However, in order to initiate a "rent strike" and not pay rent, at least in Texas, there are specific notification and response windows that have to be met (by the tenant) and failed (by the landlord) before the tenant can take any of this action.If you have your requests and invoices for the efforts to remedy the situations, if the issues named were never reported, and If the report appears retaliatory in intent, you're probably in good shape.

Your contract should state that your buying the house in the condition it was when you initially offered, if it deteriorates or threatens to let them know to fix it or get a contractor to remediate the problem while it's dragging out.

It's quite a mess to remediate.

You absolutely should contact a local Real Estate attorney to discuss what options you have to cure any deficiency on the title, and what remedies you may have against the Title Company for failing to properly close on the property.

When I do short sales, I get pictures of every single little problem I find regarding the property; get a licensed contractor to give you a detailed cost estimate to remedy it.

Another Massachusetts law is that if it is discovered lead paint and a child lives there under 6 years old, it does not matter if they sign the disclosure form or not....you will be required by law to remediate it. 

There will be overnight contractors materialize, out of town labor, scams and other shenanigans that some of these poor homeowners will discover within months that quality was not prioritized in the remediation of their homes. 

I work for a small builder in Houston, and we are doing remediation work on flooded homes.

New roof, which remediate the mold issue, $8,500.Countered seller with: fixing foundation issues, splitting roof cost, evicting hoarder.Seller in turn countered with $8,000 credit, to use as we see fit.Rents are below market and there's room to raise them even before rehabbing the units.Tear me apart.

The termite inspector IS the expert and his report should identify the problem, the remediation options and the price.