I'd be willing to bet that they would like for someone to come in and clean this property up.

For something that small, unless you're looking for a stated income loan (no personal income verification and no tax returns), you're best bet would be to call a couple of local community banks and credit unions.

I eventually scaled up to roughly 10,000 leads in multiple counties, and it would have been difficult to target those lists if we physically needed to go in the court house since a lot those records aren't available online.

In my experience, the best bet is to try to make sure the HOA is running properly and efficiently, and let it do what needs to be done.

Your best bet is to get ahold of the agent before it hits the market.

(see where they live now)..best bet is to call the employer and the current landlord.Also, I differ from @Luke H. in one way, never rent to people who need the apartment next week.

You don’t have to write me a book here but is your position that once these facilities are built out there could be a lag there and therefore it is a risky bet.  

It's pretty cool - I bet you'll love it if you aren't already using it.

Do you all study up on the properties being auctioned or do you have time during the auction to look at the specs (minus physically stepping into the house of course)?

Your best bet is to take whatever they will provide you and see if you can decipher the information that's on there.