They are worth their weight in gold.

Risk is reduced, so they've reduced their cost to recognize that reduction, but unfortunately, you want them to go deeper.

If you discovered something, bring it up to the seller and ask for a credit/price reduction. 

If I were to do ANYTHING like that, it would be a rent reduction, not a deposit.  

She got her $100 rent reduction for August and September.  

It will vary depending on if its your first use or second use.Also there is a hack because if you absorb it, yes you'll end up with a higher rate temporarily but 6 months of good on time payments later you can always do a VA IRRRL down to market rate again and VA IRRRL (interest rate reduction refinance loan) have a much lower VAFF of .50% so its much easier to drop your rate.

Bigger houses will have a streaming bluray and HDTV, outdoor entertainment like a fire ring or horse shoe pit, indoor entertainment like a poker table electronic darts free weights kegorator.

They tend to be more open to price reductions when they have something to lose.If they push you on listing price have built in price reductions after 1 week,3 weeks etc. in the listing agreement.

The barrier is not technological capability - there are 10s of thousands such buildings in Europe {search on Passivhaus} - but lack of will (economic and political).Equally important, and potentially more difficult problem to solve, is retrofitting of existing building stock to achieve significant energy use reductions in a cost effective manner.  

Here is a part of the letter, I sent to the seller:The home inspection was completed on September 29th (please see attached) and the following issues were pointed out: 1.The wooden floor frame in the middle unit is deteriorating due to either prior water leak in the bathroom or due to moisture infiltration through the walls and foundation.2.There is evidence of significant settlement under the middle unit bathroom and north closet.3.The settlement of the floor and walls has also resulted in settlement of the roof frame above this area, ceiling shows cracks.4.There is an obvious depression on the roof – water is ponding on the roof above the middle unit, which adds excessive weight on the roof and potential for leaks.5.Asbestos containing material has been found.6.The current bedroom heat installations in the north and south units pose a safety hazard from carbon monoxide, fire and oxygen depletion.7.An electrician performing upgrades did not use ‘arc fault breakers’ in the north and south unit breaker panels, which is required by the national electrical code.8.Upgrades to the electrical system, promised by a real estate agent, have not been completed yet.