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Scott in Aztl�n said on 3/21/2004 9:05 AM:

>On 20 Mar 2004 14:51:23 -0800, email_invalid@mail2world.com (Email Invalid)
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>>There is of course better peace of mind in buying a home where the
>>report shows no current termite activity. OTOH, I could easily buy a
>>home where the termite inspection is clean and termites could still
>>show up later on anyway 
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>Yup. A great deal depends on how good the inspection/inspector is.
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>When I bought my current house (in SoCal), the sellers had a termite inspection
>done. The inspection revealed some evidence of infestation, and recommended spot
>treatment and some repairs. The sellers, being *incredibly* cheap, decided the
>cost was too much, so they went and got a second opinion. This second inspection
>revealed more extensive infestation, and they recommended fumigating the entire
>structure. Instead of lowering their costs, these idiots ended up having to pay
>SIX TIMES MORE than the original estimate.
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>BWAAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
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>I'm still laughing about that one. :)
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>Anyway, the bottom line is, the first inspector clearly missed some things that
>the second inspector found. Thus, who you select to do your termite inspection
>can make a big difference.
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Termites are a plague in Arizona. Homes built in former orchards or on 
former farm land don't have much problem because so much insecticide was 
applied to the land over the years.

But homes built on former desert ground ( like many in the East and West 
valley areas of Phoenix ) have big time problems with termites.