Today David is talking about who should handle the repairs a buyer requests from a home inspection when purchasing a home. When a home goes under contract, a buyer will get a home inspection. The home inspector will most likely come back with something, whether it be big or small.  For example, a leak in a roof the seller was not aware of. Should the seller try to fix the leak before closing or should the seller provide a closing cost credit and have the buyer correct the issue after closing? In some cases, the type of loan the buyer is getting will dictate whether or not the repairs would have to be done before closing. If this is the case it would be a good idea to let the buyer choose who will be making the repairs.  If the lender does not require the repairs to be done, David recommends giving the buyer credit at closing and have them correct the issue themselves. In both circumstances letting the buyer handle the repairs will take the liability off of the seller if anything should come up after the completion of the repairs.  

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