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Mandatorytures and grows. Your office is not required to be located within your territory, but you must maintain a business address in your territory, that address must be acceptable under Google Business Prof
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HQ-led decisions
HomeTeam Inspection Service
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at HomeTeam Inspection Service is driven by a lean HQ team in Ohio, with Founder and Chairman Paul D. Spires, Jr. and Director of Operations Matt Cook as likely decision-makers. The franchise already mandates three specific technology platforms—customized building inspection software, FrontOffice, and Inspection Support Network—across all 191 franchised locations. With no company-owned units and a single-unit-only operator base, the addressable market for a new vendor is exactly 191 franchisee locations, though unit count contracted 4.5% year-over-year.
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Total units
191
191 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-4.5%
vs prior filing
AUV
$253K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
3%
national + local
Initial fee
$45K
per unit
Investment range
$65K–$92K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
9%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
Inspection Support NetworkInspection Support Network
Mandatorywill need a computer system and certain required computer programs. The systems meeting these specifications are provided for you in the Start-up Package. You are required to use Inspection Support Ne
FacebookMeta
subject to change: a) Ongoing SEO services and reporting – You will receive monthly web traffic reports and periodic updates to improve search visibility of your local website. b) Facebook, Google Bus
InstagramMeta
search visibility of your local website. b) Facebook, Google Business Profile, and Instagram pages – You will have a professionally managed Facebook, Google Business Profile, and Instagram Page for yo
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
17 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 7 explicit no's; 10 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Use only the chart of bookkeeping accounts prescribed by Franchisor in the Manual or otherwise communicated to Franchisee;
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information that will be generated and stored on Inspection Support Network.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall maintain and preserve, for at least six years after the date of their preparation, full, complete and accurate books and records of account, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and customer files and records, all in the form and manner prescribed by Franchisor in the…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that Franchisor may be one of, or the only, approved supplier for such services, and if Franchisee obtains these services from Franchisor, then Franchisee shall pay Franchisor any fees, if any, required by Franchisor for the services.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have established a franchisee advisory council (the “Council”).
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
we have the right to add or delete services, products, or suppliers from the list.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to derive revenue from the purchases you make from us, any affiliate we establish, as well as purchases or leases made from or by our designated and approved suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
Other suppliers may be approved by sending us a written request for approval by electronic mail.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
Franchisee’s obligations on Article 14 Cease operating franchise, cease use of confidential information termination/nonrenewal and Marks, return manuals, software, records, files, and all materials containing Marks, complete de-identification, cancel assumed name registration, assign or cancel telephone numbers and…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may also, at all times during the term of this agreement and for a period of three years after the termination or expiration of this agreement, retain an independent party to audit Franchisee’s Business Records.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the manuals from time to time, but the modification will not alter your status and rights under the franchise agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not establish your own web site, web page, or URL for your franchised business or that uses any of our trademarks.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall purchase all furnishings, fixtures, signs, supplies and other products, materials and services required for the operation of the Franchised Business solely from suppliers (including manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and brokers) who have been approved or designated by Franchisor.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may require you to purchase from us or from our affiliate or designated suppliers any equipment, supplies, materials, products and services that you use in operating your HomeTeam Franchise.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must pay all fees and charges by electronic fund transfer or Automated Clearinghouse House transfer that we initiate, and sign an authorization form when you sign the franchise agreement.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information that will be generated and stored on Inspection Support Network.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor, at its option, may charge Franchisee a fee for any additional training.
The filing answers no to 7 questions
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 6
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Teams spend weeks manually combing through FDDs to assess unit counts and financials across 554 active home services brands.Replacing manual FDD research with instant corpus search saves 15+ hours per brand evaluation, allowing your team to assess 10x more targets and accelerate pipeline velocity by 30%.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
The vendor opportunity at HomeTeam Inspection Service
HomeTeam Inspection Service operates 191 franchised locations, all held by single-unit operators. There are no company-owned units and no multi-unit franchisees, which means every software sale must win over individual owner-operators—but the technology stack is dictated from HQ. The system contracted 4.5% year-over-year, so the total addressable unit count is 191 and may be shrinking. Top states by unit count are Florida (21), Texas (13), Georgia (8), Colorado (7), and California (7). The franchise charges a 6.0% royalty on gross revenue, though average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. Initial franchise terms run 10 years.
