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Buy a House Doctors Franchise

House Doctors is a handyman and home improvement franchise serving homeowners and light commercial clients across the United States. Founded in 1994 and franchising since 1997, the brand handles repairs, maintenance, interior and exterior remodeling, painting and aging-in-place modifications, positioning itself as a single, vetted provider for a customer’s full to-do list.

The model is home-based and built around a manager-owner who leads a team of licensed, insured, background-screened technicians rather than performing the work directly. Alongside one-off repair and project jobs, House Doctors offers subscription maintenance plans — rental, quarterly and monthly options aimed partly at the aging-in-place market — adding recurring revenue to a largely project-based business.

Since joining Premium Service Brands (PSB) in 2020, House Doctors has operated within a national home-services group whose brands include 360° Painting, ProLift Garage Doors and Window Gang, giving franchisees shared marketing, training and vendor resources. The network spans roughly 85 or more locations, and the brand leans on quick response times, upfront pricing and a one-year labor guarantee to stand out in a fragmented handyman market.

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Why buy a House Doctors Franchise?

Buying a House Doctors franchise offers entry into the steady, recession-resistant home-services category through a brand with nearly three decades of operating history and the backing of a national franchisor. The handyman segment is fragmented and dominated by independent operators, so a recognized name with upfront pricing, a labor guarantee and thousands of five-star reviews can carry real weight in winning local trust.

The home-based, manager-led structure keeps overhead low and supports semi-absentee operation for owners who would rather build a team than swing a hammer. Subscription maintenance plans add recurring revenue on top of project work, and PSB membership brings a national contact center, vendor discounts and a customer-acquisition and recruiting relationship with The Home Depot that an independent handyman business would struggle to replicate.

House Doctors Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1994

    • Franchising Since

      1997

    • New Startup Cost

      $119,850 – $191,000

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $65,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $20,000

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

      of Gross Sales, weekly

    • Marketing Fee

      2%

      of Gross Sales or $50/week min

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      88

    • New Units Opened *

      46

    • Units Transferred *

      4

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $573,090

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

House Doctors – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Incoming owners complete the Owner Experience Program (OXP), an intensive three-week course combining online and in-person training that covers capacity planning, marketing, estimating, sales and production. A Launch Coach guides the opening and an ongoing Business Coach supports growth afterward, while a seven-day National Contact Center handles inbound calls, lead follow-up and job booking. Owners also receive quarterly marketing playbooks, CareerPlug hiring tools and PSB vendor partnerships. Resale buyers should confirm what OXP onboarding and system access transfer to a new owner and existing staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    House Doctors suits a manager rather than a tradesperson: an owner comfortable recruiting and leading licensed technicians, scheduling jobs, pricing estimates and driving local sales and marketing. Trade or construction experience helps but is not required, since the franchisor's systems handle much of the operational detail. The model rewards organized, customer-focused operators who can build a reliable crew and a strong community reputation, and it can be run semi-absentee by owners who prefer to oversee the business rather than work in it day to day.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    House Doctors was named to Entrepreneur Magazine's 2026 Fastest-Growing Franchises list, which recognizes the top systems for unit growth across North America. It belongs to Premium Service Brands, an established multi-brand home-services franchisor, and is a member of the International Franchise Association and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, with EPA Lead-Safe certification, BBB accreditation and thousands of five-star Google reviews behind its local reputation. For resale buyers, brand recognition should be weighed alongside the individual territory's reviews, referral sources and community standing.

  4. Industry / Market

    House Doctors operates in the US home repair and improvement market, where homeowner spending on improvements and repairs runs into the hundreds of billions of dollars annually (Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies). Demand is supported by an aging housing stock, a large share of owners who prefer to hire projects out, and growing interest in aging-in-place modifications as the population ages. Repair and maintenance work tends to hold up across economic cycles, and the handyman segment remains highly fragmented, leaving room for a professional, branded operator to win local share.

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