LACONIA 85+ ACRE REAL ESTATE AUCTION
OFFERED IN TWO TRACTS · 1000’+ BUCK CREEK FRONTAGE
1630+ SF 2-STORY RECENTLY UPDATED FARMHOUSE
DETACHED 3-CAR 2021 BUILT GARAGE
SECLUDED PARK-LIKE SETTING · 1/2 MILE GRAVEL DRIVE
ONLINE ONLY · BIDDING ENDS OCT 5
ADDRESS: 5870 Hwy. 337 SE, Laconia, IN 47135
LOCATION: Conveniently located 8 miles SE of Corydon or 12 miles NE of Brandenburg KY!
REAL ESTATE INFO: “FEELS LIKE LITTLE GATLINBURG!” Have a seat on the porch, kick up your feet, and take in the panoramic view! No traffic, no hustle and bustle, just nature’s music and a step back in time! Property features 1000’ Buck Creek frontage, a 2-story 1632 SF farmhouse originally built in 1903 w/numerous quality modern updates, a 3-car detached garage (24' x 30'), two repairable barns from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, a half-mile winding gravel drive, cave entrances, and so much more! Deer, turkey, and other wildlife very plentiful! Peaceful, secluded, and ready to call your own! Immediate possession available! Don’t miss out!
TRACT #1: Includes 35.047 +/- acres, 1000’ +/- Buck Creek frontage, a recently updated 1903 built farmhouse featuring modern amenities & nostalgic hints of the past, a 2021 detached Amish built 3-car garage, and two repairable barns! House interior features: 3BR/2BA, 2nd floor master en suite, 1st floor guest bedroom includes trey ceiling with vintage style tiles & chandelier, refinished original hardwood floors throughout, cedar lined closets, country kitchen with LOTS of storage space & 2021 KitchenAid appliances (gas range w/double convection ovens, dishwasher, french door refrigerator), bathrooms updated in 2022, laundry facilities include 2021 Electrolux washer & steam dryer, & a root cellar w/original hand hewn beams! House exterior features: covered front porch, rear service porch w/aluminum frame and panoramic screening, and rear deck (all built/updated 2021-2022), 2022 new sidewalks, 2021 updates include all new exterior with Celect Board & Batten, 5” Dutch lap siding, Foundry Fish Scale, Owens Corning architectural shingles, exterior doors/lighting, and 5” custom design gutters; other updates include Baldwin locksets, Pella windows, and insulated crawl space. Mechanicals: Underground utilities & public water; 1000-gallon LP tank (owned-50% full); 200-amp electrical service (updated copper wire throughout); Bryant zoned HVAC (A/C installed 2021, gas furnace installed 2010); updated copper plumbing; hard wired smoke detectors. Other improvements: Amish built 3-car garage (24' x 30') with 10’ ceiling & 8’ overhead doors; & large late 1800’s barn and small early 1900’s barn featuring pegged, mortise & tenon construction. Land features: 50% wooded, 50% open, park-like setting, mature shade, well-maintained winding half-mile gravel driveway, cave entrances, creek frontage and more!
TRACT #2: Includes 50 +/- acres of wooded acreage, all vacant land without improvements. See Documents section for Timber Appraisal, private, secluded & multiple building sites.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Contents of home are not included with the real estate, but certain home furnishings will be available to successful buyer of Tract #1 at additional cost.
ACCESS FROM HWY 337: Access is via an easement from land adjoiner (see documents section for copy of easement with maintenance provision), Harrison County Planning & Zoning is in agreement with said easement and access.
ROADWAY MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT: A new Roadway Maintenance Agreement pertains to Tracts 1 & 2. See “Documents” section for details.
TIMBER APPRAISAL: See Documents section for details
INSPECTION/OPEN HOUSE: Mon Sept 26 4-6 PM; NOTE: gate is locked at entrance, no early viewing unless an appointment is scheduled
TRACT #2 DEED RESTRICTIONS: See documents section for copy-but mobile homes older than 5 years are not allowed on Tract #2.
