What reason would providing a full year of rent of front hope to overcome?  

Just one set back and there will for sure be many more, so stick with this one till you get overcome it.

I have looked at the property, but unable to go inside due to tenants.Any suggestion on how I can overcome this.

Even those methods, however, can be overcome through discovery.I would advise airing your concerns with an attorney.

Somehow she survived, the house didn't, and I suspect this may be an end to the buyer's auction buying business.Title risk can be overcome if you are an expert at interpreting the condition of title and doing a title search.

For me to consider a purchase, it would need to be so outstanding that it over comes the rate increase.  

What are the best strategies for overcoming large deferred maintenance?

Perhaps your market is really slow, but even that can be overcome with price.  

In order to overcome this I just quote people and then erase all of their comments, but would prefer to be able to just refer via @ insert name.

So, identify a time in your past where you successfully overcame a problem to prove to yourself that you are resourceful enough to overcome any issue you face as a real estate investor.