ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening an ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise takes Up to $503,641 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is not disclosed in the filings we cover. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | n/d | $503,641 | Up to $503,641 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | n/d | $503,641 | Up to $503,641 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means ERS (Electronic Restoration Services)'s filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 15 years |
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How ERS (Electronic Restoration Services)'s units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 0 units; 73 units opened, 3 closed, ending at 68 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise
ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) is a home services franchisor with 68 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 73 unit openings and 3 closures, ending at 68 units. Its parent company is Restoration Specialties Franchise Group, LLC.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchise offered is for the operation of an ERS® business. The Business offers for sale services and related products for the recovery, repair and restoration of electronic equipment and data for both residential and commercial consumers using state-of-the art fire and disaster recovery technologies.
ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise: quick answers
- How much does an ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) franchise cost?
- Up to $503,641 all-in to open, per ERS (Electronic Restoration Services)'s franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) units are there?
- 68 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have ERS (Electronic Restoration Services)'s units held up?
- 97.2% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).
- Is ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) SBA-eligible?
- ERS (Electronic Restoration Services) is flagged SBA-eligible in our dataset (as of 2026-05). Confirm current status on the SBA Franchise Directory before relying on it for financing.