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Plumbing Pro franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk No franchised units open yet
Plumbing Pro is a home services franchise with an initial investment ranging from $387,050 to $404,850, including a substantial franchise fee.
Everything below is free, read straight off Plumbing Pro's registered filing, with where the numbers land against home services peers. Weighing Plumbing Pro against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Plumbing Pro's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-27788 — check it yourself. See every other California-registered franchise.
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Plumbing Pro franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Plumbing Pro does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Plumbing Pro — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn Plumbing Pro's FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Home services & home improvement franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
Plumbing Pro lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Plumbing Pro's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
Plumbing Pro closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Plumbing Pro will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Plumbing Pro's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a home services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Plumbing Pro reports no franchised units open yet — there is no operating track record to churn.
Who owns Plumbing Pro?
Plumbing Pro's franchise is offered by SystemForward America, LLC (PlumbingPro) — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Home services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Plumbing Pro is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Plumbing Pro franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Plumbing Pro — who is the franchisor?
Plumbing Pro's most recently filed FDD (2024) names SystemForward America, LLC (PlumbingPro) as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Plumbing Pro franchise cost?
Plumbing Pro's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $387,050 – $404,850, with an initial franchise fee of $147,500 and a 6% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against home services peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $162,725).
How much profit does a Plumbing Pro franchise make?
Plumbing Pro makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Plumbing Pro at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does Plumbing Pro disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Plumbing Pro's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 77% of home services franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against Plumbing Pro?
No — Plumbing Pro's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is Plumbing Pro a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Plumbing Pro's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against home services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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