Easier in this area is to simply expect something to be found. Depending on the area will depend on what the most common is. However, at least in this area, the inspector in the past included in the report any suspicious areas.

Yes, it would be crazy to get your own inspection at this point.

Crazy, because you are expecting negatives you will be able to mitigate. Unethical at the least.

You can get your own WDO inspection but I wouldn't if I were in your shoes.

The termite inspection that the buyer's inspector will reveal will either yield wood rot or termites (live or dead). You can usually see the wood rot and termite frass yourself if you do a walk around the property with a stick and bang the baseboards and other wood trim. The remedy for wood rot is replace the bad wood and paint. Not paint over bad wood (although I see this occasionally). The repair for termites is to treat the termites (tent for drywood and other treatments for subterranean). Do you have any suspicion that you have termites? Or wood rot? If you have wood rot, you can be proactive and start repairs now.

PS I have had very bad experiences by Terminex and one or two others so be careful with the big franchise companies. Hopefully the buyer's WDO inspector is licensed, insured and honest.

Thanks for your thorough response! I really appreciate it. I have no reason to suspect termites and my house is concrete slab with fiber cement and composite siding, so I'm not as worried about the house itself. I just had repairs to several areas of trim and soffit that did have some rot, so I think I'm okay in that department. My deck has seen better days though. It's 25 years old, wood with definite areas of rot (and it wasn't excluded from the inspection).

The WDO inspector is local and has a really good reputation. I had actually scheduled an appointment with him to get a clear WDO before we even got the offer, but it would've been the same day the buyer scheduled so I've cancelled mine.

Jim Mat, how would it be unethical to get my own inspection and know what's coming and be prepared to address it? The only way it would be unethical is if the buyer's inspection had a different result and I didn't disclose the findings from my own inspection. Regardless, I think I'm just going to be patient and hope for the best but it's hard not to have anxiety when you've had multiple deals fall apart.

If the deck is attached to the house, and it has wood rot, then I would expect that the inspector would call that out on the WDO report. A good way to avoid it is to have the wood on the deck with rot repaired/replaced with good wood prior to the report. I only mention this as many lenders will require a clear WDO to close. Not all lenders, but many.

Or you can contact your agent and have them find out from the buyers agent what the lender expects for wood rot in an attached deck. If the deck is not attached, they may not require repairs on that unattached deck at all. Some lenders leave it up to the appraiser to mention in their report.

If you conduct a home inspection, it will inspect your home thoroughly. Then repair all the damages post inspection. It will definitely add value to your property. Also, keep the inspection report and show to the buyers so that, you can negotiate the prize.