UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
OR
| ¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from____________to__________
Commission file number: 000-55623
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 37-6511147 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3080 Bristol Street, Suite 550, Costa Mesa, CA | 92626 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(855) 742-4862
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES¨ NO x
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Large accelerated filer¨ | | Accelerated filer ¨ |
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | | |
| | Emerging growth company ¨ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES¨ NOx
As of November 10, 2017 there were 8,340,712 shares of common stock outstanding.
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
FORM 10-Q
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
INDEX
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
| | September 30, 2017 | | | December 31, 2016 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Real estate investments: | | | | | | | | |
Land | | $ | 29,896,957 | | | $ | 27,738,010 | |
Buildings and improvements | | | 97,837,513 | | | | 72,141,786 | |
Tenant origination and absorption costs | | | 12,699,134 | | | | 9,380,693 | |
Total real estate investments, cost | | | 140,433,604 | | | | 109,260,489 | |
Accumulated depreciation and amortization | | | (7,793,419 | ) | | | (3,797,990 | ) |
Total real estate investments, net | | | 132,640,185 | | | | 105,462,499 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | | | 6,088,327 | | | | 12,341,682 | |
Restricted cash | | | 462,140 | | | | 1,123,470 | |
Tenant receivables | | | 1,568,874 | | | | 731,690 | |
Above-market lease intangibles, net | | | 826,012 | | | | 249,967 | |
Due from affiliates | | | 17,269 | | | | 48,950 | |
Purchase and other deposits | | | - | | | | 1,250,000 | |
Interest rate swap derivatives | | | 192,659 | | | | 180,759 | |
Other assets | | | 33,070 | | | | 18,553 | |
TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 141,828,536 | | | $ | 121,407,570 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Mortgage note payable, net | | $ | 62,500,062 | | | $ | 38,705,103 | |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 1,421,901 | | | | 923,249 | |
Sales deposit liability (Note 4) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Share repurchase payable | | | 953,289 | | | | 592,511 | |
Below-market leases, net | | | 4,184,747 | | | | 4,841,757 | |
Due to affiliates | | | 34,861 | | | | 644,277 | |
Interest rate swap derivatives | | | 71,462 | | | | 106,840 | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | | | 70,166,322 | | | | 46,813,737 | |
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Redeemable common stock | | | 591,783 | | | | 1,229,644 | |
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Common stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 8,325,594 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and 8,249,204 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 | | | 83,256 | | | | 82,492 | |
Additional paid-in-capital | | | 81,677,265 | | | | 80,637,051 | |
Cumulative distributions and net losses | | | (10,690,090 | ) | | | (7,355,354 | ) |
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | 71,070,431 | | | | 73,364,189 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | $ | 141,828,536 | | | $ | 121,407,570 | |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months ended September 30, | | | Nine Months ended September 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Rental income | | $ | 2,776,529 | | | $ | 1,745,456 | | | $ | 7,797,168 | | | $ | 3,786,860 | |
Tenant recoveries | | | 501,325 | | | | 172,433 | | | | 1,714,903 | | | | 376,389 | |
Total revenue | | | 3,277,854 | | | | 1,917,889 | | | | 9,512,071 | | | | 4,163,249 | |
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expense reimbursements/fees to affiliates (Note 9) | | | 234,585 | | | | 385,260 | | | | 590,178 | | | | 1,078,886 | |
General and administrative | | | 236,179 | | | | 349,504 | | | | 623,962 | | | | 1,884,801 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 1,481,521 | | | | 945,335 | | | | 4,151,949 | | | | 2,093,966 | |
Interest expense | | | 733,811 | | | | 124,606 | | | | 1,956,754 | | | | 1,059,278 | |
Property expenses | | | 602,584 | | | | 174,528 | | | | 1,616,988 | | | | 432,484 | |
Acquisition costs | | | - | | | | 59,600 | | | | - | | | | 135,822 | |
Total expenses | | | 3,288,680 | | | | 2,038,833 | | | | 8,939,831 | | | | 6,685,237 | |
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Other income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | - | | | | 70 | | | | 838 | | | | 121 | |
Gain on sale of real estate investment property, net (Note 5) | | | - | | | | - | | | | 747,957 | | | | - | |
Other non-operating income | | | 21,295 | | | | - | | | | 21,295 | | | | - | |
Total other income | | | 21,295 | | | | 70 | | | | 770,090 | | | | 121 | |
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Net income (loss) | | $ | 10,469 | | | $ | (120,874 | ) | | $ | 1,342,330 | | | $ | (2,521,867 | ) |
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Net income (loss) per share, basic and diluted | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | 0.16 | | | $ | (0.41 | ) |
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted | | | 8,365,137 | | | | 8,123,880 | | | | 8,354,141 | | | | 6,166,637 | |
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Dividends declared per common share | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 0.5625 | | | $ | 0.5625 | |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
| | Common Stock | | | Additional | | | Cumulative Distributions and Net | | | Total Stockholders' | |
| | Shares | | | Amounts | | | Paid -in Capital | | | Losses | | | Equity | |
Balance, December 31, 2016 | | | 8,249,204 | | | $ | 82,492 | | | $ | 80,637,051 | | | $ | (7,355,354 | ) | | $ | 73,364,189 | |
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Issuance of common stock | | | 327,833 | | | | 3,278 | | | | 3,275,046 | | | | - | | | | 3,278,324 | |
Dividends declared | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (4,677,066 | ) | | | (4,677,066 | ) |
Common stock awarded for services | | | 10,600 | | | | 106 | | | | 105,894 | | | | - | | | | 106,000 | |
Repurchase of common stock | | | (262,043 | ) | | | (2,620 | ) | | | (2,617,809 | ) | | | - | | | | (2,620,429 | ) |
Net income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,342,330 | | | | 1,342,330 | |
Reclassification from redeemable common stock | | | - | | | | - | | | | 277,083 | | | | - | | | | 277,083 | |
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Balance, September 30, 2017 | | | 8,325,594 | | | $ | 83,256 | | | $ | 81,677,265 | | | $ | (10,690,090 | ) | | $ | 71,070,431 | |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
| | Nine Months ended | |
| | September 30, 2017 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | | $ | 1,342,330 | | | $ | (2,521,867 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 4,151,949 | | | | 2,093,966 | |
Common stock shares awarded for services | | | 106,000 | | | | 57,431 | |
Straight-line rents | | | (488,560 | ) | | | (386,750 | ) |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | | 224,383 | | | | 88,371 | |
Amortization of above-market lease | | | 23,096 | | | | 16,776 | |
Amortization of below-market leases | | | (657,010 | ) | | | (310,262 | ) |
Distributions from earnings in limited partnerships | | | - | | | | 21,193 | |
Gain on sale of real estate investment, net | | | (747,957 | ) | | | - | |
Unrealized (losses) gain on interest rate swaps | | | (47,278 | ) | | | 462,557 | |
Expensed organization and offering costs | | | 98,349 | | | | 1,562,602 | |
Expensed acquisition fees and costs | | | - | | | | 913,689 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Tenant receivables | | | (368,834 | ) | | | 136,510 | |
Due from affiliates | | | (17,269 | ) | | | - | |
Other assets | | | (14,904 | ) | | | (24,533 | ) |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 763,820 | | | | 471,881 | |
Due from affiliates | | | (17,269 | ) | | | - | |
Due to affiliates | | | (459,017 | ) | | | (55,368 | ) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 3,909,098 | | | | 2,302,242 | |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition of real estate investments | | | (30,699,222 | ) | | | (39,231,597 | ) |
Additions to real estate investments | | | (1,501,764 | ) | | | - | |
Payment of acquisition fees and costs | | | (622,319 | ) | | | (880,766 | ) |
Payment of buyer holdback | | | (250,000 | ) | | | - | |
Refundable purchase deposits | | | (250,000 | ) | | | (5,655,250 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of real estate investment property | | | 3,196,480 | | | | - | |
Distributions from sales proceeds in limited partnerships | | | - | | | | 1,230,858 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | | (30,126,825 | ) | | | (44,536,755 | ) |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from mortgage notes payable | | | 24,865,612 | | | | 15,715,000 | |
Cash held in escrow from mortgage financing | | | - | | | | 4,296,000 | |
Repayments of mortgage notes payable | | | (788,348 | ) | | | (182,427 | ) |
Refundable loan deposits | | | (85,380 | ) | | | - | |
Repayments of unsecured credit facility | | | - | | | | (8,044,432 | ) |
Payments of deferred financing costs | | | (558,723 | ) | | | (665,046 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of an interest in real property recorded as a financing transaction | | | - | | | | 1,000,000 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | - | | | | 47,599,714 | |
Payment of offering costs | | | (110,948 | ) | | | (1,444,407 | ) |
Repurchase of common stock | | | (2,620,429 | ) | | | (1,779,170 | ) |
Dividends paid to common shareholders | | | (1,398,742 | ) | | | (696,461 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 19,303,042 | | | | 55,798,771 | |
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NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | | | (6,914,685 | ) | | | 13,564,258 | |
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CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | | | 13,465,152 | | | | 2,102,868 | |
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD | | $ | 6,550,467 | | | $ | 15,667,126 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
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Cash paid for interest | | $ | 1,661,822 | | | $ | 431,859 | |
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Reclassification from (to) redeemable common stock | | $ | 277,083 | | | $ | (1,714,673 | ) |
(Decrease)/increase in share redemptions payable | | $ | (360,778 | ) | | $ | 596,588 | |
Common stock issued through dividend reinvestment plan | | $ | 3,278,324 | | | $ | 1,806,488 | |
Purchase deposits applied to acquisition of real estate | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 4,809,250 | |
Security deposits assumed and prorations from acquisitions | | $ | 107,029 | | | $ | 290,751 | |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION
Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I (the “Company”) was formed on March 7, 2012. The Company is an unincorporated association under the laws of the State of California and is treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”).
