I'm not sure how much work they are doing but it's an old house, maybe 40 years. It's not dilapidated or anything, it just needs work.
I really don't care if I'm buying a home that needs work, better than buying a brand new home that's just a house on some dirt. And it's MY home. I don't care if I need to put a bit of work into it. It may cost more money, but at least I'm in the home I've been in for bordering on a decade. Renovating can be done over time, and I wouldn't be leaving if I owned the place. My best interest is my mental health, and trust me when I say it's not doing so well right now, and it will do even worse if I have to move.
I have the issue of being absolutely terrified of being alone also, I can't be in my grandparents house (which I've known for 25 years and even lived in) by myself without getting nervous. When I moved into this place I couldn't sleep at night, and it took me about 5 years to be able to walk around here at night without being scared. Only in the last year or so have I been able to sleep without a light and music on. In fact I spent the first six or 7 years here sleeping with a light and music on and I'd have to barricade the door. Sometimes it would be with a light, tv and my laptop with music all on. I don't want to have to do that all over again, haha.
I know there are pros in a new house, but even the thought of that is something I can't bare.