NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
Notice is hereby given that default having occurred in the payment of that certain indebtedness secured by a deed of trust dated August 30th, 2022, between Fred A. Ganoe, Jr. and William C. Keaton and/or W. Joseph Milleson, Jr., Trustees, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Hampshire County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book No. 693 at page 276; which deed of trust authorizes the beneficial owner to remove and appoint a Successor Trustee to act in person, or by agent, at its option, and the beneficial owner exercised such option and appointed Nelson M. Michael as its Successor Trustee to act in the enforcement of said deed of trust in person, or by agent, and the undersigned Successor Trustee having been requested in writing by the beneficial owner of said indebtedness to enforce said deed of trust, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following hereinafter described real estate on
FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 2025, AT 11:00 O’CLOCK, A.M
IN FRONT OF THE HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COURTHOUSE,
19 EAST MAIN STREET
ROMNEY, WEST VIRGINIA 26726
All that certain lot or parcel of real estate, together with the dwelling and improvements situate thereon, lying northeast of and near Romney, in Romney District, Hampshire County, West Virginia, bounded and described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a planted stone in the original line, thence S. 42 W. 11.4 poles to a planted stone; thence N. 58 W 1.5 poles to a planted stone; thence S. 35 W 3.75 poles to a stone on the north bank of a road; thence along the north bank of the road S 74 45 E. 9.75 poles to a stone; thence leaving the raod N. 38 E. 12.9 poles to a stone in the original line, thence with the original line N. 51 15 W. 6 poles to the beginning, containing 97 square rods, together with all rights, rights of way, easements and appurtenances thereto.
Said real estate is depicted in the Hampshire County Land Books as containing .606 of an acre – Tax Map 19 Page 30 for Romney District.
Being the same real estate which was conveyed unto Fred A. Ganoe, Jr. by deed of Julie Montesinos, who is one and the same person as Julie Chaparro, and Fred A. Ganoe, jr., heirs of the Estate of Fred Austin Ganoe, Sr., who is one and the same person as Fred Ganoe, dated July 1, 2020, and of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book NO. 567, at page 52.
The property is improved by an 880 square foot house with one bedroom and one bathroom.
The mailing address for the property is 133 Patriot Ridge (formerly 97 Patriot Ridge, (Black’s Hill) Romney, West Virginia 26757.
The above described parcel of real estate will be conveyed by the undersigned Substitute Trustee by deed without warranty of any kind, express or implied, and subject to all prior liens, and further subject to all unpaid real estate taxes or assessments, encumbrances and claims in favor of public service district/municipal sanitary boards, if any, and also further subject to any covenants, restrictions, conditions, reservations, rights of way and easements of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s office and affecting the subject real estate and without responsibility for or representations as to any items of personal property located thereon; and, any party claiming an interest in any item of personal property is responsible for the removal thereof prior to the day of sale.
The property will be sold in its present condition “AS IS”.The undersigned Substitute Trustee makes no warranties as to the condition of the premises. Said Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any tenant or other persons occupying the premises to vacate same.
This property is improved with a 1,904 square foot dwelling containing 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms, a detached one car garage and a storage shed.
All net proceeds of sale shall be first applied to the satisfaction of the aforesaid first lien deed of trust.
TERMS OF SALE
1. Ten percent (10%) deposit on day of sale; balance upon delivery of deed;
2. Subject to any prior deeds of trust or security agreements of record;
3. Subject to any special assessments or any liens for taxes;
4. The abovedescribed real estate will be sold by the undersigned Trustee
by auction to the highest bidder subject to the right of the undersigned
Trustee to eject all bids if, in his opinion, said bids are inadequate;
5. The owner of the indebtedness secured by the abovedescribed deed of trust
shall have the right to bid.
6. Buyer shall be responsible for payment of all recording fees and transfer
tax.
7. Real estate taxes will be pro-rated at the time of settlement
CONTINUANCE OR ADJOURNMENT OF SALE
The undersigned Trustee reserves the right to continue the sale or to adjourn the sale for a time or from time to time without further notice other than oral public announcement at the time and the place of sale as hereinabove set forth or at any continuance or adjournment thereof.
Dated this 10th day of June, 2025.
NELSON M. MICHAEL
SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE
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