This translates into making offers sometimes over ask because the other buyers will eat you alive at ask, or making offers without contingencies or choosing when not to give right to cure or having the advantage of a large sum for earnest money or a blitz closing (Thanks @Jason Dominski!)

There are a number of ways title can be passed and defects or deficiencies can be cured.

Once we know what we are up against, and the cost to cure, we are thinking of offering to purchase subject to.  

If I rent a car from Avis and that car fails, I can make demands for them to cure my problem, I can raise hell if need be.

I don't know if someone will file a forged document or whether an adverse claim might be made on one of my properties...issues that would cost me time and lots of money to cure, so I buy insurance for those risks.

Happened to me once and the cure per the court was for me to pay off the loans and for me to pay a higher price to spread some money to other creditors.

How much is needed to cure the default?

What are the default provisions of the lease and your remedies to cure?

The paint will cure and apprear okay if temperatures drop further, but it can stop coalescing.

Proper mitigation of rain water via proper placement of gutters can very easily cure the wet crawlspace.