How much does a Crawl Space Ninja franchise cost?
Opening a Crawl Space Ninja franchise takes a total initial investment of $210,500 to $457,055, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median of $21,800 across 16 outlets.
Crawl Space Ninja franchises businesses operating under its Principal Marks and offering Approved Products and Approved Services. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Crawl Space Ninja franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $210,500 to $457,055. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment (Including Vehicle) ($60,000 to $222,555), Additional operating funds – 3 Months ($40,000 to $60,000), and Initial Inventory Package ($20,000 to $30,000). Together they make up about 68% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $59,000, about 28% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $59,000 | $59,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Design and Architectural Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Construction, Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,500 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Equipment (Including Vehicle)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $60,000 | $222,555 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Technology Hardware/ | $4,000 | $7,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Inventory Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $20,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Utility, and Security Deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Pre-opening Travel and Training Expense2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Launch Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Business Permits and Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Additional operating funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $40,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $210,500 | $457,055 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
Source Crawl Space Ninja, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17, 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 Crawl Space Ninja franchisees actually report earning
Median
$21,800
Crawl Space Ninja's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024 calendar year (the “Measurement Period”). Basis: Reporting Franchised Outlets.
Sample size: 16 outlets. The FDD also reports average of group of $21,914. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The North Georgia Outlet was excluded from Item 19 because it was not open for the entirety of the Measurement Period.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Crawl Space Ninja outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Crawl Space Ninja, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 46, 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 Crawl Space Ninja outlets there are, and how many closed
Crawl Space Ninja ended 2024 with 16 franchised outlets and 2 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Crawl Space Ninja opened 7 franchised outlets and 8 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 1, from 17 to 16 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 5 were terminated and 3 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 14% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 7.
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 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2023 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50 |
Source Crawl Space Ninja, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 50, 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 Crawl Space Ninja 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 Crawl Space Ninja's estimated range is $333,778. It costs more to open than 90% of Home Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 14% for Crawl Space Ninja. That is higher than 85% of the 82 Home Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Crawl Space Ninja's franchised system shrank 5.9%. 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. Crawl Space Ninja is 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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