HomeTeam Inspection Service featured on ProudGreenHome.com

HomeTeam Inspection Service was recently featured on ProudGreenHome.Com in an article titled, "Winterize your house in mild or harsh climates." ProudGreenHome.com reporter Teena Hammond elicited the advice of HomeTeam Inspection Service executives Greg Haskett and Andy Snyder on the top ways to prepare your home for the winter and save energy.  Click here to check out the article.


Winterize your house in mild or harsh climates
By: Teena Hammond

Winter is coming fast, with the days growing shorter and outdoor temps dropping. It's crunch time for preparing a house for winter to maximize energy efficiency and save on utility bills.

The typical U.S. homeowner, regardless of location, loses approximately $40 of every $100 spent on air heating and cooling to duct and air leakage alone. Every house is different, so for homeowners to get the biggest bang for their buck on improvements, it's smart to diagnose the causes of high utility bills and energy loss.

Here are winterizing tips to save energy:

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HomeTeam featured in The Hartford Business Journal

HomeTeam Inspection Service was recently featured in The Hartford Business Journal, in an article titled “Bloc of franchises eagerly target Hartford.” In the article, Greg Haskett, vice president of shared services for HomeTeam Inspection Service, explained that the brand is looking to expand to Connecticut. The brand has also recently taken part in several franchising roundtables to spur franchise growth throughout the country, and to provide educational opportunities to potential franchisees to learn about various businesses and see what is involved in starting a business. Click here to view the full article!

Bloc of franchises eagerly target Hartford
By Brad Kane

Twelve franchises which share the burden of not being familiar names have banded together to push into the Greater Hartford market.

Either the franchises already have a presence in Connecticut, have excellent sales from limited locations and want to expand; or the franchises exist in far off places and are lured by the promise of higher incomes and positioning between Boston and New York.

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HomeTeam Inspection Service featured in The Business Journal

Reporter Katie Arcieri spoke with VP of Shared Services for HomeTeam Inspection Service, Greg Haskett, to discuss HomeTeam’s development plans for the Triad area of North Carolina. Haskett says “The territories would cover the Winston-Salem area and Greensboro-High Point. A third would cover the Burlington area.” Click here to view the full article!

HomeTeam Inspection to add three Triad franchises
by Katie Arcieri

Ohio-based HomeTeam Inspection Service is planning to add three franchises in the Triad.

Greg Haskett, the company’s vice president of Shared Services, said the new territories would cover the Winston-Salem area and Greensboro-High Point. A third would cover the Burlington area.

Haskett said the company has been searching for new franchise owners in the Triad over the last year, but still “hasn’t found the right match.”

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HomeTeam featured in Forbes

In today’s economy, people might think about skipping the home inspection to save some cash, but a recent Forbes report reveals why you shouldn’t skip a home inspection. Greg Haskett, VP of Shared Services for HomeTeam Inspection Service, shares his expertise on why everyone should get a home inspection before making that large purchase. Click here to view the full article!

10 Reasons You Shouldn’t Skip A Home Inspection

After your offer to buy a home enters into contract, the process of near-endless check writing begins. There are many necessary costs, such as realtor and lawyer fees, and the total of these expenses may have you looking for ways to save money elsewhere. You may be tempted to skip the home inspection and its $200 to $500 invoice, but there are 10 good reasons why you should get one.

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HomeTeam Goes to Clearwater Beach

Annual Convention Hosts Top Franchisees; Introduces New Strategies and Tactics

By Greg Haskett, VP of Shared Services

Every year, our HomeTeam Inspection Service franchisees get together to celebrate another great year of business and discuss hot topics and what's new for the year ahead. This year we met in Clearwater Beach, FL in the city of our host franchisee Mitch Rothenberg. Themed Chart Your Course, we had several sessions, large and small, where franchisees gathered together to discuss all aspects of their businesses. As a leader in the home inspection industry, this convention in particular was special as we introduced several new items that our franchisees can use moving forward, including:

1. A new and improved online software that will keep us ahead of the competition. Cloud computing is the way of the future and our franchise owners can now respond quicker than their competition with better data.

2. New financial benchmarks and tools specifically designed to maximize the profit of each franchise owner which also gives them a unique tool to hit their personal income goals.

3. A strategic rollout of social media efforts that will broaden the reach of the HomeTeam brand and meet our current & future customers where they are.

4. Lastly, and the best part of any gathering like this, is when
the attendees can spend time together. We included extended breaks, franchisee-only meetings, and very successful role-playing sessions where franchise owners from across North America interacted with each and discussed their shared interests in building the HomeTeam name.

Overall this year's convention was the best one yet. We received some very positive feedback from our franchisees.

