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Am I being greedy with inspection results or is this stuff that should have been maintained on sellers part?

So we got a lengthy list of things wrong with a house we’re under contract in. I am worried I am being over the top asking for repairs but I also think these things should have been taken care of while the sellers have lived here. 1)The emergency drain pain has a crack and has actually rusted through so a new drain pain is needed. The starter on one of the three hvac systems needs replacing as its dead and running on the backup. There’s also some wiring that’s bad. That’ll al cost $3500. 2) there’s free water in the crawl space of unknown origin. 3) there are 3 large 2 story windows where the thermal seal is broken and the windows are cloudy another $3k. There’s also cracked siding/actively leaking sink (when it’s on) among other things. Is asking for repairs for those 3 major things asking too much? I would want an allowance so I could hire contractors after closing. I just don’t want to be a jerk buyer but this house is 510k and we are paying top dollar for what it’s actually worth. Tia

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