Is Graceland Going To Be Auctioned Off?

Is Graceland going to be auctioned off? This couldn't possibly be real right? Not according to a new story that has just come out. This article is saying that Graceland is set to be a part of a foreclosure auction that will take place in Memphis this week. As you can imagine, a lot of Elvis fans, including myself, have their eyes focused on what's going on with this.

This morning I woke up to seeing someone had tagged me in the comments on an article from WJBF. According to this article, Graceland and all of the land surrounding it was set to be auctioned off for cash on the courthouse steps in Memphis later this week. Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough filed a temporary restraining order yesterday to block the sale. The restraining order was granted, and a hearing is set for tomorrow.

So long story short, there is a company called Naussany Investments and Private Lending, and they're saying Lisa Marie Presley owes them money. According to the article from WJBF, the legal notice claims Lisa Marie Presley signed a deed of trust in 2018, securing a $3.8 million loan with a Missouri company called Naussany Investments and Private Lending, using Graceland as collateral. The company alleges she never paid the money back before she passed away last January.

However, Riley, who is Lisa Marie's daughter and Elvis' granddaughter, said this is all totally false. She says all of these documents are totally fraudulent. Is Graceland going to be auctioned off? I highly doubt it. I'm sure this will all work itself out, and Graceland will stay with The Presley family, as it has since 1957 when Elvis bought Graceland.

There was one time when Graceland almost got auctioned off. In the early 1980s, there was a real possibility of Graceland being sold. However, Elvis' ex-wife Priscilla and some investors decided to open Graceland to the public and turn it into a museum for tours. That's how Graceland became what it is today.

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 As a huge Elvis fan, I've visited Graceland on multiple occasions. Here are some of my memories from some of the trips over the years.

I've got a ton of memories from Graceland. On this date back in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. Back then tickets were only $5. How crazy is that? Over the years I've had the chance to visit Graceland nine times. You might be asking, why so many times? Honestly, there's so much to see, and they're always putting new things on display. Its a really cool place to visit.

From a young age, I've been a huge fan of Elvis Presley and his music. So it only makes sense to go and visit his home. The first time I went to Graceland, I was maybe four or five years old. I don't remember much about that trip. The next time I went was in 2007. That time I soaked in every thing I could. I didn't even talk that much on the tour because I was too busy seeing everything.

My brother is the person I've been to Graceland with the most. He shares my love for Elvis' music, in fact he's the one who got me into Elvis in the first place. We started doing the VIP tours, and thats all we'd do. You got to move at your own pace and go through the house and exhibits as many times as you wanted during the day of your tour. Also you got to see exclusive stuff that wasn't on the regular tour.

If you're a fan of Elvis, or if you're just a fan of music and music history, you should definitely visit Graceland. I promise you will leave with a new appreciation for Elvis and all of the things he accomplished and gave to the world of music and pop culture. If you'd like more info about visiting Graceland, just click here.

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Here are some of my favorite memories from Graceland.