(a) A sale of real property is valid and sufficient in law to sustain a tax deed based on the sale when
- (1) the sale is heretofore or hereafter made in the state in a proceeding to enforce a tax lien against real property;
- (2) the money bid on the property is paid in good faith to the clerk, or the successor of the clerk, of the city conducting the sale; and
- (3) the sale is confirmed or acquiesced in by the court ordering the sale.