Sonic Home Inspections
Bottom line
- Total investment $70K – $85K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 179 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Sonic Home Inspections unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
79%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Sonic Home Inspections franchisees conduct pre-purchase and post-purchase residential home inspections, generating revenue through inspection fees ($300-600 per inspection typically). Daily work involves on-site property evaluations, report writing, client communication, and building relationships with real estate agents and lenders. This is a service-based, location-dependent business requiring technical knowledge, licensing, and direct client interaction.
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 · 18 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
Single-unit franchise with undisclosed financials, going concern issues, and unproven ROI represents extreme execution risk unsuitable for most investors.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system indicates either startup stage or severe contraction—impossible to validate business model viability
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed—unable to assess ROI on $70-85k investment or 6% royalty burden
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests franchisor may have financial instability or operational issues
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($40,000) relative to total investment (57% of lower bound) with no performance data to justify it
- 05MINOR10-year term is lengthy given lack of established track record and single-unit operation
- 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation history, but going concern status implies underlying problems not yet litigated
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Sonic Home Inspections · FDD (2026) PDF