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BiltRite Home Inspections

Home Services - OtherFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$46K – $97K
8th pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.0M
41st pct Other
Royalty
Units
4
14th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $46K – $97K including a $25K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year. Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
BiltRite Franchising, LLC
Parent company
DSG Four, LLC
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
107 Parr Drive, Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
Auditor
Davies, Goldstein & Associates CPA's PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 BiltRite Home Inspections unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,003,981
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $46K–$97K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$15K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

148%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$120K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$81K
Payback
8 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 BiltRite Home Inspections units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.0M

on $5.0M purchase

Total debt

$4.0M

SBA $2.5M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

BiltRite Home Inspections franchisees conduct comprehensive structural, mechanical, and safety inspections of residential properties for homebuyers, real estate agents, and lenders. Work involves on-site property assessments, detailed report generation, client communication, and typically some marketing/business development to build local clientele. Most revenue comes from per-inspection fees ($300-$600 per inspection depending on property size/complexity).

CEO
Jeffrey Dudan
Founded
2022
FDD year
2023
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$46K – $97K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $15K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
Blended 5-7% of Gross Revenue
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.2 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.0M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Affiliate-Owned Location
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 21 · small
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank41th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Investment cost rank8th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank54th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank14th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Risk score rank62th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
4
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
4
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
33.3%
2021
0±0
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 12 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 12 states
Not registered

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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Extremely early-stage franchise with only 4 units, unverified financial claims, no Item 19 disclosure, and franchisor going concern issues create substantial validation and sustainability risk.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDOnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited operating history and franchisee validation pool
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representation) disclosed despite $371,690 average net income claim — cannot independently verify earnings
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests franchisor may lack financial stability or have undisclosed operational challenges
  4. 04MINORHigh royalty burden (5-7% blended) on $1M average revenue reduces net margins for franchisees by $50K-$70K annually
  5. 05MINORMicro-franchise system (4 units) means insufficient data to assess unit economics, franchisee satisfaction, or failure rates

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Household count
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
30 hrs
On-the-job training
4 hrs
POS system
ServiceMinder
Operating tech stack

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

13 numbers

Locked
(980) 443-••••
NC
(804) 371-••••
VA
(605) 773-••••
SD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

BiltRite Home Inspections · FDD (2023) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above