As the daughter of a real estate broker, Cheryl Myers learned the business at an early age. Now, she says her ability to build strong relationships with real estate agents in Delaware and the Maryland Eastern Shore has allowed her to rise to the top levels of the home inspection business.
Myers and her business partner, Lisa Roddis, were honored at the AmeriSpec national conference in Austin, Texas on Feb. 8, the only franchisees in the country to earn “Million Dollar Club” status in recognition of their operation’s revenue growth in 2013.
Myers and Roddis acquired the Delaware AmeriSpec franchise in 2005 and have steadily grown their client base and revenues, recording double-digit growth each of the last three years as the housing market has picked up in the area.
Based in Milford, their team of six home inspectors serves the entire state of Delaware, as well as the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Myers said the key to growth has been focusing on the fundamentals. “It’s all about building relationships with the agents, doing a good job with the inspections, and good customer service,” she said.
Kathy Thiessen, vice president and general manager of AmeriSpec, praised Myers and Roddis for succeeding in what has traditionally been a male-dominated profession.
“It was an honor to present these hardworking and innovative owners with well-deserved recognition in front of their peers,” said Thiessen. “Their success as business owners reflects their commitment to providing customers with the highest-quality home inspections, customer service and attention to detail. We are proud of their accomplishments and look forward to the knowledge and successes they will share with the home inspection industry, home inspectors and customers.”
AmeriSpec has 187 independently owned and operated franchises and licensees located throughout the United States and Canada. The Memphis-based company has been in operation since 1987 and has performed more than 1.5 million quality home inspections. AmeriSpec is a business unit of The ServiceMaster Company, LLC, one of the world’s largest residential and commercial service networks.
