Have Family, Will Travel as Canadians Choose Pillar To Post Home Inspectors® to Launch New Career Chapter in New Country

(HOUSTON, TX)---"One piece of advice I know I can give,” said Jason Micallef, a Spring resident and the new owner of Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, serving the Greater Houston area, including Spring, Austin, The Woodlands, Conroe and Humble. “Don’t skip your home inspection, no matter what, in this hot sellers’ market.”

As far as choosing home inspection as a new career, these are industry facts: The U.S. building inspector industry, measured by revenue, is estimated to have a market size of $4.9 billion in 2022, according to global research firm IBISWorld.

In search of a new adventure, the 39-year-old Micallef, his wife, Christina, and their three children, recently relocated from Ontario, Canada to Texas. “We both had well-established, stable careers but we were finding ourselves wanting more freedom, schedule flexibility and the ability to spend more family time together,” said Micallef, who launched operations with Pillar To Post Home Inspectors in September.

Both Jason and Christina came from service-oriented careers and felt Pillar To Post Home Inspectors was a perfect match for their skillsets. Jason, a licensed plumber in Ontario, spent the past 10 years as a superintendent for a municipal water system in Ontario serving more than 30,000 residents, whose myriad responsibilities included reviewing construction projects and inspecting new home construction installations. Christina worked in administration and scheduling for a large plumbing company. “I believe my past experience as a licensed plumber, and then also being on the inspection side, will benefit me since I’ve been tied to the construction industry for more than 20 years,” Jason said. “And when you add in my and Christina’s administration and customer service experience in the construction sector, I believe we have the finesse to get the job done,” Jason said.

One of the many reasons why they chose Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, is the innovative technologies the company recently introduced. These advanced technologies, along with the business model, provide 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. The package is now known as the Ultimate Home Inspection and it’s revolutionizing the home inspection industry. So much so that the company was just awarded the much coveted Best Innovators by Franchise Update Media in the category of “best customer service tools”.

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.

“After reviewing several franchises, we decided to pursue Pillar To Post Home Inspectors because of their excellent software, continuous improvement methods, top technology, strong franchise support, and most importantly, the ability to serve our community,” said Jason, who added that he believes he and Christina are trailblazing as the first to open a Pillar To Post Home Inspectors franchise under a Treaty Investor (E-2) Visa, which allowed them to move from Canada to work in the United States. “They have been very accommodating with our situation,” Jason added.

Having uprooted their life in Ontario to move more than 1,500 miles south to Texas, Jason has some advice for anyone else considering shaking things up in their lives, and it basically comes down to asking a simple question: What are you waiting for?

“Follow the passion, not the pension. Some people are caught up in the world of comfort. You need to step out of your comfort zone if you want to be successful being your own boss,” he said. “As [TV host] Steve Harvey once said, ‘You need to be comfortable being uncomfortable.’ If you can get past that, Pillar To Post will give you the rest of the tools and support you need to be a successful entrepreneur.”

For information visit https://micallefteam.pillartopost.com/ or call 346-814-3569.

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About Pillar To Post Home Inspectors®

Founded in 1994, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors is the largest home inspection company in North America with home offices in Toronto and Tampa. There are nearly 600 franchises located in 49 states and nine Canadian provinces. They’ve ranked in Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise500® for 26 years. Long-term plans include adding 500 to 600 new franchisees over the next five years. For further information, please visit www.pillartopost.com or for info about a franchise go to www.pillartopostfranchise.com