If you have discovered that you have termite damage, you’re not alone. Each year termites damage approximately 600,000 homes in the United States. These uninvited guests can wreak havoc upon your home. What they lack in size, they more than make in numbers. Up to 5 million termites can live in a single subterranean colony.
The scariest part is that a termite colony eats 24 hours a day. They never stop. That’s why experts estimate that a fully mature colony can cause extensive damage to a home within just a few years.
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Is termite damage a deal breaker?
Termite damage can scare off potential buyers and ruin your chances of selling your Lakeland home. To prevent termite damage from hindering your ability to sell your house, we have listed 3 steps that will help you sell a house with termite damage.
You’ll learn how to protect the price of your home and attract even the pickiest buyer.
Step #1 Order a termite inspection before selling house
Call a termite control company to inspect and treat the termite infestation. A termite control company will do a thorough inspection of your entire property, pinpoint any signs of termites on a wood-destroying organisms (WDO) inspection report and recommend a termite treatment.
Once the inspection and treatment have been completed, they will issue you a cleared termite certificate for the sale of your home.
Here’s a helpful tip. Hire a termite control company that provides a termite warranty or guarantee. These warranties will protect you from the cost of treatment in case termites reappear and since they are transferable to the new buyer, this is one sure way to allay your buyer’s concerns.
Step #2 Repair your Lakeland home’s damage
After termite treatment has been applied, call a licensed contractor to fix the structural damage. By hiring a licensed contractor and saving all repair estimate and receipts, you will be able to show prospective buyers that the work has been completed in a conscientious and professional manner.
This way you will overcome most buyer’s objections and prevent them from using your home’s termite damage as a reason to lower their offer price.
Step #3 Disclose, disclose, disclose
If you are asking yourself what to disclose when selling a house with termite damage. The best answer is to be 100% honest with your buyers. By disclosing everything you know about the termite activity, termite treatment and termite damage to the property, you will ease your buyer’s concerns. Buyers that are content with a home will be more willing to pay your asking price.
Gather all the documents you have and show them to the buyers. Give them a copy of your termite inspection report, a warranty for termite remediation, clear termite certificate and a receipt for any structural repairs.
With complete disclosure, you will be sailing towards a happy closing.
Call Lakeland Home Buyers and sell your termite damaged home without making any repairs
If the damage caused by termites is extensive, you can still sell your house quickly and easily by calling an investor such as Lakeland Home Buyers. We will take care of everything. You do not need to inspect, treat or repair your termite damaged house. We will buy your home, termites and all.
We are professional home buying experts with years of experience buying homes in all conditions. We’ll buy your house as-is no matter its condition.
And if you’re looking to sell your house quickly, we are the perfect buyers. Sell your house to us in just one day and close in as fast as 7 days. This way you’ll eliminate the need to hire an agent, pay a hefty real estate commission, and put up with the uncertainty of finding a buyer.
To learn more about how to sell a house with termite damage for top-dollar call Lakeland Home Buyers at 863-372-8937 and schedule a free no obligation appointment. We’ll guide you through the entire sales process, to make the sale as smooth and worry-free as possible.
Count on us to understand your needs, provide solutions to your problems and deliver exceptional service.
More Tips and Resources for Selling a County House with Termite Damage
- Signs of termites in your home via flapest.com
- How is a termite inspection performed via trulynolen.com
- All-Natural Ways Of Eliminating Termites via varsitytermiteandpestcontrol.com
- How to read termite inspection reports via accuratetermitecontrol.com
- How much does termite inspection cost via angieslist.com
