231 Tom Fripp Road

Absolute Auction: Agricultural / Residential Real Estate on Saint Helena Island SC 10-acres (+ or -) in two tracts to be sold together or separately (Multi-Parcel Auction) PLUS Absolute Auction of various Machinery, Equipment, Tools, Supplies and Inventory Saturday October 20, 2012 @ 10:00 AM on-site at 231 Tom Fripp Rd., Saint Helena Island SC Perfect Turn-Key plant nursery, tree farm or other Small Biz Headquarters opportunity INCLUDES Luxury one-bedroom 1000 square foot apartment with expansion capability 10% Buyer's Premium $10,000 Bid Deposit 10% down 30-Day Close -WILL SELL Regardless of Price! - Guess the high bid and win $200 Great Location Great Small Business Headquarters: This property is zoned rural residential and has already had all permitting, site preparation and upgrades done to make it compliant as an operating tree farm. Extensive irrigation is in place and the main fully fenced 5-Acre tract with 40' X 70' steel building, Greenhouse/Shadehouse, and Enclosed Storage Building with Double 9' x 16' Garage Door, contains two high volume wells which deliver both irrigation and potable water to the premises. A 6"" well and three residential septic tanks are located on the adjoining 5-Acre Tract which will be offered for Auction either with or separate from the main 5-acre tract. County Water is also available at the site with a 1"" meter already hooked up on the main tract and three existing water meters on the adjoining 5-Acre Tract. Everything is in place to service a tree farm or plant nursery, but the other business use possibilities are endless. Nearly $1 million was invested to bring this property to current standards. Directly following the Real Estate Auction, we will be selling machinery, equipment, tools, supplies and inventory to complete the turn-key business opportunity. We have listed the Personal Property Auction separately, so please see that Auction listing for complete details, however it will include a John Deere Tractor with Numerous attachments, a Power-Trac Wheel-Loader with numerous attachments, PTO and Gasoline Generators, 20 HP Gasoline Honda Powered Sprayers Tracking Trailer, Three (3) 4' x 10' Nursery Tracking Trailers, Overhead 700 lb. Bridge Crane, Tools, Numerous pots, Grow-Bags, supplies, and trees, including approximately 1500 Japanese Bloodgood Maples. The main 5-acre farm tract is fully fenced and features a large electrically controlled slide gate at the entrance. The main building is a high-quality 40'X70' two story tall steel building with a finished luxury 1000 square foot one-bedroom, one-bath finished apartment and a second story 1,000 sq. ft. concrete slab above, roughed in for a secondary living quarters or other uses if desired. The remaining building is open space with high ceilings and three (3) 16' wide by 12' high drive-through garage doors. Additional buildings include a (32' X 72' Shadehouse with concrete slab and a (22' x 25' Garage) Seller furnishing title binders at his expense