Green Home Solutions Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Green Home Solutions franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Green Home Solutions discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses gross revenue ($169,621 median for 183 units in 2025) and entity financials from 33 franchisees showing 32.4% average operating profit. Limited sample; cherry-picks successful performers.
What a Green Home Solutions franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $55,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 8.25% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 10.25% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $118,650 – $198,070 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 8.25%-10% or $740/month minimum. Brand fund 2% + tech fee $499/month. Extensive compliance penalties including territory infringement fees.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Green Home Solutions system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 211 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 8 |
| Transferred to new owners | 7 |
| Closure rate | 0.5% of outlets |
8 terminations in 2025; 15+ ceased operations since 2023. Unit churn remains elevated despite growth.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Green Home Solutions worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10.25% of sales | steeper than 85% of other franchises franchises |
| Startup cost | from $118,650 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.5% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 3 | more litigious than 74% of peers |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Green Home Solutions
The franchisor's framing: Discloses gross revenue ($169,621 median for 183 units in 2025) and entity financials from… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Green Home Solutions franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Green Home Solutions franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $118,650–$198,070, including a $55,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Green Home Solutions franchise owners make?
- Discloses gross revenue ($169,621 median for 183 units in 2025) and entity financials from 33 franchisees showing 32.4% average operating profit. Limited sample; cherry-picks successful performers. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Green Home Solutions franchise fees?
- Green Home Solutions' FDD discloses a $55,000 initial franchise fee, a 8.25% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 10.25% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 8.25%-10% or $740/month minimum. Brand fund 2% + tech fee $499/month. Extensive compliance penalties including territory infringement fees.
- What is the Green Home Solutions franchise profit margin?
- Green Home Solutions does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses gross revenue ($169,621 median for 183 units in 2025) and entity financials from 33 franchisees showing 32.4% average operating profit. Limited sample; cherry-picks successful performers. Recurring fees alone take about 10.25% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Green Home Solutions franchise failure rate?
- 8 terminations in 2025; 15+ ceased operations since 2023. Unit churn remains elevated despite growth.
- How many Green Home Solutions locations are there?
- Green Home Solutions' FDD reports 211 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 7 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Green Home Solutions have complaints or lawsuits?
- Green Home Solutions discloses 3 legal matters in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Green Home Solutions franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Green Home Solutions scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 10.25% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 3 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Green Home Solutions or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.