This auction has a view only time frame from August 10, 2026, starting at 8:00 am, through August 17, 2026, at 11:59 pm. No bidding will occur during this time.

Bid deposits will only be accepted from August 10, 2026 through August 21, 2026.

Bidding will be open from August 18, 2026, starting at 11:00 am through August 21, 2026, ending at 2:00 pm (please note: the auction ending time will extend beyond 2:00 pm, known as “auto-extension”, if a bid is placed within the final 3 minutes. The auto-extension will stop adding time when no bids are received for a 3-minute time frame).

To be eligible for bidding, there are three requirements:
(1)Become a registered bidder with GovDeals. If you are not a registered bidder, you will need to register at www.govdeals.com Click on “Register” in the top right-hand corner of the page.
(2)Submit a bid deposit. You will find the bid deposit instruction form below under the 'Attachments' section of this auction. If you do not see the link, click on "show more items." Bid deposits are not instant and can take one full day or longer to transfer from bank to bank; therefore, we encourage you to plan accordingly. If you wait until the last day to submit your bid deposit, you run the risk of your deposit not being cleared in time for you to bid.
(3)Subscribe to the Portsmouth Real Estate, VA tier. Requesting tier access allows us to verify your bid deposit and subsequently approve you for bidding. Click on "Register to Bid" in the blue bar to the right of the pictures. On the next page, click on "Apply Now." Your status will remain in “Pending” until bidding is open.
We will consider approving only those bidders who have submitted a bid deposit AND who have requested tier access. We encourage you to submit a bid deposit and apply for the tier as soon as possible so you are ready for bidding. Bidders will only be approved in the tier after the bidding opens on August 18, 2026, at 11:00 am.

All that certain parcel of land situate in Cradock, in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southern side of Afton Parkway, which point is 32.90 feet in a westerly direction from the southwestern corner of the intersection of Afton Parkway and Ericsson Street and which point is the center line of a common wall dividing the property herein conveyed and property conveyed to Curtis W. Gent, et ux, as recorded in Deed Book 915, page 634 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Portsmouth, Virginia; thence from said point running in a southerly direction along the center line of the said common wall a distance of 30.63 feet, more or less, to the center line of a common wall dividing the property herein conveyed and property known as “Afton Theatre”; thence running in a westerly direction along the center line of said common wall a distance of 64.54 feet, more or less, to the center line of a common wall, which common wall divides the westerly boundary of the property herein conveyed and the “Lobby” area of property known as “Afton Theatre”; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of said common wall a distance of 30.60 feet, more or less, to the southerly side of Afton Parkway; thence along the southerly side of Afton Parkway in an easterly direction a distance of 64.54 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.

It being the same property conveyed to Kenneth W. Whitley, Sr. and Janette R. Whitley by deed from Richard L. Elrod, Charles E. Ridenhour, and Janette R. Whitley dated January 18, 1990 and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the City of Portsmouth in Deed Book 1037 at page 1132.