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Yard Patrol Pros

Formerly known as Mozzie Dome

Home Services - Pest ControlFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$113K – $216K
59th pct Pest Control
Avg revenue
$400
0th pct Pest Control
Royalty
Units
11
27th pct Pest Control
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $113K – $216K including a $55K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $400/year (median $493).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
  • No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
HFB MosquitoCo Franchising, LLC
Parent company
HFB HoldCo, LLC
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
107 Parr Drive, Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
Auditor
Davies, Goldstein & Associates CPA's PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $136K prior year

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 Yard Patrol Pros unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $400
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $113K–$216K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $15K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

0%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$44
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$187K
Payback
51080 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Yard Patrol Pros franchisees operate outdoor lawn and landscape maintenance services, likely including mowing, trimming, edging, and seasonal yard care. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling client appointments, managing crews or performing work directly, maintaining equipment, and handling customer service and billing for residential and/or commercial accounts.

CEO
Jeffrey Dudan
Founded
2022
FDD year
2024
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$113K – $216K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$15K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
greater of: (i) 7% of Gross Revenue; or (ii) the Minimum …
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$400
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$493
Item 19 type
Ticket Size and Proposal Conversion Rate
Sample size
9 units
vs category median 33 · small
Range (low → high)
$50$3K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank0th
vs Home Services - Pest Control peers
Investment cost rank59th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank55th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank27th
vs Home Services - Pest Control peers
Risk score rank95th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
11
Opened
11
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
2022
11+11
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 17 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 17 states
Not registered

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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

67
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE67 / 100

Yard Patrol Pros presents CAUTION-to-HIGH RISK profile due to undisclosed profitability data, minimal system size, going concern issues, unprotected territory, and investment scale misaligned with disclosed revenue metrics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure - impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability
  2. 02MINOROnly 11 units systemwide with unknown growth trajectory - suggests stagnant or shrinking franchise system
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE - indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level
  4. 04MINORNo territorial protection - franchisees compete directly with other Yard Patrol Pros in same market
  5. 05MEDDual royalty structure (7% or Minimum Monthly Fee) - minimum fee structure not disclosed, creating unknown financial obligations
  6. 06MEDHigh initial investment ($113k-$216k) relative to disclosed average revenue ($400) - extremely concerning ROI profile
  7. 07MINORVery small franchise base (11 units) limits support infrastructure and brand recognition

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated Territory
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
30 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks
Operating tech stack

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

20 numbers

Locked
(651) 539-••••
MN
(804) 371-••••
VA
(360) 902-••••
WA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Yard Patrol Pros · FDD (2024) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above