Roof damage found during inspection - Can seller file claim?

[Taylar Caraway]

We are in our due diligence period now and one of the biggest issues we found during the home inspection was more roof damage than we originally thought. I have heard that the seller can file a claim with her insurance to get this potentially repaired/replaced for cheap or free. Does anyone have experience with this?

I've already looked up a few licensed roofing contractors in our area with experience dealing with insurance claims. I plan to call them up tomorrow (Monday) and see if they can come out to provide a free estimate ASAP.

Also, I plan to ask the seller to provide us with any documentation from any previous roof maintenance and ask if she has any warranties for the roof already in place.

Any other ideas/tips?