Averan Merry Maids Opening Package Offer
Averan Advisors gets the books and financial systems for a new Merry Maids location ready before opening day, so your first month closes on time. The setup follows Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD and your franchise agreement.
The Merry Maids opening package
Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD puts the cost to open one location at $126,875 to $169,325, so getting the finances right from the start matters.
Averan helps Merry Maids franchisees get their books and financial systems ready before opening, with a dedicated cleaning and restoration specialist.
- QuickBooks set up for Merry Maids’ reporting requirements.
- Build-out spending tracked against Merry Maids’ Item 7.
- Loan draw packages prepared for your lender.
- Point of sale, payroll and other systems connected and tested before opening.
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Already open with another bookkeeper? See the Merry Maids conversion package.
What the Merry Maids opening package includes
QuickBooks file
We build a QuickBooks file for your Merry Maids location and connect every bank account and card to it.
Reporting format
We set up the chart of accounts so the books produce the monthly report Merry Maids asks its owners for.
Analytics package
Each month we compare your results with the figures in Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD.
Budget tracker
We turn Merry Maids’ Item 7 estimate into your opening budget and record every opening cost against its line.
Loan draw packages
We prepare a file for each loan draw your lender asks for, including SBA loan draws.
Systems connected
We connect the point-of-sale system Merry Maids requires, its job scheduling and invoicing system and your payroll to the books.
Tested before opening
Before your Merry Maids location opens, we run one test day of sales and one test payroll through the books.
Handoff to monthly
Your Merry Maids royalty, brand fund and report due dates go on one calendar for the monthly close.
Timeline
- 1Kickoff5 business days
We hold a kickoff call and send the list of documents we need.
- 2Setup10 business days
We build the QuickBooks file and connect your accounts.
- 3Build-outEach month
We tag every payment to a line of Merry Maids’ Item 7 and prepare each loan draw.
- 4Systems45 days before opening
We test the point of sale, the other systems and payroll.
- 5Opening dayYour opening date
We match each day of sales to the deposits that follow it.
Merry Maids figures from the FDD
Merry Maids franchisees averaged $439,243 of sales in 2025, with a median of $339,352, according to Item 19 of Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD, issued 21 May 2026. The 414 in that group are 61%* of Merry Maids’ 684 locations. Fees paid to Merry Maids come to about 9.57%* of sales. A Merry Maids franchise costs $126,875 to $169,325 to open.
The Merry Maids initial franchise fee is $55,000, which is part of the Merry Maids Item 7 estimate, according to Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD.
At the Merry Maids average of $439,243 of sales a year, the 7% royalty comes to about $2,562* a month and the 1.3% brand fund to about $476* a month.
23 Merry Maids locations opened in the last year that Item 20 of Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD reports.
Send us to start
- Your signed Merry Maids franchise agreement.
- Merry Maids’ current FDD.
- The Merry Maids monthly report format and the software it uses.
- Your entity documents and EIN letter.
- Your lease, contractor bid and loan agreements.
Access we need
- Your payroll processor.
- The point-of-sale system Merry Maids requires.
- The job scheduling and invoicing system.
- The Merry Maids reporting portal.
- Your invoice and expense software.
- View access to your bank accounts and credit cards, with no power to move money.
- How you want inventory tracked.
Questions from Merry Maids owners
Does Averan Advisors work with Merry Maids owners?
Averan Advisors sets up and keeps the books for Merry Maids owners, and the Averan franchise library has a breakdown of Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD with its fees, cost to open and Item 19 figures.
How does the Merry Maids royalty show up in the books?
The Merry Maids royalty is 7% of sales, according to Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD. We record it on its own line, so each month’s charge can be checked against your sales. At the Merry Maids average of $439,243 a year, it comes to about $2,562 a month, by Averan’s calculation.
What does it cost to open a Merry Maids franchise?
Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD estimates in Item 7 that opening one Merry Maids location costs $126,875 to $169,325. We turn those Item 7 lines into your opening budget and track each payment against them.
What happens after my Merry Maids location opens?
Your Merry Maids books move to the Monthly Close, which closes each month and sends a profit and loss, a balance sheet and the royalty reconciliation. The QuickBooks file stays yours.
* Averan Advisors calculation from the figures in Merry Maids’ 2026 FDD.
Where to next
Talk to us about your Merry Maids opening
Send the short form for the Merry Maids opening package, or book a 30-minute call about your Merry Maids location and your opening date.
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