Vizta Tint Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Vizta Tint is a home services franchise providing residential and commercial window tinting for privacy, security, and energy savings. Franchisees run local operations, managing installers, site surveys, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Vizta Tint franchise requires a total initial investment of $59K – $120K, including a $30K – $70K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 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 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $59K – $120K
- 11th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 0 outlets
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 34th pct Home Services
- Units
- 0
- 0th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services 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 $59K – $120K including a $30K 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 34/100 (higher is better).
- LEGAL19 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3, higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Vizta Tint Holdings, Inc.
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Leiby "Leo" Goldberger
- Incorporated in
- New Jersey
- HQ
- 277 Route 70 STE 227, Toms River, New Jersey 08755
- Auditor
- Salvatore S. Iavarone
- Audited financials
Affiliated brands
- DVS Holdings
- may
- provides management services to us and our affiliates
- HBFG Holdings
- Clozetivity Holdings
- Zippy Garage Holdings
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Leiby "Leo" Goldberger
- Headquarters
- NJ
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 0
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 60% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown12 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $30K | $30K | |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements | $0 | $2K | |
| Equipment | $2K | $2K | |
| Initial Inventory | $2K | $2K | |
| Computer, Software and Point of Sales System | $150 | $500 | |
| Service Vehicle | $1K | $4K | |
| Start-Up Marketing - Three Months | $6K | $6K | |
| Insurance Deposits - Three Months | $500 | $3K | |
| Travel for Initial Training | $500 | $2K | |
| Professional Fees | $500 | $2K | |
| Licenses and Permits | $500 | $2K | |
| Additional Funds - Three Months | $5K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $48K | $64K |
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
- $59K – $120K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $10K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $30K – $70K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $159 |
| Training fee | $500 |
| Transfer fee | $13K |
| Renewal fee | $5 |
| Inventory (initial) | $2K – $2K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Vizta Tint 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 Vizta Tint unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
70%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
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: 2024 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 9.0% (near the Home Services 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 Home Services averages
How Vizta Tint Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · 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
- Projected new
- 14
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
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 startup (0 units, began 2024) so distress is early-stage and low weight, but 11 litigation matters involving the principals (Goldberger/Swanson) across affiliated systems alleging concealment, fraudulent inducement, and breach of duty is a genuine concern. No Item 19.
Litigation (Item 3)
23 case reference(s): 0 pending, 3 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Salvatore S. Iavarone
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 34 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGH11 principal-related cases alleging fraudulent inducement/concealment across affiliates
- 02MINORPre-opening, 0 units, financial distress flagged as early-stage
- 03MINORNo Item 19 disclosure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Territory population | 350,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 19 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
23 case reference(s): 0 pending, 3 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 16 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 9 hrs
- Training location
- Off-site and on-site
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Jobber
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Jobber
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Vizta Tint franchise?
The total investment to open a Vizta Tint franchise ranges from $59K – $120K, with an initial franchise fee of $30K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Vizta Tint franchise owners earn?
Vizta Tint 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 Vizta Tint 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 Vizta Tint FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Vizta Tint's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Vizta Tint (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 Vizta Tint a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Vizta Tint as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 34 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.