Located 2 miles south of West Jersey, IL on Highway 78, then 0.6 mile west on Twp Rd 100 N.
OPENING: Thursday, January 29, 2026
CLOSING: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 1:00PM CST
SELLERS
Janet L. Webster, Eric D. & Ammy Webster & Brian C. & Lynn Webster
Michael E. Massie of Massie, Massie & Quick LLC - Closing Attorney
104.35± Acres – Sells in 1 Tract
- FSA indicates: 90.22 cropland acres.
- Productivity Index (PI): 116.1 on cropland acres.
- Majority soil types include Rozetta, Assumption, Osco, Elkhart & Elco.
- Balance of land is timber.
- Located in Section 33, West Jersey Township, Stark County, Illinois.
- Tax Parcels: 06-33-100-004, 06-33-200-006: $3,310.08 (2024 taxes payable in 2025).
Terms: 10% down payment of the purchase price on February 5, 2026. Balance of the purchase price due at closing/final settlement with a projected date on or before March 9, 2026. Title Insurance in the full amount of the purchase price will be provided by the Seller. Seller shall pay all 2025 real estate taxes due and payable in 2026, this will be a credit at closing. Buyer will be responsible for all the 2026 taxes and beyond. Land is selling free and clear for the 2026 farming season. Possession will be given at the time of closing/final settlement. Immediately following the auction of the real estate, the successful Buyer shall enter into a written contract with the Seller, this shall take place through email & electronic document signatures. Said contracts will be available for review prior to the auction.
Special Provisions:
- This online auction is a NO BUYER'S PREMIUM OR BUYER FEE auction.
- If a bid is placed with less than 4 minutes left, the time on the auction will extend another 4 minutes. This will continue until no bids are placed within the last 4 minutes.
- Down payment is due on the day the bidding closes and signing of the real estate contracts will take place through email and electronic document signatures. In the event the auction bidding closes after 3:00pm, the down payment/earnest money will be due the following business day.
- Seller has served termination notice to the tenant, therefore the land will be selling free and clear for the 2026 farming season.
- It shall be the obligation of the Buyer to report to the appropriate County FSA office and show filed deed in order to receive the following if applicable: A. Allotted base acres. B. Any future government programs. C. Final tillable acres to be determined by the FSA office, as tract lines may overlap field lines.
- Land will be sold by the acre with Stark County Assessor Acres being the multiplier used for each tract to determine the total bid amount.
- The Seller is not required to provide a survey. If the Buyer chooses to obtain a survey, the cost of the survey will be the Buyer’s responsibility. The total contract purchase price will not be adjusted to reflect any differences between the surveyed acres and acres stated.
- This auction sale is not contingent upon Buyer’s financing or any other Buyer contingencies.
- If a Buyer is unable to close due to insufficient funds or otherwise, Buyer will be in default and the deposit money will be forfeited and paid to Seller.
- The Buyer shall be responsible for any fencing in accordance with state law, unless prior fencing agreements exist.
- The Buyer shall be responsible for installing his/her own entrances if needed or desired.
- If in the future a site clean-up is required, it shall be at the expense of the Buyer.
- All mineral rights, if any, held by Seller will be transferred to Buyer upon closing.
- This real estate is selling subject to any and all covenants, restrictions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way, ordinances, resolutions, leases, and mineral reservations, as well as all applicable zoning laws.
- All lines, drawings, boundaries, dimensions and descriptions are approximations only based upon the best information available and are subject to possible variation. Sketches may not be drawn to scale and photographs may not depict the current condition of the property. Bidders should inspect the property and review all the pertinent documents and information available, as each bidder is responsible for evaluation of the property and shall not rely upon the Seller, Broker or Auctioneer, their Employees or Agents.
- The Buyer acknowledges that they have carefully and thoroughly inspected the real estate and are familiar with the premises. The Buyer is buying this real estate in its "as is" condition and there are no expressed or implied warranties pertaining to the real estate.
- Steffes Group, Inc. is exclusively representing the Seller. Bidder acknowledges they are representing themselves in this real estate transaction.
- Any announcements made or published the day of auction take precedence over advertising.
Steffes Group, Inc. - (319) 385-2000
Licensed Real Estate Brokerage - Steffes Group, Inc. - 478026983
Designated Managing Broker - Stephanie Buchholz - 471022628
Licensed Auction Firm - Steffes Group, Inc. - 444000646
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