Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HomeSafe Inspection | HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Investment | 12500 - 28500 | 61100 - 106150 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 10% | 6%-7.5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2%-2.5% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HomeSafe Inspection | HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Management skills | |
Financing Options |
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| HomeSafe Inspection | HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| HomeSafe Inspection | HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40-120 hours Additional Training: Technical training | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is not allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| HomeSafe Inspection | HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | 10% |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | 6%-7.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | 2%-2.5% |
| Year Founded | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | 2002 |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | 1971 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | 2003 |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | 1979 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Marketing skills Management skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | No |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Equipment | |
| HomeSafe Inspection} | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Inventory | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Receivables | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
| Payroll | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Classroom Training: 40-120 hours Additional Training: Technical training |
| Support | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Franchise can be run from home. 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is not allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| HomeSafe Inspection | |
| HouseMaster Home Inspections | |