA / investment midpoint
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
- Sample size
- 17 outlets
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $269K→$6.5MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 45 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 9 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Revenue is 6.2x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $1.3M/year in gross sales. Median is $687K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 6.2x.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance median).
Disclosure
Transparency score 9/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 506.7% CAGR over 3 years across 93 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 Cleaning & Maintenance medians
How RestoPros Compares
Category median of published Cleaning & Maintenance 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 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 93
- Opened
- 54
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 8
- Terminated
- 5
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 8.6%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 1%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 5
- Signed, not yet open
- 6
- 0.06 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 20
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
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).
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
99 current owners across 32 states.
- TX 13
- FL 8
- OH 7
- GA 6
- IL 6
- NC 5
- SC 5
- CO 4
- CT 4
- MA 4
- NJ 4
- IN 3
- +20 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.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 66
- Loan volume
- $12.1M
- Median loan
- $201K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Limited · 66 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 66 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 66 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 8
- Defaults
- 0
- Typical loan rate
- 10.3%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 12.9%
- n=733 loans
- Jobs supported
- 335
- 2.8 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 71%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 98% went to startups / new businesses, 2% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in remediation services, franchised businesses charge off at 12.9% vs 10.4% for independents — franchising is associated with 24% higher SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing RestoPros franchisees
Showing 3 of 8 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 RestoPros from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Principal loss rate
- 0.0%
- Avg SBA guarantee
- 66%
- Avg interest rate
- 10.29%
- Lender concentration
- 70.8%
- Job velocity
- 2.8 per $100K
- NAICS benchmark
- 10.2%
- NAICS 562910
- Jobs supported
- 335
Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 71% of loans
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Huntington National Bank | 46 | $7.7M | 0.0% |
| 2 | First Bank of the Lake | 9 | $2.2M | 0.0% |
| 3 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 4 | $800K | N/A |
| 4 | TD Bank, National Association | 2 | $410K | N/A |
| 5 | Stock Yards Bank & Trust Company | 1 | $201K | N/A |
| 6 | First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 1 | $416K | N/A |
| 7 | Readycap Lending, LLC | 1 | $267K | N/A |
| 8 | CDC Small Business Finance Corp. | 1 | $100K | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXTexas | 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| GAGeorgia | 6 | 0 | -- |
| NYNew York | 5 | 0 | -- |
| COColorado | 4 | 0 | -- |
| FLFlorida | 4 | 0 | 0.0% |
| ILIllinois | 4 | 0 | -- |
| MIMichigan | 4 | 0 | -- |
| OHOhio | 3 | 0 | -- |
| AZArizona | 2 | 0 | -- |
| DEDelaware | 2 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
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
Fast-growing 93-unit restoration franchise (net growth 506.7%) with strong revenue $9.98M. One litigation matter is a routine franchisor-initiated suit against a franchisee (breach, trademark), with a consent injunction. Audited financials and Item 19 present.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
RestoPros sued a franchisee for breach of contract (failure to pay royalties/fees, unauthorized software), misappropriation of confidential information, competing business, trademark infringement; consent preliminary injunction entered Feb 2025; case ongoing in discovery.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Bernard Robinson & Company, L.L.P.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Total franchisor revenue $9,977,028 in 2024; $192,500 (1.9%) from rebates/franchisee purchases including vendor sponsorships for annual conference.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- 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 73 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROne franchisor-initiated suit vs a franchisee (routine enforcement)
- 02MINORStrong revenue $9.98M, AUV $1.34M
- 03MINORRapid growth 506.7% adds some execution risk
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 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 | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 250,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 45 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 21 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
| Litigation count | 3 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
RestoPros sued a franchisee for breach of contract (failure to pay royalties/fees, unauthorized software), misappropriation of confidential information, competing business, trademark infringement; consent preliminary injunction entered Feb 2025; case ongoing in discovery.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 60 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 28 hrs
- Ongoing training
- Optional
- Site selection
- Franchisee (franchisor provides no assistance in locating site)
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Restoration Manager
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Restoration Manager
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
99 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 RestoPros franchise?
The total investment to open a RestoPros franchise ranges from $144K – $287K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do RestoPros franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the RestoPros FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $1.3M. The median is $687K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns RestoPros?
RestoPros is franchised by RestoPros Franchising, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the RestoPros 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 RestoPros FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is RestoPros's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for RestoPros (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 RestoPros franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, RestoPros has 93 total units in the United States, including 91 franchised units and 2 company-owned units. 54 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is RestoPros a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates RestoPros as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 73 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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