Reply #20: I'm in Oklahoma now.

[bratcatinok]

I moved here from Texas after I retired due to medical reasons.

The last 9 years I worked in morgage banking, I worked for large banks which did mortgage loans in all states.

Don't tell your agent you posted here. Tell her you:
a. talked to someone at your lender for the Irving property and they gave you some information.
b. talked to a friend in the business. (that'd be me :) )

Have the buyers made their demand for their own repairman in writing? What exactly is in writing at this point about the roof repair? Usually these things are negotiable by addendums to the sales contract. Make your agent earn her money, that's what she's there for. Of course, I would strongly urge you not to do any repair until all negotiations have been settled.

Lastly, this stuff is typical when selling a house or buying a house for that matter. There always seems to be a large bump in the road which makes it feel like the whole process is being derailed. Stay calm because 9 times out of ten things work out with a compromise both parties feel comfortable with. It's good to have contingency plans just in case but please don't go borrowing the worst case scenario until you absolutely know that's going to be the end result.