Notes Payable and Advances | 10. Notes Payable and Advances The following table summarizes the Company’s short-term notes, mortgages, and advances as of December 31, 2019 and September 30, 2019 (in thousands): December 31, 2019 September 30, 2019 Equipment financing $ 28 $ 33 Insurance financing 71 160 Mortgages and liens payable 2,263 2,191 Promissory note 1,000 1,000 $ 3,362 $ 3,384 Acquisition notes payable 708 708 Total notes payable and advances $ 4,070 $ 4,092 Long-term mortgages 864 Current Portion $ 3,206 Equipment financing Effective May 29, 2018, the Company entered into a 24-month premium finance agreement in consideration for a MT85 wide track loader in the principal amount of $27,844. The note bears no annual interest rate and requires the Company to make 24 monthly payments of $1,160 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $5,800. No amount was recorded for the premium for the non- interest-bearing feature of the note as it was immaterial. The note is secured by the equipment financed. Effective April 29, 2018, the Company entered into a 36-month premium finance agreement in consideration for a John Deere Gator Tractor in the principal amount of $15,710. The note bears no annual interest rate and requires the Company to make thirty-six monthly payments of $442 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $7,080. No amount was recorded for the premium for the non-interest bearing feature of the note as it was immaterial. The note is secured by the equipment financed. November 2017, the Company entered into a promissory note in the amount of $21,749 from a vendor of the Company to finance the acquisition of a security electronics system in one of its properties. The promissory note bears an interest rate of 18% per annum and also contains a 10% servicing fee. The note matures 24 months after issuance and is secured by certain security electronics purchased with proceeds of the note. This vendor is currently in a restructuring and is likely to go out of business. As of September 30, 2019, the Company has been notified that the vendor holding the note is in bankruptcy and during the year ended September 30, 2019, the Company withheld payment under the note. The obligation remains outstanding at $14,950 as of December 31, 2019. Insurance financing Effective July 31, 2019, the Company entered into a 10-month premium finance agreement in partial consideration for an insurance policy in the principal amount of $63,101. The note bears an annual interest rate of 7.63% and requires the Company to make ten monthly payments of $4,582 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $27,494. Effective July 31, 2019, the Company entered into a 10-month premium finance agreement in partial consideration for an insurance policy in the principal amount of $78,900. The note bears an annual interest rate of 7.25% and requires the Company to make ten monthly payments of $5,756 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $34,535. Effective March 8, 2019, the Company entered into a 10-month premium finance agreement in partial consideration for an insurance policy in the principal amount of $5,975. The note bears an annual interest rate of 5.75% and requires the Company to make ten monthly payments of $513 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $636. Effective May 24, 2019, the Company entered into a 9-month premium finance agreement in partial consideration for an insurance policy in the principal amount of $11,440. The note bears an annual interest rate of 8.7% and requires the Company to make 9 monthly payments of $1,322 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $2,645. Effective December 5, 2019, the Company entered into a 12-month premium finance agreement in partial consideration for an insurance policy in the principal amount of $9,490. The note bears an annual interest rate of 8.7% and requires the Company to make 9 monthly payments of $685 over the term of the note. As of December 31, 2019, the obligation outstanding is $6,161. Notes payable In July 2018 the Company entered into a promissory note in the principal amount of $1.0 million payable to ECP as part of its investment in the LLC. The promissory is payable in five installments commencing upon the effective date (the date of grant of license to engage in cannabis operations issuable by the government of the State of Florida), over the course of 1 year, with an interest rate of 1% per annum for the first six months, then increasing to 5.5% per annum for the remainder of the note period through maturity. In the event the LLC is denied the licenses necessary to operate, the note is cancelled in full. Mortgages payable On January 16, 2018 the Company consummated a “Contract for Sale” for a Farm Property in Mulino OR (the “Mulino Property”). The purchase price was $1,700,000 which was reduced by a rental credit of approximately $135,000 which is equivalent to nine months’ rent at $15,000 a month and an additional credit of $9,500 for additional work done on the property. In connection with the purchase of the property, the Company made a cash payment as down payment plus payment of closing costs in the amount of $370,637 and issued a promissory note in the amount of $1,200,000 with a maturity of January 2020. The Company will pay monthly installments of principal and interest (at a rate of 2% per annum) in the amount of $13,500, commencing in July 2018 through the maturity date (January 2020), at which time the entire unpaid principal balance and any remaining accrued interest shall be due and payable in full. No amount was recorded for the premium for the below market rate feature of the note as it was immaterial. The note is secured by a deed of trust on the property. The Company performed an analysis and determined that the rate obtained was below market, however, no premium was recorded as the Company determined it was immaterial. At December 31, 2019, the balance due is $993,000. On February 28, 2018, the Company executed a $550,000 mortgage payable on the Willamette property to acquire additional funds. The mortgage bears interest at 15% per annum. Monthly interest only payments began March 1, 2018 and continue each month thereafter until paid. The entire unpaid balance is due on March 1, 2020, the maturity date of the mortgage, and is secured by the underlying property. The Company paid costs of approximately $28,000 to close on the mortgage. The mortgage terms do not allow participation by the lender in either the appreciation in the fair value of the mortgaged real estate project or the results of operations of the mortgaged real estate project. The note has been cross guaranteed by the CEO and Director of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, $550,000 was outstanding under this mortgage. In March 2020, the Company completed a refinance of this mortgage. In the refinance, the Company entered into a mortgage, secured by the property with an additional personal guaranty of the CEO of the Company, for $700,000 with an annual interest rate of 15%, paid points at closing totaling $42,000 and a maturity date of March 31, 2022. The Company has included the mortgage outstanding as of December 31, 2019 in long-term liabilities as a result of the success refinance. On April 4, 2018, the Company executed a $314,000 mortgage payable on the Powell property to acquire additional funds. At closing $75,000 of the proceeds was put into escrow. The mortgage bears interest at 15% per annum. Monthly interest only payments began May 1, 2018 and continue each month thereafter until paid. The entire unpaid balance is due on April 1, 2020, the maturity date of the mortgage, and is secured by the underlying property. The Company plaid costs of approximately $19,000 to close on the mortgage. The mortgage terms do not allow participations by the lender in either the appreciation in the fair value of the mortgaged real estate project or the results of operations of the mortgaged real estate project. The note has been cross guaranteed by the CEO and Director of the Company. As of December 31, 2019, $314,000 was outstanding under this mortgage. In January 2020, the Company completed a refinance of this mortgage. In the refinance, the Company entered into a mortgage, secured by the property with an additional personal guaranty of the CEO plus an assignment of the right and title in all of CEO’s common shares of the Company as collateral under the mortgage, for $400,000 with an annual interest rate of 15%, paid points at closing totaling $24,000 and a maturity date of January 31, 2022. The Company has included the mortgage outstanding as of December 31, 2019 in long-term liabilities as a result of the success refinance. In April 2018, the Company received a 37.5% interest in NVD RE Corp. (“NVD”) upon its issuance to NVD of a commitment to contribute $1.275 million to NVD which included the purchase price of $600,000 and an additional commitment to pay tenant improvement costs of $675,000. In the year ended September 30, 2019, NVD obtained $300,000 in proceeds from a mortgage on its property. The funds from this mortgage were advanced to the Company. The advance is undocumented, non-interest bearing and due on demand. At December 31, 2019, the balance due totals $300,000. Acquisition Notes Payable In April 2019, the Company entered into a promissory note with a principal balance of $0.4 million related to its acquisition of Yerba Buena, Oregon LLC. The note was issued on April 8, 2019 and is due on April 8, 2021. The note has a coupon interest rate of 8%. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has not made any principal and interest payments. In September 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 50% of the membership interest of YMY. In connection with this agreement, the Company recorded a note payable of approximately $0.3 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Company has not made any payments related to this note. |