I have been talking with a lot of realtors in my area & they all are seeing the same trend in pest & termite companies. It seems that everytime a termite company is called out to do a "TERMITE INSPECTION" the inspector always tells the buyers that there is lots of "MOLD" in the crawl space & suggest that it be remediated before they buy the house (which they convenenietly offer the treatment). It's important to let the buyers know if there's a problem when you are called for that specific type of inspection. The buyers only asked for a termite inspection & all of a sudden they have a "MOLD" expert to put fear in the buyers & make the realtor lose there sale. Make sure that the company that is used for the termite inspection does not have a vested interest in the homes they inspect & that they only commit on what they where called out to inspect for. If you know of people having this problem please tell me about them. Thanks Jsallen,
 
Posted by jamie allen on 07/12/2007 11:10 PM   Comments (3)  
Generate short URL

3 Comments on Red Flags

JUL
13
2007
165,418 Points 1 Featured Post Hit Router Attended Rain Camp
Hmmm, I wasn't on to this trick, but it is good to know.  Thanks for the post!
12:31am • #1
I have a a lot of problems with termite inspectors in general.  This is another thing to watch out for.  Thanks for the heads up.  I had another problem with the termite inspector at a home where they quoted $1800 for repairing 3 boards.  I know for fact this shouldn't have cost so much but the seller used them still.
12:33am • #2
Patrick, thanks for the info i agree that most termite companies have hidden agendas so please look around to find someone that does not have a vested interest in the homes. Look for an independent inspecting firm that you can trust.
10:19am • #3


What does the graphic say?
Leave a response…

(optional)
Spam Prevention:
 

jamie allen

Evansville, IN

More about me…

Allen's Pest Inspections

Address: 2151 E. Powell Ave., Evansville, IN, 47714

Office Phone: (812) 303-0496

Cell Phone: (812) 604-5934

Email Me



Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog