Front Range Auctioneers -
- Stan Howe & Assoc.
Helena, Montana
#389 Ballard Real Estate
Inspection and Registration 9 AM,
Auction 10:30 AM
Open Houses for the property,
Saturday & Sunday October 16 & 17,
11 AM to 6 PM.
Directions to the auction: This auction will be held at the same location as the car auction on the 9th. From the Laurel/Red Lodge exit on the Interstate go NORTH on main street to Railroad Avenue. This is the last East-West Street before you would go under the railroad. (There is a Taco Johns on the West side of the street; a tire shop on the North side of Railroad). Turn left on Railroad. Follow it west, under the Interstate; it will then turn South and become Shay Road. Follow it for about 3 miles, it will turn to the Southwest in about two miles; the auction is about a mile after the corner on the left. Just stay on the road and you will get there. There is a huge banner on the end of the warehouse screaming AUCTION!!! Parking is in the field to the west of the warehouse. 
Offered at a second auction for this estate along with the Electronic collection & tools on October 23rd is this gorgeous country property. Doug lived here for nearly 30 years on this seven acres along a little creek that runs right below the house. There is irrigation water, a large lawn, the house, of course, and a large 2 1/2 car garage, just steps from the main door of the house. This was a real show place at one time and would easily be again with a little spiffing and updating. As the owner's health declined some things were let go, especially the deck on the south side of the house and the outdoor trimming of trees and bushes down along the creek. But the house itself is very nice, it just needs some new carpet and tile and probably a little updating in the kitchen and it would again be a show home. It is very well built, massive beams in the basement, on a good foundation with no apparent damage and it has a brand new steel roof just added in recent months. It looks like no expense was spared in building this place up, the driveway is paved, the 40 x 80 warehouse has a full cement floor and the landscaping was very well thought out and done right.
For a preview of the home, call Bill Howe at 406-855-0800 or come to the open house on Saturday & Sunday October 16th & 17th beginning at 11 AM and going until about 6 PM.
For a google earth view of the property, click this link or copy and paste into your browser. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2117+shay+rd+laurel+mt&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=2117+Shay+Rd,+Laurel,+Mt+59044&gl=us&ei=zRKiTJGAN4v2swOTwLCGAQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ8gEwAA
I have so many pictures on here that the server either won't load any more on this page or is dumping them when I try to publish the page so I have added another page "#389 Real Estate Page 2" with some pictures of the inside of the warehouse. Click on that link when you are through looking here.
I found out that most of the trouble was my computer. After a week in the puter hospital and a liberal application of twenty dollar bills it is working fine.
Terms and conditions of the Real Estate auction.
Property sells subject to a reserve or minimum price. However, the heirs want very much to sell this before cold weather arrives and are very realistic about the Billings Real Estate market.
Auctioneers are acting as agents for the seller. Seller and his attorney will handle all closing of the property.
Taxes will be paid to the closing date.
Payment: An earnest money payment equal to 5% of the bid price will be required day of auction. Balance of the purchase price to be paid at closing, not later than 30 days after the the auction. Earnest money is not refundable unless seller is unable to complete sale. (We know of no reason why seller would not be able to complete sale) Seller will provide title insurance.
Closing will be completed by attorney of the seller's choice.
There is no registration fee and no buyer's premium.
Statements day of auction take precedence over printed matter.
This is the creek side of the house, the creek runs along the edge of this nice lawn. For a preview of the home, call Bill Howe at 406-855-0800 or come to the open house on Saturday & Sunday October 16th & 17th beginning at 11 AM and going until about 6 PM.
For a google earth view of the property, click this link or copy and paste into your browser. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2117+shay+rd+laurel+mt&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=2117+Shay+Rd,+Laurel,+Mt+59044&gl=us&ei=zRKiTJGAN4v2swOTwLCGAQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ8gEwAA
I have so many pictures on here that the server either won't load any more on this page or is dumping them when I try to publish the page so I have added another page "#389 Real Estate Page 2" with some pictures of the inside of the warehouse. Click on that link when you are through looking here.
I found out that most of the trouble was my computer. After a week in the puter hospital and a liberal application of twenty dollar bills it is working fine.
Terms and conditions of the Real Estate auction.