From April 2012 until July 20, 2016 (“Termination Date”), the Company was engaged in an offering of its shares of common stock. The Company continues to sell its shares to existing shareholders under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan (the “Plan”). The number of shares authorized for issuance under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan is 3,000,000. The offering includes the sale of shares to investors and the sale of shares pursuant to the Plan.
Additionally, no later than the 10th anniversary date of the Termination Date, the Company intends to create a liquidity event for its shareholders, which liquidity event may include the sale of all of our properties and the dissolution and winding up of the Company, the listing of our shares on a national exchange or the merger of the Company with another entity that is listed on a national exchange.
On April 29, 2016, the Company filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), as amended. The Form 10 registration statement became effective on May 29, 2016.
The Company was formed to primarily invest, directly or indirectly through investments in real estate owning entities, in single-tenant income-producing corporate properties located 80% in California and 20% in other states, which are leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term net leases. The Company’s goal is to generate current income for investors and long-term capital appreciation in the value of its properties.
The Company holds its investments directly and/or through special purpose wholly owned limited liability companies or other subsidiaries. The Company holds its 70.14% interest in one of its properties through a tenancy in common agreement.
The Company is externally managed by its advisor and sponsor, Rich Uncles, LLC (the “Advisor” or the “Sponsor”) whose members include Harold Hofer, Howard Makler, and Ray Wirta. Rich Uncles, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company registered to do business in California. The Company has entered into an agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Advisor. The current term of the Advisory Agreement ends on March 8, 2018. The Advisory Agreement may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of the Company and the Advisor. The Advisor may terminate the Advisory Agreement for any reason and without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice; and we may terminate the Advisory Agreement for cause as defined in the Advisory Agreement. Upon termination of the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor may be entitled to a termination fee. This agreement entitles the Advisor to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the investment of funds in real estate investments, the management of those investments, among other services, and the disposition of investments, as well as entitles the Advisor to reimbursement of organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor or Sponsor on behalf of the Company, such as expenses related to the offering, and certain costs incurred by the Advisor in providing services to the Company. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to certain other fees, including an incentive fee upon achieving certain performance goals, as detailed in the Advisory Agreement. The Advisor Agreement is terminable by a majority of the members of the Company’s independent Board of Trustees or the Advisor on 60 days’ written notice with or without cause. The Sponsor also serves as the sponsor for RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc.
The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2014.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information as contained in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification”), and in conjunction with rules and regulations of the SEC, including the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include certain information and footnote disclosures required by GAAP for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of the financial position and the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2017. The accompanying unaudited interim financial information should be read in conjunction with our December 31, 2016 audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents may include cash and short-term investments. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balance may exceed federally insurable limits. The Company intends to mitigate this risk by depositing funds with major financial institutions; however these cash balances and restricted cash could be impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets.
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For all periods presented, other comprehensive income (loss) is the same as net income (loss).
Derivative Instruments
The Company enters into derivative instruments for risk management purposes to hedge its exposure to cash flow variability caused by changing interest rates on its variable rate mortgage notes payable. The Company records these derivative instruments at fair value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s mortgage derivative instruments have not been designated as effective hedges and therefore the changes in fair value are recorded as gain or loss on derivative instruments in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
New Accounting Standards Issued and Adopted
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15,Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments(“ASU 2016-15”), which clarifies how entities should classify certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 addresses certain issues where diversity in practice was identified. It amends existing guidance, which is principles based and often requires judgment to determine the appropriate classification of cash flows as operating, investing or financing activities. In addition, ASU 2016-15 clarifies how the predominance principle should be applied when cash receipts and cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows. On October 1, 2016, the Company elected to early adopt the provisions of ASU 2016-15, and the standard was applied retrospectively for all periods presented. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-15, the Company classified organization and offering costs as financing activities and acquisition fees as investing activities.
In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (“ASU 2017-01”) which clarified the definition of a business. The update added further guidance that assists preparers in evaluating whether a transaction will be an acquisition of an asset or a business. The Company expects that most of its acquisitions will qualify as an asset acquisition and therefore acquisition costs are capitalized as part of the cost of the acquired properties. The Company adopted the standard as of October 1, 2016. For periods prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-01, the Company’s financial statements will not be comparable because acquisitions of property qualified as a business and therefore acquisition costs were expensed.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows, and transfers between cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash are no longer presented within the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company elected to early adopt ASU 2016-18 for the reporting period ended December 31, 2016 and the standard was applied retrospectively for all periods presented. As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-18, the Company no longer presents the change within restricted cash in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
New Accounting Standards Recently Issued and Not Yet Adopted
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue requirements in Revenue Recognition (Topic 605) and most industry-specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the Codification. ASU 2014-09 does not apply to lease contracts within the scope of Leases (Topic 840). ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date. As the primary source of revenue for the Company is generated through leasing arrangements, which are scoped out of this standard, the Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-09 to have a significant impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”). The amendments in ASU 2016-02 change the existing accounting standards for lease accounting, including requiring lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets and making targeted changes to lessor accounting. ASU 2016-02 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of ASU 2016-02 is permitted. The new standard for lease accounting requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting the new leases standard on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 3. REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s real estate portfolio consisted of twenty-one properties in three states consisting of eleven retail, seven office and three industrial properties. The following table provides summary information regarding the Company’s properties as of September 30, 2017:
Property | | Location | | Acquisition Date | | Property Type | | Land, Building and Improvements | | | Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | | | Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization | | | Total Real Estate Investments, net | |
Chase Bank & Great Clips | | Antioch, CA | | 8/22/2014 | | Retail | | $ | 3,160,035 | | | $ | 668,200 | | | $ | (999,808 | ) | | $ | 2,828,427 | |
Chevron Gas Station | | San Jose, CA | | 5/29/2015 | | Retail | | | 2,775,000 | | | | - | | | | (92,061 | ) | | | 2,682,939 | |
Levins | | Sacramento, CA | | 8/19/2015 | | Industrial | | | 3,750,000 | | | | - | | | | (452,368 | ) | | | 3,297,632 | |
Chevron Gas Station see Note 4) | | Roseville, CA | | 9/30/2015 | | Retail | | | 2,800,000 | | | | - | | | | (195,112 | ) | | | 2,604,888 | |
Island Pacific Supermarket | | Elk Grove, CA | | 10/1/2015 | | Retail | | | 3,151,460 | | | | 568,540 | | | | (335,584 | ) | | | 3,384,416 | |
Dollar General | | Bakersfield, CA | | 11/11/2015 | | Retail | | | 4,632,567 | | | | 689,020 | | | | (360,074 | ) | | | 4,961,513 | |
Rite Aid | | Lake Elsinore, CA | | 12/7/2015 | | Retail | | | 6,663,446 | | | | 968,286 | | | | (427,444 | ) | | | 7,204,288 | |
PMI Preclinical | | San Carlos, CA | | 12/9/2015 | | Office | | | 8,920,000 | | | | - | | | | (368,371 | ) | | | 8,551,629 | |
EcoThrift | | Sacramento, CA | | 3/17/2016 | | Retail | | | 4,486,993 | | | | 541,729 | | | | (373,401 | ) | | | 4,655,321 | |
GSA (MSHA) | | Vacaville, CA | | 4/5/2016 | | Office | | | 2,998,232 | | | | 456,645 | | | | (215,410 | ) | | | 3,239,467 | |
PreK San Antonio | | San Antonio, TX | | 4/8/2016 | | Retail | | | 11,851,540 | | | | 1,593,451 | | | | (1,331,627 | ) | | | 12,113,364 | |
Dollar Tree | | Morrow, GA | | 4/22/2016 | | Retail | | | 1,295,879 | | | | 206,844 | | | | (134,555 | ) | | | 1,368,168 | |
Dinan Cars | | Morgan Hill, CA | | 6/21/2016 | | Industrial | | | 4,651,845 | | | | 654,155 | | | | (491,129 | ) | | | 4,814,871 | |
Solar Turbines | | San Diego, CA | | 7/21/2016 | | Office | | | 5,481,198 | | | | 389,718 | | | | (331,607 | ) | | | 5,539,309 | |
Amec Foster | | San Diego, CA | | 7/21/2016 | | Office | | | 6,843,341 | | | | 485,533 | | | | (228,572 | ) | | | 7,100,302 | |
ITW Ripley | | El Dorado, CA | | 8/18/2016 | | Industrial | | | 6,178,204 | | | | 407,316 | | | | (239,018 | ) | | | 6,346,502 | |
Dollar General Big Spring | | Big Spring, TX | | 11/4/2016 | | Retail | | | 1,161,647 | | | | 112,958 | | | | (26,577 | ) | | | 1,248,028 | |
Gap | | Rocklin, CA | | 12/1/2016 | | Office | | | 7,209,629 | | | | 677,191 | | | | (252,877 | ) | | | 7,633,943 | |
L-3 Communications | | San Diego, CA | | 12/23/2016 | | Office | | | 10,799,500 | | | | 961,107 | | | | (276,411 | ) | | | 11,484,196 | |
Sutter Health | | Rancho Cordova, CA | | 3/15/2017 | | Office | | | 24,256,632 | | | | 2,870,258 | | | | (627,713 | ) | | | 26,499,177 | |
Walgreens | | Santa Maria, CA | | 6/29/2017 | | Retail | | | 4,667,322 | | | | 448,183 | | | | (33,700 | ) | | | 5,081,805 | |
| | | | | | | | $ | 127,734,470 | | | $ | 12,699,134 | | | $ | (7,793,419 | ) | | $ | 132,640,185 | |
Current Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company acquired the following properties:
Property | | Acquisition Date | | Land, Building and Improvements | | | Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | | | Above- Market Leases | | | Total | |
Sutter Health | | 3/15/2017 | | $ | 24,256,632 | | | $ | 2,870,258 | | | $ | 474,091 | | | $ | 27,600,981 | |
Walgreens | | 6/29/2017 | | | 4,667,322 | | | | 448,183 | | | | 125,050 | | | | 5,240,555 | |
| | | | $ | 28,923,954 | | | $ | 3,318,441 | | | $ | 599,141 | | | $ | 32,841,536 | |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Purchase price | | $ | 32,841,536 | |
Purchase deposits applied | | | (1,500,000 | ) |
Acquisition fees and costs | | | (642,314 | ) |
Cash paid for acquisition of real estate investments | | $ | 30,699,222 | |
The purchase price allocations reflected in the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that are subject to change that may impact the fair value of the assets and liabilities above (including real estate investments, other assets and accrued liabilities).
