Pillar To Post Inspection Services

Founded: 1994 Franchising since: 1994
Pillar to Post, a professional home inspection franchise, was started in 1994 and began offering franchises in both the U.S. and Canada that same year. Today, the company has grown over 500 franchises throughout North America.

14502 N. Dale Mabry Hwy., #200 Tampa, Florida 33618

Phone: (877)963-3129

Franchisor is a publicly-held company with 20 employee(s); 12 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	313	82	0	0
2008	346	82	0	0
2007	413	84	0	0
2006	412	83	0	0
2005	417	83	0	0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 3 territory tiers available based on demographics

Special Programs

Total investment: $35.7K-73.8K Franchise fee: $19.9K-45.9K

Ongoing royalty fee: 7% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	No
Equipment	No	No
Inventory	No	No
Accounts Receivable	No	No
Payroll	No	No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $100K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills
• Computer skills, presentation & communication skills

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
• Ongoing training as needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#233 (2009); #143 (2008); #108 (2007); #113 (2006); #86 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2008; 2007; 2006; 2005;

Fastest-Growing Franchises:
#70 (2005);

Low-Cost Franchises:
#47 (2009); #33 (2008); #29 (2007); #27 (2006); #20 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#59 (2009); #35 (2008); #30 (2007); #26 (2006); #15 (2005);

America's Top Global Franchises:
#180 (2009); #128 (2008); #88 (2007); #85 (2006); #77 (2005);