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Is it important to do a termite inspection on a house we are looking to buy?

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  • 8 years ago
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    Depends on where you live. Here in the Upper Midwest, we rarely do a termite inspection because such damage is quite rare. In the South, it is different. Follow your real estate agent's recommendations.

  • 8 years ago

    It is if you don't know what to look for in regards to termites. Its cheap and easy and a bank will probably make you do one anyhow. Its the kind of thing that costs $100 but could save you 20K in repairs (though usually the inspection will find nothing).

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