The noncancelable lease terms of the properties acquired during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are as follows:
Property | | Lease Expirations |
Sutter Health | | 10/31/2025 |
Walgreens | | 3/31/2062 |
The Company recorded these acquisitions as asset acquisitions and capitalized $0 and $642,314 of acquisition fees and costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recognized $667,945 and $1,481,243, respectively, of total revenue related to these properties. The Company also paid an acquisition fee of $28,956 for additions to real estate investments.
Operating Leases
As of September 30, 2017, our portfolio’s asset concentration (greater than 10% of total assets) was as follows:
Property and Location | | Net Carrying Value | | | Percentage of Total Assets | |
Sutter Health | | $ | 26,499,177 | | | | 18.7 | % |
The Company’s real estate properties are primarily leased to tenants under triple-net leases for which terms and expirations vary. The Company monitors the credit of all tenants to stay abreast of any material changes in credit quality. The Company monitors tenant credit by (1) reviewing the credit ratings of tenants (or their parent companies or lease guarantors) that are rated by national recognized rating agencies; (2) reviewing financial statements and related metrics and information that are publicly available or that are required to be provided pursuant to the lease; (3) monitoring new reports and press releases regarding the tenants (or their parent companies or lease guarantors), and their underlying business and industry; and (4) monitoring the timeliness of rent collections.
At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, tenant receivables included $1,013,624 and $545,274, respectively, of straight-line rent receivable.
As of September 30, 2017, the future minimum contractual rent payments due under the Company’s non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:
October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 | | $ | 2,576,996 | |
2018 | | | 10,215,833 | |
2019 | | | 10,412,042 | |
2020 | | | 10,613,223 | |
2021 | | | 9,645,095 | |
2022 | | | 8,099,412 | |
Thereafter | | | 33,138,176 | |
| | $ | 84,700,777 | |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Revenue Concentration
As of September 30, 2017, our portfolio’s tenant concentration (greater than 10% of annualized base rent) was as follows:
Property and Location | | Annualized Base Rent* | | | Percentage of Annualized Base Rent | |
Sutter Health, CA | | $ | 2,247,366 | | | $ | 21.90 | % |
* Effective Annualized Base Rent is calculated based on the monthly base rent at September 30, 2017 for twelve months.
As of September 30, 2017, no other tenant accounted for more than 10% of annualized base rent.
Intangibles
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s intangibles were as follows:
| | Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | | | Above-Market Leases | | | Below-Market Leases | |
Cost | | $ | 12,699,134 | | | $ | 872,408 | | | $ | (5,349,908 | ) |
Accumulated amortization | | | (2,418,049 | ) | | | (46,396 | ) | | | 1,165,161 | |
Net amount | | $ | 10,281,085 | | | $ | 826,012 | | | $ | (4,184,747 | ) |
Amortization of intangible assets over the next five years is expected to be as follows:
| | Tenant Origination and Absorption Costs | | | Above-Market Leases | | | Below-Market Leases | |
Remaining 2017 | | $ | 438,274 | | | $ | 8,830 | | | $ | (218,739 | ) |
2018 | | | 1,567,392 | | | | 35,320 | | | | (860,165 | ) |
2019 | | | 1,567,392 | | | | 35,320 | | | | (860,165 | ) |
2022 | | | 1,567,392 | | | | 35,320 | | | | (860,165 | ) |
2021 | | | 1,320,274 | | | | 35,320 | | | | (667,541 | ) |
2022 | | | 1,239,699 | | | | 35,320 | | | | (667,541 | ) |
Thereafter | | | 2,580,663 | | | | 640,582 | | | | (50,431 | ) |
| | $ | 10,281,086 | | | $ | 826,012 | | | $ | (4,184,747 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Weighted Average Remaining Amortization Period | | | 8.60 years | | | | 35.77 years | | | | 5.66 years | |
NOTE 4. SALE OF INTEREST IN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PROPERTY
In March 2016, the Company entered into a tenancy in common agreement and sold an undivided 29.86% interest in the Chevron Gas Station located in Roseville, CA for $1,000,000. The purchaser has the right to require the Company to repurchase their interest in the property during the period from March 1, 2018 through March 1, 2019. Therefore, the sale does not qualify for sales recognition under ASC 360 for financial reporting purposes and the transaction is accounted for as a financing transaction. The proceeds received from the purchaser were recorded as a sales deposit liability and the payments to the purchaser for their share of the property’s operations were recorded as interest expense. The interest expense recorded as a result of this transaction was $13,751, and $41,252 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and $13,751 and $31,779 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The sale will qualify as a sale for financial reporting when the right to require the company to repurchase the 29.86% interest in the property expires without being exercised. The Advisor earned a disposition fee in connection with this transaction, see Note 9.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 5. SALE OF REAL ESATE INVESTMENT PROPERTY
On April 27, 2017, the Company sold the Chevron Gas Station property in Rancho Cordova, CA to a third party for $3,434,000 which was paid in cash. The sale resulted in a gain for financial reporting purposes of $747,957, which is net of the $103,020 disposition fee the Advisor earned in connection with this transaction (see Note 9). The Company entered into a 1031 exchange to defer the taxable gain of approximately $900,000 on the transaction. The 1031 exchange was completed when the Company purchased the Walgreens property on June 29, 2017.
NOTE 6. DEBT
Mortgage Notes Payable
As of September 30, 2017, the Company’s mortgage notes payable consisted of the following:
Collateral | | Principal Amount | | | Deferred Financing Costs | | | Net Balance | | | Contractual Interest Rate | | Effective Interest Rate (1) | | | Loan Maturity |
Chase Bank & Great Clips | | $ | 1,897,567 | | | $ | (25,290 | ) | | $ | 1,872,277 | | | 4.37% fixed | | | 4.37 | % | | 2/5/2019 |
Levins | | | 2,180,755 | | | | (39,923 | ) | | $ | 2,140,832 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.93% | | | 3.74 | % | | 1/5/2021 |
Island Pacific Supermarket | | | 1,983,034 | | | | (41,601 | ) | | $ | 1,941,433 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.93% | | | 3.74 | % | | 1/5/2021 |
Dollar General Bakersfield | | | 2,442,835 | | | | (62,791 | ) | | $ | 2,380,044 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.48% | | | 3.38 | % | | 3/5/2021 |
Rite Aid | | | 3,848,087 | | | | (116,305 | ) | | $ | 3,731,782 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.50% | | | 3.25 | % | | 5/5/2021 |
PMI Preclinical | | | 4,328,584 | | | | (144,132 | ) | | $ | 4,184,452 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.48% | | | 3.38 | % | | 3/5/2021 |
EcoThrift | | | 2,780,646 | | | | (93,470 | ) | | $ | 2,687,176 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.21% | | | 2.96 | % | | 7/5/2021 |
GSA | | | 1,891,549 | | | | (74,481 | ) | | $ | 1,817,068 | | | One-month LIBOR + 1.25% | | | 3.00 | % | | 8/5/2021 |
PreK San Antonio | | | 5,356,905 | | | | (172,589 | ) | | $ | 5,184,316 | | | 4.25% fixed | | | 4.25 | % | | 12/1/2021 |
Dinan Cars | | | 2,829,619 | | | | (85,723 | ) | | $ | 2,743,896 | | | One-month LIBOR + 2.27% | | | 4.02 | % | | 1/5/2022 |
ITW Sky Park | | | 9,905,359 | | | | (267,420 | ) | | $ | 9,637,939 | | | 3.35% fixed | | | 3.35 | % | | 11/1/2026 |
L-3 Communications | | | 5,493,320 | | | | (133,276 | ) | | $ | 5,360,044 | | | 4.5% fixed | | | 4.50 | % | | 4/1/2022 |
Gap | | | 3,799,400 | | | | (95,600 | ) | | $ | 3,703,800 | | | 4.15% fixed | | | 4.15 | % | | 8/1/2023 |
Dollar General Big Spring (2) | | | 634,046 | | | | (26,715 | ) | | $ | 607,331 | | | 4.69% fixed | | | 4.69 | % | | 3/13/2022 |
Sutter Health | | | 14,724,205 | | | | (216,533 | ) | | $ | 14,507,672 | | | 4.5% fixed | | | 4.50 | % | | 3/9/2024 |
| | $ | 64,095,911 | | | $ | (1,595,849 | ) | | $ | 62,500,062 | | | | | | | | | |
| (1) | Contractual interest rate represents the interest rate in effect under the mortgage note payable as of September 30, 2017. Effective interest rate is calculated as the actual interest rate in effect as of September 30, 2017 (consisting of the contractual interest rate and the effect of the interest rate swap, if applicable). For further information regarding the Company’s derivative instruments, see Note 7. |
| (2) | The loan is cross-collateralized with the six Dollar General properties owned by RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc. The deed of trust for the Company’s Dollar General Big Spring property and the deeds of trust for the RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc.’s six Dollar General properties contain cross collateralization and cross default provisions. At September 30, 2017, the outstanding principal balance of the loans on RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc.’s six Dollar General properties was $3,962,211. The cross-collateralization and cross default provisions were removed on October 13, 2017. |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
The mortgage notes payable provide for monthly payments of principal and interest. The mortgage loans payable have balloon payments that are due at loan maturity.
