You can walk away, or renegotiate the price based on what they are willing/able to repair and what they refuse to repair. There isn't anything wrong with them refusing to accept your new terms. And, there isn't any reason why you can't fix the roof venting after you own the house either.

At this point, what is it worth to you?

Fixing the gutters and the soffit is no big deal. A couple of weekends on a ladder and some scaffolding. Improper attic ventilation is a bit of a bigger deal, as that can lead to moisture damage within the attic itself or premature aging of the shingles. What is improper about the venting? And did the inspector go into the attic and view all of that?

You are getting your nose a bit too much out of joint over the seller's conduct here when you should be more impartial and treat this more businesslike. I know that this is a buyer's market, but really, you are not buying a new home here. A used home always has some issues, and these are relatively minor in the scheme of things if they've mostly been corrected. If the price of the home is OK, then proceed.

After considering everything we are walking. The same problems are present as when the current owners bought the house. I understand it is not a new house but feel the owners haven't done maintenance and correcting the problems so that they don't spread to more problems. There are other houses in the neighborhood we like. We just wanted to make sure our investment in this house was more sound. We want to be in this house at least 10+ years. This isn't the first house we bought and we understand that sellers don't have to fix anything. That happened with our first house. It was a great house.

The seller is willing to repair all items except for the ventilation "problem", which you just said is a matter of opinion, maybe not a real requirement. You seem to be more upset that they didn't disclose these items. What's the big deal with that - the items are being disclosed now, right? What does it matter they were disclosed to him earlier but never fixed at that time? He's willing to fix them now - so whats the big deal? Looks like you are looking for a way out. If you like the house and the neighborhood, and it seems like a good fit, then go for it. These don't seem like problems that would warrant walking away. By the way - you are buying a USED house, it is not going to be perfect. Most of the time these imperfections are reflected in the price, with the understanding that the new owners will have to repair some things themselves.

Oops - I only read your first post. I would not have commented if I had read your last post and saw you had already walked - sorry, my fault. I wish you had the ability to delete or edit your posts around here. Good luck on the next house

Now hold on guys... while I do believe that the seller is doing good on repairing the mentioned items, the buyer's request was to also repair the rotted soffits and gutters. When the seller later came back and said that he would only repaint the soffits and mentioned nothing about the gutters. The buyer then asked for a second opinion, which the seller refused. In NC, the buyer has the right to perform as many inspections and Due Diligence as they like, w/in a specified time frame. The seller is refusing her this and is therefore the party that is "walking away", not the Buyer.
And as far as the seller scheduling the roof estimate... that sure sounds like strange practice to me. The buyers and/or their agents do all of that work themselves. Are you sure this is how it should have been handled? After all, this roofer may be the seller's buddy.

We didn't feel comfortable with the roofing company that we scheduled or the one that did the work on the house when the sellers bought the house. We wanted another opinion for peace of mind and to make sure the "problems" would be fixed. The roofing companies we called wouldn't schedule an appointment for an estimate if it wasn't the seller doing the scheduling. We feel better at not accepting what the seller would fix and moving on, hopefully to a better house.

IMO if someone bought a house with existing problems and hasn't fixed them in five years of living there- well, that tells me they did not do proper maintenance on their home.
Who knows what else they neglected that lies undiscovered.

You can tell when a home has been cared for and when it has not.
I do not want one that has not been cared for.