So $5-10k over next best with an FHA/VA may even be the case at lower price points since the seller will be out a thousand on most of these loans for termite spraying, and another thousand in miscellaneous repairs.What else can lend weight to your offer?

Another tenant in a duplex that I kicked out (inherited tenant) because they infested the whole place with fleas ...like serious horrible fleas that had to be sprayed 4 times to treat after they moved out.....from their dirty smelly dogs ...that smelled like dirty dog the first second you walked through the foyer and they had a horrible dangerous dog that was vicious & large and go after repairmen or anyone it saw.

Since you stated you are going to replace the carpet I recommend spraying "Odoban" (about $10 for a gallon to dilute) or some other cleaner/smell remover over the pad (if you don't replace it since it will hold the odor) or on the floor if you remove the pad. 

Both places have old stone foundations, and one home has spray foam in the basement, one does not.

If your rafters are not 12 inches (or more) then you might have to consider spray foam insulation, and that costs way more than fiberglass.

Another thing that works great is warm water with baking soda, i don't put it in spray bottle cause it will plug it up.

He coordinates all my projects for me and has electricians, plumbers, spray foam insulation people, foundation experts, everybody you could need for a project cheap.

Hi Jarred, welcome to the community!

For example, I have a brick building that has 1/2 inch furring strips screwed into the brick, thick wire mesh attached to the furring strips, and at least half an inch of plaster (not drywall) sprayed onto the wire mesh.So you can't use the walls for running anything, and my electrical conduit actually runs on the floor joists, with the subfloor fitted around the conduit.

They then broke in that night and ripped up all the counter tops, ripped the doors off all the cabinets, ripped all the drywall off the walls, spray painted the carpeting and tile floors, tore up the wiring, ripped the copper from the A/C, and kicked holes in the bathtub surrounds.