For a software vendor, the opportunity is narrow but clearly defined: displace or integrate with one of three mandated platforms across a small, geographically dispersed network of home-inspection businesses.
Who controls software purchasing
Based on FDD Item 1, the buying center at HomeTeam Inspection Service sits with a small HQ team in Ohio. Paul D. Spires, Jr., the Founder, Chairman, and Treasurer, is the most senior executive on file and likely holds final authority on system-wide technology mandates. Josh Spires, listed as Vice President, may also weigh in on operational tools. The most directly relevant contact for a software vendor is Matt Cook, Director of Operations, who would own day-to-day workflow and field-tech decisions. Taylor Martin, Director of Marketing, could influence any customer-facing or marketing technology. Legal Operations Manager Sara Pettit is not a likely software buyer but may review vendor contracts.
Because all 191 units are franchised and single-unit, franchisees do not appear to have independent procurement authority for core operational software. The franchisor mandates specific systems, and vendors should treat this as an HQ-driven sale.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD mandates three technology platforms across all franchise locations: customized building inspection software, FrontOffice, and Inspection Support Network (ISN). These are not optional—they are required systems. Customized building inspection software likely refers to a proprietary or industry-specific tool for generating inspection reports. FrontOffice and ISN are third-party platforms; ISN in particular is a well-known scheduling and workflow tool in the inspection industry. No POS system is mentioned, consistent with a field-service business that invoices clients rather than processing point-of-sale transactions.
Vendors selling complementary tools—such as CRM, marketing automation, payment processing, or back-office accounting—should assume they will need to integrate with ISN and FrontOffice, or demonstrate clear ROI that justifies replacing a mandated system.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically discloses designated suppliers, approved suppliers, and rebate arrangements, is not available in the current extract. This means the formal procurement model is not publicly documented in the FDD itself. In practice, many franchisors detail supplier requirements in their confidential operations manual rather than the disclosure document. Vendors should be prepared for a designated-supplier model given the specificity of the mandated tech stack.
Franchise agreements run 10 years. Renewal conditions, per Item 17, require the franchisee to have complied with the agreement throughout the term, follow all mandatory specifications and operating procedures, give notice between 6 and 12 months before expiration, execute the then-current form of franchise agreement (which may materially differ from the original), complete any refresher training, sign a general release of claims, and pay a $2,500 renewal fee. This renewal structure does not create obvious, predictable windows for software displacement, but it does mean that franchisees signing new 10-year terms will be bound to whatever tech stack is current at that time.
How to read the HomeTeam Inspection Service FDD
The full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the legal and operational detail behind every claim in this page—unit counts, executive names, fee structures, territory rights, and the full text of Items 8, 11, and 17. For software vendors, the most valuable sections are Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations and mandated systems), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions). Reviewing the FDD directly is the fastest way to qualify HomeTeam Inspection Service as a target account before you spend time on outreach.
If you need a ranked list of franchise systems whose tech mandates, unit growth, and HQ structure match your ideal customer profile, FranCloud can build that list from FDD data.
Questions vendors ask
HomeTeam Inspection Service, answered from the filing
Founder/Chairman/Treasurer Paul D. Spires, Jr. and Director of Operations Matt Cook are the most likely software buyers based on FDD Item 1. Director of Marketing Taylor Martin may influence martech decisions.
The FDD mandates customized building inspection software, FrontOffice, and Inspection Support Network. No POS is specified—this is a field-service business, not retail.
191 franchised locations as of the 2026 FDD. All are single-unit operators; no multi-unit franchisees exist. The system shrank 4.5% year-over-year.
Item 8 procurement signals are absent from the available FDD extract. The franchisor likely designates or approves suppliers through operations manuals rather than the FDD itself.
Franchise agreements run 10 years. Renewal requires notice 6–12 months before expiration and signing the then-current agreement, which may differ materially. No renewal wave data is available.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review it directly in the embedded PDF viewer below—no need to visit a separate depository.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
159 operators run 159 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit159
Top states by locations
| FL | 21 |
|---|---|
| TX | 13 |
| GA | 8 |
| CO | 7 |
| CA | 7 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.