OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
HOMEVESTORS 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). HOMEVESTORS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 as a multistate filing — 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 | $80K |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $80K–$456K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 7 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $328K (Year 2021 (Jan 1–Dec 31, 2021) Gross Margin (total sales prices of properties sold less total purchase prices; NOT revenue/AUV or profit); n=958 franchised HomeVestors Businesses operating the full 12 months in 2021; unaudited; excludes businesses purchased, sold or transferred during 2021; before deduction of transaction royalty, marketing fees and all operating expenses. Top-quartile figure = 1st Quartile Average Gross Margin (n=239).) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2021) | 1,153 franchised at year end · 102 exits (8.9% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | clean (unqualified) audit opinion — BKD, LLP |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 HOMEVESTORS 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.
HOMEVESTORS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the HOMEVESTORS FDD for free?
HOMEVESTORS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record. It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is HOMEVESTORS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent HOMEVESTORS FDD tracked here was filed in 2026. Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does HOMEVESTORS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — HOMEVESTORS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $328K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does HOMEVESTORS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2021, HOMEVESTORS ended with 1,153 franchised outlets; 102 of 1,146 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 8.9% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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