The auctions are dried up right now. 

Tell him you do not buy houses that are listed but the second it is not listed anymore to contact you.Give them your number your email your address, a piece of your hair, a nail clipping, and an eyeball if you have to.He will reach out to you when that piece of pooples doesn't sell on the market!

I did not do that and I ended up getting my hopes up for absolutely nothing (not the first time LOL)Here are my main two lessons.Lesson #1Know exactly what you are getting into when it comes to buying properties that can have some hair on them!

Let me dry my tears!

." --- at some point, the buyer pool will dry up.

The topo will allow the contractor to price cut and fill to bring the property to grade.The site plan quantities will allow the contractor to price road work as well as the cost to install wet and dry utilities.

While a new one is more valuable than an existing, you will be splitting hairs of maybe $500 on a $200,000 purchase and if they walk your carrying costs per month are most likely more than that.

Hair everywhere, urine stains, barn smell and dirty hvac filters, ducting and coil galore.  

if any, I would think I should be responsible for the utility usage during the drying/construction time, and maybe cost of their old clothing used to soak up water.

Sometimes money runs dry but the potential was there.