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Thanks for coming back to the thread with the update. It is good to hear the outcomes. Good luck with the next one. :)

$50K off the contract price is a LOT, but it all depends on what you think the house is worth without the termite damage, and how much a builder quotes to replace what needs replacing, how keen the vendors are on selling, and how you can "sell" the reduction to them. To do that, I think you need...

I would be more inclined to get in a builder. There could be more damage behind plaster walls. If they got into the roof, they came up through somewhere in the house. What suburb is this? Something to be aware of though. Our son bought a house with old treated termite damage. Because the bank...

It is not easy to see from the photos just how much damage there is. Old termite damage would not bother me if it was easily fixable. The only way to know the sort of money you are up for to fix is to get in a builder. You then know whether to try to negotiate down further to allow for the...