An offering statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary offering circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the offering statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary offering circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. We may elect to satisfy our obligation to deliver a final offering circular by sending you a notice within two business days after the completion of our sale to you that contains the URL where the final offering circular or the offering statement in which such Final offering circular was filed may be obtained.
Preliminary Offering Circular (Subject to Completion) | Dated July 28, 2022 |
Cityfunds I, LLC
1315 Manufacturing Street
Dallas, TX 75204
972-445-7320
Best Efforts Offering of Membership Interests
Cityfunds I, LLC, which we refer to as “we,” “us,” “our,” “Cityfunds” or the “Company,” is a Delaware series limited liability company that has been formed to permit public investment in individual real estate properties to be owned by individual series of the Company. The membership interests being offered with respect to each individual series are being offered on a “best efforts” basis without any minimum offering amount pursuant to Regulation A under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for Tier 2 offerings.
We are offering the following membership interests in individual series of our Company:
● | Series #Austin: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Dallas: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Miami: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Houston: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Tampa: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Nashville: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Phoenix: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Las Vegas: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Denver up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | Series #Los Angeles: up to 700,000 membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest. |
The series listed above are collectively referred to as the “series” and individually referred to as the “series” throughout this offering circular. The membership interests of all series are collectively referred to in this offering circular as the “interests” and each, individually, as an “interest.” The offerings of the interests may collectively be referred to in this offering circular as the “offerings” and each, individually, as an “offering.” See “Description of the Securities Being Offered” for additional information regarding the interests.
There will be at least one closing with respect to each of the series offerings and each series may conduct multiple closings. A closing of a series offering will occur on the earlier to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the maximum number of interests for a series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Managing Member, or Manager, of the Company and each of its series and their subsidiaries, in its sole discretion. If an initial closing has not occurred for a particular series, that series offering will be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date this offering circular is qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, which period may be extended by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the series offering in its sole discretion. No securities are being offered by existing security-holders.
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The subscription funds advanced by prospective investors as part of the subscription process with respect to a particular series will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account with North Capital Private Securities Corporation, or North Capital, and will not be commingled with the operating account of that series, until, if and when there is a closing with respect to that investor and that series. See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure” and “Securities Being Offered” for additional information.
All interests will be issued in electronic form only and will not be listed or quoted on any securities exchange.
We expect that after a series offering has concluded, the Public Private Execution Network Alternative Trading System, or PPEX ATS, which we refer to as the “Secondary Trading Platform” and which is registered with the Commission and operated by North Capital, will be a venue available for the resale of such series’ interests through Dalmore, the broker-dealer of record for each series offering, as a broker dealer member of the Secondary Trading Platform; provided, however, that any such resale of a series’ interests will be subject to federal and state securities laws and the restrictions in the Operating Agreement (as defined below) and the related series designation (as defined in the Operating Agreement), as applicable, and there can be no assurance that an active market for any interests will develop on the Secondary Trading Platform, that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available to allow resales of interests to residents of all states, or that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available at all. For these reasons, investors must be prepared to hold their interests indefinitely. See “Plan of Distribution - Transferability of the Interests.”
Series #Austin | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Dallas | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Miami | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Houston | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Tampa | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
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Series #Nashville | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Phoenix | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Las Vegas | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Denver | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
Series #Los Angeles | Price to Public | Underwriter Discounts and Commissions 1 | Proceeds to Series Issuer 2 | |||||||||
Per Interest | $ | 10.00 | $ | 0.10 | $ | 9.90 | ||||||
Total Minimum | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||
Total Maximum | $ | 7,000,000 | $ | 70,000 | $ | 6,930,000 |
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Dalmore Group, LLC., or Dalmore, will be acting as our broker-dealer of record in connection with each offering and will be entitled to a brokerage fee equal to 1.0% of the amount raised through each offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dalmore will not receive any fee on funds raised from the sale of any interests to the Manager, its affiliates or the sellers of any of the properties. See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure.” |
(2) | Because these are best efforts offerings, the actual series offering amounts and proceeds to us are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than each total maximum series offering set forth above. The amount set forth above do not include reimbursements to the Manager for series offering expenses actually incurred. |
All funds paid by subscribers in the offering will be deposited in an escrow account with North Capital Private Securities Corporation, or North Capital, as escrow agent.
We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, and, as such, if we elect to become a public reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act, we may elect to comply with certain reduced reporting requirements for our offering circular and future reporting requirements.
The interests offered hereby are highly speculative in nature and involve a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of this offering circular for a discussion of other material risks of investing in our interests.
Generally, no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or your net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.
THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
This offering circular is following the offering circular format described in Part II (a)(1)(i) of Form 1-A.
The approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public is [*], 2021.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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STATE LAW EXEMPTION AND PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS
Our interests are being offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” (as defined in Regulation A under the Securities Act). As a Tier 2 offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act, this offering will be exempt from state law “Blue Sky” review, subject to meeting certain state filing requirements and complying with certain anti-fraud provisions, to the extent that our interests offered hereby are offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” or at a time when our interests are listed on a national securities exchange. “Qualified purchasers” include: (i) “accredited investors” under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and (ii) all other investors so long as their investment in our interests does not represent more than 10% of the greater of their annual income or net worth (for natural persons), or 10% of the greater of annual revenue or net assets at fiscal year-end (for non-natural persons). Accordingly, we reserve the right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason, including if we determine in our sole and absolute discretion that such investor is not a “qualified purchaser” for purposes of Regulation A.
