The Brothers that just do Gutters Franchise Cost & 2026 FDD Data
56/100
Second tier
56 this brand56 Home Services medianlikely 52–60 (high confidence)
Higher is better · an editorial assessment, not investment advice
#1,232 of 3,068 graded brands
Why a B: Helped by unit economics, scale, legal record and transparency. See all six factors
- Total investment
- $145K – $285K
- Avg gross sales
- $1.1M
- “All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025”, 71 outlets; not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 21.4%
1 in 5 SBA 7(a) loans to The Brothers that just do Gutters owners charged off (3 of 14 resolved loans, approved since FY1991); Home Services median 17.8%.
Data from the FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records. Analysis by FranchiseVerdict · Methodology · Website · Report an error · Franchisor? Claim this listing
The Brothers that just do Gutters is a home-services franchise specializing in gutter installation, guards, and repair for homes. Franchisees run a crew-based operation handling estimates, installs, and service in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026 FDD
Per the 2026 FDD, a Brothers that just do Gutters franchise requires a total initial investment of $145K – $285K, including a $50K franchise fee. Once open, the ongoing royalty is 6.0%. Per the 2026 FDD, average gross sales were $1.1M (Item 19 group “All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025”, 71 outlets; gross sales, not profit). SBA 7(a) loans show a 21.4% charge-off rate on 14 resolved loans. Verdict grade: B (Second tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
Sources: 2026 FDD · SBA 7(a) loan records (FOIA) · What one unit could make and lose →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low (issued within the last 12 months)
Evidence for the headline figures: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored7 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
Quick verdict · vs Home Services median
Top edge: green = better than the Home Services median by more than 10%, red = worse by more than 10%, gray = within 10% or no benchmark. Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a).
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Methodology
Bottom line
- RETURNSAverage gross sales of $1.1M/year (outlet median $1.0M; Item 19 group “All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025”, 71 outlets; gross sales, not profit), with an estimated 82% cash-on-cash return (based on Adjusted Profit).
- GROWTHIn the latest Item 20 year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 10 (20 opened, 10 closed).
- FLAG6 units terminated last reporting year (6.0% of the franchised outlets open at the start of that year). Ask existing franchisees why.
AT STAKEOne unit at the Item 7 midpoint: $28K a year in payments on assumed SBA 7(a)-style terms.You put in about $43K of your own cash and personally guarantee a $172K loan. Assumptions are labeled in Sales; not investment advice.See what one unit could make and lose
Things to check before you sign (5)
- SBA 7(a) charge-off 21.4% on 14 resolved loans, loans approved since FY1991, above the Home Services median of 17.8% (66 brands).
- The franchisor keeps the right to compete inside your territory (Item 12, territory).
- You waive a jury trial in disputes with the franchisor (Item 17, renewal, termination and disputes).
- The franchisor receives rebates or payments from suppliers you buy from (Item 8, required suppliers).
- Item 15 (owner participation) requires the owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, to run the business day to day. Ask how much of the business that principal must own.
Checked and clear: no auditor doubt that the franchisor can keep operating, no net loss of franchised outlets in the latest Item 20 years, no pending lawsuit naming the franchisor and the full filing on file, and an Item 19 average from 71 units.
What to do next
Step 1: Read the FDD itself.
Free: read the 2026 filing on this site, page by page. The franchisor must also give you its current FDD at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.
Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.
Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.
Shortcut: the The Brothers that just do Gutters owner list as a CSV, in the Contacts section.
Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.
Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.
Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.
Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.
Research steps, not investment or legal advice.
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost (the Item 7 midpoint) is 31% above the Home Services median ($164K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7 (fees and startup costs)
Do you qualify? The filing states no minimum net worth or liquid capital. Ask Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC (Item 1: 8100 E. Indian School Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251) and your lender what they require, and keep living costs for the first year outside the deal.