Pursuant to the terms of the mortgage notes payable agreements, the Company is subject to certain financial loan covenants. The Company was in compliance with all terms and conditions of the mortgage loan agreements.
The following summarizes the future principal payments on the Company’s mortgage notes payable as of September 30, 2017:
October 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 | | $ | 302,025 | |
2018 | | | 1,233,437 | |
2019 | | | 3,092,776 | |
2020 | | | 1,287,242 | |
2021 | | | 23,879,817 | |
2022 | | | 25,550,753 | |
Thereafter | | | 8,749,861 | |
Total principal | | $ | 64,095,911 | |
Unsecured Credit Facility
On January 13, 2015, the Company, entered into a credit agreement (the “Unsecured Credit Agreement”) with Pacific Mercantile Bank (“Lender”). The line of credit was paid off in January 2016 and no amounts were drawn on the line after January 2016. The Company canceled its line of credit with Pacific Mercantile Bank in June 2016.
The following is a reconciliation of the components of interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016:
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Mortgage Payable | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense incurred (1) | | $ | 665,366 | | | $ | 183,948 | | | $ | 1,745,924 | | | $ | 422,506 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | | 78,607 | | | | 38,813 | | | | 224,383 | | | | 76,123 | |
Unrealized loss (gain) on interest rate swaps (see Note 7) | | | (23,913 | ) | | | (111,906 | ) | | | (54,805 | ) | | | 476,841 | |
Unsecured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest expense incurred | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 39,779 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 12,250 | |
Sales deposit liability (see Note 4) | | | 13,751 | | | | 13,751 | | | | 41,252 | | | | 31,779 | |
Total interest expense | | $ | 733,811 | | | $ | 124,606 | | | $ | 1,956,754 | | | $ | 1,059,278 | |
| (1) | Includes $24,899 and $108,293 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $47,621 and $96,174 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, of monthly payments to settle the Company’s interest rate swaps and $6,182 and $14,284 of accrued interest payable at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, representing the unsettled portion of the interest rate swaps for the period from the most recent settlement date through September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 7. INTEREST RATE SWAP DERIVATIVES
The primary goal of the Company’s risk management practices related to interest rate risk is to prevent changes in interest rates from adversely impacting the Company’s ability to achieve its investment return objectives. The Company does not enter into derivatives for speculative purposes.
The Company enters into interest rate swaps as a fixed rate payer to mitigate its exposure to rising interest rates on its variable rate mortgage notes payable. The value of interest rate swaps is primarily impacted by interest rates, market expectations about interest rates, and the remaining life of the instrument. In general, increases in interest rates, or anticipated increases in interest rates, will increase the value of the fixed rate payer position and decrease the value of the variable rate payer position. As the remaining life of the interest rate swap decreases, the value of both positions will generally move towards zero.
During 2016, the Company (or wholly owned LLCs) entered into interest rate swap agreements with amortizing notational amounts relating to eight of its mortgage notes payable. The following table summarizes the notional amount and other information related to the Company’s interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2017. The notional amount is an indication of the extent of the Company’s involvement in each instrument at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit, interest rate or market risks:
| | September 30, 2017 | | December 31, 2016 |
Derivative Instruments | | Number of Instru- ments | | Notional Amount (1) | | | Reference Rate as of 6/30/2017 | | Weighted Average Fixed pay rate | | Weighted Average Remaining Term | | Number of Instru- ments | | Notional Amount (1) | | | Reference Rate as of 12/31/2016 | | Weighted Average Fixed pay rate | | | Weighted Average Remaining Term |
Interest Rate Swap Derivatives | | 8 | | $ | 22,285,109 | | | One-month LIBOR/Fixed at 1.21%-2.27% | | 3.42% | | 4.09 years | | 8 | | $ | 22,871,000 | | | One-month LIBOR/Fixed at 1.21%-2.27% | | | 3.28 | % | | 4.17 years |
| (1) | The notional amount of the Company’s swaps decreases each month to correspond to the outstanding principal balance on the related mortgage. The minimum notional amount (outstanding principal balance at the maturity date) is $20,552,875. |
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments as well as their classification in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
| | | | September 30, 2017 | | | December 31, 2016 | |
Derivative Instrument | | Balance Sheet Location | | Number of Instruments | | | Fair Value | | | Number of Instruments | | | Fair Value | |
Interest Rate Swaps | | Asset - Interest rate swap derivatives, at fair value | | | 5 | | | $ | 190,705 | | | | 5 | | | $ | 180,759 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Swaps | | Liability – Interest rate swap derivatives, at fair value | | | 3 | | | $ | (75,690 | ) | | | 3 | | | $ | (106,840 | ) |
The change in fair value of a derivative instrument that is not designated as a cash flow hedge is recorded as interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. None of the Company’s derivatives at September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016 were designated as hedging instruments, therefore the net realized (loss) gain recognized on interest rate swaps of $(23,913) and $(54,805) and $(111,906) and $476,841 was recorded as a (decrease) increase in interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
The fair value for certain financial instruments is derived using a combination of market quotes, pricing models, and other valuation techniques that involve significant management judgment. The price transparency of financial instruments is a key determinant of the degree of judgment involved in determining the fair value of the Company’s financial instruments. Financial instruments for which actively quoted prices or pricing parameters are available and for which markets contain orderly transactions will generally have a higher degree of price transparency than financial instruments for which markets are inactive or consist of non-orderly trades. The Company evaluates several factors when determining if a market is inactive or when market transactions are not orderly. The following is a summary of the methods and assumptions used by management in estimating the fair value of each class of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate the fair value:
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, tenant receivables, due from affiliates, purchase and other deposits, other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, sales deposit liability, share repurchase payable, and due to affiliates: These balances approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items.
Derivative Instruments: The Company’s derivative instruments are presented at fair value in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The valuation of these instruments is determined using a proprietary model that utilizes observable inputs. As such, the Company classifies these inputs as Level 2 inputs. The proprietary model uses the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and volatility. The fair value of interest rate swaps are estimated using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments, which consider the impact of any credit risks to the contracts, are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk.
Mortgage Notes Payable: The fair value of the Company’s mortgage notes payable is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on management’s estimates of current market interest rates for instruments with similar characteristics, including remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio. Additionally, when determining the fair value of liabilities in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, the Company measures fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach. The Company classifies these inputs as Level 3 inputs.
The following were the face value, carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s mortgage notes payable as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
September 30, 2017 | | | December 31, 2016 | |
Face value | | | Carrying value | | | Fair value | | | Face Value | | | Carrying Value | | | Fair Value | |
$ | 64,095,911 | | | $ | 62,500,062 | | | $ | 63,158,986 | | | $ | 40,018,648 | | | $ | 38,705,103 | | | $ | 38,153,219 | |
Disclosures of the fair values of financial instruments are based on pertinent information available to the Company as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and require a significant amount of judgment. Low levels of transaction volume for certain financial instruments have made the estimation of fair values difficult and, therefore, both the actual results and the Company’s estimate of value at a future date could be materially different. The actual value could be materially different from the Company’s estimate of value.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and year ended December 31, 2016, the Company measured the following assets and liabilities at fair value:
Recurring Basis | | Total | | | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | | | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | | | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | |
September 30, 2017: Asset - Interest rate swap derivatives | | $ | 192,659 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 192,659 | | | $ | - | |
Liability – Interest rate swap derivatives | | $ | (71,462 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | (71,462 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
December 31, 2016: Asset - Interest rate swap derivatives | | $ | 180,759 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 180,759 | | | $ | - | |
Liabilities – Interest rate swap derivatives | | $ | (106,840 | ) | | $ | - | | | | (106,840 | ) | | $ | - | |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
NOTE 9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Summarized below are the related party costs incurred by the Company including those incurred pursuant to the Advisory Agreement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 as well as the related amounts payable or receivable as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are included in the table below. The amounts payable or receivable are presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as “Due to Affiliates” and “Due from Affiliates.”
| | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | | | | | | | | | Three months ended | | | Nine months ended | | | | | | | |
| | September 30, 2017 | | | September 30, 2017 | | | September 30, 2016 | | | December 31,2016 | |
| | Incurred | | | Incurred | | | Receivable | | | Payable | | | Incurred | | | Incurred | | | Receivable | | | Payable | |
Expensed: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition fees | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 267,147 | | | $ | 777,867 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Asset management fees | | | 199,724 | | | | 555,317 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 118,113 | | | | 271,019 | | | | - | | | | 43,993 | |
Disposition fees Reimbursable operating expenses | | | 34,861 | | | | 34,861 | | | | - | | | | 34,861 | | | | - | | | | 30,000 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Expense reimbursements/fees to affiliates | | | 234,585 | | | | 590,178 | | | | | | | | | | | | 385,260 | | | | 1,078,886 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Property management fees * | | | 24,776 | | | | 67,419 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,964 | | | | 8,090 | | | | - | | | | 21,267 | |
Disposition fees** | | | - | | | | 103,020 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Reimbursable organizational and offering | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
expenses | | | 33,108 | | | | 98,349 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 280,468 | | | | 1,483,033 | | | | - | | | | 41,797 | |
Capitalized: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Acquisition fees | | | 28,956 | | | | 671,270 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 48,950 | | | | - | |
Financing coordination fees | | | - | | | | 100,156 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 19,350 | | | | 200,110 | | | | - | | | | 137,800 | |
Other: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Due to advisor for costs advanced | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 317,154 | | | | - | | | | 270,372 | |
Due to other - SSLFO (1) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 100,477 | |
Due to NNN (2) | | | - | | | | - | | | | | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 95,730 | | | | - | | | | 28,571 | |
Due from NNN (3) | | | 17,269 | | | | 17,269 | | | | 17,269 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 17,269 | | | $ | 34,861 | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 48,950 | | | $ | 644,277 | |
* Property management fees are presented as “property expenses” in the condensed consolidated statement of operations
** Disposition fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are presented as a reduction of gain on sale of real estate investment property (see Note 5).
