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Surv

Home Services - OtherFranchising since 2024Website
Investment
$105K – $135K
46th pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.4M
49th pct Other
Royalty
Units
5
18th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $105K – $135K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year. Estimated payback in 0.4 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
  • Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 5 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Surv Franchisor, LLC
Parent company
Cornerstone Franchise Brands, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
7870 East Kemper Road, Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio 45259
Auditor
Douglas Corey & Associates, P.C.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$15.9M
vs $19.4M 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 Surv unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,394,054
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: $105K–$135K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$33K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

103%

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
$153K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$148K
Payback
12 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 Surv units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.1M

on $5.6M purchase

Total debt

$4.5M

SBA $2.8M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Surv franchisees operate a service-based business model (specific service category unstated in provided data). Day-to-day activities likely include client acquisition, service delivery, operational management, and compliance with franchisor systems. With only 5 units system-wide and no growth data, the business model's replicability remains unvalidated.

CEO
Glee McAnanly
Founded
2024
FDD year
2025
States available
4

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$105K – $135K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $33K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
Greater of 7% of Gross Revenue or Minimum Monthly Royalty…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.4 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.4M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Founder Owned Outlet
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 21 · small
Range (low → high)
$1.4M$1.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank49th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Investment cost rank46th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank54th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank18th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Risk score rank53th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
5
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
80%
vs corporate-owned
2023
4+4
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 4 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 · 4 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
8
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

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Micro-franchise with undisclosed financials, unproven unit economics, franchisor solvency concerns, and insufficient scale to validate promised returns or protect territory effectively.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 5 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven expansion model
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot validate the $299K average net income claim independently
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern footnote suggests franchisor financial instability, raising questions about support, training, and system longevity
  4. 04MEDDual royalty structure (7% or minimum monthly fee) is opaque — actual minimum fee amount not disclosed, could exceed 7% for low-revenue locations
  5. 05MEDExtremely limited franchisee base (5 units) makes territory protection claim difficult to enforce and suggests weak brand recognition

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
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
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
Required
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
20 hrs
On-the-job training
25 hrs

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

4 numbers

Locked
(205) 202-••••
AL
(205) 617-••••
TN
(616) 283-••••
MI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Surv · FDD (2025) PDF

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