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Attachment 3 - 1 7 <br />Offer to Purchase and Contract <br />OFFER TO PURCHASE AND CONTRACT -VACANT LOT/LAND <br />[Consult "Guidelines" (form 12G) for guidance in completing this form] <br />NOTE: This contract is intended for unimproved real property that Buyer will purchase only for personal use and does not have <br />immediate plans to subdivide. It should not be used to sell property that is being subdivided unless the property has been platted, <br />properly approved and recorded with the register of deeds as of the date of the contract. If Seller is Buyer's builder and the sale <br />involves the construction of a new single family dwelling prior to closing, use the standard Offer to Purchase and Contract (Form 2-T) <br />with the New Construction Addendum (Form 2A3-T). <br />ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH , as Buyer, <br />hereby offers to purchase and JOSEPH T. FORREST as Seller, <br />upon acceptance of said offer, agrees to sell and convey, all of that plot, piece or pazcel of land described below (hereafter referred to <br />as the "Property"), upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. This offer shall become a binding contract on the date that: (i) the <br />last one of the Buyer and Seller has signed or initialed this offer or the fmal counteroffer, if any, and (ii) such signing or initialing is <br />communicated to the party making the offer or counteroffer, as the case may be. Such date shall be referred to herein as the "Effective <br />Date." <br />1. REAL PROPERTY: Located in EFLAND, ORANGE County, State of North Carolina, <br />being known as and more particularly described as: <br />Address: Street <br />City: Zip <br />NOTE: Governmental authority over taxes, zoning, school districts, utilities and mail delivery may differ from address shown. <br />Legal Description: 1 .369 acre parcel shown as Lot 1 and 0.121 acre sanitary sewer easement <br />Subdivision Name: shown as Lot 2 Sanitary Sewer Easement Area on attached Exhibit <br />Plat Reference: Lot ,Block or Section as shown on <br />Plat Book or Slide at Page(s) (Property acquired by Seller in Deed Book at Page ). <br />NOTE: Prior to signing this Offer to Purchase and Contract -Vacant Lot/Land, Buyer is advised to review Restrictive Covenants, if <br />any, which may limit the use of the Property, and to read the Declaration of Restrictive Covenants, By-Laws, Articles of <br />Incorporation, Rules and Regulations, and other governing documents of the owners' association and/or the subdivision, if applicable. <br />If the Property is subject to regulation by an owners' association, it is recommended that Buyer obtain a copy of a completed Owners' <br />Association Disclosure And Addendum (standard form 2A12-T) prior to signing this Offer to Purchase and Contract, and include it as <br />an addendum hereto. <br />2. PURCHASE PRICE: The purchase price is $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 and shall be paid in U.S. <br />Dollars. Should any check or other funds paid by Buyer be dishonored, for any reason, by the institution upon which the payment is <br />drawn, Buyer shall have one (1) banking day after written notice to deliver good funds to the payee. In the event Buyer does not <br />timely deliver good funds, the Seller shall have the right to terminate this contract upon written notice to the Buyer. The purchase <br />price shall be paid as follows: <br />(a) $ N/A EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT with this offer by ^ cash ^-personal check <br />^ bank check ^ certified check ^ other: to be deposited and <br />held in escrow by ("Escrow Agent") until the sale is closed, <br />at which time it will be credited to Buyer, or until this contract is otherwise terminated. In the event: (1) this offer is not accepted; or <br />(2) any of the conditions hereto are not satisfied, then all earnest monies shall be refunded to Buyer. In the event of breach of this <br />contract by Seller, all earnest monies shall be refunded to Buyer upon Buyer's request, but such return shall not affect any other <br />remedies available to Buyer for such breach. In the event of breach of this contract by Buyer, then all earnest monies shall-be forfeited <br />to Seller upon Seller's request, but such forfeiture shall not affect any other remedies available to Seller for such breach. <br />NOTE: In the event of a dispute between Seller and Buyer over the return or forfeiture of earnest money held in escrow, a licensed <br />real estate broker ("Broker") is required by state law (and Escrow Agent, if not a Broker, hereby agrees) to retain said earnest money <br />in the Escrow Agent's trust or escrow account until Escrow Agent has obtained a written release from the parties consenting to its <br />disposition or until disbursement is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Alternatively, if a Broker is holding the Earnest <br />Money, the Broker may deposit the disputed monies with the appropriate clerk of court in accordance with the provisions of N.C.G.S. <br />§93A-12. <br />Buyer initials Seller initials <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />NC BAR ASSOCIATION -Form No. 12 ~ 2007, 7/2008 This standard form has been approved joinfly by: <br />North Carolina Bar Association - NC Baz Form No. 12 <br />North Cazolina Association of Realtors®, Inc. - Standazd Form 12T <br />