Home Inspection Business input evidence register
43 financial inputs with their assumptions, calculation bases and cited sources.
Read the supported claim, observation period, geography and units together. A source access date records when it was consulted. A model assumption identifies a selected amount or target; a calculated result follows from those inputs and does not establish observed demand or a quoted opening budget.
Case updated October 19, 2026. These notes accompany the complete case methodology and source register.
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These notes explain the opening budget, annual forecast and calculator assumptions. Linked sources provide the support described in each note; they do not necessarily confirm the selected amounts. Check scenario assumptions against local quotes and operating records.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Total opening budget · Lower opening budget · Upper opening budget · Two staged used vehicles and field storage · Inspection, safety and documentation equipment · Licensing, education, examination and insurance · Reporting software, office and communications setup · Website, referral materials and launch marketing · Working-capital and claim-response reserve
Authored staged two-inspector opening allocation. Startup and licensing sources establish categories but do not verify vehicles, complete tools, education, insurance, software or reserve.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Revenue (Years 1–5)
Authored completed-inspection path. Year three is 3 inspections × $550 × 5 days × 50 weeks. Official data establish context but not local bookings, mix, fee or collection.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Report delivery, payment fees and inspection-linked operating costs (Years 1–5)
Authored 18% pool for report delivery, payment fees, travel and inspection-linked operating costs. Replace it with invoices, mileage, software and rework records.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Paid owner-inspector, employee inspector and administrative payroll (Years 1–5)
Authored paid owner-inspector, employee-inspector and administrative schedule with employer-cost allowance. National pay and federal payroll-tax guidance are context only.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Vehicles, insurance, software, tools, marketing and overhead (Years 1–5)
Authored vehicle, insurance, software, tool, marketing and administration schedule. It is not a local quote or dated cash forecast.
- Model assumption
Applies to: Retained sale per completed home inspection (base scenario) · Retained sale per completed home inspection (lower sensitivity) · Retained sale per completed home inspection (upper sensitivity) · Route-wide completed inspections per field day (base scenario) · Route-wide completed inspections per field day (lower sensitivity) · Route-wide completed inspections per field day (upper sensitivity) · Trading days per week (base scenario) · Trading days per week (lower sensitivity) · Trading days per week (upper sensitivity) · Monthly fixed operating costs · Contribution margin · Opening sales as a share of mature volume · Monthly increase toward mature volume · Forecast horizon (months)
Authored completed-inspection break-even bridge. The $550 fee, three inspections, 82% contribution, fixed cost and ramp must reconcile to field, report, travel, review and collection records.