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A-Pro Home Inspection Franchise Opportunity
With an annual potential of over 6 million transactions (translated into an estimated $2 billion in fees) the home inspection business is booming. In fact...
Money magazine rated our industry as one of the "Top Ten Highest Income Home Businesses"
Entrepreneur magazine calls home inspection "one of the best opportunities".
A Company on the Rise!
A-Pro® Home Inspection is a family-owned company founded in 1994 by Greg Mangiaracina, a longtime home inspection professional, vice chairman of the Louisiana Licensing Board for Home Inspectors and co-author of the proprietary guide, How to Market a Home Inspection Business.
A-Pro® currently boasts more than 100 locations and growing, handling tens of thousands of inspections across the US every year. We've become one of the fastest growing home inspection companies in the country, by providing value-added inspections and trademark guarantees our customers can't find anywhere else. There's simply no equal to an A-Pro inspection. The A-Pro® team prides itself on standing behind its independent business owners day in and day out providing the award winning training, logistical and marketing support they need to successfully grow their businesses without limit.
"Our Business Consultant and the entire A-Pro team are great resources. They bring ideas from other franchisees, provide objective feedback in areas where we can improve, represent our interests." - Chris DeMarco, A-Pro Franchisee, San Antonio, TX
"The high quality array of literature that A-Pro provides is extremely helpful to us. This allows us to focus on running the business and not deal with time- and energy-consuming creative processes." - Garrett Rundell, A-Pro Franchisee, Tulsa, OK
"Home Inspection Services is greatly needed in our nation and A-Pro has the best all-around format to meet that need. In fact, it's such a great business opportunity that we just purchased another territory in Kansas and we're looking to expand even further with additional territories" - Todd Tuvell, A-Pro Franchisee, Wilmington, DE
Round-the-Clock Dedicated Support Team
When you become an A-Pro® business owner, you gain instant, around-the-clock access to our staff of engineers, technicians, copywriters, designers, technical support personnel, computer programmers and information managers all of whom work with you to develop and grow your business. We also save you time, money and effort by providing professional marketing materials like brochures, postcards and self-mailers, coupled with a solid marketing plan, so once again you can concentrate on inspections and not operational headaches.
Intensive Expert Training
A-Pro does far more than just put you into business for yourself. We offer a proprietary turn-key marketing blueprint that helps you grow your business beyond your expectations, crafted by one of the industry's most experienced and respected experts.
A-Pro's award-winning training program is conducted under the auspices of the Inspection Training Institute of San Antonio (ITI), and has been recognized by many boards across the U.S. as among the very best in the business.
The ITI program was devoloped by Professor William Springer, P.E., a licensed professional and national expert with more than 30 years of experience in the profession. Professor Springer is considered one of the top home inspection authorities in the country, and as such currently serves as Director of the International Society of Home Inspectors (ISHI).
The training begins at our Distant Learning Center, where you'll take nine accredited online courses to prepare you for the most complete home inspection examination in the country. Following the online courses, you'll fly into beautiful San Antonio or one of our other training satellite centers, where ITI will provide you with a comprehensive eight-day classroom and field training course at their newly remodeled campus, giving you an overall understanding of the home inspection process and earning you Certified Home Inspector (CHI)TM and Professional Home Inspector (PHI)TM designations. This is real-life, hands-on training that will teach you about entire inspection process, inside and outside, top to bottom.
Our inspectors are always telling us how rewarding our training program is – and how much they enjoy it!
What Makes Us The Best?
By teaming up with A-Pro ® , you'll be able to take control of your future by offering your customers a myriad of features, benefits and added value that other inspection companies simply cannot match, including:
Lloyd's of London Backed Protection on each inspection!
Exclusive 90, 120, and 360 day inspection guarantees ("If We Pass it, We Protect It")
Our "no 3rd party evaluation necessary" guarantee
The most comprehensive 500-point inspection in the industry
There's no stronger selling point to prospective customers and real estate agents looking for a home inspection they can have confidence in. Simply stated, A-Pro inspections are very difficult to compete with.
Vast Customer Base
As an A-Pro Inspector, you'll be getting about 90%-95% of your business directly from your local realtors who, once they get to know you, will refer clients directly to you on an ongoing basis. Our marketing plan is tightly focused on this great source of repeated new clients. The other 5%-10% of your business will come directly from the consumer through advertising and marketing programs we provide to you.
Strategic Marketing Support
A-Pro provides its business owners with a fully-scripted, strategic sales approach to maintain an effective, consistent message across all their marketing efforts.
Regardless of your past experience in marketing, our full-time staff of copywriters, designers and production specialists combines their years of expertise to help you achieve success, virtually from day one. And you don't pay anything extra to have these professionals at your disposal. They serve as a full-time extension of your operational and marketing team.