For purposes of determining whether a potential investor is a “qualified purchaser,” annual income and net worth should be calculated as provided in the “accredited investor” definition under Rule 501 of Regulation D. In particular, net worth in all cases should be calculated excluding the value of an investor’s home, home furnishings and automobiles.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information contained in this offering circular includes some statements that are not historical and that are considered “forward-looking statements.” Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our development plans for our business; our strategies and business outlook; anticipated development of the Company, the Manager, and each series of the Company; and various other matters (including contingent liabilities and obligations and changes in accounting policies, standards and interpretations). These forward-looking statements express the Manager’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, and intentions regarding the future. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plans,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions and variations, or comparable terminology, or the negatives of any of the foregoing, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
The forward-looking statements contained in this offering circular are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments that are difficult to predict. Neither the Company nor the Manager can guarantee future performance, or that future developments affecting the Company or the Manager will be as currently anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, along with others, are also described below under the headings “Summary – Summary Risk Factors” and “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the parties’ assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and should not make an investment decision based solely on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
MARKET AND OTHER INDUSTRY DATA
This offering circular includes market and other industry data and estimates that are based on our management’s knowledge and experience in the markets in which we operate. The sources of such data generally state that the information they provide has been obtained from sources they believe to be reliable, but we have not investigated or verified the accuracy and completeness of such information. Our own estimates are based on information obtained from our and our affiliates experience in the markets in which we operate and from other contacts in these markets. We are responsible for all of the disclosure in this offering circular, and we believe our estimates to be accurate as of the date of this offering circular or such other date stated in this offering circular. However, this information may prove to be inaccurate because of the method by which we obtained some of the data for the estimates or because this information cannot always be verified with complete certainty due to the limits on the availability and reliability of raw data, the voluntary nature of the data gathering process and other limitations and uncertainties. As a result, you should be aware that market and other industry data included in this offering circular, and estimates and beliefs based on that data, may not be reliable.
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This summary highlights some of the information in this offering circular. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our series interests. You should read carefully the detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and the other information included in this offering circular. Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Cityfunds I, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, together with its consolidated series; references in this offering circular to “the Manager” refer to Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the Managing Member of the Company and of each of its series and their subsidiaries. All references in this offering circular to “$” or “dollars” are to United States dollars.
Company Overview
Cityfunds I, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, was formed to enable public investment in residential real estate properties in specific cities. A separate series of the Company will be formed to invest in the properties in each such city, either directly or through our “HomeShares” product (as defined and discussed below), and each series will sell membership interests in the series to investors through this offering circular. As a Delaware series limited liability company, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are segregated and enforceable only against the assets of such series, as provided under Delaware law.
The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of residential real estate properties. Each series is intended to own properties in a specific city. The membership interests in a particular series represent an indirect investment in the properties that the series owns in the designated city. The interests do not represent an investment in any other series, the Company or the Manager. We do not anticipate that any series will own anything other than the properties associated with such series.
We are offering membership interests in each of the series of the Company described on the cover of this offering circular. These membership interests represent limited liability company interests in such series of the Company. All of the series of the Company offered hereunder may collectively be referred to herein as the “series” and each, individually, as a “series.” The interests of all series described above may collectively be referred to herein as the “interests,” or “our securities” and each, individually, as an “interest” and the offerings of the interests may collectively be referred to herein as the “offerings” and each, individually, as an “offering.” The interests represent an investment solely in a particular series and thus, indirectly in the properties owned by that series. The interests do not represent an investment in the Company or the Manager. See “Description of the Securities Being Offered” for additional information regarding the interests.
The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, investment and management of single-family residential real estate properties for the benefit of the investors. These properties may be referred to herein, collectively, as the “properties” or each, individually, as a “property.”
A purchaser of the interests may be referred to herein as an “investor” or “interest holder.” There will be one or more separate closings (each, a “closing”) with respect to each series offering. The initial closing of a series offering will take place on the earlier to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the maximum number of interests for a series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion. If an initial closing with respect to a particular series offering has not occurred, the offering will be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date the related offering circular or amendment thereof, as applicable, is qualified by the Commission, which period may be extended with respect to a particular series by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the offering for a particular series in its sole discretion. No securities are being offered by existing security-holders.
Each series offering is being conducted under Regulation A (17 CFR 230.251 et. seq.) and the information contained herein is being presented in offering circular format. Our company is not offering, and does not anticipate selling, interests in any of the series offerings in any state where Dalmore, its soliciting agent and executing broker, is not registered as a broker-dealer. The subscription funds advanced by prospective investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest-bearing escrow account with North Capital acting as escrow agent, the “Escrow Agent,” and will not be commingled with the operating account of the series until, if and when, there is a closing with respect to that series. See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure” and “Description of the Securities Being Offered” for additional information.
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Investment Objectives
Our investment objective is to realize growth in the value of your investment by investing in residential real estate while seeking to preserve, protect and return your investment. We cannot assure you that we will attain this objective or that the value of our properties and your investment will not decrease.
Our investment strategy is to acquire, invest in, manage, operate, selectively leverage and sell single-family residential properties located in larger cities in the United States. We focus on acquiring properties we believe have possibilities for long-term capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or otherwise need to sell quickly.
An investment in one series will provide you with exposure to a portfolio of residential real estate in one city and investments in multiple series will provide you with exposure to a portfolio of residential real estate in multiple cities.
Securities Being Offered
Investors will acquire membership interests in a series of the Company, each of which is intended to be a separate series of the Company for purposes of accounting for assets and liabilities. It is intended that owners of interests in a series will only have assets, liabilities, profits and losses pertaining to the specific investments made by that series. For example, an owner of interests in series #Austin will only have an interest in the assets, liabilities, profits and losses pertaining to series #Austin and its related operations. See the “Description of the Securities Offered” section for further details. The minimum investment you can make for any series is one hundred (100) interests in the series and the maximum investment is equal to 10% of the total interests being offered for such series, although such minimum and maximum thresholds may be waived by the Manager in its sole discretion.
The Manager
The Company is managed by Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a joint venture between Nada Asset Management LLC, or Nada, and Compound Asset Management, LLC that is controlled by Nada. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of April 26, 2021, or the Operating Agreement, the Manager will provide certain management, advisory and support services to the Company and to each series and its subsidiaries.
Our Manager has not sponsored prior real estate investment programs. Accordingly, this offering circular does not contain any information concerning prior performance of our Manager and its affiliates, which means that you will be unable to assess any results from their prior activities before deciding whether to purchase interests in our series.
