Source: Franopolis

TruBlue Home Service Ally

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Research Data: Franopolis

The Franopolis report provides the source research. FDD page references identify the supplied excerpts when available.

2026 FDD Research

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What It Costs

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Where Your Startup Money Goes

Cost	Disclosed Amount	Source
Furniture and Office — $500	$500 to $1,000	2026 FDD · PDF Page 16 Furniture and Office Equipment $500 – 1,000 As Incurred Before opening Suppliers
Tools and Equipment — $3000	$3,000 to $5,000	2026 FDD · PDF Page 16 Tools and Equipment (Note 2 ) $3,000 – 5,000 As incurred Before opening Suppliers
Initial Telephones — $500	$500 to $1,000	2026 FDD · PDF Page 17 Initial Telephones, Call Center Answering Service, Bank and Other Deposits (Note 5) $500 – 1,000 As Incurred Before opening Suppliers
Vehicle (Note — $0	$0 to $2,000	2026 FDD · PDF Page 17 Vehicle (Note 13) $0 – 2,000 As Incurred Before opening Suppliers
Travel and living — $1250	$1,250 to $2,500	2026 FDD · PDF Page 16 Travel and living expenses while training (Note 4 ) $1,250 – 2,500 As Incurred Before or at time of training Hotel, airline, restaurants, employees
Limited Liability — $500	$500 to $1,000	2026 FDD · PDF Page 17 Limited Liability Entity (Note 9 ) $500 – 1,000 As incurred Before opening Attorney or business entity formation service

Line items are shown as disclosed. Some costs overlap or apply to different formats; do not add them together without reviewing the source.

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Fees And Payment Terms

Fee	Disclosed Terms	Source
Lead Referral Fee — $10000	Lead Referral Fee $10,000 Upon a transfer of your franchise to a buyer who was already listed in our sales database at the time you and the buyer began discussing a sale Intended to partially reimburse us for our costs in developing leads who then purchase from an existing own er	2026 FDD · PDF Page 13
Territory Amendment — $1500	Territory Amendment Fee $1,500 Prior to amending Territory If we allow you to amend your franchise territory, you must pay a fee to compensate us for our costs Sales/Use Taxes – Note 10 Variable Payable with your Royalty or National Branding Fee payments You must pay any state or local sales or use taxes, if any, assessed on the Royalties, National Branding Fees, or other amounts you pay us.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Certified Aging — $1000	Certified Aging - in - Place Certification $1,000 Within 1 year after opening You must participate in training to obtain Certified Aging - in - Place (CAPS) certification. Presently, the certification may be obtained through a virtual training program provided by the National Association of Home Builders	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Nonrefundable first-territory reservation deposit applied to initial fee	You can reserve a specific franchise territory for up to 30 days by paying a non - refundable $5,000 deposit and sending us a signed Remittance Form. The payment will be applied toward your initial franchise fee. The required deposit to reserve a second territory is $10,000.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 12
Fee for ACH or check returned for insufficient funds	$50 for ACH or checks returned for insufficient funds	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Local Cooperative — 3%	Local Cooperative Advertising Currently not applicable. Up to 3% of your Gross Revenues unless a majority of the cooperative members agree on a higher contribution – Note 4 Monthly If an advertising cooperative is established or operating in your area, you must contribute.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 13
Customer Refunds — 18%	Customer Refunds – Note 9 Amount of expense advanced plus 18% interest On demand Payable if we determine that your customer is entitled to a refund.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Audit Fee — 18%	Audit Fee – Note 1 Cost of audit plus 18% interest on under - payment – Note 8 On demand Payable only if audit is prompted by your failure to maintain or submit records or if audit shows an understatement of 3% or more for any month.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Franchisee Meetings — $350	Franchisee Meetings Currently $350 per person Prior to attending meeting We may hold regional and/or national meetings with our support personnel and franchisees	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Additional franchise initial fee discount within initial eligibility period	For the first 24 months a fter you purchase your first TruBlue franchise, you may be eligible to purchase an additional TruBlue franchise at a 10% discount on the then - current initial franchise. We may cancel or modify this discount policy at any time.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 12
Royalty – — $1000	Royalty – Note 1 6% of Gross Revenues ; $500 monthly minimum for 12 months; $1,000 monthly minimum thereafter 5 th day of each month – Note 1 Paid on Gross Revenues for the preceding month – Note 2	2026 FDD · PDF Page 13
Audit Fee — 3%	Audit Fee – Note 1 Cost of audit plus 18% interest on under - payment – Note 8 On demand Payable only if audit is prompted by your failure to maintain or submit records or if audit shows an understatement of 3% or more for any month.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Reimbursement – — 18%	Reimbursement – Note 1 Amount of expense advanced plus 18% interest On demand You must reimburse us if we pay your expenses when you fail to so do, such as rent, taxes, customer refunds, or other liabilities.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Potential preopening marketing materials purchase maximum, currently not imposed	We reserve the right to require you to purchase from our National Branding Fund up to $1,000 in pre - opening marketing materials and advertising to promote the business as part of your Grand Opening Promotions, but do not do so as of the issuance date of this disclosure document.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 12
Royalty – — 6%	Royalty – Note 1 6% of Gross Revenues ; $500 monthly minimum for 12 months; $1,000 monthly minimum thereafter 5 th day of each month – Note 1 Paid on Gross Revenues for the preceding month – Note 2	2026 FDD · PDF Page 13
Second-territory reservation deposit	You can reserve a specific franchise territory for up to 30 days by paying a non - refundable $5,000 deposit and sending us a signed Remittance Form. The payment will be applied toward your initial franchise fee. The required deposit to reserve a second territory is $10,000.	2026 FDD · PDF Page 12
Branded Work — $2500	Branded Work Vehicle (Truck or Van) $2,500 to $40,000 Within 1 year after opening You must obtain an appropriate work vehicle with TruBlue branded wrapping. You may do this through a preferred vendor or on your own	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14
Royalty – — $500	Royalty – Note 1 6% of Gross Revenues ; $500 monthly minimum for 12 months; $1,000 monthly minimum thereafter 5 th day of each month – Note 1 Paid on Gross Revenues for the preceding month – Note 2	2026 FDD · PDF Page 13
Technology Fee — $195	Technology Fee – Note 5 $195 Monthly You must pay a fee for technology/proprietary software that we license or make available to you for use in the operation of the business	2026 FDD · PDF Page 14

Some fees apply only to a specific event or service. These are not all monthly expenses.

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