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Sellers typically get a week or two to hire contractors or do the work on his/her own, depending on how the buyer and his/her broker wrote the request for repairs. They agree to complete the negotiated repairs no less than three days from the closing date.

In some cases a buyer may be better off requesting a reduction in the home's sale price to accommodate for the cost of repairs. For example, $10,000 off the purchase price if a buyer knows they will need to make immediate structural repairs.

If the seller refuses to make the repairs, those very same defects will likely need to be disclosed in any future agreements with prospective buyers. This could impact the sales price of the property and even put a future sale in jeopardy. ... It will likely reduce the price the property will sell for.

If the seller refuses to make the repairs, those very same defects will likely need to be disclosed in any future agreements with prospective buyers. This could impact the sales price of the property and even put a future sale in jeopardy. ... It will likely reduce the price the property will sell for.

Sellers have a legal obligation to either repair or disclose serious issues with the home. If the repair request is a big one and it's not a surprise to them they're almost always going to be required to spring for the cost or lose the sale.

The first thing for people to realize when selling their house is the inspector is always going to find something wrong, said David Tamny, owner of Professional Property Inspection in Columbus, Ohio. ... The thorough way to prepare is to do your own inspection before you list the home on the market.

There is no such thing as a mandatory fix after a home inspection at least not legally. Inspections can turn up all kinds of issues, from mold and chemical contamination to roof damage and plumbing issues.

State laws, including seller disclosure laws, are the only instance where a seller is obligated to pay for repairs after a home inspection. For everything else, it's up to the negotiations between the buyer and seller, and who pays for what depends on what is decided after the inspection report comes in.

Generally speaking, no house is perfect, and the home inspector's report is not a work list for the buyer. If the inspection turns up problems, most buyers and sellers end up getting them fixed before escrow or by including money in the final settlement of the sale to pay for the new roof or rusty water heater.

As the seller, you can legally refuse to make the repairs. The buyer can then choose to close escrow or withdraw from the sale. ... In the alternative, the seller can agree to fix some things and not others and the buyer can either accept or reject this compromise.