Management Compensation
Each series will pay the Manager a quarterly asset management fee equal to 0.375% (1.5% annually) of the value of the interests sold in that series, payable quarterly in arrears. In addition, a series will pay the Manager an acquisition fee equal to 1.0% of the purchase price for any single-family home that the series acquires. Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager will receive reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses in connection with our organization and series offerings, our operations and the acquisition of properties and in connection with third parties providing services to us. The items of compensation are summarized in the table on page 49. See “Management-Management Compensation.”
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Property Manager
The Company will appoint an affiliate of the Manager or a third-party property management company to serve as the property manager to manage the properties owned by each series pursuant to a property management agreement.
The services provided by the property manager will include:
● | creating the asset maintenance policies for the collection of rents; | |
● | investigating, selecting, and, on behalf of the applicable series, engaging and conducting business with such persons as the property manager deems necessary to ensure the proper performance of its obligations under the property management agreement, including, but not limited to, consultants, insurers, insurance agents, maintenance providers, bookkeepers and accountants and any and all persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the property manager necessary or desirable for the performance of any services under the property management agreement; and | |
● | developing standards for the care of the underlying properties. |
See “Description of Business—Description of the Property Management Agreement.”
Property Management Fee
As compensation for the services provided by the Company appointed property manager, each series will be charged a property management fee at market terms and rate pursuant to the terms of the property management agreement.
Operating Expenses
Each series of the Company will be responsible for the costs and expenses attributable to the activities of the Company related to such series including, but not limited to:
● | any and all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the management of a series property and preparing any reports and accounts of each series, including, but not limited to, audits of a series annual financial statements, tax filings and the circulation of reports to investors; | |
● | any and all insurance premiums or expenses; | |
● | any withholding or transfer taxes imposed on the Company or a series or any of the members; | |
● | any governmental fees imposed on the capital of the Company or a series; | |
● | any legal fees and costs (including settlement costs) arising in connection with any litigation or regulatory investigation instituted against the Company, a series or a property manager in connection with the affairs of the Company or a series, or relating to legal advice directly relating to the Company’s or a series’ legal affairs; | |
● | any fees, costs and expenses of a third-party registrar and transfer agent appointed by the Managing Member in connection with a series; | |
● | any indemnification payments; | |
● | the costs of any third parties engaged by the Managing Member in connection with the operations of the Company or a series; and | |
● | any similar expenses that may be determined to be Operating Expenses, as determined by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion. | |
The Manager will bear its own expenses of an ordinary nature. |
If the Operating Expenses exceed the amount of revenues generated from the series properties and cannot be covered by any Operating Expense reserves on the balance sheet of such series properties, the Manager may (a) pay such Operating Expenses and not seek reimbursement, (b) loan the amount of the Operating Expenses to the applicable series, on which the Manager may impose a reasonable rate of interest, and be entitled to reimbursement of such amount from future revenues generated by such series properties (which we refer to as Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligation(s)), and/or (c) cause additional interests to be issued in the such series in order to cover such additional amounts. See “Description of Business-Operating Expenses.”
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The Nada App
The Managing Member operates a web and mobile app-based investment platform referred to herein as the Nada App. Through the use of the Nada App, investors can browse and screen the investments offered by each of our series and electronically sign legal documents to purchase series interests.
The Nada App is the intellectual property of Nada Holdings, Inc. and neither the Company, nor any of our series, has any ownership rights in the Nada App. Nada Holdings, Inc. has granted a license to each Series in order to, among other things, use the Nada App for their series offerings, pursuant to the Nada App license agreement, a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the offering statement of which this offering circular forms a part. Any fees associated with a series’ use of the Nada App will be included as part of the quarterly management fee payable to the Manager by a series.
The Nada App may provide other products, including financial or banking products provided by Nada Holdings, Inc. or other third parties or affiliates that are not related to the Company or any of our series. Cityfunds makes no representations or warranties related to any offering or products provided by Nada Holdings, Inc, the Managing Member, or the Nada App and is not responsible for any such offerings or products.
Valuation and Net Asset Value (NAV) Policies
Our policy is that at the end of each quarterly period (or such other period as determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, but no less frequently than semi-annually), the Manager’s internal accountants and asset management team will calculate a NAV per interest for each series using a process that reflects, among other matters, (1) an estimated value of the series-owned residential real estate assets, as determined by the Manager’s asset management team, including related liabilities, based upon (a) market rents, comparable sales information, interest rates, (b) with respect to debt, default rates and discount rates, and (c) in certain instances reports of the underlying residential real estate assets provided by an independent valuation expert or automated valuation models, (2) the price of liquid assets for which third party market quotes are available, (3) accruals of our periodic distributions on interests in the series and (4) estimated accruals of the revenues, fees and expenses of the series.
Note, however, that the determination of the NAV for the interests of each series is not based on, nor intended to comply with, fair value standards under U.S. GAAP, and such NAV may not be indicative of the price that we would receive for our assets at current market conditions. In instances where we determine that an appraisal of the series-owned real estate asset is necessary, including, but not limited to, instances where the Manager is unsure of its ability on its own to accurately determine the estimated values of such series-owned real estate assets, or instances where third party market values for comparable properties are either nonexistent or extremely inconsistent, we will engage an appraiser that has expertise in appraising residential real estate assets, to act as our independent valuation expert. The independent valuation expert is not responsible for, nor for preparing, our NAV per interest. See “Description of the Securities Being Offered⸺Valuation and Net Asset Value (NAV) Policies” for more details about the NAV and how it will be calculated.
Interest Purchase Price Adjustments
Each series’ interest purchase price will be indicated in the “OFFERING SUMMARY – Securities offered” table. Thereafter, the interest purchase price for a series’ interests will initially be adjusted by the Manager six months following the initial closing of the offering of interests in such series as listed in the Series Offering Table (or as soon as commercially reasonable thereafter) (the “introductory period”). Following the introductory period, the Manager will adjust the per interest purchase price for each series quarterly (with exact dates to be announced) or in accordance with the Manager’s determined period for the calculation of the NAV per interest.
