Yard Patrol Pros Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $113K – $216K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Yard Patrol Pros is a home services franchise providing lawn maintenance and outdoor yard care for homeowners. Franchisees run route-based operations, managing crews, scheduling, and recurring accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Yard Patrol Pros franchise requires a total initial investment of $113K – $216K, including a $55K – $67K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2024 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - issued more than two years ago
Evidence: 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 scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $113K – $216K
- 41st pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Incl. company outletsProjection
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 48th pct Home Services
- Units
- 11
- 19th 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 $113K – $216K including a $55K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Ticket Size and Proposal Conversion Rate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 58/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +11 franchised outlets in the latest year (11 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports Ticket Size and Proposal Conversion Rate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- HFB MosquitoCo Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- HFB HoldCo, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 11 of the 2024 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- Homefront Brands (DDL Investments, Inc.)
- FDD Item 1, page 11 of the 2024 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Jeffrey Dudan
- Incorporated in
- North Carolina
- HQ
- 107 Parr Drive, Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
- Auditor
- Davies, Goldstein & Associates CPA's PLLC
- Audited financials
Affiliated brands
- DDL Investments
- LP Franchising
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 11
2 other brands on this site name Homefront Brands (DDL Investments, Inc.) as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.
Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2024 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
- Jeffrey Dudan
- Headquarters
- NC
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost is about typical for a home services franchise (near the category median).
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $55K | $67K | |
| Opening Assistance Feenot refundable | $5K | $5K | |
| Travel Expenses to Trainingnot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Security Deposits and Rentnot refundable | $0 | $3K | |
| Office Furniturenot refundable | $0 | $2K | |
| Vehicle and Vehicle Enhancementsnot refundable | $10K | $60K | |
| Tools and Equipmentnot refundable | $4K | $6K | |
| Business Management and Technology Systemnot refundable | $1K | $3K | |
| Technology Fee (3 Months)not refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Online Local Presence Feenot refundable | $747 | $747 | |
| Marketing Management Feenot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Industry Certifications, Licenses and Trainingsnot refundable | $450 | $4K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $500 | $2K | |
| Insurance Deposit and Initial Premiumsnot refundable | $2K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Marketingnot refundable | $15K | $22K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months)not refundable | $15K | $30K | |
| Total initial investment | $113K | $216K |
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
- $113K – $216K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $30K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $67K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $599 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $4K – $6K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Yard Patrol Pros is on file. 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 Yard Patrol Pros 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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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
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
Includes company-owned outlets
Reported per transaction, not per outlet
- Item 19 type
- Ticket Size and Proposal Conversion Rate
- Sample size
- 9 territories
- vs category median 32 · small
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
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
Item 19 reports Ticket Size and Proposal Conversion Rate rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
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 Yard Patrol Pros 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
- 11
- Opened
- 11
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
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
- 0.00 per open outlet · 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.
Item 12 · 2 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
1 current owner across 1 state.
- NC 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
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
Clean small franchisor: 11 franchised units, no litigation, no bankruptcy, 0% turnover, audited financials and Item 19 disclosed. No financial-distress or going-concern flags reported.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Davies, Goldstein & Associates CPA's PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 audited financial statements for HFB MosquitoCo Franchising, LLC (as of Dec 31 2022 and Dec 31 2023) are attached as Exhibit I but the statement pages (I-2 through I-11) are image-only/not present in the extracted text — no balance-sheet, income, or auditor figures could be read. All Item 21 numeric fields left null. (Note: Item 6/7 discloses franchisor total revenue of $949 derived from a required-purchase item = 1.7% of total revenue, implying franchisor total revenue ~$55,800 for that line, but this is not from the audited statements and is not reliable as total_revenue, so left null.)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGH0 litigation, 0 bankruptcy
- 02MINOR11 franchised units, 0% turnover
- 03MEDAudited financials, Item 19 disclosed
- 04MINORNo going-concern or distress flags
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 | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | No territory protection |
| Protected territory | No |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | 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 |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 1 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 2 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (American Arbitration Association) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 30 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- franchisor
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
1 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Yard Patrol Pros franchise?
The total investment to open a Yard Patrol Pros franchise ranges from $113K – $216K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Yard Patrol Pros franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Yard Patrol Pros FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Yard Patrol Pros?
Yard Patrol Pros is franchised by HFB MosquitoCo Franchising, LLC. Its parent company is HFB HoldCo, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Homefront Brands (DDL Investments, Inc.). Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Yard Patrol Pros 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 Yard Patrol Pros FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Yard Patrol Pros's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Yard Patrol Pros (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.
How many Yard Patrol Pros franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Yard Patrol Pros has 11 total units in the United States, including 11 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 11 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Yard Patrol Pros a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Yard Patrol Pros as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 58 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.