Find Where is the Auction and Before Going For It.
The public auctions for your city are usually printed in a legal broadsheet or the legal section of your local newspaper. You can also follow the auctions reminders thru subscribing in to information service providers that will fax, mail and/or email back at you on a regular basis to keep you inform.
Prior to you even start bidding at the auction; you must do some research. Keep in mind that your offer at the auction is absolute; you can not opt to back out. Your due diligence in making inquiries of the property can be somewhat lingering, and probably you will not get a huge deal.