Guide · Checked October 22, 2026
Franchise Disclosure Documents are public filings, and they are the one place franchise economics must be stated plainly. Mighty Dog Roofing (Horse Power Brands) is the roofing franchise most often pitched to new operators, so here are its own numbers — quoted, not spun, next to the independent route through the same dataset.
| Item | FDD figure |
|---|---|
| Franchise fee | $59,500 |
| Total initial investment | $183,904–$235,904 |
| Units (2025 FDD reporting) | 104 |
Source: Mighty Dog Roofing 2025 FDD as summarized by FranchisePayback and SharpSheets from the filed document. Royalty and brand-fund percentages live in FDD Items 6–7; read the current FDD before any franchise conversation — figures change by year, and this page quotes the 2025 document.
A franchise buys a brand, a playbook and a territory. It does not buy your license: the state credential, the qualifying party, the bond and the insurance are the same work on both routes, and the franchise fee is roughly 100–400× the total state cost of licensing an independent company in most states. Neither route is “wrong” — but the license is not a reason to buy the franchise, and any pitch that blurs the two is selling. The kit's franchise-vs-independent worksheet runs both columns against your state's numbers.
The checker gives you the verdict. The kit gives you the paperwork, in filing order: the application walkthrough for your state's class, qualifying-party documentation templates, the bond and insurance spec sheet with your state's exact minimums, the city-registration checklist pack for no-license states, and the contract-compliance pack (deductible language and required contract notices, including Florida's deadlines calendar).
$49 one-time payment
Included in the $49 RoofingLicenseCheck Kit — every item below, for every state, one payment.
