NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Successor Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of that certain Deed of Trust dated June 30, 2023, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Taylor County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book 414, Page 455, and re-recorded in Trust Deed Book 429, Page 224 made by Jordan A. Brown and Hailee Hunt in favor of Jeffrey D. Taylor, as Trustee securing repayment of indebtedness evidenced by that certain Promissory Note payable to the order of BC Bank, in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Four Thousand, Four Hundred Dollars ($204,400.00), plus interest thereon, and all other indebtedness arising under the Deed of Trust and Promissory Note. Pursuant to authority granted in the Deed of Trust, Freedom Bank, Inc., successor by merger to BC Bank, the owner and holder of the Promissory Note secured by the Deed of Trust, appointed C. Seth Wilson, a resident of Monongalia County, West Virginia, to serve as Successor Trustee, by that certain Notice of Appointment of Substitute or Successor Trustee, dated October 8, 2025, of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Book 427, at page 310. Freedom Bank, Inc., successor by merger to BC Bank, the owner and holder of the Promissory Note secured by the Deed of Trust, has notified the Successor Trustee that Jordan A. Brown and Hailee Hunt are in default under the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note, and has requested, in writing, that the Successor Trustee sell the real property described in the Deed of Trust at public auction, in accordance with the terms of the Deed of Trust and applicable law. TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned Successor Trustee will offer for sale at public auction on the 5th day of March, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., prevailing Eastern time, at the front door of the Taylor County Courthouse, 214 W Main Street, Grafton, WV 26354, certain real estate situate in Taylor County, West Virginia, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows (hereinafter, the “Real Property”): That certain tract or parcel of real property known as “FIVE PONDS – LOT 6″, lying and being situate in KnottsvilIe District, Taylor County, West Virginia, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, more particularly bounded and described as follows: FIVE PONDS – LOT 6: Beginning at an iron rod set at the southwest corner of Lot 8; thence with Lot 8 N. 74 53′ E. for 442.45 feet to a set iron rod and S. 70 17′ E. for 213.26 feet to an iron rod set; thence S. 21 13′ W. for 245.72 feet to an iron rod set; thence N. 87 47′ W. for 428.68 feet to an iron rod found in the line of the Charles Dickey tract as recorded in Deed Book 296 at page 319; thence with the Dickey tract N. 33 11′ W. for 201.97 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 3.04 acres; together with the rights to Common Area A and a 10-foot right-of-way as access along Lots 3 and 4. TOGETHER with a 30-foot right-of-way as ingress and egress to Route 9/8 and being subject to that portion of the right-of-way crossing this lot for the benefit of the other lots and the remaining acreage. AND BEING SUBJECT TO 20-foot rights-of-ways following utilities when and where installed for the benefit of other lots and the remaining acreage and a 20-foot right-of-way along all drainage ways for the benefit of other lots and the remaining acreage. Being the same property conveyed to James W. Robers by Ark Land LLC by deed dated March 19, 2021, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Taylor County, West Virginia, in Deed Book No. 376, at page 388. There is EXCEPTED and RESERVED from the above described real estate the following easement conveyed by Ark Land LLC unto James L. Cayton by that certain Right of Way Easement dated March 4, 2019 and of record in said Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 361, at page 482, more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the western side of an existing logging road, standing in the line of now or former James Cayton (Deed Book 356/Page 33) and Ark Land LLC (Deed Book 342/Page 631), the parent tract of easement herein described, said point bears N 74 53′ 00″ E 376.06 feet from a 5/8-inch capped iron rod (found), standing as a corner to said Cayton and Ark Land; thence with said Cayton and Ark Land, crossing said logging road N 74 53′ 00″ E 32.50 feet to a point in the western right of way line of Misty Mountain Lane, a 30-foot right of way and on the eastern side of said logging road, said point bears S 74 53′ 00″ W 33.88 feet from a 5/8-inch capped iron rod (found) on the eastern side of said Misty Mountain Lane, standing as a corner to said Cayton and Ark Land; thence leaving said Cayton and with Misty Mountain Lane S 06 45′ 47″ E 14.68 feet to a point; thence S 07 49′ 56″ E 34.08 feet to a point; thence leaving said Misty Mountain Lane and with lines through said Ark Land N 42 50′ 40″ W 38.20 feet to a point; thence N 44 48′ 57” W 16.71 feet to the place of beginning, containing 770 square feet or 0.02 acres, more or less, as surveyed in December 2018, by Consolidated Survey, PLLC, of Worthington, West Virginia and shown on a plat of easement surveyed for Ark Land LLC, Lot 6, Five Ponds, dated January 7, 2019. The meridian