Full Item 7 breakdown14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $49.5K | $49.5K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $1.5K | $5K | |
| Storage Unit | $0 | $1K | |
| Equipment | $13K | $25K | |
| Initial Inventory | $1K | $4K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sale System | $4K | $6.5K | |
| Service Vehicle | $5.5K | $12.5K | |
| Merchandise Kit | $3.5K | $6K | |
| Start-Up Marketing – Three Months | $15K | $35K | |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months | $2.5K | $5K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $2.5K | $5K | |
| Professional Fees | $1.5K | $3K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $750 | $2.5K | |
| Additional Funds – Three Months | $45K | $125K | |
| Total initial investment | $145K | $285K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. The total row is the total as printed in Item 7. Actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 6 · what you pay once you are open
Ongoing fees
Payback period1.2 yrs · from FDD / Item 19
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| RoyaltyPercentage of sales; paid weekly (Item 6). Minimum: Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee based on territories (starts after 12 months) | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology feeMonthly Technology Fee currently $200 per month plus $19.99 per email user per month; not to exceed $750 per month cap. | $200/month |
| Transfer fee | $10,000 |
| Renewal fee | $10,000 |
| Total fee loadnear the Home Services median of 8.0% | 8.0% of sales |
What do units actually make?
Average gross sales are 94% above the Home Services median ($593K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19 (sales and earnings)
Items 6 (other fees), 7 (startup costs) and 19 (sales and earnings) · assumptions labeled
What you could make and lose: one unit
What one The Brothers that just do Gutters unit would ask of you, from the filing's Item 7 total and labeled assumptions.
Average gross sales are $1.1M (FDD Item 19, p.65), and the royalty and ad fund take about $92K of that a year (Item 6). This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. So this box does not estimate a profit. To cover the loan payment alone, one unit has to clear $28K a year after its food, labor, rent and other costs and the franchisor's fees.
How these figures are worked out
- Loan (assumption): 80% of the $215K Item 7 midpoint is a $172K loan, paid over 10 years at 10.5%: $28K a year. SBA 7(a)-style terms on a long-term rate; your lender sets yours.
What you put at risk
Your own cash in: about $43K Assumption (the part the loan does not cover of the $215K Item 7 midpoint), plus whatever anything Item 7 leaves out (its notes say what). The loan is $172K.
Personal guarantee. SBA 7(a) loans require a personal guarantee from anyone who owns 20% or more of the business. If the unit cannot pay, the lender can collect from you personally, which can include your savings and your home. The worst case is losing the cash you put in and still owing the rest of the loan.
Gross sales are not profit, and none of these figures is take-home pay until tax and every operating cost are paid. The assumptions are ours, not the filing's. Not investment advice.
Returns modelOne unit · several units · editable
FDD-reported earnings
The FDD reports $320K as Adjusted Profit. This is a disclosed figure, not our estimate: we publish no modelled profit for The Brothers that just do Gutters.
One unit
One unit: what is left after the loan payment
Gross sales, minus the franchisor's fees and the operating costs, is the unit's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Minus an assumed loan payment, that is what is left for you, before tax. Gross sales are not profit.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. Invested capital is the Item 7 total, which already includes its working-capital (additional funds) line.
Returns model · one unit
What would one The Brothers that just do Gutters unit leave you each year after the loan payment?
Item 19: $1,147,556 average for 71 outlets (All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025). Use a figure for outlets like yours if yours differ.
Gross sales, not profit: the costs below decide what is left.
The filing also sets a minimum or cap on these fees: “Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee based on territories (starts after 12 months)”; “Greater of 6% of weekly Gross Sales (10% of Gross Sales for Out-of-Territory Customers) or a Minimum Weekly Royalty Fee Requirement ranging from $125 to $1,500 depending on number of Territories (waived for the first 12 months of operation)” (Item 6). This model applies the percentages, so at low sales the real fee can be higher than shown here.
Item 6, as stored, a year. A fixed fee, so it comes off EBITDA as dollars, not a share of sales.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here.
