Although assuming some increase is a good idea,  I would be shocked if the taxes increased from 1020 to 2040. 

He was open and honest and said that he had bad credit but I was shocked when the application came through and he has $40k in collections as recent as March 2018.

It’s incomprehensible to me someone would spend 10$ per day for decades only to give themselves a painful drawn out terminal disease .ive heard it said by physicians that when you see a healthy lung compared to a smokers lung it’s shocking .

I guess I shouldn't be too shocked or upset, everyone's trying to make a buck on here after all;)

I am absolutely shocked.

People hate conflict.....so they ignore what they should do because it can be "messy' and hope for the best....and then seem shocked when the outcome is 100x worseYou don't have to be an a-hole to handle this in a professional, tactful and friendly way......but it should be handled, not ignored

There may be a few sellers who needed to sell, or lesser desirable interiors that caused a few houses to sell for less than expected, but Id be shocked if thats anything but a coincidence

I've been shocked by how hard it is to deal with rent checks. 

I was shocked to find a major shortage of 3 bedroom rentals in the area and that rental rates were shooting up. 

So depends what the auctioneers contract with admin is, but yes, is could surely be reversed.If you really want the property, which to me I hear that and it means "money is no object", if you send an offer to the admin for 10 times its market value but offer expiring before the auction, I'd be shocked that they won't figure out a way to sell it to you before the auction.The court approving the sale comes into play after the P&S agreement is signed.