TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-3690 FILED 5/26/2026 9:00:53 AM T.S. #: 2026-24255-TX APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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. The undersigned, in accordance with Texas Property Code §51.0076, as attorney-in-fact for the Mortgagee or Mortgage Servicer, hereby removes the original trustee and any and all successor substitute trustees, and appoints in their stead: Nestor Solutions, LLC, Auction.com, LLC, Xome Inc., Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC, Agency Sales and Posting LLC, Abstracts/Trustees, of Texas, LLC, Resolve Trustee Services, LLC, or any one of them, c/o Nestor Solutions, LLC, 214 5 Street, Suite 205, Huntington Beach, California 92648, as Substitute Trustee, to hereafter exercise all powers and duties conferred upon the original trustee under the Deed of Trust, and further authorizes and directs the Substitute Trustee to conduct and execute the remedies provided to the beneficiary therein. 1. Date, Time, and:Place of Sale. ° : Date: 11712026 . t Time: The earliest time the sale will begin is 10:00 AM, or withi ee (3 rs after d Place: Harris County Courthouse, Texas, at the followi cation: 9401 5 on, TX 77045, THE BAYOU CITY EVENT CENTE!] OUTH BAL , LOCATED AT 9401 KNIGHT RD, HOUSTON, TX if the precéding no longer the designated area, at the area most recently desi ry th unty Co) ssioners Court. 2. Property To Be Sold. LOT 18, BLGCK HER VILLAGE, SECTION FIVE (5), A SUBDIVISION IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING [TO (AP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN FILM CODE NO. 529112, OF THE MAP OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. known 48; 2726 THOMPSON CREEK DR HOUSTON, TX 77067 bi ‘eclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust dated 11/20/2021 and recorded in the 3 t ity Clerk of Harris County, Texas, recorded on 12/1/2021 under County Clerk’s File No RP-2021-686905, in d Page -- in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. Grantor(s): ROBERT E BARNES, A MARRIED PERSON JOINED HEREIN PRO FORMA BY SPOUSE, ERIKA BARNES Original Trustee: Black, Mann & Graham L.L.P. ( Original Mortgagee: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns Current Mortgagee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Servicer: ” Freedom Mortgage Corporation \  FRCL-2026-3690 FILED 5/26/2026 9:00:53 AM TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS Assert and protect your rights as f the ariied forces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is servin: i \ T.S. #: 2026-24255-TX 4, Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash, subject to the provisions of the Deed of Trust permitting the Mortgagee 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 time of sale. Pursuant to §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. 5. Notice Regarding Federal Reporting Requirements. Please be advised that the highest bidder (“purchaser”) at this trustee’s sale may be required to provide information, documentation and/or certification as mandated by applicable federal ‘and entity and trust purchasers should be prepared to provide beneficial ownership information as may be required by federal reporting requirements effective for transfers of residential real: property to covered transferees on or after 3/1/2 applicable, the required information must be provided to the trustee before a trustee’s deed will be issued for cover Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certification: https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#D_5 or _ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-1 laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers. If 6. Obligations Secured. The Deed of Trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness 4 igations described therein (collectively, the “Obligations”), including, but not limited to: (1) the promissory note ii ipal amount of $196,836.00, executed by ROBERT E BARNES, A MARRIED PERSON JOINED HEREIN BY SPOUSE, ERIKA BARNES, and payable to the order of Mortgage Electronic Registration Syste: Freedom Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns; (2) all renewals and ext present and future indebtedness of the Trustor(s) to the current holder of the Obligations, has occurred in the payment of the indebtedness, and the same is now whol , Inc. ciary, as nominee for © s of the ; and (3) any and all Deed of Trust. Default 7. Mortgage Servicer Information. The Mortgage Servicer is authori the Mortgagee by virtue of a servicing agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agree Code §51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and administer any resulting m securing the Property referenced above. Freedom Mortgage Corporation as Mortgage Servicer, r1 it mortgagee, whose address is: c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporatiori 11988 EXIT 5 PKWY BLDG 4 FISHERS IN 46037-7939 Phone: (855) 690-5900 as a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or as a member of a reserve onent 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. NESTOR SOLUTIONS, LLC, as attorney-in-fact for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION : 1/2026 Christopher K. Baxter Senior Vice President Texas Bar No. 90001747 214 Sth Street, Suite'205 - Huntington Beach, California 92648 Phone: (888) 403-4115 Fax: (888) 345-5501 For sale information visit: https://www.xome.com or Contact (800) 758-8052