Illustrative category typicals, not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Item 7 midpoint of $145K to $285K
Item 7's $45K to $125K additional funds are already in the total
Left after the loan payment · per year
The unit's EBITDA minus the assumed loan payment. Before tax, depreciation and any cost your inputs leave out (insurance, accounting and legal, licenses, technology fees): not take-home pay.
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
Loan of $172K at 10.5% over 10 years, an assumption, not a quote. Return and payback are before tax, depreciation and the costs above. The loan usually needs your personal guarantee.
Buying several existing units? The acquisition scenario
Buying several units
What buying a few existing units could return
Prices an existing operator of a few units off the single-unit EBITDA above, after shared services, and finances it with an SBA 7(a) loan, a conventional loan and a seller note. It shows the yearly return on your cash (IRR), whether year-1 earnings cover the loan payments (DSCR) and how the price is paid for. It starts at 5 units; every deal term is an assumption you can change, and none is from the FDD.
Not modelled yet
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
This scenario starts from a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in the one-unit model above and it runs on that figure, or take it to the full ROI workbench, where the multi-unit and acquisition models accept your own per-unit economics.
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: 2026 FDD · filed by Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC
Financial performance
- Avg adjusted profit
- $320K
- The filing's own Adjusted Profit line (Item 19), as it defines it; not comparable with other brands' figures
- Cash-on-cash
- 81.9%
- Based on Adjusted Profit / investment midpoint
- Range (low → high)
- $304K→$2.8MNot cited
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 9 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 (more detail than most)
Percentile ranks within Home Services
Each rank is among the Home Services brands that report that figure (the count is under each bar).
| Group | n | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025headline above | 71 | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2023 | 61 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Company Owned Outlet (Poughkeepsie, NY) - 2025 | 1 | $3.3M |
Costs and adjusted profit, as the filing prints them
The filing's “Adjusted Profit” is before debt service and depreciation; after royalty, ad fund and rent. Gross sales are not profit, and this line is not take-home pay: what it leaves out still has to be paid.
The cost lines for 3 groups (FDD pp.65, 63, 57)
| Line, as the filing names it | All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025n=71 |
|---|---|
| Average gross sales | $1.1M |
| Direct Labor Gross Wages and Taxes | $245K |
| Job Materials and Sundries | $241K |
| Direct Gross Profit | $636K |
| Rent, Utility, and Facility Maintenance Expenses | $34K |
| Marketing Expenses | $93K |
| Royalty Fees | $68K |
| Brand Development Fund Fees | $21K |
| Adjusted Profit | $320K |
| Line, as the filing names it | All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2023n=61 |
|---|---|
| Average gross sales | $1.2M |
| Direct Labor Gross Wages and Taxes | $257K |
| Job Materials and Sundries | $275K |
| Direct Gross Profit | $605K |
| Rent, Utility, and Facility Maintenance Expenses | $35K |
| Marketing Expenses | $98K |
| Royalty Fees | $69K |
| Brand Development Fund Fees | $20K |
| Adjusted Profit | $286K |
| Line, as the filing names it | Company Owned Outlet (Poughkeepsie, NY) - 2025n=1 |
|---|---|
| Average gross sales | $3.3M |
| Direct Labor Gross Wages and Taxes | 21.80%$722K |
| Job Materials and Sundries | 18.00%$597K |
| Direct Gross Profit | 56.60%$1.9M |
| Rent, Utility, and Facility Maintenance | 1.40%$45K |
| Marketing | 7.50%$247K |
| Royalty Fee | 6.00%$199K |
| Brand Development Fund Fee | 2.00%$66K |
| Adjusted Profit | 31.20%$1.0M |
Average gross sales are 5.3x the investment midpoint. Gross sales are not profit: payback depends on margins the FDD does not disclose.
vs Home Services medians
How The Brothers that just do Gutters compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Who are you contracting with?
Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC, owned by Evive Brands, LLC.
