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Jan-Pro vs Merry Maids — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Jan-Pro	Merry Maids
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$130,000	$126,880
Total fees	4.5%	8.3%
Outlets	108	802
Lawsuits	1	3

Jan-Pro: what their numbers say

Discloses gross contract revenue and gross revenue by tier/vintage for 115 and 48 franchisees respectively, plus expenses for subset. Omits owner compensation, net profit, and excludes ~54% of US franchisees from detailed financials. Pre-expense 'residual' not true net income.

Merry Maids: what their numbers say

Discloses only gross sales (no expenses, net income, or profit). Excludes 419 Legacy Franchises and 90 that ceased operations. Only 306 of 802 total outlets represented. Significant cherry-picking via Qualified Franchise filter.

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