Paso Robles businessman David Weyrich may be on the verge of closing a deal with a single buyer for key real estate properties under his Martin Weyrich LLC umbrella as well as The Carlton hotel, according to a source close to the negotiations.The fate of several of those properties — including the Paso Robles Martin and Weyrich Winery, the Villa Toscana, York Mountain Winery and Jack Ranch Vineyard — is at stake. One of Weyrich’s major lenders, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., tried to force them into a public auction over the past several months. The most recent had been scheduled for Monday but was postponed until Feb 1. Weyrich is behind on his loan payments to Transamerica by more than $20 million, according to documents filed with the county.

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