Stratton Home Inspections, Llc

What Stratton Home Inspections, Llc does

Stratton Home Inspections, LLC is a privately held, family-owned home inspection company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, providing residential and commercial property inspections alongside environmental testing services. The company's core offering is a visual examination of structural systems, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and appliances, delivered via same-day digital reports generated through the Spectora platform. These reports are mobile-friendly, include high-quality annotated photos, and feature color-coded system tabs plus a repair request document generator that aids real estate agents in negotiating with sellers.

The business model is direct-to-consumer pay-per-inspection, with pricing starting at $250 for basic residential inspections and scaling with square footage, property age, and add-on modules such as mold air sampling, radon testing, lead paint testing, asbestos testing, and commercial inspections. A secondary affiliate-referral revenue stream comes from a partnership with Residential Warranty Services, which provides bundled warranty products (90-day, SewerGard, Platinum Roof, MoldSafe, RecallChek). Customer acquisition relies on real estate agent referrals across Polk, Warren, and Dallas Counties, Google reviews, and inbound channels including online scheduling, phone/text, and the company's blog and YouTube DIY content.

Service delivery is operationally constrained to the personal capacity of owner Christopher Stratton, a Certified Master Inspector through InterNACHI with 15 years of building sciences experience, supported by a million-dollar insurance policy that differentiates the firm from approximately half of Iowa inspectors who carry no such coverage. Geographic reach spans Central and Southwest Iowa, including Des Moines, Ames, Adel, Altoona, Marshalltown, Newton, Norwalk, Pella, Perry, and Ankeny. The company is a small operation with no disclosed external funding, no institutional investors, and no parent company.

Name

Stratton Home Inspections, Llc

Legal name

Stratton Home Inspections LLC

Website

https://strattonhomeinspection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stratton Home Inspections, LLC is a family-owned Des Moines, Iowa firm providing residential and commercial property inspections plus environmental testing (mold, radon, lead, asbestos), serving home buyers, sellers, and real estate agents across Central and Southwest Iowa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Council Bluffs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Residential Home Inspections: One-time inspection fees for residential properties, with pricing based on square footage and property age. Starting at $250 for basic inspections including condo, townhome, and standard residential inspections. This is the primary revenue stream.
2. Specialized Testing Services: Add-on services including mold air sampling, radon testing, lead paint testing, asbestos testing, and commercial property inspections. These are offered as standalone or add-on services to the base inspection.
3. Residential Warranty Services: Partnership with Residential Warranty Services to offer extended warranties including 90-day warranty, SewerGard protection, Platinum Roof Protection, and MoldSafe protection. The company earns referral/affiliate revenue by directing clients to sign up for these warranty programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stratton Home Inspections provides visual, multi-point examinations of residential and commercial properties covering structural systems, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and appliances, with same-day mobile-friendly digital reports. The firm supplements its core inspection offering with specialized environmental testing (mold, radon, lead paint, asbestos) and bundles of residential warranty and protection products.

