To go in or not to go in - that is the sheriff's auction question

[Gordon Starr]

There is a property in this Friday's county sheriff's sale that looks really desirable from the outside. The street, neighborhood, due diligence all suggest I buy it. But, our good sheriff says you are to stop at peeking in the windows and not go inside! Seems like a good way to get shot, peeping in like that. Besides, I already did that, and you can't see much of anything. In the past, there would have been no way I would buy without first going inside. Now, I am less sure. What would you do?