Auction? What Auction?

November 16, 2009 8:00 PM

A house across the street from mine is going up for auction. Help me find out the details.

I live in Jefferson County, Colorado. The buzz in the neighborhood is that the house across the street is going up for auction tomorrow (that's what the current owner said in his neighborly goodbyes today). I'd like to find the details (I've never participated in an auction before).

posted by shew to Home & Garden (7 answers total)

if it is a foreclosure auction, you typically don't have the auction on-site, it will be taking place in a warehouse somewhere, where people will be expected to arrive with either cash in hand or cashiers checks for the amount they are going to pay for the house.
posted by banannafish at 8:02 PM on November 16, 2009

Response by poster: More specific: Is there some website somewhere that details 1) where the auction is held 2) The details of the property being auctioned 3) The financial expectations for buyers 4) starting bids?. I assume there would be more than one property being auctioned and it might be fun.
posted by shew at 8:05 PM on November 16, 2009

propertyshark.com should have all the info. You're limited to about 3 or so searches a day on the free account, but that should be enough to get you the info you need.
posted by arishaun at 8:09 PM on November 16, 2009

Best answer: Try the Public Trustee.
posted by crush-onastick at 8:13 PM on November 16, 2009

Response by poster: Here's the link that gave the details... It was on the Public Trustee site from crush-onastick. Thanks!

http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/pubtrust/pubtrust_T167_R31.htm
posted by shew at 8:31 PM on November 16, 2009

Caution: the above URL will resize your browser.

What IS the deal with local governments and bad web design?
posted by intermod at 9:06 PM on November 16, 2009

What IS the deal with local governments and bad web design?

See MeFi thread on web design at AA.com, or any very large entrenched organization.
posted by rokusan at 9:50 AM on November 17, 2009