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Originally Posted by MartinSE
Good to know you don't cherry pick fact to suit your agenda or obsession. Thanks I will be looking forward to more of your unsubstantiated posts.
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I have copied my entire comment (highlighted in color below) to which you made reference since you only copied one paragraph which did not cover much. I mentioned your obsession which is only buying a property that has an ongoing termite treatment. You mention my obsession. How about telling me what that is??? And while you're at it, you can mention what my unsubstantiated posts are? And also, what posts did I cherry-pick?
You made those comments. Back them up!
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
Thank you for the insult. I stated what I would do and not do and you insult me.
I did NOT insult you! I simply said that it was absurd and ridiculous for someone to NOT buy a house that didn't have a termite contract. The proof is in the pudding. Millions of houses did NOT have that kind of contract and were successfully sold and were termite-free!
Mortgage companies will not approve a mortgage unless a proof the structure is termite free.
Of course! That is why a lender requires that kind of inspection. But if the house did not have a termite contract as long as no evidence of termites was found, that is all that is necessary. Hence, my prior remark.
So, termites are a issue for selling your house. The mortgage company is willing to finance a house that has been inspected and said to be termite free. I simply take that another step, I won't buy a house that has not been continuously protected. I am sorry that causes you so much anger you must insult and ridicule me for having a different opinion than you.
Termites are only an issue for getting a mortgage. I simply said it was ridiculous for someone not to accept a termite-free inspection. What you do doesn't cause me any anger. I simply think you are foolish to have the mindset you have in regard to ONLY buying a property that has had a termite contract when the inspection will show you what you need to know. I doubt that there are many people who would disagree with what I have said.
Termites are estimated to infect 1 in 10 houses in Florida, not all infected houses are damaged severely.
Termites damage approximately 600,000 homes in the U.S. each year.
U.S. residents spend an estimated $5 billion annually to control termites and repair termite damage.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. residents spend at least $1 billion on Formosan termite control and repairs each year. Some experts estimate the number is closer to $2 billion.
Each year, termites and similar pests cause an estimated $30 billion in damage to crops and man-made structures in the U.S.
A homeowner who discovers termite damage will spend an average of $3,000 to repair the damage.
You have cherry-picked much of the above information to satisfy your own termite obsession, and much of what you consider factual above, isn't! For example, I am willing to bet that more than 1 in 10 houses show some kind of termites. Conversely, most homeowners do not spend anything close to $3,000 to repair termite damage unless the damage is severe, which most of the time it isn't.
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