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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF McDUFFIE Under and by virtue of the power of sale granted by HERMAN G. BRADY and PATSY J. COCHRAN, as grantor, to TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC, as grantee, in that certain Security Deed dated August 4, 2016, and recorded on August 10, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of McDuffie County, Georgia, in Deed Book 646, Page(s) 100, et seq. (the Security Deed), TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC will offer for sale at public outcry before the Courthouse Door, in McDuffie County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on September 1, 2026, for CASH to the highest bidder, the purchaser paying the transfer tax, all costs of preparing and recording a deed of conveyance, ad valorem taxes and all other assessments or liens against the property, if any, the following-described property, to-wit: SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO The above-referenced Security Deed was given to secure an indebtedness evidenced by the following: Promissory Note dated August 4, 2016, from HERMAN G. BRADY and PATSY J. COCHRAN (Borrower) in the original principal amount of $50,000.00 payable to the order of TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC (the Promissory Note), all with interest thereon, and also any renewals, extensions, or modifications of any such indebtedness in whole or in part and all future advances that were made by TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC The indebtedness secured by said Security Deed has been and is again declared due and payable in full because of, among other events of default, the failure of Borrower to make payments when due in the manner provided in the Promissory Note. The indebtedness remaining in default, the sale will be made for the purpose of applying the proceeds thereof to the payment of the indebtedness secured by the said Security Deed, accrued interest thereon, expenses of the sale, attorneys' fees (notice of intention to collect attorneys' fees having been given pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 13-1-11) and all other sums secured by the Security Deed, and the remainder, if any, shall be applied as provided by said Security Deed and by law. To the best of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the property described on Exhibit A is in the possession of THE ESTATE OF HERMAN G. BRADY and PATSY J. COCHRAN, or a tenant or tenants. The property is commonly known as 220 BALLARD ROAD, THOMSON, McDUFFIE COUNTY, GEORGIA 30824. Said property will be sold as the property of HERMAN G. BRADY and PATSY J. COCHRAN and subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but are not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, zoning ordinances, covenants, all liens, encumbrances, easements, restrictions or other matters of record that may have priority over said Security Deed, if any. 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 Deed to Secure Debt. In compliance with Official Code of Georgia Section 44-124-162.2, Grantee hereby states that the entity and individual with full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the Security Deed with the debtor are TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC, Attn: Larry Dale Kent, 3031 Indian Cove Dr., Thomson, GA 30824, Telephone: 706-449-1285. However, this statement does not imply that TIDEWATER PROPERTIES, LLC will in fact agree to negotiate, amend and modify the terms of the Security Deed. Charles W. Wills, WILLS LAW FIRM, LLC, P.O. BOX 1620, THOMSON, GA 30824, Tel: 706-595-8100. EXHIBIT A All that lot or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the 134th District, G.M., McDuffie County, Georgia, containing 2.25 acres, shown by Plat of Survey entitled Survey for Michael J. Covell and Haley L. Covell, thereof prepared by W.C. Howell, Georgia RLS No. 2287, dated February 27, 2001, a copy of which is recorded in Plat Record S, Page 311Q, in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of McDuffie County, Georgia, and to which plat and the official record thereof reference is hereby specifically made in aid of and for a more complete and detailed description of said lot as to its metes, bounds, courses and distances. This is conveyed subject to the following restrictions: 1) said property shall be used for residential purposes only; 2) no junk vehicles all vehicles must be operable and properly tagged; and 3) no barbed wire fencing. Said property is commonly known as 220 Ballard Road, SE, Thomson, Georgia 30824. Map and Parcel Number 00520012C00 # 00520012C00 08/06 08/13, 08/20, 08/27