Local Biz Owner Brings Leading Home Inspection Company to Region

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Pillar To Post Home Inspectors, North America’s leading home inspection company, is expanding its presence across North Carolina with the opening of Team Wade, owned and operated by local entrepreneur Leary Wade, who brings 25 years of technical sales, relationship building, and client service experience to his new home inspection career.

Opening May 4, Team Wade will serve homebuyers, home sellers, and real estate professionals throughout a broad North Carolina territory that includes Caswell, Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Alamance, Orange, Durham, Franklin, Nash, Edgecombe, Chatham, Wake, Johnston, and Wilson counties, including the major communities of Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Pittsboro.

For Wade, who lives in Chapel Hill, the launch represents both a professional reinvention and the fulfillment of a long-held dream.

After more than 25 years as a sales engineer, including more than two decades in IT roles with Fortune 100 companies, Wade built a career at the intersection of technology, problem-solving, client service, and relationship development. His background includes deep experience in cloud technology, networking, and cybersecurity, along with the communication skills to explain complex technical information clearly and effectively. Now, he is bringing that same disciplined, client-focused approach to the home inspection industry.

“After more than 20 years in IT, I found that the sales engineer role, though rewarding, was ultimately driven by numbers,” Wade said. “The ongoing job uncertainty every six months became overwhelming, prompting me to pursue self-employment. I wanted to leverage my experience to build my own business,” said Wade. He researched several franchise opportunities before being introduced to Pillar To Post Home Inspectors. The brand’s strong business model, market presence, training, support, and commitment to integrity stood out.

“Pillar To Post answered all my questions thoroughly, provided supporting data, and set realistic expectations,” Wade said. “I also appreciated their selectivity in choosing franchisees, which demonstrated integrity. It’s hard to believe that I’m a franchise owner. If you had asked me five years ago whether this was in my plan, I would have said no. It’s always been a dream, and to have this opportunity is a blessing.”

As North Carolina continues to attract homebuyers, relocations, and real estate investment, Wade believes professional home inspections play an increasingly significant role in helping consumers make confident, informed decisions. Team Wade will provide thorough, professional home inspections to help clients better understand a property's condition before, during, or after a transaction.

Wade is especially excited to enter the industry at a time when technology is transforming the real estate experience. “AI is showing up everywhere,” he said. “Automated valuation models have been around forever, but now we’re seeing AI-generated listing descriptions, chatbots that qualify leads at 2 a.m., comparative market analysis tools that create polished reports in minutes, and AI summaries of inspection reports for buyers who do not want to read 60 pages.”

That evolution aligns closely with one of Pillar To Post’s major recent innovations: the full systemwide launch of Pillar To Post HomePage, the company’s proprietary digital platform. Now live across all franchise locations, Pillar To Post HomePage transforms how inspections are conducted and delivered by integrating inspection reports, 360-degree visual tours, interactive floor plans, and post-inspection tools into a single, intuitive dashboard for clients, inspectors, and agents.

“This platform is a game-changer,” said Guy Dewar, Chief Technology Officer at Pillar To Post. “Pillar To Post HomePage streamlines our operations and gives our clients a smarter, more connected way to navigate one of the most important purchases of their lives.”

For Wade, the combination of trusted inspection expertise and innovative technology creates a powerful way to serve local homeowners and real estate professionals.

“Coming from the corporate world, I understand the importance of preparation, communication, and follow-through,” Wade said. “A home inspection is not just a checklist. It is an opportunity to help people feel more confident about one of the biggest decisions they will ever make.”

Team Wade can be reached at 919-914-9445 or by email at leary.wade@pillartopost.com, or online at https://teamwade.pillartopost.com.

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About Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors

Founded in 1994, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors is the largest home inspection company in North America with home offices in Toronto and Tampa. There are over 350 franchises located across the United States and Canada and 85,000 5-Star Google Reviews on record to date. For further information, please visit www.pillartopost.com.