Trying to limit repair requests from the buyer doesn’t work for a couple of reasons;
1. If you say I will only pay $X towards repairs then you have already given up that much money. What if the repairs are $100 more or $500 more? Will you let the house go for that? I have had homes with no repairs requested. If they offered $750 it would have absolutely been requested.
2. If you say that the house is “AS-IS’ no repairs like the bank owned properties often do, what happens if the lender won’t give a loan until the repair is done? Plus the other side rarely believes you as I talk discuss in the video above.
So instead of setting up demands or limits just let the inspection happen and then negotiate.
UPDATE: 10 days after I wrote this I got a counter offer where the sellers are trying to limit repairs to $500. It doesn’t change anything except my client will absolutely ask for at least $500 in repairs. If
