You found things. Maybe at the showing, maybe in the inspection report. Your agent asks how you want to respond and suddenly you need a number. Tick what you found and this gives you a Canadian repair range, sorted by what needs doing first, so you go into that conversation with something real instead of a feeling.
Repair exposure on the bones
Nothing ticked yet
Tick what you found on the left. Cosmetic items are counted separately, because a tired kitchen is a choice and a failing furnace is not.
Before you take this anywhere. This is a range to think with, not a quote and not what a seller owes you. Sellers are free to say no, and in a competitive market asking can cost you the home. Get real quotes for anything you intend to raise, and talk it through with your agent and your lawyer.
How buyers usually put this
There are three shapes this conversation takes, and they are not equally easy for a seller to agree to.
A price reduction is the cleanest. A credit at closing lets you choose your own trade and is often easier for a seller who does not want workers in the house before they move. Asking the seller to do the work themselves gives you the least control over how it is done.
Estimates only, in Canadian dollars, and ranges rather than quotes. Real prices vary by region, home, access, contractor and year. This tool is general education, it is not a home inspection, it is not an appraisal, and it is not legal or real estate advice. Always get a licensed home inspection before you remove your conditions, and take negotiation questions to your own agent and lawyer.
Why the timing matters more than the total
Add every repair a home might ever need and you get a frightening number that describes no real decision. What actually matters is what falls due while you are still recovering from the down payment. A furnace at the end of its life and a roof with a decade left are both costs, but only one of them is competing with your moving truck.
That is why this splits into three bands. Before you are firm is the group worth resolving while you still have conditions, usually because it touches insurance or safety. Soon is the group that lands in the first few years. Keep an eye on it is the group you plan for rather than react to.
What a seller will actually agree to
Sellers tend to respond better to a small number of significant, documented items than to a long list. A quote from a licensed trade moves a conversation. A printout of an internet range usually does not, which is the honest limit of a tool like this one: it is for working out whether something is worth raising, not for proving it.
It is also worth saying plainly that none of this is owed to you. A seller can refuse, and depending on how your offer is written, your options may be to accept it, to walk, or to have a longer conversation with your lawyer.
The hard part is not pricing what you found. It is finding it early enough to still have conditions in place. That is what Casaroo reads a listing for.
Common questions
Should I just ask for the full amount?
That is a conversation for you and your agent, and it depends on the market, the seller and how your offer is written. What this tool is for is making sure the number in your head came from somewhere real.
Why are cosmetic items excluded from the total?
Because they are a choice, not an obligation, and folding them in tends to make an offer look unserious. They are still shown, just kept separate.
Can I use this instead of an inspection?
No. This is general education about what things cost. A licensed home inspection is what tells you what is actually wrong with a specific house, and you should always get one.
Find it before your conditions run out.
Casaroo reads any listing for the bones and the appearance and flags the costly problems the photos leave out. Free, about a minute.