We will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on a periodic basis an offering circular supplement disclosing the determination of each series’ NAV per interest that will be applicable for such period (a “pricing supplement”). We will file the pricing supplement at the beginning of such period. We will also post each series’ NAV for such period on the Nada App. The Nada App also will contain this offering circular, including any supplements and amendments. We will disclose, on a periodic basis in an offering circular supplement filed with the SEC, the principal valuation components of each series’ NAV.
Any subscriptions that we receive prior to the filing of the pricing supplement disclosing our NAV adjustment will be executed at the purchase price in effect at the time such subscription is received. Thus, even if settlement occurs during the following quarterly period, the purchase price for the interests will be the price in effect at the time the subscription was received.
Transferability
The Manager may refuse a transfer by an interest holder of its interest if such transfer would result in (a) there being more than 2,000 beneficial owners in a series or more than 500 beneficial owners that are not “accredited investors,” (b) the assets of a series being deemed plan assets for purposes of ERISA, (c) a change of U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Company and/or the series, or (d) the Company, the series, the Manager or its affiliates being subject to additional regulatory requirements. Furthermore, as the interests are not registered under the Securities Act, transfers of interests may only be effected pursuant to exemptions under the Securities Act and as permitted by applicable state securities laws.
Distribution Rights
The Manager has sole discretion in determining what distributions, if any, are made to interest holders except as otherwise limited by law or the Operating Agreement. The Company expects the Manager to make distributions on a semi-annual basis. However, the Manager may change the timing of distributions or determine that no distributions shall be made in its sole discretion. See “Description of the Securities Being Offered-Distribution rights.”
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Transfer Agent
As of the date of this offering circular, we have not engaged a transfer agent and registrar for any of the series of the Company.
Our Company Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 1315 Manufacturing Street, Dallas, TX 75204.
Summary Risk Factors
An investment in our series interests involves various risks. You should consider carefully the risks discussed below and under “Risk Factors” before purchasing our series interests. If any of the following risks occur, the business, financial condition or results of operations of each of our series could be materially and adversely affected. In that case, the value of your interests could decline, and you may lose some or all of your investment.
● | We have limited operating history, and there is no guarantee that we will be successful in the operation of the Company. | |
● | We are employing a novel business model, which may make an investment in our interests difficult to evaluate as it is unique to the real estate industry. | |
● | Our investments in Homeshares will be subject to the risks associated with newer real estate investment products. | |
● | We and the Manager may not be able to successfully operate our properties or generate sufficient operating cash flows to make or sustain distributions to the holders of our interests. | |
● | We depend on the Manager for the success of each series and upon access to the Manager’s investment professionals and contractors. We may not find a suitable replacement for the Manager if removed, or if key personnel leave the employment of the Manager or otherwise become unavailable to us. | |
● | The termination of the Manager is generally limited to cause and certain disposition events related to a series, which may make it difficult or costly to end our relationship with the Manager in respect of a series. | |
● | Potential conflicts of interest may arise among the Manager and its affiliates, on the one hand, and our Company and our investors, on the other hand. | |
● | We may be unable to renew leases, lease vacant properties or re-lease properties on favorable terms or at all as the leases expire, which could materially and adversely affect a series’ financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. | |
● | We may not be able to control a series’ operating costs, or a series’ expenses may remain constant or increase, even if income from a series’ properties decrease, causing a series’ results of operations to be adversely affected. | |
● | Our investors do not elect or vote on the Managing Member of our Company and have limited ability to influence decisions regarding the businesses of a series. | |
● | Interest holders will have limited voting rights and will be bound by a majority vote. | |
● | We have not established a minimum distribution payment level for any series and a series may be unable to generate sufficient cash flows from its operations to make distributions to holders of interests at any time in the future. | |
● | Failure of each series to be classified as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes could adversely affect the timing, amount and character of distributions to a holder of interests. |
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Securities being offered: | We are offering the following maximum number of interests of each series listed below on a “best efforts,” no offering minimum basis: | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Austin membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Dallas membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Miami membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Houston membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Tampa membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Nashville membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
up to 700,000 of Series #Phoenix membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | ||||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Las Vegas membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Denver membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |||
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Los Angeles membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest. |
Each of the series is intended to be a separate series of the Company for purposes of accounting for assets and liabilities. See “Description of the Securities Being Offered-Description of the Interests” for further details. The series interests will be non-voting except with respect to certain matters set forth in our Operating Agreement. The purchase of interests in a particular series is an investment only in that series and not an investment in any other series or the Company as a whole
Number of securities outstanding prior to the offerings: | ||||
● | 0 Series #Austin membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Dallas membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Miami membership interests: and | |||
● | 0 Series #Houston membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Tampa membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Nashville membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Phoenix membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Las Vegas membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Denver membership interests; and | |||
● | 0 Series #Los Angeles membership interests. | |||
Number of securities outstanding after the offerings: | Assuming the maximum amount of each individual series’ membership interests are sold: | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Austin membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Dallas membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Miami membership interests: and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Houston membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Tampa membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Nashville membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Phoenix membership interests. and. | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Las Vegas membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Denver membership interests; and | |||
● | 700,000 Series #Los Angeles membership interests. |
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Minimum and maximum subscription: | The minimum subscription by an investor is one hundred (100) series interests and the maximum subscription by any investor for interests of a particular series will be limited to 10% of the total interests being offered for such series, although such minimum and maximum thresholds may be waived by the Manager in its sole discretion. | |
Broker: | We have entered into an agreement with Dalmore, which is acting as our soliciting agent and executing broker in connection with our series offerings. Dalmore is a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and which will be registered in each state where our series offerings will be made prior to the launch of each such offering and with such other regulators as may be required to execute the sale transactions and provide related services in connection with our series offerings. Dalmore is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, and the Securities investor Protection Corporation, or SIPC.
