• Prime Farm Land • Hunting & Recreational Land • Great Building Sites • Zimmatic 7 Tower Irrigation - sells with Tract 1 • 6 Miles to Coldwater, MI • 5 Miles to Union City, MI • 7 Miles to Tekonsha, MI • 19 Miles North of the Indiana State Line
363 Acres Offered in 9 Tracts
Girard Prairie - Branch County, Michigan
Owner: The James E. Rice Trust; Sandra J. Rice, Trustee Mon, Sep 12, 2011 EASTERNAUCTION IS OVER
OPEN HOUSE/INSPECTION DATES
Mon., August 29, 4-5:30 & Sat., September 3, 10-11:30
Meet a Schrader Representative
at Tract 9
PROPERTY LOCATION
174 E Girard Rd., Union City, MI 49094 DIRECTIONS FROM SOUTH: West edge of Coldwater on US 12 to River Rd. go North 6 mile to Girard Rd. go west. DIRECTONS FROM NORTH: South of M60 on I 69, go 2 mile to Girard Exit 23 go South on Old US 27 go 4 mile to Girard Rd. At Girard go West 2 mile.
AUCTION LOCATION
Dearth Community Center Branch County Fair Grounds, 262 Spraque St. Coldwater MI 49036. Dearth Center located on Garfield Rd. South East side of Coldwater.
TRACT DESCRIPTIONS
Tract 1: 158.6± ac 151+/- tillable, 2640 +/- frontage on River Road and 2380 ft. +/- frontage on Girard Road. 1996 Zimmatic Electric Irr. 7 tower, low pressure, Boost pump, approx 700 GPM, Aims Basic box, approx. 1400 ft. under ground pipe, no pump, approx. 900 ft. on Hog Creek.
Tract 2: 1.4± ac 260 ft.+/- frontage on Girard Road, with older farm house rental home with 1 out building.
Tract 3: 20± ac 660 ft.+/- frontage on Girard Road, 11.3 +/- Acres tillable, approx, 8.5 Acres wooded, approx. 700 ft. on Hog Creek.
Tract 4: 20± ac 660 ft.+- frontage on Girard Road and 1320 ft.+/- on Cady Road, 11 +/- Acres tillable, approx 8.5 Acres wooded, approx 600 ft. on Hog Creek.
Tract 5: 27± ac with 1320 ft.+/- frontage on Cady Road, all wooded, great hunting and recreation area.
Tract 6: 67± ac with 1600 ft.+- frontage on Girard Road and 1320 ft.+/- on Cady Road, 55.5 +/- tillable acres.
Tract 7: 52± ac “SWING TRACTâ€, 35.5 +/- tillable acres, approx. 16.5 +/- acres wooded, approx. 1200 ft. on Hog Creek with possibility to irrigate Tracts 6 &7 from creek, must be purchased by adjoining land owner or buyers of Tracts 5, 6, or 8.
Tract 8: 13.5± ac 700 ft.+/- frontage on Girard Road, 8 +/- acres tillable, approx. 5.5 acres wooded, approx. 700 ft. on Hog Creek with 2 older barns.
Tract 9: 2.1± ac 300 ft. frontage on Girard Road, large country home with 3 out buildings, combined with Tract 8 would make a nice farmette or horse farm.
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Procedure: The property will be offered in 9 individual tracts and as a total 363 acres.
Down Payment: Ten percent (10%) down payment on the day of auction with the balance in cash at closing. The down payment may be made in the form of cash, cashier’s 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.
Acceptance 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.
Evidence of Title: Seller shall provide an owner’s title insurance policy in the amount of the purchase price.
Closing: The balance of the purchase price is due at closing, which shall take place within 15 days of presentation of insurable title. Costs for an insured closing shall be shared 50:50 between Buyer(s) and Seller.
Possession: Possession of land at closing. With Tenants right to 2011 crops.
Real Estate Taxes: Seller shall assume 2011 taxes.
Approvals: Sale and closing shall be contingent upon approval by Girard Township and the proposed land division and compliance with Public Act 591, as to all parcels sold. All real estate is being sold subject to any existing easements and right-of-ways of record and without grants of further division rights under Public Act 591.
Acreage: All tract acreages, dimensions, and proposed boundaries are approximate and have been estimated based on current legal descriptions and/or aerial photos.
Survey: A new survey will be made where there is no existing legal description or where new boundaries are created by the tract divisions in this auction. Buyer(s) and Seller will share the survey expense 50:50.
Agency: Schrader Real Estate & Auction Company, Inc. and its representatives are exclusive agents of the Seller.
Disclaimer & absence of Warranties: All information contained in this brochure and all related materials are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Purchase Agreement. The property is being sold on an â€
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