Colbyt wrote:

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I put a deposit down on a home the other day, but active termites
have been found under the back porch on a piece of wood and shovel .
Home is vacant. No termites were found inside the home. Im having a
second Pest Inspector look thruout the home. The home is in Florida
which is common for termites. At what point would you pass on a home
with them ? Thanks.




First time home buyer aren't you??

If an active infestation were found, as it sounds like there was, I would
expect the seller to treat the property at their expense.

If there was no or non-significant structural damage I would more than
likely go ahead and buy it. I would try to get any needed repairs made at
the seller's expense.

Termites do not fly into and then consume a structure. They must have a
path (mud tube" back to the ground. The makes tracking their travels fairly
easy for a pro.



Colbyt




Mud tubes are built by subterranean termites to go from ground to wood.
Termites DO fly into
and "consume structures" ... swarms (mating pairs) fly off to start new
colonies. Takes a while
to "consume" a structure, but eating up joists or rafters would be a
definite negative....