GENERAL COUNTRY STORE CAIRO WEST VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE

MARSHALL'S GENERAL STORE, FORMERLY R.C. MARSHALL HARDWARE, THIS GREAT OLD GENERAL STORE IS A 107 YEAR OLD, RED BRICK 3 STORY COUNTRY STORE IN A SMALL HISTORIC BOOM TOWN OF 300 PEOPLE.  LOCATED IN THE HEART OF RITCHIE COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA IN THE WESTERN SIDE OF WEST VIRGINIA.

100 YARDS FROM NORTH BEND STATE PARK RAIL TRAIL, A 72 MILE SECTION OF THE COAST TO COAST AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL.  THE TRAIL CATERS TO BIKERS, HIKERS AND EQUESTRIAN USERS.

REOPENED IN 1996 AND OPERATING AT PRESENT.  ALL NEW ELECTRIC WIRING, WATER AND GAS LINES.

RENOVATIONS INCLUDE PAINTING, ADDING TWO LARGE FULL BATHS ON THE SECOND FLOOR ONE WITH A SHOWER, ONE WITH A CLAWFOOT TUB, THREE BED ROOMS/SLEEPING ROOMS TO RENT TO HIKERS/BIKERS AND A VERY LARGE LOFT APARTMENT.

FIRST FLOOR IS ALL STORE, SECOND FLOOR IS LOFT APARTMENT, TWO FULL BATHS AND 3 SLEEPING ROOMS AND A STORAGE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR IS COMPLETELY OPEN WITH 30 FOOT CEILINGS.

THERE IS A FREIGHT ELEVATOR THAT HAS ONE COG MISSING FROM THE BIG WHEEL, BUT ASSUMING IT WOULD WORK IF WHEEL WAS REPAIRED. 

THE STORE INCLUDES EXTENSIVE OAK WALL SHELVING, EXCEPTIONAL PRESSED TIN CEILINGS AND ONE ENTIRE WALL OF OAK SHOWCASES WITH GLASS FROM DRAWERS, BIN BASES, ETC.  TWO ROLLING LADDERS GO DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE STORE AND STRETCH FROM FLOOR TO CEILING AND ARE STILL IN USE.

THE INVENTORY AND OTHER STORE FIXTURES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE SALE, BUT ARE FOR SALE AND NEGOTIABLE. 

NO ZONING OF ANY KIND EXISTS IN THIS COUNTY OR TOWN.

PROPERTY TAXES ARE LESS THAT $400.00 PER YEAR.

ANNUAL UTILITIES ARE WATER/SEWER-$550.00, ELECTRIC $854.00, GAS $1,200.00.  THIS ALL BASED ON CLOSING 3 MONTHS A YEAR AND KEEPING A SOMEWHAT COMFORTABLE TEMP IN THE STORE.

NEW FOAM ROOF IN 2003?

FREE STREET PARKING, PARKING BESIDE BUILDING AND TOWN SQUARE PARKING WITH THE GAZEBO IS 3 STORES AWAY

THIS LITTLE TOWN HAS REALIZED SOMEWHAT OF A REVIVAL WITH A 40'S ICE CREAM SHOP ACROSS THE STREET, A RESTAURANT, THE LITTLE THEATRE BESIDE OUR STORE HAS JUST BEEN REFURBISHED AND REOPENED, THERE IS A WEST VIRGINIA MADE SHOP, A GOAT'S MILK PRODUCTS SHOP, A JEWELRY STORE, AND TWO CRAFT AND ANTIQUE STORES.

THE ONLY NEGATIVE I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT IS THAT THE BACK CORNER ON THE THIRD FLOOR HAS BEEN LOSING SOME MORTAR AND HAS SOME ISSUE.  IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE BUILDING, BUT I THINK IT IS GOING TO NEED SOME REPOINTING OR SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US KNOW HOW TO DO IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE CORNER.

TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE BUILDING IS BETWEEN 15-18,000 SQUARE FEET.

BUSINESS IS LARGELY TOURIST BASED.  THIS IS ONE OF TWO MAIN ROADS TO NEARBY NORTH BEND STATE PARK AND IT IS WHERE MOST PEOPLE ACCESS THE RAIL TRAIL SINCE IT IS THE PORTION OF THE TRAIL WITH THE BEST UPKEEP AND THE MOST POPULAR SECTION OF THE TRAIL.  FROM CAIRO TO ELLENBORO, ON THE TRAIL YOU TRAVERSE MANY RAILROAD BRIDGES AND 3 TUNNELS AND THE SURFACE IS VERY GOOD.

OWNER FINANCING IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SIGNIFICANT MONEY DOWN AND A FIVE YEAR BALLOON.

PICTURED ARE THE FRONT OF THE STORE, THE FIRST SIDE OF THE STORE (THERE ARE TWO SIDES), THE LOFT WHERE SOMEONE LIVES AT PRESENT, AND TWO OF THE SLEEPING ROOMS AND A VIEW DOWN MAIN STREET.

FOR PICS OF THE STORE ITSELF AND OTHER INFORMATION SEE OUR WEBSITES.  THERE ARE TWO:  THE FIRST IS www.marshallsgeneralstore.com. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PICTURES AT THIS SITE.  THE SECOND IS www.rcmarshall.net (KIND OF A GENERIC SITE)  

THE DOMAIN NAMES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SALE IF YOU WISH TO HAVE IT.

ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS R.C. MARSHALL HARDWARE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED QUITE A FOLLOWING AND ARE INCLUDED IN MANY TRAVEL MAGAZINES AND TOURIST BOOKS.

WE ARE SELLING BECAUSE WE ARE THREE PARTNERS THAT OPENED THIS IN THE MID-NINETIES, AND ALL OF US ARE CAREER MEN.  ONE LIVES IN NORTH CAROLINA MORE THAN HALF THE YEAR, ONE LIVES TWO HOURS AWAY AND LIVES A VERY BUSY LIFE, I AM THE CLOSEST ONE, BUT AM IN REAL ESTATE AND TRAVEL A LOT.  COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT TWO OF US HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH A HANDFUL OF CHILDREN THAT KEEP US VERY BUSY.  THE THREE OF US ARE JUST TOO BUSY TO GIVE THIS PLACE THE TIME AND ATTENTION IT DESERVES. WE HAVE ENJOYED OWNING IT, BUT IT IS SOMEONE ELSES TURN. 

THIS STARTING PRICE IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY CONSIDERING WHAT THE BUYER IS GETTING, BUT DUE TO RELOCATIONS AND SCHEDULES, WE MUST SELL QUICKLY AND ARE WILLING TO CUT OUR LOSSES AT THIS POINT. 

THE STORE IS A JOY WHEN YOU HAVE LIVELY DULCIMER MUSIC PLAYING ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE TOURIST ARE ROUSTING ABOUT IN THE STORE.  IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE.

I AM A REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY WITH A TITLE COMPANY AND WILL CONDUCT CLOSING AT NO COST TO THE BUYER.