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Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 2:00 pm — Auction Site: 171 Copperhead Pkwy, Blairsville, GA 30512

Blairsville, Union County, GA
Property located at 171 Copperhead Pkwy, Blairsville, GA 30512

Introducing Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort: A Rare Gem in the Heart of Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains:

Welcome to Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort, a captivating haven nestled in the serene Blue Ridge Mountains of Blairsville, Georgia. Offering a unique opportunity to own a piece of paradise in Union County, this exquisite property beckons with its tranquil ambiance and breathtaking natural beauty.

Situated on 6.63 acres of picturesque land, Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort boasts an array of amenities and attractions to enchant both guests and owners alike. With 11 lodge rooms spread across two stories, guests can immerse themselves in the comfort of creekside accommodations, perfectly complemented by the soothing sounds of nature.

For outdoor enthusiasts, nearby scenic trails offer endless opportunities for exploration and adventure, while a refreshing swimming pool provides a welcome retreat on warm summer days. The property also features a large on-site restaurant, available for lease separately to generate additional revenue and host unforgettable events.

An inviting pavilion awaits those seeking to celebrate special occasions amidst the beauty of the mountains, while an amphitheater area sets the stage for memorable gatherings under the stars. Plentiful parking ensures convenience for guests, while the property’s proximity to Highway 515 grants easy access to nearby attractions.

Just minutes from downtown Blairsville and the scenic shores of Nottely Lake, Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort offers the perfect balance of tranquility and convenience. Exceptional golf awaits at the nearby Butternut Creek Golf Club, while downtown Blue Ridge beckons with its charming shops, eateries, and cultural attractions, all just a short drive away.

Don’t miss this extraordinary investment opportunity to own a slice of mountain paradise in one of Georgia’s most coveted destinations. Whether you’re seeking a serene retreat, a lucrative business venture, or a combination of both, Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort invites you to make your mark in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Experience the allure of Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort and discover the endless possibilities that await amidst nature’s grandeur. Schedule your viewing today and embark on a journey to redefine mountain living at its finest.

INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS:

• Parcel #023 132A
• 6.63 Acres
• 11 Keys, 2 Stories
• Creekside Lodge Rooms
• Nearby Scenic Trails
• Swimming Pool
• Large On-Site Restaurant can be leased separately for added revenue & events
• Pavilion for special events & added revenue
• Amphitheater area
• Plentiful parking. 
• 1 minute from Highway 515, and only 10 minutes from downtown Blairsville and Nottely Lake
• Exceptional golf at Butternut Creek Golf Club in Blairsville and Brasstown Valley Golf in Young Harris
• 15 minutes to downtown Blue Ridge
• Perfect Wedding Venue Opportunity
• 2023 Taxes: $6,094.39
• #TinyHomeCommunity

*This property will sell as a going concern with all personal property included for a turnkey continued business.*

Also selling immediately after the Lodge:

• Excellent .41 Acre Residential Building Lot in the “Cabins at Copperhead” Subdivision (Lot 60)
• Parcel #023 132 A60
• [Click Here for Survey]
• [Click Here for Covenants and Restrictions for the Cabins at Copperhead]

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EXHIBIT “A” (Terms and Conditions of smaller lot start at the end of these terms which are for Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort)
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort 
Blairsville, Union County, GA
Thursday May 30th @ 2:00 PM ET

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 “A”, which will prevail over this document and any other agreement between the Buyer and Seller.

CONDITIONS OF SALE: Dempsey Auction Company (Auctioneer/Broker) has entered into a contract with TDJL INC (Seller), TO OFFER AT AUCTION, all real estate, improvements, and personal property at Copperhead Mountain Lodge Resort and being Tax Parcel ID # 023 132A, Union County, Georgia. 

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; and any repairs, alterations, damage, cleanup, removal of debris, waste, personal property, etc., are the sole responsibility of the buyer. 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 Seller nor the Auction Company 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. The buyer acknowledges and agrees that at closing there may be the existence of equipment, personal property and/or scrap materials located upon or within the property and agrees to accept the same in AS IS condition.

We require all bidders to 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’s opening announcement on Thursday, May 30th at 2:00 PM. This property is selling Subject to Owner Confirmation, and we reserve the right to hold ALL offers open until Friday, May 31st at 5:00 PM. This Property is currently owned by an Incorporated Entity and if any members are bidding, they are bidding for themselves individually and will close under the same terms and conditions as any other participant.

CONVEYANCE: All property will be conveyed by a Limited Warranty Deed with title insurance available at the Purchaser’s expense.

RESERVATIONS & RESTRICTIONS: The real estate will be sold subject to any and all restrictions, public utilities, encroachments, zoning ordinances, easements, Union County regulations, protective covenants, any existing rights of way and all other matters now of record or shown on attached plat.

ONLINE PURCHASERS’ PAYMENT: At the close of the auction, successful bidders will be emailed the contract package to execute and return to Dempsey Auction Co. Successful bidders will deposit 10% of the Contract Sales 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”. The purchaser shall be responsible for all wire transfer fees. Successful 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 bidder fails to submit the signed “Sales Contract” and deposit earnest money as provided in the pre-stipulated Terms and Conditions, the winning 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 Conditions and the 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 Contract Sales Price immediately following the Auction. This payment may be made with either a personal or company check. 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:  No new surveys were performed for this auction. We are selling these properties according to a Limited Warranty Deed and a Survey of Record in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, GA in Deed Book 1279, Pages 373-377 and Plat Book 58, Page 138. The accuracy of the survey is the sole liability of the surveyor and the Purchaser, and the Purchaser does hereby release Dempsey Auction Company and Seller from all liability in all matters concerning the survey. 

