Contracted Repairs After Closing???

[Joe Edwards-Hoff]

So, I am looking at a house that the owners know needs some work. In tune of $12k. That said, neither the sellers nor myself have that kind of money on hand currently. What I wondered is if anyone had any experience working the repairs into the sale so that they would happened after the house closed? The seller owns it outright, so once they have the cash, they could easily write a check for the work. 

Has anyone done anything similar to this? Is there another route that might work? I'd do the repairs myself as long as I had the cash for the materials. Can you write an offer where the seller gifts you cash after closing? I'm trying to get creative to make this work. 

Thanks, 

Joe