To: Hi Buddy LLC
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the authority of that certain Commercial Real Estate Deed of Trust (the "Deed of Trust") executed by Hi Buddy LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company, to the Trustee as therein named for said Lender, said Deed of Trust bearing date of the 9th day of April, 2015, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book No. 1112, at Page 717, and default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the aforesaid Deed of Trust, and further, said Lender having executed and recorded that certain Appointment of Substitute Trustee appointing and substituting Keith J. Pappas as the Trustee of the aforereferenced Deed of Trust instrument, and that the said Trustee has been formally instructed by said Lender, the owner and holder of the Commercial Promissory Note evidencing said indebtedness, to advertise and sell the property as hereinafter described, on the terms and provisions as more particularly set forth in said Deed of Trust. Therefore, I, Keith J. Pappas, the undersigned Trustee, will on Thursday, the 26th day of February, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., offer for public sale to the highest bidder, for cash, at the main entrance of the Marion County Courthouse, situate at 219 Adams Street, Fairmont, West Virginia, the real estate as conveyed by said Deed of Trust and therein described as follows, to wit:
All of that certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and other improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Fairmont City District, Marion County, West Virginia, with a known address of 1122 Fairmont Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia, bounded and described as follows:
All of that certain lot or parcel of real estate situate in Block No. Seventy-two (72) of the Fairmont Development Company's Addition to the City of Fairmont, Fairmont Independent District, Marion County, West Virginia, a map or plat of which said Addition is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 59, Pages "A" to "E", inclusive, and being a part of Lots Three (3), Four (4) and Five (5) of the W.B. Brooks Subdivision of Lots One (1), Two (2) and Three (3) in said Block Seventy- two (72) of said Addition, a map or plat of which said sub-division is of record in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book No. 108, at Page 351, which said lot or parcel is more particularly bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in easterly line of Fairmont Avenue, corner to property now or formerly owned by the Freedom Valvoline Oil Company; thence with said easterly line of Fairmont Avenue, N. 18° 17' E. 30.15 feet to a stake in the southerly line of a 15 foot alley running in an easterly direction at right angles to Fairmont Avenue; thence with the southerly line of said 15 foot alley, S. 62° 56' E. 121.50 feet to a stake in the westerly line of a 15 foot alley running parallel with Fairmont Avenue and Gaston Avenue; thence with the westerly line of said alley, S. 27° 04' W. 29.79 feet to a stake, corner to said Freedom Valvoline Oil Company; thence N. 62° 56' W. 116.89 feet to the place of beginning, which property is shown on a plat of record in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book No. 820, at page 545.
And being the same real estate conveyed to Hi Buddy LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company, by deed dated the 26th day of March, 2015, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 1170, at page 904.
THIS SALE is made subject to any prior liens, assessments or mortgages, persons in possession and the rights of any tenants therein and said property is being sold "as is," and "where as," without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the condition of the improvements, the availability of utilities, whether latent or patent defects may exist therein or thereon, the existence of any defect respecting the quality or marketability of the title thereof, matters which would be revealed by an accurate survey or visual inspection of the premises, the improvements thereon and its boundaries.
TERMS OF SALE: Said real estate will be sold for cash in hand on the day of the sale or other terms as may be acceptable to Lender on said day and date. All persons intending to be present at said time and place of sale, and intending to bid, must register with Trustee, showing a valid proof of identity and evidence of source of funds or bank letter authenticating credit availability in amounts equivalent to any proposed bid, plus costs. Bids may be freely assigned to qualified parties or entities, subject to Lender's consent. Purchaser shall pay all transfer tax stamps, property taxes, advertising, recording costs, deed preparation and closing costs incurred pursuant to said bid, purchase and transfer. The undersigned Trustee reserves the right to continue said sale from time to time and to reject any and all bids or offers at any time.
DATED this 27th day of January, 2026.
Keith J. Pappas, Trustee
176 Fayette Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
Phone: (304) 292-0821
Fax: (304) 292-0514
[email protected]