@John Apple is it tough to get in-touch with your broker?

@Max Sherman sounds like a tough deal.

Probably many of these areas worldwide will prove fruitful over the long term as people gain wealth, health, and education.   

This is market specific- in my market it's standard for a title company to perform this search, not an attorney, and the seller usually pays, because it's on the seller to "prove" that the title is clear.

Good info from the others I want expand on the online bidding part.You really should go into this knowing your MAO (max allowable offer) I cannot prove it but truly believe you are bidding against robots or employees of the auction site.

Prove there was a damaging event;2.

This one is a tough nut to crack.  

@Vincent Chen I wouldn’t call anything “anything-proof,” however, true vacation rental markets are proving to be more insulated from the effects of recessions thus far.

Prove yourself to be qualified, experienced, and loyal.

It's a tough situation to be in.