You could also install a new back splash.

I'd try to get it for 145K and have them pay 3K CC, but I saw what they paid- so you may be stuck where you are at because they can't bring money to the table.I would add granite, backsplash and laminate to living room where carpet it...do it right away so you can enjoy it.

We refinished the existing hardwood, updated the kitchen and bathrooms, set new tile and backsplash, and added a utility room.

Have a very deep cleaning like done, the grout to floors, backsplash, showers.

Still have to install the backsplash, cabinet trim, and baseboards but we are getting there!

Here are the backsplash tiles we are going to install (have not done it yet)Refinished cabinets and counter!  

Horizontal glass tile kitchen backsplash...ya know, the ones with the 2-3 colors that come in 1'x1' sheets

Is the back splash in the kitchen the one they sell at Home Depot that is a single sheet, similar to wallpaper?

For a kitchen, you are looking at $5,000 - $10,000 depending on finishes which would include labor and materials (demo old kitchen, new cabinets (10x10 kitchen), new granite / marble countertops, kitchen sink with faucet, tile backsplash, kitchen appliances, crown moulding on the cabinets, and tile or hardwood on the floors).

The home is just really outdated which is what most of the budget will be focused on.Draw 1Hook up 2nd floor heatComplete 2nd floor bathroomReplace 7 windows$8,000 Draw 2Patch and paint wallsInstall new flooring$7500Draw 3Install kitchen cabinets, countertops, backsplash, and appliancesYard clean up$15,500Total : $31,000