START OF PAGE: 171 BocH oOo7Ss POSTED 08/20/2026 01:01PM fallee Hanson L. BRANDON STEINMANN, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS Notice of Substitute Trustee Sale T.S. #: 26-1858] Date, Time, and Place of Sale - The sale is scheduled to be held at the following date, time and place: Date: 10/6/2026 Time: The sale will begin no earlier than {0:00 AM or no later than three hours thereafter. The sale will be completed by no later than 1:00 PM Place: Montgomery County Courthouse in Conroe, Texas, at the following location: Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, On the steps 301 North Main Street, Conroe, TX 77301 OR IN THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 51.002 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE Property To Be Sold - The property to be sold is described as follows: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A Instrument to be Foreclosed — The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust is dated 3/10/2023 and is recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Montgomery County, Texas, under County Clerk’s File No 2023020529, recorded on 3/10/2023, The subject Deed of Trust was modified by Loan Modification recorded on 04/01/2025 as Instrument No. 2025030429 of the Real Property Records of Montgomery County, Texas. Property Address: 11320 ASPEN STREET CLEVELAND Texas 77328 Trustor(s): MELVIN WAYNE WARD Original MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC Beneficiary: REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme Lending ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Planet Home Lending, LLC Loan Servicer: Planet Home Lending, LLC Beneficiary: Current Auction.com, LLC, Patricia Poston, David Poston, Nick Poston, Chris Poston, Roy Crush, Substituted Rick Snoke, Prestige Default Services, LLC, Agency Sales and Posting LLC Prestige Posting Trustees: and Publishing LLC The Mortgage Servicer is authorized to represent the Mortgagee by virtue of a servicing agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Code §51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and to administer any resulting foreclosure of the property securing the above referenced loan. Terms of Sale - The sale will fe conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash with funds being made payable to Prestige Default Services, LLC, subject to the provisions of the deed of trust permitting the beneficiary thereunder to have the bid credited to the note up to the amount of the unpaid debt secured by the deed of trust at the  START OF PAGE: 172 T.S. #: 26-18581 time of sale. Prospective bidders are strongly urged to examine the applicable property records to determine the nature and extent of such matters, if any. Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the beneficiary has the right to direct the Trustee to sell the property in one or more parcels and/or to sell all or only part of the property. Pursuant to section 51.009 of the Texas Property Code, the property will be sold in “as is, where is” condition, without any express or implied warranties, except as to the warranties of title (if any) provided for under the deed of trust. Prospective bidders are advised to conduct an independent investigation of the nature and physical condition of the property. Pursuant to section 51.0075 gf the Texas Property Code, the trustee reserves the right to set further reasonable conditions for conducting the sale. Any such further conditions shall be announced before bidding is opened for the first sale of the day held by the trustee or any substitute trustee. Type of sale - The sale is a non-judicial deed of trust lien and security interest foreclosure sale being conducted pursuant to the power of the sale granted by the deed of trust executed by MELVIN WAYNE WARD, AN UNMARRIED MAN. The real property and personal property encumbered by the deed of trust will be sold at the sale in accordance with the provisions of the deed of trust and as permitted by section 9.604(a) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. Obligations Secured - The deed of trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness and obligations therein described (collectively the “Obligations”) including by not limited to (1) the promissory note in the original principal amount of $247,566.00, executed by MELVIN WAYNE WARD, AN UNMARRIED MAN, and payable to the order of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("MERS"), AS BENEFICIARY, AS NOMINEE FOR Everett Financial, Inc., dba Supreme Lending ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; (2) all renewals and extensions of the note; and (3) any and all present and future indebtedness of MELVIN WAYNE WARD, AN UNMARRIED MAN to MELVIN WAYNE WARD. Planet Home Lending, LLC is the current owner and holder of the Obligations and is the beneficiary under the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note and all other amounts lawfully owing under the Note, the Deed of Trust, and all of the other associated loan documents, including, without limitation, all interest, default interest, late charges, advances, attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses. All checks must be made payable to Prestige Default Services, LLC Questions concerning the sale may be directed to the undersigned or to the beneficiary: Planet Home Lending, LLC 321 Research Parkway Meriden, Connecticut 06450-8301 (855) 884-2250 Dated: August 20, 2026 Auction.com, LLC, Patricia Poston, David Poston, Nick Poston, Chris Poston, Roy Crush, Rick Snoke, Prestige Default Services, LLC, Agency Sales and Posting LLC Prestige Default Services, LLC 16801 Addison Road, Suite 350 Addison, Texas 75001 Phone: (972) 893-3096 ext. 1035 Fax: (949) 427-2732 Sale Line Information: (800) 793-6107 Website: www.auction.com  START OF PAGE: 173 TS. #: 26-1858) Exhibit “A" County, Teme, and being Lote 222 und 223 of Nowth Weeds Gubditeion property an desorbed in deed secerded in Montgomery Scan Caran averiten wah Pataca Pry a en, Bony moe oe 0.5672 note parcel cf land sftestad in te M.A. Louwence Servey, Abstract 310, emaneene ata 422° won rod ext wilh plastic cap ft the intareeaiion of the weaten aght of way of Anpan Sheat G0 7.0.) and he neoben tt Of way of Giuces Read GT R.O.W.) for the southeast comer of Let 222, ancl marking the southeast comer of the herein deserved THENCE, North: 61° 17 32° Wiest, 2 dlutence of 143.91 inet along the northern dght of way of Ginate Ross te 0 14F ron sod eat with plastic cup fer the eculthenst comer of the called 90.0011 eaves an deuerbed in U.C.C.. 2007072141, the eoulwwent comer of Let 222, and . canting tre coulwenat comer of the herein deoorbed parcet. 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