National Property Inspections

The vendor opportunity at National Property Inspections

National Property Inspections is a real estate services franchise headquartered in Nebraska, with 194 franchised units across the United States. The brand reported average unit volume of $122,339 in its 2025 FDD. Royalties run at 8% of gross revenue, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. Unit count contracted by 4.4% year-over-year, a signal that the system is in a period of consolidation rather than rapid expansion.

For software vendors, the addressable market is 194 locations, all franchised. Company-owned units are not disclosed, meaning every location is a franchisee operating under the same technology mandates. The decision to adopt new software sits at headquarters, not with individual operators. That centralization reduces sales complexity: you pitch one buyer, not 194.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD names five individuals in Item 1. Karen Yolevski serves as Chief Executive Officer, and David Stamper is President and Chief Financial Officer. Three directors — Steve Phillips, Will Duggan, and Ryan Spinner — round out the leadership group. In a system this size, the CEO and President/CFO are the likely decision-makers for any enterprise software purchase that touches franchise operations, compliance, or financial reporting.

No chief technology officer or VP of IT is listed in the FDD. That absence suggests technology procurement may be handled directly by the C-suite or outsourced. Vendors should prepare to speak to operational ROI and franchisee compliance impact, not just technical specifications.

Mandated and current tech stack

National Property Inspections mandates two systems: Horizon and a proprietary inspection software platform. The FDD does not disclose the vendor behind Horizon or the name of the proprietary system beyond describing it as proprietary. No other operational, CRM, or financial software is named as required or recommended.

This narrow tech stack creates openings. If you sell scheduling, reporting, payment processing, or back-office tools that integrate with inspection workflows, there is no publicly mandated competitor blocking your path. The proprietary system may be homegrown or white-labeled, but the FDD provides no further detail on its architecture or extensibility.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD contains no procurement extract, so the franchisor’s formal purchasing model — designated supplier, approved supplier, or open — is not publicly known. In practice, the existence of mandated software implies a top-down procurement culture. Franchisees are required to use what HQ selects.

Renewal terms offer a timing signal. The initial franchise agreement runs 10 years. Franchisees in full compliance may acquire one successor term of 10 years, but they must execute the then-current form of franchise agreement, which may contain materially different terms. To renew, the franchisee must give written notice between 6 and 12 months before expiration, be in compliance, satisfy all monetary obligations, and sign a general release.

For a vendor, that means every franchise approaching its 10-year mark enters a window where HQ can impose new technology requirements as a condition of renewal. If you can align your sales cycle with those renewal cohorts, you gain leverage.

How to read the National Property Inspections FDD

The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the legal and financial disclosures that govern the franchise relationship, including Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations) where technology mandates appear, Item 17 (renewal) where contract windows are defined, and Item 19 (financial performance representations) where the $122,339 AUV figure originates. Review these sections to validate the facts cited here and to identify additional integration or compliance requirements that may affect your software pitch.

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