TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated April 22, 2015, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia, in Document No. 201500005785, in Book No. 1117, at Page 342, Charles L Donley did convey unto Douglas McElwee, Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc. to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Marion County Courthouse in Fairmont, West Virginia, on February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 03 – Fairmont City District, Marion County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: Land Situated in the City of Fairmont in the County of Marion in the State of WV All of the following described real estate, together with the buildings and improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in the City of Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a stake in the northeastern line of Abbott Street at its intersection with the northern side of a twelve (12) foot alley, thence with the northeastern line of said Abbott Street, N. 23 degrees 30 minutes W. 31 feet to a stake; thence N. 65 degrees 15 minutes E. 60 feet, more or less, to a stake corner to line of lot or parcel of real estate conveyed by Margaret Hill and J.T. Hill, her husband, to J. Perry Thompson, by deed bearing date on the 1st day of October, 1908, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Marion County, in Deed Book No. 155, at page 113; thence running with the line of said lot or parcel of real estate conveyed to J. Perry Thompson as aforesaid, S. 20 degrees 52 minutes, E. 44.8 feet to a fence post in the line of a twelve (12) foot alley; thence with the line of said alley, S. 74 degrees 50 minutes W. 58.6 feet, more or less, to the place of beginning. Commonly known as: 122 Abbott St, Fairmont, WV 26554 At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an address of: 122 Abbott St, Fairmont, WV 26554. The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liens and encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be responsible for payment of all real estate taxes. The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property. TERMS: $4000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit at the time of sale with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right to redeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer. Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the sale by public announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale. SENECA TRUSTEES, INC. 5000 Coombs Farm Drive, Suite 104 Morgantown, WV 26508 (304) 413-0044 (304) 292-2918 Toll free: (888) 534-3132 Reference File No. 93304
SAMUEL I. WHITE, PC
448 VIKING DR STE 350
VIRGINIA BEACH
VA
23452
757-457-1409
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