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FV-03032·STRONGExcellent91FDD 2022

You’ve Got Maids

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2010Website
Investment
$36K – $107K
9th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$399K
16th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
5.9%
9th pct Commercial & …
Units
74
64th pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $36K – $107K including a $7K franchise fee, 5.9% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $399K/year.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 23 loans (below the industry average).
  • System 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

Legal entity
YGM Franchise, LLC
Incorporated in
South Carolina
HQ
3015 Dunes West Boulevard, Suite 101, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Auditor
CDM Financials, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$995K
vs $1.2M 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 You’ve Got Maids unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $399,087
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: $36K–$107K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

48%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$40K
EBITDA margin
10.1%
Total invested
$84K
Payback
25 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 You’ve Got Maids units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$247K

on $1.2M purchase

Total debt

$990K

SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Franchisees operate residential and commercial cleaning services, managing teams of cleaners who perform house and office cleaning contracts. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling client appointments, managing staff payroll and quality control, handling customer service inquiries, and generating recurring revenue through monthly cleaning subscriptions and one-time deep-cleaning jobs.

CEO
Frank Berger
Founded
2007
FDD year
2022
States available
16

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$36K – $107K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$7K
Royalty
5.9%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
$75 per week
Total fee load
5.9%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$399K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Actual Gross Sales
Sample size
30 units
vs category median 32
Range (low → high)
$34K$1.3M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
3 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Revenue rank16th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank9th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank9th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank64th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank38th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
74
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
17
Turnover rate
23.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
-15.9%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-14.9%
Compounded over last 3 years
2020
74-14
Franchised units
2021
88
Franchised units
2022
87
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 23 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 · 23 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.

Total loans
23
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

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

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Contracting franchise system with declining units, missing profitability disclosure, and active litigation creates meaningful uncertainty about unit economics and franchisor stability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDUnit decline of 15.9% YoY indicates shrinking franchise system and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosed — cannot assess true profitability despite $399K average revenue, making ROI calculation impossible
  3. 03HIGHActive litigation against franchisee over non-compete enforcement suggests tension in franchisor-franchisee relationship and potential post-exit disputes
  4. 04MINORLow franchise fee ($6,999) relative to total investment range ($36K-$107K) indicates high ongoing costs or variable territory costs that may trap franchisees
  5. 05MEDDeclining unit count combined with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about whether the business model is sustainable or profitable

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Household count/Zip code
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
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
South Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs

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

38 numbers

Locked
(401) 277-••••
RI
(210) 590-••••
TX
(213) 576-••••
HI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

You’ve Got Maids · FDD (2022) PDF

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