You’ve Got Maids Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $36K – $107K
- Disclosed sales
- $399K
- gross sales, not profit
- SBA charge-off
- Limited · 17 loans
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
You've Got Maids is a residential cleaning franchise providing recurring house cleaning with trained, uniformed teams. Franchisees run a route-based operation managing crews, scheduling, and customer retention in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A You’ve Got Maids franchise requires a total initial investment of $36K – $107K, including a $7K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.9% royalty[2]. Per the 2022 FDD, average revenue per franchisee was $399K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per franchisee rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. 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
- $36K – $107K
- 9th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $399K
- Per franchisee, not per outlet
- Royalty
- 5.9%
- 14th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 74
- 57th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $36K – $107K including a $7K franchise fee, 5.9% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage revenue per franchisee of $399K/year. Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 46/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -14 franchised outlets in the latest year (4 opened, 18 closed) (Item 20).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -14.9% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- YGM Franchise, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Frank Berger
- CEO experience
- 19 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- South Carolina
- HQ
- 3015 Dunes West Boulevard, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
- Auditor
- CDM Financials, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.2M
- vs $995K prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Frank Berger
- Headquarters
- SC
- Founded
- 2005
- FDD year
- 2022
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 58% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2022 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2022 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $7K | $7K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $5K | $20K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $24K | $80K |
| Total initial investment | $36K | $107K |
Source: You’ve Got Maids 2022 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $36K – $107K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $20K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $7K – $7K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 5.9%
- Tiered by sales volume · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- $75 per week
- Total fee load
- 5.9%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.9% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $595 |
| Transfer fee | $7K |
| Renewal fee | $1K |
| Total fee load | 5.9% of rev |
A 5.9% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 26% below the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
Source: FDD 2022 · Item 19
Single-unit · not modelled
Returns at a glance
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for You’ve Got Maids until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.
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Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for ad fund rate, 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.
Total invested capital · disclosed
$84K
Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one You’ve Got Maids 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 ad fund rate, 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.
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Not modelled yet
An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for ad fund rate, 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.
A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.
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: 2022 FDD
Financial Performance
Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures
- Avg gross sales
- $399K
- Per franchisee, per year — not per outlet
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 30 franchisees
- vs category median 32
- Reporting year
- 2021
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2022
- Disclosed in the 2022 filing, covering 2021
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 191 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
The average franchisee generates $399K/year in gross sales.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 5.9% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance median of 8.3%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 3/10 — moderate disclosure depth. Average and range data are available but detailed cohort breakdowns may be limited.
Operator retention
System contracting at -14.9% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Multi-unit rate
Only 1% of franchisees own multiple units. Could indicate challenging economics or a young system where operators haven't had time to expand.
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 Cleaning & Maintenance medians
How You’ve Got Maids Compares
Per franchisee, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
Category median of published Cleaning & Maintenance 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 2022 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 74
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 18
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 24.3%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -14.9%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -14.9%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Not renewed
- 1
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 21 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
45 current owners across 21 states.
- TX 7
- CA 6
- FL 6
- NC 4
- AZ 2
- MO 2
- NV 2
- OH 2
- SC 2
- CO 1
- IL 1
- IN 1
- +9 more states
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.
A system losing more than 10% of its units year-over-year is a red flag. Check whether closures are concentrated in specific regions.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 17
- Loan volume
- $1.6M
- Median loan
- $94K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- Limited · 17 loans
- Limited SBA coverage: 17 loans, rate hidden until 10 have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Limited · 17 loans
- 5-yr charge-off
- Limited · 17 loans
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 7
- Defaults
- 1
- Typical loan rate
- 6.9%
- avg rate to borrowers
- vs industry
- N/A
- Jobs supported
- 194
- Lender concentration
- N/A
Borrower mix: 62% went to startups / new businesses, 38% to established operators
Top lenders financing You’ve Got Maids franchisees
Showing 3 of 7 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Lender network · 7(a) + 504
SBA Lending Report
Full lending analysis for You’ve Got Maids from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.
- Avg interest rate
- 6.92%
- Avg chargeoff amount
- $71K
- Jobs supported
- 194
Top SBA lenders
| # | Lender | Loans | Volume | Default % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Midwest Savings Bank National Association | 7 | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | Fifth Third Bank | 3 | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | The Huntington National Bank | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | EagleBank | 2 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | BayFirst National Bank | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Geographic failure vector
| State | Loans | Defaults | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| TXTexas | 7 | 0 | -- |
| ILIllinois | 3 | 0 | -- |
| MDMaryland | 2 | 0 | -- |
| FLFlorida | 1 | 0 | -- |
| LALouisiana | 1 | 0 | -- |
| NVNevada | 1 | 0 | -- |
| PAPennsylvania | 1 | 0 | -- |
| VAVirginia | 1 | 0 | -- |
SBA 7(a) lending trend
Borrower profile
Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict
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
Financially sound with positive net worth of $1.5M and net income of $503,733 on $1.16M revenue, audited financials and Item 19 disclosed. One minor concern: negative net growth of -14.9% in a 74-unit system. The single pending litigation is franchisor-initiated (enforcing a non-compete against a former franchisee), which is not adverse.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: the franchisor is a named party (plaintiff).
YGM Franchise LLC vs. Service Joy Corporation (D.S.C. Case No. 2:2020CV01250, filed April 2, 2020). Franchisor filed complaint for injunctive and other relief against former franchisee to enforce post-termination obligations and non-competition provisions of franchise agreement.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · CDM Financials, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORNet growth -14.9% (system shrinkage)
- 02MINOROne pending suit, but franchisor-initiated (non-compete enforcement)
- 03MINORStrong financials: net worth $1.5M, net income $503K
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 5.9% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2022 · 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 | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | 20,000-80,000 Qualified Households |
| 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 | 75 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 15 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 6 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Charleston County, South Carolina |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | South Carolina |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
YGM Franchise LLC vs. Service Joy Corporation (D.S.C. Case No. 2:2020CV01250, filed April 2, 2020). Franchisor filed complaint for injunctive and other relief against former franchisee to enforce post-termination obligations and non-competition provisions of franchise agreement.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate Office or online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 0 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Site selection
- franchisee selects within Protected Territory, subject to franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Franchise Management Software System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Franchise Management Software System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
45 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 You’ve Got Maids franchise?
The total investment to open a You’ve Got Maids franchise ranges from $36K – $107K, with an initial franchise fee of $7K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do You’ve Got Maids franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the You’ve Got Maids FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $399K. Important context: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
Who owns You’ve Got Maids?
You’ve Got Maids is franchised by YGM Franchise, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2022 filing.
What is Item 19 in the You’ve Got Maids 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 You’ve Got Maids FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is You’ve Got Maids's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for You’ve Got Maids (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 You’ve Got Maids franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, You’ve Got Maids has 74 total units in the United States, including 74 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is You’ve Got Maids a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates You’ve Got Maids as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 46 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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