(a) A judicial sale of real property is valid and sufficient in law to sustain a deed based on the sale when
- (1) the sale is heretofore or hereafter made in the state on execution to satisfy a judgment, order, or decree of a court in the state or is made under an order or decree of a court in the state;
- (2) the money bid on the property is paid to the officer making the sale, or to the officer's successor; and
- (3) the sale is confirmed or acquiesced in by the court from which the execution issued or where the order or decree was entered.