(1) These costs were incurred by SSLFO, an affiliate of the Sponsor, in connection with the organization and offering of the Company’s shares.
(2) These costs were incurred in connection with the potential acquisition of a property by the Company. The property was acquired by RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc.; therefore, the Company has a receivable from RW Holdings NNN REIT, Inc.
(3) This amount was the result of a bank error. The monthly interest payment that was due on RW Holdings NNN REIT’s unsecured line of credit was withdrawn from the Company’s bank account rather than from RW Holdings NNN REIT’s bank account.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Organizational and Offering Expenses
During the offering, pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Company is obligated to reimburse the Sponsor or its affiliates for organizational and offering expenses paid by the Sponsor on behalf of the Company. The Company will reimburse the Sponsor for organizational and offering expenses up to 3.0% of gross offering proceeds. The Sponsor and affiliates will be responsible for any organizational and offering expenses related to the offering to the extent they exceed 3.0% of gross offering proceeds from the offering. As of September 30, 2017, the Sponsor has incurred organizational and offering expenses of $2,825,716, which is in excess of 3.0% of the gross offering proceeds received by the Company. To the extent the Company has more gross offering proceeds from future sales of stock, including sales pursuant to the Plan, the Company will be obligated to reimburse the Sponsor. As the amount of future gross offering proceeds under the Plan is uncertain, the amount the Company is obligated to reimburse to the Sponsor is uncertain.
As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has reimbursed the Sponsor $2,654,216 and $2,514,070, respectively, for organizational and offering expenses. The Company’s maximum liability for organizational and offering costs through September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $2,654,216 and $2,555,866, respectively, of which $0 was payable at September 30, 2017 and $41,797 was payable at December 31, 2016.
Acquisition Fees
The Company shall pay the Advisor a fee in an amount equal 3.0% of Company’s contract purchase price of its properties and additions to real estate investments, as defined, as acquisition fees. The total of all acquisition fees and acquisition costs shall be reasonable, and shall not exceed 6.0% of the contract price of the property. However, a majority of the trust managers (including a majority of the independent trust managers) not otherwise interested in the transaction may approve fees in excess of these limits if they determine the transaction to be commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company.
Asset Management Fee
The Company shall pay to the Advisor as compensation for the advisory services rendered to the Company, a monthly fee in an amount equal to 0.05% of the Company’s Average Invested Assets, as defined (the “Asset Management Fee”), as of the end of the preceding month. The Asset Management Fee shall be payable monthly on the last day of such month, or the first business day following the last day of such month. The Asset Management Fee, which must be reasonable in the determination of the Company’s independent trust managers at least annually, may or may not be taken, in whole or in part as to any year, in the sole discretion of the Advisor. All or any portion of the Asset Management Fee not paid as to any fiscal year shall be deferred without interest and may be paid in such other fiscal year as the Advisor shall determine.
Financing Coordination Fee
Other than with respect to any mortgage or other financing related to a property concurrent with its acquisition, if the Advisor or an affiliate provides a substantial amount of the services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent trust managers) in connection with the post-acquisition financing or refinancing of any debt that the Company obtains relative to a property, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate a financing coordination fee equal to 1.0% of the amount of such financing.
Property Management Fees
If the Advisor or any of its affiliates provides a substantial amount of the property management services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent trust managers) for the Company’s properties, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate a property management fee equal to 1.5% of gross revenues from the properties managed. The Company also will reimburse the Advisor and any of its affiliates for property-level expenses that such person pays or incurs on behalf of the Company, including salaries, bonuses and benefits of persons employed by such person, except for the salaries, bonuses and benefits of persons who also serve as one of the Company’s executive officers or as an executive officer of such person. The Advisor or its affiliate may subcontract the performance of its property management duties to third parties and pay all or a portion of its property management fee to the third parties with whom it contracts for these services.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Disposition Fees
For substantial assistance in connection with the sale of properties, the Company shall pay to its Advisor or one of its affiliates 3.0% of the contract sales price, as defined, of each property sold; provided, however, that if, in connection with such disposition, commissions are paid to third parties unaffiliated with our Advisor or its affiliates, the disposition fees paid to our Advisor, our Sponsor, their affiliates and unaffiliated third parties may not exceed the lesser of the competitive real estate commission or 6% of the contract sales price.
Leasing Commission Fees
If the Advisor or any of its affiliates provides a substantial amount of the services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent trust managers) in connection with the Company’s leasing of its properties to unaffiliated third parties, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate leasing commissions equal to 6.0% of the rents due pursuant to such lease for the first ten years of the lease term; provided, however (i) if the term of the lease is less than ten years, such commission percentage will apply to the full term of the lease and (ii) any rents due under a renewal of a lease of an existing tenant upon expiration of the initial lease agreement (including any extensions provided for thereunder) shall accrue a commission of 3.0% in lieu of the aforementioned 6.0% commission.
Other Operating Expense Reimbursement
Under the prospectus, total operating expenses of the Company are limited to the greater of 2% of average invested assets or 25% of net income for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters (2%/25% Limitation). If the Company exceeds the 2%/25% Limitation, the Advisor must reimburse the Company the amount by which the aggregate total operating expenses exceeds the limitation, or the Company must obtain a waiver from the Company’s conflicts committee. For purposes of determining the 2%/25% Limitation amount, “average invested assets” means the average monthly book value of the Company’s assets invested directly or indirectly in equity interests and loans secured by real estate during the 12-month period before deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts or other non-cash reserves. “Total operating expenses” means all expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as determined by GAAP, that are in any way related to the Company’s operation including Asset Management Fees, but excluding (a) the expenses of raising capital such as organization and offering expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration and other fees, printing and other such expenses and taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, listing and registration of shares of the Company’s common stock; (b) interest payments; (c) taxes; (d) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves; (e) reasonable incentive fees based upon increases in NAV per share; (f) acquisition fees and acquisition expenses (including expenses, relating to potential investments that the Company does not close); and (h) disposition fees on the sale of real property and other expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition and ownership of real estate interests or other property (other than disposition fees on the sale of assets other than real property), including the costs of insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair and improvement of real property.
NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Economic Dependency
The Company depends on its Sponsor and its Advisor for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the sale of the Company’s shares of common stock under the Plan, the identification, evaluation, negotiation, origination, acquisition and disposition of investments; management of the daily operations of the Company’s investment portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that these companies are unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
Environmental
As an owner of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. Although there can be no assurance, the Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of properties in the vicinity of the Company’s properties, the activities of its tenants and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the property could result in future environmental liabilities.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may become party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is not a party to any legal proceeding, nor is the Company aware of any pending or threatened litigation that could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results, cash flows, or financial condition should such litigation be resolved unfavorably.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) is conducting an investigation related to the advertising and sale of securities by the Company in connection with the offering. The investigation is a non-public fact finding inquiry. It is neither an allegation of wrongdoing nor a finding that violations of law have occurred. In connection with the investigation, the Company and certain affiliates have received and responded to subpoenas from the SEC requesting documents and other information related to the Company and the offering. The SEC’s investigation is ongoing. The Company has cooperated and intends to continue to cooperate with the SEC in this matter. The Company is unable to predict the likely outcome of the investigation or determine its potential impact, if any, on the Company.
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluates subsequent events up until the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.
Distributions
On October 20, 2017, the Company’s board of trust managers declared dividends based on daily record dates for the period July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017 at a rate of $0.0020604 per share per day, or $1,563,430, on the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock, which the Company paid on October 20, 2017. Of the $1,563,430 dividend, $1,104,493 was reinvested through the Company’s Plan.
Repurchase of Common Stock
For the period from October 1, 2017 through November 10, 2017, the Company repurchased 95,330 shares for $953,295.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 1 – Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
RICH UNCLES REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST I
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
September 30, 2017
(unaudited)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed consolidated Financial Statements and the Notes thereto contained in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. See also “Forward Looking Statements” below. As used herein, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, other than historical facts, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable by law. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, and prospects and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” or other similar words. Forward-looking statements that were true at the time made may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our management’s view only as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Additionally, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results.