EASEMENT AGREEMENT: Tract #1 & Tract #2 are subject to an existing easement for agricultural purposes-see documents section for copy.
UTILITY PROVIDERS: Electric-Harrison REMC (underground utilities); Water-South Harrison Water; Septic system (installed 1992-see Documents section for details)
OIL/GAS LEASE INFO: Includes sellers’ interest in mineral rights.
POSSESSION/CLOSING INFO: Possession at closing; buyer to pay all closing fees, except deed prep.
TAXES: Tract 1: $713.72 per semi-annual installment (no current seller exemptions-total of two tax parcels); Tract 2: $119.47 per semi-annual installment (no current seller exemptions)
PARCEL NUMBERS: Tract 1: 31-14-33-300-003.000-022 & 31-14-33-300-002.000-022; Tract 2: 31-14-33-300-009.000-022
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS: Tract 1 - PT SE QR 33-4-4 5.047 acre & PT E 1/2 SW QR 33-4-4 9.953 acres & PT E 1/2 SW QR 33-4-4 20.047 acres; Tract 2 - E 1/2 SW 1/4 33-4-4 50.0 acres
REFERENCE POINTS: Laconia-6 miles N; Corydon-8 miles S; Brandenburg KY-12 miles NE; Floyds Knobs-24 miles NE; Louisville KY-30 miles SW; Elizabethtown KY-45 miles N
DIRECTIONS: From Corydon, head South on Hwy 337 8.8 miles to site. From Brandenburg/Mauckport Bridge KY, head north on Hwy 135 9.7 miles, turn east (right) onto Lake Rd for 3.5 miles, then south on Hwy 337 1.3 miles to site.
OWNER: Kevin W. Burres & Mark A. Adkinson
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW THE TERMS THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO BIDDING.
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE TERMS, PLEASE DO NOT BID. BY BIDDING ON THIS AUCTION, BUYER AGREES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH AND ENTERS INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS(S) UNDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Conditions of Sale: This online only auction is selling subject to owner’s confirmation and is not contingent on or subject to financing, appraisal, survey, or inspections of any kind, as agreed to by bidders at registration prior to bidding and specified in the attached Agreement to Purchase Real Estate. Buyer acknowledges they are buying property “as-is”, “where-is”, without inspections or contingencies. Buyer(s) will rely on his/her own judgment and inspection. By signing an offer, Buyer(s) will be waiving the 10-day lead based paint test.
2. Closing Info: A Buyer’s Premium of 10% is added to the high bid. Please take this into consideration when bidding. At the close of the auction, the successful Bidder will be emailed an Agreement to Purchase Contract to be executed and returned to Beckort Auctions, LLC within twenty-four (24) hours of the completion of the auction along with 10% deposit of the total contract price. The entirety of the remaining balance is due at closing on or before Thirty (30) days from Auction Day. Purchaser will be responsible for all wire transfers. Per the Contract, time is of the essence; you should proceed to closing within Thirty (30) days. Buyer(s) shall pay all costs of closing with exception of deed preparation paid by Seller. Possession shall be given to the successful Buyer(s) at closing.
3. Lead Based Paint Disclosure: Buyers of any interest in residential real property with a residential dwelling built prior to 1978 are notified that such property may present exposure to lead from lead-based paint. The Seller(s) of such property is required to provide the Buyer(s) with any information on lead-based paint hazards from risk assessments or inspections while in the Seller(s) possession and notify the Buyer(s) of any unknown lead-based paint hazards. Any inspections and assessments for the presence of lead-based paint and/or hazards by a buyer(s) must be made prior to auction; otherwise, buyer(s) waives the 10-day opportunity to conduct such risk assessment/inspection and shall acknowledge receipt of lead-based paint disclosure form.