Property sells subject to a reserve or minimum price. However, the heirs want very much to sell this before cold weather arrives and are very realistic about the Billings Real Estate market.
Auctioneers are acting as agents for the seller. Seller and his attorney will handle all closing of the property.
Taxes will be paid to the closing date.
Payment: An earnest money payment equal to 5% of the bid price will be required day of auction. Balance of the purchase price to be paid at closing, not later than 30 days after the the auction. Earnest money is not refundable unless seller is unable to complete sale. (We know of no reason why seller would not be able to complete sale) Seller will provide title insurance.
Closing will be completed by attorney of the seller's choice.
There is no registration fee and no buyer's premium.
Statements day of auction take precedence over printed matter.
This is the east end of the house. The door goes directly into the master bedroom and opens onto the deck.
This is the big 40 x 80 foot warehouse. Sliding doors on the end, a garage type door on the east side.
This is the west end of the house taken from where the driveway divides. The drive to the right goes to the lower level along the walkout basement, the drive to the left goes up to the garage.
This is the large lawn area next to the curved driveway coming in from Shay Road. The drive is to the right, the warehouse to the left. The creek runs through those trees on the right.
This is the warehouse, taken from the same spot as the picture of the lawn above.
This is taken from the warehouse looking back to where the above pictures were taken.
Taken from the same spot but now looking to the southwest toward the creek and the driveway that runs along the trees going up to the house.
Pretty much the same view, just a little to the right of the last picture.
Standing at the sliding door end of the warehouse looking to the south east -- toward the creek and the driveway going up to the house.
This picture is taken from across Shay Road
This picture is taken from about the same place, just looking more to the west. The bridge crosses the little creek, the pasture just across the creek is also part of the property. You can see how Shay Road turns to the south here and where the fence along the edge of the property is.
Taken from across Shay Road. The east boundary of the property runs about 50 feet east the warehouse, bends east along the south side of the neighbor's property and goes east to the creek.
The boundary is between the house and the corn. It is hard to tell from this picture just where it is. This picture is taken from out on the road.
The view coming along Shay Road just before you cross the creek. Isn't this pretty??
This is the view coming in the gate from Shay Road. Looking to the South.
The North side of the house and east side of the garage.
Here is the large lawn to the north of the house. The east boundary is along the creek which turns to the north and runs along the east edge of the property after running along the south side of the house.
This picture shows my pickup setting on the lower driveway that goes along the south side of the house between the house and the creek.
A better picture showing the nice gravel driveway that runs along the south side of the house. The creek is just to the right.
Some of the trees along the creek
This is some kind of Evergreen that is growing by the driveway.
Looking at the house from the lawn below the house.
Here is the pretty little creek that runs just below the house. There were three Cottontail Rabbits playing around but I couldn't seem to get a picture of them.
Standing just to the house side of the creek and looking to the southeast. They trees were full of berries.
Standing on the bank just above the creek and looking straight south. The southern border is just about 100 feet from the building you can see through the trees. You can see the fence that runs along part of the south boundary.
This is the house of one of the neighbors to the south.
This is the view from the east boundary of the property. The line is right along the creek. This is also the view out the Master Bedroom window to the east.
This wouldn't be too hard to wake up to.
This is taken from the northeast corner of the property looking straight south. The house would be just to the right and the Alfalfa field to the left.
This is another neighbor's house. It's a beautiful neighborhood.
The house from the center of the lower lawn.
Looking straight east along the southern boundary from about half way down the line.
Looking west from about half way on the southern east-west boundary
This is looking east on the south side of the lower lawn. The irrigation ditch runs along here. This is not the southern boundary, just the edge of the lower lawn.
This is the southeast corner of the property looking north.
This is the irrigation ditch that runs along the southern edge of the lower lawn. Notice the little bridge going across it. This is looking west from the midway point of the lawn.
This is the west side of the property standing on the bridge looking to the south. This area, which is probably about an acre, could easily be developed as a horse barn/pasture. It is right on the creek, is level and is away from the house just far enough. I looks like it probably has had some hay cut in years past, it would take some work on it now to make a hay field out of it again, it's grown up with brush. There is a trail that goes from the gate you can see -- by the power pole -- that goes along the south edge of the property.
Paved all the way from the gate to the garage.
Trees, trees and more trees!!!!
