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Camp Shawadasee Land Auction - 202+/- Acres Offered in 6 Tracts
Southwest of Kalamazoo, South of Lawton, West of Schoolcraft - Van Buren County - Michigan
Owner: Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana Mon, Nov 21, 2011 EASTERNAUCTION IS OVER
OPEN HOUSE/INSPECTION DATES
Thursday, October 27, 4 - 6PM
Saturday, October 29, 8:30 - 10AM
Please call the sale managers for walk-over inspections or a private inspection.
PROPERTY LOCATION
81830 23rd St. Lawton, MI 49065.
From the south side of Schoolcraft, at the intersection of SR 131 and West W Avenue, travel west on West W Ave. to 23rd Street, turn north to property on the west side of the road. From Lawton, take Co Rd 354 Southeast to 23rd St. to property.
AUCTION LOCATION
Miracle Camp and Retreat Center
Travel west 1 mile from the auction property intersection of 80th Ave. and 23rd St. to the entrance of Miracle Camp. Auction will be held in the Bankston Dining Hall.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
Parcel: #80-16-013-006-10, #80-16-014-009-00 Buyer's Premium: A 7% Buyer's Premium will be added to the high bid amount to determine the contract purchase price.
TRACT DESCRIPTIONS
Tract 1: 89± ac Wooded with frontage on 23rd St. Includes a home with 2 car garage, maintenance building, dining hall/kitchen, lodges, health center, shower house and multiple tent camping areas. Excellent potential for ongoing camp or private retreat, or your new home. The possibilities are endless!!!!
Tract 2: 8± ac Wooded, rolling, potential building site with frontage on 23rd St.
Tract 3: 8± ac Wooded, rolling potential building site on a corner parcel with frontage on 23rd St. and 80th Ave.
Tract 4: 24± ac Excellent wooded parcel for recreation, hunting, or potential building site. Frontage on 80th Ave.
Tract 5: 11± ac Wooded, excellent hunting, recreation, or potential building site with frontage on 80th Ave.
Tract 6: 62± ac SWING TRACT This tract has frontage on beautiful Bankston Lake, with a beach, pier, boat house, and limitless recreational and/or hunting possibilities. Combine with Tract 5 for access from 80th Ave., or combine with Tract 1 for a beautiful camp or very private retreat with access from 23rd St.
AREA MAP
TRACT MAP(S)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS
PROCEDURE: Tracts 1-6 will be offered in individual tracts. There will be open bidding on all tracts and combinations during the auction as determined by the auctioneer. The property will be sold in the manner resulting in the highest total sale price.
BUYER'S PREMIUM: A 7% Buyer's Premium will be added to the high bid amount to determine the contract purchase price.
DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of the accepted bid as down payment on the day of the auction with balance in cash at closing. The down payment may be in the form of cash, cashiers check, personal check or corporate check. YOUR BIDDING IS NOT CONDITIONAL UPON FINANCING, SO BE SURE YOU HAVE ARRANGED FINANCING, IF NEEDED, AND ARE CAPABLE OF PAYING CASH AT CLOSING.
APPROVAL OF BID PRICES: All successful bidders will be required to enter into purchase agreements at the auction site immediately following the close of the auction. All final bid prices are subject to the Sellers acceptance or rejection.
DEED: Seller will provide a warranty deed.
EVIDENCE OF TITLE: Seller will provide title insurance in the amount of the purchase price.
CLOSING: Closing shall take place 15 days after proof of merchantable title and approval of splits according to Porter Township ordinances
POSSESSION: At closing.
REAL ESTATE TAXES: The Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana has a not-for-profit status; there are currently no taxes on the property. Buyer assumes all future tax liability upon closing.
DITCH ASSESSMENTS: The Buyer shall pay any ditch assessments after closing.
SURVEY: The Seller shall determine any need for a new survey. Any new survey provided shall be for the perimeter only, when tracts are combined. Closing prices shall be adjusted to reflect any difference between advertised and surveyed acres, except on tracts or combinations of tracts of 17 acres or less, or on Tract 1 or combinations including Tract 1. The survey costs shall be shared 50:50 between Buyer(s) and Seller.
EASEMENTS: The sale of the property is subject to any and all easements of record. A perimeter tile drainage easement shall be given to buyers of building sites and existing homes.
DISCLAIMER AND ABSENCE OF WARRANTIES: All information contained in this brochure and all related materials is subject to the Terms and Conditions outlined in the Purchase Agreement. ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE BY THE AUCTION COMPANY AT THE AUCTION PODIUM DURING THE TIME OF THE SALE WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY PREVIOUSLY PRINTED MATERIAL, OR ANY OTHER ORAL STATEMENTS MADE. The property is being sold on an AS IS, WHERE IS basis, and no warranty or representation, either express or implied, concerning the property is made by the Seller or the Auction Company. Each potential bidder is responsible for conducting his or her own independent inspections, investigations, inquires, and due diligence concerning the property. The information contained in this brochure is subject to verification by all parties relying on it. No liability for its accuracy, errors, or omissions is assumed by the Seller or the Auction Company. All sketches and dimensions in this brochure are approximate. Except for any express warranties set forth in the sale documents, purchaser(s) assumes all risks thereof and acknowledges that in consideration of the other provisions contained in the sale documents, Seller and the Auction Company make no warranty or representation, express or implied or arising by operation of law, including an warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the property, or any part thereof, and in no event shall Seller or the Auction Company be liable for any consequential damages. Conduct of the auction and increments of bidding are at the direction and discretion of the auctioneer. The Seller and Auction Company reserve the right to preclude any person from bidding if there is any question as to the persons credentials, fitness, etc. All decisions of the auctioneer are final.
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE THE DAY OF THE SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRINTED MATERIAL OR ANY OTHER ORAL STATEMENTS MADE.
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