Sadly I have to report that I highly suspect this to be a scam.

OP has said he will provide the address of the house and the phone number of his attorney in his personal communications with me.

When this information was requested it was not sent. After a few more tries he finally said that he would "have his attorney call me tomorrow morning". Still no explanation as to why he will not give me the phone number or the address of the house.

Having "some guy" calling me and telling me he is a lawyer is not the same as having my lawyer call up a guy and having him verify the information for me.

I want to make sure the house does exist where he says it does and that it is not protected in anyway.

Also I was unable to find the house on google street view. This does not mean much as well they could have missed it but it does make me wonder. The town is not that big at all.

Can I prove that this is a scam? No I can not and the reason why is because I have no information that is useful other than the name of the town and some photos.

I am extremely disappointed as I was seriously interested in the house/auction. I also had some one willing and able to visit the location to see if the house was in good condition.

I will request the OP be labeled a scammer and banned for trolling if he is unwilling or able to provide the basic information needed to auction a house.

I am said to say I have wasted a significant number of hours try to make this work

Please everyone be very careful. If someone does buy this please use escrow and please let me help you write the escrow contract.

Thanks.