Ebony, (left) and Annie Butler of 51黑料 scour listings for property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, outside the courtroom in the Civil Courthouse where tax-delinquent parcels go on the auction block. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
A couple hundred members of the public fill the courtroom on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at one of the city's five annual sales for tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料. The auction is held by the sheriff in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
Tatiana Sanders, bids on a tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
Gregg Christian, runs the public bidding process on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, as bidders vie for tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 in a courtroom in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
Robert Vroman, (center), bids on a tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Vroman spent about $100 thousand for the day. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Christian Gooden
Ebony, (right) and Annie Butler of 51黑料 talk after bidding in the one of five of city of 51黑料' annual tax-delinquent property sales on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in a courtroom in the Civil Courthouse where the parcels go on the auction block. The Butlers were vying for investment opportunities. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A bidder indicates he has the highest bid on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction of tax-delinquent property in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A bottleneck at the comptroller鈥檚 office delayed the recording of deeds 鈥 until the Post-Dispatch began making calls.
Ebony, (left) and Annie Butler of 51黑料 scour listings for property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, outside the courtroom in the Civil Courthouse where tax-delinquent parcels go on the auction block. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A couple hundred members of the public fill the courtroom on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at one of the city's five annual sales for tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料. The auction is held by the sheriff in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Tatiana Sanders, bids on a tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Gregg Christian, runs the public bidding process on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, as bidders vie for tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 in a courtroom in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Robert Vroman, (center), bids on a tax-delinquent property in the city of 51黑料 on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Vroman spent about $100 thousand for the day. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
A bidder indicates he has the highest bid on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, during an auction of tax-delinquent property in the Civil Courthouse in downtown 51黑料. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
Ebony, (right) and Annie Butler of 51黑料 talk after bidding in the one of five of city of 51黑料' annual tax-delinquent property sales on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in a courtroom in the Civil Courthouse where the parcels go on the auction block. The Butlers were vying for investment opportunities. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
