You Move Me
Bottom line
- Total investment $107K – $219K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $638K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
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 You Move Me unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
You Move Me operates a moving and relocation services franchise where franchisees manage local moving operations, customer scheduling, crew logistics, and service delivery. Franchisees handle both residential and commercial moving jobs, managing their own staff, marketing, and customer relationships within a protected territory while paying royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 28 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
Small, undisclosed-metrics franchise with regulatory history and insufficient transparency to validate investment returns or competitive viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed - impossible to validate the $1.18M average revenue claim or project ROI
- 02MEDOnly 15 units system-wide indicates minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high per-unit overhead costs
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($106.5K-$218.9K) relative to system size creates significant risk if franchisee underperforms
- 04MINORPrior regulatory violation (2017 California consent order) demonstrates compliance and disclosure issues during franchise registration
- 05MINORTiered royalty structure (7% base, 3% above prior year revenue) creates complex accounting and potential franchisor-franchisee disputes over gross revenue calculations
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory - no visibility into system expansion, stability, or franchisee success rates
- 07MEDNet income not disclosed - cannot determine actual profitability or sustainability of franchise model
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
37 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
You Move Me · FDD (2021) PDF