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Originally Posted by Fourpar
Have you asked the Termite Inspection Company about this? If not, that's probably the place to start.
If they don't step up, call a another and find out what kind of $ it will take for you to be "Termite-Free". Then, depending on the dollar amount, try again---or treat the property, purchase annual bond and move on.
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Yes, I called the inspection company and was shocked to be told that the pre-closing pest inspection was really only a formality, a sheet of paper required by the bank...not really a binding inspection at all...not a document the inspecting company stood behind in any way whatsoever. Sort of not worth the paper it was printed on. I was further informed that I could get a real inspection (with dogs sniffing the premises) for the bargain price of $150...if they didn't find any problems. If problems were found...well you know what happens next...ka-ching - ka-ching.
Alas, as stated above, I've already found the problems, yes those "pesty" termite problems the prior bogus "non-inspection" didn't discover. If I sound a little perturbed at all this, I am, feeling a bit flim-flammed, wondering also if the bank knows they're putting out loans on property that really isn't properly pest inspected? Annoyed also knowing full well I'd have paid the $150 up front for the real pest inspection I expected instead of the $55 for the sham inspection, that is likely deceiving more dupes than just me.
Yes, I'll fork out what's necessary to mitigate the termite problem but it won't be with Dean's.