What is the standard initial franchise fee for a Buildingstars franchise?
Buildingstars Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
also permitted to operate or license others to operate businesses similar to or the same as the Business under different Marks or the System or different systems anywhere, including within and outside of the Area. BUILDINGSTARS and its Affiliates are also authorized to sell some or all of the products and services authorized for sale by the Business in any channel of distribution, including but not limited to the wholesale sales of products and/or to provide management and/or consulting services using the System and/or the Marks.
III. INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE
The Initial Franchise Fee is One Thousand Two Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($1,295) payable upon execution of this Agreement in the following manner:
Down payment of Six Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($695) upon execution of this Agreement;
Six Hundred Dollars ($600) represented by a Promissory Note, in the form set forth in Exhibit I attached hereto. The Note is payable without interest in six (6) monthly installments of $100 each, with the first installment due on the fifteenth (15th) day of the month which is ninety (90) days after execution of this Agreement. BUILDINGSTARS may withhold the monthly Note payments from the amount of billings BUILDINGSTARS collects for the FRANCHISEE, as more fully described in Sec. VI.D below. A d
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–217)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Buildingstars's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the standard initial franchise fee is $1,295. The fee is payable upon the execution of the franchise agreement.
The initial franchise fee can be paid in two parts: a down payment of $695 paid upon the execution of the agreement, and $600 represented by a Promissory Note. The note is payable without interest in six monthly installments of $100 each, with the first installment due on the fifteenth day of the month which is ninety days after the execution of the agreement. Buildingstars may withhold the monthly note payments from the amount of billings Buildingstars collects for the franchisee.
The FDD also states that if the franchisee pays the entire initial franchise fee in cash at the time of the execution of the agreement, Buildingstars will discount the initial franchise fee to $995. If Buildingstars does not accept the agreement within thirty days of its submission, Buildingstars will refund the entire amount of the initial franchise fee actually paid by the franchisee. Otherwise, the initial franchise fee is fully earned when paid and is non-refundable.