Upon delivery of the writ of sale to the levying officer to whom the writ is directed, together with the written instructions of the judgment creditor and a certified copy of the judgment for sale, the levying officer shall execute the writ in the manner prescribed by law. (CCP 716.010)
To execute the writ of sale the levying officer shall levy upon, give notice of sale, and sell the property described in the writ of sale in the same manner as is prescribed for like property under a writ of execution. (CCP 716.020)
As under execution, if the property is real property consisting of one parcel or of two or more contiguous parcels, situated in two or more counties, it may be sold in one county. (CCP 701.570(a)) In this event, under a writ of sale, the court may, in its judgment, direct the whole thereof to be sold in one of the counties, and upon these proceedings, and with like effect, as if the whole of the property were situated in that county. (CCP 726(d))