<prompt> Human: Father was diagnosed with Alzheimers Disease 3 years ago at 59, after having a successful business and teaching for over 25 years. He was forced to retire, and was living on social security disability and his veteran disability money. His wife stopping making the house payment without telling anyone, found a boyfriend and is now moving out.My sister and I found out the house was in foreclosure already, and I immediately contacted a lawyer and wanted to purchase the house myself, so I could just move in, and take care of my father. He loves the house, and it will just break his heart to have to leave. The house was put up for sheriff auction, and the only way we could stop the sale was to push the bankruptcy filing for my step mother and father to before the sale could happen.So now the property is out of the stay that was imposed by the bankruptcy and I started the approval process for the loan the same day.My current situation is, the loan process is about the leave the title office where it was delayed due to people on vacation and go to final approval. The bank that is handling my loan, is the same bank that is selling the house at auction. The auction is happening in a few weeks, and they will not stop the sale until they have final approval on the loan. They say that laws forbid them to do so according to the foreclosure dept. of the bank.I have paid my down payment of 8,400, I have paid for and taken a 9 hour online course for purchasing a house, they appraisal of the home has already happened as well, and the title work is currently happening.Is there a possibility that I might lose my fathers house to auction, and have to tell him he will have to move?Assistant: What you need to do is find a local Real Estate lawyer and get his advice. No one on Reddit can help you with this, because not only are foreclosures complicated, but local real estate law is, too. If you want to save the house you need to get expert advice.Human: I had originally hired one 500 I wasted, and he just completely screwed me over. He was constantly wanting me to move my loan to one of his guys, and he did get me a purchase agreementbut how hard is that to type up, but he failed to stop the first auction when he told me over and over that he would. He lied to me about my current loan officer, and told me that he wasnt going to approve me, because of an unwritten rule with the bank that wouldnt allow a relative to purchase a foreclosure of another relative. Which I debunked that with one phone call to my loan officer, and that was the final lie that I could take.The guy actually came recommended by a local real estate company in my hometown. If I have to go that route again, Ill start looking around.Thanks.  <response>: If you feel what that lawyer did was unethical you can always go to the state Bar Association. They dont fuck around with ethics complaints and they can also give you some names of other attorneys. Talk to a couple before hiring one, but you do need one. 