• "The leadership and direction of Jim Hunter is contagious! The entire staff is on board in attitude and actions. Thanks to all for $50,000 or more in value for about a $500 price." Ray Fonos, Pittsburgh, PA
• "I've already booked an inspection from a price shopper based on some of the ideas from the role-playing session." Mike Henry, Belleville, ON
• "I am excited about this year and look forward to the ISN
  addition to our teams. I truly believe that this will take my business to another level." Bobby Cox, Savannah, GA
• "I can say with great confidence that EVERYONE that attended went away recharged and invigorated, ready to take on whatever 2011 throws at us! You will find that your 'return on investment' will easily be 10 to 20 (or more) times the costs involved in attending." Bill Jurek, Ft. Meyers, FL
• "Coming up on 16 years and haven't missed one yet. Still can't imagine anyone in this business, especially with THIS franchise, who wouldn't strive to make it to every convention. It's the motivation, encouragement and pick-me-up we all need to kick-start our year!" John Gambill, Ashland, KY
• "Hard to imagine any franchisee not seeing the value in this and not attending. I can't wait for next year!" Scott Whitbeck, Colorado Springs, CO

HomeTeam featured in the Chicago Tribune

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune discussed how potential home owners can avoid making big mistakes when buying houses. In it, multiple home-owners give entertaining and informative descriptions of the various issues they encountered when buying their first homes. Greg Haskett weighs in as the expert source of information, as Vice President of Services for HomeTeam Inspection, an Ohio-based national franchise. Check out a portion of the article below or read the full story here.

Scary first-time buyer mistakes and how to avoid them

New or old, every home has issues, said Greg Haskett, vice president of the Milford, Ohio-based HomeTeam Inspection, a national franchise.

"It's not if the house has a defect, but whether you want to buy it with that defect," he said. "Hiring a home inspector tells what you are buying."

Drainage issues, aging roofs, improperly built decks, inadequate attic insulation and defective drywall top the list of problems his inspectors find, said Haskett. When red flags arise, he said, an inspector brings in specialists who advise the buyer on specifics, such as lead-paint testing.

"It's not necessarily that the house had a 'bad' builder; his reputation may be OK," said Haskett. "But the builder may have had a bad sub who used a substandard product." (Read More)

HomeTeam featured in the Chicago Tribune

The article discusses how potential home owners can avoid making big mistakes when buying houses. In it, multiple home-owners give entertaining and informative descriptions of the various issues they encountered when buying their first homes. Greg Haskett weighs in as the expert source of information, as Vice President of Services for HomeTeam Inspection, an Ohio-based national franchise. He discusses the most common deficiencies that his inspectors find in homes, and why it’s important to hire an inspector—because they’ll tell you exactly what you’re buying into and essentially resolve the majority of the issues mentioned in the article. Given the massive circulation of the Chicago Tribune and its national affiliates, this article is an excellent way to spread the word about the importance of home inspections, and endorses HomeTeam as a reliable and accredited source of this service. Check out a portion of the story below or read the full article here.

Scary first-time buyer mistakes and how to avoid them



New or old, every home has issues, said Greg Haskett, vice president of the Milford, Ohio-based HomeTeam Inspection, a national franchise.

"It's not if the house has a defect, but whether you want to buy it with that defect," he said. "Hiring a home inspector tells what you are buying."

Drainage issues, aging roofs, improperly built decks, inadequate attic insulation and defective drywall top the list of problems his inspectors find, said Haskett. When red flags arise, he said, an inspector brings in specialists who advise the buyer on specifics, such as lead-paint testing.

"It's not necessarily that the house had a 'bad' builder; his reputation may be OK," said Haskett. "But the builder may have had a bad sub who used a substandard product." (Read More)

HomeTeam’s Fast Start Program: What You Need to Know Before Opening

By Greg Haskett, Vice President of Shared Services

You buy into the concept, you go through the discover process, then you sign a franchise agreement, what’s next?

Many new franchisees can be intimidated about exactly how to get the ball rolling. They’ve bought the rights to their very own franchise and now it’s up to them to open up shop and be successful doing it. HomeTeam understands this can be an overwhelming process and has spent many years perfecting the system, processes and procedures required for getting franchisees up and running without missing a beat.

Through their Fast Start program, HomeTeam provides as much of a turnkey operation as possible and partners with each new franchisee through opening their new location and throughout the first year (The Academy to be discussed in a later post). With the support of their Franchise Support Manager, and everyone at the HomeTeam home office, franchisees complete a 125-point checklist of items necessary to accomplish to ensure success, but not only complete the checklist, complete it in the right order. This support includes Business Planning, Budgeting, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Securing Business Licenses and more. HomeTeam takes a vested interest in each one of its franchisees careers.

HomeTeam also provides new franchisees what’s called an “Initial Package.” As part of a franchisee’s investment into HomeTeam, they receive an initial package which includes everything they need to have a complete, professional brand image right off the bat including uniforms, the appropriate technology and software, marketing materials, website development and maintenance.

So although you may be off to the races, the benefit of working with HomeTeam is that you won’t be alone. You’ll benefit from HomeTeam’s 15+ years of experience operating 175+ locations nationwide to back you.