Mobiledumps
Disclosure honesty
Mobiledumps discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor states it does not authorize any such representations orally or in writing.
Is Mobiledumps worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 10% of sales | steeper than 72% of home & trade services franchises |
| Startup cost | from $61,640 | cheaper than most (median $119,850) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 23.1% of outlets | worse than 94% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Mobiledumps
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor states it does not authorize any… 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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Mobiledumps franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Mobiledumps franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $61,640–$210,100, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Mobiledumps franchise owners make?
- Mobiledumps discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What is the Mobiledumps franchise failure rate?
- 6 outlets ceased operations in 2025; 17 terminations 2023-2025 period.
- Is a Mobiledumps franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Mobiledumps scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 10% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 36691-202605-09 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Mobiledumps or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.