| I've heard of it happening! Every now and then a house does not sell for the "opening bid", (My guess is the bank is owed less on the property than opening bid, or there is no mortgage; ie tax foreclosure sale.)
Anyway, for a house that does not sell for the "opening bid", here in Ohio, they bring it back for the next 2 sheriff sales and try it again. I've never seen one not sell during that time, so I do not know what happens after that.
BTW - FR; I bought a house for minimum bid once, for $32,000, if I remember right. The bank was only owed $26,000. The owner had died and the kids had no idea what to do with it. OH! There was a car left in garage too! I had to have it retitled with a salvage title. My handy man took the car in on trade of most of his work! | 
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