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Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Brand
1-800-Plumber +Air logoDBelow average
1-800-Plumber +Air
Home Services
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LIFTOLOGY logoDBelow average
LIFTOLOGY
Home Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$179K – $346K
$166K – $365K
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
$20K – $50K
Franchise fee
$35K
$30K
Royalty rate
4.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$166K
N/A
Median gross sales
$538K
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
DBelow average
DBelow average
Verdict score
36 / 100
35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
10.7%
N/A
SBA loans on record
28
N/A
Scale
Total units
54
0
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
22.0%
N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
40
66
Contacts
Franchisee phones
62
15

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