25SP000523-350 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, GASTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Horace Maxwell and Anita W Maxwell to Anderson Langford, Trustee(s), which was dated April 15, 2024 and recorded on May 1, 2024 in Book 5476 at Page 410, Gaston County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said default having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Gaston County, North Carolina, to wit: BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN IN THE WESTERN MARGIN OF MYRA LANE (50 FEET IN WIDTH), THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 2, AND ALSO BEING S. 6-32-42 E. 201.04 FEET FROM AN OLD IRON PIN, AND RUNS THENCE FROM THE BEGINNING WITH THE WESTERN MARGIN OF MYRA LANE S. 6-28-20 E. 100.01 FEET TO AN OLD IRON, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 4; THENCE S.89-15-00 W. 199.35 FEET TO AN OLD IRON; THENCE N. 6-42-54 W. 94.82 FEET TO AN OLD IRON PIN, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 2; THENCE N. 87-45-08 E. 199.30 FEET TO AN OLD IRON PIN, THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING LOT 3 AND CONTAINING 0.44 ACRES AS SURVEYED BY TRAMMEL SURVEYING AND MAPPING, INC. ON JUNE 24, 1996. THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 3 OF WESTGATE SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN IN PLAT BOOK 22 AT PAGE 16 OF THE GASTON COUNTY REGISTRY. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as 406 Myra Ln, Cherryville, NC 28021. A Certified Check ONLY (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. THIRD PARTY PURCHASERS MUST PAY THE EXCISE TAX AND THE RECORDING COSTS FOR THEIR DEED. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. Substitute Trustee does not have possession of the property and cannot grant access, prior to or after the sale, for purposes of inspection and/or appraisal. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Anita W Maxwell. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination [NCGS § 45-21.16A(b)(2)]. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Pursuant to NCGS §45-21.25A, this sale may be subject to remote bids placed by bidders not physically present at the place of sale, which may be accepted by the person conducting the sale, or their agent". If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Attorneys for Trustee Services of Carolina, LLC 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 File No.: 25-23844-FC01 12/28/25, 1/4/26 #11935448