THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by that certain mortgage executed by Jasper David Steen, Mortgagor(s), to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Federal Bank, Mortgagee, on November 21, 2012, said mortgage being recorded on November 26, 2012 in the Probate Office of Pickens County, Alabama in Book 281, Page 407, and later assigned to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, by reason of such default, having declared all the indebtedness secured by said mortgage due and payable, and such default continuing, notice is hereby given that, acting under the power of sale contained in said mortgage, Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC will sell at public outcry, for cash, to the highest bidder, in front of the Courthouse door in the City of Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama during the legal hours of sale on February 24, 2026 the following described real estate situated in Pickens County, Alabama, to wit:
That property acquired by Clermon O. Burkhalter under deed from Kenneth Wayne Alexander, single, dated November 3, 2001, and recorded in Real Book 149, Page 219, and described in said deed as follows: “One lot or parcel of land located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 20 South, Range 13 West, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NW corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 16, Township 20 South, Range 13 West; thence run South along the West margin of said Section a distance of 420 feet to a point; thence turn left 91° and run a distance of 200.8 feet to a point on the South right-of-way of Pate Street, which is the NW corner of Larry Balley lot, and also the point of beginning of the lot to be described and conveyed. From the point of beginning turn right 61° along the West property line of Larry Balley a distance of 203 feet; thence turn right 90° and run a distance of 95 feet to the Northeast corner of J. L. Stewart lot; thence turn right 27° and run along the North property line of J. L. Stewart a distance of 200 feet to a point on the East right-of-way of Street build by W. D. Sullivan and Hugh Bridges; thence turn right 90° and run along the East right-of-way of said street a distance of 180 feet to the intersection of Pate Street; thence turn right 90° and run along the South right-of-way of said Pate Street a distance of 64.5 feet to the P. C. of a 150 foot radius curve; thence continue along said curve a distance of 75 feet to the P.T. of said curve; thence continue along right-of-way of said street a distance of 63.5 feet to the point of beginning.
LESS AND EXCEPT: A strip of land on the East side of said lot, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said lot, run thence North along the East property a distance of 132 feet; thence West 4 feet; thence South 132 feet; thence East 4 feet to the point of beginning. The above-described property is located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 16, Township 20 South, Range 13 West, Pickens County, Alabama.
Commonly known as: 371 5th Place SW, Gordo, AL 35466
Tax ID #: 54 11 05 16 2 000 040.000
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AN “AS IS, WHERE IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OR RECOURSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AS TO TITLE, USE AND/OR ENJOYMENT AND WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION OF ALL PARTIES ENTITLED THERETO.
Said sale will be made subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, whether or not now 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, covenants, and matters of record superior to the mortgage first set out above and restrictions of record in the Probate Office aforesaid, matters of survey, and to any Federal or State Tax liens, if any, and/or special assessments, if any, which might adversely affect the title to the premises.
The said sale will be made for the purpose of paying the indebtedness secured by the above-described mortgage to Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Mortgagee, and the proceeds thereof will be applied as provided for in the terms of said mortgage.
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.
The successful bidder must tender a non-refundable deposit of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) in certified funds made payable to McMichael Taylor Gray LLC at the time and place of the sale. The balance of the purchase price must be paid in certified funds by noon the next business day to McMichael Taylor Gray LLC at 3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092.
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC reserves the right to award the bid to the next highest bidder should the highest bidder fail to timely tender the total amount due. The Mortgagee/Transferee reserves the right to bid for and purchase the real estate and to credit its purchase price against the expenses of sale and the indebtedness secured by the real estate. This sale is subject to postponement or cancellation.
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC
AS ATTORNEY IN FACT FOR
Jasper David Steen
MARK A. BAKER, Attorney for Mortgagee
McMichael Taylor Gray, LLC
3550 Engineering Drive, Suite 260
Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
404-474-7149
MTG File No.: AL2025-00638