Team with the Leader

Go with the leader in professional home inspections, HomeTeam Inspection Service. The home inspection industry is one of the highest growth businesses in franchising.

One of Your Best Franchise Opportunities

Entrepreneur Magazine has consistently ranked HomeTeam Inspection Service at the top of the industry from 1994 thru 2007. Additionally, Income Opportunities, Black Enterprise, Success, Business Start-Ups, and Franchise Success have recognized HomeTeam Inspection Service as one of North America's Best Franchises.

Although we have hundreds of franchises in the United States and Canada, attractive and exclusive territories are still available. Our objective is to assist each franchise in becoming #1 in their market, just as we have become #1 in the industry.

Looking for the Bigger Picture?

As a HomeTeam franchise owner, you can operate in this booming industry but not do all the inspection work yourself. Instead, you build teams of inspectors who are scheduled to go out and work in North America’s homes. You are a manager of the business, and your role includes the recruiting, training, and motivation of your staff, and the marketing and planning responsibilities within your franchise.

At The HomeTeam, many of our most successful franchisees are not the inspectors in their businesses but the managers and marketers. They are people from all walks of life who had a dream of controlling their own destiny and realized what a fantastic opportunity HomeTeam has for them.

You bring to us the people and management skills. You also must bring a driving desire to be successful and a commitment to executing our industry-leading marketing program. We give you the tools and support you need to utilize your strengths. That’s the HomeTeam difference!

Home Team Inspection Service Franchise Benefits

Aside from potentially faster growth from the outset being a major advantage of investing in a franchise, Home Team Inspection Service offers distinct benefits to investing with them. They offer one of the most powerful marketing systems in the real estate inspection industry.

Support and communication from the HomeTeam corporate office is paramount in maintaining confidence and consistency with our franchise owners. Our support program includes unlimited support, regular updates to the marketing program, continuing education, regional and international meetings, and much more.

Marketing Tools

A distinguishing feature of The HomeTeam Inspection Service is our unique year-round marketing system. This complete marketing system will give you the competitive edge you need to dominate your market. Brochures, publicity releases, newspaper & magazine ads, mailing campaigns, etc. will be made available to you.

Training and Continuing Education
The HomeTeam Inspection Service training program has rightfully earned a stellar reputation in the industry. During our comprehensive two-week training course, you will be taught to successfully operate a home inspection business.

In addition to extensive classroom training, you will gain actual hands-on experience. During your training, you will perform home inspections, first as an observer, then as a home inspector. We will also teach you how to use our entire marketing system, including how to make compelling presentations to referral sources in addition to powerful programs designed for the real estate professional and homebuyer. Additionally, we will train you to use our TeamWorks© proprietary computer and pocket PC software used during the home inspection to aid in gathering information used in completing professional home inspection reports. Regional and international meetings will help you stay on top of your inspection business. These meetings allow great networking opportunities with other HomeTeam Inspection Service franchise owners.

Team Concept
Our team approach to home inspections allows for higher productivity than our competition.

Reduced inspection time. The ability to perform a residential home inspection in about half the time of the competition is a very important part of our powerful marketing system.
Increased productivity and revenue. Performing inspections faster allows time to perform more home inspections in one day. Our marketing system will help you fill those extra spots in your schedule. More inspections per day equal more revenue.
Improved inspection quality. With a team of expert home inspectors working together at every home inspection, your client will receive - and perceive - the best quality inspection in the market.

Comprehensive Approach
The comprehensive HomeTeam concept is unique to the home inspection industry. Clients and Real Estate Professionals alike appreciate our timely, narrative reports.

Franchisee Profile: Michael Henry, franchisee of Bellevue, Ontario

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Location: Bellevue, Ontario

Something Interesting About Michael’s Story…
Having had a bad experience with home inspection in the past, Michael was impressed with HomeTeam Inspection Service before he became a franchisee. He appreciates the fact that the HomeTeam inspectors are, as suggested by the name, organized into a team, facilitating quicker yet more thorough inspections. As a HomeTeam franchisee, Michael underwent extensive training and earned a certification as a home inspector in order to become a qualified member of his own home inspection team. He now takes a very active role in his business, personally inspecting homes along with a team of licensed professionals, including a heating and cooling technician.

What Michael Did Before HomeTeam…
Prior to becoming a HomeTeam franchisee, Michael worked for 21 years in the printing industry. After a while, he decided he wanted to start his own business and began looking for opportunities to do so. Franchising seemed like the right choice since it offers him the kind of business where he can work out of his home and be his own boss, while having a solid infrastructure upon which to base his business model. These prove to be valuable assets in a down economy.

How Michael Specifically Found Out About HomeTeam…
Michael found HomeTeam after researching franchises online. He had experience with bad inspectors in his own home in the past, so he had a good idea of what to look for in an inspection company. The team-based inspections and superb organization of HomeTeam proved an immediate draw.

Why Michael Became and Loves Being a HomeTeam franchisee…
Michael says the best thing about being a HomeTeam franchisee is the great support system HomeTeam has in place to help its franchisees. Corporate frequently calls to help out with the business aspect, while a technical advisor is always one call away to make sure the inspection process is carried out properly. He’s also been able to work with his wife, who helps out on the accounting side of the business, and has a readymade part-time job for his 14-year-old son, once he’s ready to work.

