START OF PAGE: 4 noOcH OOOS FOSTED 07/13/2026 12:20PM Preston Kolb L. BRANDON STEINMANN, COUNTY CLERK MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 794 Chicora Wood Ct, Conroe, TX 77302 26-007021 NOTICE OF [SUBSTITUTE] TRUSTEE’S SALE Assert and protect your rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. If you are or your spouse is serving 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. 1. Date, Time, and Place of Sale. Date: 10/06/2026 Time: Between 10:00 AM — 1:00 PM and beginning not earlier than 10:00 AM and ending not later than three hours thereafter. Place: The area designated by the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, pursuant to §51.002 of the Texas Property Code as amended: if no area is designated by the Commissioners’ Court, the sale will be conducted in the area immediately adjacent (next) to the location where this Notice of Trustee’s Sale was posted. 2. Terms of Sale. Highest bidder for cash. 3. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The Instrument to be foreclosed is the Deed of Trust or Contract Lien dated December 9, 2022 and recorded in the real property records of Montgomery County, TX and is recorded under Clerk’s Instrument No. 2022144399 with Kalie Spears (grantor(s)) and Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as nominee for Rocket Mortgage, LLC, its successors and assigns mortgagee to which reference is herein made for all purposes. 4. Obligations Secured. Deed of Trust or Contract Lien executed by Kalie Spears, securing the payment of the indebtedness in the original amount of $353,479.00, and obligations therein described including but not limited to the promissory note and all modifications, renewals and extensions of the promissory note. Rocket Mortgage, LLC is the current mortgagee of the note and Deed of Trust or Contract Lien. 5. Property to be Sold. LOT 51 AND LOT 52, OF RIVER PLANTATION, SECTION 4, A SUBDIVISION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 8, PAGE 23 OF THE MAP RECORDS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS.  START OF PAGE: 5 6. Mortgage Servicer Information. The Mortgage Servicer is authorized to represent the Mortgagee by virtue of a servicing agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Code §51.002, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and to administer any resulting foreclosure of the lien securing the Property referenced above. Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, as Mortgage Servicer, is Tepresenting the current Mortgagee whose address is: Rocket Mortgage, LLC 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd Coppell, TX 75019 7. Substitute Trustee(s) Appointed to Conduct Sale. In accordance with Texas Property Code §51.0076, the undersigned attorney for the mortgage servicer has named and appointed, and by these presents does name and appoint Kirk Schwartz Esq. , or Carson Emmons, Esq., or Lori Long, Esq.. or Jonathan Sawyer, Esq., or Agency Sales and Posting LLC, whose address is 7500 Dallas Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75024 OR AUCTION.COM LLC, or Xome Inc., Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC , or Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC, or Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, or Patricia Poston, Chris Poston , as Substitute Trustee to act under and by virtue of said Deed of Trust. THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEK(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. Please be advised that the trustee will require any entity or trust bidder at this trustee's sale to provide beneficial ownership information, documentation, and written certification as required under FinCEN’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers, effective for transfers to covered transferees closing on or after March 1, 2026. This requirement applies where the purchaser is a legal entity (including an LLC, corporation, or partnership) or a trust, and the transfer is not financed by an institutional lender subject to existing anti-money laundering requirements. The required information and certification must be provided to the trustee prior to issuance of the trustee's deed upon sale. No trustee's deed will be issued for a covered transfer until all required FinCEN information has been received and certified. Additional information regarding these regulations and required transferee disclosures can be found at: https:Wwww.fincen.govrre and hitps:\wwuv.fincen.gow tre-faqs July 10, 2026 July 13, 2026 Executed on Executed on James E. Albertelli, P.A. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Kirk Schwartz, Esq. Agency Sales & Posting LLC, or AUCTION.COM Carson Emmons, Esq. LLC, or Tejas Corporate Services, LLC Lori Liane Long, Esq. 7500 Dallas Pkwy #200 Jonathan Sawyer, Esq. Plano, TX 75024 6565 N. MacArthur, Suite 470 Irving, TX 75039 CERTIFICATE OF POSTING My name is Chris Poston __. , and my address is 7500 Dallas Pkwy #200, Plano, TX 75024. I declare under penalty of perjury that on July 13, 2026 I filed at the office of the Montgomery County wu 4 to be posted at the Montgomery County courthouse this notice of sale. Declarants Name: Chris Poston Date: July 13, 2026