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Richard’s Painting

Formerly known as Restoration Partners Group

Home Services - PaintingFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$60K – $110K
5th pct Painting
Avg revenue
62nd pct Painting
Royalty
5.0%
0th pct Painting
Units
22
29th pct Painting
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $60K – $110K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 90.9% CAGR over 3 years with 22 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
RPG Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
112 E. Council Street, Salisbury, North Carolina 28144
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$90K
vs $257K 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 Richard’s Painting unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $60K–$110K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$25K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

88%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$90K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$102K
Payback
14 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.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate residential and commercial painting services, managing crews, scheduling jobs, sourcing materials, and handling customer acquisition and retention. Day-to-day operations involve project estimation, quality control, customer service, and crew management across a protected geographic territory.

CEO
Richard Gould
Founded
2018
FDD year
2025
States available
9

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$60K – $110K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $25K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
22
Opened
5
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
4.5%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
96%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+23.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+90.9%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
21+4
Franchised units
2024
17
Franchised units
2025
11
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 13 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).

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FL
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Registered · 13 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
4
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

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Richard's Painting presents elevated risk due to recent regulatory enforcement action, complete absence of financial disclosure, modest unit growth, and opaque unit economics—warranting extreme caution before investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORRecent SEC enforcement action (2024 Consent Order) indicates regulatory compliance failures in franchise sales practices
  2. 02MEDFinancial performance metrics (revenue and net income) completely undisclosed—unable to assess unit economics or ROI potential
  3. 03MINORFranchise fee of $39,950 plus total investment up to $109,500 with no Item 19 disclosure creates opaque risk-return profile
  4. 04MEDModest unit growth of 23.5% YoY from small base (22 units) suggests limited system maturity and brand recognition
  5. 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years), locking franchisees into relationship with compliance-challenged franchisor
  6. 06HIGHNo 'Going Concern' flag is positive, but combined with other factors suggests operational viability questions

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
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
1
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
Required
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
36 hrs
On-the-job training
38 hrs
POS system
Business Management System
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

26 numbers

Locked
(858) 665-••••
CA
(586) 544-••••
MI
(360) 393-••••
WA

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FDD download

Richard’s Painting · FDD (2025) PDF

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