Author: Cam Christopher

Pest Control: Termite Extermination – Residential and CommercialPest Control: Termite Extermination – Residential and Commercial

Termite Damage.

So you want to know the real truth about termite damage? Can you handle the truth? The only reason we ask is because it really is disturbing when you think about these unwelcome guests coming into your home and eating to their heart’s content without even bringing a dinner gift. Some estimates place the annual damage to homes at over $500,000. Others say it is well over a million dollars. Most of the worst termite damage is located in the Southeast portion of the United States as well as arid savannah regions in places like Africa and Australia. It doesn’t matter where you’re located, termite damage can be utterly devastating for the homeowner. It is true that the worst damage can take years to cause problems, but still, that damage can cause a home to become unsafe to live in. One woman tells us that she had no idea about the amount of damage a termite can do. She never even thought about it until she felt a floorboard that was loose. She went outside and saw a swarm of bugs around the foundation of her house, and she began to do some research.

A pest control company was called in and she found out that she did, indeed, have a termite infestation. What surprised her the most was when the termite inspector showed her the amount of damage that a termite could do as she looked into the hole the inspector had cut into her wall. She was amazed and shocked. Not only will termite damage cause a structure to be unstable, it can – and, if left untreated – even cause the structure to collapse around you. It’s frightening when you think about it. Those worker termites get inside your home and start burrowing through the studs, the door frames, and the drywall of your home. They gnaw through the material your home is made of and make trails through the wood that can weaken the wood itself causing problems with the integrity of the wood. More information about Termite Control on the website of Jenkins Pest Control San Antonio

The amount of damage a termite can do is multiplied by the fact that there is more than one termite working on the wood. They work together to get food for the colony and thus cause a huge amount of damage to your structure. That is why it is so important to pay attention to what is going on around your home and always check for signs of termite damage. Many people don’t do this. They just sit around hoping that their home is safe. Repairing a home that has termite damage is no easy proposition. There are times when just a few beams in the ceiling need to be replaced. Then there are other times when whole walls need to be reconstructed. In extreme situations, the structure must be condemned and torn down. The first step towards saving your home is to educate yourself. Do a lot of research and know what to look for when you are looking for evidence of termites in your home. Search the internet, read this information over and over again. Do whatever you have to do, but make sure you know that termites can do a huge amount of damage and cause you to lose your home. Whatever you do, don’t let your home end up severely damaged.

Termites Conclusion

God made a lot of creatures to inhabit this planet. Some of them are wonderful, but others are not so great. Termites fall into the latter category. They are pests, they destroy that which is dear to us, and they seem to serve absolutely no purpose in the chain of life. But, they are a food source for some animals, so at least they can do something good. Unfortunately, as a homeowner, they do nothing but bad for you. They come into to your home uninvited and desecrate something that is near and dear to you. Without a doubt, you really need to educate yourself about termites along with what they can do to your home as well as what you can do to prevent them from causing devastation. You worked hard to get what you have – the last thing you want is to lose your home to a pest like a termite. Prevention is the key. Don’t give them food to live off of, do what you can to keep moisture away from your home, and be diligent in keeping your home safe and termite free. If you do find that you have termites or suspect that you might, call a reputable pest control company and have them come out to your home for an inspection. Then consult with a professional as to what you can do to get rid of the termites and formulate a prevention plan to keep the termites from coming back. Even though termites are God’s creatures, they are devastating to the home or building owner and you must get rid of them as soon as you possibly can to protect your investment. While they are pesky little critters, some people have actually found a little humor in their work. Famed humorist Ogden Nash is well known for his hilarious short poetry and sharp witticisms on human life. While he hasn’t written many poems to the termite, he did write one that has been studied by students in many grades and evaluated for its social relevance as well as humorous quality. His poem “The Termite” is as follows:

Some primal termite knocked on wood And tasted it, and found it good! And that is why your Cousin May Fell through the parlor floor today.

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By Florida Law, We Must Have An Agency Agreement And It Must Be In Writing!

Florida Real Estate Commission

“A real estate licensee may provide real estate services to any party in a prospective transaction with or without an agency relationship to one (1) or more parties to the transaction. Until such time as a licensee enters into a specific written agreement to establish an agency relationship with one (1) or more parties to a transaction, such licensee shall be considered a facilitator and shall not be considered an agent or advocate of any party to the transaction. An agency agreement shall not be assumed, implied, or created without a written bilateral agreement that establishes the terms and conditions of such agency or subagency relationship” Florida Realtors

What do all these terms mean?

Designated Agency
Whenever the agents for the seller and buyer work for the same firm, the both become “Dual Agents”. Neither you nor the seller are fully represented. “Designated Agency” is a form of dual agency. Consider if you were going to court to settle a legal matter…….Would you want the same attorney or attorney firm that’s representing the other party to also represent you? Tennessee law says that when you, the homebuyer, purchase a home from the agent that has it listed……that agent must revert to a “facilitator” status. This means that they are not representing either side. Only handling the paperwork. This can be a dangerous situation. Both the buyer and seller can easily become “customers”.

