The first thing I would suggest is to call the auction company listed in the advertisement.

If there is no auction company, then call the Trustee or law firm handling the foreclosure.

They will tell you if it sold to a third party (public buyer) or went back to the lender.

It's a lot less hassle than jumping through the hoops with a realtor, who will try to sell you something else, when all you wanted was the answer to simple question.

Please don't think I am bashing realtors, they have their place but its so much easier to pick up the phone and go right to the source for the answer to a simple yes or no question.

Your best bet is to have a realtor look into it for you. We have many tools that the public does not. In many cases it does take 2-4 weeks to show up on title searches after the sale and there is a high probability that the bank still owns it. Call or email me the address and I will look it up for you. I am not far from you.

Paulette,

Try to google the address, if you have it. If the home was put on a website somewhere, with the auction company, maybe it will show up.

Otherwise I would try to find a real estate agent in that area and call them.

I don't even know where that county is located.