Franchisee Profile: Colin Conroy of Pompano Beach, FL

Location: Pompano Beach, FL

Q: Where are you originally from?
A: I was working for a car-rental agency in Australia where I met my wife. I moved with her to Pompano Beach in Florida and have been there ever since.

Q: How did you learn about HomeTeam? A: After moving to the States, a friend invited me to open a home inspection business with him in Cincinnati. As part of my due diligence, I explored the company’s competitors, one of which was HomeTeam. Initially, I thought the concept involved team-based inspections which made them stand out, as I had always thought of an inspection service as a one man job. I began looking into franchising opportunities and saw they had 10 locations available on the Florida coast where I was already living. Since I was looking for a big business and not just a single franchise, this was perfect.

Q: What are some career milestones for you? Is there anything unique about your business?
A: I’ve been among the top three franchises for HomeTeam all 14 years that I’ve been open, and the number one franchise five times. My locations were the first to reach 2,500 inspections a year and we were also the first to do a $42 million home. I’ve really embraced the “One call does it all” mentality by sending four people on every inspection: a licensed roofing inspector, a licensed termite inspector, a licensed heating and cooling tech and one other, often myself. I also have over 50 specialists I can call on, ranging from sea wall divers to elevator technicians, so I can meet any need a client may have.

HomeTeam featured in Tacoma Business Examiner

HomeTeam was featured in the Tacoma Business Examiner in an article entitled “Franchises looking to military for owners,” which published front and center on the February 7 edition. The article discusses that HomeTeam fully engages military vets as they have a numerous vets as franchisees already. He also notes that HomeTeam matches new veteran owners with mentors to give them more tools for success. HomeTeam also plans to open a six locations to the Seattle/Tacoma area in the near future. The full article is embedded below:

Franchisee Profile: Mike Kalkhoff, Franchisee of Metro Detroit, MI

Opened: 1994
Location: St Clair, Macomb, Oakland, Wayne & surrounding areas in Michigan

Born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Mike Kalkhoff opened his first business, a renovation and building company, while working for the US Navy as a heating and cooling specialist on military ships. Then, in 1994, Mike decided to use his years of experience and try his hand at a different segment in the industry: home inspections. Since opening his HomeTeam Inspection Service franchise in Southeast Michigan 17 years ago, Mike and his team have become a trusted source of quality home inspections throughout metro Detroit.

Q: How did you learn about the brand?
A: I was doing research on different companies on the internet—things that would mesh well with my skill set and professional background. When I discovered HomeTeam Inspection Service and learned more about how they did their business, I knew it was a perfect fit.

Q: Why was this brand the right fit for you?
A: As a heating and cooling specialist for the US Navy, I worked on military ships for 4 years, from 1973 to 1977. As a result, I knew that having extensive knowledge of heating and cooling systems, as well as my building and renovation skills, would benefit my ability to inspect homes. I think my customers appreciate that I have vast knowledge and experience of heating and cooling as well as renovation and building. It’s easier to identify issues when you know how to fix them.

Q: How do you see the brand connecting with your local community?
A: Back in the late 1990’s I used to write a column for the Grosse Pointe News called “Ask the Inspector.” People could ask me questions about issues in their homes, and I’d answer them. I’ve become a resident expert in this subject for the community, and I like being the go-to guy for any issues they’re experiencing or questions they have as homeowners. “ONE CALL DOES IT ALL.” I’m certified by the Macomb County Board of Health for Well and Septic, I provide testing for radon, pests, lead-based paint, asbestos, and other environmental concerns. I’ve also been a member of the Women’s Council Board of Realtors, promoting knowledge and growth within the industry since 1994.

Q: What have been some career milestones for you/your business?
A: The tagline I’ve always used is, “if you don’t inspect, you may regret.” I’ve brought to light the importance of home inspections within my community, and saved my fellow citizens from avoidable issues that can lead to costly, long-term damage. Also, since 1989 I’ve been a licensed realtor and a licensed builder for over 30 years. I don’t practice real estate but I can handle that angle of the business professionally and in a way that follows the code of ethics, to leave the house the way it was, to respect the person’s property, to get lock box numbers, etc. I can be the go-to guy for foreclosure properties so a realtor doesn’t have to go there. I have developed a service where I can blow air into a house to check for leaks in the plumbing—giving realtors and homeowners another tool if they get stuck in a bind and can’t get the water turned on.

Q: What are your future goals? Development plans?
A: I just recently expanded the business and brought on an additional inspector about a year ago. For now, I’m focused on making my HomeTeam Inspection Service the best it can be.

HomeTeam Featured in the San Antonio Business Journal

HomeTeam was recently featured in the San Antonio Business Journal in an article called “Alamo City earning reputation as a good market for franchises,” which discusses HomeTeam’s expansion plans for the San Antonio market. Ranked #6 for remodeling activity, San Antonio is a hotbed for business in the home sector, and HomeTeam is moving in.