Concept Description
As the #1 home inspection franchise, our commitment to franchisee success stands unparalleled, offering a remarkable opportunity for individuals passionate about real estate and dedicated to making a difference.
What sets us apart? We equip our franchisees with a proven and successful business model that boasts scheduling flexibility—a crucial factor in balancing work and life. With a low upfront investment and a faster return on investment, Pillar To Post® ensures a financially sound start to your entrepreneurial journey. Our extensive support team, comprising experienced professionals, is dedicated to nurturing and expanding your business, guiding you every step of the way.
At the core of our mission is the provision of peace of mind alongside comprehensive home inspections. Since our inception in 1994, Pillar To Post® has conducted millions of inspections, fostering unmatched expertise and fostering confidence among homeowners and homebuyers. Our presence in the market is strategic, capitalizing on more opportunities in challenging times, ensuring you’re fully primed as the market rebounds.
Why choose Pillar To Post®? Our sterling reputation precedes us, cementing our position as North America’s leading home inspection company. Our internationally recognized brand name, coupled with robust partnerships and affiliations, paves the way for your success. Our marketing teams are industry-leading, aiding you in client acquisition while regional business coaches and supportive franchise owners offer guidance and support.
What’s in it for you? By joining Pillar To Post®, you amalgamate the autonomy of business ownership with the steadfast backing of a dedicated home office. Focus on performance and management while our in-house marketing team assists in network building and lead generation. Our proprietary technology streamlines inspection processes, ensuring efficiency and excellence in service delivery.
As a Pillar To Post® franchisee, you’ll find yourself in an environment that fosters growth and rewards dedication. Our franchise ownership fees are minimal, and we offer financing options to facilitate your journey to success. Whether you’re a seasoned home inspection professional or someone venturing into this realm for the first time, our comprehensive training and unwavering support will set you on the path to prosperity.
Unit Option
Single
Background
FDD Franchised Units: 445
Corporate Owned Units: 0
Projected New Units: 30
Year Established: 1994
First Year Franchised: 2009
Type of Business: Franchise
Number of Employees: Small (1-5)
History:
Pillar To Post® was founded in 1993 by Mike Brewer, an entrepreneur with experience in the automotive glass replacement franchise industry. He had bought a house and found the home inspection experience to be badly deficient in serving his needs. At that time, the organized home inspection industry was about ten years old, and for years before that home buyers had relied on friends and family with a construction background to offer some inspection opinion prior to buying a home. Brewer began researching the industry and found that it lacked any deliberate technical training, business training, or standards by which an inspection was conducted.
By 1994, Pillar To Post® was open for business with a formal technical training program, a detailed standard of practice for conducting the inspection, a business start-up and operations program, and a formatted inspection report to make sure every report was delivered to a consistently high standard for the inspector to provide to the realtor and home buyer.
Pillar To Post® now offered a complete package to enable newly recruited franchisees to build a real business, with a brand behind it, and with an approach that was truly innovative for its day. By 2000, Pillar To Post® had become the largest home inspection company in North America, catching and passing those companies that had started ten years earlier as well as the numerous others that had been launched around the same time. A good number of our early franchisees continue with Pillar To Post® to this day, including Charles Furlough who began as a franchisee in Raleigh, NC, in 1997, and who, in 2008, sold his business and joined the Pillar To Post® senior management team and today is SVP, Operations.
In 2003, Mike Brewer sold Pillar To Post® to The Franchise Company and departed the business. In 2004, Dan Steward joined the company as President and added the CEO role in 2009.
Availability
Territories: United States
Financials
Liquidity: $150,000
*Investment Range: $130,000 - $150,000
Minimum Net Worth: $250,001, to $500,000
6 Month Cash: $5,001
Franchise Fee: $58,500
Royalty: 7%
Royalty Description: 7% of Gross Revenues; minimum monthly payments of $0 per month in months 1-12 after your Launch Date; $582 per month in months 13-24 after your Launch Date.
Advertising: Local: we strongly recommend that you spend between three percent (3%) and eight percent (8%) of the Gross Revenues.
National Advertising: 4% of Gross Revenues.
Ramp-Up: 1 to 3 months
Passive Ownership: Passive Ownership NOT Allowed
Passive Ownership means the owner is working 15 hours or less per week in the business.
Available Discounts
- Veterans
Training, Support and Assistance
Co-Operative Advertising: N/A
Site Selection Assistance: N/A
Lease Negotiation Assistance: N/A
Length of Training: 120 hours
Financing Assistance: N/A
