FILED FOR RECORD °P 0 12:54 p Notice of [Substitute] Trustee’s Sale ) O / / | Cc] £ COUNTY CLERK DENTON CO. TEX ~ (Oct. 6, 2026) og Mae BY BH DEPUTY . a on_active military duty, including active military duty as-a' member of the Texas National Guard or the’National Guard of another state or as a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, please send written notice of the active duty military service to the sender of this notice immediately. , , moe , THE STATE OF.TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON Date of Sale: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Property Address: BE Es 1807-Bernard St. Earliest Time sale Will Begin: 10:00 a.m. - Denton, TX 76205 Place of Sale: Southwest Corner of the Denton County Courts Building, Legal Description: See Exhibit “A” attached ° 1450 E McKinney Street, Denton, TX 76209 OR AS DESIGNATED BY ue THE COUNTY COMMISSION’S OFFICE OR IN THE AREA Debtor: Roy F, Godi, Jr. DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER’S COURT, PURSUANT ; TO SECTION 51.022 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE. Current Mortgagee: Linken Finance, Inc. Original Mortgagee: Linken Finance, Inc. ©: 1. Terms of Sale: The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted as a public auction and the Property will be sold to the highest bidder for cash, except that the Mortgagee’s bid may be by credit against the indebtedness secured by the lien of the Deed of Trust. The sale will begin at the earliest time stated above or within three (3) hours after that time. _ . 2. Instrument to be Foreclosed: The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust lien dated August 22, 2025 and recorded in Document Number 94469 real property records of DENTON County, Texas on August 25, 2025, with ROY F. GODI, JR. as Grantor and Greg Bertrand as original Trustee. 3. Obligations Secured: Deed of Trust dated August 22, 2025 executed by ROY F. GODI, JR., securing the payment of the indebtedness in the original principal amount of $330,000 and a subsequent loan in the original principal amount of $10,000 dated July 20, 2026, and obligations therein described including but not limited to, the promissory note and all modifications, renewals and extensions of the promissory notes. Linken Finance, Inc. is the current mortgagee of the note and the Deed of Trust. Linken F inance, Inc. is not a mortgage servicer. 4. Substitute Trustee: GREG BERTRAND; 1278:-FM 407, Ste 109 #10, Lewisville, TX 75077 The Current mortgagee under the Deed of Trust, according to the provisions therein set out does hereby remove the original trustee and all successor substitute trustees and appoints in their stead GREG BERTRAND as Substitute Trustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers and duties set aside to the said original trustee under the Deed of Trust, and, further, does hereby request, authorize and instruct Substitute Trustee to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the Mortgagee therein. Oe, The Foreclosure Sale will be made expressly subject to any title matters set forth in the Deed of Trust, but prospective bidders are reminded that by law the Foreclosure Sale will necessarily be made subject to all prior matters of record affecting the Property, ‘if - any, to the extent that they remain in force and effect and have not been subordinated to the Deed of-Trust. For the avoidance of doubt, the Foreclosure Sale will not cover any part of the Property that has been released of public record from the lien and/or security interest of the Deed of Trust by Linken Finance, Inc. Prospective bidders are strongly urged to examine the applicable property records to determine the nature and extent of such matters, if any. Default has occurred in the payment of the Notes and in the performance of the obligations of the Deed of Trust. Because of ° that default, current Mortgagee Linken Finance, Inc., the owner and holder of the Notes, have requested Substitute Trustee to sell the Property. The Deed of Trust may encumber both real and personal property. Formal notice is hereby given of Linken Finance, Inc.’s election to proceed against and sell both the real property and any personal property described in'the Deed of Trust in accordance with Linken Finance, Inc.’s rights and remedies under the Deed of Trust and section 9.604(a) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. _ NOW, THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on and at the Date, Time, and Place for the Foreclosure Sale described above, Substitute Trustee will sell the Property in accordance with the Terms of Sale described above, the Deed of Trust, and Notice of Substitute Trustee’s Sale (1807 Bemard, Denton, TX)-Oct. 6, 2026 Sale Date Page 1 applicable Texas law. If Linken Finance, Inc. passes the Foreclosure Sale, notice of the date of any rescheduled foreclosure sale will be reposted and refiled in accordance with the posting and filing requirements of the Deed of Trust and the Texas Property Code.” Pursuant to section 51.009 of the ‘Texas Property Code, the Property will be sold "AS IS," without any expressed or implied warranties, except as to the warranties (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(a) of the Texas Property Code, Substitute Trustee reserves the right to set further reasonable. conditions for conducting the Foreclosure Sale. Any such further conditions shall be announced before bidding is opened for the first sale of the day held by Substitute Trustee. THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE.PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY. INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE. THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. Witness my hand, September 14, 2026 BERTRAND LAW RRM, PC we oO GREG BERTRAND Agent/attomey for Mortgagee and Substitute trustee Exhibit “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY BEING LOT ONE, BLOCK ONE OF GODI ENTERPRISES LIMITED ADDITION; AN.ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DENTON, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN CABINET C, PAGE 321, PLAT RECORDS OF DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS. Notice of Substitute Trustee’s Sale (1807 Bemard, Denton, TX)-Oct. 6, 2026 Sale Date Page 2