Item 1 (the franchisor) · who you're contracting with
The franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC
- Parent company
- Evive Brands, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC)
- FDD Item 1, page 8 of the 2026 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Ryan Parsons
- CEO experience
- 2014 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- Arizona
- HQ
- 8100 E. Indian School Road, Suite 201, Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
- Auditor
- Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $31.0M
- latest fiscal year in the 2026 FDD; $25.7M the year before
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 8
5 other brands on this site name The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
- Assisted Living Locators (grade C)
- Executive Home Care (grade A)
- Grasons (grade A)
- Mold Medics (grade A)
- Shine (grade B)
Portfolio: The Riverside Company (private-equity sponsor)
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ryan Parsons
- States and territories listed
- 35
- registered or offered in, as the filing lists them (DC and territories included); not where units may open
Is the system healthy?
+3 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (107 to 110, +2.8% in total, +1.4% a year compounded).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20 (outlets opened, closed and transferred)
Item 20 (outlet counts) · unit dynamics
The growth chart
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 rates and pipeline
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 15
- 0.14 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 15
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 10.9%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 86.2%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 6.9%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Item 20 · franchised units at year end
Franchised units rose from 107 in 2023 to 110 in 2025
Axis does not start at zero.
Source and method
Item 20 (outlet counts) outlets · 4 states
Where current outlets are
States with at least one current outlet in the Item 20 list the franchisor prints. Former owners are not counted, and this is not a list of where the franchisor may sell new units.
Current outlets (count on the tile) · 4 statesNo current outlet
5 current outlets in 4 states: the 5 on the owner list, of 110 franchised at year end (Item 20). 16 former owners (terminated, transferred, not renewed or otherwise left) listed separately.
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. The contact details are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
Government records
SBA loan data
Lenders charged off 21.4% of 14 resolved SBA 7(a) loans, above the 17.8% category median. 7(a) is the SBA's main small-business loan; a resolved loan was paid in full or charged off.
- Loans on file
- 76
- SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
- Loan volume
- $13.9M
- Average loan
- $182K
- loan volume divided by loans
- Charge-off rate
- 21.4%
- 3 of 14 resolved loans
- Paid in full
- Not on file
- Recent-loan charge-off
- 21.4%
- on 14 resolved recent loans
- Lenders
- 20
Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
Benchmark: the median Home Services brand charges off 17.8% (66 brands with a published rate, same cumulative window and source). This brand is 3.6 points above it.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
A 21.4% charge-off rate means about 1 in 5 resolved SBA 7(a) loans to this brand was charged off. The approval-year chart above shows which years they came from.
What are the risks?
SBA loans charge off at 21.4% on 14 resolved loans, above the Home Services median of 17.8% (66 brands).
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Verdict grade + FDD Items 3 (litigation), 4 (bankruptcy), 8 (required suppliers), 16 (what you may sell), 21 (audited financials)
Risk and legal
Grade B: Second tier, 56/100 (category median 56); the full grade is at the top of the page.
How the grade is built
Why a B, factor by factor
- Financial health NeutralAudited financials; no going-concern doubt; statements are the parent's, so this stays near neutral
- Unit economics HelpsAvg gross sales $1.1M on a $215K investment midpoint, 5.3x (gross sales, not profit); an Item 19 earnings figure of $320K also counts
- Unit growth Neutral+3 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (107 to 110, +2.8% in total, +1.4% a year compounded); turnover 9.1%
- Scale Helps110 franchised units; franchising since 2014
- Legal Helps1 matter naming the franchisor among the Item 3 matters we list (0.9 per 100 outlets)
- Transparency HelpsItem 19 discloses financial performance; audited financials
- Adjustments after the six dimensions (-23 points)SBA loan record: the SBA charge-off rate (21.4% on 14 resolved loans) is between 20% and 50%, a range the score counts against a brand, so it took 15 points off. The score uses fixed ranges, not the category median, so a rate below its category median can still cost points.Score limits: a ceiling the method sets for specific risks (such as a very high SBA charge-off rate, high turnover or an auditor's going-concern doubt) took 8 points off.