4. Liquidated Damages: Successful Bidders not executing and returning their Contract with Earnest Money deposit within Forty Eight (48) hours of the conclusion of the auction will be considered in default. If your closing is delayed for any reason, by you, as purchaser, or other parties working on your behalf, including any lender you involve, you may be declared in breach of this contract, forfeit all deposits made and could additionally be liable for any and all costs incurred by Seller and Beckort Auctions, LLC incurred in a subsequent resale of the property. If such action occurs, Beckort Auctions LLC hereby has the right to disperse the deposit as stated in the listing agreement and the buyer has no claims to such money or property being sold. Liquidated damages are to cover cost of auction, cost incurred by seller, labor cost and additional cost of auction as not defined in this agreement. These liquidated damages do not restrict the seller from suing the buyer for performance damages and/or any additional damages the seller suffers by the default of the buyer.
5. Other Conditions: Buyer(s) must be prepared to make a cash offer. There are no contingencies to this sale (i.e., financing, appraisal, repairs, or inspections). Therefore, you should be pre-qualified by a lender prior to bidding if you require financing. This property is being sold for cash “as-is, where-is” with a closing deadline.
Beckort Auctions, LLC reserves the right to remove or cancel the bids and or bidding rights and privileges of any party at any time deemed not to be in the best interest of the seller. The identity of all bidders will be verified, bidding rights are provisional, and if complete verification is not possible, Beckort Auctions LLC will reject the registration, and bidding activity will be terminated.
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6. Real Estate Brokerage Services Disclosure: Beckort Auctions LLC and their representatives are Exclusive Agents of the Seller(s). We do not represent the buyer(s) in any manner and we must be completely loyal and faithful to our client. Beckort Auctions LLC has an exclusive right to sell listing for this transaction. All negotiations must be conducted through Beckort Auctions LLC.
A one percent (1%) bid price commission, not to include any buyer’s premium if applicable, is available to properly registered Brokers/Agents. You must pre-register your Buyers with Beckort Auctions, LLC twenty-four (24) hours before the end of the auction by filling out and recording with Beckort Auctions a Broker Registration Form. Agents who fail to pre-register their Buyer will not be recognized as Buyer Agents and will not be entitled to a co-op commission. Broker/Agent cannot act as a Buyer and Broker/Agent on the same transaction. Please review the Broker Registration form for eligibility.
7. Beckort Auctions LLC Involvement in this Contract: The seller and buyer hereby agree that Beckort Auctions LLC is a part of this contract and shall receive compensation as stated in the agreement hereto or as stated in the listing agreement hereby made a part of.
8. Restrictions: Real Estate is sold subject to any and all existing matter of record, and all easements, building use or zoning laws and regulations. Taxes and assessments will be pro-rated to the closing date.
9. Additional Auction Information: All information published, announced or contained herein was derived from sources believed to be correct; however, it is not guaranteed by the seller or the auctioneers. Personal on-site inspection of all property is recommended. The failure of any bidder to inspect, or to be fully informed as to the condition of the property, will not constitute grounds for any claim or demand for adjustment or withdrawal of bid, offer or deposit money after its opening tender. This includes but is not limited to public information such as easements, restrictions, zoning, right-of-ways, or any other information that can be obtained as public record in the appropriate county court house concerning subject properties.
10. Bidder Verification: Bidding rights are provisional, and if identity verification is questionable, Beckort Auctions has the right to reject the registration, and bidding activity will be terminated. The Seller and Beckort Auctions reserve the right to preclude any person from bidding if there is any question as to the person’s credential as they are responsible for ANY and ALL activity involving their account. When using the web site you must obey any and all local state and federal laws. Violations will result in termination of web site use privileges.
11. Technical Issues: In the event there are technical difficulties related to the server, software, internet or any other online auction-related technologies, Beckort Auctions, LLC reserves the right to extend bidding, continue the bidding or close the bidding. Neither the company providing the software, nor Beckort Auctions, LLC, shall be held responsible for the failure of the software to function properly for any reason.
YOUR BID ON THIS AUCTION INDICATES BOTH AN UNDERSTANDING AND AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOURSELF AND BOTH THE SELLER AND BECKORT AUCTIONS AND THAT YOU, AS THE BIDDER, ARE PREPARED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AUCTION.
REVISED 02/12/2019
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