Question 1

Is Servicemaster Clean or Anchored Tiny Homes cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Servicemaster Clean costs $111,800–$187,500 and Anchored Tiny Homes costs $113,750–$185,000 to open (FDD Item 7). Servicemaster Clean has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Servicemaster Clean or Anchored Tiny Homes?

Accepted Answer

Servicemaster Clean reports $885,376 average annual unit revenue vs $1,706,505 for Anchored Tiny Homes (FDD Item 19). Anchored Tiny Homes is higher. For Servicemaster Clean: Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures; Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. For Anchored Tiny Homes: Based on a single outlet - not a system average.

Question 3

Which is safer, Servicemaster Clean or Anchored Tiny Homes?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 0.0% for Servicemaster Clean and 0.0% for Anchored Tiny Homes. Lower is safer, so Servicemaster Clean has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, Servicemaster Clean or Anchored Tiny Homes?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades Servicemaster Clean A and Anchored Tiny Homes B, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	Servicemaster Clean	Anchored Tiny Homes
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	BAbove averageAbove average
Investment Range	$112K – $188K	$114K – $185K
Franchise Fee	$40K	$60K
Royalty Rate	Greater of Minimum Monthly Royalty (graduated by months of operation, $0-$2,982/mo) or (a) Royalties for Contracted Recurring Services on a 4-tier graduated scale from 7% down to 4% of Gross Service Sales for such services, plus (b) 10% of Gross Service Sales for Other (non-recurring) Services.	6.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$885KPer franchisee, not per outlet · Outlet subset	$1.7Mn=1
SBA Charge-Off Rate	0.0% (73 loans)	0.0% (10 loans)
Total Units	584	7
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	+5 units
Year Began Franchising	2021	2022
FDD Year	2026	2024

Servicemaster Clean vs Anchored Tiny Homes