Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 10:00 am — 479 Hubbard Road, Newton, Houston County, AL
8000+/- sq ft, 3 b/r. 6 Baths (3F-3H) Lodge-Style Home on 116 +/- High Fenced Acres
– Selling in Tracts or as a Whole
Equestrian Barn with Groomers Quarters—Equipment/Hay Barn—Lake—Pasture Hardwood & Pines
Selling all Equipment, Recreation Vehicles & Personal Property (Must be picked up the day of sale!)
This auction offers the opportunity to not only own an Authentic Handcrafted Log & Stone home settled on a superb tract of land, affording all the amenities of County Living, 12 miles from Downtown Dothan.
AMENITIES:
- Double Road Frontage on Hubbard Rd & Bonner Rd
- Wicksburg School District
- Peaceful Seclusion
- County Water is available
- 8’ Solid Lock Fixed Knot Game Fencing encompasses the entire property
LOCATION:
Located just off Hwy #84 with frontage on Hubbard Rd & Bonner Rd, the home is conveniently located 10 miles from Ross Clark Cir in Dothan, 15 Miles from Boll Weevil Cir in Enterprise and strategically located between Montgomery, Tallahassee and Atlanta.
EQUIPMENT & PERSONAL PROPERTY: [CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF EQUIPMENT & PERSONAL PROPERTY]
- John Deere 5083E 4WD Cab Tractor with JD 563 Self Leveling Front-End Loader
- Pioneer Coach Covered Wagon
- Polaris Ranger 800efi Side x Side
- Bad Boy Buggy Electric Side x Side
- (3) Toro Zero Turn Mowers
- 3 pt Rotary Mower
- 3 pt Box Scrape
- 3 pt Auger
- 3 pt Sprayer
- 3 pt Seeder
- 3 pt Forks
- 3 pt Disk Harrow
- 3 pt Box Blade
- 3 pt Hay Fork
- Misc Farm Equip & Tools
- Select Home Furnishings
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Real Estate: 10% Buyer’s Premium. 10% down on sale day, balance due at closing. All sales to close 30 days from sale date.
Personal Property: Payment in full on sale day with Cash, Cashier’s Check or Approved Personal Check—NO EXCEPTIONS
CO-BROKERAGE:
BROKER PARTICIPATION: Dempsey Auction Co will pay any licensed Broker/Agent a referral commission for any registered client who successfully closes on the property. CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR PRECISE DETAILS.
OPEN HOUSE:
Dempsey Representatives will be on site and Thursday & Friday, May 6th & 7th 1:00-5:00. Dempsey Representatives are always available for private showings, please contact our office.
AUCTIONEER NOTE: This handcrafted log and stone home was built with care and complete attention to every detail down to the acid-stained concrete flooring. This home lends itself to a myriad of practical uses from corporate retreat to primary residence for day-to-day life, and everything in between. Dempsey Auction is honored to offer this one-of-a-kind, luxury home at live public auction. Please do not miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to buy this TROPHY property at the Right Price—Your Price.
Please visit our web site located at www.dempseyauction.com. For plats, brochures, inventory catalogs or further sales information on this auction, call us by name at 800.DEMPSEY (800.336.7739)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Byard Farms
117.713 ac & Home
Newton, Houston County, AL
Saturday, May 8th @ 10:00am
These “Terms and Conditions” supersede all other printed and oral statements and will be attached to and become a part of the Real Estate Sales Contract as Exhibit “B”, which will prevail over this document and any other agreement between the Buyer and Sellers.
CONDITIONS OF SALE: Dempsey Auction Company (Auctioneer/Broker) has entered into a contract with Dr. Mark A. Byard (Sellers), to offer at AUCTION, 117.713+/- ac & Log Home located at 479 Hubbard Rd, Newton, AL.
All property, real and personal, is selling “AS IS, WHERE IS” and being conveyed by Seller as provided for below. It is offered for sale and sold “AS IS and WITH ALL FAULTS, IF ANY” without representation or warranty of any kind as to their condition. No warranties, either statutory or otherwise, expressed or implied, including those as to the fitness for a particular use or purpose, habitability, merchantability, or environmental condition including, but not limited to, any hazardous substances, hazardous waste, petroleum or petroleum by-products (collectively Hazardous Materials), concerning the property are given by the Auctioneer or Seller. Neither the Auction Company nor the Seller makes any representation concerning the property whatsoever. All bidders acknowledge and agree by their participation in the Auction, that he/she has inspected the Property and is not relying on any warranty or representation of the Seller, Auctioneer or any agent thereof. All personal property, wildlife and equipment are reserved. Property is selling subject to final survey prior to closing, any and all adjustments to be made at closing.
We require all bidders register and obtain a bid number in order to participate in the bidding process.
All decisions of the Auctioneer will be final, including the increments of bidding, disputes among bidders, or any other issues that might arise before, during or after the auction.
The Seller has the right, at their sole discretion; to add or withdraw all or any portion of the property before the auction on Saturday, May 8th @ 10:00am. This property is Selling Subject to Owner Confirmation and all offers may be held open until Monday, May 10th @ 5:00pm.
