However, their agent says that now they have a roofer that will do the work and will wait to get paid on closing with the funds from the sale.

Hi - I'm working on a rehab project and am looking for a good roofer for a standing seam metal roof.

Your roofer needs to "uncover" some of his work, so the inspector can see it.

Water Heaters, unclogging drains, replacing faucets/toilets..etcCall roofers and see if you can get rough pricing from them, if they won't, schedule an estimate.

You will want to have: Realtor, Banker, General Contractor, Electrician, Handyman, Landscaper, Painter, Sheetrock, Carpenter, Roofer, Lawyer, Estate Planner, Bookkeeper ect.... 

Roofer, printer, lender, inspector etc.

And a related question for a roofer or contractor is: We are getting a brand new roof put on the house by the seller as well as foundation repairs. 

use plenty, roofers are not cheap.If your windows are wood and have water damage so they don't work well, i would replace as budget is available. 

You’ll want to look into each of these things further of course, have a roofer give an honest assessment of how urgent it is to replace the roof, same for the boiler, inspect the foundation to see if the negative grading is a real issue and try to use these things to negotiate if you can then decide if you still want to move forward if you can’t get the seller to come to the table.

I posted an Acquisition Checklist on my blog a couple weeks ago...here is the meat of the post: ----------------- Upon Contract Acceptance Ensure Access to Property: * Make Copy of Property Key(s) * Purchase New Lockbox * Place Key(s) in Lockbox and Install at Property If Certified Funds are Required for EM: * Get Certified Funds for EM from Bank * Submit Certified Funds to Agent If Financing the Purchase: * Send Contract to Loan Officer * Provide Loan Officer Property Info * Connect Loan Officer with RE Agent * Have Loan Officer Schedule Appraisal * Make sure Loan Officer Knows Anticipated Closing Date Due Diligence Inspections: * Turn On Utilities for Inspection (water, gas, electric) * Schedule Termite Inspection * Schedule Property Inspection * Attend Inspection and Take Notes for “Scope of Work†* Get Final Inspection Report and Review for “Scope of Work†* Get Termite Letter/Pest Inspection Report Contractor Prep: * Create Scope of Work * Create Materials List * Determine Which Contractors Are Needed: * GC * HVAC * Roofer * Electrician * Plumber * Pest/Termite Control * Painter * Landscaper * Other?