Perhaps the most well-known method of obtaining foreclosure properties is buying them at the auction. The foreclosure auction is a live bidding process, just as you may have imagined. The auction is typically conducted at a public place, such as a courthouse. In some states, the county Sheriff or his deputy will conduct the sale. In other states, a referee appointed by the court will conduct the sale.

Although the process is slightly different from state to state, the basic idea is the same – the property goes to the high bidder. The first bid will usually be made by a representative of the foreclosing lender.

The lender can bid up the amount that is owed to him, without actually tendering money. If nobody else bids, the lender gets the property. In a majority of cases, nobody will show up but the auctioneer and the lender's representative. Thus, in most cases, the lender gets the property; the less equity in the property, the less people show up at the auction.

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