Read the whole franchise before you buy into it.
A franchise sale runs on one federal document, the FDD, and its 23 disclosure items. Most buyers skim it, sign inside the excitement, and meet the fine print later. We turn the document, the franchisee calls, and the agreement itself into one organized, attorney-ready path, built around the franchise you are actually looking at.
Three things the excitement makes it easy to skip.
The paperwork, the phone calls, and the contract. A franchise can look flawless in a brochure and still bind you to terms you never read. Here is where the real deal lives, and exactly where each part is written down.
The FDD, all 23 items
Federal law makes the franchisor hand you one standardized document covering 23 disclosure items, from initial fees and litigation to territory and financial statements. We turn it into a plain-English checklist, weighted toward the items you care about most.
Current and former franchisees
Item 20 lists the owners already running the system, and the ones who left. Both are worth a call. We give you an interview kit, tuned to your category and priorities, so you ask the questions that surface the real story instead of the pitch.
The agreement and your own numbers
The franchise agreement, the total investment, the exit terms. We organize your own figures and the exact questions to bring to a franchise attorney. Where a number is yours to build, we hand you the worksheet, and never invent one for you.
One packet, built around the franchise you are actually evaluating.
Answer a short intake about the franchise, your stage, your budget, and what matters most to you. The packet assembles your diligence path for exactly that case: the document to read, the people to call, the numbers to run, and the deadlines the law already gives you.
- Intake axisfranchise + stage + priorities
- Your stageexploring · received FDD · discovery day · about to sign
- Formatorganized packet + fillable worksheets
- Deliveryinstant, after checkout
Checkout preselects the packet plus 30 days of Diligence Watch. It then renews at $9.99/month. Cancel anytime online, or choose the packet-only option before payment.
The document read, the calls made, the numbers run, an attorney booked.
The packet walks the same ground a careful buyer and a franchise attorney cover together, so discovery day and signing day hold no surprises.
Built for the person writing the check, not the one cashing it.
We never invent an earnings figure, or tell you a franchise is a good or bad buy. Where the answer depends on your own numbers, we hand you the worksheet and the questions, not a number we made up.
Every item points back to where it actually lives: a numbered item in your FDD, a franchisee in Item 20, or a clause for your attorney to read. You confirm it at the source, never take our word for it.
FranchiseInspect is an independent preparation tool, not a franchise broker, law firm, or accountant. A broker is paid by the franchisor. We are paid only by you, and we make no promises about approvals or results.
The Franchise Due Diligence Packet is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. FranchiseInspect is a new publisher, so we do not show customer reviews yet; the cards above describe how the packet is built, not testimonials.
Wherever you are with the franchise, there is a next step.
Just exploring
Comparing concepts and categories before you request a single FDD.
Received an FDD
Holding 200-plus pages and a 14-day clock, unsure where to start.
Discovery day scheduled
Meeting the franchisor and current owners, wanting the right questions ready.
About to sign
One signature from a six-figure commitment, doing a final, careful pass.
Whether a franchise makes money depends on your market, your operating, and terms that vary deal to deal. A tool that hands you a confident projection it made up is how good people talk themselves into a poor fit. Where the answer is yours to build, we hand you the worksheet and the questions instead: the FDD item to read, the franchisee to call, the figure to confirm.
FranchiseInspect is an independent preparation tool, not a franchise broker, law firm, or accountant. We help you organize your own review, and we make no promises about approvals, earnings, or results. Have a franchise attorney review your FDD and agreement before you sign anything.
What could one location realistically take in, and net, in my own market?
FDD Item 19, if the franchisor discloses it, plus your Item 20 franchisee calls.
Ask current owners for a range, run your own break-even in the worksheet, and confirm with a franchise attorney. We never fill in this number for you.
Four tools that move your diligence forward today.
FDD Review Checklist
Walk all 23 items with the red flags to check on each.
FDD Request Letter
Ask any franchisor for the disclosure document, the right way.
Startup Cost Estimator
Organize your own Item 7 numbers into one honest total.
Break-Even Calculator
Model your own break-even from your own inputs, never ours.
Start your diligence in two minutes.
Begin with the free FDD checklist, or build the full packet around the franchise you are evaluating. Either way, you walk in prepared.