Home and commercial services

HouseMaster franchise

Franchise opportunity with partial research from official sources.

Opening investment: $73,878–$132,689
U.S. locations: 190
Worldwide locations: >200

Opening costs and fees

$73,878–$132,689

Opening costs vary by format, location and lease terms.

Operating formats

Single Franchise

$73,878–$132,689

2026 FDD Item 7

Includes $42,500 initial franchise fee and $15,000–$30,000 additional funds for three months. The FDD’s printed maximum is $132,689, while its listed high-column components total $130,661.

Opening costs: Official 2026-FDD-referencing FAQ advertises $73,878–$130,661 initial investment including $42,500 franchise fee. Owners may begin as inspectors and grow into team leadership. Operations/systems training is described; trade training is not supplied directly, with inspector access to NIBI preparation. Full Item 7 formats and obligations remain unreviewed.
Published investment estimate: $73,878–$130,661. Issuer estimate · full 2026 FDD scope unverified. Issuer website estimated initial investment includes the $42,500 initial fee; do not add it again. Page refers to Items 5 and 7 of 2026 FDD; full current FDD and exact format/exclusion details are not verified. Undated webpage estimate; September 2026 capture is not an issuance or census date.
Single Franchise opening investment: Single Franchise: $73,878–$132,689 in the 2026 FDD. Printed total differs from the sum of listed costs; confirm the opening budget.2026

Key ongoing fees

License Fee (Royalty): 7.75% of first $200k annual Gross Sales, tiered down to 6.25% over $1.5M (subject to monthly minimum per territory).Monthly
MAP Fee & Local Marketing Groups: 2.5% of first $200k Gross Sales (2.25% on $200k–$250k; 2% over $250k) MAP Fee + up to 3% Local Marketing Group (currently 2% Neighborly marketing).Monthly
Software System & Call Center Fees: $156.45/month ZorWare Technology Package (+optional email/portal/QBO) + $349.99–$449.99/month Call Center (+$25/booked appointment).Monthly

Selected ongoing charges, not a complete fee schedule. Confirm the current FDD and the terms for your format.

Locations

190 U.S. locations (2025).

Existing locations do not establish that a new territory is available. Confirm your market with the franchisor.

Sources and figure notes

Reporting periods and scope

U.S. locations

2026 FDD Item 20 Table 1 reports 190 franchised and 0 company-owned U.S. outlets (190 total) at year-end 2025.

Worldwide locations

>200 worldwide lower bound from U.S. and Canadian inspection franchises; census date unstated. These service businesses support a worldwide lower bound; a public storefront is not required or claimed. The current recruitment page separately says 250+ U.S. franchise locations. This numerically compatible alternative has an unverified unit definition and no census date; it is not promoted to an operating-business count. Its 104 reporting franchised businesses (ranging from one-unit to nine-unit owners) are a financial sample, not the full operating network. The about page contains undated parent-network boilerplate (over 1,500 franchisees in 10 countries). This is excluded and limits freshness confidence; the proposal represents the literal undated brand service claim, not a new dated census. Historical franchised areas are not substituted for businesses. All selected pages are undated. September 15, 2026 is the new capture observation date, not a census or publication date. Operating service businesses may work from home or within service areas. No street premises, exact worldwide census, current individual owner identity or country/company allocation is inferred. All prior entries, eligibility history, financial metrics and typed U.S. unit fields remain unchanged.

Opening investment

$73,878–$132,689 printed total initial investment for a Single Franchise, including $42,500 initial franchise fee and $15,000–$30,000 additional funds for three months. The FDD’s printed maximum is $132,689, while its listed high-column components sum to $130,661.

Research snapshot: . Sources and methodology

Compare independent startup vs. franchise economics

Compare HouseMaster’s franchise model against starting or buying an independent business in property maintenance and improvements (line-item CapEx, 0%-royalty owner SDE margins & SBA resale multiples):