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When you need Termite Control Service you need to think  Black Star Pest Solutions.  This aspect of my service involves inspection, repair, and treatment of dryrot, fungus, termites, and wood destroying beetles.

Termites can penetrate any type of structure, including brick. They infest and destroy without warning and can weaken the entire structural strength of your home. Termites and other wood destroying organisms cause $1 billion per year in damage.

As a professional in the Structural pest control industry, may I make the following suggestions:

1. If you are selling your home have a reputable wood destroying pest inspector complete the inspection of your home before you have an offer.  This way you are able to gage the impact of possible wood destroying infestation or infections before you agree to terms with a buyer.  I have seen instances where the seller negotiated a transaction that made big termite problems a little concern, because they were prepared with information about existing problems and repair/treatment costs.
2. Before your inspection date be sure your home is properly prepared to allow a complete inspection.  Do ask the inspecting company if they have inspection preparation guides.  If they do not go to my site at the following address for basic instruction:  http://www.blackstarpest.com/termite_prep.htm  This way you will get the most complete information from your inspection.

3. Remember you are in control of the areas inspected.  For instance, wood decks can be big headaches.  If you request that the deck not be inspected, your pest professional will declare your inspection as limited instead of complete, name the party that limited the inspection; and describe in his written report what areas are included and what areas are excluded. 
4. The inspection will include a written report of the findings and recommendations and pages of disclaimers and statements designed to clarify the areas inspected and not inspected. Buyers and sellers now need to be aware of the following important areas: the designation box in the first page describing a complete, limited, supplemental, reinspection, report. Also the first page boxes: Subterranean termites, drywood termites, fungus/dryrot, other findings, further inspection.  Look for additional pages with statements describing the areas inspected or not inspected, and inaccessible areas; you will know why in later points.
5. Look for section statements in the report. There are three section categories they are as follows:  Section 1 is an infestation or infection that must be resolved to receive a certification.  Section 2 is a condition deemed likely to lead to an infestation or infection and can be present and still receive a certification. Lastly further inspection items are recommendations to inspect areas not fully accessible during the original inspection and can not be defined as section 1 or 2.  A certification can be issued with further inspection recommendations as well; however I recommend that you be very cautious of the further inspection recommendations.   Often times the further inspection items contain problematic areas that need attention but are often glossed over because of the following point.    
6. A Pest control professional when requested, is required to provide if there are  no section 1 conditions are present, a certification statement prescribed by the Structural Pest Control Board.  This is for visible and accessible areas only, which were included in the original inspection.   Translation: any area that was deemed inaccessible or designated further inspection recommended, is outside of the “visible and accessible areas”. That can be a big issue.