Allowances from bank

[Shaun R.]

I spent a little time as a real estate agent years ago, and I saw over and over again that during the inspection period the buyer would ask the seller to replace some flooring.  They would usually end up with the seller giving an allowance to pay for the new flooring instead of actually having it done themselves.  When buying a foreclosure, have you ever seen a bank do this?  If you go back and ask for something to be replaced, would they consider giving an allowance?