There will be some odor.

Remember, you make (or lose) your money when you buy, and in our market, it is hard to find a sane deal.I have completed exactly one flip, and really even that one is still not closed (pending under contract, keeping fingers crossed nothing gets fouled up with the buyers financing). 

If nothing is said to you by your employer and the loan closes, "no harm no foul".

Assess a cleaning fee to remove any odors or stains.

I call attorney and he adds an addendum about having the carpets professionally cleaned and the apartment odor free.

This evening a general contractor came by to price out the remodel, and when he saw the damage/repair, he expressed similar concerns (I should have a professional look at it).Question: because it's very old, there is no odor in the attic (even sniffing the soot or very slight char on a few old rafters.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/OdoBan-5-Oz-One-Shot-Fire-Odor-Bomb-Fogger-9705A62-5A/202560684

Aka the "fleecing dreamers out of what little money they do have" business.Its was good business sense to bankrupt the company to get out of paying that amount.Just open another company, and continue on.And yet people cry foul when homeowners do a "strategic default" on a property that's deep under water.

The dog odor was awful, carpets disgusting, bathtubs filthy, etc. 

At this point I’m incredibly frustrated, so I fire back with a heated email (no foul language, though I was sorely tempted), CC-ing the customer service lead, Nathan Grey.