From the six scored dimensions, an editorial assessment, not investment advice. How the score is built
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
Item 3 discloses: (1) a 2016 Virginia Securities Division Settlement Order against predecessor The Brothers Franchising, Corp. for an unregistered franchise sale ($2,500 penalty); and four matters involving affiliates: Executive Home Care Franchising v. Marshall Defendants (arbitration lost, $215,386 awarded against Executive Home Care); Executive Home Care v. Specialized Home Care Providers (settled, Defendants paid $55,000); CALLRN/Assisted Living Locators v. Vasia Corp/Mishkin/Clark (settled, $112,500 paid to franchisees); and CALLRN/ALL v. JL2 Holdings/Dickerson/Cohen (settled, $46,190 paid to franchisees).
Largest disclosed settlement in the franchisor's own cases: $2,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Plante & Moran, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
The revenue figures are in the Franchisor tab, under The franchisor.
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results; the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
Ask what the franchisor earns on the supplies it sells you or the rebates it takes (Item 8).
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Franchisor takes supplier rebates: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Notes from the filing review · not the score inputs
- 01MINORStrong positive net worth $77,627,013 offsets
- 02HIGHFour litigation matters (mostly affiliate/predecessor)
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
Litigation case detail5 matters · Item 3
Litigation cases
The franchisor and its predecessor
Concluded (1)
Matter with no printed caption
settledGovernment or regulatory action · The Brothers Franchising, Corp. · Commonwealth of Virginia, State Corporation Commission, Division of Securities and Retail Franchising · SEC-2015-00056
“On January 6, 2016, our predecessor, The Brothers Franchising, Corp., entered into a Settlement Order with the Commonwealth of Virginia, State Corporation Commission, Division of Securities and Retail Franchising relating to an unregistered sale of a franchise territory in Virginia (case number SEC-2015-00056).”Page 15 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “The Settlement Order: (a) required The Brothers Franchising, Corp. to pay a $2,000 penalty plus $500 for the cost of the investigation; and (b) prohibited The Brothers Franchising, Corp. and its successors from violating Virginia’s Retail Franchising Act in the future.”
Parent, affiliates, master franchisor and subfranchisor
Concluded (4)
CALLRN Franchise, LLC d/b/a Assisted Living Locators v. Vasia Corporation, Aaron Mishkin and Valerie Clark
settledBrought by the franchisor · CALLRN Franchise, LLC (Assisted Living Locators) · filed 2022-03-03 · American Arbitration Association · 01-22-0000-9785
“… Case No. 01-22-0000-9785 On March 3, 2022, our affiliate, CALLRN Franchise, LLC d/b/a Assisted Living Locators (“ALL”), filed a demand for arbitration”Page 16 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “... agreement under which the parties agreed, without any other exchange of consideration, to repurchase Respondents’ four Assisted Living Locators franchise territories for $28,125 each, for a total payment of $112,500.00, in exchange for the reconveyance of the territories, mutual Brothers Gutters Multi-State FDD April 24, 2026 10 releases and dismissals of all claims and counterclaims asserted in the arbitration ...”
