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Len Franckowiak founded the Home Building Institute (HBI), a school that taught about the different facets and trades of home building. One of the courses at HBI, Old House Rehab, dealt with the inspection and analysis of old houses. Realtors would take the class to learn about older homes and would often call on Franckowiak for his insight into the condition of a property. Through these consultations, Franckowiak saw the need for a home inspection service and, with the help of Ronald Ewald, started BrickKicker in 1992.
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Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
1st Inspection | $25,000-$35,000 | 8% | $31,350-$115,000 | |
A Buyers Choice | $29,900 | 8% | $36,343-$43,192 | |
A-Pro Home Inspection Services | $23,900-$35,000 | $125/wk. | $24,600-$73,300 | |
Allstate Home Inspections/Environmental Testing | $23,900 | 7.5% | $29,700-$49,200 | |
America's Property Inspections | $6,000 | 5% | 1% | $6,000-And Up |
American Leak Detection | $29,500-$120,000 | 6-10% | $76,755-$259,550 | |
AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services | $24,900 | 7% | 3% | $53,550-$72,310 |
Canadian Residential Inspection Services | $19,500 | 0 | $100/mo | $24,500-$29,500 |
EnviroSpect | $14,500 | 6% | $26,600-$39,200 | |
Grassroots Home Inspection | $17,500 | 7% | 3% | $23,500-$28,000 |
Home Preservation Systems | $28,000 | 8% | $75,000 | |
Home-Alyze | $20,900 | $45,000 | ||
HomeSafe Inspection | $2,500-$20,000 | 10% | $12,500-$28,500 | |
HomeTeam Inspection Service | $35,000-$55,000 | 6%-4% | 3% | $50,100-$76,800 |
HouseMaster Home Inspections | $42,500 | 6%-7.5% | 2%-2.5% | $61,100-$106,150 |
Inspect-It | $24,900 | 200-$400/mo. | $50/mo. | $32,400-$43,400 |
Inspection Boys, The | $17,500 | 4-6% | 3% | $35,000-$55,000 |
Lighthouse Inspections | $20,000 | $32,000 | ||
Morrison Plus Property Inspection | $23,000 | 7% | 3% | $32,150-$52,031 |
National Property Inspections | $34,900 | 8% | $40,700-$43,000 | |
Pillar To Post | $24,500 | 7% | 4% | $41,195-$50,995 |
Professional House Doctors | $9,800 | $15,000-$246,000 | ||
Property Damage Appraisers | $50,000-$600,000 | 15% | $75,888-$653,425 | |
WIN Home Inspection | $20,900 | 7% | 4% | $28,745-$36,870 |
World Inspection Network | $15,675-$20,900 | 7% | $27,425-$39,985 |