NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File ID. #24-02825-SP-AZ Throne Austin The following legally described trust property will be sold, pursuant to the power of sale under that certain trust deed recorded on 09/19/2022 as Document No. 20220719390 and re-recorded 11/04/2025 as Document No. 20250639254 , 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 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM at the office of the Trustee, 7720 North 16th Street, Suite 300, in the City of Phoenix, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona 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: Parcel No. 1: That portion of Lot 28, Scottsdale Heights, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in Book 83 of Maps, page 36, and that part of the Northeast quarter of Section 27, Township 5 North, Range 4 East of the Gila and Salt River Base and Meridian, Maricopa County Arizona, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 27: Thence South 89 44' 31" West along the East- West Midsection line of said Section 27, a distance of 311.274 feet; Thence North 00 00' 01" East along the Easterly line of PEAKVIEW TRAILS, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in Book 543 of Naos, page 47, a distance of 360.08 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing North 00 00' 01' East along the Easterly line of said Peakview Trails, a distance of 300.73 feet to a point on the Northerly line of said lot 28 of Scottsdale Heights; Thence North 89 44' 19" East along the Northerly line of said Lot 28 of Scottsdale Heights, a distance of 246.27 feet to a point on the Westerly line of the East 65.00 feet of said Section 27; Thence South 00 00' 02" West, parallel with and 65.00 feet West of the Easterly line and of the Northeast quarter of said Section 27, a distance of 274.57 feet; Thence South 88 05' 14" West, a distance of 187.70 feet; Thence South 70 17' 33" West, a distance of 62.33 feet to the True Point of the Beginning; Except all coal and other minerals, as reserved in the Patent to said land. Parcel No. 2: A non-exclusive access easement for a shared driveway as created in Instrument recorded in Document No. 2002-60483, records of Maricopa County, Arizona described as follows: That portion of Lot 14, of Peakview Trails, according to the plat of record in the office of the County Recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, recorded in Book 543 of Maps, Page 47, more particularly described as follows: Beginning of the Southeast corner of said Lot 14, to a point of curvature whose centers bears South 78 01' 31" West, and having a radius of 46.00 feet; Thence along the Southerly line of said lot 14 and along the arc of said curve, through a central angle of 45 06' 21" to the left, having an arc distance of 19.10 feet, a chord distance of 35.29 feet and a chord bearing of North 34 31' 39", West; Thence North 00 00' 01" East, a distance of 110.64 feet; Thence North 77 05'25" East, a distance of 20.52 feet to a point on the Easterly line of said Lot 14; Thence South 00 00' 01" West along said Easterly line, a distance of 144.30 feet tot the True Point of Beginning; Except all coal and other minerals, as reserved in the Patent said land.. The street address/location of the real property described above is purported to be: 29119 N 71st Pl Scottsdale, AZ 85266. Tax Parcel No.: 216-68-053D9. 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: $1,395,000.00 Original Trustor: Blake Charles Thorne Austin and Lauren D Austin, husband and wife, 29119 N 71st Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85266. Current Beneficiary: Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as trustee of COLT 2022-9 Trust; Care of/Servicer: Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc., 3217 S Decker Lake Drive Salt Lake City, UT 84119; 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 12/16/2025 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