HouseMaster is the oldest and most experienced name in home inspections. Since 1979, HouseMaster has completed almost 2 million home inspections in North America. One of the special services HouseMaster offers is a written guarantee that gives partial reimbursement for certain repairs to inspected elements whose condition was reported as satisfactory. HouseMaster also offers added value services through companies that offer complementary services, such as alarm inspections with Brinks Home Security.

As more and more astute home buyers and sellers recognize the practical and financial benefits of a professional home inspection, the home-inspection market continues to grow.

Investment Required
The fee for a HouseMaster franchise ranges from $18,000 to $30,000 depending on the population of the desired territory.

HouseMaster provides the following range of investments required to open your initial franchise. The range assumes that all items are paid for in cash. To the extent that you choose to finance any of these expense items, your front-end investment could be substantially reduced.

 

On-Going Expenses
HouseMaster franchisees pay a royalty fee that ranges from 5% to 7.5% of gross sales and an advertising fee that ranges from 2% to 2.5% of gross sales.

What You Get—Training and Support
The National Institute of Building Inspectors (NIBI ®) was established by the HouseMaster Technical Staff in 1986 to provide the technical training and annual re-certification testing for inspectors. NIBI classroom training is provided at no charge to HouseMaster franchisees and their staffs for the life of the franchise. NIBI is a state-approved educational training provider. NIBI training consists of a week of classroom training as well as additional field practicum. Marketing and Operations topics are covered in a separate week of training. Training topics include the HouseMaster Marketing Strategy, Advertising and Public Relations, Telephone Marketing, Insurance, Hiring Inspectors and Budgeting.

The HouseMaster Support Team is one of the most dedicated support staffs in franchising, focused on supporting their franchisees and growing the HouseMaster Brand. Just about everything the business needs is available through the company’s franchise intranet. Franchisees can order marketing materials, apparel or schedule a trade show display for use in a local event – at no charge. Successful media exposure in leading publications and national television programs, such as Reader’s Digest and CNN, as well as national ad campaigns to targeted audiences on HGTV and HGTV Canada continues to support local marketing efforts and build on the HouseMaster reputation for quality service.

Territory
HouseMaster grants exclusive and protected territories. Territory sizes are among the largest in the home inspection franchise industry.