NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER, EFFINGHAM COUNTY Pursuant to the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Bart Hanks to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Quicken Loans, LLC, its successors and assigns dated 9/2/2020 and recorded in Deed Book 2621 Page 184 Effingham County, Georgia records; as last transferred to or acquired by Rocket Mortgage, LLC, conveying the afterdescribed property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of $314,204.00, with interest at the rate specified therein, there will be sold by the undersigned at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the Courthouse door of Effingham County, Georgia (or such other area as designated by Order of the Superior Court of said county), within the legal hours of sale on May 5, 2026 (being the first Tuesday of said month unless said date falls on a Federal Holiday, in which case being the first Wednesday of said month), the following described property: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot, tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the 9th G.M. District, Effingham County, Georgia, being known as LOT TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220), SADDLECLUB AT BELMONT GLEN, PHASE TWO (2), as shown and more particularly described on that certain map or plan made by P. Nathan Brown, R.L.S., #3185, dated December 1, 2015, recorded in Plat Cabinet D, Slide 166-D, in the records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Effingham County, Georgia, and for a more particular description reference is hereby made to the aforesaid plat, which is specifically incorporated herein and made a part hereof. Said property having an address of 120 Bluegrass Cir, Guyton, GA 31312, and a property tax number of 0416A-220. This being the same property conveyed to J. Weatherford LLC, by Deed Under Power from Eva A. Scott, acting by and through First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation, as the duly appointed agent and attorney-in-fact, dated March 3, 2020, and recorded in Deed Book 2590, Page 444, Effingham County records. Subject, however, to all valid restrictive covenants, easements and rights-ofway of record. The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given). Said property is commonly known as 120 Blue Grass Cir, Guyton, GA 31312 together with all fixtures and personal property attached to and constituting a part of said property, if any. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party (or parties) in possession of the subject property is (are): Bart Hanks or tenant or tenants. Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper is the entity or individual designated, who shall have full authority to negotiate, amend and modify all terms of the mortgage. Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd. Coppell, TX 75019 1-888-480-2432 Note, however, that such entity or individual is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan. Said property will be sold subject to: (a) any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), (b) unpaid water or sewage bills that constitute a lien against the property whether due and payable or not yet due and payable and which may not be of record, (c) the right of redemption of any taxing authority, (d) any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, and (e) any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above. The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. Pursuant to O.C.G.A. Section 9-13-172.1, which allows for certain procedures regarding the rescission of judicial and non-judicial sales in the State of Georgia, the Deed Under Power and other foreclosure documents may not be provided until final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan as provided immediately above. Rocket Mortgage, LLC as agent and Attorney in Fact for Bart Hanks Aldridge Pite, LLP, Six Piedmont Center, 3525 Piedmont Road, N.E., Suite 700, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 994-7400. 1006-1835A THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 1006-1835A 23392/04/29/26/pp