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title: "Body Shop Appraiser-Turned-Multi-Unit Franchisee Is Taking Ownership of His Third Property Damage Appraisers Location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania."
url: https://burnaze.com/article/3964234d-9383-4aa3-8106-bd13657fc961
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/body-shop-appraiser-turned-multi-unit-franchisee-is-taking-ownership-of-his-third-property-damage-appraisers-location-in-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-2711836
category: "Repair & handyman"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Repair & handyman"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2019-12-12T23:18:40.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:56.867Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/df4bcf36d6d358064ceb2b1b256d515d3753.jpg
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# Body Shop Appraiser-Turned-Multi-Unit Franchisee Is Taking Ownership of His Third Property Damage Appraisers Location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

**TL;DR:** Matt Ward, a multi-unit franchisee, owns his third Property Damage Appraisers location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and aims to expand the brand across the country. He currently owns locations in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Nassau County, New York, and is seeking expansion opportunities in Ohio and surrounding areas.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-12-12. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/body-shop-appraiser-turned-multi-unit-franchisee-is-taking-ownership-of-his-third-property-damage-appraisers-location-in-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-2711836).*

## Story

**Matt Ward wants nothing more than to expand Property Damage Appraisers across the country. The multi-unit franchisee is excited to be managing his third PDA location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.**

**Matt Ward was born in South Korea and adopted when he was four months old. He grew up on Long Island, New York and studied organizational leadership at Nyack College. Matt has an extensive background in getting his hands dirty in body shops––from working as an Allstate field appraiser to managing body shops with proven results to now owning multiple PDA locations, Matt has certainly climbed the ladder of success.**

**Matt Ward currently owns the Scranton, Pennsylvania and Nassau County, New York PDA locations. Pittsburgh is a prime market for the appraisal agency because Ward believes the city has a lot of potential for growth. He also wanted to be close to his Scranton location.**

**Now that Ward is living in Wadsworth, Ohio, he’s seeking expansion opportunities in Ohio and surrounding the Great Lakes.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Home Services (sector)
- Multi-Unit Franchisee (person)
- location growth (topic)
- ohio (location)
- multi-unit franchisee (topic)
- Pittsburgh (location)
- Scranton (location)
- Nassau County (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/body-shop-appraiser-turned-multi-unit-franchisee-is-taking-ownership-of-his-third-property-damage-appraisers-location-in-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-2711836). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/3964234d-9383-4aa3-8106-bd13657fc961).