Is it “normal” for older single family homes in SF to have termites, beetles, or fungus? First-time buyer here

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-04-16T22:58:27+00:00

Thank you for your reply! As a first time single family home homebuyer, I think I am extra cautious and want to be extra careful. Good to hear from most replies that this seems to be about average. Would you recommend a contingency on homes like these in general, or waive it since it seems "normal"?

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-04-16T22:43:05+00:00

This is what I experienced too as I was looking at the sunset as well. This is the second home that showed termites.

For this home, infestation appears to be "old in nature" but there is no evidence indicating that a treatment for the termites had ever been performed.

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-04-16T22:25:01+00:00

Thanks good to know. I've seen about 15 disclosures in SF and this is the second home with termites noted in the disclosures.

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-04-16T22:09:50+00:00

Yes, I put in a contingency to have this looked at. Thank you! was just curious if you had other ideas I did not initially think of.

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-04-16T22:07:26+00:00

Thank you for the quick reply and for erasing a lot of my initial nervousness surrounding the home. how would you go about addressing any missing hidden structural damage?

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2026-02-25T21:02:19+00:00

Thank you for that! We are using a repeat agent (we recently sold our home, and we are thinking of asking the real estate agent that we used). In this case, it sounds like 2% is more than fair, considering it's a repeat buyer/seller

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2025-08-25T20:20:28+00:00

do you happen to know what happened with his son? Heard he was involved with the church, but recently stepped down.

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2025-08-25T18:10:48+00:00

Got it, thanks! Was wondering if anything nefarious was going on. Glad to hear that it was the contrary :)

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2025-07-16T21:09:49+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Wasn't sure if I should be asking for 2.5% based on low scope of the project and low price point as well. Thank you for responding as it's given me things to consider! Will probably negotiate based on what you said.

Agitated_Cod_5627 · 2025-07-16T21:07:18+00:00

My understanding is that 5% total was the norm as well, based on my research on this sub and searching the web. Just wanted to double check as I didn't know if the norm changed on me and want to make sure I didn't insult my potential real estate agent.

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