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 November 27, 2019, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Brooke County, West Virginia, in Document No. 91504, in Book No. 589, at Page 247, Kenneth Murray, Jr and Jill Murray 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 Brooke County Courthouse in Wellsburg, West Virginia, on

August 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM

the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 03 – Buffalo District, Brooke County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:

Land situated in the District of Wheeling in the County of Brooke in the State of WV
The following described property, together with all improvements, appurtenances and hereditaments thereto appertaining, that is to say:
The following tract of land situate on the southerly side of Apple Pie Ridge Road, Buffalo District, Brooke County, West Virginia and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a spike in the centerline of Apple Pie Ridge Road at the most northerly corner of a 1 and 572/1000 acre tract of land formerly owned by Glenn I. Francis and Dorothy I. Francis, his wife, said beginning point being located the following thirteen (13) bearings and distances from a point at the most easterly corner of the 94 acre 1 rod tract of land that was conveyed by Charles L. Boner, to Ralph W. Wilson and Olive M. Wilson, his wife, by deed dated May 22, 1958, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Brooke County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 134, at page 500: N. 02º 30’ W. 212 and 27/100 feet to a point; thence N. 02’ 31’ E. 49 and 61/100 feet to a point; thence N. 03º 59’ W. 52 and 55/100 feet to a point; thence N. 01º 57’ W. 49 and 95/100 feet to a point; thence N. 01º 12’ W. 178 and 78/100 feet to a point; thence N. 00º 02” W. 209 and 96/100 feet to a point; thence N. 04º 35’ W. 208 feet to a point; thence N. 04º 39’ W. 284 and 64/100 feet to a point; thence N. 07º 00’ W. 51 and 93/100 feet to a point; thence N. 09º 12’ W. 48 and 3/10 feet to a point; thence N. 15º 36’ W. 52 and 71/100 feet to a point; thence N. 24º 56’ W. 50 and 04/100 feet to a point; thence N. 37º 57’ W. 49 and 77/100 feet to said beginning spike; thence from said beginning spike, leaving said road and with said 1 and 572/1000 acre tract, the following two (2) bearings and distances: S. 47º 25’ W. (at 15 feet passing an iron pin, and at 92 and 36/100 feet passing a stake, and at 222 and 14/100 feet passing a stake) 363 and 96/100 feet to an iron pin; thence S. 18º 51’ 30” E. 310 and 4/10 feet to a point in the northerly line of a 3 and 77/100 acre tract of land formerly owned by Ralph W. Wilson; thence with the same S. 85’ 25’ W. 53 and 58/100 feet to a point; thence with other lands remaining to the party of the first part hereto, N. 21º 59 40” W. 358 and 09/100 to an iron pin at the most southerly corner of another 1 and 572/1000 acre tract of land now owned by the party of the first part hereto; thence with the easterly line of same N. 33º 12’ E. (at 171 and 4/10 feet passing a stake, and at 334 and 28/100 feet passing an iron pin) 350 feet to a spike in the aforesaid centerline of Apple Pie Ridge Road; thence with same the following three (3) bearings and distances: S. 71º 42’ E. 79 and 21/100 feet to a point; thence S. 63º 06’ E. 54 and 1/10 feet to a point; thence S. 52º 03’ E. 50 and 82/100 feet to the place of beginning, containing by survey made by Stegman & Schellhase, Inc., Civil Engineers and Surveyors, 1 and 572/1000 (one and five hundred seventy-two thousandths) acres, more or less.
The said land 572/1000 acre tract being subject to the part of the right of way for the said Apple Pie Ridge Road that is included within the boundary lines of said 1 and 572/1000 acre tract.
The said 1 and 572/1000 acre tract being a part of the 6 and 129/1000 acre tract of land that was conveyed by John R. Wilson and Irene J. Wilson, his wife, and R. William Wilson and Ruby E. Wilson, his wife, to Glenn I. Francis and Dorothy I. Francis, his wife, bearing date the 14th day of June, 1985, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Comission of Brooke County, West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 240, page no. 436.
Commonly known as: 805 Apple Pie Ridge Road, Wheeling, WV 26003-7872

At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an address of: 805 Apple Pie Ridge Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003-7872.

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: $7000.00 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.

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