This 573± acre property is being offered with an opening bid/reserve of $2.3M, meaning that the reserve will be met once the first bid is placed. This is a good opportunity to invest or expand in a progressive farming area. Possession available for 2025 crop year. The 1,700± GPM irrigation well is drilled to a total depth of 400± feet, was re-sleeved in 2018, and has 1,040 acre-feet of annual appropriation. Parcel includes a 50,000± bushel grain bin, stock well, and shelterbelt trees.
RESERVE BID: $2,300,000
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ONLINE BIDDING PROCEDURE: The VILLINES ECKLEY IRRIGATED AUCTION property will be offered for sale in 1 parcel. BIDDING WILL BE ONLINE ONLY on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Bidding will open @ 8:00 am MT and will “soft close” @ 12:00 noon, MT. Bidding remains open as long as there is continued bidding. Bidding will close when 5 minutes have passed with no new bids. Bidders may bid at any time before bidding closes.
To bid at the online auction: 1.) Download RECK AGRI MOBILE APP through the Apple App Store or Google Play OR visit reckagri.com and click on the VILLINES ECKLEY IRRIGATED AUCTION property page to register to bid. 2.) Your registration must be approved by Reck Agri Realty & Auction before you may bid. See Bidder Requirements below. 3.) If you have questions regarding the bidding process and/or registration, call Reck Agri Realty & Auction at 970-522-7770.
BIDDER REQUIREMENTS: Requirements for Buyer(s) to be approved to bid online: 1.) Review and agree to the terms and conditions of the Due Diligence Packet; 2.) Provide Reck Agri Realty & Auction verification of available funds to purchase the property and/or bank loan approval letter with no contingencies.
Reck Agri Realty & Auction reserves the right to refuse registration to bid and/or bids from any bidder. Bidding increments are at the discretion of the Broker. Due Diligence Packet may be obtained by visiting the property page at reckagri.com or by calling Reck Agri Realty & Auction. To register to bid, Buyer(s), prior to the auction, must review and accept the Due Diligence Packet with the full auction terms and conditions, property description, pertinent information, title commitment, and sample contract.
SALE TERMS/PROCEDURE: The “VILLINES ECKLEY IRRIGATED LAND AUCTION” is an online only auction with RESERVE. The property to be offered in 1 parcel. Competitive bids will determine the outcome of the auction. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Seller agrees not to accept and negotiate any contracts to purchase prior to auction date. Bids will be taken for total purchase price not price per acre.
SIGNING OF PURCHASE CONTRACT: Immediately following the closing of the auction, the highest bidder(s) will sign Brokerage Disclosure and will enter into and sign a Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Land) for the amount of the bid. Required earnest money deposit is 15% of the total purchase price which is due upon the signing of the contract(s) and to be deposited with Reck Agri Realty & Auction. Earnest money deposit will be transferred to Yuma County Abstract prior to closing and applied toward the total purchase price. Purchase contract will not be contingent upon financing. Terms and conditions of the Due Diligence Packet and announcements shall be incorporated and made a part of the contract. Sample contract is available within the Due Diligence Packet.
CLOSING: Buyer(s) shall pay in good funds, the balance of purchase price plus their respective closing costs, and sign and complete all customary or required documents at closing, which is on or before March 14, 2025. Closing to be conducted by Yuma County Abstract and the closing service fee to be split 50-50 between Seller and Buyer(s).
TITLE: Seller to pass title by Warranty, Trustee’s and/or Personal Representative’s Deed free and clear of all liens. Title Insurance to be used as evidence of marketable title and cost of the premium to be split 50-50 between Seller and Buyer(s). The Buyer(s) to receive a TBD title commitment within Due Diligence Packet, updated title commitment with Buyer(s) name, lender, purchase price, and all supplements and additions thereto after auction, and an owner’s title insurance policy in an amount equal to the Purchase Price after closing. Property to be sold subject to existing roads and highways; established easements and rights-of-way; prior mineral reservations; and other matters affected by title documents shown within the title commitment; and zoning, building, subdivision, and other restrictions and regulations of record. Title commitments are available for review within the Due Diligence Packet and title commitment and exceptions will be incorporated and made a part of the Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate (Land).
