Bottom line
- Total investment $199K – $359K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $663K/year (median $517K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 32/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 27 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Window Hero unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
31%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Window Hero units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.1M
on $5.3M purchase
Total debt
$4.2M
SBA $2.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Window Hero franchisees operate a mobile window cleaning and maintenance service business, dispatching crews to residential and commercial properties. Day-to-day operations include customer acquisition/scheduling, crew management, quality control, and invoicing. The business model is asset-light (equipment-focused) with recurring revenue potential from seasonal maintenance contracts.
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 · 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).
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
Moderate-to-caution risk profile: solid unit growth and protected territory are offset by undisclosed profitability metrics, opaque royalty minimums, and a royalty structure that penalizes revenue without regard to actual earnings.
Score breakdown · what drove the 32 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability claims against $662k average revenue
- 02MINORMinimum Monthly Royalty Fee structure not specified — could create cash flow pressure for slower-performing locations
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($198k-$359k) requires 30%+ of average annual revenue just to break even on entry cost
- 04MINOR77.1% YoY unit growth raises sustainability questions — rapid expansion can indicate recruitment-heavy model or selection/retention issues
- 05MINORRoyalty structure of 7% on gross revenue (not net) is aggressive for service-based business with variable margins
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Window Hero · FDD (2025) PDF