agree with seanb..unless the selling price of the house is drastically under other "comparables" in the neighborhood, as a buyer, it becomes a risky proposition..when buying houses, we know there are going to be unforeseen expenses..the total unknowns can easily make buyers walk away. at the very least, get a quote to get the job done properly (or a couple of possible) that potential buyers can take a copy of if you are not going to fix. at least they have some comfort level. when i bought my house, it was 16K under a comparable..reason was that it was going to need a new roof and some slabjacking on the garage floor in the near future. the i ended up being able to comfortably calculate things out and buy the house without issue.