TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-7175 FILED 9/28/2026 1:25:22 PM NOTICE OF FO SALE ASSERT AND PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AS A MEMBER OF T! IRCES OF THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU ARE OR YOUR SPOUSE IS SERVING ON ACTIVE MILITARY UDING ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD.OR THE NATIONAL GU IR STATE OR AS A MEMBER OF A RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED SEND WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE TO THE SENDER OF THIS NO’ 1. Property to Be Sold. The property to be sold is described as fo] IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP ¢ MAP AND PLAT RECORDS, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 2. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust dated 07/27/2022 and recorded in Document RP-2022- 393075 real property records of Harris County, Texas. 3, Date, Time, and Place of Sale. The sale is scheduled to be hel te, time, and place: Date: 11/03/2026 Time: 10:00 AM Place: Harris County, Texas at the following location: AT THE MAGNOLIA SOUTH BALLROOM OF THE BAYOU CITY EVENT CENTER LOCATED AT 9401 USTON, TX 77045 PER ORDER RECORDED IN ea is no longer the designated area, at the area most CLERK'S FILE NO. RP-2023-304925, as designated by the County Commissioners Court. recently designated by the County Commission 4. Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the jer for cash. Pursuant to the deed of trust, the mortgagee 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 iifAS IS, WHER] condition, without any express or implied warranties, except as to the warranties of title, if any, provided for under the deed of trust. 5. Obligations Secured. The Deed of Trust executed by Dl ICHOLAS SMITH AND DONNA ORTEGA, provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness in the original pri 7,302.00, and obligations therein described including but not limited to (a) the promissory note; and (b) all renewals and extensions of the note. LoanDepot.com, LLC is the current mortgagee of the note and deed of trust and LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC is mortgaj icer. A servicing agreement between the mortgagee, whose address is LoanDepot.com, LLC c/o LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, 6531 ive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92618 and the mortgage servicer and Texas Property Code § 51.0025 authorizes the mortgage sei 6, Substitute Trustee(s) Appointed to Conduct Sale. In ac: roperty Code Sec. 1.0076, the undersigned attorney for the mortgage servicer has named and appointed, and by these nts does name and appoint AVT Title Services, LLC, located at 5177 Richmond Avenue Suite 1230, Houston, TX 77056, Substitute Trustee to act under and by virtue of said Deed of Trust. THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUT! USTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN ALE. THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE (ORTGAGE SERVICER. CE Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann,.P.C. Brandon Wolf, Attorney at Law SL. Keller Mackie, Attorney at Law Michael Zientz, Attorney at Law Chelsea Schneider, Attorney at Law Ester Gonzales, Attorney at Law Sheridan Stills, Atorney at Law Parkway Office Center, Suite 900 14160 Dallas Parkway Dallas, TX 75254 For additional sale information visit: servicelinkaucti m/texas or (866) 539-4173 C) © "UT < DReNNNNRA-K27-1 1/4477 PALE FOX TN. KATY TX 77492