TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vesting in it by that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 29, 2020, in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in Book 838 at Page 195, Roy Edward Critchley did convey unto Douglas McElwee, as Original Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Elk River Trustees Inc., as Substitute Trustee by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee recorded on July 1, 2025, in Book 908 at Page 168 in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; the undersigned Substitute Trustee has been requested, in writing, by the beneficiary of said Deed of Trust to sell the real estate described below, as there has been a default under the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust. Therefore, the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by NewRez, LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing to foreclose thereunder will offer for sale, at a public auction at the front door of the Greenbrier County Courthouse in Lewisburg, West Virginia, on
July 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
the following described real estate, together with its easements, improvements, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Meadow Bluff District, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and more particularly bounded and described as follows:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF GREENBRIER, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEING LOT NO. 22, IN THE TOWN OF LESLIE, AS SHOWN UPON A PLAT MARKED “LESLIE SUBDIVISION A” MADE BY THE GAULEY COAL LAND COMPANY OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, IN MAP BOOK 2, AT PAGE 57.
BEING THE SAME PREMISES CONVEYED UNTO THELMA J. CRITCHLEY, BY VIRTUE OF DEED FROM JAMES K. BELVINS, SR., DATED JULY 9, 2007, RECORDED JULY 20, 2007, IN BOOK: 514 AND PAGE: 474. TITLE WAS IN THE NAME OF THELMA J. CRITCHLEY (DB 514/174) THELMAJ. CRITCHLEY DIED INTESTATE ON 12/10/2016 LEAVING AS HER SOLE HEIR AT LAW, ROY EDWARD CRITCHLEY, WHO HOLDS TITLE IN FEE SIMPLE, SUBJECT TO A TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED (DB 586/390).
PARCEL ID:
11-031F-0036-0000
At the time of the execution of the subject Deed of Trust, the property was reported to have an address of: 3481 Coal Field Trail, Leslie WV 25972
The above referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty and subject to any and all easements, rights of way, conditions, covenants, restrictions, exceptions, reservations, leases and other servitudes, which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground. The sale of the referenced real estate will also be subject to all prior liens and including any and all other deeds of trust, judgments, liens, and all other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, if any, having priority over the subject Deed of Trust.
The subject property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee makes no representations and warranties of any kind or character including, but not limited to, the condition of the real estate or the title to the real estate to be conveyed. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
In the event that there are federal tax liens against the property, the United States has the right to redeem the property within a period of one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the sale. The Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the sale for a time, or from time to time, without further notice, by announcement at the time and place of the foreclosure sale described herein.
TERMS OF SALE
1. $3,000.00 (Three Thousand Dollars) in cash and/or certified funds made payable to “Elk River Trustees, Inc.” due as a deposit at the time of sale, with the balance due and payable within thirty (30) days of sale. Personal checks will not be accepted.
2. The purchaser at the sale shall be responsible for payment of all real estate taxes.
3. The purchaser shall be responsible for payment of the recording cost of the deed and also for payment of the tax on the privilege of transferring the real property (transfer tax) imposed by West Virginia Code § 11-22-2.
4. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at the foreclosure sale.
ELK RIVER TRUSTEES, INC.
714 Venture Drive, #132
Morgantown, WV 26508
Telephone: 304-241-6962
Fax: 330-436-0301
Reference file # 24-02700
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