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Broker Fees: | We will pay Dalmore a brokerage fee equal to 1.0% of the amount raised through each series offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dalmore will not receive any fee on funds raised from the sale of any interests to the Manager, or its affiliates. | |
Restrictions on investment: | Each investor must be a “qualified purchaser.” See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure—investor Suitability Standards” for further details. The Manager may, in its sole discretion, decline to admit any prospective investor, or accept only a portion of such investor’s subscription, regardless of whether such person is a “qualified purchaser.” Furthermore, the Manager anticipates only accepting subscriptions from prospective investors located in states where Dalmore is registered.
Generally, no sale may be made to you in these series offerings if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and non-natural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(c) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov. | |
Escrow account: | The subscription funds advanced by prospective investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest bearing escrow account with North Capital acting as the Escrow Agent, and will not be commingled with the operating account of a series, until if and when there is a with respect to that investor and that series.
When the Escrow Agent has received instructions from the Manager that a series offering will conduct a closing and the investor’s subscription is to be accepted (either in whole or part), the Escrow Agent will disburse such investor’s subscription proceeds in its possession to the account of the particular series.
If any series offering is terminated without a closing, or if a prospective investor’s subscription is not accepted or is cut back due to oversubscription or otherwise, such amounts placed into escrow by prospective investors will be returned promptly to them without interest. Any costs and expenses associated with a terminated offering will be borne by the Manager. |
Offering period: | There will be at least one separate closing with respect to each series offering and each series may conduct multiple closings. The initial closing of a series offering will take place on the earlier to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the maximum number of interests offered for a series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion. If a closing has not occurred for a particular series, that series offering shall be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date this offering circular is qualified by the Commission, which period may be extended by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the offering in its sole discretion. | |
Use of proceeds: | The proceeds received in each series offering will be applied in the following order of priority of payment: |
● | Offering Expenses: Reimbursement to the Manager for expenses incurred in offering the interests. | ||
● | Acquisition Cost of Investments: Payment of costs incurred in acquiring investments.
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● | Brokerage Fee: A brokerage fee equal to 1% of the amount raised through an offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dalmore will not receive any fee on funds raised from the sale of series interests to the Manager, or its affiliates. | ||
Transfers; Secondary Market | Series interests will generally not be transferable except through the Secondary Trading Platform. We expect that after a series offering has concluded, the Secondary Trading Platform will be a venue available for the resale of such series’ interests through the broker-dealer, as a broker-dealer member of the Secondary Trading Platform; provided, however, any such resale of a series’ interests will be subject to federal and state securities laws. There can be no assurance that an active market for any series interests will develop on the Secondary Trading Platform, that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available to allow resales of series interests to residents of all states, or that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available at all. For these reasons, investors must be prepared to hold their series interests indefinitely. |
The Manager will be responsible for all offering expenses on behalf of each series and will be reimbursed by the series through the proceeds of a series offering for Offering Expenses actually incurred. Each series will be responsible for its Acquisition Expenses which it will pay out of the proceeds of its series offering and will reimburse the Manager for such costs as well as for certain other costs. See “Use of Proceeds,” “Management Compensation—Reimbursement of Expenses” and “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure—Fees and Expenses” sections for further details.
Risk factors:
Investing in our series interests involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” in this offering circular and other information included in this offering circular for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our series interests.
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An investment in our series interests involves risks. In addition to other information contained elsewhere in this offering circular, you should carefully consider the following risks before acquiring our interests offered by this offering circular. The occurrence of any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of our Company and its multiple series, the ability of our Company and a series to make cash distributions to the holders of interests and the value of the interests, which could cause you to lose all or some of your investment in our interests. Some statements in this offering circular, including statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements.”
Risks Relating to the Offerings
We are offering our interests pursuant to Tier 2 of Regulation A and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to Tier 2 issuers will make our interests less attractive to investors as compared to a traditional initial public offering.
As a Tier 2 issuer, we are subject to scaled disclosure and reporting requirements which may make an investment in our interests less attractive to investors who are accustomed to enhanced disclosure and more frequent financial reporting. The differences between disclosures for Tier 2 issuers versus those for emerging growth companies selling their securities in registered public offerings include, without limitation, only needing to file final semiannual reports as opposed to quarterly reports and far fewer circumstances where a current disclosure would be required. In addition, given the relative lack of regulatory precedent regarding the recent amendments to Regulation A, there is some regulatory uncertainty in regard to how the Commission or the individual state securities regulators will regulate both the offer and sale of our securities, as well as any ongoing compliance that we may be subject to. For example, a number of states have yet to determine the types of filings and amount of fees that are required for such an offering. If our scaled disclosure and reporting requirements, or regulatory uncertainty regarding Regulation A, reduces the attractiveness of the interests, we may be unable to raise the funds necessary to fund future offerings, which could impair our ability to offer a diversified portfolio of properties and create economies of scale, which may adversely affect the value of the interests or the ability to make distributions to investors.
There may be deficiencies with our internal controls that require improvements, and if we are unable to adequately evaluate internal controls, we may be subject to sanctions.
As a Tier 2 issuer, we will not need to provide a report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and we will be exempt from the auditor attestation requirements concerning any such report so long as we are a Tier 2 issuer. We are in the process of evaluating whether our internal control procedures are effective and therefore there is a greater likelihood of undiscovered errors in our internal controls or reported financial statements as compared to issuers that have conducted such evaluations.
If we are required to register under the Exchange Act, it would result in significant expense and reporting requirements that would place a burden on the Manager and may divert attention from management of the properties by the Manager or could cause the Manager to no longer be able to afford to run our business.
The Exchange Act requires issuers with more than $10 million in total assets to register its equity securities under the Exchange Act if its securities are held of record by more than 2,000 persons or 500 persons who are not “accredited investors.” While the Operating Agreement presently prohibits any transfer that would result in any series being held of record by more than 2,000 persons or 500 non-”accredited investors,” there can be no guarantee that we will not exceed those limits and the Manager has the ability to unilaterally amend the Operating Agreement to permit holdings that exceed those limits. A series may have more than 2,000 total interests, which would make it more likely that there accidentally would be greater than 2,000 beneficial owners of or 500 non- “accredited investors” in that series. If we are required to register under the Exchange Act, it would result in significant expense and reporting requirements that would place a burden on the Manager and may divert attention from management of the properties by the Manager or could cause the Manager to no longer be able to afford to run our business.
