Some county's seize the property and then they actually auction off the property in a tax defaulted auction.

Neat article on the Detroit Land Bank Auctions for 2024.   

Ted happens to be there, he goes to auctions and gets me the skinny on a couple that went at the Orleans County tax auction last week.

I've bought foreclosure for over 30 years and "cash for keys" and evictions are the only way I've found, if the previous owners are still in the property after the auction.Buying before the auction is far more successful and the people leave before the deal is completed.

I found a new lender but the property had gone to auction.

Fix & flip or Foreclosure auctions to cash up?

With the auction, the government gets paid first (back property taxes etc), then lien holders are paid in order.

Nick, you did OK, I am an auctioneer and we look for folks at our live out cry auction who get AUCTION FEVER,  that is, bidding more than they should.

This cancelled the auction.

I found it on an auction site and contacted the realtor/broker who was my neighbor in my last house.