Sell a Termite-Damaged House AS IS, Fast in Scranton PA

We have years of experience buying homes in ‘as-is’ condition, and this includes houses with termite infestations.

Here are the benefits you get when selling to us:

1. You sell quick
2. You sell for cash
3. You sell “AS IS”
4. No extra expenses
5. No endless showings
6. No waiting months for a buyer

There are two ways to sell a house with termite damage in Scranton.

The Hard Way:

1) Locate a real estate agent who has experience selling termite-damaged homes and is willing to take on such a listing.

2) Have them and market the property. This might include holding public open houses.

3) Wait for an offer, and then negotiate a contract with a buyer.

4) Accept the offer and open escrow on the property.

5) Open your house to property and professional pest control inspections. Buyers typically want a formal letter that warranties your house is currently free from termite infestations during this period. You’ll need to hire a company licensed for this work to come to the house to do an inspection to make this formal warranty. This is at your expense. Your buyers may also want a termite bond, also at your expense, to ensure the termites don’t return.

6) Renegotiate the contract terms and sale price after your buyers examine the property inspections that have found damage and problems.

7) Wait for your buyer to qualify for a mortgage, your house to appraise and the underwriter to approve the loan.

8) Wait for your buyer to locate a hazard policy. The company may also want a termite bond.

9) Close escrow where you’ll pay closing costs and real estate agent commissions.

The Easy Way:

1) Contact us for a free, no-obligation offer.

2) Meet with us at the property.

3) Accept the cash offer and we’ll immediately open escrow.

4) Close escrow and we’ll pay your closing costs. You can leave unwanted items in the house.

That’s it. Quick and easy! No inspections, no bond, no termite letters. No delay!

Scranton Pennsylvania law requires homeowners to disclose the infestation when selling a house with termites or when selling a house with termite damage.

Sellers in Scranton PA must by law complete a property disclosure that lists any material defect that has significant adverse impact on the value of the house, and termites fall under the material defect category.

Homeowners must disclose the presence of wood-destroying insects, dry rot or pests.

If your house is under contract by a licensed pest control company, or if you’re aware of any pest control reports or treatments over the last five years, those must also be disclosed to prospective buyers.

Yes, selling a house with termite history is hard. Why? Because most prospective buyers look for homes in move-in ready condition. They want a turnkey property, not a house with problems or potential problems.

Once a house has termites, or has had termite mitigation, buyers see a problem house, one that might well have additional costs to mitigate bugs.

Buyers know that termites can cause major structural damage that must be repaired. This isn’t something they want to deal with.

We’re not afraid of termites or wood-boring insects and bugs. We’re interested in your house, termites and all. Contact us for a free, no-obligation cash offer on your house.

Legally, you don’t need to have a termite bond to sell your house in Scranton. And you certainly don’t need one to sell us your home.

A termite bond is a warranty maintenance contract purchased by a homeowner. The contract typically lasts a minimum of a year or more, and requires the pest company to inspect the property for termites on a regular basis.

Contracts specify what the company will do should termites be found. Some contracts require the company to repair any termite damage found, while other contracts specify the company will treat the infestation, but won’t repair structural damage.

Sellers in Scranton also don’t need to provide potential buyers with a termite letter.

A termite letter is a formal written document from a professional pest company that states the house is free from termites at the time of the inspection.

While state law may not require a termite bond or letter from a homeowner selling a house with a termite history, your buyer may ask the seller to provide one or both.

An insurance company may also require a letter or bond after they discover the house has a current or has had prior termite infestation before they’ll write a hazard policy on your property.

The answer to this question is, “maybe.” State law doesn’t require a termite inspection to sell your house in Scranton.

But a buyer, mortgage lender or hazard insurance company may require an inspection and termite letter stating there’s no pest infestation at the time of the sale.

Good news is that we aren’t among such buyers, and we don’t need a lender who could require it!