I won the bid at $600, I was the only bidder, and it says I met the reserve.  

And it's an online bid type of auction.

Get 3 bids.

Lowest bid is NEVER the best idea....

My job as a real estate photographer is to show your listings so well in the MLS that you get more showings and hopefully multiple offers on the home (often leading to bidding wars).

I have a bid in on a 2 family for just 15k (buying an npn) rent will be 1200.

In situations like this where you did everything possible in the correct way (bid the work, like item and documentation), it may not be worth everyone's time and headache to take this to court.

And use those quotes to get them bidding down against each other.- Our PITI is 2777 so every month is a holding cost.

The total taxes for the property I bid on was $458, and due to a counter bid I ended up paying $1100.I’m trying to figure out where to go from here since from my researching it seems the sale is likely void.

2) Once you have an accepted offer, have your agent walk the property within 24-48 hours for you.3) If you don't like the property you can use the inspection clause to cancel the purchase contract.4) If you decide to move forward after the walk-thru, get it professionally inspected.5) You can cancel the contract if the inspection shows repairs needed, or request extension of the inspection period to get a contractor in to give a bid.