START OF PAGE: 40 GOCH 0020 POSTED 07/23/2026 12:34PH Hannah Hubbard L. BRANDON STEINMAN, COUNTY CLERK 10 STITUTE TRUSTEE NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS Grantor(s)/Mortgagor(s): TONY M. HALLIDAY AND CARRIE HALLIDAY, A MARRIED COUPLE Current Beneficiary/Mortgagee: Guild Mortgage Company LLC Deed of Trust Date: 3/13/2018 Original Beneficiary/Mortgagee: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (“MERS”) SOLELY AS A NOMINEE FOR GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, !TS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Recorded in: Volume: N/A Page: N/A Instrument No: 2018022993 Mortgage Servicer: Guild Mortgage Company LLC is representing the Current Beneficiary/Mortgagee under a servicing agreement with the Current Beneficiary/Mortgagee. Place of Sale of Property: Montgomery County Courthouse. On the steps at 301 N. Main, Conroe. TX 7730] OR IN THE AREA DESIGNATED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 51.002 OF THE TEXAS PROPERTY CODE. Property County: MONTGOMERY Mortgage Servicer’s Address: 5887 Copley Drive, San Diego, CA 92111 Legal Description: LOT 5, BLOCK 2, OF WAUKEGAN WAY, SECTION 2, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET Z, SHEET 4675, OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS. In accordance with Tex. PROP. CODE §51.0076 and the Deed of Trust referenced above, the undersigned as attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Servicer does hereby remove the original Trustee and all successor substitute trustees and appoints in their stead, Auctton.com, LLC. Patricia Poston. Chris Poston or Amar Sood, Cole Patton, Myra Homayoun. Thuy Frazier, McCarthy & Holthus, LLP, as Substitute Trustee, who shail hereafter exercise all powers and duties set aside to the said original Trustee under there said Deed of Trust: and, further, does hereby request, authorize. and instruct said Substitute Trustee to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary therein The Substitute Trustee will sell the property by public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the place and date specified. The sale will begin at the earliest time stated above or within three (3) hours after that time. The Property will be sold “AS IS,” without any express or implied warranties, except as to warranties of title. and at the purchaser’s own risk, pursuant to the terms of TEX. PROP. CODE §51.002 and §51.009. Prospective bidders are advised to conduct an independent investigation of the nature and physical condition of the Property. Substitute Trustee reserves the right to set further reasonable conditions for conducting the public auction. 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 SELI, 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. NOTICE PURSUANT TO TEX. PROP. CODE § 51.002(1): ASSERT AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AS MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED SFATES. IF YOU OR YOUR SPOUSE ARE SERVING ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY, INCLUDING ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS NATIONAL 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. Dated: 7/20/2026 Dated. July 23, 2026 USE Thuy Frazier, Attorney Chris Poston Printed Name: Substitute Trustee McCarthy & Holthus, LLP c/o Auction.com 1255 West 15th Street, Suite 1060 1255 West {Sth Street, Suite 1060 Plano, TX 75075 Plano, TX 75075 Attomeys for Guild Mortgage Company LLC https “sales aicearthy hulthus.conié MH File Number: TX-26-130841-POS Loan Type: VA