NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE AND APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Date: July 8, 2026 } . : Deed of Trust ("Deed of Deed of Trust dated January 24, 2024 and recorded on January 24, 2024 at Trust"): Document No D224012792 in the Real Property Records of Tarrant County, Texas. Grantor: Heartland Home Builders LLC Mortgagee: Ciera Bank Property for which this Lot 32, in Block 9, of THOMAS CROSSING ADDITI@é Notice of Foreclosure sale Addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texag is given (the “Property”) thereof recorded in/under cc# D223176663, Plat Re Texas. Secures: Promissory Note ("Note") in the op ), A executed by Grantor and payable fo 4 ondagee, and all other indebtedness described in the Deed Modification & Extension Most-recently extended by instrumegt dated Jahuary 24, 2026 recorded at Document No. D226057470Real Prope eCords of Tarrant County, Texas, as used herein the terms “ and “Deed of Trust” shall mean the Note and Deed of Trust as ‘so modi ded and renewed. , , THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS 3 fRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN Y& Y INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE THE PERSQD HIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR (OR'TGAGBE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. exas Property Code Section 51.0076 and the Deed of Trust above, Mortgagee as the owner and holder of the Note appoints the as Substitute Trustee(s): Martin Noto, James Charles Powell, and/or FILED JUL 09 2005 Tuesday, August 4, 2026 By ER TARANTO, TE The sale of the Property (“Foreclosure Sale”) will take place between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. local time for Tarrant County, Texas; the earliest time at which the Foreclosure Sale will begin is 10:00 a.m. and no later than three hours after that time. Place of Sale: The base of the courthouse steps on the west side of the Tarrant County Courthouse building located at 100 West Weatherford Street in downtown Fort Worth, Texas, being the area designated by the County Commissioners Court; or as designated by the County Commissioner’s Court . P226013915 Terms of Sale: The Substitute Trustee will conduct the Foreclosure Sale as a public auction and the Property will be sold AS-IS without any express or implied warranties, except as to warranties of title, and will be acquired by the purchaser at their own risk, to the highest bidder for cash, except that Mortgagee’s bid may be by credit against the indebtedness secured by the lien of the Deed of Trust. In accordance with Texas Property Code Section 51.0075, the substitute trustee reserves the right to set additional reasonable conditions for conducting the sale and will announce the conditions before bidding is opened for the first sale of the day held by the substitute trustee. Default has occurred under the terms of the Note and Deed of Trust described above. B that default, Mortgagee, the owner and holder of the Note, has requested that the Substitute Section 9.604(a) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. e described above, the e Property pursuant to Therefore, notice is given that on and at the Date, Time a GUARD OF ANOTHER STATE OR AS OF THE UNITED STATES, PLEASE MILITARY SERVICE TO THE SENDER O ATTORNEY FOR MORTG. Desiree L. Strong State Bar No. 240 FILED JUL 69 2026 COUNTY CLERK, TARRANT CO, TENS DEPUTY This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 8, 2026, by Martin Noto, as Substitute Trustee, who acknowledged to me that he executed same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therein stated. Julie Marie Hendon NOTARY PUBLIC, State of Texas My Commission Expires 2/17/2030 Notary 1D 133505199 Page 2 of 2