auction.com This property is reported to be occupied and buyer is responsible for obtaining possession.

[Aaron N.]

Auction.com has this on nearly every property listed.  There is a home I am interested in and the garage door is open a foot and the garage is half full of the owners belongings.  There are scattered belongings in the house as well as a cat w feces scattered.  I actually called the police to check out the place for the cats sake- My question- Do I have to go through an eviction process or what if there are people living there or wanting to live there.  Do they have any right to the home once I purchase it- Can I remove their belongings/trash them.

[Chad U.]

No, you do it after the Auction.  What Wayne is referring to is not a formal agreement. After you purchase, approach them sympathetically and offer to help with their move out by offering them cash, or pay for a moving truck, or both, etc.... 

This is much more efficient than filing for an eviction, which is costly and time consuming. If they don't move out on their own free will,  you'll have to hire an attorney who files a motion with the county court to obtain a "writ of possession", which you then take down to the local sheriff's office to get the eviction.  The whole process could take up to 3 months and $1K+.