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If the Company were to be required to register under the Investment Company Act or the Manager were to be required to register under the Investment Advisers Act, it could have a material and adverse impact on the results of operations and expenses of each series and the Manager may be forced to liquidate and wind up each series or rescind the offerings for any of the series or the offering for any other.
The Company is not registered and will not be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and the Manager is not and will not be registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”) and the interests do not have the benefit of the protections of the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisers Act. The Company and the Manager have taken the position that the properties are not “securities” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisers Act, and, thus, the Company’s assets will consist of less than 40% investment securities under the Investment Company Act and the Manager is not and will not be advising with respect to securities under the Investment Advisers Act. This position, however, is based on applicable case law that is inherently subject to judgments and interpretation. If the Company were to be required to register under the Investment Company Act or the Manager were to be required to register under the Investment Advisers Act, it could have a material and adverse impact on the results of operations and expenses of each series and the Manager might be forced to liquidate and wind up each operating series, rescind the offerings for any of the series with ongoing offerings or discontinue plans for future offerings for any additional series.
Possible Changes in Federal Tax Laws.
The Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, is subject to change by Congress, and interpretations of the Code may be modified or affected by judicial decisions, by the Treasury Department through changes in regulations and by the Internal Revenue Service through its audit policy, announcements, and published and private rulings. Although significant changes to the tax laws historically have been given prospective application, no assurance can be given that any changes made in the tax law affecting an investment in any series of the Company would be limited to prospective effect. For instance, prior to effectiveness of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, an exchange of the interests of one series for another might have been a non-taxable ‘like-kind exchange’ transaction, while transactions now only qualify for that treatment with respect to real property. Accordingly, the ultimate effect on an investor’s tax situation may be governed by laws, regulations or interpretations of laws or regulations which have not yet been proposed, passed or made, as the case may be.
Risks relating to the structure, operation and performance of our Company and the series.
Both we and the Manager are newly formed companies and have limited operating history, which makes our future performance difficult to predict.
Both we and the Manager are newly formed companies and have limited operating history. You should consider an investment in our interests in light of the risks, uncertainties and difficulties frequently encountered by other newly formed companies with similar objectives. To be successful in this market, we and the Manager must, among other things:
● | identify and acquire real estate assets consistent with our investment strategies; | |
● | increase awareness of our name within the investment products market; | |
● | attract, integrate, motivate and retain qualified personnel to manage our day-to-day operations; and | |
● | build and expand our operations structure to support our business. |
We have minimal operating capital and for the foreseeable future will be dependent upon our ability to finance our operations from the sale of equity or other financing alternatives. The failure to successfully raise operating capital could result in our bankruptcy or other event which would have a material adverse effect on us and our investors. There can be no assurance that we will achieve our investment objectives.
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An investment in a series constitutes only an investment in the series and not in the Company, any other series or directly in any property owned by the series.
An investor in a series will acquire an ownership interest only in the series and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in (i) the Company, (ii) any other series or (iii) directly in the properties owned the series or the properties owned by any other series. The voting rights of the investor are solely related to the series and are limited by the Operating Agreement. Investors will have voting rights only with respect to certain matters primarily relating to amendments to the Operating Agreement that would adversely change the rights of the investor and the removal of the Manager for cause. The Manager thus retains significant control over the management of the Company, the series and the properties. Furthermore, because the interests do not constitute an investment in the Company as a whole, investors are not expected to receive any economic benefit from, or be subject to the liabilities of, the assets of any other series. In addition, the economic interest of an investor will not be identical to owning a direct undivided interest in a property owned by the series.
The series may invest through subsidiaries that hold our interests in our Real Property Investments.
We intend for a series to form a subsidiary to make investments and, through such subsidiary, to own and operate our Real Property Investments (as defined below). The return of a series will depend on the revenues generated by its properties and the appreciation of the value of those properties over time. This, in turn, depends on factors as the expertise of the Manager, national and local economic cycles and conditions, financial markets and the economy, competition from existing properties as well as future properties and government regulation (such as tax and building code charges). The value of a property may decline substantially after a series purchases its interest in it.
There is currently no public trading market for the interests.
There is currently no public trading market for the interests and an active market may not develop or be sustained. If an active public trading market for the interests does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult or impossible for you to resell your interests at any price. Even if a resale market does develop, the market price could decline below the amount you paid for your interests. The Manager is not obligated to develop a resale market for the interests and does not currently intend to do so. Investors should consider the resale market for the interests to be limited.
There may be state law restrictions on an investor’s ability to sell the interests.
Each state has its own securities laws, often called “blue sky” laws, which (1) limit sales of securities to a state’s residents unless the securities are registered in that state or qualify for an exemption from registration and (2) govern the reporting requirements for broker-dealers and stockbrokers doing business directly or indirectly in the state. Before a security is sold in a state, there must be a registration in place to cover the transaction, or it must be exempt from registration. Also, Dalmore must be registered in that state. We do not know whether our securities will be registered, or exempt, under the laws of any states. A determination regarding registration will be made by broker-dealers, if any, who agree to serve as the market-makers for our interests. There may be significant state blue sky law restrictions on the ability of investors to sell, and on purchasers to buy, our interests. Investors should consider the resale market for our securities to be limited. Investors may be unable to resell their securities, or they may be unable to resell them without the significant expense of state registration or qualification
There can be no guarantee that the Company will reach its funding target for a series.
Due to the start-up nature of the Company and the Manager, there can be no guarantee that the Company will reach its funding target for a series. If fewer interests are sold, investors will be responsible for paying proportionately larger shares of Operating Expenses and proportionately less capital will be available to the series for investment. This will limit the ability of the series to acquire more interests and potentially achieve higher returns for investors.
We may not be able to control the Operating Expense of our properties or such Operating Expenses may remain constant or increase, even if our revenues do not increase, causing our results of operations to be adversely affected.
