Real-world guides for building a cleaning business that works — from someone who's been inside the franchise machine.
The definitive step-by-step guide — from LLC formation to your first 30 customers. Equipment costs, pricing formulas, marketing channels, scaling with SOPs, and realistic income expectations. Everything you need to launch for under $1,500.
Thinking about Molly Maid? We break down the real 5-year cost — franchise fees, royalties, marketing fund, and total investment — and compare it side-by-side with building your own business using HomePro Systems. The numbers might surprise you.
The math, the brand trap, the royalty tax, the freedom illusion, and the support gap — five data-backed reasons why the franchise model doesn't work for most cleaning business owners. Plus: exactly what to do instead.