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Buy a Painter1 Franchise

Painter1 is a residential and commercial painting franchise founded in 2012 and franchising since 2015, headquartered in Spanish Fork, Utah. The brand covers interior and exterior painting, cabinet refinishing, wallpaper removal, popcorn ceiling and texture removal, and drywall repair. Customers include homeowners and commercial property owners across the United States.

The business runs on a home-based model with no commercial lease requirement. Franchisees manage teams of painters rather than performing the work themselves, with operations coordinated from a home office. The brand operates with a territory-based model and is available in most US states.

Painter1 was built by founders with over 20 years of painting franchise experience, drawing on backgrounds that included operating one of the largest painting franchise networks in North America. The brand is structured around franchisee-centric ownership, featuring a 10% equity pool through which owners share in the overall system’s value, a declining royalty structure, and proprietary on-site quoting software with an integrated CRM for lead management and client communications.

Latest Resales

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Why buy a Painter1 Franchise?

Buying a Painter1 franchise offers a distinctive ownership model uncommon in home services. Franchisees participate in a 10% system-wide equity pool, meaning owners benefit collectively as the network grows. Declining royalties reward franchisees as revenue scales, rather than maintaining a flat rate. Proprietary on-site quoting software and an integrated CRM streamline lead management, job estimating, and client communications from the outset.

The home-based, no-storefront model keeps overhead low relative to brick-and-mortar home services concepts. Franchisees build and manage painting teams rather than performing the work personally, making the business scalable without requiring trade skills. The multi-service scope, spanning painting, cabinet refinishing, texture removal, and drywall, supports a broader customer base.

Painter1 Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2014

    • Franchising Since

      2014

    • New Startup Cost

      $80,270 – $168,380

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $54,500

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $5,000

      max; reimburses franchisor's out-of-pocket costs plus taxes

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      42

    • New Units Opened *

      7

    • Units Transferred *

      4

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Painter1 – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Painter1's initial training covers 9–18 classroom hours and 30–57 on-the-job hours, delivered by experienced franchisees. Ongoing support includes operational guidance, business coaching, and peer networking through the franchise community. The brand's proprietary on-site quoting software and built-in CRM automate sales processing, lead management, and client communications. A 2% national advertising fund supports brand-level marketing. Resale buyers should confirm what onboarding, initial training, and system access the franchisor provides when ownership transfers.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The ideal Painter1 franchisee is sales-oriented and comfortable managing subcontract painters rather than performing the work personally. No painting experience is required; the role centers on business development, customer relationships, and local marketing. Comfort with digital tools matters, as daily operations run through the proprietary quoting and CRM platform. A semi-absentee structure is possible, though early-stage owners typically take a more active role building local lead flow. The brand suits process-driven operators who value a low-overhead, community-facing business.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Painter1 is recognized among Franchise Journal's Top Brands and holds a listing in IFPG's national franchise directory. The brand has earned credentials on consumer service platforms including Angie's List, HomeAdvisor, and Thumbtack across its franchised locations. Painter1's equity-sharing and declining royalty model has drawn notice in franchise industry coverage as an operator-friendly alternative to higher-cost painting franchises. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the local reputation of the specific territory, including review platform standing and referral network strength.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US house painting and decorating contractors sector reached approximately $28.1 billion in revenue in 2024, growing 3.8% that year, per IBISWorld. Demand is driven by home improvement spending and an aging housing stock requiring ongoing maintenance and refresh. The category has shown resilience through economic cycles, with private home improvement continuing even as new construction fluctuates. Seasonality can affect scheduling in colder markets. For resale buyers, local housing activity, territory demographics, and the quality of the existing client base are key factors.

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