Factors that may adversely affect our ability to control the Operating Expenses of our properties include the need to pay for insurance and other operating costs, including real estate taxes, which could increase over time, the need periodically to repair, renovate and re-lease a property, the cost of compliance with governmental regulation, including zoning, environmental and tax laws, the potential for liability under applicable laws, interest rate levels, principal loan amounts and the availability of financing. If our Operating Expenses increase as a result of any of the foregoing factors, our results of operations may be adversely affected.
The expense of owning and operating a property is not necessarily reduced when circumstances such as market factors and competition cause a reduction in income from a property. As a result, if revenues decline, we may not be able to reduce our expenses accordingly. Costs associated with real estate investments, such as real estate taxes, insurance, loan payments and maintenance, generally will not be reduced even if a property is not fully occupied or other circumstances cause our revenues to decrease. If we are unable to decrease operating costs when demand for our properties decreases and our revenues decline, our financial condition, results of operations and our ability to make distributions to our investors may be adversely affected.
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Competition could limit our ability to acquire attractive investment opportunities and increase the costs of those opportunities which may adversely affect us, including our profitability, and impede our growth.
The real estate market is highly competitive. We will compete with other entities engaged in real estate investment activities to locate suitable properties to acquire and purchasers for our series investments. These competitors will include REITs, private real estate funds, domestic and foreign financial institutions, life insurance companies, pension trusts, partnerships and individual investors. Some of these competitors have substantially greater marketing and financial resources than we will have and generally may be able to accept more risk than we can prudently manage, including risks with respect to the creditworthiness of tenants. In addition, these same entities seek financing through similar channels as those used by our Company and the series. This competition could increase prices for properties of the type we may pursue and adversely affect our profitability and impede our growth.
Competition may impede our ability to attract or retain tenants or re-lease properties, which could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flow.
The leasing of residential real estate is highly competitive. We will compete based on a number of factors that include location, rental rates, security, suitability of a property’s design to prospective tenants’ needs and the manner in which a property is operated and marketed. The number of competing properties could have a material effect on our occupancy levels, rental rates and on the operating expenses of certain of our properties. If other lessors and developers of similar spaces in our markets offer leases at prices comparable to or less than the prices we offer on the properties we acquire, we may be unable to attract or retain tenants or re-lease our properties, which could adversely affect our results of operations and cash flow.
Disruptions in the financial markets or deteriorating economic conditions could adversely impact the residential real estate market, which could hinder our ability to implement our business strategy and generate returns to you.
The success of our business is significantly related to general economic conditions and, accordingly, our business could be harmed by an economic slowdown and downturn in real estate asset values. Periods of economic slowdown or recession, significantly rising interest rates, declining employment levels, decreasing demand for real estate, declining real estate values, or the public perception that any of these events may occur, may result in a general decline in acquisition, disposition and leasing activity, as well as a general decline in the value of real estate and in rents, which in turn would reduce the value of our interests.
During an economic downturn, it may also take longer for us to dispose of real estate investments or the selling prices may be lower than originally anticipated. As a result, the carrying value of our real estate investments may become impaired and we could record losses as a result of such impairment or we could experience reduced profitability related to declines in real estate values or rents. Further, as a result of our target leverage, our exposure to adverse general economic conditions will be heightened.
All the conditions described above could adversely impact our business performance and profitability, which could result in our failure to make distributions to our investors and could decrease the value of an investment in us. In addition, in an extreme deterioration of our business, we could have insufficient liquidity to meet our debt service obligations when they come due in future years. If we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under secured loans, the lenders will be entitled to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt owed.
You may be more likely to sustain a loss on your investment because the Manager does not have as strong an economic incentive to avoid losses as do managers who have made significant equity investments in their companies.
Because it has not made a significant equity investment in our Company, the Manager will have little exposure to loss in the value of the interests. Without this exposure, our investors may be at a greater risk of loss because the Manager does not have as much to lose from a decrease in the value of our interests as do those Managers who make more significant equity investments in their companies.
Any adverse changes in the Manager’s financial health or our relationship with the Manager or its affiliates could hinder our operating performance and the return on your investment.
The Manager will utilize the Manager’s personnel to perform services on its behalf for us. Our ability to achieve our investment objectives and to pay distributions to our investors is dependent upon the performance of the Manager and its affiliates as well as the Manager’s real estate professionals in the identification and acquisition of investments, the management of our assets and operation of our day-to-day activities. Any adverse changes in the Manager’s financial condition or our relationship with the Manager could hinder the Manager’s ability to successfully manage our operations and our properties.
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Compliance with governmental laws, regulations and covenants that are applicable to our residential properties may adversely affect our business and growth strategies.
Residential rental properties are subject to various covenants, local laws and regulatory requirements, including permitting and licensing requirements. Local regulations, including municipal or local ordinances, zoning restrictions and restrictive covenants imposed by community developers, may restrict our use of our residential properties and may require us to obtain approval from local officials or community standards organizations at any time with respect to our residential properties, including prior to acquiring any of our residential properties or when undertaking renovations. Among other things, these restrictions may relate to fire and safety, seismic, asbestos-cleanup or hazardous material abatement requirements. We cannot assure you that existing regulatory policies will not adversely affect us or the timing or cost of any future acquisitions or renovations, or that additional regulations will not be adopted that would increase such delays or result in additional costs. Our business and growth strategies may be materially and adversely affected by our ability to obtain permits, licenses and zoning approvals. Our failure to obtain such permits, licenses and zoning approvals could have a material adverse effect on us and cause the value of our interests to decline.
If the Company’s series limited liability company structure is not respected, then investors may have to share any liabilities of the Company with investors in all other series and not just those who hold the same series as them.
