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Cleveland, OH, July 24, 2009 – Inspect-It 1st, the nation’s premier property inspection franchise, is hosting its 2009 franchisee convention in Phoenix, October 23-24 at the Desert Willow Conference Center.

“In business and in life, the margin of victory is typically very slim, and that margin is ‘the extra degree,’” stated Kylene Golubski, Vice President of Business Development for Inspect-It 1st.  “It’s defined by who trained harder, saw new opportunities first, and overall had the stronger commitment to excellence.  As a premium service provider in the inspection industry, we hold ourselves to a higher performance standard and therefore must always strive for the extra degree in all aspects of our business.”

Agenda highlights for this year include:

Effective Referral Based Marketing, presented by Buffini & Company coach, J’aime Nowak.  Founded by Brian Buffini and based upon his proven lead generation strategies for realtors, Buffini is the nation’s largest training and coaching company.

Understanding Codes and Their Application to Home Inspection, presented by industry veteran and respected trainer, author and speaker, Mike Casey of Casey, O’Malley Associates.

The Business of Infrared Thermography, presented by franchise owners Dave Sorge and John Elson; Mr. Elson is also the Director of Education and Technical Leader for the Inspect-It 1st franchise.

“Franchisees will earn continuing education credits, sharpen their business skills and strategies, learn best practices from their peers and have fun together,” stated Golubski.  “We’ll also celebrate franchisees’ accomplishments in the past year and establish our priority programs and initiatives for the year ahead.  It’s an aggressive two-day agenda guaranteed to educate and energize everyone in attendance!”

Inspect-It 1st franchisees perform residential and commercial property inspections, in addition to a variety of ancillary service that vary by geography.  Home inspections have become a routine part of the buying and selling process, bringing peace of mind and confidence to one of life’s largest decisions.  Specialty and niche-market inspections include:  radon, septic, water quality, builder’s warranty, pre-listing, mobile homes and manufactured homes.

Inspect-It 1st® is a rapidly growing franchise system of home inspectors and a subsidiary of Merrymeeting, Inc. (MMI), a Cleveland-based investment firm specializing in the acquisition and development of franchise brands. Each franchise is independently owned and operated. MMI currently operates seven franchise systems with more than 1,700 franchised locations worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.inspectit1st.com or www.merrymtg.com.

Inspect-It 1st has been providing first-rate home inspection services since 1991, striving to be the best home inspection company in the industry and
committed toproviding quality service, with the integrity that you deserve. Inspect-It 1st offers a number of inspection services for homebuyers and
real estate professionals. Our professional home inspectors are highly trained and carry both General Liability and Errors and Omissions Insurance, a
true indication that we stand behind our home inspection services. If you are interested in our home inspection services we encourage you to use our
Find an Inspector tool to locate the Inspect-It 1st certified inspector nearest you.
7100 East Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 300 · Independence, Ohio 44131 · Phone: (877) 392-6278 · www.inspectit1st.com