I'm toying with the idea of hiring VA to search hud and other auction type websites to run an analysis for me and deliver the best 30 a week for me to possibly write offers on instead of me looking through 300 a week (which I usually burn out from quickly) but searching through the VAs, I dont really see that skill set written about.

I paid 17k at auction and sold it to her son for 40k. 

If the tax department cannot find a property owner then in time the property will go up for auction due to the unpaid property taxes.

The area is in somewhat high demand, so I don't understand why they won't auction it off.

I flipped a few homes off of the auction block in Phoenix and learned real quick how bad people destroyed their places prior to leaving.* Hey Kyle!

I think we will see more homes going to auction now since short sales cannot find buyers.

Eventually, once the property was appraised by my bank, at $140,000, the seller dropped her price to $170,000, closing costs not included.The seller bought the property at auction for under $80,000 a year ago.The property is currently generating $2640 a month in income.I'm pretty happy with the purchase agreements.

They show houses that they are auctioning off (single family and Multifamily).

I also know that bidding in auctions leaves a lot of people frustrated, yet they keep coming back.

If the home has not been auctioned on the court house steps why not simply enter into a purchase agreement with this lady and attempt to do a short sale, if that doesn't work then buy it on the courthouse steps if you are in a position to pay cash.