Mosquito Sheriff franchise review
Entity: Mosquito Sheriff Franchising, Inc.
Parent: Founder-operated
Ownership: founder-operated
Franchising since: 2021
5
System Size
franchised outlets, end 2024
$79K–$81K
Initial Investment
Item 7 range
$39,600
Annual Fees at $300K
#1 of 5 in cohort
+5 units
3-Year Net Growth
Early-stage launch
Where Sheriff Stands vs. Peers
Fee burden (at $300K)
$39,600/yr
#1 of 5
Royalty rate
10%
Flat rate on Gross Revenues
Marketing floor
$1,800/yr
lowest in cohort (flat $150/mo)
2024 attrition
0.0%
lowest in cohort
Disclosure quality
Minimal
7th of 7
Peer comparisons from
fee burden,
system health,
cost to enter
analysis.
Biggest Watchouts Editorial
- △ 94% of initial investment ($75,000 of $79,450–$81,500) goes directly to the franchisor at signing — highest franchisor capture ratio in either cohort.
- △ No Item 19 disclosure — zero financial performance data available.
- △ 5 franchised units total. Smallest system in the mosquito cohort by a wide margin.
- △ Technology fees are tiered by revenue (Dispatch Routing $100–$700/mo) and include per-sale commissions ($15–$35/sale) — unpredictable ongoing cost.
- △ Minimum royalty escalates to $2,000/month at Year 6+ ($24,000/year).
Strongest Positives Editorial
- ✓ Lowest initial investment in the cohort ($79,450–$81,500).
- ✓ Simplest marketing structure: flat $150/month. No percentage-based fund, no mandatory local spend.
- ✓ Zero terminations, non-renewals, or transfers across all 3 years.
- ✓ Projected to double system size in 2025 (5 new units).
Fee Burden Position Modeled
| Revenue Level |
Annual Fees |
% of Revenue |
Rank |
| $200,000 |
$28,400 |
14.2% |
1 of 5 |
| $300,000 |
$39,600 |
13.2% |
1 of 5 |
| $400,000 |
$51,400 |
12.9% |
1 of 5 |
| $500,000 |
$63,200 |
12.6% |
1 of 5 |
Year 5 assumptions, single territory. See full methodology.
System Health
| Year |
Opened |
Closed |
Net Change |
End Count |
| 2022 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
1 |
| 2023 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
4 |
| 2024 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
5 |
Micro-system
5 franchised units is extremely small. Zero closures is positive but the sample size is too small to draw conclusions about system stability.
Disclosure Quality Editorial
No Item 19 financial performance representation. No revenue, profit, or customer data disclosed. With only 5 franchised units and no public performance benchmarks, a buyer cannot assess unit economics from the FDD.
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Full fee burden modeling, Item 19 translation, risk flags, investment breakdown
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What’s in the report
1Fee Burden Deep Dive
Dollar-level modeling at 4 revenue levels with component breakdown, minimum triggers, and year-by-year escalation
2Item 19 Translation
What the financial performance data actually says — and what it conspicuously omits
3Investment Breakdown
Where the initial investment goes, what’s negotiable vs. fixed, what the FDD footnotes bury
4System Health Narrative
Churn context, closure patterns, transfer trends — what the Item 20 numbers actually mean
5Risk Flags & Litigation
Regulatory history, entity changes, franchise dispute outcomes, and what they signal
6Discovery Day Questions
Specific, data-informed questions to ask the franchisor — derived from this brand’s FDD
7Peer Positioning
How this brand compares across the full mosquito pest control category with narrative context
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