After the home inspection, we submitted a list of repairs we were asking the seller to make. They signed it pretty quickly (within a day or two). Yesterday, we went for a walk through with our agent and the home inspector to inspect repairs. All of them were completed except 1. The property has a large pole barn with a heavy, commercial overhead door. It lacks an auto-reverse sensor and we had asked that be installed. Again, the sellers signed on for this repair.
The seller is claiming the manufacturer told him you can't put one on this type of door. Our agent called and the manufacturer said you absolutely can, but it's quite expensive (around $2500).
What should we do here? Our closing is in 6 days and we don't want to delay closing. Plus, admittedly, I feel bad. When we sent the list of repairs, we were pretty sure everything would be less than $2000 total, so this is way more expensive than we (and most likely the sellers) expected. Our agent is adamant that the sellers pay for it or give us credit at closing. My girlfriend and I obviously would like that, but it's also expensive.
Appreciate the advice.
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