MISLEADING FRANCHISE PROSPECTUS

Regarding home inspections, don't get me wrong. The idea is great but it is NOT legalised as is claimed by SACHI. The big question "IS SACHI THE RIGHT VEHICLE?" I do not think so..

Here are some of the mistakes I made with dealing with SACHI.

Mistake 1: I failed in one of my own business principles, in that I did not research the company that offers the opportunity to exhaustion. Mistake 2: I payed application fees before receiving a contract. Mistake 3: I did not notice that the payment was NOT relevant to the information on the Pro-Forma invoice. Mistake 4: I was already R19,500 out of pocket before I opened up the can of worms. Mistake 5: HelloPeter is NOT a valuable tool in obtaining ratings for a company as the company you complain against may request removal of complaints. If you investigated SACHI as much as I have, you will note that a large portion of the comments below were made by individuals directly involved with the business and even family members. Mistake 6: Contract with spelling errors, how minor they may be, is a RED flag. Mistake 7: Correspondence from different email addresses not related to the company name or domain is a RED flag. Mistake 8: If it sounds to good to be true ....... Mistake 9: The first excuse was withing 18 hours of paying another R13,000 Mistake 10: Not demanding a copy of the signed agreement before paying any funds. Mistake 11: Unprofessional answers and replies on emails are a RED flag.

Below is a factual representation of my interaction with SACHI.

After paying R19,500 to secure two exclusive areas, I received only 1 invoice for R6,500 indicating the payment is for training modules 1 to 6.

No confirmation of securing areas or receipt of payment.

After some more correspondence SACHI claims amongst others:

1. Are you married?, kids? 2. And if you are over te age of45 and stuck on Netflix, tell me now 3. The graveyards scattered with 198 dead bodies priorate te act 4. If you think you have the charisma to walking Pam Golding… go…noone cares about your success . 5. Truth be told, neither do i… I’m completely detached from your success or failure.

I then sent SACHI the following list of questions that went unanswered.

1. By whom does the Franchisee’s get Certified with in South Africa? (The certification body) 2. The SACHI online breakdown for Modules 1 – 6, and how it is presented. 3. Is the “Basic analysis of earning potential in first year following our system for success” based on actual Franchisee performance or is it only a guesstimate? 4. Once a prospect Franchisee has paid his upfront fee to secure the area, what will the process be if you find the applicant does not make the cut to be a SACHI Franchisee? 5. Does InterNACHI have accreditation with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)? 6. Is SACHI registered with SAQA? 7. In your SACHI Prospectus (New Disclosure 2022) you indicate that SACHI will not have more than 60 national partners. Please let me know how many partners there are currently 8. In a WhatsApp message you sent me on 14 June, you indicate that an area is defined by a radius of 150km around the town. Please confirm if this is the case. 9. In your SACHI Prospectus (New Disclosure 2022) you indicate that SACHI will not grant a 2nd Franchise in the same town. Please confirm if any other Franchises were granted or if there are any other applications in the 150km radius around Mossel Bay.

The tone of reply on my questions above cannot be placed on HelloPeter as it violates their Content Guidelines.

After another couple days, without reply from SACH and in terms of the - Consumer Protection Act No. 68 of 2008 and specifically 7.(2) “A franchisee may cancel a franchise agreement without cost or penalty within 10 business days after signing such agreement by giving written notice to the franchisor”, I gave notice of my cancelling the agreement and requested a refund of the R19,500 I already paid. If payment was not done the same day, I would report the matter to the Consumer Council amongst others.

SACHI then makes the following threats:

1. If you want this off the books and feel attacking the player not the ball is your best move then do that but then that’s the game and your wife’s on the pitch with you. 2. It’s you , your wife and me in our personal capacities. 3. You are collateral damage due to arrogance. 4. "so is a .380 in the pan. 5. You have it seems sociopath tendencies 6. You are clearly new to this, you are creating an issue in the hope I will not aggressively react 7. …. the act was passed in February … (Still claiming Property Inspections are mandated by law) 8. I’m 26 years in the franchise business in 3 industries you are the 42nd beta male who has taken me on out of 3000 est. franchises. 9. So. Please. Go to attorneys, they will tell you you will win and then invoice you. 10. This is where 19,5 becomes 40k by December 11. Our summons will be dragged out to keep your attorneys busy. Show them this.