How much does a Boat Sitters franchise cost?
Opening a Boat Sitters franchise takes a total initial investment of $41,800 to $63,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Boat Sitters franchises Boat Sitters Businesses. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Boat Sitters franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $41,800 to $63,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Start-up Marketing ($7,500 to $8,500), Service Vehicle ($0 to $8,000), and Vehicle Wrap ($1,500 to $5,000). Together they make up about 34% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $25,000, about 60% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $25,000 | $25,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Storage Unit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,100 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Service Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Vehicle Wrap2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Start-up Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $7,500 | $8,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $200 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $41,800 | $63,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
Source Boat Sitters, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Boat Sitters franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Boat Sitters, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 36, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Boat Sitters outlets there are, and how many closed
Boat Sitters had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had no company-owned outlets.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37 |
Source Boat Sitters, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 37, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Boat Sitters compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Boat Sitters' estimated range is $52,400. It costs less to open than 86% of Business Services franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Boat Sitters is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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