At a minimum you want the work perfromed by a licensed and bonded contractor. That way if it is negotiated that the seller to do the repair you still have recourse for corrections if the work is done poorly. Clearlythe advantage is for the buyer to be able to choose the contractor so that the contract is answering to them not the seller.

I usually recommend to my Buyer clients that they get bids and ask for a credit toward Buyers Allowable Closing costs. What I have found is that the Seller usually wants to do work as cheaply as possible and the Buyer wants to do things as nicely as possible. Any issue that allows moisture in is a potentially serious problem. Your issue sounds as if it is about the crawl spaced. I have found Clear Crawls to be excellent. Please tell them I recommended you. The Eastside sales person is Jesse Stoddard, jessestoddard@gmail.com.

An outstanding roofer is Versatile Roofing. The owner is Harley Anderson and is very customer service oriented. Please also tell them I told you to contact them - harley@versatilehomeimporvements.com .

I have many Service Providers listed on my website, http://www.karenmcknight.com under "About the Area" if you need more assistance.

Warmly,
Karen

In some areas (I suspect that is one of them) you can't replace a cedar shingle roof with a cedar shingle roof, as the neighborhood has mandated composite shingle replacement ,due to fire safety concerns. Drive around the neighborhood and see if any of the new roofs are new cedar shingle. Check with the HOA or local fire department.

I'd be more concerned that a full roof replacement might be in the near future, and removing a cedar shingle and replacing it with a composite shingle is very costly. I would have a roofer come out to do a bid on the roof issue, and not leave that to a handyman. In fact, it is best to call for a 2nd inspection of the roof by a qualified roofer, which gives you 5 extra days to respond to all inspection issues (usually under our standard inspection form). Ask your agent about this option.

William
I agree with Courtney that the possibility that the lender will ask for a copy of the inspection is extremely high in this marketplace and will require that the work be done prior to closing. I hope you have a buyer's agent that is helping you with this because the building inspection addendum for the purchase and sale agreement spells out how this needs to happen. If not I suggest you contact a RE attorney to respond to the seller to make sure you are protected.
Mary

I would definitely ask the seller to fix rather than ask for money to fix because a lender is not going to go for it most likely. I recently had a listing that needed a new roof because the cedar shingles were on their last leg. We had to get it redone prior to close.

Hi there,

The real question is can you get financing? Most lender will want the shingles replaced before the loan closes. Ask your lender as soon as you can as that will help in your decision.

Good luck