Buyer’s Agent
This is an agent retained by the buyer to represent their interests. This can be an agent that also lists property. And it’s fine unless you, the homebuyer, decides to purchase a home that this agent has listed. Then the conflict of interest is staring you in the face. You will either have to sign an agreement that the agent will be a “facilitator” as described above……or the company broker can “designate” another agent to work with you. But in this case, the files are in the same office……and there is always the possibility of “talk during the coffee breaks. This can dramatically erode your negotiating power! This is a gray area where again you can easily become a “customer”. Realtors

Exclusive Buyer’s Agent
An agent that does not take listings…..nor works for a firm that takes listings. There is no conflict of interest because they only represent the homebuyer. Since they don’t have any listings, there is no possibility that they will try to only show you their or their company’s listings, which is common because they receive both sides of the commission if they sell their own listing, and usually a bonus if they sell a company listing. This is the only form of agency that guarantees 100% representation and loyalty to the buyer. You are always a “client” in this relationship. Please visit this Real Estate Website

Jan

2019

Trump Vs. The Business CommunityTrump Vs. The Business Community

Chris Kleponis/CNP/AdMedi/SIPA/NewscomMost business executives fumed and groused for the eight years Barack Obama was in the White House. He was a former community organizer who had never met a payroll, and those in the corporate boardrooms thought he was no friend of free enterprise.

In 2010, New York real estate and media tycoon Mortimer Zuckerman said Obama’s “demonization of business” was discouraging investment, sapping job growth and generally creating an “economic Katrina.” Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Technology Association, called Obama “the most anti-business president” in his lifetime. Former General Electric Chairman Jack Welch implored the president, “Stop it. You can’t go industry by industry … through intimidation, business by business by business.”

As ordeals go, though, theirs was notably mild. The stock market soared; corporate profits nearly tripled; and the unemployment rate declined from 7.8 percent to 4.8 percent. From the depths of the Great Recession, the economy began what is now the third-longest expansion on record. When it came to the economy, the Obama years looked more like Mardi Gras than Hurricane Katrina.

Now, instead of a liberal lawyer in the White House, CEOs have one of their own. And they’re finding it’s not everything they hoped. The stock market and other economic indicators look about the same as they did before Donald Trump took office. In Obama’s final six months, the economy added an average of nearly 181,000 jobs per month. In Trump’s first six months, it added 179,000 per month. GDP growth has even slowed a bit.

More troublesome at the moment is Trump’s insistence on defending Confederate monuments and stoking white racial resentments. In recent days, so many CEOs resigned from the president’s two business advisory councils that Trump closed them down. Some of the executives no doubt were genuinely upset at the president’s coddling of bigots and his inability to behave with a dignity befitting his office. Some were fearful of alienating customers who find Trump toxic.

Other business executives are edging away from the president as though he were an erratic panhandler, and for the same reason: Best not to be close to him if he flips out. You don’t want to have to stand there in silent mortification, as White House chief of staff John Kelly had to do the other day, while the president makes a fool of himself on national TV. It would not be good for your company or your career.

But even before Trump’s Charlottesville debacle, he was not covering himself with capitalist glory. His January travel order put him at odds with some 100 tech firms that sued to block it, arguing, “It disrupts ongoing business operations. And it threatens companies’ ability to attract talent, business, and investment to the United States.”

His decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord didn’t go down well with many big companies, 25 of which had signed a letter urging him to stay in. Even oil giants Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips opposed the withdrawal. In abandoning the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Trump spurned the recommendation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. His insistence on renegotiating NAFTA has the Big Three automakers worried about their supply chains.

Business Community

A lot of executives applaud Trump’s war on federal regulation. But what else has he done for them? His failures on Obamacare have generated uncertainty among insurance companies and health care providers. His sour relations with Congress make tax reform less plausible every day. Infrastructure is what he was supposed to focus on Tuesday when he appeared before reporters at Trump Tower. But he buried that issue by venting about Charlottesville.

Perhaps worst of all, he has been the arrogant bully that Jack Welch and others accused Obama of being. Trump slammed Boeing over the cost of Air Force One. He blasted Ford over a planned factory in Mexico. He has repeatedly attacked Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post. He went after Nordstrom for dropping his daughter’s products. When Merck’s Kenneth Frazier quit his manufacturing advisory group Monday, Trump flamed him for “ripoff drug prices.”

His recurring message is that any executive who doesn’t do as Trump wishes can expect retribution from the most powerful man on earth. Obama was not the friend CEOs think the president of the United States should be. But in Trump, they’re finding out what it’s like to have a real enemy.