And also check with the local police department to see if the property has had issues with crime. 

Every workout/REO department has its own set of analysts/workout officers that create a write-up (which gets marked up and goes through 2-3 iterations) which then goes to a committee (depending on how big the bank is it may just go to the senior lending officer or chief workout officer), but before that they have to get appraisals, etc. and find out how much of a loss will need to be charged off and added to their ALLL (allowance for loans & lease losses).

Write a nice letter to the HR department of each noting your availability. 

I can't make fun of the Navy too much since we are part of the Navy (the men's department!)

A structural engineer from the buildings department claims its strong enough to build on...Im not sure how disclosing the location (further than Brooklyn NY) helps with this question.

Dear Christian:  Is he purchasing 100% of the real property interest owned by an LLC that he owns 50% of?  

The auction date is posted on the website under the department which is responsible for the collection of back taxes. 

But the key is you need to go to the commercial loan department.

What I would recommend for tax delinquents is by emailing the town/city treasury department for the list.  

The other seven homeowners will be snooping to find the selling price and buyer of their newly departed neighbor's house.