We bought the house from the original owners, and to be honest we got a helluva deal on it as we were the only bidders willing to be flexible on our move-in date, as both of them were going into assisted living facilities and they didn't know when there would be an opening, or when they would be accepted.
And we also knew that they hadn't done much in the way of maintenance, and we were ok with that....
So we budgeted for some of the things I can't do (or no longer want to do), like the roof....
But this may just kill all of those repairs for a while.