As well as Investors, there's these weird group of Buyers out there called Owner-Occupiers.

They already mis-informed you once on rentals and when you called them out, this is what happens?

Starting bid was $11,640 and out of 30 bidders, NOBODY bid on it.  

I lived there for 2 years and now I've moved and I still have a $575/month mortgage but I have 5 people in there (one of the non-bedrooms I put a stand-alone closet in and call it a 5th bedroom) paying $1150 per month.  

I called and left a VM for you so just give me a ring when you get a chance.

We saw some small crack in the walls of a house we are interested in, but regular home inspection doesn't call out any red flags.

Hey Michael, there is actually a category on the MLS called "DOM" (Days on Market).

Would winning bidder have to deal with Y about the ownership of the property ?

It's given me a great 6 month runway to save like crazy, get settled in my new job and spend lots of time learning about real estate and talking with every landlord who will take my call. 

I've read some people are accepting debit or credit cards but this seems risky as well since they can call their bank to dispute the charge.