Do not hire this company. I paid them for an inspection on a property I am under contract to purchase. 480 Termite wrote in the inspection report "evidence of wood destroying insects was observed" and told us it would be $400 to treat the property. Seller didn't believe they had an infestation as they had previously treated for the termites, so seller called 480 Termite to ask about the report they provided me (the buyer) with. 480 Termite verbally told the seller there was "no active infestation" even though the report clearly states there is evidence of termites. Seller refused to treat the property based on their verbal communication with termite company. I called 480 and asked them to add the statement they verbally said to the seller - "no active infestation" - to my termite report so I can get approved for underwriting with my bank and get the loan funded (lender doesn't want to fund a loan with an active termite infestation, and seller wont treat property because 480 told them there isn't an infestation...ugh!!). 480 REFUSED to put the statement "no active infestation" in my report - even though they directly said that to both me (buyer) and to the seller when we called to inquire about the report. And why is this company divulging the results of an inspection that I personally paid for to any random person who calls and inquires? Not only that, why are they telling people something different than what they put in the inspection report? Furthermore, if they are verbally telling everyone there is no infestation, why do they want $400 to treat the property?!! DO NOT HIRE!!! Secretary was rude and callous - refused to help me resolve the issue. Owner has not contacted me to resolve, even though I requested they do so. Company disclosed content I paid them for to unverified sources without my consent. Company misrepresented facts in my report as well as facts they verbally communicated to me and sellers. HOW CAN I CLOSE ON MY LOAN WITH THIS CONFLICTING INSPECTION? EARNEST MONEY, APPRAISAL, HOME INSPECTION, TERMITE INSPECTION - all could be MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN due to this company's unethical business practices.
Seller would have agreed to treat for termites had this company simply told them the SAME information they wrote in my report - that there is evidence of wood destroying insects. Instead, this company wrote one thing in my report (evidence of wood destroying insects), and told both me and the seller something completely different (no active infestation). Ridiculous, unethical, inappropriate. Don't hire this company - you have been warned. If only someone had warned me, I would not have put at risk my $3500 from earnest money, appraisal, home inspection, termite inspection.
UPDATE - I paid a different company, Blue Sky Pest Control, - they were wonderful, by the way - to come out and do a termite inspection. They completed a thorough inspection of the property and gave me a termite report that indicated there was no evidence of infestation. They also verbally told me the same thing they wrote in my inspection report - that there was no evidence of termites. Hallelujah!
The owner of 480 Termite still has not contacted me! Don't use 480 Termite for your inspections or you could wind up in the same situation I was in - putting my earnest money and inspection money outlays at risk and ultimately having to pay for multiple termite inspection reports. Call Blue Sky Pest Control instead. They did everything right the first time, were professional, didn't disclose to anyone the content I paid them to provide, gave me the termite report onsite at the end of the inspection, and didn't recommend I pay them to treat a property that has no termite infestation. read more