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Zoom Drain vs Molly Maid — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Zoom Drain	Molly Maid
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$259,618	$144,150
Total fees	8%	8.5%
Outlets	59	432
Lawsuits	0	1

Zoom Drain: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (avg/median/high/low) for franchisees by tenure cohort and affiliate P&L. No franchisee net income shown. Affiliate earnings disclosed but not representative of typical franchisee results.

Molly Maid: what their numbers say

Discloses Gross Sales data for 402 of 432 units (2025). Excludes 21 closed units, 22 transferred units, and 6 new units from analysis. No profit, expense, or owner income data disclosed. Significant survivorship bias from excluding closures.

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