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LAND AUCTION — 84.2 Acres with Home & Buildings – 1 Tract Albany Township, Section 33, Green County, WI Tuesday, March 23 • 1 p.m. W1478 & W1506 Decatur Albany Road, Brodhead, WI 53520 DIRECTIONS TO PROPERTY: 5 miles North of Brodhead or 2 miles South of Albany on County E to Decatur Albany Rd., West. Watch for signs. AUCTION LOCATION: Held on site. Lunch & refreshments will be complementary, beginning with registration at Noon. OPEN HOUSE: March 4, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 from 1 to 2 p.m. Call for times other than listed. TERMS: 5% buyer’s fee. $10,000 earnest money cash or personal check, balance due at closing in 45 days or less. Successful bidder required to sign a standard offer to purchase with no contingencies. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Seller may accept or reject any and all bids.
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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 397465 SHARED OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT 250 square feet of shared office space for rent in downtown Belvidere on State Street. Prime 1st floor space with parking. $235 per month plus $49 in utilities. Call Pete at 630.915.3535 Farm Market Auctions business & service 392946 TOP PRICES PAID For your lame & injured cattle Call Collect 815-871-2697 PRIVATE
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