Case Number: 2026-CP-42-01739
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2026-CP-42-01739 BY VIRTUE of the judgment granted in Village Capital & Investment LLC vs. Franklin S. Porter; Sylvia E. Porter; Hawthorn Grove Homeowners’ Association, Inc.; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as mortgagee, as nominee for Guaranteed Rate, Inc., the Master In Equity for Spartanburg County, South Carolina, will sell on September 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM, or on another date approved by the Court, at the County Judicial Center, 180 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306, to the highest bidder:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SPARTANBURG, BEING SHOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 8, ON A PLAT OF HAWTHORN GROVE, PREPARED BY 3D LAND SURVEYING DATED 9/23/21 AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SAID COUNTY IN PLAT BOOK 180, AT PAGES 322-324; REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT BEING HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE COMPLETE METES AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION THEREOF.
THIS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO FRANKLIN S. PORTER AND SYLVIA E. PORTER, AS JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP, BY DEED OF D.R. HORTON, INC., DATED JUNE 29, 2023 AND RECORDED JULY 3, 2023 IN DEED BOOK 142-M AT PAGE 519 IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 1032 Longstone Way, Spartanburg, SC 29306
TMS: 7-21-00-058.09
TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of its bid, in cash or equivalent to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but in the case of non-compliance to be forfeited and applied first to the costs of sale and the balance of Plaintiff’s debt. If the highest bidder fails to comply with the bid within thirty (30) days, the Master In Equity may re-sell the property on some subsequent sales day.
No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding shall be final on the sale date, and the successful bidder may comply immediately.
The successful bidder shall pay all costs associated with recording the deed. The successful bidder will pay interest on the balance of the bid from sale date to compliance date at the rate of 7.25%. The sale shall be subject to taxes, assessments, easements and restrictions of record, and any senior encumbrances.
If an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the sale, the property shall be withdrawn and sold at the next available sales date upon the same terms and conditions.
BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC
1400 Browning Road, Suite 160
Columbia, SC 29210
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Phone (803) 454-3540
Fax (803) 454-3541
HON. SHANNON M. PHILLIPS
Master in Equity for
Spartanburg County, S.C.
8-20, 27, 9-3
August 20, 2026
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