<prompt> Human: Hope this is an appropriate question... My wife and I made an offer on a foreclosed home with an inspection contingency. We knew the roof needed some work but were finding out that the cost is going to be significantly higher than the ballpark figure we had prior to making an offer.What are the options in this scenario? Can we lower the offer based on the estimates of the roof or is it just a flat take-it-or-leave-it kind of thing and well have to walk away?Thanks!  <response>: You could ask this in rrealestate as well. You are well within your rights to lower the offer based on the higher than anticipated expense of fixing the roof. Make it clear that is the reason you are lowering the offer and be prepared to walk away if they wont budge. It can be a real pain to walk away if you love the house other than the roof, especially if your wife and kids if you have them love it as well. Do yourself a favor and set an amount the bank MUST lower the price by before you make your counter offer. If they wont meet that, it wasnt meant to be. Good luck! 