They are merely postponed and will be available to you when you eventually sell the property.

These losses are not wasted but merely postponed until you sell.

Sale dates get postponed or placed on hold for a variety of reasons.

So, if you got a property under contract with the seller (prior to the auction date), do you know if they are likely to postpone/cancel the auction? 

Your best bet is to find a service that not only can provide the foreclosure notices, but also tracks the auctions (postponements, cancellations, sales, opening bids, etc). 

Due to the harsh winters in my area it was postponed to Spring.

The tenant has now indicated that he is unable to pay the rent and would like a postponment of rental payments to be covered as additional rent over future rental payments.

Also, reno has been postponed and placed on standstill for a month.Is there a way I can craft up a deal where I can buy the house from my brother in law and create a win win situation?!

If conditions are dangerous, you may want to consider asking the client to post-pone the showing until conditions change.- Be aware of construction zones or high traffic areas and attempt to reroute if possible. 2.  

I postponed my plans and immediately wrote an offer, which was accepted.