Ben, maybe you can answer this question.  This house is bank-owned and they will do nothing to comply with whatever the FHA inspection finds.  You mention the screen door.  The lower portion of the back screen is missing, so if the inspector deems this a problem it won't pass.  The bank won't fix it.  Can we fix it to comply?  Technically, we aren't allowed to make any changes before the house transfers, so how do we get around this?

Rodney, thank you.  I am concerned because we are willing to do whatever is necessary for this to pass, but we can't do anything before the inspection.  Now that you mention is, there are two broken window panes and a bit of flaking paint on the exterior.  Will the bank work with us in allowing us to fix these things so it passes, or are they going to be stupid and let this transaction slip through their fingers?  What has been your experience?

Bob, thank you so much for the advice.  We're going to the house later today so I will look closely at the exterior paint.  Most of the house is sided, but the front and rear porches are not.  The house was built in 1915; definitely know there's LBP.