To sell a home you need to have a willing buyer. An investigation report is needed before selling your home to ensure that the house is still in a good condition. The worst fear of any home seller is the inspection report to indicate major issues that may impact the planned sale. Having an inspection report that indicates termite damage to a home is the most feared result of any home inspection. Damages from termite infestation are major and can cost a lot of money to rectify. The home owner has a decision to make when selling the home after noticing the termite invasion in his home. Selling the house treated or not treated is the decision of the home owner depending on various reasons. Making a decision whether to treat the home or sell the home without treatment will have an impact on the profit made from selling the house.
Any home owner can check the presence of termite damages in the house. If you notice some signs then your home is being damaged by termite. Termite discharged wings, mode tubes and wood colored droppings are signs of termite invasion in your home. It is advisable to get the services of a qualified pest controller even when you don’t see any signs of termite infestation in your home.
After noticing the termite damage the owner can decide to treat it first before selling. Treating termite damage is done by a termite treatment company. This option may be expensive because it is expensive to treat termite damage in a home. A termite free home will get a good price in the market. The problem with treating the home is the cost may be more and avoid you from making the profit from the house. Selling a home at a higher price will not make any profit to you if you have spent a lot of money treating the termite. Treating the home from termite invasion is advisable for less damaged homes.
The other option one can take is to sell the house with the termite damage. it is good to share the inspection report showing the damage caused by termite invasion to prospective buyers. Selling the house with termite damage may affect the price of the house and this may affect the profit of selling the home. This option is very good to people who want to sell the home in an early and they don’t have time for the renovations and treatment.
Both treating the house before selling or selling the house without treatment may cause a profit or a loss. lack of full disclosure on the status of termite damage can make the home owner to be sued. Conduct regular inspections to keep your home free of termite.