CALLRN Franchise LLC and Assisted Living Locators Licensing, LLC v. JL2 Holdings, Inc., Lara Dickerson, Assisted Living Michelle Cohen, LLC and Michelle Cohen
settledBrought by the franchisor · CALLRN Franchise, LLC (Assisted Living Locators) · filed 2020-06-03 · United States District Court for the District of Arizona · 2:20-cv-01091-MTL
“… Case No. 2:20-cv-01091-MTL On June 3, 2020, our affiliate, CALLRN Franchise, LLC d/b/a Assisted”Page 17 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Executive Home Care Franchising, LLC v. Marshall Health Corp., Well-Being Home Corp., Clint Marshall, Massare Marshall and Greer Marshall
judgmentBrought by the franchisor · Executive Home Care Franchising, LLC · filed 2015-02-03 · U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey; American Arbitration Association (01-15-0003-2409) · 15-ch-00760
“… U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey;”Page 15 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Executive Home Care Franchising, LLC v. Specialized Home Care Providers, LLC, Michael Creatore and Nicholas Kerpsack
settledBrought by the franchisor · Executive Home Care Franchising, LLC · filed 2015-02-27 · U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey; American Arbitration Association (01-15-0003-4773) · 15-ch-01486
“… U.S. District Court for District of New Jersey;”Page 15 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before your own operating costs.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12 (territory), 15 (owner participation) and 17 (renewal, termination and disputes)
Contract and territory detail
| Allowed renewals | 2 |
|---|---|
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territory | No |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Who runs it (Item 15) | The owner, or a principal the franchisor approves, must run it |
| Non-compete (years) | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles) | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusal | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | New York County, New York (or nearest suitable location to franchisor's corporate headquarters) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Arizona |
Items 10 (financing), 11 (training and support)
Training and operations
- Classroom training
- 33 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 42 hrs
- Training location
- Poughkeepsie, New York (or virtually as designated)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 1–3 mo
- From signing to launch (FDD p.38)
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Service Bridge
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 (initial fees) & 11 (training and support)
Franchisor support
Item 20 (outlet counts) · call current owners
Franchisee contacts
Who can you call before you sign?
5 current outlets listed
Records carry the franchisee (company or owner name as the filing prints it), phone number and state (franchisee name on 20 of 21). No cities. 21 records: 5 current outlets + 16 former owners (terminated, transferred, not renewed or otherwise left). From the filing's Item 20 (the outlet list); the FDD itself is the free source. Our list covers 5 of the 110 franchised outlets Item 20 counts at year end; the owner exhibit prints the rest without a usable phone number, or omits them.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to open a Brothers that just do Gutters franchise?
Per the 2026 FDD, the total investment to open a Brothers that just do Gutters franchise ranges from $145K to $285K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This is the Item 7 total in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): the startup costs the franchisor lists, such as build-out, equipment, inventory and working capital. It usually leaves out buying land or a building; Item 7's notes say what is excluded.
What do The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Brothers that just do Gutters FDD, average gross sales were $1.1M (Item 19 group “All Operational Franchise Outlets - 2025”, 71 outlets; gross sales, not profit). The median is $1.0M. What an owner keeps depends on location, operating costs and management.
Who owns The Brothers that just do Gutters?
The Brothers that just do Gutters is franchised by Brothers Parsons Franchising LLC. Its parent company is Evive Brands, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is The Riverside Company (via Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI-A, L.P. and EHC Holding Company, LLC). Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Brothers that just do Gutters 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 Brothers that just do Gutters FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is The Brothers that just do Gutters' franchise failure rate?
There is no published franchise failure rate. What is measurable is The Brothers that just do Gutters' SBA charge-off rate: 21.4% on 14 resolved loans. Put plainly: 1 in 5 SBA 7(a) loans to The Brothers that just do Gutters owners charged off (3 of 14 resolved loans, approved since FY1991). The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. A franchisee can repay and close, or default and keep trading.
How many The Brothers that just do Gutters franchise locations are there?
Per the 2026 FDD, The Brothers that just do Gutters has 110 franchised units and 0 company-owned (110 in all). In the latest year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 10 (20 opened, 10 closed).
Is The Brothers that just do Gutters a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict gives The Brothers that just do Gutters a B Verdict grade (Second tier) with a verdict score of 56 out of 100 (higher is better), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Helped by unit economics (avg gross sales $1.1M on a $215K investment midpoint, 5.3x: gross sales, not profit), scale, legal record and transparency. The “Why a B” section on this page lists all six dimensions and any adjustment. Speak with current franchisees before making any investment decision.
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