POSSESSION: Possession of the property upon closing; tenant has until March 31, 2025 to remove corn from grain bin.
PROPERTY CONDITION: All prospective Buyer(s) should verify all information contained herein and are urged to fully inspect the property, its condition, and to rely on their own conclusions. The property is being sold AS IS-WHERE IS, without warranty, representation or recourse to Seller.
WATER RIGHTS & EQUIPMENT: Together with all water wells and equipment, well permits, all water, water rights, water development rights, tributary and non-tributary groundwater, associated with said water rights, and all domestic/livestock wells and irrigation wells; appurtenant to the property, including but not limited to the following: Well Permit(s) #14363-FP & #21450-FP (irrigation), and #73662-A (stock). The water rights are subject to the rules, regulations, and limitations of the Colorado Department of Water Resources, local Groundwater Management District, and the Republican River Water Conservation District. Water rights are being sold AS IS- WHERE IS without warranty or guarantee of any water right matters, pumping rates/adequacy of livestock or irrigation wells and condition of all irrigation equipment. Irrigation Equipment includes, but is not limited to 20-tower Lockwood center-pivot, 250 HP electric motor and pump, and other ancillary equipment.
GROWING CROPS: None.
FSA DETERMINATION: FSA base acres and yields to pass with the property as designated within the Due Diligence Packet. Buyer(s) and Seller, at closing, to sign a memorandum of understanding stating the base acres and yields as designated within the Due Diligence Packet.
REAL ESTATE TAXES: 2024 real estate taxes and water assessments due in 2025 will be paid by Seller. 2025 real estate taxes and water assessments and thereafter to be paid by Buyer(s).
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Legal descriptions are subject to existing fence/field boundaries or land-use trades, if any.
MINERALS: Seller to convey all OWNED mineral rights to Buyer(s).
NOXIOUS WEEDS: There may be areas infested by noxious weeds, (i.e. rye, bindweed, canadian thistle, goat/Johnson grass, etc). The location of and the density of noxious weeds is unknown at this time.
ACREAGES: All stated acreages in the initial brochure and Due Diligence Packet are approximate and are obtained from aerial photos from the FSA office. The county tax records may indicate different acreages and no warranty is expressed or implied as to exact acreages of property. All bids are for the total parcel without regard to exact acreage. There will be no adjustment in purchase price if acreage is different than what is stated in this brochure and/or published at the auction.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The information contained herein has either been given to us by the owner of the property or obtained from sources that we deem reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, but we do not guarantee it. Reck Agri Realty & Auction and the Seller assume no responsibility for the omissions, corrections, or withdrawals. The location maps are not intended as a survey and are for general location purposes only. The prospective Buyer(s) should verify all information contained herein. Reck Agri Realty & Auction and all other agents of Broker are or will be acting as a Transaction Broker. Reck Agri Realty & Auction does not offer broker participation for this auction. Reck Agri Realty & Auction reserves the right to require bank references upon request and reserves the right to refuse bids from any bidder. Bidding increments are at the discretion of the Broker.
COPYRIGHT: Photographs, videos, Color Brochure & Due Diligence Packets are property of Reck Agri Realty & Auction and cannot be reproduced without permission.
NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BUYER(S): The information contained herein has either been given to us by the owner of the property or obtained from sources that we deem reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, but we do not guarantee it. Reck Agri Realty & Auction and the Seller assumes no responsibility for the omissions, corrections, or withdrawals. The location and aerial maps are not intended as a survey and are for general location purposes only. The prospective Buyer(s) should verify all information contained herein. All prospective buyers are urged to fully inspect the property, its condition and to rely on their own conclusions. All equipment and improvements are to be sold AS IS-WHERE IS, without warranty, representation, or recourse to Seller.
