$500 cash please!

So... not only does our realtor not trust this silly women we are buying our house from, but her realtor doesn't trust her either!! LMAO. Both realtors suggested that we add $500 in cash (that we will receive at closing) to fix any repairs ourselves (or with whom we choose), and not leave the seller responsible as she might fix them herself or something. I thought this was hilarous!! She is not doing anything about the roof which still pisses me off some. I got out of Mark that the roofer said there were no shingles that were damaged all the way through, so like a lot of hail damage it is spotty. I am sure any insurance company wouldn't pay to replace the entire roof anyway. So... if we get hail damage that is worse while we own the home, we can file our own claim. If we don't, the roof life is shortened slightly, but we will probably replace it in the time we live there anyway. I still think the $500 cash for us is pretty funny!! :)