<prompt> Human: My wife and I were in the final stages of buying a house and after some personal issues come up the past week, I dont think its in our best interest to finalize the deal. We are already in a contract but have not closed yet. We paid 460 for an inspection and sent a list to the sellers of what needed repaired. I talked to my agent this morning and he said they could choose to sue us. My agent just messaged me back saying the sellers are asking we pay them 1200 for what theyve already spent in repairs or they could potentially pursue legal action here. The price of the house is 117,000. I really dont have the money to pay that fee but what are my options here? Would it be worth it on their end to chase this to court?  <response>: Your offer to purchase should have covered this contingency with some thing like forfeit of the earnest money as total damages. Read the contracts. 