On the plus side pocket listings are more commonly a thing in this arrangement assuming the PM company is of a reasonable size

2. does traditional financing work if all pre-arranged in advance of the auction date?

Our Team Members at Flowers and Associates was able to turn this property around for the client and is now scheduled to moved in by a vet through one of non-profits we partner with.

@Robert Flowers How did you structure the lease?...

Contacted my realtor who arranged the showing and gave me the background details.

This arrangement seems kind of fishy to me.

I think we are going to see much more of this type of arrangement going forward as more people "retire" without sufficient planning. 

Arrange to meet with her first thing in the morning.

Cut the grass, trim that huge bush/tree in the front, put a couple flowers in pots near entry. 

Of the 39.0 acres on the county property appraiser, 25.5 acres is zoned timber, 2.0 zoned residential/AG, and 11.5 wetland, an arrangement common in my area for either Timber or Cattle to save property taxes.