The following are some, but not all, of the assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:
| • | We may be unable to renew leases, lease vacant space or re-lease space as leases expire on favorable terms or at all. |
• | We are subject to risks associated with tenant, geographic and industry concentrations with respect to our properties. |
• | Our properties, intangible assets and other assets may be subject to impairment charges. |
• | We could be subject to unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities that may arise from potential dispositions and may be unable to dispose of properties on advantageous terms. |
• | We are subject to competition in the acquisition and disposition of properties and in the leasing of our properties and we may be unable to acquire, dispose of, or lease properties on advantageous terms. |
• | We could be subject to risks associated with bankruptcies or insolvencies of tenants or from tenant defaults generally. |
• | We have substantial indebtedness, which may affect our ability to pay distributions, and expose us to interest rate fluctuation risk and the risk of default under our debt obligations. |
• | We may be affected by the incurrence of additional secured or unsecured debt. |
• | We may not be able to maintain profitability. |
• | Cash for distributions to investors will be from net rental income (including sales of properties) or waiver or deferral of reimbursements to our Sponsor or fees paid to our Advisor. |
• | We may not generate cash flows sufficient to pay our distributions to shareholders or meet our debt service obligations. |
• | We may be affected by risks resulting from losses in excess of insured limits. |
• | We may fail to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
• | We are dependent upon our Advisor which has the right to terminate the advisory agreement upon 60 days’ written notice without cause or penalty. |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in light of the risk factors identified above and the additional risks and uncertainties described in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017.
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On a regular basis, we evaluate these estimates. These estimates are based on management’s historical industry experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Management’s Overview
We were formed on March 7, 2012 as a California unincorporated association, under the laws of the State of California, and are treated as a REIT. We invested primarily in single tenant income-producing corporate properties which are leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term net leases. Although we are not limited as to the form our investments may take, our investments in real estate were generally made by acquiring fee title or interests in entities that own and operate real estate. We made acquisitions of our real estate investments directly or indirectly through limited liability companies or limited partnerships, or through investments in joint ventures, partnerships, tenants in common, co-tenancies or other co-ownership arrangements with other owners of properties, affiliates of our advisor or other persons.
We elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. for federal income tax purposes under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2014. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on the income that we distribute to our shareholders each year. If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any year after electing REIT status, our income will be taxed at regular corporate rates, and we may be precluded from qualifying for treatment as a REIT for the four-year period following our failure to qualify. Such an event could materially and adversely affect our net income and cash available for distribution to our shareholders. However, we believe that we will be organized and will operate in a manner that will enable us to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and we intend to continue to operate so as to remain qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes thereafter.
Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is externally managed by our advisor pursuant to an Advisory Agreement with Rich Uncles LLC which also manages our operations and our portfolio of core real estate Properties and real estate related assets. Rich Uncles LLC is paid certain fees as set forth in Note 9 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
On April 29, 2016, the Company filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Form 10 registration statement became effective on May 29, 2016.
The Company ceased its offering on July 20, 2016 with the exception of shares sold as distribution reinvestments pursuant to the Plan.
As of November 10, 2017, we had sold 8,958,260 shares of common stock for gross offering proceeds for $89,582,600.
We used substantially all of the net proceeds from the offering to acquire a portfolio of real estate investments. We invested primarily in single tenant income-producing corporate properties which are leased to creditworthy tenants under long-term net leases. We diversified our portfolio by geography, investment size, and investment risk with the goal of owning a portfolio of income-producing real estate investments that provides attractive and stable returns to our shareholders.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Our investment objectives and policies may be amended or changed at any time by our board of trust managers. Although we have no plans at this time to change any of our investment objectives, our board of trust managers may change any and all such investment objectives, including our focus on single tenant properties, if it believes such changes are in the best interest of our shareholders.
Our Advisor made recommendations on all investments to our board of trust managers. All proposed real estate investments must be approved by at least a majority of our board of trust managers subject to guidelines established by our board of trust managers which, if a proposed investment fits within such guidelines, specific board approval would not be needed.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company owned twenty-one properties in three states consisting of retail, office and industrial properties. The net book value of these investments at September 30, 2017 was $132,640,185.
The Company
We are a publicly registered, non-exchange traded company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable quarterly dividends. The Company believes it is qualified and operates as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, which requires it to annually distribute at least 90% of its taxable income (excluding net capital gains) in the form of dividends to its shareholders. The Company’s quarterly dividends are supported by the cash flow generated from real estate owned under long-term, net lease agreements with local, regional, and national commercial tenants.
At November 10, 2017, we owned a diversified portfolio:
∙ | Of 21 properties, eleven properties are retail properties which represent 35% of the portfolio, seven properties are office properties which represent 53% of the portfolio, and of which three properties are industrial property which represents 12% of the portfolio (expressed as a percentage of base rental revenue); |
∙ | Fully leased with an occupancy rate of 100.0%; |
∙ | The Chase Bank property lease for approximately 5,500 square feet expires on December 31, 2017. The annual rent under the lease is $251,032. The existing tenant has notified the Company that they are not renewing their lease. The space is currently listed with a broker; |
∙ | Leased to twenty-two different commercial tenants doing business in three separate property types; |
∙ | Located in three states; |
∙ | With approximately 615,000 square feet of aggregate leasable space of which approximately 185,000 square feet per retail property, approximately 288,000 square feet per office property, and 142,000 square feet per industrial property; |
∙ | With an average leasable space per property of approximately 29,500 square feet and |
∙ | With a balance of outstanding debt of approximately $64.1 million. |
Of the 21 properties in the portfolio, 20, or 97%, by base rental revenue, are single-tenant properties. At November 10, 2017, 20 properties (exclusive of Walgreens Santa Mari,a CA) were leased with a weighted average remaining lease term (excluding rights to extend a lease at the option of the tenant) of approximately 5.98 years. The Walgreens Santa Maria, CA property has a remaining lease term of 44.5 years
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Investment Strategy
Our investment strategy is to primarily own single-tenant retail, office, and industrial real estate leased to creditworthy tenants on long-term leases. Our ideal portfolio is comprised of a mix of office, industrial and retail property types, with greater than 50% of our real estate leased to investment grade tenants as determined by one of the big three credit rating agencies (Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s or Fitch Group). We generally seek to acquire real estate that has the following characteristics:
∙ | Properties that are freestanding, and commercially zoned with a single tenant; |
∙ | Properties that are located in significant markets, which markets are identified and ranked based on several key demographic and real estate specific metrics such as population growth, income, unemployment, job growth, GDP growth, rent growth, and vacancy rates; |
∙ | No more than 20% of the properties to be located outside of California; |
∙ | Properties that are located in strategic locations critical to generating revenue for the tenants that occupy them (i.e., the tenants need the properties in which they operate in order to conduct their businesses); |
∙ | Properties that are located within attractive demographic areas relative to the business of our tenants and are generally fungible and have good visibility and easy access to major thoroughfares; |
∙ | Properties with rental or lease payments that approximate or are lower than market rents; and |
∙ | Properties that can be purchased with the simultaneous execution or assumption of long-term, net lease agreements, offering both current income and the potential for future rent increases. |
See Note 1 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our business and organization.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s proceeds from shares sold have been, and will continue to be, primarily for (i) property acquisitions; (ii) capital expenditures; and (iii) payment of principal on our outstanding mortgage indebtedness. Our cash needs for the purchase of real estate properties and other real estate investments will be funded primarily from the sale of our shares or from debt proceeds.
At September 30, 2017, the outstanding principal balance of the Company’s mortgage notes payable was $64,095,911. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding our outstanding indebtedness.
Portfolio Information
Our real estate investments were as follows:
| | As of | |
| | September 30, 2017 | | | December 31, 2016 | | | September 30, 2016 | |
Number of Properties: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | | 11 | | | | 11 | | | | 10 | |
Office | | | 7 | | | | 7 | | | | 4 | |
Industrial | | | 3 | | | | 2 | | | | 3 | |
Total | | | 21 | | | | 20 | | | | 17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Leasable Square Feet: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Retail | | | 184,388 | | | | 171,898 | | | | 163,048 | |
Office | | | 326,715 | | | | 220,123 | | | | 20,800 | |
Industrial | | | 103,296 | | | | 103,296 | | | | 103,296 | |
Total | | | 614,399 | | | | 495,317 | | | | 287,144 | |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Cash Flow Summary
The following table summarizes our cash flow activity for the nine months ended September 30:
| | 2017 | | | 2016 | |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | $ | 3,909,098 | | | $ | 2,302,242 | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | $ | (30,126,825 | ) | | $ | (44,536,755 | ) |
Net cash provided by financing activities | | $ | 19,303,042 | | | $ | 55,798,771 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, we owned twenty-one and seventeen properties, respectively. Owning the two properties acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 for the entire three month period ended September 30, 2017, as well as the acquisition of two properties between October 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016, significantly contributed to the increase in net cash provided by operating activities. These acquisitions were partially offset by the one property that was sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $30,126,825 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and consisted of the following:
| · | $30,699,222 for the acquisition of two properties; |
| · | $1,501,764 for additions to real estate investments; |
| · | $622,319 payment of acquisition fees and costs; |
| | |
| · | $250,000 for payment of buyer holdback; |
| · | $250,000 for refundable purchase deposits for future acquisitions; and |
| · | $3,196,480 from the sale of a real estate investment property. |
Net cash used in investing activities was $44,536,755 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and consisted of the following:
| · | $39,231,597 for the acquisition of eight properties; |
| · | $880,766 for the payment of acquisition fees and costs; |
| · | $5,655,250 for the payment of refundable purchase deposits for future acquisitions; and |
| · | $1,230,858 from the distributions from sales proceeds in limited partnerships. |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities $19,303,042 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and consisted primarily of the following:
| · | Proceeds from mortgage notes payable of $24,865,612 offset by $788,348 of principal payments and deferred financing costs of $558,723; |
| · | $85,380 for refundable loan deposits; |
| · | $110,948 for payment of organization and offering cost reimbursements to sponsor; |
| · | $2,620,429 for repurchase of common stock; and |
| · | $1,398,742 for cash dividends paid to shareholders. |
Net cash provided by financing activities $55,798,771 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and consisted primarily of the following:
| · | Proceeds from mortgage notes payable of $15,715,000 offset by $182,427 of principal payments and deferred financing costs of $665,046 |
| · | $4,296,000 from cash held in escrow from mortgage financing; |
| · | $8,044,432 for principal repayment on unsecured credit facility; |
| · | $1,000,000 from sale of an interest in real transfer of a 29.86% interest in the Chevron Gas Station property in Roseville, CA; |
| · | $47,599,714 from issuance of common stock; |
| | |
| · | $1,444,407 for payment of organization and offering cost reimbursements to sponsor; |
| · | $1,779,170 for repurchase of common stock; and |
| · | $696,461 for cash dividends paid to shareholders. |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Capital Resources
Generally, cash needs for property acquisitions, debt payments, capital expenditures, and other investments will be funded by equity and bank borrowings, and to a lesser extent, by internally generated funds. Cash needs for operating and interest expense and distributions will generally be funded by internally generated funds. If available, future sources of capital include secured or unsecured borrowings from banks or other lenders, proceeds from the sale of properties, as well as undistributed funds from operations.
