AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 25 SP 000033-350 NORTH CAROLINA, GASTON COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Charles D. Hillsman and George Hillsman, Mortgagor(s), in the original amount of $313,500.00, to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. ("MERS") as beneficiary, as nominee for Rocket Mortgage, LLC, FKA Quicken Loans, LLC, Mortgagee, dated January 7th, 2022 and recorded on January 7th, 2022 in Book 5301, Page 1941, and subsequently modified by Loan Modification recorded on December 1st, 2025 in Book 5603 at Page 471, Gaston County Registry. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Anchor Trustee Services, LLC having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Gaston County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door or other usual place of sale in Gaston County, North Carolina, at 11:00 AM on March 18th, 2026, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Beginning at an established iron pin situated on the southernmost right of way line of Crowders Creek Road, said established iron pin being 150.0 feet, plus or minus, measured in a northwesterly direction from the right of way line of Fox Fire Run; thence from the beginning and with the rear lot lines of Lots 1 through 17 of the Foxfire Subdivision as shown on Map No. 1, a copy of which is recorded in Plat Book 35 at Page 61, the following two courses and distances: (1) South 16 degrees 38 minutes 53 second East 550.29 feet to an established iron pin; (2) South 46 degrees 06 minutes 38 seconds West 1103.93 feet to a stone, same being a corner of Lot 17; thence with common line of Jack Grier as described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 768 at Page 532, North 72 degrees 04 minutes 00 seconds West 437.66 feet to an established iron; thence, North 49 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds East 1143.50 feet to an established iron pin on the line of the property of C.E. Barker as described in that deed recorded in Deed Book 1056 at Page 428; thence with common line of Barker the following three courses and distances: (1) South 16 degrees 37 minutes 00 seconds East 129.32 feet to an established iron pin; (2) North 79 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds East 250.0 feet to an established iron pin (3) North 16 degrees 30 minutes 57 seconds West 500.0 feet to an established iron pin on the southernmost right of way line of Crowders Creek Road; thence, with the southernmost right of way line of Crowders Creek Road, North 80 degrees 26 minutes 35 seconds East 50.0 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 9.3548 acres. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 1405 Crowders Creek Road, Gastonia, NC 28052 Tax ID: 147600 Third party purchasers must pay the recording costs of the trustee’s deed, any land transfer taxes, the excise tax, pursuant North Carolina General Statutes §105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (0.45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof with a maximum amount of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. 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. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Charles D. Hillsman and George Hillsman. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes §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 (North Carolina General Statutes §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 termination. 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 Substitute 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.   Anchor Trustee Services, LLC Substitute Trustee By: David Neill, NCSB #23396 McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC Attorney for Anchor Trustee Services, LLC 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092 404-474-7149 (phone) 404-745-8121 (fax) dneill@mtglaw.com 24-001187-01 3/3, 3/10/26 #12101224