Quick answer
The Christian Brothers Auto Item 7 total initial investment is $550,250 to $680,400, as disclosed in the 2024 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $135k. That total excludes real estate (franchisor-financed real estate), so land and building costs come on top.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Christian Brothers Auto 2024 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
Tighter range; real estate franchisor-financed.
Where Christian Brothers Auto sits in Automotive
Within the Automotive category (6 format rows in this benchmark, $196,000 to $2,053,642, median midpoint $687,804), the $550,250 to $680,400 range for Christian Brothers Auto sits below the category's median midpoint. 100% of Automotive formats in this benchmark exclude real estate from the headline total, so always check the real-estate column before comparing two brands in this category.
Verify this before you sign a Christian Brothers Auto agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Christian Brothers Auto document, an Inkvex review reads the real filing and tells you what the numbers mean before you sign: a risk score from 1 to 10, the exact Item 7 clauses quoted, the real-estate-exclusion and working-capital traps flagged, and an attorney-handoff summary.
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See FDD ScanChristian Brothers Auto franchise cost FAQ
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Christian Brothers Auto filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Christian Brothers Auto franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2024 FDD, the Christian Brothers Auto Item 7 total initial investment is $550,250 to $680,400, with an initial franchise fee of $135k. That total excludes real estate (franchisor-financed real estate), so land and building costs come on top. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Christian Brothers Auto franchise cost include real estate?
That total excludes real estate (franchisor-financed real estate), so land and building costs come on top.
What is the Christian Brothers Auto franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Christian Brothers Auto is $135k, as stated in the 2024 FDD. This is separate from the $550,250 to $680,400 total initial investment figure, which covers build-out, equipment, and other opening costs.
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This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a first pass for your attorney or franchise counsel, not a substitute for one. Item 7 is a franchisor estimate, and every figure here is as-disclosed in the filed FDD as of its listed year. Verify any number against the current FDD before you rely on it.