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Mr. Rooter vs Mr. Electric — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Mr. Rooter	Mr. Electric
Disclosure honesty	D	D
Investment from	$152,900	$159,500
Total fees	8%	8%
Outlets	238	236
Lawsuits	3	2

Mr. Rooter: what their numbers say

Discloses only gross sales by percentile tier (avg $2.09M system-wide) for 193 of 238 units. Excludes 13 closures, 22 new units, 14 transfers. No profitability, expenses, or owner income disclosed.

Mr. Electric: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (no expenses or net income) for 169 of 236 units, segmented by territory population size. Excludes 15 closed units and 17 non-reporters. No profitability data provided; significant survivorship bias.

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