NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER   GEORGIA, RICHMOND COUNTY Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Rodney Barnes to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as grantee, as nominee for Mortgage Research Center, LLC dba Veterans United Home Loans, its successors and assigns dated January 18, 2023, recorded in Deed Book 1872, Page 1852, Richmond County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing by assignment recorded in Deed Book 1990, Page 1935, Richmond County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($195,000.00), 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 Richmond 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 February, 2026, 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. NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing 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: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, 75 Beattie Place, Suite 300, Greenville, SC 29601, (800) 365-7107. 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 Rodney Barnes or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 1525 Sandstone Ln, Hephzibah, GA 30815. 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.   NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing as Attorney in Fact for Rodney Barnes McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP 1544 Old Alabama Rd Roswell, GA 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT "A"   ALL THAT LOT, TRACT, OR PARCEL OF LAND, together with improvements thereon, If any, lying, being, and situate in the State of Georgia and County of Richmond, being known and designated as Lot B-44, Phase II-B, Walton Hills Subdivision as shown on a plat of survey for Southern Specialty Development Corp. prepared by Robert L. Herrington, Jr., R.L.S. dated January 16, 2000, as revised February 9, 2000 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of, Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia in Realty Reel 677 at pages 1080-1081, reference being made to said Plat for a more complete and accurate description as to metes, bounds, courses, locations and distances of said property, Said Property is conveyed subject to Protective Covenants of record in said Clerk's office In Realty Reel 683 at Page 968 and all other easements, covenants and restrictions of record. Property Address: 1525 Sandstone Lane, Hephzibah, GA 30815 Tax Map and Parcel ID: 1520547000 MR / KR February 3, 2026 Our file no. 25-19961GA-FT18 25-19961GA