25 Courtland Avenue, Litchfield, NH 23PM-16 GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS AGENT OF THE TOWN OF LITCHFIELD: Paul McInnis LLC is acting solely as an Agent of the Town of Litchfield. BIDDER REGISTRATION: In order to bid online, any prospective bidder must first request and review a property information package. The next step is to create an online bidding account at auction.paulmcinnis.com/auctions. Finally, submit your executed Bidder Registration Form with the required Bidder Deposit to the Auctioneer. The Bidder Registration Form can be found on the last page of the property information package. It can be hand delivered, mailed or emailed to the office of the Auctioneer at 1 Juniper Road, North Hampton, NH 03862. It can be emailed to admin@paulmicnnis.com or sent electronically through Dotloop. To use Dotloop, send your request to admin@paulmcinnis.com. BIDDER DEPOSIT: At the time of registration, you will be required to deliver your refundable Bidder Deposit of $5,000 either by physical check or E-check. By registering to bid you understand and agree that if you are not the successful bidder, this deposit will be returned to you. If you are the successful bidder and you fail to comply with the terms of the auction (specifically signing the Real Estate Purchase & Sale Agreement and delivering the required earnest money deposit by Thursday, June 29th at 1:00 p.m.) you hereby authorize the Auction Company to retain your $5,000 Bidder Deposit as a NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-COMPLIANCE FEE in the amount of $5,000 U.S. dollars. To deliver the Bidder Deposit by physical check, you may deliver the $5,000 Bidder Deposit to our office or at an open house. To deliver your Bidder Deposit by E-check you will do so through EARNNEST. EARNNEST is a digital payment platform, and a link can be found either on the Auctioneer’s website or by request of the auctioneer at admin@paulmcinnis.com. Once your Bidder Registration Form and Bidder Deposit have been received, your online bidding account has been created, and Paul McInnis LLC has determined that you have met all the requirements, a bidding number will be provided to you. Please note that Paul McInnis LLC will make our best effort to respond to your request within three hours during normal business hours of Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. The Bidder Registration Form and Bidder Deposit should be received by the Auctioneer no later than 24 hours prior to the close of bidding. The Auctioneer in his sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to decline a bidder if all requirements have not been met prior to the 24-hour deadline. RETURN OF BIDDER DEPOSIT: Unsuccessful bidder deposits will be returned to the bidder by U.S. Mail or through EARNNEST. ONLINE BIDDING: The bidding will open on Wednesday, June 21st at 9:00 a.m. and the bidding will end on Wednesday, June 28th at 1:00 p.m. subject to extended bidding. Bid increments are shown on the bidding portal. It is the bidder’s responsibility to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of their bid(s). Bidders are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to place a bid. Online bidding is subject to technical difficulties that can develop at any time. Please be aware that you must manually type in your bid prior to placing your bid. Any activity from bidders will extend the bid. Events such as increasing your maximum bid even without placing a bid will trigger this event. TIMED AUCTION EXTENDED BIDDING: A timed auction event refers to the opening and ending time for placing bids. When a bid is placed within two minutes of the auction ending (12:58) the bid time window will extend for an additional two minutes. During that additional two-minute window if a bid is placed it will be extended again and so on. This is done to prevent bid "sniping." This process can go on indefinitely. Even though the auction is set to end at 1:00 p.m. the bidding could be extended to 2:00 p.m. or longer depending on the activity from the bidders. The Auctioneer in his sole and absolute discretion reserves the right to cancel, postpone, extend, or reschedule the auction. DUE DILIGENCE: It is the bidder’s responsibility to undertake their own due diligence and inspection of the property prior to placing any bids. A complete review of the property information package (with additional links) including the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement Sample with your attorney is encouraged. PROPERTY CONDITIONS: Except as expressly set forth in the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement, if and when executed, the property is being sold "AS IS," "WHERE IS," and "WITH ALL FAULTS," as of the closing date. Neither the Seller, Paul McInnis LLC nor any of their agents, contractors, attorneys, officers or directors ("agents") makes any representations or warranties with respect to the physical condition of the land or any improvements thereon, the property’s fitness for any particular purpose, the property’s merchantability, or any other warranty, express or implied. The Seller, Paul McInnis LLC and their agents specifically disclaim any warranty, guaranty, or representation, oral or written, past or present, express or implied concerning the land and any improvements thereon. Bidders are expected to undertake their own independent physical inspection of the property, and public records, and thorough review of all documents prior to submitting their bid(s) and to submit their bid(s) based solely on their own independent investigations and findings including but not limited to bidders’ own independent investigation of the uses, code compliance and land use regulatory approvals necessary for redevelopment and not in reliance on any information provided by the Seller, Paul McInnis LLC or their agents. BUYER’S PREMIUM: A 10% (Ten Percent) Buyer’s Premium will be added to the successful Bid Price to become the Total Purchase Price. Example: $Bid Price + 10% of $Bid Price = $Total Purchase Price due from the Buyer at Closing, less any Earnest Money Deposit. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER: The successful bidder is defined as, that registered bidder who placed the highest bid as declared by the Auctioneer and the highest bid being acceptable to the Seller. The successful bidder will be notified via email, as well as by telephone confirmation by the Auctioneer. REAL ESTATE PURCHASE & SALE AGREEMENT: A copy of the agreement is included in the property information package. PLEASE REVIEW it carefully or have your attorney review it. The successful bidder is required to sign the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement together with all seller disclosure forms without any changes or additional terms and deliver 10% of the total purchase price as the earnest money deposit to the office of the Auctioneer no later than Thursday, June 29th at 1:00 p.m. less the Bidder Deposit already received. Only the Buyer’s Name, Bid Price, Buyer’s Premium, Total Purchase Price, Earnest Money Deposit and the Balance Due Amount will be entered into the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT: The successful bidder must tender a deposit in the amount of 10% of the total purchase price which is due no later than Thursday, June 29th at 1:00 p.m. less the Bidder Deposit already received. The earnest money deposit must be by wire, check or E-check payable to Paul McInnis LLC Escrow Account in U.S. funds. SUCCESSFUL BIDDER DEFAULT: Should the successful bidder fail to execute the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement and deliver the earnest money deposit in a timely manner as outlined in these general terms & conditions, said bidder will be deemed to be in default and hereby authorize the Auction Company to retain your $5,000 bidding deposit as a NON-REFUNDABLE, NON-COMPLIANCE FEE in the amount of $5,000 U.S. dollars. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: The Seller in her sole and absolute discretion may enter into a contract with the next highest bidder should the highest accepted bidder default. Sale is subject to confirmation of the Seller. Seller reserves the right to accept or reject the high bid. ADDITIONAL TERMS: Additional terms are included in the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement. Any changes or amendments to these general terms & conditions and/or to the real estate Purchase & Sale Agreement will be communicated to any registered bidder via the email said bidder provided at registration. BUYER BROKER PARTICIPATION INVITED: Please contact the auction company (admin@paulmcinnis.com) to request the MANDATORY REAL ESTATE BUYER BROKER PARTICIPATION REGISTRATION form prior to a prospect having contacted Paul McInnis LLC. The completed and signed form must be faxed or mailed such that it is received by the office of Paul McInnis LLC at the same time as the online bidding registration request form. If you have any questions, please contact Paul McInnis LLC at (603) 964-1301 or via email at: justin@paulmcinnis.com