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    Mint Condition vs RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Mint Condition

    $70,000 – $4,935,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    $228,641 – $414,419

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Mint Condition

    Not available

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    $56,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 6

    Royalty · Item 6

    Mint Condition

    7% · percent of Gross Revenues

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    7.5% · percent of Gross Sales

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Mint Condition and RealClean Aircraft Detailing disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Mint Condition: 2, RealClean Aircraft Detailing: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Mint Condition

    $70,000 – $4,935,000
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    $228,641 – $414,419
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Mint Condition

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    $56,500
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 6
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Mint Condition

    7% · percent of Gross Revenues
    Royalties
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    7.5% · percent of Gross Sales
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Mint Condition

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    $7,500
    One-Time Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Mint Condition

    364
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    2
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Mint Condition

    +37
    Calculated: 327 at end of 2023 → 364 at end of 2025

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    +0
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Mint Condition

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Mint Condition

    1992
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    2024
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Mint Condition

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    RealClean Aircraft Detailing

    2024
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Mint Condition
    Franchised (293 locations) — revenue and profit
    $2,193,815
    mean Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $1,540,666
    mean Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 84
    RealClean Aircraft Detailing
    Company-owned (1 locations) — costs and other measures and profit
    $386,833
    other Total Income Less Total Cost of Goods Sold and Total SG&A / Disclosed Expenses
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Company-owned (1 locations) — other measures
    $2,988
    mean ticket price
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Mint Condition vs RealClean Aircraft Detailing: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Mint Condition or RealClean Aircraft Detailing?
    Mint Condition: $70,000 – $4,935,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7); RealClean Aircraft Detailing: $228,641 – $414,419 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Mint Condition. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Mint Condition and RealClean Aircraft Detailing royalties compare?
    Mint Condition: 7% · percent of Gross Revenues (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22); RealClean Aircraft Detailing: 7.5% · percent of Gross Sales (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Mint Condition or RealClean Aircraft Detailing?
    Mint Condition: 364 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 80); RealClean Aircraft Detailing: 2 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Mint Condition and RealClean Aircraft Detailing disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Mint Condition has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; RealClean Aircraft Detailing has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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