Stain Erasers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Stain Erasers is a home services franchise providing non-bleach exterior soft washing and surface cleaning with lasting results. Franchisees run route-based operations, managing crews, scheduling, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Stain Erasers franchise requires a total initial investment of $115K – $392K, including a $75K – $225K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $115K – $392K
- 43rd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 0 outlets
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 30th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 0
- 0th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $115K – $392K including a $75K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed. The franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 38/100 (higher is better).
- DATANo Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Stain Erasers, LLC
- Predecessor
- company
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- CEO
- Todd Riggs
- Incorporated in
- Florida
- HQ
- 3000 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Suite 107, Naples, Florida
- Auditor
- Flavin, Nooney & Person, LLC
- Unaudited
Overview
About
- CEO
- Todd Riggs
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 0
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 19% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown20 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $75K | $225K | |
| Vehicle Down Paymentnot refundable | $0 | $10K | |
| Stain Erasers Wrap for Vehiclenot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Launch Package (Equipment and Supplies)not refundable | — | — | |
| Additional Equipment not included in Launch Packagenot refundable | $720 | $1K | |
| Signagenot refundable | $100 | $300 | |
| Uniformsnot refundable | $300 | $1K | |
| Initial Citra-Shield Supplynot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Real Property, whether Purchased or Leasednot refundable | — | — | |
| Wages, Travel, and Living Expenses During Trainingnot refundable | $500 | $4K | |
| Additional Training Expensesnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Computers and Office Equipmentnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Leasehold Improvements/Build outnot refundable | $0 | $15K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $22K | $51K | |
| Inventory to Begin Operatingnot refundable | — | — | |
| Permits, Licenses, and Accreditationnot refundable | $25 | $400 | |
| Accounting and Legal Feesnot refundable | $1K | $10K | |
| Security Deposits and Utility Depositsnot refundable | $0 | $9K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising Feenot refundable | — | — | |
| Additional Funds - 3 Monthsnot refundable | $10K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $115K | $392K |
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
- $115K – $392K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $75K – $225K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- percentage_of_gross · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $0 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $2K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 9.5% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Stain Erasers 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 Stain Erasers 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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
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 9.5% (near the Cleaning & Maintenance average).
Disclosure
Franchisor chose not to disclose financial performance representations. You will need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 averages
How Stain Erasers Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 0
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
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
Pre-opening franchisor (began franchising 2024) with zero units, no audited financials, and no Item 19 disclosure. No litigation or bankruptcy, but limited history warrants a mid-40s base for an unproven system.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
No audited financials on file
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 38 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORis_pre_opening=true, 0 units
- 02MINORNo audited financials
- 03MINORNo Item 19 disclosure
- 04MEDNo litigation/bankruptcy; limited history
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.5% 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 |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Protected territory | No |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 1 year |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 20 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 20 hrs
- Training location
- franchisor facility and on-site
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks Online
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks Online
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Stain Erasers · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Stain Erasers franchise?
The total investment to open a Stain Erasers franchise ranges from $115K – $392K, 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 Stain Erasers franchise owners earn?
Stain Erasers 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 Stain Erasers 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 Stain Erasers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Stain Erasers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Stain Erasers (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.
Is Stain Erasers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Stain Erasers as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 38 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.