Parental Inspection

We were talking to my parents on the phone, and they decided to drive up and see the house. This was the first time that they had seen more than just the MLS listing on the internet and it's accompanying picture. When we got to the house, my father pulled out his flashlight and started his own inspection of the premises. I was surprised I didn't see him pull out his coveralls and get up under the house in the crawl space, but he resisted that temptation. He did of course, point out everything he saw wrong, and there were plenty of those things. I was walking around with my mother and pointing out the strange or problem areas, but she had exactly the opposite reaction saying "Well that doesn't have to be fixed immediately" which of course we had already discussed. Since we don't own a refrigerator or stove we plan on purchasing these items. The refrigerator will have to be immediate but we had discussed seeing if the stove is functional for a short period since we really haven't decided what we want to do there. With the move, closing cost and repairs that we know must be done immediately like the french doors from the dining room, painting and potential unknowns that will pop up though, we don't want to get too carried away with repairs that can wait for next month or so. (The carpet will hold for a little bit in other words.)