The average Seniors Helping Seniors unit reports $75k/mo in revenue.
Opening one costs $95k–$156k.
DisclosedItem 19 · 134 units reporting · Item 7 · 224 open units
Both figures are the franchisor’s own, straight out of the disclosure document. What is masked below is the rest of the analysis — and the capital check that follows measures your cash against that opening range.
Everything below is in the report. Every figure is cited to an FDD Item and page, and labelled with where the number came from. The labels are free. The numbers are what you are buying.
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New to FDDs? Here is what is in one
An FDD runs to 23 numbered Items and a few hundred pages. Four of them do most of the work in this report:
Item 7— what it costs to open, low to high. That is the range above, and it is the franchisor’s own estimate.
Item 19 — what units actually earn. A franchisor is not required to publish one at all; when it is missing, or when it reports profit where you expected revenue, that is itself a finding.
Item 20 — openings, closures, transfers and terminations, year by year. This is where churn shows up, and where a growth story either holds or does not.
Item 6 — the ongoing fees. Royalty and ad fund get quoted on a discovery call; the rest of the list usually does not.
Every figure in the report is cited to its Item and page, so you can check any of it against the document yourself.
Disclosedstated in this FDDDerivedour calculation from disclosed figuresBenchmarkour industry range, because the FDD does not disclose itInferredAI classification
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Against the total investment the franchisor discloses in Item 7. What it means for your loan, your coverage ratio and your payback is locked.
What it costs to open
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Item 7, as the franchisor states it. 14 line items.
Franchise FeeDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10Locked
Training FeeDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10Locked
Utility DepositsDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Leasehold ImprovementsDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Furniture, Fixtures & ImprovementsDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
SignageDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Office Equipment & SuppliesDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Grand Opening AdvertisingDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10Locked
Career ApparelDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Travel Training ExpensesDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Licenses & PermitsDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Legal & AccountingDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Licensing ConsultingDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Total investmentDisclosedItem 7, pp. 9-10 – Locked
Buyer-fit underwriting
5 locked
What the deal asks of you, against what you told us you have.
Capital gapDerivedLocked
Loan neededDerivedLocked
Net worth requirementDisclosedItem 5Locked
Liquid capital requirementDisclosedItem 5Locked
Margin after fees, rent and debtDerivedLocked
The cash ladder — Average Annual Revenue - Excludes 1st and 2nd Year Owners (2025)
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13 rungs, monthly, from disclosed revenue down to what the operator actually keeps. Every rung is labelled with where its number came from.
1. Gross revenueDisclosedLocked
2. − Franchise feesDisclosedLocked
3. − Fixed monthly feesDisclosedLocked
4. − Rent & occupancyDisclosedLocked
5. = Margin after fees & rentDerivedLocked
Not profit. Cost of goods, labor and operating costs have not been subtracted yet.
6. − Cost of goodsBenchmark – Locked
7. − LaborBenchmark – Locked
8. − Other operating costsBenchmark – Locked
9. = Operating EBITDABenchmark – Locked
Before debt service, owner compensation, depreciation and taxes.
10. − Debt serviceDerivedLocked
11. = Cash after debt, before owner drawBenchmark – Locked
All cash, so this is rung 9 unchanged. The operator has not been paid out of this yet.
12. Debt-service coverage ratioDerivedLocked
13. Years to recover the build-outBenchmark – Locked
Recovery of the build-out only. It does not include the operator's own time.
How you pay for it
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The loan this unit would need, and whether the unit can carry it.
Loan amountDerivedLocked
RateBenchmarkLocked
TermBenchmarkLocked
Monthly paymentDerivedLocked
Cash you put inDerivedLocked
Cash after debtDerived – Locked
Return on your cashDerived – Locked
Debt-service coverage ratioDerivedLocked
What this unit could supportDerivedLocked
Ongoing fees and hidden costs
10 locked
10 separate charges in the agreement. Most buyers find four.
RoyaltyDisclosedItem 6Locked
Brand fundDisclosedItem 6Locked
Local advertisingDisclosedItem 6Locked
Website FeeDisclosedItem 6Locked
Operations CRM SoftwareDisclosedItem 6Locked
Care AcademyDisclosedItem 6Locked
WelcomeHomeDisclosedItem 6Locked
AugustaDisclosedItem 6Locked
National Convention FeeDisclosedItem 6Locked
Late Reports FeeDisclosedItem 6Locked
What units actually make
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The franchisor's own numbers, and how wide the spread really is.
Average Annual Revenue - All Outlets (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - All Outlets (2024)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - All Outlets (2023)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Excludes 1st and 2nd Year Owners (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Excludes 1st and 2nd Year Owners (2024)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Excludes 1st and 2nd Year Owners (2023)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Full-Time Franchisees (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Part-Time Franchisees (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - Current Model (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - 1st Year Franchise Units (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - 2nd Year Franchise Units (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Average Annual Revenue - 3rd Year Franchise Units (2025)DisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
Units reportedDisclosedItem 19, pp. 38-45Locked
What we found in the document
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10 Items located and parsed. Every figure above cites one of them.