START OF PAGE: 250 r FILED FOR R CORD NO_TIM&...L:14-,~ JUL O 9 2026 ~~ After Recording. Return to: County Clerk Fort Bend Co. Texas Erik K. Martin Martin Lawyers, PLLC 1020 Macon St., Ste. 7 Fort Wo,rth, Tex.as 76102 STATE OFTEXAS § § COUNTY OF FORT BEND § NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Ju1y 8, 2026 This Notice of Foreclosure Sale is made by the Substitute Trustees pursuant to that certain Deed of Trust C'Deed of Trust") more particularly described as follows: Borrower/Gran tor: Trustee: Lender: Recorded in: Secures: Property: Security Agreement Substitute Trustees: July 30, 2020 Sharon C. Rode Celtic Bank Corporation Celtic Bank Corporation Deed of Trust dated July 30, 2020, record,ed on August 3, 2020 as File No. 2020099636 of the Official Public Records of Fort Bend County, Texas. Promissory Note, dated July 30, 2020, ui the original principal amount of $1,305,200.00, executed by Borrower and payable to the order of Celtic Bank Corporation. The real property, improvements.and personal property ·secured by the Deed of Trust. including without limitation the real property' described in the attached Exhibit A and commonly referred to as 405-407 Brooks St., Sugarland, TX 77478, and certain personal property described therein. Commercial Security Agreement dated July 30, 2020 by Tailwaggers, LLC in favor of Ccl.tic Bank Corporation, securing collateral related to the Loan. Erik K. Martin and Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC -l - START OF PAGE: 251 Substitute Trustees' Address: Foreclosure Sale: Terms of Sale: Erik K. Martin Martin Lawyers, PLLC _1020 Macon Street, Ste. 7 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (682) 707-2999 Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC 9065 Jollyville Rd, Ste 203A Austin, Texas 78759 . / Tuesday, August 4, 2026 The sale of the Property ("Foreclosure Sale") will be held between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. At the Fort Bend County Building, 301 Jackson Street, Richmond, Texas, first floor meeting room, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated jlrea, at the area most recently designated by the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court. The Foreclosure Sale will be conducted as a public auction and the Property will be .sold to the-highest bidder for cash, except that Lender's bid .r,nay be by credit against the indebtedness secured by the lien of the Deed of Trust. The Foreclosure Sale may be conducted by the Substitute Trustee, or by any of the following: Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC Default has·occurred in the payment of the Note and in the performance of the obligations of the Deed of Trust Because of that default, Lender, the owner and holder of the Note, has requested that Substitute Trustees sell the Property. The Deed of Trust may encumber both real and personal pi"operty. Fol1llal n.otice is hereby given of Lender's election to proceed against and sell both the real property and any personal property described in the Deed of Trust in accordance with the_ Lender/Beneficiary's rights and remedies under the Deed ofTmst and Section 9.604(a) of the Texas Business and Gommerce Code. Public notice is hereby given that the foreclosure sale of the above,-described Property will proceed as provided for in this Notice of Foreclosure Sale and shall be conducted by the Substitute Trustees designated heroin. and appointed pursuant to the Deed of Trust by that certain Revised -2- START OF PAGE: 252 I • Appointment of Substitute Trustees filed in the real property records of Fort Bend County, Texas. Therefore, notice is given that on and at the Date, Time and Place of Sale described above, Substitute Tmstees will sell the Property by public sale to the highest bidder for cash in accordance with the Deed of Trust. The Deed of Trust permits the Lender to postpone, withdraw, or reschedule to sale for another day. In that case, the Substitute Trustees need not appear at the Date, Time and Place of Sale described above to announce the postponement, withdrawal, or re·seheduling. Notice of the date of any 1·eschedulcd foreclosure sale will be reposted and refilled in accordance with the posting and filing requirements of the Deed of Trust and the Tc;xas Property Code. The reposting or refilling may be after the date originally scheduled for this sale. Th_ose desiring to purchase the Property will need to demonstrate their ability to pay cash on the day the Property is sold. The Foreclosure Sale will be made expressly subject to any title matters set forth in the Deed of Trust, but prospective bidders arc reminded that by law the Foreclosure Sale will necessarily be made subject to all prior matters ofrecord 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. 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. Prospective bidders arc strongly urged to examine the applicable property records to dete1mine the nature and extent of such matters, if any. Pursuant to Section 51.009 of the Texas Property Code, the Property will be sold in "as is, where is" condjtion, without any express or implied warranties! except as lo 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 of the Texas Property Code, the Substitute Trustees reserve the tight 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 the Substitute Trustees. Notice is given that before the Foreclosure Sale Lender/Beneficiary may appoint another person as Substitute Trustee to conduct the Foreclosure Sale. -3-Su stitute Trustee Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC Erik K. Martin START OF PAGE: 253 EXHIBIT A J P D . I. roperty escnptton Legal Description: Lot Eleven (11) in Block Two (2) of Belknap Subdivision, Section Two (2), a subdivision in Fort Bend County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof recorded in Volume 273, Page 164 of the Deed Records of Fort Bend County, Texas. -4-