In the other tenanted unit, it appeared that we were very fortunate as they appeared to be a great tenant, easily producing verifiable screening documentation, appeared to be taking very good care of the unit, and a track record of paying rent on-time.

If the auctioneer will not give it to you then follow up and see what it sold for once the proeprty is closed and recorded.

I'm assuming they were overly ambitious with the ARV.I'm going to check the property records to hopefully find the investor.

And until you have a proven track record, you are likely to have difficulty convincing private backers that you are a solid investment.

And until you have a proven track record, you are likely to have difficulty convincing private backers that you are a solid investment.

If you're local or you would be willing to travel, there are some wonderful meetups organized by some really smart individuals in this area who aren't all on BiggerPockets: W2-RE Investing Austin MeetupReal Estate: Investment-Education-Training-and-NetworkingAustin Private Lender and Borrower NetworkingYou'll be able to get some great information here and meet some people who have 40+ years of experience in the Austin Real Estate market.Let me know if you end up attending - I'd love to meet in person!

This would allow me to pull records and see why the land is that price while properties around it are so much higher.

Look up the public records to see who legal the owners are.

Over weekend, they messaged me saying they can't pay but will leave this Saturday (1/12/19) so they don't get eviction on record. 

You would need to look into tax records maybe visit the probate office!