Property Damage Appraisers

Founded: 1963 Franchising since: 1963
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, Property Damage Appraisers inspect automobiles, homes and heavy equipment. The company also provides lease turn-in condition reports, vehicle protective coating inspections and mechanical warranty inspections.

6100 Southwest Blvd., #200 Fort Worth, Texas 76109-3964

Phone: (817)731-5555

Franchisor has 35 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	264	0	0	0
2008	266	0	0	0
2007	278	0	0	0
2006	277	0	0	0
2005	282	0	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

Total investment: $21.9K-43.5K Franchise fee: $0

Ongoing royalty fee: 15% Term of agreement: 3 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
Business Experience:

• Industry experience

Operations

• Franchise can be run from home
• 8% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 4.5 days
• At franchisee's location: 3 days
• Ongoing

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Internet
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Regional advertising

Franchise 500® rank:
#262 (2009); #337 (2007); #222 (2006); #233 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

Low-Cost Franchises:
#55 (2009); #92 (2007); #52 (2006); #62 (2005);

Top Home Based Franchises:
#68 (2009);