Lee R. Schroeder is an Ohio licensed attorney with Schroeder Law LLC in Ottawa. He limits his practice to business, real estate, estate planning and agriculture issues in northwest Ohio. He can be reached at lee@leeschroeder.com or at (419) 523-5523. This article is not intended to serve as legal advice, and specific advice should be sought from the licensed attorney of your choice based upon the specific facts and circumstances that you face.
Never show up to a sheriff’s sale unprepared; if you expect to leave successful, you’ll want to do some homework in advance of the bidding.
Successfully bidding on real estate at sheriff’s sales typically requires more than good luck. Almost all successful bidders have done their homework before those sheriff’s sales take place.
A sheriff’s sale of property is designed to give the successful bidder at that sale clear title to the property. However, the process does not always work out the way that it is intended.
Read Lee’s thoughts on preparation for sheriff’s sales in the Lima News here: Legal-Ease: Bidding at a sheriff’s sale requires work in advance,
Source: LimaOhio.com, Legal-Ease: Bidding at a sheriff’s sale requires work in advance, by Lee R. Schroeder, March 7, 2014