CLOSING: Closing shall take place within 30 days of 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 closing attorney is Ted Corwin with Brumlow, Corwin, and Delashmit located at 28 Bale Street SW in Rome, Floyd County, Rome, GA, 30165. We encourage you to contact Ms. Kellie Pearson in Mr. Corwin’s office to schedule your closing.   

CLOSING COSTS: The Seller will provide a Limited Warranty Deed at closing. If for some reason the Seller is unable to convey good and marketable title to the property, unless otherwise noted, 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 28, 2024.

TAXES: The 2024 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: The Auctioneer 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 the 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 or 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. Dempsey Auction Company is the “Agent of the Seller”, and our fiduciary duties of loyalty and faithfulness are owed to the Seller.

METHOD of SALE: DAC reserves the right to offer the property any way we see fit to obtain the seller the most money.

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 “A”.

EXHIBIT “A”
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
LOT 60 at “THE CABINS OF COPPERHEAD”
BLAIRSVILLE, UNION COUNTY, GA
Thursday, May 30th at 2:00 PM ET

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 “A”, which will prevail over this document and any other agreement between the Buyer and Seller.

CONDITIONS OF SALE: Dempsey Auction Company (Auctioneer/Broker) has entered into a contract with Jarod and Linda Savage (Seller), TO OFFER AT AUCTION, the real estate, in Union County, Georgia being Tax ID Number 023 132AA being a total of 0.41 Acres and known as Lot 60 as shown in the tax office of Union County, Georgia.

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; and any repairs, alterations, damage, cleanup, removal of debris, waste, personal property, etc., are the sole responsibility of the buyer. 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 Seller nor the Auction Company 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. The buyer acknowledges and agrees that at closing there may be the existence of equipment, personal property and/or scrap materials located upon or within the property and agrees to accept the same in AS IS condition.

We require all bidders to 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’s opening announcement on Thursday, May 30th at 2:00pm. This property is selling Subject to Owner Confirmation, and we reserve the right to hold ALL offers open until Friday, May 31st at 5:00 PM. 

CONVEYANCE: All property will be conveyed by a Limited Warranty Deed with title insurance available at the Purchaser’s expense.

RESERVATIONS & RESTRICTIONS: The real estate will be sold subject to any and all restrictions, public utilities, encroachments, zoning ordinances, easements, Union County regulations, Cabins of Copperhead HOA restrictions and protective covenants, any existing rights of way and all other matters now of record or shown on attached plat.

ONLINE PURCHASERS’ PAYMENT: At the close of the auction, successful bidders will be emailed the contract package to execute and return to Dempsey Auction Co. Successful bidders will deposit 10% of the Contract Sales 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”. The purchaser shall be responsible for all wire transfer fees. Successful 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 bidder fails to submit the signed “Sales Contract” and deposit earnest money as provided in the pre-stipulated Terms and Conditions, the winning 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 Conditions and the 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 Contract Sales Price immediately following the Auction. This payment may be made with either a personal or company check. 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:  No new surveys were performed for this auction. We are selling these properties according to a Limited Warranty Deed and a Survey of Record in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Union County, GA in Deed Book 1279, Page 399 and Plat Book 63, Page 164. The accuracy of the survey is the sole liability of the surveyor and the Purchaser, and the Purchaser does hereby release Dempsey Auction Company and Seller from all liability in all matters concerning the survey.
CLOSING: Closing shall take place within 30 days of 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 closing attorney is Ted Corwin with Brumlow, Corwin, and Delashmit located at 28 Bale Street SW in Rome, Floyd County, Rome, GA, 30165. We encourage you to contact Ms. Kellie Pearson in Mr. Corwin’s office to schedule your closing.   

CLOSING COSTS: The Seller will provide a Limited Warranty Deed at closing. If for some reason the Seller is unable to convey good and marketable title to the property, unless otherwise noted, 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 28, 2024.

TAXES: The 2024 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: The Auctioneer 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 the 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 or 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. Dempsey Auction Company is the “Agent of the Seller”, and our fiduciary duties of loyalty and faithfulness are owed to the Seller.

METHOD of SALE: DAC reserves the right to offer the property any way we see fit to obtain the seller the most money.

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 “A”.

PROJECT MANAGER/AGENT: Randy Land – 706.252.0532 – rl@dempseyauction.com

INSPECTION: The hotel rooms possibly could be occupied. Out of respect for the occupants, we are showing the interior of the property by appointment only. All showings must be arranged by Dempsey Auction Company. Please contact our office to set up your private viewing.

BIDDING: The auction will be Simulcast with the opportunity to participate Live, in person, or Online, whichever is most convenient.

TERMS: 10% down with a balance due on or before 30 days from contract acceptance. 10% Buyer’s premium will be charged on all purchases.

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CLOSING: Closing to be on or before 30 days from sale date/contract acceptance.

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.

DISCLOSURE: Seller is a licensed Real Estate Agent.

For plats, brochures, Pre-Registration or further sales information on this auction, call us by name at 800.DEMPSEY