Question about condemned house in Texas

[Kevin Tran]

I looked at a fire damaged house that is condemned by the city.  Fire started in the garage but was quickly put out.  Beside the water heater in the garage and part of the kitchen was destroyed, the rest of the house was untouched except for some soot and smoke.  Looked at the fire report and it was dated 2 yrs ago.  Didn't understand why it took the bank 2 yrs to foreclose on this property.  Put a bid in yesterday and called the city inspectors but didn't get a clear answer on what to do except there is a list of repair that I have to do to bring it out of condemn status.  Anyone have experience with this before?  Thank you for any advice.