SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE   JOSHUA R. HOLDEN is the Successor Trustee of a Deed of Trust executed on August 31, 2023, by JACQUES I. ROCHAT, husband, and ELIZABETH P. ROCHAT, wife, which Deed of Trust appears of record in the Register’s Office of Knox County, Tennessee, at Instrument No. 202309110013341 (“Deed of Trust”). Successor Trustee will sell for cash the property described below at a foreclosure sale requested by the current holder of the Deed of Trust and underlying indebtedness, SouthEast Bank.   Sale Date and Location: January 9, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. local time at the front door of the Courthouse, designated as near the Main Assembly Room inside the northernmost entrance from Main Avenue to the City-County Building in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.   Third-party internet posting website: foreclosuretennessee.com   Property Description: Abbreviated description per T.C.A. § 35-5-104(a)(2) is the property referenced and described fully in that certain Deed at Instrument No. 201702080048975, in the Knox County Register’s Office and commonly known as 1504 Ault Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914. Property Address: 1504 Ault Road, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914. Tax Map Identification No.: 070EE-003 (However, the property description shall control in the event of any inconsistencies between the description and address or tax identification number.)   Parties Interested: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for Rocket Mortgage LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans LLC, holds a first mortgage pursuant to a Deed of Trust at Instrument No. 202203160071398 Knox County Register of Deeds’ office. SouthEast Bank holds a second mortgage pursuant to a Deed of Trust at Instrument No. 202309110013341, Knox County Register of Deeds’ office. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO THE FIRST MORTGAGE, and any other prior encumbrances as may appear of record.   All sales of Property, both real and personal, are "AS IS" and "WHERE IS" without representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, including warranty for a particular purpose. The sale of the described property is subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan, any unpaid taxes, any restrictive covenants, easements, set-back lines, prior liens, encumbrances, if any, and any other priority as may appear in the public records. The right is reserved to take or accept the next highest or best bid at such sale should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to comply with the terms of sale for any reason. The Successor Trustee also reserves the right to reopen the bidding or republish and sell said Real Property at his option. The Beneficiary may become the purchaser at the sale. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to conduct the sale by or through his agents or attorneys acting in his place or stead, including the use of an auctioneer. The Successor Trustee may sell the above-described real property together as a whole or in lots, parcels, or tracts, as announced at the sale, and no such successive sales shall exhaust the power of sale. The aforesaid sale may be postponed to a later date by oral announcement at the time and place of the published sale or cancelled without further written notice or publication.   THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT THE DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED AS A RESULT WILL BE USED FOR THAT EXPRESS PURPOSE ONLY. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.   This the 9th day of December, 2025.   /s/ Joshua R. Holden Joshua R. Holden, Successor Trustee Winchester, Sellers, Foster & Steele, P.C. P.O. Box 2428 Knoxville, TN 37901 (865) 637-1980 Publication Dates: December 12, 19 and 26th, 2025