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Then living in a smaller place in Woodstock, the couple spotted a notice about a roughly 90-acre farm that was being sold at a foreclosure auction. But there was a catch: Auction rules wouldn't allow the couple to visit the property. 'We had to do our due diligence using Google Earth,' David said.
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