PILLAR TO POST HOME INSPECTORS®

Marine Corp Veteran Enjoys Continued Success with Pillar To Post Home Inspectors®’ New Technologies

by Rhonda Sanderson, CEO, Sanderson & Associates

Clinton Hawkins had his own home improvement and commercial cleaning business before joining Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, and also served on the board of directors for B Team Buffalo, a non-profit led by young professionals dedicated to promoting civic pride throughout the Greater Buffalo area. He launched his franchise in 2017 in Erie and Niagara Counties in New York State.

Hawkins hit the ground running with the popular franchise system following all training and programs with precision.

“One thing about a Marine,” said Hawkins, “we know how to follow directions and training and we appreciate excellence and demand it in ourselves. That’s why I chose Pillar To Post Home Inspectors. It had great systems in place. My first five years have been amazing,” said Hawkins. And they continue to be with Pillar To Post Home Inspectors new additions to their business model which provides an exceptional home inspection with unique and innovative features that are all delivered within a seamless brand experience. All developed pre-pandemic and ready to be utilized when the pandemic struck, the new features further highlight Pillar To Post Home Inspectors’ standing as a visionary in its industry:

PTP360 is available with every home inspection and provides an interactive, 360-degree visual inspection summary that brings the inspection report to life and includes every room and a home’s exterior. It can be accessed anywhere, anytime from any device and shared with family or contractors.

PTPEstimates provides a cost estimate for inspection summary items. This upgrade is extremely useful for sellers who do a pre-listing inspection, letting them learn what recommended repairs will cost based on prices charged in their area. Estimates can be requested with one click.

PTPFloorPlan provides an accurate floor plan of the entire home. This useful upgrade can be used to determine furniture fit and placement, and also provide exact dimensions to contractors for estimating purposes.

PTPHomeManual is an upgraded service that provides a digital owner’s manual for a home, letting users download manuals/warranty information, find safety recalls on appliances, learn the age and useful remaining life of systems and much more.

Virtual Open Houses make it easy for REALTORS® to present their listings in a highquality, 360-degree virtual open house format while also allowing prospective buyers to tour a home at their own pace. By transforming listings into a navigable, walk-through

"THE FEEDBACK AND WORD OF MOUTH REFERRALS FROM CLIENTS AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS CANNOT BE MEASURED IN VALUE."

experience, Virtual Open Houses increase visibility while reducing the interruptions of in-person showings.

“I’d say my best marketing results,” shared Hawkins, “have come from networking and the relationships I’ve built with many real estate agents and clients. The feedback and word of mouth referrals from clients and real estate agents cannot be measured in value. It’s just tremendous and you have to be willing to go out and initiate these. One of my favorite relationships is with the Women’s Council of Realtors. This is an impressive group of people.”

Hawkins agrees. “In the beginning the pandemic was challenging. But thanks to all the latest technologies introduced by Pillar To Post, I have the ability to perform the new Pillar To Post 360 tours and more which helps so much during these times.”

ABOUT PILLAR TO POST HOME INSPECTORS®

Founded in 1994, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors is the largest and most innovative home inspection company in North America with home offices in Toronto and Tampa. There are 600 franchises located in 49 states and nine Canadian provinces. They’ve ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise500® for 25 years. Long-term plans include adding 500 to 600 new franchisees over the next five years. For further information, please visit www.pillartopostfranchise.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rhonda Sanderson is a franchise expert who has owned and operated Sanderson & Associates and Sanderson PR, both specializing in, traditional, social media and crisis PR in the franchise space since 1986. She has authored many articles, helped grow numerous franchise chains is considered one of the Top 30 Small Business Influencers (Fit Business) in the U.S. Find her at Rhonda@sandersonpr.com or on LinkedIn where she is the author of Franchise Stars at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-sanderson-a6b658/

NOT JUST LAWYERS, WE'RE BUSINESS GROWTH EXPERTS JOSEPH H. RODA, Esq.

Joe co-founded Roda & Chalfant, LLC in 2020 and serves as a partner, attorney and trusted business advisor to his clients. Since 2010, Joe has co-founded several business development companies and franchise systems, including St. Gregory Development Group, CycleBar, and Fueled Collective. Joe served as Vice President and General Counsel at St. Gregory, while overseeing the sale and compliance management of over 7,000 franchises worldwide. Following St. Gregory and CycleBar’s acquisition, Joe served as a shareholder and board member to numerous franchise systems, including Xponential Fitness (Pure Barre, Club Pilates, CycleBar, Row House, Stretch Lab, Yoga Six).

DREW A. CHALFANT, Esq.

Drew co-founded Roda & Chalfant, LLC in 2020 and serves as a partner, attorney, and counselor to his clients. After graduating summa cum laude from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Drew quickly rose to the rank of General Counsel for the first-in-class franchise development firm, St. Gregory Development Group. Drew also served as in-house counsel for a number of franchise brands within the St. Gregory portfolio, including Shred415 Franchising, CycleBar Franchising, Fueled Collective Franchising, and LB Franchising. As General Counsel, Drew was responsible for all day-to-day legal issues that faced this multi-faceted organization, including intellectual property matters, contracts and transactional issues, real estate matters and commercial lease reviews and negotiations, employment and labor issues, franchise disclosure document and franchise agreement drafting, and general franchise regulatory compliance matters.