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The WDO Letter Your Closing Is Waiting On
Official Alabama Wood Infestation Inspection Reports, scheduled around your closing date and delivered to every party on the file. Accepted for VA, FHA, conventional, and refinance loans statewide. One licensed, fourth-generation Alabama company since 1958 — and a direct line, not a queue.
Ordering one this week? Run the free pre-inspection checklist first — it’s the handful of preventable things that hold letters up.
Built for the people who order these every week
A WDO letter is a small line item that can hold up a six-figure closing. Our job is making sure it never does.
The right form, the first time
Every letter is the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Official Alabama Wood Infestation Inspection Report, completed by a licensed inspector. VA and FHA files clear without a form fight, because it's the form their appraisers expect.
Scheduled to the closing, not to our route
Give us the closing date when you order and we work backward from it. Every party — agent, lender, buyer — gets the completed letter as soon as the inspection is done.
Findings come with a number attached
When we find activity, you don't just get a problem — you get the documented findings plus a treatment quote at the same time, so repairs can be negotiated with a real figure and the file keeps moving.
A closing perk your buyer keeps
Existing Sentricon® coverage can transfer with the home, and new buyers can start a plan at closing — up to $1,000,000 in damage repair coverage, subject to the terms of the agreement. That's a talking point at the table, and a client of yours we then take care of for years.
Four offices, five counties of closings
Birmingham metro (Jefferson & Shelby), Huntsville (Madison), and Lake Martin/Alex City (Tallapoosa & Lee) — each with a local team that runs these inspections constantly.
A direct contact for your office
High-volume offices get a direct scheduling contact — no phone tree, no re-explaining your file. Most of our WDO work is repeat orders from the same closing teams, which tells you what you need to know.
Order from the office that covers your closing
Homeowner ordering a letter for your own sale? Start here instead.
Closing-desk questions
What is actually in an Alabama WDO report?
Two parts, and Rule 80-10-9-.18 requires both. Part A is the report proper — the inspecting company, the license or permit number of the certified operator, the inspection date, the findings and any recommendations, plus the buyer's acknowledgment line. Part B is the structural diagram together with the consumer information section that sets out the scope and limitations of the inspection. The buyer's acknowledgment on Part A refers to Part A and Part B together, so a file holding only Part A is incomplete. We keep both on file for one year after inspection, as the rule requires.
How long does the report cover the property?
Rule 80-10-9-.18 provides that where the report certifies apparent freedom from wood-destroying organisms and an infestation is found within ninety days of issuance, the licensee treats the structure at no charge. That is a specific obligation under the rule and is separate from a lender's acceptance window, which the lender sets — confirm that requirement on each file.
Which loan types does your WDO letter satisfy?
We complete the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Official Alabama Wood Infestation Inspection Report, accepted for VA, FHA, conventional, and refinance transactions statewide. VA appraisers see this form constantly; there's no follow-up form fight.
How do you handle a closing date?
Tell us the date when you order and we schedule the inspection around it — the letter goes to the agent, lender, and buyer as soon as the inspection is complete. If a file is genuinely tight, say so on the phone and we'll tell you honestly whether we can make it before you commit.
What happens when the inspection finds activity?
The findings are documented on the form as required, and we quote treatment at the same time — usually Sentricon® — so the parties can negotiate repairs with a real number instead of an unknown. Treatment can typically be arranged fast enough to keep the file moving.
Can the buyer keep termite coverage after closing?
Yes, two ways: an existing Sentricon® system's coverage can transfer with the home, and a new Sentricon® plan can be set up at or after closing — with up to $1,000,000 in damage repair coverage, subject to the terms of the agreement. Either one is a selling point your buyer hears from us, not a surprise.
Do you work with the same offices repeatedly?
That's the model. Most of our WDO volume is agents, closing attorneys, and lender processors who order from us on every file because the form is right the first time and the communication is direct. Ask for a direct scheduling contact for your office.
Put us on your closing checklist
One call orders the letter; every party gets it the moment it's done. Family-owned, four generations, since 1958.
Call (205) 940-6360