RESERVATIONS & RESTRICTIONS: The real estate will be sold subject to all Restrictions, Public Utilities, Encroachments, Zoning Ordinances, Easements, Houston County Regulations, Protective Covenants, any Existing Right of Ways and all other matters now of record.
ONLINE PURCHASERS’ PAYMENT: At the close of the auction, successful online bidders will be emailed the contract package to execute and return to Dempsey Auction Co. Successful online bidders will deposit 10% of the Contract Price as earnest money in the form of cashier’s check or bank wire transfer with Dempsey Auction Co within 24 hours of receipt of the contract package. The entirety of the remaining balance is due at closing as stipulated in the “Terms and Conditions”. Purchaser shall be responsible for all wire transfer fees. Successful online high bidders not executing and returning their contract with earnest money deposit within 24 hours of receipt will be considered in default and subject to an Administrative Fee (as defined below). All Administrative Fees are non-refundable.
DEFAULT: In the event a winning online bidder fails to submit the signed “Sales Contract” and deposit earnest money as provided in the pre-stipulated Terms and Conditions, the winning online bidder will be charged an administrative fee of $2,500 on the credit card provided at auction registration. Additional default remedies are reserved by Dempsey Auction Co and the Sellers as provided in the Terms and Condition & Sales Contract.
PAYMENT: A 10% Buyer’s Premium on Real Estate will be added to the Bid Price on all real estate today to arrive at the final purchase price. The purchaser will be required to sign the Real Estate Sales Contract and pay a non-refundable earnest money deposit equal to 10% of the final purchase price immediately following the Auction. This deposit will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account under the control of Dempsey Auction Co. No disbursements will be made from this escrow account until closing or otherwise in accordance with this agreement. In the event the purchaser fails to close and pay his/her balance when due, the deposit may be retained by the Seller and Auctioneer as liquidated damages in addition to any other remedies available to the Seller and Auctioneer.
SURVEY: We are selling the property according to conceptual survey for Byard Farms. Each tract will be surveyed, prior to closing, by Mr. Clint Shelley, an Alabama Registered Land Surveyor with Branton Land Surveyors, LLC. A survey/development fee of $500 for Tracts #1-10 and $2000 for Tract #11 will be due and collected today. The accuracy of the survey is the sole liability of the surveyor and the Purchaser, and the Purchaser does hereby release the Seller and Dempsey Auction Co from all liability in all matters concerning the survey
CLOSING: Closing shall take place within 30 days of the auction, in accordance with the Real Estate Sales Contract, or on a date mutually agreed upon by the Seller and Purchaser(s) in writing. The tentative closing attorney is Mr. Joe Chambers with Johnston, Hinesley in Dothan. We encourage you to contact Mr. Chambers office, 334.793.1115, as soon as possible to discuss the closing.
CLOSING COSTS: The Seller will provide a Limited Warranty Deed at closing and pay their share of the prorated property taxes. If the Seller is unable to convey clear title to the property, the Purchaser(s) Earnest money deposit will be returned.
All other costs including, but not limited to, Attorney’s Closing Fees, Recording and Handling Fees, Deed Transfer Taxes, Title Search, Title Insurance, Loan Origination Fees, etc., will be at the Purchaser’s expense.
POSSESSION: Purchaser(s) will be granted possession of real estate at closing, on or before June 7, 2021
TAXES: The Real Estate property taxes will be prorated to the date of closing. If any additional taxes are assessed resulting from the change of use by the purchaser, they will be the responsibility of the purchaser.
AGENCY: In accordance with the Alabama Disclosure Law/RECAD, Dempsey Auction Company is acting as agent for the seller only in this transaction and is to be paid a fee pursuant to a separate written agreement between seller and the auctioneer. The auctioneer is not acting as an agent for the purchaser in this transaction. Any third-party broker is not a sub-agent of the auctioneer.
BUYER’S NOTE: Dempsey Auction Company and the Seller reserve the right to amend any terms of conditions of the auction by announcing such amendments prior to or during the auction. 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 Auctioneer. The Auctioneer makes no warranty or guarantee as to the correctness and completeness of any information. Personal on-site inspection of the 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 earnest money after its opening tender. Any and all announcements made from the auction stand take precedence over all other verbal, printed, announced and/or distributed information.
METHOD of SALE: The home to be offered in 1 tract by the dollar, and remaining tracts will be offered in a Pick and Choice by the Acre format. Dempsey Auction reserves the right to offer the property any way we see for to obtain the SELLERS the most money.
In accordance with the Alabama Disclosure/RECAD Law, Dempsey Auction Company is the “Listing Agent and Selling Agent of the Seller” and our fiduciary duties of loyalty and faithfulness are owed to the Seller, Mark A. Byard.
NOTE: This auction is being recorded by audio in its entirety for legal purposes.
I have received, read, understand and agree to the information in these “Terms and Conditions” which will become a part of the sales contract and will hereafter be Exhibit “B”.