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OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2019

Right at Home FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2019

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). Right at Home's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2019 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.

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THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2019 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2019 filing revealedextracted · sourced
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$50K
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty5.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$80K–$147K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters1
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — median unit volume $940K (Table 1: Net Billings Information for Franchised Offices Open at Least One Year — "All Offices Open One Year or More Ending 2018", Total Offices 308. "The information and figures regarding Net Billings presented in Table 1 below is based upon information reported to us by Right at Home Franchisees for 308 Franchised Businesses... NOTE: Right at Home has not audited this information, nor have we independently verified this information. The information is for the period commencing January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018." 103 (38%) attained or exceeded the average; 153 (50%) attained or exceeded the median; Highest Offices Net Billings $12,042,306.39; Lowest Offices Net Billings $26,593.51; Average Percent Increase over 2017 5.1%.)
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2018)471 franchised at year end · 11 exits (2.3% annualized)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsclean (unqualified) audit opinion — Lutz & Company, P.C.

Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2019 Right at Home 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.

Right at Home FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the Right at Home FDD for free?

Right at Home's 2019 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 Right at Home's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent Right at Home FDD tracked here was filed in 2019 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 Right at Home's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — Right at Home makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2019 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $940K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does Right at Home's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2018, Right at Home ended with 471 franchised outlets; 11 of 475 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 2.3% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").

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