Can I short sale foreclosures that are on my county's sheriff sale list?

[Daniel Bradshaw]

I can't seem to find up to date nod's or lis pendens in my county. The next best thing for me to do is look on the list of sheriff sales and try and find ones that aren't going on sale for a while. From there I would try and contact the owners for a short sale. Will this work?

Also if the house is foreclosed and is heading to the sheriff sale can I short sale it with the bank or is it already passed that time and I just have to wait till auction?

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Daniel