NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY   Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Elsa Salazar to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for OCMBC, Inc., its successors and assigns dated November 3, 2014, recorded in Deed Book 9593, Page 157, Columbia County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Freedom Mortgage Corporation by assignment recorded in Deed Book 15564, Page 88, Columbia County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($132,554.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Columbia County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 2025, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF   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 pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11 having been given).   Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), the right of redemption of any taxing authority, any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and any matters of record including, but not limited to, those superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned.   Freedom Mortgage Corporation is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Freedom Mortgage Corporation, 11988 Exit 5 Pkwy Bldg 4, Fishers, IN 46037, 855-690-5900.   Note, however, that such entity is not required by law to negotiate, amend or modify the terms of the loan.   To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Elsa Salazar or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 1065 Grove Landing Lane, Grovetown, GA 30813. Should a conflict arise between the property address and the legal description the legal description will control.   The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed.   Freedom Mortgage Corporation     as Attorney in Fact for Elsa Salazar   McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 1544 Old Alabama Rd Roswell, GA 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net   EXHIBIT "A" ALL that lot or parcel of land with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the State of Georgia, County of Columbia, being shown and designated as Lot 7, Block A, Grove Landing, Section II, on a plat recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Columbia County, Georgia, in PC-F, Slide 99 #1-5; reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description as to the metes, bounds and location of said property. Said property is conveyed subject to and with notice of the following matters: a) drainage easements, building setback lines, and all other matters shown on the plat of record; b) general utility easements and road right-of-way grants and easements. Said property is hereby conveyed subject to Protective Covenants in Deed Book 6014, Page 323, and amended in Deed Book 6270, Page 159 and to "20' D&U Easement - Swale" as shown on aforementioned plat and to any and all other easements, restrictions and rights of way of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office.   MR / CA October 7, 2025 Our file no. 25-18379GA-FT17   25-18379GA