My husband and I are in the same boat with a VA loan, and being told that since we itemized and deducted so many repairs, etc last year from our new rental that we can not count any of the 3k in rent towards our income, and so the 2850 mortgage payment doesn’t offset and therefore ruins our chances of getting a mortgage :( 

If possible, have a contractor (or multiple :)  quote out the repairs.

For example, when pha slaps you with a surprise inspection cause their system "forgot" to send a letter and then issues a 24 hr repair notice cause one outlet in the house does not work but they send that notice an hour before they come to reinspect lol, a $7k course is not going to have prepared you how to get an electrician the same day.

In my opinion, your best bet at this point is to remove the listing for a few weeks and re-list it as a new listing with updated photos, new write-up, upstairs staging and minor repairs as others suggested.

For bigger renovations or repairs that require specialized skills, it’s usually best to bring in a pro.

If I had $9,800 in repairs in a given year and you're charging me 15% mark-up on my repairs, that's $1,470.  

We have already agreed on a price, and now I’d like to see if I can either get her to pay for some of the fixes, lower the price, or see if If there is a way to integrate the repair costs into the mortgage.

In Seattle a worst case scenario can cost you up to 100k if you have to repair into the street and put in a new tap.

We initially budgeted $45K for repairs but went over budget and time.

@Kevin Nolan  you should look at the Florence/Muscle Shoals MSA, I think you would be pleasantly surprised