How much does a Border Magic franchise cost?
Opening a Border Magic franchise takes a total initial investment of $138,215 to $162,330, 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.
Border Magic franchises businesses under franchise agreements. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Border Magic franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $138,215 to $162,330. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Trailer, Equipment, Marketing, and Supplies Package ($50,090), BM 2000 Machine ($9,660), and Initial Training ($9,500). Together they make up about 43% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $63,000, about 46% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $63,000 | $63,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $9,500 | $9,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Site lease2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| BM 2000 Machine2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $9,660 | $9,660 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Trailer, Equipment, Marketing, and Supplies Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $50,090 | $50,090 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Border Magic Upgrade Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $1,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Shipping Cost2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $5,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Vehicle lease or financing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Hand Tools/ | $450 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Computer & Office Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 | $0 | $1,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Telephone/ | $0 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50 | $200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Travel and living expenses while training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $50 | $750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Vehicle Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $35 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Licensing and permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Legal/ | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $3,880 | $8,880 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 | $138,215 | $162,330 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10 |
Source Border Magic, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 9-10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Border Magic 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. If you receive any other financial performance information or projections of your future income, you should report it to the franchisor's management by contacting Frank J. “Butch” Mogavero at 2324 N. Robinson Drive, Waco, Texas 76706, (877) 892-2954, the Federal Trade Commission, and the appropriate state regulatory agencies
Source Border Magic, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Border Magic outlets there are, and how many closed
Border Magic ended 2024 with 32 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 2 franchised outlets opened and 8 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Border Magic opened 13 franchised outlets and 38 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 25, from 57 to 32 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were terminated, 20 were not renewed, and 16 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 27% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 4.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
| 2023 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
| 2022 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41 |
Source Border Magic, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 41, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Border Magic compares with other Home Services franchises
Measured against the 105 Home Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Border Magic's estimated range is $150,273. It costs less to open than 62% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 27% for Border Magic. That is higher than 96% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Border Magic's franchised system shrank 44%. The typical Home Services franchise here grew 6.6%.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Border Magic 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 Home Services franchise side by side.
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