Seller get $282k, buyer pay $300k.Option 2: Contact price $282k, the term change to buyer cover agent fee.

For example, a roof costs the same for a building that rents for $900 vs one that rents for $1400.

This also would include if your spouse has W2 though, so maybe you have this angle covered but didn't post about it 

The garage roof has reached the end of its useful life and needs to be stripped off and replaced by a licensed roofing contractor. 10.

Even if I were to pay or help cover the cost of remediation in the home, it would likely re-occur due to source being the neighbor.

If you are over 200 miles from home all expenses are 100% If you are just eating lunch in between stops it is not covered.

For my personal property, I aim to have enough reserves to cover "a new AC unit" per property should all of our AC units go out at the same time.

None of this covered by title insurance b/c seller won't allow it to be required for close.Next was the task of trying to talk to someone at the auction company who understands the import these issues have on the value of the property. 

Too much squeeze for too little juice, and you'd be very close to getting burned on the deal should you have an unforeseen major expense such as a nightmare tenant you'd have to evict and/or capex such as replacing the AC or roof. 

If the electrical panel is substandard (dangerous) and they are the one who hard wired an extension cord in the attic while cutting through a major purlin holding up the roof, and the garage door doesn't open due to damage (when they hit it with the car?)