Results of Operations
The Company owned twenty properties at December 31, 2016. The Company acquired one property in March 2017 and another property in June 2017. One property was sold in April 2017. We expect that rental income, tenant recoveries, depreciation and amortization expense, interest expense and asset management fees to affiliates to each increase in future periods as a result of owning the eleven properties acquired in 2016 for an entire period and the acquisitions of the Sutter Health property in March 2017 and the Walgreens property in June 2017. These increases will be partially offset by the sale of the Chevron Rancho Cordova property in April 2017.
Comparison of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
Rental Income
Rental income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $2,776,529 and $7,79,168, respectively, and was $1,745,456 and $3,786,860 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. The annualized rental income of the properties owned as of September 30, 2017 was $10,262,515.
Tenant Recoveries
Tenant recoveries for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $501,325 and $1,714,903, respectively, and was $172,433 and $376,389 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. Pursuant to most of our lease agreements, tenants are required to pay all or a portion of the property operating expenses.
Expense reimbursements/fees to Affiliate
Asset management fees to affiliate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $199,724 and $555,317, respectively, and were $118,113 and $271,019 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The asset management fees are equal to 0.6% per annum of the Company’s Average Invested Assets.
Subject to certain limitations, we reimburse our advisor for costs incurred in connection with services provided to us, including, without limitation, our allocable share of the accounting personnel (and related employment) costs and overhead incurred by our Advisor or its affiliates. Operating expense reimbursements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $34,861. There were no operating expense reimbursements in 2016.
Property management fees to affiliate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $24,776 and $67,419, respectively, and were $5,964 and $8,090 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
Disposition fees presented as a reduction of gain on sale of real estate investment property for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $0 and $103,200, respectively. Disposition fees to affiliate that were expensed for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $0 and $0 and $0 and $30,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
Acquisition fees to affiliate that were expensed for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $0 and $0, respectively. Upon adopting ASU 2017-01 on October 1, 2016, acquisition fees were capitalized and thus the $28,956 and $671,270 of acquisition fee to affiliate was capitalized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. Acquisition fees to affiliate that were expensed for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were $267,147 and $777,867, respectively. The acquisition fees for the three and six month ended September 30, 2016 were expensed.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $236,1797 and $623,962, respectively and were $349,504 and $1,884,801 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company was offering its shares of common stock to the public until July 20, 2016 when the Company terminated its public offering. The Company continues to sell its shares to existing shareholders pursuant the Plan. Therefore, the advertising costs of $280,468 and $1,484,033, respectively, incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 were reduced to $33,108 and $98,349 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. These advertising costs are the reimbursement to the Sponsor of organization and offering costs incurred by the Sponsor. The Company’s obligation to reimburse the Sponsor for organization and offering costs is limited to 3% of gross offering proceeds which includes the proceeds from shares sold pursuant to the Plan. General and administrative costs, excluding advertising costs were $203,071 and $525,613 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and were $69,036 and $400,768, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The most significant components of general and administrative expenses, after excluding advertising costs, are legal fees, audit fees and common stock awarded for services. The legal fees and audit fees were higher for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 because the Company had to file additional periodic reports with the SEC as a result of filing its Form 10 registration statement.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1,481,521 and $4,151,949, respectively, and was $945,335 and $2,093,966 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The purchase price of the acquired properties is allocated to tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities. The tangible assets and identifiable intangibles are depreciated or amortized over their estimated useful lives.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Interest Expense
Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $733,811 and $1,956,754, respectively and was $124,606 and $1,059,278 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. See Note 6 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the detail of the components of interest expense.
Property Expenses
Property expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $602,584 and $1,616,988, respectively and were $174,584 and $432,484, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. These expenses primarily relate to property taxes and repairs and maintenance expenses.
Other non-operating income
Other non-operating income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $21,295 and $21,295, respectively, and $0 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. This income related to a construction supervision fee with respect to a tenant’s installation of a HVAC system. This is a non-recurring income item.
New Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Organizational and Offering Costs
Our organizational and offering costs are paid by our Sponsor on our behalf. Offering costs include all expenses incurred in connection with the offering. Other organizational and offering costs include all expenses incurred in connection with our formation, including, but not limited to legal fees, federal and state filing fees, and other costs to incorporate.
During the offering, we are obligated to reimburse our Sponsor for organizational and offering costs related to the offering paid by them on our behalf provided such reimbursement would not exceed 3% of gross offering proceeds raised in the offering as of the date of the reimbursement.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company had not incurred any organizational and offering costs related to the offering as all such costs had been funded by our Sponsor. As a result, these organizational and offering costs related to the offering are not recorded in our financial statements as of September 30, 2017 other than to the extent of 3% of the gross offering proceeds. Through September 30, 2017, our Sponsor had incurred organizational and offering costs on our behalf in connection with our offering of $2,825,715. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had recorded $2,654,216 of organizational and offering costs, of which $0 was payable to the Sponsor.
See Note 9 to the unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Distributions
Dividends declared, dividends paid and cash flow provided by operations were as follows:
| | | | | | | | Dividends paid | | | | |
Period | | Dividends declared | | | Dividends declared per share | | | Cash | | | Reinvested | | | Cash flows provided by operating activities (1) | |
First Quarter 2016 | | | 543,128 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 146,053 | | | $ | 397,075 | | | $ | 544,548 | |
Second Quarter 2016 | | | 822,276 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 233,886 | | | $ | 588,390 | | | $ | 802,547 | |
Third Quarter 2016 | | | 1,138,525 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 316,501 | | | $ | 822,024 | | | $ | 955,147 | |
Fourth Quarter 2016 | | | 1,529,518 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 435,919 | | | $ | 1,093,599 | | | $ | 1,026,685 | |
First Quarter 2017 | | | 1,548,589 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 455,958 | | | $ | 1,092,631 | | | $ | 1,771,735 | |
Second Quarter 2017 | | | 1,569,284 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 465,689 | | | $ | 1,103,595 | | | | 672,800 | |
Third Quarter 2017 | | | 1,563,430 | | | $ | 0.1875 | | | $ | 458,938 | | | $ | 1,104,493 | | | | 1,464,563 | |
Totals | | $ | 8,714,750 | | | $ | 1.3130 | | | $ | 2,512,944 | | | $ | 6,201,807 | | | $ | 7,238,025 | |
| (1) | Since dividends are declared after the end of a quarter, the cash flows provided by operating activities in this column are for the quarter of the distribution period rather than the quarter for which distributions were declared. |
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Dividends are paid on a quarterly basis. In general, distributions for record dates as of the end of a given quarter are paid on or about the 20th of the first month following the quarter. Dividends were declared and paid based on daily record dates at rates per share per day as follows:
Distribution Period | | Rate per Share per Day | | | Declaration Date | | Payment Date |
October 1 - December 31, 2013 | | | 0.002038 | | | January 20, 2014 | | January 20, 2014 |
January 1 - March 31, 2014 | | | 0.002083 | | | April 20, 2014 | | April 20, 2014 |
April 1 - June 30, 2014 | | | 0.00206 | | | July 20, 2014 | | July 20, 2014 |
July 1 - September 30, 2014 | | | 0.00206 | | | October 20, 2014 | | October 20, 2014 |
October 1 - December 31, 2014 | | | 0.002038 | | | January 20, 2015 | | January 20, 2015 |
January 1 - March 31, 2015 | | | 0.00206 | | | April 20, 2015 | | April 20, 2015 |
April 1 - June 30, 2015 | | | 0.00206 | | | July 20, 2015 | | July 20, 2015 |
July 1 - September 30, 2015 | | | 0.00206 | | | October 20, 2015 | | October 20, 2015 |
October 1 - December 31, 2015 | | | 0.002038 | | | January 20, 2016 | | January 20, 2016 |
January 1 - March 31, 2016 | | | 0.002083 | | | April 20, 2016 | | April 20, 2016 |
April 1 - June 30, 2016 | | | 0.00206 | | | July 20, 2016 | | July 20, 2016 |
July 1 – September 30, 2016 | | | 0.00206 | | | October 20, 2016 | | October 20, 2016 |
October 1 – December 21, 2017 | | | 0.002038 | | | January 20, 2017 | | January 20, 2017 |
January 1 – March 31, 2017 | | | 0.00206 | | | April 20, 2017 | | April 20, 2017 |
April 1 - June 30, 2017 | | | 0.0020604 | | | July 20, 2017 | | July 20, 2017 |
July 1 – September 30, 2017 | | | 0.00206 | | | October 19, 2017 | | October 20, 2017 |
Going forward, we expect our board of trust managers to continue to declare cash distributions based on daily record dates and to pay these distributions on a quarterly basis, and to continue to declare distributions based on a single record date as of the end of the quarter, and to pay these distributions on a quarterly basis. Cash distributions will be determined by our board of trust managers based on our financial condition and such other factors as our board of trust managers deems relevant. We have not established a minimum dividend or distribution level, and our charter does not require that we make dividends or distributions to our shareholders other than as necessary to meet REIT qualification requirements.
