On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 12:13:47 GMT, Jeff Cochran
wrote:

Take the deal as is, ask seller to do repairs or ask seller to drop
the price by the cost of the repairs. If you are intersted in the
second two options, be prepared to walk away from the deal.

Don't let the sellers do any repairs: walk away if they won't adjust
the selling price of the house or give you a credit toward those
repairs.