When you put the offer in... you make sure it states "subject to pest and building inspection" and.... you can add other clauses also if you want. Just bear in mind the more obstructions you put in place the bigger possibility of the owner just saying no to the offer. So, anyway, bottom line... you have a safety net in the "subject to pest and building inspection" clause. I think it's standard. I remember with this place the guy we got to do it had infared thing which shows if there is activity behind the walls or not ... so when you call around to get someone to do it, just ask if they do that. We have found some termites AROUND outside, just some yesterday in fact, so we need to get them back in to do a check of the house again.

Hope that helps you a bit hun... so don't stress, you're not bound 100% by putting in an offer