for all bearings in this description is based on “Deed North” of record in Deed Book 342, at Page 631. TERMS OF SALE The Real Property will be sold for (a) cash in hand on the date of sale, (b) a ten percent (10%) down payment due on the date of sale with the remaining purchase money due on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following the sale date, or (c) under any different, other, or additional sale terms as the Successor Trustee, in his reasonable discretion, determines to be appropriate or advisable. A 10% buyer’s premium, payable to Joe R. Pyle Complete Auction & Realty, LLC, will be added to the high bid for the Real Property. The buyer’s premium shall be paid in cash in hand on the date of sale, regardless of how the balance of the sale price is paid. The sale shall be further subject to the following: 1. Various rights of way and leasehold interests, whether recorded in aforesaid Clerk’s office or unrecorded, and to the extent any of the foregoing is still valid, in effect, and enforceable at the time of sale; 2. Real estate taxes delinquent, due or payable or to become due and payable, all of which shall be the responsibility of the purchaser; 3. Any statutory lien or liens that may affect the Real Property; 4. All covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements and rights-of-way appearing of record in the chain of title to the property, or which may be visible from a physical inspection of the subject property; 5. All liens and encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges, having priority over the deed of trust referred to herein. 6. The purchaser at the sale shall be responsible for paying the costs of recording the Successor Trustee’s Deed and the tax imposed by the State of West Virginia on the privilege of transferring Real Property (the cost of the tax stamps to be affixed to the Deed). 7. All of the Real Property to be sold will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS” in the present condition and with all faults and defects, if any, and without any warranty or representation, express of implied. The Successor Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the Real Property to vacate said property. The Successor Trustee will deliver a trustee’s deed to the purchaser without any covenant or warranty (express or implied) in the form prescribed by W. Va. Code 38-1-6. The Successor Trustee makes no representations and warranties about the title to the real estate to be conveyed. If the Successor Trustee is unable to convey insurable or marketable title to the purchaser for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit. 8. In the event that there are federal tax liens against the Real Property, the United States would have the right to redeem the Real Property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer. 9. The undersigned Successor Trustee expressly reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and the right to adjourn the sale from time to time without notice other than oral proclamation at the time and place appointed for the sale. Such adjournment may be for a period of time deemed expedient by the beneficial owner, and shall not be construed to be a waiver of the right to make the sale contemplated by this Notice. 10. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust and holder of the Note thereby secured reserves the right to submit a bid for the Real Property at the sale, which bid may be in the form of a credit bid. 11. The successful bidder will be required to execute a memorandum of sale upon the acceptance of the successful bid by the Successor Trustee. 12. The sale is subject to post-sale confirmation that Jordan A. Brown and Hailee Hunt did not file for bankruptcy protection before the conclusion of bidding, in which case the sale will be null and void and the purchaser’s sole remedy, at law or in equity, will be return of deposit without interest. 13. The Trustee reserves the right to act by agent and/or attorney, as permitted by the Deed of Trust. 14. Risk of loss will pass at the time of sale. All risks of casualty pass to successful bidder at conclusion of bidding. 15. The rights of parties in possession of such Real Property, if any. 16. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall have the right to offer such Real Property for sale and to sell, grant, convey, transfer, and dispose of such property as separate and independent lots, parcels and/or tracts or as a whole, as the Substitute Trustee shall determine, and in such order as the Substitute Trustee shall determine. 17. If the highest bidder at the auction fails to consummate the transaction, the Successor Trustee may offer the Real Property to the next highest bidder, and may proceed to do the same for each next highest bidder until one consummates the transaction, all in the Successor Trustee’s discretion and all without the need for the Successor Trustee to notice and hold a new sale. Additional terms of sale may be announced prior to the sale. Any inquiries regarding this sale may be directed to C. Seth Wilson, Esq., Substitute Trustee, Bowles Rice, LLP, 125 Granville Square, Suite 400, Morgantown, West Virginia 26501, Telephone: (304) 285-2500. DATED this 29th day of January, 2026. C. Seth Wilson, Esq., Substitute Trustee
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