Short answer
Already operating a Merry Maids territory? Merchant Fund Express funds it with a business loan, merchant cash advance, revenue-based financing, a line of credit, equipment financing or working capital, from $5,000 to $5,000,000. Owners use it to add teams and vehicles, cover wages through slower months and fund marketing to new households. Send three months of business bank statements and a specialist usually decides within 2–4 hours.
Every way to fund your Merry Maids location
Already running a Merry Maids location and need capital? Merchant Fund Express funds existing franchise owners with every structure below, from $5,000 to $5,000,000, on one application. Terms depend on the business's revenue and history.
| Product | What it does at a Merry Maids location |
|---|---|
| Business loan | A fixed sum for a bigger plan, like a larger office or several added teams. |
| Merchant cash advance | Quick cash when a team car breaks down, repaid as a share of deposits. |
| Revenue-based financing | Payments that track monthly bookings through summer travel and holiday lulls. |
| Line of credit | A limit to draw when payroll and the weekly royalty land before customer payments clear. |
| Equipment financing | Cars for each team plus vacuums, on a dealer or vendor quote. |
| Working capital | Recruiting, training and wages for a new team before its homes produce revenue. |
What Merry Maids owners call about
Team vehicles
A car carries a team, supplies and a full day of homes. Each extra team means another vehicle payment.
Hiring before the schedule fills
New cleaners need training and paychecks for weeks before their route is booked solid.
A weekly royalty
The 7% royalty is paid weekly, so a slow holiday stretch tightens cash fast.
Reaching more households
Territories are sized by qualified households, and winning them takes local advertising.
Fastest fit for each Merry Maids need
| The need | Usually fits | Send with the application |
|---|---|---|
| Car for a new team | Equipment financing | Dealer quote |
| Train and pay a new team | Working capital | Hiring plan and payroll total |
| Weekly royalty plus payroll in a slow week | Line of credit | Three months of statements |
| Direct mail and digital push | Merchant cash advance | Campaign budget |
| Office move or expansion | Business loan | Lease or build-out quote |
Reading a Merry Maids territory fast
Merry Maids publishes a 7% royalty paid weekly and a 1.3% advertising fund. Its own startup budget sets money aside for three months of wages and vehicle payments, which tells you where the pressure sits once you are open: people and cars.
Merchant Fund Express looks at your deposits by week, counts the royalty draws and any car or equipment payments, and sizes funding the territory can carry. Recurring customers make deposits steady, which helps. If bookings dip each summer, say so; revenue-based financing may fit better than a fixed payment.
How fast it moves, and what to send
- Apply in about 4 minutesName Merry Maids as the brand, the amount and the job the money does.
- Send three months of statementsBusiness bank statements for the entity that owns the location, plus photo ID for each owner.
- Decision in 2–4 hoursA specialist reads deposits and current payments, then returns the fit.
- FundsSame-day funding is available; funding often lands the next business day.
A Merry Maids file, start to finish (hypothetical)
A Merry Maids owner runs four teams and has a waitlist of recurring homes. They ask for $38,000: $24,000 for a used team car on a dealer quote plus vacuums, and $14,000 to recruit and pay a fifth team for its first two months. A specialist could split it between equipment financing and working capital.
Illustration only. It shows how a request gets sized; it is not a past deal or an offer.
Merry Maids at a glance (public sources)
From Merry Maids' official franchising pages. Those pages give three different total investment ranges, so the total is left out. The location count has no as-of date and is shown as the franchisor states it.
Sources: franchise.merrymaids.com (servicemaster brands) · franchise.merrymaids.com (investment) · franchise.merrymaids.com (franchise fees) · franchise.merrymaids.com (merry maids opportunity). Checked Oct 2026. Figures change with each disclosure year; confirm current terms with the franchisor. Anything we could not verify is left out.
Owner questions, answered
Can I fund another team before its schedule is full?
Yes. Working capital covers hiring and wages during the ramp, and equipment financing covers the car.
The royalty comes out weekly. Does that hurt my application?
No. It is counted as a regular expense, like rent. The payment is sized after it.
How fast can a Merry Maids owner be funded?
A decision usually comes within 2–4 hours of a complete file, with same-day funding available.
Do you work with owners who prefer Spanish?
Yes. Spanish-speaking support is available, and ITIN applicants are accepted. Sole proprietors are eligible too.
Are you affiliated with Merry Maids?
No. We have no business tie to Merry Maids or the company that franchises it, and neither has endorsed us. The name is on this page only so Merry Maids owners can find funding written for their locations.
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Not affiliated with or endorsed by Merry Maids or its franchisor. Merchant Fund Express is a separate, independent company; the brand appears here so its owners can find this page. Terms depend on the business's revenue and history.