Product overview

Stratton Home Inspections offers a comprehensive home inspection service as its core product, providing visual examinations of residential and commercial properties following InterNACHI Standards of Practice. The company operates as a family-owned business with 15 years of experience conducting over 500 inspections annually. The core inspection service covers structural systems, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and appliances, delivered via same-day mobile-friendly digital reports with annotated photos. Additional inspection modules include mold testing, lead paint testing, radon testing, asbestos testing, and commercial property inspections. The company also offers a suite of warranty and protection add-ons including the 90-Day Warranty (covering plumbing, electrical, appliances, HVAC, foundations, and roof), SewerGard Protection (for water/sewer lines), Platinum Roof Protection Plan, MoldSafe Protection, and RecallChek (appliance recall tracking). Pricing starts at $250 for basic residential inspections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Home Inspections
• Commercial Property Inspections Certified inspection of commercial buildings to ensure compliance with applicable city and state codes and standards, performed by experienced commercial-certified inspectors.
• Mold Testing Lab-based air sampling and analysis to detect hidden mold in crawl spaces and within walls, intended to protect occupants from mold-related health issues.
• Radon Testing Testing for elevated radon gas levels in homes, particularly relevant in Iowa where EPA action levels are frequently exceeded.
• Lead Paint Testing Testing to detect lead-based paint presence in homes, helping buyers avoid serious toxic exposure health issues.
• Asbestos Testing Evaluation of homes for the presence of asbestos fibers with recommendations for remediation as needed.
• 90-Day Warranty 90-day warranty covering plumbing, electrical, appliances, HVAC, poured concrete and block wall foundations, floor joists, bottom and top plates, wall members, roof leak repair, load bearing walls, and attached garage doors following inspection.
• SewerGard Protection Protection plan for water and sewer lines, with coverage limited to $2,000 per occurrence and $4,000 aggregate, extended to 6 months from inspection or 22 days from closing.
• Platinum Roof Protection Plan Five-year roof leak repair protection with an aggregate limit of $3,000, provided at no additional cost with the inspection.
• MoldSafe Protection 90-day mold remediation coverage for homes with no visible mold reported at inspection, with $2,000 aggregate limit.
• RecallChek Appliance Recall Service Appliance recall reporting service allowing homeowners to submit model numbers of major appliances (HVAC, water heaters, microwaves, refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, washers, dryers, etc.) to check for active recalls, provided at no additional cost.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 home inspections performed per year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Residential Warranty ServicescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to offer Simple Warranty program - the broadest coverage available in the market. Includes 90-day warranty covering plumbing, electrical, appliances, HVAC, and structural components. Additional protections include SewerGard, Platinum Roof Protection, and MoldSafe. The company earns referral revenue by directing clients to sign up through their unique company link, receiving an extra 6 months of coverage for clients.
• InterNACHI (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors)coreOthersProfessional membership organization providing Certified Master Inspector certification. Stratton Home Inspections is a member in good standing, adhering to InterNACHI Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. Inspections are performed to these professional standards.
• Des Moines Area Association of RealtorsminorOthersProfessional association membership providing networking and credibility within the real estate professional community.
• Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal chamber membership providing community business connections and local credibility.
• Supra (Key Management Systems)minorOthersProfessional association membership for real estate professionals using Supra key management systems.
• RecallChekminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsumer appliance recall reporting system. Clients can submit model numbers from major appliances including HVAC, water heaters, microwaves, refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, washing machines, dryers to check for recalls. Provides added value service to clients at no additional cost.
• SpectoracoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite and inspection reporting software platform provider. Powers the company's website, online scheduling system, and modern digital inspection reports with mobile-friendly format, annotated photos, and repair request generators.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WIN Home Inspection: Established U.S. home inspection franchise with residential inspection, radon, mold, and environmental testing services sold through local franchisees. Operates with the same direct-to-consumer + real-estate-referral GTM motion as Stratton.
• HouseMaster Home Inspections: Long-standing home inspection franchise offering residential and commercial property inspections with digital reporting and warranty programs. Comparable service breadth, customer base, and franchise economics to Stratton.
• The BrickKicker: U.S. home and commercial property inspection franchise with similar digital reporting, agent referral channels, and environmental testing add-ons. Competes for the same real estate transaction-driven inspection demand.
• A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections: National home inspection franchise targeting home buyers with a referral-driven GTM motion anchored in real estate agent relationships. Closely mirrors Stratton's preferred-broker positioning and service bundle structure.
• Pillar To Post Home Inspections: Largest home inspection franchise network in North America offering residential inspection services across the U.S. and Canada with standardized reporting and training; competes head-to-head in any Iowa market with franchisee-owned inspectors running the same playbook as Stratton.
• AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service: National home inspection franchise owned by Realogy; offers residential and commercial inspection services with similar add-on testing modules. Directly comparable to Stratton in service mix and target customer (home buyers/sellers, real estate agents).
• Carson Dunlop Home Inspections: Established North American home inspection firm with a strong training/educational publishing arm (used widely by InterNACHI-certified inspectors). Comparable in scope of services and professional certification focus to Stratton.
• National Property Inspections (NPI): National home and commercial property inspection franchise offering residential inspections, commercial inspections, and ancillary environmental testing — a direct service-line and customer overlap with Stratton's full offering.

Others

• Spectora: Digital inspection reporting and scheduling software platform; powers Stratton's mobile-friendly reports, annotated photos, color-coded tabs, and repair-request document generator. Technology vendor used by a large share of modern U.S. home inspection firms.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookm.facebook.com/inspector.stratton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/strattonhomeinspectionsllc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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