Comments on: More of Termites – Ask the Broker http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/ A San Diego Real Estate Web Log Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:03:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Vicki Lloyd http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-139307 Vicki Lloyd Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:36:35 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/#comment-139307 Hi Kris - When I list a home, I know that it will have either dry rot, termites, or both, unless it is almost new. I get the inspection done as soon as I list it, and try to have the work done and a clearance issued ASAP, so it doesn't become an issue with the buyer. Every now and then, a buyer will read the inspection report the and clearance and ask for the fumigation treatment, but usually if the "local treatment" and clearance have already been done, they are satisfied. Even though the local treatment is labeled "substandard" by the pest control board, I've been told that it is just as effective, but the guarantee is only one year, instead of two. When you think about it, how critical could it really be when a lender requires clearance at purchase, but funds a 30 year loan without requiring any future inspections or treatments? Hi Kris –

When I list a home, I know that it will have either dry rot, termites, or both, unless it is almost new. I get the inspection done as soon as I list it, and try to have the work done and a clearance issued ASAP, so it doesn’t become an issue with the buyer.

Every now and then, a buyer will read the inspection report the and clearance and ask for the fumigation treatment, but usually if the “local treatment” and clearance have already been done, they are satisfied.

Even though the local treatment is labeled “substandard” by the pest control board, I’ve been told that it is just as effective, but the guarantee is only one year, instead of two. When you think about it, how critical could it really be when a lender requires clearance at purchase, but funds a 30 year loan without requiring any future inspections or treatments?

]]> By: Kris Berg http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-139298 Kris Berg Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:03:25 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/#comment-139298 Thanks, Tara. The whole "you either have them or you will" thing applies in San Diego as well. Thanks for sharing your protocol. So, do you ever encounter a situation where the Seller wants X and the Buyer wants more expensive Y? What happens then? And, am I assuming correctly that the Seller pays? Thanks, Tara. The whole “you either have them or you will” thing applies in San Diego as well. Thanks for sharing your protocol.

So, do you ever encounter a situation where the Seller wants X and the Buyer wants more expensive Y? What happens then? And, am I assuming correctly that the Seller pays?

]]> By: Tara Jacobsen http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/comment-page-1/#comment-139297 Tara Jacobsen Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:42:25 +0000 http://sandiegohomeblog.com/2007/09/19/more-of-termites-ask-the-broker/#comment-139297 Here in Florida either you had termites or you are going to have termites!!! We have a list of licensed professionals who we call out to give an estimate each time this issue comes up. They give their recommendations and we go with what the majority says and submit the estimates AND the receipt to the buyer's agent UNLESS a specific treatment is requested. Here in Florida either you had termites or you are going to have termites!!! We have a list of licensed professionals who we call out to give an estimate each time this issue comes up. They give their recommendations and we go with what the majority says and submit the estimates AND the receipt to the buyer’s agent UNLESS a specific treatment is requested.

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