I feel this shows more faith , earns you more money in the end - as opposed to pulling money out of the cash register day one .. 

It’s bad faith with the seller and agent if those are the facts.  

You just have to be the first buyer there.Keep the faith.

What would you have done in the inspector found a large issue such as significant foundation issues.I never recommend a newbie waive the standard contingencies unless they are willing to loose their good faith money. 

Block out the noise, settle on ONE strategy to start, and have faith in your judgement. 

house out of state-investing in small, rural areas with current urbanization trendsI would proceed cautiously and focus on deals where you live, but If you can provide value to the family, get a significant deal, and have faith in the local rental market then why not?

Originally posted by @Faith Kirk:We have been working with a realtor to find properties and we have made a few offers that are appropriate for fix and flip.

We have local attorney that may be able to handle the situation but I'd prefer to work and develop a relationship with an attorney that specializes in insurance fault as this certainly won't be the last time we need one.There is a mountain of information at this point showing the insurance companies bad faith throughout the process.

You can have the best-laid plans - all it takes is one person working in bad-faith to undo it.Always plan and be ready to execute your contingency exit strategy.

They gave us a lot of concessions during the process, so we yielded a little bit to their requests in good faith, and also because it wasn't a lot of money.