Real estate team concerns

[L. Brown]

I am under contract for my first home, which is a duplex. I found an attorney and realtor that I felt comfortable with and seem to know the process well. I have some concerns about the advice I’m getting, though. During attorney review, the seller wanted to put in a contingency that said if items were not up to code they would not fix it and that if issues with the house weren’t a safety issue they wouldn’t address it and it couldn’t be a reason for me kill the deal. My attorney thought this was fine, but I didn’t like this so I asked her to push back and strike this. She did, and the seller agreed to remove this clause from the contract. They were trying to get the upper hand.

In a separate instance, the inspection showed some significant issues. My realtor said he spoke to the seller (who is a realtor) and she said she would give me a $5k credit. My realtor thought I should take the deal right away, but I wasn’t sure how much it would cost to get the repairs done. He said he didn’t think I needed to bring my GC in, but I decided to push and do it anyway. It seems like the repairs will cost $7k- not far off, but more than the $5k the seller was offering.

In both of these cases I am wondering if I have an attorney and realtor that are looking out for my best interest. What do you all think? (PS- they do not know each other, I found them independent of one another)