It is listed for low 40’s has been on the market over a year, went to auction and didn’t even sell I think we could get it for less.  

I used to have several out of state investors who would buy houses in Memphis via the online tax sale auction, then hold them for a year so the redemption period ended, then they would hire an attorney to "quiet" the title which would take 4-6 months and cost roughly $5000 but then they had clear title and would sell it "as-is" to other investors or hire me and list it on the MLS and get higher offers. 

A newbie to real estate I met at a foreclosure auction asked me about real estate meetups in my area that are no cost.

The most common reason for a void tax sale is the name called off at the auction was not the current owner of the property.

Lets say you get it at HOA auction, then what are you going to do with the first?

@Noah SwopeCheck if there a local auctions in the area a lot of times, or a builder supply or auctions

For me, I would want to identify an accelerated process to buy a new property via auction.

Google Southern Sales and Auction in Baltimore.

Praise the good attributes of the home but respectfully express your concern for the current condition and ask if there is some help you can offer.

Let's assume you have won a tax sale auction and now you have to wait until the redemption period expires before you can take ownership of the property.