OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
CERTA PROPAINTERS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). CERTA PROPAINTERS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $65K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $171K–$321K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 2 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.3M (Gross Sales realized by CertaPro's franchisees as of year-end (December 31) for 2025; n=291 franchisees who operated a CertaPro franchise for the full 12 months of the respective year, including those that are certified and perform Commercial Services; franchisees who provided incomplete or partial financial information during the reporting year were excluded from the chart for the applicable reporting year as follows: 2025 - 0; average $2,102,015, median $1,294,333, # at/above average 93 (32.0%); information not audited nor independently verified) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 299 franchised at year end · 18 exits (5.9% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 CERTA PROPAINTERS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
CERTA PROPAINTERS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the CERTA PROPAINTERS FDD for free?
CERTA PROPAINTERS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is CERTA PROPAINTERS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent CERTA PROPAINTERS FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does CERTA PROPAINTERS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — CERTA PROPAINTERS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.3M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does CERTA PROPAINTERS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, CERTA PROPAINTERS ended with 299 franchised outlets; 18 of 303 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 5.9% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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