NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain Mortgage executed by Ian A. Sandlin, a single man Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, First Federal Bank, FSB, and Lender’s successors and assigns), dated the 29th day of May, 2024, which Mortgage was recorded in the Office of the Judge of Probate of Marion County, Alabama, in OFFR Book 2024, at Page 6229 and corrected and re-recorded in OFFR Book 2024, Page 6704; said Mortgage having been transferred and assigned by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”), (solely as nominee for Lender, First Federal Bank, FSB, and Lender’s successors and assigns) to Alabama Housing Finance Authority by virtue of that certain Assignment of Mortgage dated June 29, 2026 and recorded in said Probate Office in OFFR Book 2026, at Page 9114. The undersigned, Alabama Housing Finance Authority, as Assignee of said Mortgage, will, under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in said Mortgage, sell at auction to the highest bidder for cash before the main entrance of the of the Marion County Courthouse, in the City of Hamilton, Alabama, during the legal hours of sale on September 25, 2026, the real property described in said Mortgage, which said description is hereby referred to and made a part hereof, said property being situated in Marion County, Alabama, to-wit:
Beginning where the section line crosses the Winfield-Bluff Road near the S.W. Lucas old car house location; thence running Northeasterly along the West side of said road 260 feet to point of beginning; thence continuing Northeasterly along said road 320 feet to old Billy Smith Road; thence West along old Billy Smith Road 300 feet to section line; thence 350 feet along said section line a Southerly direction; thence Easterly 125 feet to the point of beginning. Lying and being situated in the NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 12 West, Marion County, Alabama.
Alabama law gives some persons who have an interest in property the right to redeem the property under certain circumstances. Programs may also exist that help persons avoid or delay the foreclosure process. An attorney should be consulted to help you understand these rights and programs as a part of the foreclosure process.
This sale is made for the purpose of realizing the mortgage debt, together with all expenses of the sale, including a reasonable attorney's fee.
CAPELL & HOWARD, P.C., Bowdy J. Brown, Esq., 150 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104, Our File No.: 37591-3753, ATTORNEYS FOR ASSIGNEE
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