Home Inspection Service Porter's
Five Forces Analysis

Instant digital download; fully editable Word and Excel files let you adapt the analysis to a specific home inspection market or local geography fast. Change language, metrics, or examples in minutes. Quick start, full control.

Immediate download after purchase

Editable text and charts everywhere

Replace examples with local data

Keeps branding and formatting intact

The template breaks down all five Porter forces-industry rivalry, buyer power, supplier power, threat of substitutes, and new entrants-applied to home inspection services. Each force includes drivers, implications, and tactical responses. Easy force-by-force action steps.

Rivalry: local inspector competition

Buyers: agent and buyer bargaining

Suppliers: tech and equipment vendors

Substitutes: DIY reports and apps

This version is tuned for residential home inspection markets: agent referrals, mortgage requirements, tech like drones/thermal scans, and add-on services (radon, mold). Examples use realistic referral channels and price pressures. Industry fit, practical advice.

Addresses agent referral dynamics

Includes tech supplier influence notes

Covers add-on revenue implications

Reflects local licensing and insurance

Clean Word layouts and a high-level Excel dashboard make findings presentation-ready for agents, buyers, and investors. Uses headings, bulletable recommendations, and color-coded force ratings for clarity. Polished slides, minimal rework.

Slide-ready summaries included

Color-coded pressure indicators

Concise executive summary page

Printable client-ready reports

The template supplies investor-friendly language and market-risk framing you can drop into business plans and pitch decks, showing due diligence on competitive threats and defensibility. Use the force ratings to support valuation assumptions. Investor-ready narrative.

Risk table for investor decks

Defensible arguments for pricing

Shows barriers to new entrants

Supports go-to-market milestones

Excel workbook includes visual force ratings, radar charts, and editable calculations; it opens in Google Sheets for collaboration. Use the dashboard to run scenario tweaks for pricing or referral mix. Cross-platform, collaborative.

Works in Excel and Sheets

Editable radar and bar charts

Scenario toggles for sensitivity

Exportable visual summaries

Pre-written force analyses, suggested recommendations, and templated evidence sections cut research and writing time. Replace a few lines with local facts and you're ready to present. Saves hours on each client or class.

Pre-filled competitive statements

Suggested mitigation tactics included

Customize with local stats quickly

Reduces prep time significantly

Designed for reuse across client engagements, the template provides modular sections you can tailor per client: referral strategy, supplier negotiation, and tech investment cases. It's built for rapid delivery and repeatability. Consultant-friendly toolkit.

Reusable client-ready modules

Benchmark prompts for local markets

Client-ready recommendation templates

Easy to brand and resell

Perfect for case studies and class projects, the template demonstrates Porter's framework applied to a service business with tech-enabled features. It includes teaching notes and example evidence. Academic use made practical and concrete.

Class-ready case examples included

Teaching notes and discussion prompts

Student-friendly structure and format

Useful for group assignments