Real Estate Disclosure [Text Block] | (4) Real Estate Investments – The Company leases its properties to tenants under net leases, classified as operating leases. Under a net lease, the tenant is responsible for real estate taxes, insurance, maintenance, repairs and operating expenses for the property. For some leases, the Company is responsible for repairs to the structural components of the building, the roof, and the parking lot. At the time the properties were acquired, the remaining primary lease terms varied from 10 to 20 years, except for the Staples store, which had a remaining primary term of 8.4 years, and the Premier Diagnostic Imaging center, which had a remaining primary term of 7.8 years. The leases provide the tenants with one to five five-year renewal options subject to the same terms and conditions as the primary term. The leases for the Tractor Supply Company store in Yankton, South Dakota, the Jared Jewelry store in Auburn Hills, Michigan and the Advance Auto Parts store were extended to end on December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and April 30, 2025, respectively. The Company's properties are commercial, single-tenant buildings. The Jared Jewelry store in Madison Heights, Michigan was constructed in 2003 and acquired in 2004. The Jared Jewelry store in Auburn Hills, Michigan was constructed in 1999 and acquired in 2005. The Tractor Supply Company store in Yankton, South Dakota was constructed in 2003 and acquired in 2005. The Jared Jewelry store in Concord, New Hampshire was constructed and acquired in 2005. The Jared Jewelry store in Aurora, Illinois was constructed in 2000 and acquired in 2005. The building in Wichita, Kansas was constructed in 1996, renovated in 2001 and acquired in 2005. The Advance Auto Parts store in Indianapolis, Indiana was constructed in 2005 and acquired in 2006. The land for the Dick’s Sporting Goods store was acquired in 2007 and construction of the store was completed in 2008. The Staples store was constructed in 2010 and acquired in 2011. The Coliseum Health clinic was constructed and acquired in 2012. The PetSmart store was constructed and acquired in 2013. The Premier Diagnostic Imaging center was constructed in 2005, renovated in 2012 and acquired in 2014. The Tractor Supply Company store in Canton, Mississippi was constructed in 2013 and acquired in 2018. There have been no costs capitalized as improvements subsequent to the acquisitions, except for $7,733 of tenant improvements related to the Staples store. The cost of the properties not held for sale and related accumulated depreciation at December 31, 2018 are as follows: Property Land Buildings Total Accumulated Depreciation Jared Jewelry, Madison Heights, MI $ 323,259 $ 529,333 $ 852,592 $ 314,946 Jared Jewelry, Auburn Hills, MI 421,489 1,777,578 2,199,067 992,482 Tractor Supply, Yankton, SD 351,221 1,914,715 2,265,936 1,011,610 Jared Jewelry, Concord, NH 1,061,663 3,095,971 4,157,634 1,620,230 Jared Jewelry, Aurora, IL 1,790,636 2,027,709 3,818,345 1,057,782 Biomat USA Plasma Center, Wichita, KS 771,076 1,937,641 2,708,717 1,127,069 Advance Auto Parts, Indianapolis, IN 289,661 380,315 669,976 183,187 Dick’s Sporting Goods, Fredericksburg, VA 1,053,836 1,241,794 2,295,630 702,630 Staples, Clermont, FL 615,600 1,398,709 2,014,309 401,683 Coliseum Health, Macon, GA 200,000 451,517 651,517 116,641 PetSmart, Gonzales, LA 277,400 1,501,964 1,779,364 332,941 Premier Diagnostic Imaging, Terre Haute, IN 300,000 1,848,049 2,148,049 323,415 Tractor Supply, Canton, MS 648,841 2,099,841 2,748,682 6,999 $ 8,104,682 $ 20,205,136 $ 28,309,818 $ 8,191,615 For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized depreciation expense of $740,647 and $778,186, respectively. On November 30, 2018, the Company purchased a Tractor Supply Company store in Canton, Mississippi for $3,429,590. The Company allocated $680,908 of the purchase price to Acquired Intangible Lease Assets, representing in-place lease intangibles of $287,300 and above-market lease intangibles of $393,608. The property is leased to Tractor Supply Company under a lease agreement with a remaining primary term of 9.5 years and annual rent of $220,000. The following schedule presents the cost and related accumulated amortization of acquired lease intangibles not held for sale at December 31: 2018 2017 Cost Accumulated Amortization Cost Accumulated Amortization In-Place Lease Intangibles (weighted average life of 58 and 56 months, respectively) $ 1,396,239 $ 672,815 $ 1,108,939 $ 549,472 Above-Market Lease Intangibles (weighted average life of 85 and 68 months, respectively) 771,761 215,920 378,153 176,563 Acquired Intangible Lease Assets $ 2,168,000 $ 888,735 $ 1,487,092 $ 726,035 Acquired Below-Market Lease Intangibles (weighted average life of 41 and 53 months, respectively) $ 104,746 $ 58,569 $ 104,746 $ 45,053 For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the value of in-place lease intangibles amortized to expense was $123,343 and $136,785, the decrease to rental income for above-market leases was $39,357 and $61,902, and the increase to rental income for below-market leases was $13,516 and $13,516, respectively. For lease intangibles not held for sale at December 31, 2018, the estimated amortization for the next five years is as follows: Amortization Expense for In-Place Lease Intangibles Decrease to Rental Income for Above-Market Leases Increase to Rental Income for Below-Market Leases 2019 $ 154,800 $ 77,336 $ 13,516 2020 127,997 77,336 13,516 2021 119,068 77,336 13,516 2022 