Bottom line
- Total investment $76K – $93K including a $40K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 17 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -33.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one AmeriSpec unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
112%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
AmeriSpec franchisees operate as home inspection service providers, conducting pre-purchase property evaluations for buyers, sellers, and real estate agents. Daily operations involve scheduling inspections, performing on-site structural and systems assessments, generating detailed inspection reports, and managing client relationships across a protected territorial market.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 37 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
AmeriSpec presents high risk due to accelerating unit decline, financial opacity, and unclear franchisor viability, making it difficult to project franchisee success or ROI.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 26.1% year-over-year indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed prevents ROI validation and creates opacity around actual earnings potential
- 03MINORLow initial investment ($76-93K) combined with 7% royalty + $280/month minimum suggests thin margins in a competitive home inspection market
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False, raising questions about franchisor stability and long-term support infrastructure
- 05MINOR105 remaining units suggests a shrinking franchise system vulnerable to further attrition and loss of brand recognition
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
AmeriSpec · FDD (2025) PDF