On 40 acres of fields and forest, with frontage on Catawissa Creek, the updated home is ideal for hobby farmers, sportsmen, or anyone seeking such rarely available acreage. This two-story home features a covered front porch, ready for al fresco dining or relaxing while taking in the view of your own private rolling hills and majestic Buck Mountain. Features include a newer roof, siding, and windows, spacious walk-out basement, and multiple outbuildings for added versatility.


REGISTRATION: To register, bidders must present U.S. government photo identification and a CERTIFIED CHECK or CASHIER'S CHECK or TREASURER'S CHECK for $34,900 (10% of the minimum bid). Please make the check payable to LEGACY AUCTION & REALTY. See full terms below.

 

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• Two parcels offered together: 2.0 acres plus 38.0 acres, which contains the house and multiple outbuildings

• Farmhouse offers nearly 2000 sq ft of living space on two floors plus 825 sq ft of basement; see floor plans

• 3 bedrooms, including a main floor bedroom, and two large bedrooms on the upper level

• 1 full updated bath includes safety features, plus another half bath on the main floor

• Eat-in kitchen features wooden ceilings, black walnut cabinetry, Corian countertops, and separate food prep and dining areas

• Walk-in unfinished attic space accessible on the second floor

• Full walk-out basement features original stone walls with ample room for storage, workshop, or hobby space, and a working sink

• Convenient first-floor laundry (hookups) easily accessible to the back door

• Oven is only appliance included

• Picturesque land features a combination of manicured tracts, rolling hills, two waterways, and forested acreage

• Private road terminates on the 38-acre parcel

• Stone driveway and generous parking or farming/recreation areas

• Classic red barn with loft storage and open lower level, complete with electric and water service and metal roof

• Large machine shed with a metal roof provides extra covered storage, complete with electric service

• Option for a low-maintenance landscape, and/or earn extra income from two cuttings annually

• Waterways: over 1500 ft of frontage on Catawissa Creek; Mine Gap Run flows through the wooded end of the parcel

• Picnic area on the banks of the Catawissa Creek

• Creek is stocked with fish at the bridge: bass and rainbow, brown, and brook trout

• Rolling hills of State Game Lands Number 58 surround two sides of the acreage, an ideal location for a hunting camp (does not adjoin/border)

• Year built 1890, most recent renovations 2016 after a fire

• Shingle roof, windows, and vinyl siding installed 2016

• Septic cleaned, September 2025

• Well: Depth 175 feet, GPM 75

• Heating: stoves burn wood or coal (2), electric baseboard installed 2016

• Chimneys: (2) last serviced September 2025

• Cooling: wall units

• Home utilities: Electric, telephone, satellite dish, private well, private septic

• Barn utilities: electric and water

• Shed utilities: electric

• Additional utilities: outdoor electric, telephone, and water connections at parking pad across driveway from the house for extra versatility and/or RV hookup

• Bloomsburg Area School District: Beaver Main Elementary School, Bloomsburg Area Middle and High Schools

• NOTE: View the included Surveyor Map images at the end of the photos detailing the 2-acre parcel included. Parcel IDs 01 01 00200000, Deeded Acres 38.00, and 01 01 00301000, Deeded Acres 2.00

• TOTAL TAX (PAID FOR 2025): $4,208.39

• MLS: 11572310


* Seller may accept an offer before auction day


 

• With a minimum bid of just $349,000, this real estate and any remaining contents will sell to the highest bidder. Bid and buy with confidence.

• Our live auction at the premises begins at noon on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Registration begins at 11 AM.

• This is not a foreclosure. 

• We strongly encourage bidders to arrange necessary financing in advance of the auction day. Knowing the amount of a mortgage you are approved for determines how much you can pay for any property, no matter how you buy it.

• Real estate and any remaining contents are offered and sold in as-is, where-is condition, with no representation or warranty, and with all faults and benefits.

• Data provided is deemed reliable but is NOT guaranteed accurate.

• Auction Day Registration: To register, bidders must present U.S. government photo identification and a CERTIFIED CHECK or CASHIER'S CHECK or TREASURER'S CHECK for $34,900 (10% of the minimum bid). Please make the check payable to LEGACY AUCTION & REALTY.

• * Non-refundable buyer premium of ten percent (10%) of the winning bid will be added to the winning bid to equal the final sale price. This amount is due upon announcement of 'SOLD!' The winning bidder must pay the remaining balance of this auction-day deposit by personal or business check or in cash.

• * The Winner! The successful purchaser will be required to deposit the CERTIFIED CHECK, CASHIER'S CHECK, or TREASURER'S CHECK and, if necessary, increase the total deposit via personal or business check or in cash to 10% of the winning bid (hammer price). For example, a winning bid of $595,000 requires an additional auction-day payment of $24,600 ($34,900 + $24,600 = $59,500, equaling 10% of the winning bid).

• Settlement in cash and/or financing by/before Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

• All state, county, township, and local transfer and sales taxes imposed on the sale of this property shall be divided and borne equally between the Buyer and the Seller.

• All costs for deed preparation, acknowledgment, recording, title search, title insurance, and usual conveyance expenses and survey costs (if required), except taxes identified previously, shall be paid by the Buyer.

• For bidder FAQs, please see our page Real Estate, For Buyers

• Seller guarantees a free and clear title.

• All announcements made day of sale take precedence over any previously stated or printed material or information.