Expanding Your Horizon, Generation After Generation
Expanding Your Horizon, Generation After Generation
Open house/inspection:
Saturday, June 13th from 1-2pm
3774 N Barbee Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580
Online Real Estate Auction!
Barbee Lake Commercial Properties with Updated Retail Store & Pole Barn for Storage - Great Investment Opportunity!
Online Auction: Monday, June 22nd at 6:30 pm
3774 N Barbee Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580
Open House: Saturday, June 13th from 1-2pm
Auction Manager: John Burnau, call/text: 574.376.5340
Rare commercial opportunity in the heart of the Barbee Chain of Lakes! This well-maintained and updated property has long served the lake community as a Convenient Stop for snacks, ice, boating essentials, bait, firewood, ice cream and everyday necessities!
This auction includes two properties offering both zoned commercial. The first is Wake Lake, featuring a modernized retail/storefront space with attractive lake-inspired décor and the second is an additional pole barn ideal for storage, inventory, equipment, or workshop use, right next door!
Positioned in a high-traffic lake area, the property offers excellent visibility and flexibility for a variety of future business uses. While the property is being offered as real estate only, the layout and location create outstanding potential for retail, service, storage, recreational, or lake-oriented ventures.
A unique opportunity to own commercial property in one of the area's most popular lake destinations!
This property will be offered at Online Auction on Monday, June 22, 2026 - Bidding begins closing out at 6:30 pm! Your bid constitutes a legal offer to purchase, and the final bid shall constitute a binding contract between the Buyer and Sellers. The auctioneer will settle any disputes as to bids and their decision will be final. The acreages and square footage amounts listed in this brochure and all marketing material are estimates taken from county records, FSA records and/or aerial photos. The sellers reserve the right to determine the need for, and type of survey provided. If completed, the cost of the survey will be shared 50/50 by the Seller and the Buyer.
A 4% buyer's premium will be added to the winning invoice. An earnest money deposit of $10,000.00 will be due within 24 hours of the auction with the balance due at closing. Said funds will be held in our Escrow account and will come off your balance due at closing. YOUR BIDDING IS NOT CONTINGENT UPON FINANCING. Buyers agree to sign the purchase agreement within 24 hours of the auction ending and submit their earnest money to Metzger Property Services within the 24-hour time period via cash, check or wire transfer. Buyer(s) agrees to pay an additional $25 wire transfer fee if wiring said funds. Buyers who fail to do so will be in breach of contract and are subject to damages &/or specific performance.
The Sellers will provide a Warranty Deed & an Owner's Title Insurance Policy at closing. The closing(s) shall be on or before July 24, 2026. Possession will be at closing. Taxes will be prorated to the day of closing. Real estate taxes for both parcels in '25 due in '26 were $1,739.20. Metzger Property Services LLC, Chad Metzger, John Burnau and their representatives, are exclusive agents of the Sellers. All statements made on auction day take precedence over printed materials. The property is being sold "AS IS, WHERE IS" with no warranties expressed or otherwise implied. All decisions made by the auctioneer are final.
Inventory & the Fixtures remaining are negotiable post-auction.
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Info packet - web upload
Listing Detail Sheet
Real Estate Terms
Record Card - Barn
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