<p>Well…only a few showings would have made me nervous…</p>
<p>Different areas…different dynamics…</p>
<p>Three’s a charm! Did make me nervous, but it only takes one, the right one… Apprarently a nice looking home a few miles from me, had only one showing in 6 months. They kept assuring me this was par for the course in our area. Our market is glutted with houses for sale.</p>
<p>H tells me that the wire transfer for my mother’s condo came through today…so I guess it closed, although no one has informed us yet!</p>
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<p>oh, jshain, I’m so sorry! That’s really unfortunate.</p>
<p>Congrats sistersunnie. Good luck with your escrow. Consolation, sounds like a done deal!</p>
<p>Two of my neighbors, who recently sold, also had to have tent fumigations. Both had 2 different bids that basically came up with the same “diagnosis”. My termite damage is less than both of these neighbors. When I first moved to the OC, I would call these wrappings the “Tents of Shame”, but have come to realize it is the norm and not the exception down in this area. I am going with the agent’s recommended exterminator, since they know and like their work and can instill “confidence and reassurance” to the buyers that everything will be fine so we can close the deal without a hitch. The actual amount came in at $2,495, plus $200 for repairs.</p>
<p>sistersunnie, congratulations! That’s great news!!</p>
<p>Where do you go from here?</p>
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Your house sold in <em>one day</em>.</p>
<p>Why would you pay for anything?</p>
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<p>Not sure I understand your question. In CA, the amount of the fumigation is charged to the seller at close of escrow.</p>
<p>In MA all of this stuff is negotiable as to who pays for it.</p>
<p>If my house sold in one day with multiple I wouldn’t pay for any repairs. If the buyer didn’t like it I would just move on to the next buyer.</p>
<p>VeryHappy, I dont know. As strange as that sounds, I’m cool with it. Actually I’l be moving into my grandmothers home, its been empty since she died. Will help my mother get it ready for sale. Have my eye on a new development with small duplexs and good HOA, near my work. Guess I do have a plan but dont want to rush anything. Lifes been stressful the last few years and I want to breath.</p>
<p>I agree with notrichenough: if they want to fumigate the house, let them pay for it. If they don’t like it, move on to the next offer. The house is obviously VERY well priced already.</p>
<p>True story: when we sold our house in CT, a pristine post and beam structure built circa 1790, an idiot inspector tried to tell us that the house was infested with some kind of insect based on the fact that some bug had gnawed on the bark of the half-trees serving as floor joists. Sure–when they were standing, over 200 years ago! I think that was the same inspector who didn’t understand why we didn’t rip up the original 2 ft wide floorboards and put in something “flatter.” They came up with a list of such desecrations. I told them that not only would I not make these “repairs,” but I would refuse to sell the house to anyone who indicated that THEY would.</p>
<p>Well I found out why we had that problem with the title at closing on my dad’s house. The attorney from the previous refi went out of business and never filed the documents!! So the title company tracked me down and is sending a refund! :D</p>
<p>I disagree with some of the posters…</p>
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<p>A couple of grand on a million dollar house is chump change…</p>
<p>Just do the pest work and sell the house and move on…</p>
<p>Yea for jym626!</p>
<p>It really is commom practice in our are for the sellers to pay for the termite control. Refusing would raise eyebrows and issues, and the amount is not outrageous. Do it and be done!</p>
<p>Not “set in stone” but the norm in CA is for the seller to pay for all section 1 termite repairs while the buyer pays for any section 2 repairs. This is how the vast majority of purchase agreements are written. The hotness of the market doesn’t affect this much.</p>
<p>I agree with dstark. Every buyer is going to have the same concern about termites. That’s a small amount to get it fixed and the sale closed. jshain, did you have regular termite control inspections? Our second home is in a location where termites are an issue and we were told by everyone involved that this is a necessity there. I was skeptical but so far so good, no problems.</p>
<p>alwaysamom, If by “regular termite inspections” you mean termite inspections at regular intervals, the answer is no but I will have them at regular intervals on the new home. The inspection themselves are very affordable, running about $100 for the inspection and then that cost is applied to the cost of repairs if the work is done by the termite company doing the inspection.</p>
<p>Yes, jshain, that’s what I meant. Sorry for not explaining it more coherently. 
We have service calls on a regular basis where they spray, and bait. I don’t recall how often they come, it’s either every two or every three months. I guess in some areas of the country, it’s a necessity, and so it’s an expense that we don’t mind. Good luck with your fumigation, and congrats on the sale and purchase. Both homes are beautiful.</p>
<p>We have an annual inspection and repair…which includes a sort of insurance, we can call them anytime in the next year and they will come and treat. Great company, same tech for years, they do houses for various family members.</p>
<p>We had a termite inspection, we did not have termite, but the guy found Fungus. I was told Fungus could cause more damages than termite.</p>