Mr. Handyman of N Monmouth and E Middlesex Counties
Mr. Handyman franchise for sale in New Jersey
List Price: $275,000 USD
Key Facts
Annual Gross Revenue
$474,000 USD
Cash Flow
$100,000 – $150,000
Seasonal Business
No
Value of Inventory
Upon Inquiry
Value of Assets
Upon Inquiry
Year Established
Upon Inquiry
Approx. Monthly Rent
N/A
Total Employees
Upon Inquiry
1–3 MonthsTransition
Support
NonePrice/Terms
Flexibility
NoneSeller financing Available
Full-timeOwner
Involvement
About this Business
Business Highlights:
Established franchise of a recognized national brand with proven systems, training, and marketing support already in place.
Outstanding reputation with a 4.8 out of 5.0 rating across 611 customer reviews, a major trust signal in a referral-driven trade.
Large protected territory spanning 37+ towns across northern Monmouth and eastern Middlesex Counties, affluent New York City commuter suburbs with deep, aging housing stock that drives steady repair demand.
Asset-light operation with a branded van fleet, tools, an established local phone number, website, and customer database. No real estate to purchase.
Diversified, non-seasonal revenue across dozens of residential and commercial service lines (repair, remodeling, carpentry, painting, flooring, plumbing, electrical, and safety and mobility), reducing reliance on any single job type.
Improving profitability
Built to run with a field crew and an office manager, giving an owner-operator or a strategic acquirer a clear runway to rebuild volume. May qualify for SBA acquisition financing.
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About Mr. Handyman
Mr. Handyman is a residential and commercial repair, maintenance and improvement franchise operating across North America. Founded in 1996 and franchising since 2000, the brand handles a wide range of jobs under one trusted name: carpentry and tile, drywall and painting, door and window installation, furniture assembly, minor plumbing and electrical work, and senior home-safety modifications.
The business is part of Neighborly, the world’s largest home-services franchisor, whose network spans 19 brands and more than 5,500 locations. Mr. Handyman runs on a managed, executive-owner model: owners hire and lead a team of skilled technicians rather than performing the work themselves. Service is delivered through branded vans across a defined local territory rather than from a retail premises.
With more than 300 locations, the brand combines national recognition and Neighborly’s shared systems with locally owned operations. Its single-brand, multi-service format lets one business cover work that homeowners and property managers would otherwise split among several specialists.
Franchisee Support
Mr. Handyman provides extensive business-operations and systems training, with incoming owners visiting Neighborly's headquarters as part of onboarding; trade skills are not taught, so owners recruit already-skilled technicians. Ongoing support spans marketing playbooks, a localized website, digital-ad and social coaching, and operational technology for scheduling, recruiting, customer service and financial tracking. Purchasing runs through ProTradeNet® for national vendor discounts and rebates, with cross-brand referrals from the Neighborly network. Resale buyers should confirm what owner onboarding and system access transfer at changeover.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Mr. Handyman ranked #72 on the 2026 Entrepreneur Franchise 500 and has placed on the list in consecutive years. It has earned repeated Franchise Business Review Top Franchise recognition for franchisee satisfaction across 2024, 2025 and 2026, plus FBR Top Recession-Resistant and Culture awards in 2025 and a Most Profitable listing in 2024. As part of Neighborly, the world's largest home-services franchisor, it also carries network-level credibility. For resale buyers, brand strength should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews and reputation.
Industry / Market
Mr. Handyman operates in the large US home services market. Mr. Handyman's franchising materials cite Grand View Research projecting the category will reach $355.3 billion by 2030. Demand is underpinned by an aging US housing stock that needs ongoing upkeep, plus busy and older homeowners who outsource jobs they once did themselves. Essential repair work holds up across economic cycles, and commercial property maintenance adds a second demand stream. For resale buyers, local housing age, incomes and competition shape a territory's potential.
Ideal Owner
Mr. Handyman suits a business manager rather than a tradesperson, and no hands-on repair experience is required. The model rewards owners who can recruit, lead and retain a team of skilled technicians, drive local sales and marketing, and act as the face of the business. Organisational and people-management skills matter more than tool skills. It fits executive-minded operators who want to build and scale a service team, coordinate scheduling and customer relationships, and grow a territory through repeat residential and commercial accounts.