PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER
GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in that certain Security Deed executed by Valeisha Faggins to Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc., dated April 12, 2021, filed for record April 13, 2021, and recorded in Deed Book 1594, Page 7, Sumter County, Georgia Records, securing an indebtedness in the original principal amount of $136,
060.82, together with interest and all other sums secured thereby, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Sumter County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in November 2026, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Land Lot 188 of the 16th Land District of Sumter County, Georgia, being Lot 713 of Graystone Village Subdivision, Phase Four, Section 700, as on Plat of said subdivision, prepared by Wm. David McCrary, Jr., Surveyor, Georgia Registered Surveyor No. 2594, which Plat is dated March 10, 1996, and which is recorded in Exhibit “C”.
Property Address: 125 Ridgewood Drive, Americus, Georgia 31709 | Tax ID No. 1612A-188-713
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in the Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Said property will be sold subject to 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; and any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, easements, rights-of-way, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
The title report reflects that a manufactured home is located on the property and is assessed with the property. The manufactured home is included in the foreclosure sale to the extent it constitutes collateral secured by the Security Deed and/or part of the real property; that certain 2021 CMH Manufactured Home with Vehicle Identification Numbers of WHC026677GAA/B.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Valeisha Faggins, or a tenant or tenants.
The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the United States Bankruptcy Code and (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Security Deed.
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. as Attorney-in-Fact for Valeisha Faggins
Jason Godwin
Godwin Law Group
3985 Steve Reynolds Boulevard
Building D
Norcross, Georgia 30093
Phone: 470-427-2683
Email:
jgodwin@godwinlawgroup.comAttorney for Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc.
Americus Times Recorder:
Oct. 7, 14, 21 and 28 2026
SALE/FAGGINS