Total the franchise fee stack: royalty + ad fund + tech fee. Worked example showing how a few points cost $40K/year on a $1M unit.
Franchise brokers earn 40-50% of your franchise fee from the franchisor. Here's how the commission conflict of interest works and how to protect yourself.
Franchise resale due diligence: five checks buyers miss when buying an existing franchise unit, from the current fee stack to Item 20 repeat transfers.
Cash-on-cash return and ROI on total investment answer different questions. See how SBA 7(a) leverage pulls them apart, with worked franchise math.
Most franchise payback math counts the owner's 0K salary as 'return' and shows 2-year payback. Strip it out and the same franchise pays back in 5 years.