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SkyRun

Real EstateFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$105K – $154K
77th pct Real Estate
Avg revenue
$2.1M
27th pct Real Estate
Royalty
Units
48
38th pct Real Estate
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $105K – $154K including a $55K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year (median $1.3M).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 27/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
SkyRun Franchising Limited
Parent company
SkyRun Partners LLC
Incorporated in
Colorado
HQ
390 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 350, Broomfield, Colorado 80021
Auditor
Thoresen Diaby Helle Condon & Dodge, Inc.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$171K
vs $2.7M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 SkyRun unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $2,136,285
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: $105K–$154K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$45K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

208%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$342K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$165K
Payback
6 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 SkyRun units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

30.0%

3.72× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.68×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$8.5M

on $19.2M purchase

Total debt

$10.8M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($9.6M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

SkyRun franchisees operate vacation rental property management businesses, handling guest bookings, cleaning coordination, maintenance, and customer service for residential properties. Day-to-day activities include managing online listings across multiple platforms, processing reservations, coordinating housekeeping and repairs, collecting payments, and resolving guest issues. Revenue is generated through commission-based fees on nightly rental rates.

CEO
Cord Thomas
Founded
2022
FDD year
2025
States available
16

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$105K – $154K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $45K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
Greater of 5% of monthly Gross Revenue or the Minimum Mon…
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$2.1M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.3M
Item 19 type
Average Annual Gross Revenue
Sample size
15 units
vs category median 41 · small
Range (low → high)
$0$7.5M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 0 / 5 · above
Revenue rank27th
vs Real Estate peers
Investment cost rank77th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank71th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank38th
vs Real Estate peers
Risk score rank1th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
48
Opened
8
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
7
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
85%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+24.2%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+78.3%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
41+8
Franchised units
2024
33
Franchised units
2025
23
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 36 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
Available · 36 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

27
Risk · 0-100
STRONG27 / 100

SkyRun presents moderate risk with strong revenue metrics offset by missing profitability disclosure, aggressive growth trajectory, and going concern status that warrant careful validation.

Score breakdown · what drove the 27 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability despite $2.1M average revenue claims
  2. 02MINORRapid unit growth of 24.2% YoY may indicate unsustainable expansion or survival bias in reporting
  3. 03MINORZero franchise fee is unusual and may signal difficulty attracting franchisees or aggressive market penetration strategy
  4. 04MINORMinimum Monthly Royalty Amount not specified — creates uncertainty about baseline cost structure
  5. 05HIGHGoing concern notation despite growth — suggests potential balance sheet or operational stress

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated Territory
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
0
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
Colorado

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
53 hrs
On-the-job training
12 hrs
POS system
TRACK (TravelNet Solutions, LLC)
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

78 numbers

Locked
(530) 214-••••
CA
(619) 278-••••
NM
(217) 782-••••
IL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

SkyRun · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above