OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
GARAGE LIVING 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). GARAGE LIVING'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 | $60K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.5% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $246K–$324K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 2 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $1.5M ("The table below represents data for 2025 Average Annual Gross Sales, Average Gross Sales by Quartile, Average Annual Costs of Goods Sold, Average Labor Costs, and Average Annual Gross Profit of 30 franchise business operations that operate 37 territories that had been open and operating for a full 12 months ending December 31, 2025. We have excluded the performance of 4 non-conforming franchise business operations that operate in 4 territories. Non-confirming includes defaults including but not limited to accounting records that have not been properly maintained or businesses operating in a part time capacity including the failure to open a showroom as required by the franchise agreement. This data also excludes our franchise operations and our single corporately owned operation in Canada." (As of December 31, 2025 fiscal year end, there were 41 U.S. franchised territories, including 2 corporately owned territories operated as 1 franchise business operation; 41 franchise territories were operated by 34 individual business operations.)) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 47 franchised at year end · 2 exits (4.1% annualized) |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 GARAGE LIVING 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.
GARAGE LIVING FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the GARAGE LIVING FDD for free?
GARAGE LIVING'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 GARAGE LIVING's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent GARAGE LIVING 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 GARAGE LIVING's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — GARAGE LIVING makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $1.5M. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does GARAGE LIVING's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, GARAGE LIVING ended with 47 franchised outlets; 2 of 49 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 4.1% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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