Vizta Tint Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $52K – $68K
- Disclosed sales
- not disclosed
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
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 $52K – $68K, including a $30K – $70K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Limited operating history: franchising since 2024. A system this young has fewer than three years of Item 20 outlet history and rarely enough SBA loans for a charge-off rate, so its grade rests on less evidence than an established system's. Read its Item 20 tables and talk to its first franchisees before relying on the grade. Other new franchisors
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: partial✓ 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 scored4 of 4 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $52K – $68K
- 8th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- 0 outlets
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 48th 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 median · 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 $52K – $68K including a $30K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThis franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 34/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHFlat: no net change in franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- 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 64% below the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
The filing's Item 7 TOTAL row prints $52,050 to $68,400. Its own line items add to $47,550 to $63,900. The total is shown as the franchisor printed it; the lines are listed as printed. The filing's own arithmetic: the 12 printed lines of Table A sum to $47,550 / $63,900 but the printed 'Total Estimate (Note 13)' reads $52,050 - $68,400, i.e.
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
- $52K – $68K
- 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%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- Brand Development Fund up to 2% of Gross Sales, currently…
- 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 makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Vizta Tint unit return on the cash you put in?
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.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
No financial performance representation
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that.
Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
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 median).
Disclosure
This franchisor makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD. Item 19 is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and this filing states that it makes none, so no revenue or earnings figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
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 medians
How Vizta Tint 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.
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
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 0
- Item 20 Table 5
- 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)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (defendant).
11 cases disclosed involving franchisor's principals (Goldberger/Swanson) across affiliated franchise systems (Clozetivity, Dryer Vent Squad, Frost Shades, Patch Boys), mostly former franchisee/officer disputes alleging concealment, fraudulent inducement, breach of duty; several settled ($10K-$140K), some dismissed without prejudice; also 3 state regulatory actions (Maryland, Minnesota, New York) for registration/disclosure violations and non-disclosure of a 1999 felony conviction.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Salvatore S. Iavarone
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 states the franchisor (Vizta Tint Holdings, Inc., a New Jersey corporation formed March 21, 2024) has not been in business three years and includes only an audited opening balance sheet dated 4/10/2024 in Exhibit D. No dollar figures (assets, liabilities, equity, revenue, net income) or auditor name appear in the extracted FDD text, so all Item 21 financial fields are null. Item 19 makes no financial performance representation.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
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 | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| 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 |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Ocean County, New Jersey |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | New Jersey |
| Litigation count | 19 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
11 cases disclosed involving franchisor's principals (Goldberger/Swanson) across affiliated franchise systems (Clozetivity, Dryer Vent Squad, Frost Shades, Patch Boys), mostly former franchisee/officer disputes alleging concealment, fraudulent inducement, breach of duty; several settled ($10K-$140K), some dismissed without prejudice; also 3 state regulatory actions (Maryland, Minnesota, New York) for registration/disclosure violations and non-disclosure of a 1999 felony conviction.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 16 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 9 hrs
- Training location
- Off-site and on-site
- Ongoing training
- Required
- 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 $52K – $68K, 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 makes no financial performance representation in Item 19 of its FDD - a voluntary item under the FTC Franchise Rule - so no unit revenue figures are disclosed. Declining to publish one is lawful and is not evidence of how the outlets perform. It does mean that less about this brand can be verified from its filing, and the FranchiseVerdict grade - an editorial assessment, not investment advice - reflects that. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Vizta Tint?
Vizta Tint is franchised by Vizta Tint Holdings, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
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). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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.