Okay, time to rant for a minute about Pest inspectors. Before all the Pest Inspectors get in an uproar this is really a rant about the whole system.
I am having a time closing a deal because a lender says a termite letter is vague and won't accept it as a clear letter and the Pest Inspector says it is fine and they will not rewrite it.
Here is my point. If lenders are going to want specific verbage for a clear Termite Letter then they need to issue something saying this. Every Inspector is different, so how are we supposed to know as agents if it will be considered vague?
Lastly, why would an inspector not rewrite a letter if the lender requires it. Do they not want to please their client. it is not as if anyone is asking that the findings be changed, just the verbage used so it reads more clearly. I would think this makes good business sense.
Okay my rant is over but does anybody else think that I have a point? And for those of you that do not know what I am talking about, Termite Letters are almost as important as the contract if you work in the South.
Todd Pierceall
Prestige Properties
www.prestigeproperties4u.com
Bugguy here and I address this issue in my blogs. I feel your pain. I can't believe some of the verbiage I have see on these reports. In South Carolina there are special classes above regular testing on how to properly fill out a report. The other side is even when it is accurate and clearly written and detailed, I have been involved in closings where the lender has expressed that it wasn't clear. Solution, I got on the phone with the lender ASAP and said where are you confused and in a short phone call with no changes to the report things went through fine. If for some reason he wanted it worded differently or needed more detail I would be happy to oblige s long as it did not affect the integrate of the report.
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