In Re Foreclosure of Real Property

ELMORE, Judge.

Respondents Eli and Velvet Brown (collectively, “respondents” or “the Browns”) appeal from a 17 April 2001 trial court order authorizing substitute trustee, Lawrence S. Maitin (“substitute trustee” or “Maitin”), to proceed with foreclosure on a deed of trust securing the Browns’ indebtedness on certain real property located at 2227 University Drive, Durham, North Carolina (“subject property”). Appellee Option One Mortgage Corporation (“Option One”) services the Browns’ loan account under a promissory note executed by Eli Brown and secured by the subject deed of trust. Option One…