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Originally Posted by mtdjed
Is there anyone on TOTV that has personally had termites in a home in The Villages? I personally believe that the termite business in The Villages is a business that creates the fear and capitalizes on that. I certainly have. I have owned my home for 11 years and it was guaranteed not to have termites for 10 years if I paid my annual fee, which I did. (I should say that the guarantee was that if I did have termites and damage, they said they would get rid of the termites and repair the damage).
Would seem that the treatment either works or does not work. Why treat the ground and guarantee for 10 years if it does not work? Then after 10 years, you get to pay another $500 dollars plus annual payment. This time no treatment, but rather a bait station that can be checked to see if any activity. Also a yearly fee for checking the station.
I pay, but with the feeling that it is only for piece of mind. i.e. an insurance policy. But I have never heard of any Villager having a problem, hence the question.
Would be interesting to know how much termite companies pay out verse what they take in. I would bet that most of their expense is in advertising and inspection charades and nice trucks in our view to remind us of the significant problem about to eat us alive.
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You are asking the right questions, but I have not seen any credible response (other than what a termite salesman has told someone). Now if one home has termites in your immediate neighborhood, I firmly believe the likelihood of you having them are significantly increased.
Up north a favorite place for termites was the front stoop leading to the front door where the house was built with wood, trees abounded the property, and wood mulch chips (or firewood stacks) were laid directly against the house. Not much of that around here!!