A 3,100-square-foot log home on Blackwater Lake features a guest cabin, sauna and 11.7 acres of wilderness near Longville for just over $1.16 million.

In an attempt to return some of investors' money, the court has appointed a third-party receiver to sell off the assets Todd Burkhalter amassed while running his Ponzi scheme.

Avery, known as 'The Barn Hunter', calls taking photographs of these fading landmarks a passion project—one that started as a hobby and became a mission. "I have found barns to photograph that I drove ...