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Re: Urgent comment - termites & house value concern

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From: Morris Luk
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 11:56
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Thanks for your inputs.  I won't rush into buying this house because
it does have a drainage near the house which is at the lowest point of
that development  area.

Thanks.

Mark Smythe <smythe13@home.com> wrote in message news:<3B5BC4F8.5090A640@home.com>...
> Morris Luk wrote:
> 
> > Hi:
> >
> > I'm a first time home buyer and would need your urgent comment ASAP in
> > order to make a very quick decision.  I'm interested in buying a
> > house.  But the house I like (in Massachusetts) was termite-treated
> > about 8 years ago.  The termites were found only in the garage.  My
> > question is even it may pass the termite inspection, but would this
> > kind of house be hard to resell or this will lower the resale value of
> > the house if I want to sell it one day in the future.  If it's hard to
> > resell, I may not want to buy it.  So your comment would really help.
> 
> You just wrote that you are interested in buying it even though it had
> termites 8 years ago. there is a large probability that someone else would
> be interested if the house doesnt have damage or active infestations. You
> may want to check water drainage around the foundation since that causes
> damage and entices termites.  that would be the long term problem, if the
> drainage allows for accumalation of moisture.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> > Any comments or inputs will help.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
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From: morris_luk@my-deja.com (Morris Luk)
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Subject: Re: Urgent comment - termites & house value concern
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