Franchise Fee: $81,250
Royalty: 8%
Total Investment: $222,500 - $394,000
Can Be Home Based: No

Founded: 2022
Franchised: 2025
VetFran Member: No

JunkStart is blowing up an outdated, volume-based junk removal model. Most brands eyeball the pile and haggle over �how much space it takes in the truck,� even though they�re all charged by weight at the landfill. We hated that game�so we built the first and only pay-by-weight junk removal system with patent-pending onboard scales. When we switched from volume to true pay-by-weight, everything changed: revenue took off, gross margins jumped from the low-40s to nearly 70%, and we took pricing power away from the 19-year-old in the truck and locked it into a simple, transparent system. We also flipped from ~90% residential to over 50% higher-ticket, recurring commercial work, because property managers and contractors love fairness, data, and predictability.