In addition to printed marketing materials, we also provide our inspectors with business leads through what's known as a predictive dialing telemarketing program. This service provides announcements directly to your exclusive territory each quarter during the first year to help you get off to a fast start.
State-of-the-Art Reporting System
We believe that our Inspection Reporting System is the best the industry has to offer. Our proprietary system was personally developed after studying dozens of the others and combining the best, most useful features of each into the patented A-Pro Report. And, because it's based on a Microsoft Word platform, it's very fast and easy to use, yet highly detailed and comprehensive.
Intensive Expert Training
A-Pro's award-winning training program is conducted under the auspices of the Inspection Training Institute of San Antonio (ITI), and has been recognized by many boards across the U.S. as among the very best in the business.
Taking the Next Step
Since 1994, we've taken great pride in becoming the most innovative and respected home inspection company in the nation. We exercise exceptional care when interviewing our franchise candidates and awarding our exclusive geographic territories. After all, these are partnerships designed to last a lifetime. We appreciate your interest in an A-Pro business ownership opportunity and look forward to welcoming you on to our team.
Franchises available in all states. Franchise package is one of the most competitive and comprehensive in its industry. Financing available via SBA.
Please note this opportunity is not accepting inquiries from Illinois or outside the United States. Interested parties should have at least $30,000 to invest.
The curriculum covers every aspect of a home's systems and components - including exclusive training on spotting potential problems before they occur - giving you a distinctive professional edge in the field. Then, to apply what you've learned in class, your final field exam will include a real inspection at our on-site residential property, including the preparation of a complete report. During training, you'll also receive mold sampling certification - yet another added revenue stream for you when you launch your business.
The total, turnkey A-Pro franchise package summary includes:
Your own exclusive territory
A comprehensive targeted marketing plan created by Greg Mangiaracina
A comprehensive training and certification program.
Your own, state-of-the-art tablet pc computer pre-loaded with A-Pro's home inspection management system, Intranet network and complete proprietary reporting software.
Your own, custom-designed web site and Targeted Marketing Email system.
An array of home inspection tools and supplies.
Uniforms, vehicle magnets, patches, business cards and other materials to establish your brand.
Free membership in ISHI (www.ishionline.org), one of the most respected trade organizations in the home inspection industry.
A complete arsenal of marketing materials.
Complete marketing support from our copywriters, designers and strategists.
A full set of home maintenance guides, reference manuals, business forms and all software licenses.
A subsidized business liability insurance plan for your first year.
90-day/120-day/360-day free guarantee rights on all inspections.
Major medical insurance, dental, vision and more.
Toll-free phone and online support.
And more! With our complete, turnkey system and our commitment to round-the-clock support, A-Pro's package prepares you to build your own successful home inspection business starting from day one. There are no hidden fees and no surprises.
What makes us the Best?
By teaming with us, you'll be able to offer your customers a myriad of features, benefits and added value that other inspection companies simply cannot match, including:
A 90-day inspection guarantee for the homebuyer.
Our exclusive 120-day inspection guarantee for the seller.
An Optional Platinum 360 Inspection guarantee. If we pass a system or component within a home, the client is covered against unexpected repairs for a full year.
Our "no further evaluation guarantee" which eliminates third party inspections and delays, and saves our customers money.
A free Foundation level survey with a CAD drawing – a valuable add-on that few other companies are equipped to offer.
A Red Hot Industry...
With an annual potential of over 6 million transactions the home inspection business is booming. In fact, Money Magazine has rated our industry as one of the "Top Ten Highest Income Home Businesses", and Entrepreneur calls home inspection "one of the best opportunities".
Home inspection numbers are on the rise…In fact, they're reaching levels never before experienced within the industry. It's estimated that a home inspection now occurs in nearly 90% of home sales. Now, you can profit from that boom by teaming up with A-Pro one of the most respected names in the home inspection industry.
The A-Pro Advantage
A-Pro is a family-owned company founded in 1994 by industry veteran, vice chairman of the Louisiana Licensing Board for Home Inspectors, and co-author of the proprietary guide, How to Market a Home Inspection Business, Greg Mangiaracina.
The company is renowned for its industry-leading innovation and guarantees, and a unique customer-focused approach. We currently boast more than 110 locations and handle thousands of inspections across the U.S. every year.
Dedicated Support Team
When you become an A-Pro business owner, you gain instant, around-the-clock access to our staff of engineers, technicians, copywriters, ad designers, technical support personnel, computer programmers and information managers – all of whom work with you to develop and grow your business.
We also save you time, money and effort by providing professional marketing materials like brochures, postcards and self-mailers (including mailing and telemarketing services), coupled with a turnkey marketing plan, so - once again - you can concentrate on inspections and not operational headaches.
This franchise is not currently accepting inquiries.
A-Pro Home Inspection Franchise Costs
Capital Required
• Liquid Capital Requirement $19,900 - $49,900
Financing • No
Support/Training • Yes
