NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER POWER OF SALE NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER CONTAINED IN SECURITY DEED STATE OF GEORGIA, COUNTY OF BRYAN Pursuant to a power of sale contained in a certain security deed executed by SHIRLEY AVANT, hereinafter referred to as Grantor, to United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, its successors and assigns, United States Department of Agriculture, dated August 8, 1998, and recorded on September 11, 2005 in Deed Book 41, beginning at page 156, of the deed records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bryan County, Georgia, and by virtue of a default under the terms of said security deed, and the related note, the undersigned attorney-in-fact for the aforesaid Grantor (which attorney-in-fact is the present holder of said security deed and note secured thereby) will sell at public outcry before the door of the courthouse in Bryan County, Georgia, or at such place as has or may be lawfully designated as an alternative location, within the legal hours of sale, for cash, to the highest bidder on the first Tuesday in December, 2026, all property described in said security deed including but not limited to the following described property:All that certain lot, tract or parcel of property situate, lying and being in the 19th G. M. District of Bryan County, Georgia, containing 3.015 acres and being depicted as Tract A on that certain plat of survey prepared by Denean W. Dixon, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor No. 1647, on or about December 15, 1995, and being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Bryan County, Georgia, in Plat Slide 443, Page 6. Said plat is hereby incorporated by specific reference for descriptive and all other legal purposes. Said property is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point, said point of beginning being contiguous with the herein described tract, the right-of-way of Bryan County Road No. 155 (known locally as the Nevils Groveland Road), and Tract B on the heretofore referenced plat; running thence North 38 degrees 17 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 285 feet; thence North 80 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds East a distance of 566.38 feet; thence South 22 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 256.22 feet; thence South 80 degrees 44 minutes 40 seconds West a distance of 487.74 feet to the point of beginning. Said property may more commonly be known as 650 GROVELAND NEVILS HWY, PEMBROKE, GA 31321 Said property will be sold on an "as-is" basis without any representation, warranty or recourse against the above-named or the undersigned. The sale will be subject to the following items which may affect the title: any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien but not yet due and payable); any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property; any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, and all other matters of record superior to the said Security Deed. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed. United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, its successors and assigns, United States Department of Agriculture is the entity with full authority to negotiate, amend and modify the terms of the Note and Security Deed, and it may be contacted at: Address: P.O. Box 66889, St. Louis, MO 63166 Phone: 1-800-414-1226 To the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the party in possession of the property is believed to be SHIRLEY AVANT, or tenant(s). United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, its successors and assigns, United States Department of Agriculture, as Transferee, Assignee, and Secured Creditor As attorney-in-fact for the aforesaid Grantor Please note that if any borrower or obligor has received a discharge in a bankruptcy case filed under Title 11 of the United States Code, no personal liability will arise from this foreclosure action against that individual. This foreclosure action is being pursued solely against the real property to enforce the lien created by the Security Instrument. Respectfully, Marinosci Law Group, P.C. 16415 Addison Road, Suite 725 Addison, TX 75001 (401) 234-9200 (401) 398-2594 THIS LAW FIRM MAY BE HELD TO BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, UNDER FEDERAL LAW. IF SO, ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE A-4890773 11/05/2026, 11/12/2026, 11/19/2026, 11/26/2026 54831 11.26.26 RL