<prompt> Human: General inspector found a roof leak, also there is leak on an interior bathroom ceiling, maybe they are related.Roofing contractor says that the paper on the roof needs to be replaced, will offer a 10 year warranty for 22K original tiled roof on 1984 homeOther issues total about 10K in additional repairs.Apparently the leaks have been around for a few years, we have not done a mold report yet, but other than beneath the sink, no obvious signs, we are in a dry environment for the most part, but who knowsWe are in escrow at 860K on a 870K asking price, the 17th day of escrow is this Thursday.We have a good amount of cash and could stay in our current rental until these repairs are done, we just dont want to get stuck in a financial quagmire, we are also not very handy and have very little extra time outside of work.We have spent 1400 on inspections so far and would need to spend another 400 for the mold inspection if we want to move forwardAll of our parents and myself want to walk awayMy wife loves the neighborhood and there is nothing else with similar characteristics on the market at the moment and we got a good interest rateWhat would you do? The seller does not have much money and I dont trust them.Assistant: Very likely when water gets in for years, youll be needing more than a new roof. Hopefully no structural wood rot, mold wouldnt be much of an issue. If its been leaking for years and the owner has not fixed it, chances are they dont give 2 shits about the house and just want to get rid of it. Human: This is my biggest concern. I.e. hidden problems. Maybe one solution for this would be to have the seller put the new roof on, then if they found something bad it would be upon them, but maybe they would just conceal these findings  <response>: Thats allot of trust to put into a stranger that has a very large interest in just doing the minimum to get the sale complete. 