Pillar To Post Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
Pillar To Post is one of the franchises we compare in our home inspection guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.
Where these numbers come from
The figures come from Pillar To Post's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.
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What it costs
- Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee)
- $102,690 – $134,290Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $60,500 paid to the franchisor.
- Franchise fee
- $58,500Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 5. Total paid to the franchisor at signing is $60,500, including a $1,000 Brand Conference registration and a $1,000 inspection tablet.
- Royalty
- 7% of revenuePending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: 7% of gross revenues, with a monthly minimum that starts at $0 in year 1 and rises to $2,328 a month by year 5.
- Marketing fund
- 4% of revenuePending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: Brand fee, 4% of gross revenues.
- Fixed monthly fees
- $30 a monthPending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: Financial Reporting Fee. Most other fees are per inspection: IT fee $5.50, inspection number $28.50, PTP360 $3.10, and optional EZBook booking $30.55–$34.35.
Compared with starting your own
- Pillar To Post initial investment
- $102,690 – $134,290Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7. Includes $60,500 paid to the franchisor.
- Independent home inspection startup cost
- $2,258 – $4,758*Pending verificationSourcesCalifornia Secretary of State — Business entities fee schedule (Rev. 06/2018)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026InterNACHI — Membership(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Spectora — Pricing(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Global Test Supply — Testo 606-1 Moisture Meter for Building Materials(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Global Test Supply — Testo 862-1 Thermal Imager(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Global Test Supply — Fluke TiS20+ Thermal Imager Kit(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Computed from 7 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
Item 19 reports average and median annual sales for franchised units open all of 2025 and 2024, grouped by number of inspectors, plus job sizes and resale prices.
- Median 2025 gross sales, one-inspector franchises (163 units open all of 2025)$134,411 a yearPending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average was $144,195; 70 of 163 units (43%) reached it. Range $32,720 to $570,912. Excludes 22 one-inspector units that opened, closed or did not report in 2025. Gross sales before royalties, fees and all expenses, not profit. Self-reported by franchisees and unaudited. Some outlets have earned this amount; your results may differ.
- Median 2025 gross sales, franchises with two or more inspectors (114 units open all of 2025)$340,006 a yearPending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average was $446,742; 34 units (30%) reached it. Range $82,409 to $4,174,270. Gross sales before royalties, fees and all expenses, not profit. Self-reported by franchisees and unaudited. Some outlets have earned this amount; your results may differ.
- Median 2025 gross sales, all franchises (297 units open all of 2025)$192,612 a yearPending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average was $307,908; 85 units (29%) reached it. 187 of the 297 units had sales under $250,000. Excludes 25 units, including 17 that closed in 2025. Gross sales before royalties, fees and all expenses, not profit. Self-reported by franchisees and unaudited. Some outlets have earned this amount; your results may differ.
- Median job size in 2025, one-inspector franchises$653.75Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Average $668.37. Revenue per job, which may include add-on services; not the price of a basic inspection.
Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.
Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)
- Franchised outlets at the start of 2025
- 377Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Non-exclusive territory outlets, the larger of the two tables. 2025 closures: 22 terminations and 17 non-renewals. The FDD's separate exclusive-territory table went from 35 to 32 outlets with 3 terminations.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 350Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Non-exclusive territory outlets, the larger of the two tables. 2025 closures: 22 terminations and 17 non-renewals. The FDD's separate exclusive-territory table went from 35 to 32 outlets with 3 terminations.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 39Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Non-exclusive territory outlets, the larger of the two tables. 2025 closures: 22 terminations and 17 non-renewals. The FDD's separate exclusive-territory table went from 35 to 32 outlets with 3 terminations.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 10.3%Pending verificationSourcePillar To Post 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued March 23, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 39 closures ÷ 377 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). Non-exclusive territory outlets, the larger of the two tables. 2025 closures: 22 terminations and 17 non-renewals. The FDD's separate exclusive-territory table went from 35 to 32 outlets with 3 terminations.
The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.
Risk Meter for home inspection
3.2 out of 5 (Elevated risk)
The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk
What the franchise gives you
- A known brand that real estate agents may already recognize
- Structured initial training in inspection technique and report writing
- Required report software and booking systems already set up
- National and regional marketing paid from the brand fund
- A network of other owners to learn from
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