If the seller is even mildly agreeable, what would be the best way to propose this? 

Example: Purchase 25k 972 sqft with mild rehab ($60sqft for gut) Figure that your rehab is going to cost around 50kIf your AR= 120,000 that would mean the bank is willing to give you 90kYou would be able to have 100% of the property financed and around 10k profit after fees/costIf you need me to get better numbers I would be willing to have a conversation with you and get my numbers tighter based on that area. 

However, due to mild evidence of activity, such as seasonal swarming, we have had it spot treated with injectible syringes for the past few years, by our regular pest control company, and that seemed to be working fine until recently.  

If you're looking at investing for retirement and that's 20 years down the road it's hard to discount long-term appreciation, rent growth, relatively mild weather, and proportionally lower property taxes.  

.; but they want some higher quality t.p. to wipe with (like Charmin) so they take it upon themselves to buy the higher quality stuff.Now laundry detergent, we put the good stuff in there. 

If there was a little more cashflow, would it eliminate an argument here or there about what brand of laundry detergent to use or to use hot or cold water?

A few years ago I did a similar one, 850 sf bungalow, electrical, plumbing, hvac, roof (incl. resheeting), yard, sewer, mild foundation stabilization, new bath and kitchen for about $72K in renovation (pretty hands on as well).

I am still new to this game, and have a SFR in Melbourne, which was mildly affected by Irma, and I am curious what everyone does for storm cleanup in regards to tenant vs landlord responsibilities.My rental house had some porch roll roof peeled off, the wood fence blew over and a shutter came off. 

To put it mildly, it's a lot of tedious work using multiple databases. 

And as @Chris Mason mentioned, lenders are worried about being audited so if they're even mildly reputable, the charges are going to be reasonable.