To date, the sources of cash used to pay our shareholder distributions have been from net rental income received.
Properties
As of September 30, 2017, we owned twenty-one properties encompassing approximately 614,399 leasable square feet in three states. We were in the offering state of our life cycle through July 20, 2016 with the acquisitions that we completed in June 2017, the Company has fully invested the offering proceeds. More detail about our properties can be found in Note 3 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (continued)
Recent Market Conditions
Beginning in late 2007, domestic and international financial markets experienced significant disruptions that severely impacted the availability of credit and contributed to rising costs associated with obtaining credit. Financial conditions affecting commercial real estate have improved and continue to improve, as low treasury rates and increased lending from banks, insurance companies and commercial mortgage backed securities (“CMBS”) conduits have increased lending activity. Nevertheless, the debt market remains sensitive to the macro environment, such as Federal Reserve policy, market sentiment or regulatory factors affecting the banking and CMBS industries. While we expect that financial conditions will remain favorable, if they were to deteriorate we may experience more stringent lending criteria, which may affect our ability to finance certain property acquisitions or refinance any debt at maturity. Additionally, for properties for which we are able to obtain financing, the interest rates and other terms on such loans may be unacceptable. We expect to manage the current mortgage lending environment by considering alternative lending sources, including securitized debt, fixed rate loans, borrowings on a line of credit, short-term variable rate loans, assumed mortgage loans in connection with property acquisitions, interest rate lock or swap agreements, or any combination of the foregoing.
Commercial real estate fundamentals continue to strengthen, as a moderate pace of job creation has supported gains in office absorption, retail sales and warehouse distribution. Although commercial property construction activity has increased, it remains near historic lows; as a result, incremental demand growth has helped to reduce vacancy rates and support modest rental growth. Improving fundamentals have resulted in gains in property values.
Election to be Taxed as a REIT
The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. To qualify and maintain our status as a REIT, we must meet certain requirements relating to our organization, sources of income, nature of assets, distributions of income to our shareholders and recordkeeping. As a REIT, we generally would not be subject to federal income tax on taxable income that we distribute to our shareholders so long as we distribute at least 90% of our annual taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains).
If we fail to qualify as a REIT for any reason in a taxable year and applicable relief provisions do not apply, we will be subject to tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We will not be able to deduct distributions paid to our shareholders in any year in which we fail to qualify as a REIT. We also will be disqualified for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification is lost, unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect our net income and net cash available for distribution to shareholders. However, we believe that we are organized and operate in such a manner as to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. No provision for federal income taxes has been made in our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. We will be subject to certain state and local taxes related to the operations of properties in certain locations. We are subject to certain state and local taxes related to the operations of properties in certain locations, which have been provided for in our accompanying condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our accounting policies have been established to conform with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, thus resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2017, except as disclosed in Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Commitments and Contingencies
We may be subject to certain commitments and contingencies with regard to certain transactions. See Note 10 to the unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further detail.
Related-Party Transactions and Agreements
We have entered into an Advisory Agreement with our Advisor whereby we have agreed to pay certain fees to, or reimburse certain expenses of, our Advisor or its affiliates, such as acquisition fees and expenses, organization and offering costs, asset management fees, and reimbursement of certain operating costs. See Note 9 to the unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017 for a further explanation of the various related-party transactions, agreements and fees.
Subsequent Events
Certain events occurred subsequent to September 30, 2017 through the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. See Note 11 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further explanation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further explanation.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2017, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements that had or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources.
ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Not applicable as the Company is a Smaller Reporting Company.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
As of end of the period covered by this report, management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2017 because of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect our internal control over financial reporting.
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
Remediation Plan
In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016, material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting were identified as previously disclosed in Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. The material weaknesses identified related to (1) the lack of sufficient qualified resources to be able to produce accurate and complete financial statements and disclosures in a timely manner and (2) lack of established processes relating to the preparation and review of analyses and reconciliations necessary to execute a timely financial close resulting in accurate financial information. Management and our Board of Trustees, are committed to remediating the material weaknesses through hiring additional qualified resources, continued training of personnel, improving the structure and timeliness of our accounting close process and continuing to enhance our financial review controls. Accordingly, management has developed and is implementing its plan to remediate the deficiencies in internal control as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Management has completed an analysis of the Advisor’s accounting and financial reporting organization. As a result, additional positions have been created. In addition, in October 2017, a review and documentation of the financial close and related process began and a plan has been developed to test the design and implementation of key controls related to the financial close and related processes. We expect that the aforementioned remediation activities will be substantially completed by December 31, 2017.
We will test the effectiveness of the new controls and after they operate effectively for a sufficient period of time, we will consider the material weaknesses remediated. There is no assurance, however, that the new controls will remediate the material weaknesses or ensure that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting will be effective in the future. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses, we may not be able to timely file our periodic reports with the SEC which will have a material adverse effect on our ability to provide accurate financial information.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
The information disclosed under Legal Matters in Note 10 to the unaudited condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our December 31, 2016 audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC on July 14, 2017.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION (continued)
| Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
During the three months ended September 30, 2017, we issued 4,600 shares to the Company’s directors for their services as board members. Such issuance was made in reliance on the exemption from registration under Rule 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. We did not sell or issue any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other than the 327,933 share that were sold to our existing shareholders under the Plan.
Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
As of September 30, 2017, we had sold 8,847,857 shares of common stock in the offering for gross proceeds of $88,473,857, including 659,422 shares of common stock under the Plan for gross offering proceeds of 6,594,217. See Note 9 to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for information regarding certain reimbursements paid to our Sponsor and our Advisor.
Net proceeds available for investment after the payment of the costs described above were approximately $85,819,641. A portion of these proceeds, along with proceeds from debt financing, were used to make approximately $135,956,105 of investments in real estate, including the purchase price of our investments, deposits paid for future acquisitions, acquisition fees and expenses, and costs of leveraging each real estate investment.
See Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations —Distributions for a description of the sources that have been used to fund our distributions.
Issuer Redemptions of Equity Securities
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we fulfilled repurchase requests and repurchased shares pursuant to our share repurchase program as follows:
| (1) | We generally repurchase shares approximately 15 days following the end of the applicable quarter in which requests were received. |
| (2) | The share repurchase program is funded by and limited to proceeds realized from our sale of shares under the Plan. The maximum amount that may be repurchased is limited to 5% of the weighted average outstanding shares in the prior twelve months less the amounts repurchased during same twelve month period.The dollar value is as of the last day of the quarter presented. The dollar amount is calculated as (1) the maximum number of shares that can be repurchased (5% of the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the prior twelve months reduced by the number of shares already repurchased multiplied by (2) the a per share price in cash equal to the lesser of (i) the net asset value per share, as calculated and published by our Advisor and (ii) the per share price paid for the shares by the redeeming shareholder. Furthermore, once the Company has published its NAV, the NAV per share is to be used in the calculation in place of the per share offering price. If the Company determines that sufficient funds aren’t available to fund the share repurchase program, it has the ability to repurchase the number of shares that it believes it has sufficient funds to repurchase. In addition, the Company’s board of trust managers may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program without shareholder approval upon 30 days’ notice. The Company’s board of trust managers may amend, suspend, or terminate the share repurchase program due to changes in law or regulation, or if the board of trust managers becomes aware of undisclosed material information that it believes should be publicly disclosed before shares are repurchased. |
We currently intend to determine our NAV and NAV per share annually in January of each year as of December 31 of the prior year, beginning in January 2018 and calculated as of December 31, 2017. In addition, we may update our NAV at any time between our annual calculations of NAV to reflect significant events that we have determined have had a material impact on NAV. We will report the NAV per share of our common stock (a) in a Current Report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, all publicly filed with the SEC, or (b) in a separate written notice to the shareholders. We will also provide information about our NAV per share on our website (such information may be provided by means of a link to our public filings on the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov) and on our toll-free information line: (1-855-742-4862). In the event that our NAV and NAV per share change during the year, we will publish our new NAV per share no later than ten business days prior to the second-to-last business day of the month in which such adjustment occurs.
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION (continued)
| Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
No events occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 that would require a response to this item.
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not applicable.
No events occurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 that would require a response to this item.
The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index (following the signatures section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q) are included herewith, or incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Rich Uncles Real Estate Investment Trust I |
| (Registrant) |
| | |
| By: | /s/ HAROLD HOFER |
| Name: | Harold Hofer |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
| | |
| By: | /s/ JEAN HO |
| Name: | Jean Ho |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and accounting officer) |
Date: November 13, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are included, or incorporated by reference, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).