97,197 77,336 5,629 2023 51,801 59,420 0 $ 550,863 $ 368,764 $ 46,177 The Company owns a 60% interest in a former Sports Authority store in Wichita, Kansas. On March 2, 2016, the tenant, TSA Stores, Inc., and its parent company, The Sports Authority, Inc., the guarantor of the lease, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. In June 2016, the tenant filed a motion with the bankruptcy court to reject the lease for this store effective June 30, 2016, at which time the tenant returned possession of the property to the owners. As of December 31, 2018, the tenant owed $29,049 of past due rent, which was not accrued for financial reporting purposes. The owners listed the property for lease with a real estate broker in the Wichita area. While the property is vacant, the Company is responsible for its 60% share of real estate taxes and other costs associated with maintaining the property. On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a primary term of 10 years with Biomat USA, Inc. (“Biomat”) as a replacement tenant for 28% of the square footage of the property. The tenant will operate a Biomat USA Plasma Center in the space. The Company’s 60% share of annual rent, which commenced on June 18, 2018, is $55,607. Biomat agreed to pay for the costs to divide the building into two separate spaces, the costs of tenant improvements to remodel the Biomat space and 28% of the cost to replace the roof. In the second quarter of 2018, the Company recorded $81,329 as a property expense for its 60% share of the remaining cost to replace the roof. At December 31, 2017, the Company accrued its 60% share of lease commissions due to real estate brokers totaling $81,440 that were owed as part of the lease transaction. This amount was capitalized and will be amortized over the term of the lease. The Company is continuing to pursue additional tenants for the remaining space. In the third quarter of 2017, the Company decided to sell the Fresenius Medical Center in Gretna, Louisiana. In October 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the property to an unrelated third party. On December 6, 2017, the sale closed with the Company receiving net proceeds of $3,939,360, which resulted in a net gain of $757,670. At the time of sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization was $3,456,892 and $275,202, respectively. In February 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with the tenant of the Advance Auto Parts store in Indianapolis, Indiana to extend the lease term five years to end on April 30, 2025. As part of the agreement, the annual rent decreased from $51,630 to $44,079 effective January 1, 2018. In addition, beginning on March 1, 2018, the tenant received free rent for four months that equaled $14,693. In September 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with the tenant of the Tractor Supply Company store in Yankton, South Dakota to extend the lease term five years to end on December 31, 2023. As part of the agreement, the annual rent decreased from $185,820 to $105,000 effective January 1, 2019. The annual rent will increase to $115,500 effective January 1, 2021 and will increase to $185,820 effective October 1, 2023. In January 2019, the Company decided to sell the Tractor Supply Company store in Yankton, South Dakota. In March 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to sell the property to an unrelated third party. The sale is subject to contingencies and may not be completed. If the sale is completed, the Company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $1,605,000, which will result in a net gain of approximately $357,100. The Company owns a 27% interest in a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The remaining interests in the property are owned by three affiliates of the Company. On January 31, 2019, the lease term ended, and the tenant returned possession of the property to the owners. While the property is vacant, the Company is responsible for its 27% share of real estate taxes and other costs associated with maintaining the property. The owners have listed the property for lease with a real estate broker in the Fredericksburg area. The annual rent from this property represented approximately 10% of the total annual rent of the Company’s property portfolio. The loss of rent and increased expenses related to this property decreased the Company’s cash flow. However, at this time, the Company does not anticipate the need to reduce its regular quarterly cash distribution. Based on its long-lived asset valuation analysis, the Company determined the Dick’s Sporting Goods store was impaired. As a result, in the fourth quarter of 2018, a charge to operations for real estate impairment of $830,971 was recognized, which was the difference between the carrying value at December 31, 2018 of $2,423,971 and the estimated fair value of $1,593,000. The charge was recorded against the cost of the land and building. In March 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with the tenant of the Jared Jewelry store in Auburn Hills, Michigan to extend the lease term five years to end on December 31, 2024. As part of the agreement, the annual rent will decrease from $186,074 to $158,340 effective January 1, 2020. For properties owned as of December 31, 2018, the minimum future rent payments required by the leases are as follows: 2019 $ 2,079,796 2020 1,496,400 2021 1,368,894 2022 1,252,774 2023 1,034,410 Thereafter 2,209,314 $ 9,441,588 There were no contingent rents recognized in 2018 and 2017. |