My advice would be to take the advice that Charlie Bress gave in his
post here. Pass on this one and live a peaceful and happy life. This
house could be your worst nightmare.
If you can buy the place for the value of the lot alone less the cost
of tearing down and removing the existing termite-infested house, it
may be worth doing if you are madly in love with the area, but
otherwise, I'd pass.
Des

"techshare" wrote in message
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Hello,

Is it usually possible to get an accurate estimate of the cost of
repairing
termite damage? I am asking, because I am considering buying a house
with a
certain amount of termite damage. However, I fail to see how a home
inspector can really know what the costs will be to repair said
damage. He
doesn't have x-ray vision ... how can anyone really know what it
will cost
once the termites start chewing up the wood? I am talking about
complete
repair costs (frame work, drywall work, flooring, etc). Any help on
this
would be appreciated. I'm also wondering if there is some sort of a
"checklist" out there for what home buyers should know with regard
to
termites, termite damage, and preventative termite protection when
looking
at a home for sale.

TIA