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 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 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: $127,000 - Final winning bid subject to seller confirmation - Seller has the right to accept, reject, counter or delay action with final winning bidder only.

Address: Hwy 45 and Mustang Lane, Fond du Lac, WI 54935

County Mapping Link: Fond du Lac County Mapping - Note: This is a new parcel and is only part of parcel FDL-15-17-25-22-499-00 - See survey

County Land Records Link: Fond du Lac County Land Records - Note: This is a new parcel and is only part of parcel FDL-15-17-25-22-499-00 - See survey

Additional Files/Documents: Yes - See Documents tab (at the top) or the Documents link (at the bottom) for important documents.

Municipality: City of Fond du Lac

County: Fond du Lac

County Tax Parcel ID Number:  Part of FDL-15-17-25-22-499-00

Acres:  9.903+/- Acres

Lot Dimensions: see Mapping and survey.

Zoning:  Residential (TBD) - Contact county and 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: Fond du lac County School District

Type of Access to Property: Off Cul de sac off Mustang Lane

Structures: None - 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 Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 and part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 25, Township 15 North, Range 17 East, City of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, fully described as follows: Commencing at the North 1/4 corner of said Section 25; Thence N89°24'37"W along the North line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 25, 666.00 feet to the East line of Lots 16, 17 and 18 of Costello Estates, being the East line of the West 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of said Northwest 1/4; Thence S00°01'48"E along said East line, 352.87 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 18 and the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence continuing S00°01'48"E along said East line, 87.29 feet; Thence 90.65 feet along a 1143.15 foot radius curve to the right having a long chord which bears S84°33'37"W, 90.62 feet; Thence N89°56'32"W, 195.15 feet; Thence S62°53'27"W, 51.88 feet; Thence N86°57'39"W, 257.62 feet; Thence 413.30 feet along a 1078.13 foot radius curve to the left having a long chord which bears S76°09'51"W, 410.78 feet; Thence 65.44 feet along a 100.00 foot radius curve to the right having a long chord which bears S83°55'42"W, 64.28 feet; Thence 169.43 feet along a 159.16 foot radius curve to the left having a long chord which bears S72°10'40"W, 161.55 feet; Thence 65.62 feet along a 200.00 foot radius curve to the right having a long chord which bears S51°04'49"W, 65.33 feet; Thence 368.93 feet along a 851.00 foot radius curve to the left having a long chord which bears S48°03'37"W, 366.05 feet; Thence 268.56 feet along a 925.00 foot radius curve to the right having a long chord which bears S43°57'29"W, 267.61 feet to the Southerly extension of the East line of Certified Survey Map No. 326; Thence N00°10'49"W along said East line of Certified Survey Map No. 326 and the East line of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 127 and the extension thereof, 742.80 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 37 of Costello Estates; Thence S89°24'37"E along the South line of Lots 27-37 of said Costello Estates, 809.65 feet; Thence N75°17'36"E along the South line of said Lot 27 and Lots 26 and 25 of said Costello Estates, 145.13 feet; Thence S89°24'37"E along the South line of Lots 19-25 of said Costello Estates, 570.00 feet to the Southeast corner of said Lot 19; Thence S66°50'01"E along the South plat line of said Costello Estates, 64.98 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 18 of said Costello Estates; Thence S89°24'37"E along the South line of said Lot 18, 136.86 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Described parcel contains 431,358 Sq. Feet (9.903 Ac.)  and is subject to all easements and restrictions of record. 

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: Recording fee for recording Quit Claim Deed(s) with County Register of Deeds may apply. 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 County Register of Deeds Office after 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.  Ownership will be conveyed via Quit Claim Deed, 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, 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: Bidders who are a WisDOT employee or are a member of a household with a WisDOT employee, the WisDOT employee must inform their supervisor prior to bidding.

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), North Eastern Region, Real Estate Department - Kent Gross at 920-492-5714 or kent.gross@dot.wi.gov - 944 Vanderperren Way, Green Bay, WI 54304

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

Seller: 127096 - Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), NE Region, Real Estate Department