NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, GASTON COUNTY 26 SP 000248-350 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Vigorous Building, LLC, Mortgagor(s), in the original amount of $206,130.00, to GroundFloor Credit 1, LLC, Mortgagee, dated March 29th, 2024 and recorded on April 2nd, 2024 in Book 5470, Page 160, 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 2:00 PM on July 28th, 2026, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Gaston County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being the full contents of Lots Numbers Seven (7), Eight (8), and Nine (9) in Block "21" in the Mountain Section of Bessemer City, North Carolina, as shown on Plat recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Gaston County, North Carolina, in Plat Book 1 at Page 75, to which reference is hereby made, said lots being bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron stake in the Western margin of Inman Avenue, said stake situate North 26-30 East 300 feet from the Northwest intersection of Inman Avenue and Virginia Avenue, Northeast corner of Lot No. 6, and runs thence with the Western margin of Inman Avenue, North 26-30 East 150 feet to an iron stake, southeast front corner of Lot No. 10; thence with the South line of Lot No. 10, North 63-30 West 150 feet to an iron stake, Southwest rear corner of Lot No. 10, thence South 22-30 West 150 feet to an iron stake, Northwest rear corner of Lot No. 6; thence with the North line of Lot No. 6, South 63-30 minutes East 150 feet to the point of beginning. Together with improvements located thereon, said property being located at 105 North Inman Avenue, Bessemer City, North Carolina. In addition to the foregoing, the Grantors do hereby convey to the Grantee, all mineral rights as described in that certain deed recorded in Book 381 at Page 398 in the Gaston County Registry. Together with improvements located hereon; said property being located at 105 N Inman Avenue, Bessemer City, NC 28016 Tax ID: 120965 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 Vigorous Building, LLC. 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. 7/13,7/20/2026