It is my understanding that in a normal rental where appliances are supplied and accepted, the tenant is responsible for any and all repairs to them (assuming it's in the agreement).

It did an acceptable job at removing loose paint. 

Even if they accept it, you run the risk of starting off with a bad relationship that will bite you later.Get rid of them and start fresh with new renters.No offense to the BP podcast guest, but building a binder with comparable rentals and then asking your tenants what they're willing to pay is a complete waste of time.

I expect them to meet the obligations of the lease and I don't accept any BS about why the obligations are not met.

We just got our offer accepted! 

We were ready to meet in the middle but the seller accepted.

Renegotiate the amount of the loan (which may not be accepted, since it was a bank foreclosure).3.

I have had a verbal acceptance before on a house and the agent said that I would get their signatures the following day since the sellers were old school and don't use docusign. 

And with each day, you'll likely become more desperate to accept a lower amount just to get things settled.

The seller initially balked. a few months later after the house sat on the market I resubmitted my offer and the seller accepted.