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ITEMS 5–7 · FDD 2020

How much is a ProLift Garage Doors franchise?

Per ProLift Garage Doors's 2020 FDD, the initial franchise fee is $60K (Item 5) and the total initial investment runs $101K–$142K (Item 7); once open, you pay an ongoing royalty of 6.0% of gross sales (Item 6).

Franchise fee · Item 5

$60K

one-time, to buy in

Royalty · Item 6

6.0%

of gross sales, ongoing

Total investment · Item 7

$101K–$142K

franchisor's own estimate

ProLift Garage Doors vs home services medians42 systems benchmarked
Cost lineProLift Garage DoorsSector median
Initial franchise fee ITEM 5$60K$55K
Ongoing royalty ITEM 66.0%6.0%
Total initial investment ITEM 7$101K–$142K$118K–$207K

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Breakeven framingwhat it costs · what it drags

The buy-in is the smaller number. The larger one is the drag: 6.0% of every sale leaves before rent, labor, or your salary — so breakeven depends on volume you cannot know from the FDD, and this brand publishes no Item 19 earnings data to anchor it.

To open (Item 7)

$101K–$142K

all-in investment range

Franchise fee (Item 5)

$60K

upfront, one-time

Royalty (Item 6)

6%

of sales, ongoing

If a unit does this in annual sales…$1M/yr

Your figure — this brand discloses no Item 19 earnings; validate with current & former owners.

Royalty you'd pay / yr

$60K

6% of sales, before profit

Over a 10-yr term

$600K

royalties alone, excl. ad fund

This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.

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ProLift Garage Doors cost questions, answered from the filing

How much is a ProLift Garage Doors franchise?

Per ProLift Garage Doors's 2020 FDD, opening a franchise requires an initial franchise fee of $60K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $101K–$142K (Item 7). Item 7 is the franchisor's own estimate — treat the low end as a floor, not a budget.

What royalty does ProLift Garage Doors charge?

ProLift Garage Doors charges an ongoing royalty of 6.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2020 FDD. The median across 42 home services systems tracked here is 6.0%.

Does ProLift Garage Doors tell you what franchisees earn?

No — ProLift Garage Doors's 2020 FDD makes no Item 19 earnings claim, so any revenue figure you hear comes from sales conversations, not disclosure documents. Validate with current and former franchisees.

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