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Mr. Rooter / the report

Mr. Rooter

Everything in the 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, in plain English, cited to the page. $49.

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Total investment$152,900to $298,675Item 7
Units, 2025240Item 20
Closures, 20255.7%Item 20
Royalty + ad8.0%Item 6
Litigation0Item 3

These five are free, on the brand page. The report is the other hundreds of pages.

What's inside

  1. The one-paragraph readwhat you buy, what it costs, what the count did
  2. Every fee, Items 5 and 633 rows
  3. What it costs to open, Item 7totals, biggest lines, what's excluded
  4. Item 19, decodedmethod, sample, exclusions
  5. Three years of units, Item 20openings, closures, transfers, by year
  6. Litigation and bankruptcy, Items 3 and 4one line per matter
  7. Territory, renewal, transfer, termination, Items 12 and 17the clauses that bind you
  8. Questions to ask existing franchiseesraised by this filing's own numbers
  9. Provenancestate, filing, date, method

About 5000 words. Web page and PDF, link good for 30 days.

Two pages from it

Every fee · the first 7 of 33

Initial fee actually paid, 2025Average about $81,424; range $39,101 to $320,073p. 27
Software System enrollment fee$1,250 per license grantedp. 29
License Fee (royalty)6% of Gross Sales; minimum License Fees applyp. 30
MAP Fee (national marketing)2% of Gross Salesp. 31
Initial Marketing Spend Requirement$60,000 in months 1–12; $75,000 in months 13–24p. 38
Late fee on Software System monthly fees$25 per month, or the legal maximum if lessp. 33
Non-attendance at ReunionUp to $2,000, pro-rated by days missedp. 34

Three years of units · system totals

YearStartOpenedClosedEnd
2023209115215
2024215229228
20252282313238

Net gain of 28 outlets, 2023 to 2025.p.94

Where the numbers come from

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions registry, filing 640790, effective 4/2/2026. Read line by line by two independent models, one of them blind to the other; a figure is published only when both agree and the quoted words are on the cited page. Nothing is estimated. The method, in full.

Who it's for

  • Someone about to sign a Mr. Rooter franchise agreement who wants to know what the document says before the attorney's meter starts.
  • An operator comparing Mr. Rooter against two or three other brands on the same terms.
  • A lender, landlord or partner who needs the figures with page numbers, not a brochure.

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Questions

Is this the filing itself?
No. The filing is public and you can get it from the state. This is the filing read for you: every figure with the page it came from, in plain English.
Is it legal advice?
This is a summary of a public filing, not legal advice. Take the filing to a franchise attorney before signing. The report makes that meeting shorter and cheaper.
How current is it?
It is read from the 2026 filing, effective 4/2/2026. When the franchisor files again the report is re-read, and buyers get the new one.
What if it isn't what I needed?
Reply to your receipt within thirty days and the charge is refunded. No questions.