Andre K. KARAM D/B/A Andre Karam Company, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Seok Lee BROWN, Appellee/Cross-Appellant

OPINION

YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice.

In this wrongful-foreclosure action, both parties appeal from the trial court’s judgment in favor of Seok Lee Brown and against Andre K. Karam d/b/a Andre Kar-am Company. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In August 2007, Brown purchased commercial real property from Karam, executing a $300,000 note and deed of trust in favor of Karam. The note was secured by the deed of trust and a vendor’s lien on the property. Both the note and deed of trust authorized the acceleration of the…