How much does a Deer Solution franchise cost?
Opening a Deer Solution franchise takes a total initial investment of $96,800 to $149,000, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for gross sales of operational franchise outlets: a range of $145,109 to $306,458.
Deer Solution franchises Deer Solution Businesses that provide Approved Services and Products from service vehicles at customer homes. Category: Home Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Deer Solution franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $96,800 to $149,000. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – Three Months ($11,100 to $41,400), Start-Up Marketing ($15,000), and Service Vehicle ($9,500 to $13,600). Together they make up about 47% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,500, about 51% 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 | $49,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Lease Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Furniture and Fixtures2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Utility Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $0 | $200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $600 | $1,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Initial Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $3,700 | $4,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $900 | $2,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Computer, Software, and Business Management System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,400 | $2,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Service Vehicle2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $9,500 | $13,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Start-Up Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance Deposits – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $400 | $1,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Travel for Initial Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $900 | $2,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,000 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Licenses and Permits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Printing, Stationery and Office Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $300 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds – Three Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $11,100 | $41,400 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 | $96,800 | $149,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14 |
Source Deer Solution, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13-14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Deer Solution franchisees actually report earning
Deer Solution's 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
The information in this analysis has not been audited, is based on historical financial data and is not a forecast or projection of future financial performance.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales of Operational Franchise OutletsThe FDD prints individual Gross Sales figures for Central New Jersey and Main Line. | – | $145,109 | $306,458 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Gross Sales of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $2,872,319 | $2,872,319 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Direct Cost of Goods Sold of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $282,770 | $282,770 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Direct Labor Cost of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $583,787 | $583,787 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Service Vehicle Cost of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $260,577 | $260,577 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Direct Gross Profit of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $1,745,185 | $1,745,185 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Direct Gross Profit Less Disclosed Expenses of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $1,367,539 | $1,367,539 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Direct Gross Profit Less Disclosed Expenses and Select Franchise Related Expenses of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet figure. | – | $893,606 | $893,606 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 42 |
| Gross Sales Per Service Visit of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints $117.36; whole-dollar extraction records 117. | – | $117 | $117 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| New Accounts of Operational Franchise OutletsThe FDD prints individual figures for Central New Jersey and Main Line. | – | $74 | $74 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Renewed Accounts of Operational Franchise OutletsThe FDD prints individual figures for Central New Jersey and Main Line. | – | $68 | $200 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Total Accounts of Operational Franchise OutletsThe FDD prints individual figures for Central New Jersey and Main Line. | – | $142 | $274 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| Number of Service Visits of Operational Franchise OutletsThe FDD prints individual figures for Central New Jersey and Main Line. | – | $1,332 | $2,638 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 44 |
| New Accounts of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet total. | – | $466 | $466 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Renewed Accounts of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet total. | – | $1,724 | $1,724 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Total Accounts of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet total. | – | $2,190 | $2,190 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
| Number of Service Visits of Company Owned OutletThe FDD prints one Company Owned Outlet total. | – | $24,475 | $24,475 | 1 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 43 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Deer Solution's Item 19 covers the 2024 Calendar Year. Basis: Company Owned Outlet and Operational Franchise Outlets.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- The Lowcountry Outlet was transferred to a new franchisee in December 2024 and, prior to that, this Outlet did not spend any amount on local marketing for the Franchised Business. The Outlet did not operate in a way that is representative of the Franchised Business and, as such, we exclude financial performance representations for this Outlet from Item 19.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Deer Solution outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Deer Solution, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41-44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Deer Solution outlets there are, and how many closed
Deer Solution ended 2024 with 3 franchised outlets and 3 company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Deer Solution opened 4 franchised outlets and 1 outlet left the system. That is a net gain of 3, from 0 to 3 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 1 was bought back by the franchisor.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
Source Deer Solution, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Deer Solution 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 Deer Solution's estimated range is $122,900. It costs less to open than 75% of Home Services franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 77 of the 105 Home Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Deer Solution 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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