Bottom line
- Total investment $185K – $299K including a $20K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $697K/year (median $433K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 48/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 56 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
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 Tailored Living unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tailored Living units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$697K
on $3.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.8M
SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate customized home organization and storage solution businesses, designing and installing closets, shelving, and storage systems for residential clients. Day-to-day work involves in-home consultations, design specification, project management, and installation coordination or direct installation labor. Revenue is project-based with recurring opportunity from repeat clients and referrals.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 22 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 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Tailored Living presents moderate-to-cautious risk: undisclosed profitability, sluggish unit growth, regulatory history in affiliate, and high capital requirement without clear earnings visibility.
Score breakdown · what drove the 48 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability benchmarks
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (5.8% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a mature 164-unit system
- 03HIGH2006 litigation by affiliate (Aussie Pet Mobile) for Maryland Franchise Law violations indicates potential regulatory compliance patterns in parent organization
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($185K–$299K) paired with unclear profit margins creates significant downside risk
- 05MINORFlat monthly royalty structure ($300–$2,000) lacks transparency on performance thresholds — how is tier determined?
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
50 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tailored Living · FDD (2022) PDF