NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #25-13614-MS-AZ Cornejo The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 01/27/2023 as Document No. 20230045819 , Maricopa County, AZ. NOTICE! IF YOU BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFENSE TO THE TRUSTEE SALE OR IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION TO THE TRUSTEE SALE, YOU MUST FILE AN ACTION AND OBTAIN A COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 65, ARIZONA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, STOPPING THE SALE NO LATER THAN 5:00P.M. MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME OF THE LAST BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED DATE OF THE SALE, OR YOU MAY HAVE WAIVED ANY DEFENSES OR OBJECTIONS TO THE SALE. UNLESS YOU OBTAIN AN ORDER, THE SALE WILL BE FINAL AND WILL OCCUR at public auction on March 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the Main Entrance to the Superior Courts Building at the Maricopa County Courthouse, 201 W. Jefferson, Phoenix, AZ 85003 and the property will be sold by the Trustee to the highest bidder for cash (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States and acceptable to the Trustee, payable in accordance with ARS 33-811). The sale shall convey all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and more fully described as: That portion of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, Township 2 North, Range 2 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County, Arizona, being a portion of Lot 8, of WASHINGTON HOMESITES, according to the Plat of Record in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in Book 14 of Maps, Page 36 and reference being made to WASHINGTON HOMESITES SUBDIVIDED, a Plat of Record recorded in Book 67 of Maps, Page 2 thereof, Maricopa County Records, described as follows: FROM the Northeast corner of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, run South 0 degrees 11 minutes West assumed bearing along the East line of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 12, 502.00 feet; THENCE South 89 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds West, 40.00 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the Parcel of Land herein described and the Northeast corner thereof; THENCE South 0 degrees 11 minutes West, along the West right-of-way line of 23rd Avenue, 128.87 feet to a point on the North right-of-way line of McLellan Boulevard, as shown on the plat of WASHINGTON HOMESITES SUBDIVIDED; THENCE South 89 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds West along said right-of-way line 74.41 feet to a point from which a point on the East line of WASHINGTON HOMESITES SUBDVIDED bears South 89 degrees 38 minutes 30 second West 74.87 feet; THENCE North 0 degrees 05 minutes 30 seconds East, parallel with the East line of WASHINGTON HOMESITES SUBDIVIDED 128.87 feet; THENCE North 89 degrees 38 minutes 30 seconds East 74.64 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 2302 W McLellan Blvd Phoenix, AZ 85015. Tax Parcel No.: 156-07-015E 7. The undersigned Trustee Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The beneficiary under the aforementioned Deed of Trust has accelerated the Note secured thereby and has declared the entire unpaid principal balance, as well as any and all other amounts due in connection with said Note and/or Deed of Trust, immediately due and payable. Said sale will be made in an “as is” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as proved in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust Original Principal Balance: $504,450.00 Original Trustor: Sergio Nohe Cornejo, an unmarried man, 2231 E Hidalgo Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85040. Current Beneficiary: Nova Financial and Investment Corporation; Care of/Servicer: Nova Financial and Investment Corporation, 500 South Broad Street, Suite 100A Meriden, CT 06450; Current Trustee: Leonard J. McDonald, 2525 East Camelback Road #700 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 (602) 255-6035. /S/Leonard J. McDonald, Attorney at Law, Trustee/Successor Trustee under said Deed of Trust, and is qualified to act as Successor Trustee per ARS Section 33-803 (A) 2, as a member of the Arizona State Bar. On this day of 12/15/2025 before me, /S/Stephen Daniel Clem a Notary Public for said State, personally appeared Leonard J. McDonald, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. WITNESS my hand and official seal /S/Stephen Daniel Clem. This firm is not a Debt Collector as that term is defined pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act within this jurisdiction (see Mansour vs. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corp., 618 F.Supp.2d 1178 (D. Ariz. 2009)). Should a subsequent determination be made that this firm is a Debt Collector as that term is defined within the Act, then you are notified that any information obtained will be used for the purpose of collecting a debt. Please be advised that if your personal liability for this debt has been modified or extinguished by a discharge in bankruptcy, this communication is provided solely in reference to the foreclosure on the deed of trust remaining on your property and is not an attempt to collect the discharged personal obligation. The notifications provided herein do not limit or detract from the effect of foreclosure upon the subject property. NOTICE: If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Pub: Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026