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Lawn Doctor Franchises for Sale

A route-based residential lawn treatment business run from home or a small storage bay, built around proprietary stand-on applicators leased from the franchisor, with holiday lighting as an off-season add-on.

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675

Total units

$136K+

Initial investment

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Brand Performance Snapshot

Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.

Unit count by year

Franchised Corporate

630

2023

653

2024

675

2025

672

Franchised units

Company-owned units

675

Total units

+7.1%

3-yr unit growth

Existing Lawn Doctor Franchises for Sale

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Lawn Doctor Franchise Model Overview

Lawn Doctor franchisees fertilize, seed and treat residential and some commercial lawns within a defined territory, with optional services such as grub and fungus control, tree and shrub feeding and mosquito control. Work is mobile: technicians apply product with the franchisor's Turf Tamer stand-on applicator and power seeder, both leased from the franchisor, from a leased service vehicle. Many owners start from home or a small storage space, so the investment is a modest service-business figure, most of it the initial fee that bundles first-year marketing, training and supplies. Revenue is recurring but seasonal in colder markets; the Holiday Lighting Heroes program adds a fall and winter revenue line, with a separate marketing payment that starts in year two. Owners are expected to devote full time, though a trained supervisor may run daily operations. Royalty is 10 percent plus a sizable annual local marketing commitment. The system is mature, dating to 1967, and has grown steadily over three years.

Ideal owner profile

Full-time owner focused on selling and retaining recurring residential service customers

Comfortable managing a small field crew, vehicles and chemical application compliance

Disciplined marketer willing to commit a significant annual budget to local lead generation

Sub-$200K capital with tolerance for seasonal cash flow in colder markets

Interest in adding holiday lighting installation as a fourth-quarter revenue stream

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $114,950 – $118,000 (includes $50,000 license fee, $61,600 training/marketing/supply package and equipment lease deposits; $25,000 for additional territories)

Total initial investment $135,820 – $163,902

Royalty 10% of weekly Net Revenues (15% additional on out-of-territory revenue)

Ad / brand fund Marketing Fund up to 5% of Net Revenues (credited against local spend); local marketing of greater of $30,000 or 10% of Net Revenues per year required; Holiday Lighting Heroes marketing greater of $6,000 or 5% of holiday revenue

FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)

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