TRUSTEES’ SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
110 Mason Street,
Lester, WV 25865
In a Deed of Trust dated August 21, 2014, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Raleigh County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 5056, at Page 3773, Gerald K. Crawford did convey unto FNC Title Services, LLC – VA, Trustee, certain real property. The beneficial holder of that Deed of Trust has elected to appoint Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc. as substitute trustees by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office. Default having occurred under the Deed of Trust and the beneficial holder having instructed the undersigned Trustees to foreclose, this real property will be sold at public auction at the front door of the Raleigh County Courthouse, 215 Main Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801 on:
November 17, 2021
At 03:30 PM
The property for sale as described by the Deed of Trust is as follows:
INTEREST IN THE SURFACE. WITH THE APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, OF 2-3/8 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, SITUATE IN TRAP HILL DISTRICT, RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, IN LESTER HEIGHTS ADDITION, AND BEING THE UNSOLD PORTION OF 13 LOTS CONVEYED TO W.S. HENDERSON AND PARIE HENDERSON BY M.C. BRACKMAN, TRUSTEE AND A. D. PRESTON BY DEED DATED THE 3RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 1938, AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK COUNTY COURT OF RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, IN DEED BOOK NO. 152, AT PAGE 38, TO WHICH DEED REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR FURTHER PARTICULAR AND A FULLER DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY CONVEYED HEREIN, AND FURTHER REFERENCE IS ALSO MADE TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID 13 LOTS MADE AT A REGULAR SESSION OF COUNTY COURT OF RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE CORN HOUSE OF RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA ON THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1940, TO W.S. HENDERSON AND PARIE HENDERSON AND THE ASSESSOR DIRECTED TO ENTER IT UPON THE LAND BOOKS OF THE COUNTY AS 2.50 ACRES, OF WHICH 1/8 ACRES LYING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE OLD SURVEY ROAD AS YOU GO UP THE CREEK HAS HERETOFORE BEEN CONVEYED AWAY. (NO PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF MASON STREET IS CONTAINED IN THE SUBJECT PROPERTY; ANY PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL I.E., PARENT PROPERTY THAT WAS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF MASON STREET WAS CONTAINED IN THE 1/8 ACRE OUT CONVEYANCE DESCRIBED HEREIN.)
EXCEPTED AND RESERVED FROM THIS CONVEYANCE, A TRACT OF LAND CONTAINING 0.33 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, CONVEYED AWAY BY DEED DATED AUGUST 10, 2006, FROM MABEL LORRAINE SNUFFER AKA MABEL L. SNUFFER, SINGLE WIDOW, TO HAROLD D. WILLIAMS AND LENA K. WILLIAMS AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF RALEIGH COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, AS INSTRUMENT 5023-6192, AND GIVEN TAX MAP 2, PARCEL 162.1 BY THE ASSESSOR OF RALEIGH COUNTY, AND REFERENCE IS HERE MADE TO SAID DEED FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THIS EXCEPTION AND RESERVATION.
AND BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY FRED A. BIRCHFIELD, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF MABEL LORRAIN SNUFFER, TO GERALD K. CRAWFORD, BY DEED, RECORDED DECEMBER 9, 2009, AS/IN BOOK 5037, PAGE 8223, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 110 MASON STREET, LESTER, WEST VIRGINIA 25865. PARCEL ID#: 2/01620000.
The purchaser will take the property subject to all exceptions, reservations, rights of way, easements, conditions, covenants, restrictions, leases and other servitudes of record, if any, pertaining to said real property.
The purchaser will be responsible for paying any transfer stamp, excise taxes, and recording costs associated with recording the Trustee’s Deed into their name.
The purchaser will be responsible for paying any unpaid property taxes owed to the Sheriff of Raleigh County prior to or following the sale directly to the Sheriff.
The purchaser will take the property subject to any deed of trust, judgment, lien, and any other encumbrance having priority over the deed of trust referred to herein.
The purchaser will take the property subject to any deed of trust, judgment, lien, and any other encumbrance that is junior (“junior claims”) to this Deed of Trust and to which sufficient notice was not given. In that case, unless such right to notice is waived, the chain of title shall not merge with this Deed of Trust as to those unnoticed deeds of trust, judgments, liens, and other encumbrances and will be subject to a further noticed and published sale under this Deed of Trust pursuant to W.Va. Code 38-1-4, in which bidding shall resume at the last highest bid given. In the event of a surplus of such sale, the mortgagors and noticed junior lienholders are hereby on notice that if such surplus is less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), then the Substitute Trustee will disburse those proceeds to the most senior interest holder as it sees fit, unless an objection is made in writing.
The Trustees do not guarantee or represent that the boundaries described above are accurate, are not encroached upon, or that any particular structure located on the property is contained within the described boundaries. The property is therefore sold subject to an accurate survey at purchaser’s expense.
The Trustees reserve the right to adjourn the sale, for a time, or from time to time, by announcement at the time and place of sale described above or any adjournment thereof. Such adjournment will be noticed by posting a notice at the front door of the county courthouse or where such notices are traditionally posted at the county courthouse. Such notice will include the date and time when such sale will reconvene.
The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids for any reason.
The Trustees make no representations as to the condition of the property. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition.
The Trustees make no representations as to whether the property is occupied. The purchaser is responsible for gaining access and possession of the property. Trustees shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
The purchaser may assign its rights prior to the delivery of the trustee’s deed by a signed request in writing to the trustee; the assignee of the purchaser shall be bound by all terms and conditions applicable to the purchaser.
The Trustees will deliver a trustees’ deed to the purchaser without any covenant or warranty (express or implied) in the form prescribed by W. Va. Code §38-1-6. The Trustees make no representations and warranties about the title of the real estate to be conveyed. If the Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title to purchaser for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit.
TERMS OF SALE: Purchaser must bring $6,000.00 cash in hand at the time of sale as a deposit in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made payable to “Stern & Eisenberg Mid-Atlantic, PC, counsel for Terra Abstract.” Those appearing without their deposit will not be allowed to bid. The balance of the successful purchaser’s bid must be proffered in cash within 30 days of the date of the sale. Purchaser shall pay for transfer stamps and recording fees. Additional terms of sale may be announced prior to the sale.
Terra Abstract Trustee
West Virginia, Inc.
9920 Franklin Square Drive,
Suite 100
Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 635-5127, (443) 815-3931
www.sterneisenberg.com
ID: 538978