Important Terms & Conditions

BID APPROVAL: Final high bid is subject to approval by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and/or the Governor’s Office - The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids when deemed as irregular or when not in the best interest of the Seller to accept. Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment and Seller approval. If Governor approval is required it may take up to 4-8 weeks from submittal for approval. Seller will send closing statement to buyer to sign and return. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the Local County Register of Deeds Office upon seller final approval

PAYMENT TERMS: Balance in-full (High Bid + Buyers Fee + Deed Transfer Fee) due  no later than 7 days after buyer receipt of seller approval notice. Payments must be in the form of Guaranteed Funds (Cashiers Check, Wire Transfer or Cash).  Bidders must pay for the property in full to Wisconsin Surplus within 7 business days of seller approval notification. Full payment to Wisconsin Surplus does not transfer the ownership of the property to the buyer at that time. The Quit Claim Deed (QCD) and any final closing statement(s) will then be prepared by DOT. The closing (transfer of ownership via a QCD) will be scheduled to be within Sixty (60) days of the full payment being made to Wisconsin Surplus.

CAUTION: Please do not wait until the last minutes to bid. Once an auction item has closed - no more bids will be accepted.

Please read, understand & ask questions prior to placing a bid.

What is AutoExtend? EXAMPLE: If you are bidding on an item scheduled to end at 10am and you place a bid at 9:59am - the auction will Autoextend to 10:09am - if another bid is placed at 10:04am the auction will again be Autoextended to 10:14am. This will continue until no bids are placed during the 10 minute Autoextend period.

Auction Ending Times: Auctions with multiple items use a Staggered ending time. Each item has its own ending time. If the auction is scheduled to end at 10:00am the first item is scheduled to end at 10am and each item after the first will end in a set staggered interval. An example is a 5 minute stagger, each item will end 5 minutes after the item before it. But, don't forget if an item is bid on in the last 10 minutes the AutoExtend will begin for that item. The following items will stay on the original scheduled staggered ending time (unless they too are Autoextended).

Outbid emails are only sent prior to the auction closing - once 10am hits on the auction close date - outbid emails are not sent.

Bidding Errors - Bidders are responsible for their actions, if you make an entry error you must call our office (608-437-2001) and the error will be examined to determine if it was an error and corrected by Wisconsin Surplus. Errors will not likely be corrected within the last 12 hours of the auction. If you are unsure how to bid or are new we strongly suggest you do not wait until the very end of the auction to bid.

Multiple Item Purchases - If you are the high bidder on multiple items you are responsible for paying for all items -- Bidders are NOT allowed to win mulitple items and then decide which item they want or if you didn't win an item but won several others you are required to pay for the items you did win. Behavior of this nature is not tolerated, if you win 3 items you pay for 3 items.

Minimum Acceptable Starting Bid: $85,500 - Final winning bid subject to seller confirmation - Seller has the right to accept, reject, counter or delay action with final winning bidder only.

Documents: See Documents tab (at the top) or the Documents link (at the bottom) for important documents.

Address: US-63, Hayward, WI 54843

County Mapping: Sawyer County Mapping  (NOTE: This is part of Sawyer County Tax ID Parcel 12463)

County Land Records: Sawyer County Land Records (NOTE: This is part of Sawyer County Tax ID Parcel 12463)

Additional Files: See Documents Tab

Municipality: Town of Hayward

County: Sawyer

County Tax Parcel ID: Part of 12463

Acres: 2.40 +/- Acres

Lot Dimensions: Irregular - see Mapping

Zoning: Not zoned but is adjacent and across from commercially zoned (C-1) property. Contact local zoning agencies for exact zoning, regulations and allowed uses. Bidders are warned not to assume you can build, change use or continue current use without researching with zoning agencies first. Property is sold in its current state and use, and any future uses are not implied or guaranteed.

School District: Hayward Community School District

Type of Access to Property: USH 63. One access point, pursuant to the provision of Section 86.07, Wisconsin Statutes, said access point is to be located a minimum of 1,000 feet north of Par Lane.

Parcel Details: Vacant

Property Vacant: Yes

Property Clear of previous owner’s personal property: No personal property on the parcel that WisDOT is aware of. If personal property remains, it is the buyer’s responsibility to determine appropriate and legal disposition of personal property.

Legal Description: Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 41N, Range 9W, Town of Hayward, Sawyer County, WI. Please see Quit Claim Deed for full legal description and restrictions.

Title Type: Quit Claim Deed

Deed Covenants, Burdens or Restrictions : Yes - Please see example deed in the documents section and/or the pictures.

Deed Transfer Fee: $30 recording fee for recording Quit Claim Deed with County Register of Deeds. Seller will submit Quit Claim Deed for recording.

Title Transfer Terms: Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment of successful bid and approval from Governor’s Office (approval may require up to 2 months from submittal). Seller will send Closing Statement to buyer to sign and return prior submitting for Governor approval. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the St. Croix County Register of Deeds Office upon approval from Governor’s Office and buyer's full payment. 

Clear Title: No abstract or title insurance will be provided by the seller. Any title search is the responsibility of the buyer.

Estimated Yearly Taxes: Buyer is responsible for all future real estate taxes. No prior tax history as State is tax exempt.

Additional Terms: It is the bidder’s responsibility to be fully informed as to zoning ordinances, access, real estate tax rate, utility service, building codes, local municipal assessments, defects, deed restrictions, etc. prior to bidding.

Overall Condition: Property is being sold “as is.” It is the bidder’s responsibility to determine condition and any defects. Bidders are strongly encouraged to make personal inspection prior to bidding. Property is subject to all easements, right-of-way and restrictions of record, if any. WisDOT makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the use, condition or title of the property.

WisDOT Employees: If you are a WisDOT employee, a member of a household with a WisDOT employee, or their agent you may bid on the land, however you must inform your supervisor of your intentions prior to making a bid. You must also disclose this to the region property manager, Ashley Selissen at Ashley.Selissen@dot.wi.gov or 715-830-0544.

Bid Approval: Final high bid is subject to approval by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and/or the Governor’s Office - The seller reserves the right to reject any and all bids when deemed irregular or when not in the best interest of the Seller to accept. Title to be transferred by Quit Claim Deed upon full payment and approval from the Governor’s Office. Governor approval may require up to 4-8 weeks from submittal. Buyer must provide all required deed transfer information after final winning bid in written form to the Seller. Quit Claim Deed will be recorded at the Local County Register of Deeds Office upon seller final approval.

Payment: Bidders must pay for the property in full to Wisconsin Surplus within 7 business days of seller approval notification. Full payment to Wisconsin Surplus does not transfer the ownership of the property to the buyer at that time. The Quit Claim Deed (QCD) and any final closing statement(s) will then be prepared by DOT. The closing (transfer of ownership via a QCD) will be scheduled to be within Sixty (60) days of the full payment being made to Wisconsin Surplus.

Seller Contact: Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), NW Region, Real Estate Department - Ashley Selissen at 715-830-0544, ext. 205 or Ashley.Selissen@dot.wi.gov - 2215 E. Clairemont Avenue, Suite 1 Eau Claire, WI 54701

Inspections: Inspections on your own during daylight hours from the public roadway.

Seller: 132011 - Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), NW Region, Real Estate Department