The Company is structured as a Delaware series limited liability company that issues interests in a separate series for each city in which it intends to invest. Each series will merely be a separate series and not a separate legal entity. Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, or the LLC Act, if certain conditions (as set forth in Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act) are met, the liability of investors holding interests in one series is segregated from the liability of investors holding interests in another series and the assets of one series are not available to satisfy the liabilities of other series. Although this limitation of liability is recognized by the courts of Delaware, there is no guarantee that if challenged in the courts of another U.S. State or a foreign jurisdiction, such courts will uphold a similar interpretation of Delaware corporation law. If the Company’s series limited liability company structure is not respected, then investors in a series may have to share any liabilities of the Company with investors in all other series and not just those who hold the same series as them. Furthermore, while we intend to maintain separate and distinct records for each series and account for them separately and otherwise meet the requirements of the LLC Act, it is possible a court could conclude that the methods used did not satisfy Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act and thus potentially expose the assets of a series to the liabilities of another series. The consequence of this is that investors may have to bear higher than anticipated expenses which would adversely affect the value of their interests or the likelihood of any distributions being made by a series to investors. In addition, we are not aware of any court case that has tested the limitations on inter-series liability provided by Section 18-215(b) in federal bankruptcy courts and it is possible that a bankruptcy court could determine that the assets of one series should be applied to meet the liabilities of the other series or the liabilities of the Company generally where the assets of such other series or of the Company generally are insufficient to meet our liabilities.
Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest
We are dependent on the Manager and its affiliates and their key personnel who provide services to us through the Operating Agreement, and we may not find a suitable replacement if the Manager resigns or is terminated, or if key personnel leave or otherwise become unavailable to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our performance.
We do not expect to have any employees and we are completely reliant on the Manager to provide us with investment and advisory services. We expect to benefit from the personnel, relationships and experience of the Manager’s executive team and other personnel of the Manager and expect to benefit from the same highly experienced personnel and resources we need for the implementation and execution of our investment strategy. Each of our executive officers will also serve as an officer of the Manager. The Manager will have significant discretion as to the implementation of our investment and operating policies and strategies. Accordingly, we believe that our success will depend to a significant extent upon the efforts, experience, diligence, skill and relationships of the executive officers and key personnel of the Manager. The executive officers and key personnel of the Manager will evaluate, negotiate, close and monitor our properties. Our success will depend on their continued service.
In addition, we offer no assurance that the Manager will remain the Manager or that we will continue to have access to the Manager’s principals and professionals. If the Manager resigns or is terminated in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement and no suitable replacement is found to manage us, our ability to execute our business plan will be negatively impacted.
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The ability of the Manager and its officers and other personnel to engage in other business activities, including managing other similar companies, may reduce the time the Manager spends managing the business of our Company and may result in certain conflicts of interest.
Certain of the Manager’s officers also serve or may serve as officers or employees of Nada, as well as other Nada-sponsored vehicles and other companies unaffiliated with Nada. These other business activities may reduce the time these persons spend managing our business. Further, if and when there are turbulent conditions in the real estate markets or distress in the credit markets or other times when we will need focused support and assistance from the Manager, the attention of the Manager’s personnel and our executive officers and the resources of Nada may also be required by the Nada-sponsored vehicles. In such situations, we may not receive the level of support and assistance that we may receive if we were internally managed or if we were not managed by the Manager. In addition, these persons may have obligations to those entities, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of us, or any of our investors. Our officers and the Manager may face conflicts of interest in allocating sale, financing, leasing and other business opportunities among the real properties owned by the companies.
The terms of the Operating Agreement make it so that it may adversely affect our inclination to end our relationship with the Manager.
Under the terms of the Operating Agreement, we may replace the Manager with an affirmative vote of two-thirds in capital of the Members upon the occurrence of certain events described under “Management—Term and Removal of Manager”. Unsatisfactory financial performance does not constitute grounds for replacing the Manager under the Operating Agreement. These provisions make it difficult to end the Company’s relationship with the Manager, even if we believe the Manager’s performance is not satisfactory.
The Operating Agreement contains provisions that reduce or eliminate duties (including fiduciary duties) of the Manager.
The Operating Agreement provides that the Manager, in exercising its rights in its capacity as the Manager, will be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and will have no duty or obligation (fiduciary or otherwise) to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting us or any of our investors and will not be subject to any different standards imposed by our bylaws, or under any other law, rule or regulation or in equity. These modifications of fiduciary duties are expressly permitted by Delaware law.
There are conflicts of interest among us, the Manager and its affiliates.
Each of our executive officers is an executive officer of the Manager. All the agreements and arrangements between such parties, including those relating to compensation, are not the result of arm’s-length negotiations. Some of the conflicts inherent in the Company’s transactions with the Manager and its affiliates, and the limitations on such parties adopted to address these conflicts, are described below. The Manager and its affiliates will try to balance our interests with their own. However, to the extent that such parties take actions that are more favorable to other entities than us, these actions could have a negative impact on our financial performance and, consequently, on distributions to investors and the value of our interests.
The Operating Agreement provides the Manager with broad powers and authority which may exacerbate the existing conflicts of interest among your interests and those of the Manager, its executive officers and its other affiliates. Potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
● | the Manager, its executive officers and its other affiliates may continue to offer other real estate investment opportunities, including other equity offerings similar to this offering, and may make investments in real estate assets for their own respective accounts, whether or not competitive with our business; | |
● | the Manager, its executive officers and its other affiliates will not be required to disgorge any profits or fees or other compensation they may receive from any other business they own separately from us, and you will not be entitled to receive or share in any of the profits or fees or other compensation from any other business owned and operated by the Manager, its executive officers and/or its other affiliates for their own benefit; | |
● | we may engage the Manager or affiliates of the Manager to perform services at prevailing market rates. Prevailing market rates are determined by the Manager based on industry standards and expectations of what the Manager would be able to negotiate with third party on an arm’s length basis; and | |
● | the Manager, its executive officers and its other affiliates are not required to devote all of their time and efforts to our affairs. |
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We do not have a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any transaction to which we or any of our subsidiaries has an interest or engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us.
We do not have a policy that expressly prohibits our directors, officers, security holders or affiliates from having a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any asset to be acquired or disposed of by us or any of our subsidiaries or in any transaction to which we or any of our subsidiaries are a party or have an interest. Nor do we have a policy that expressly prohibits any such persons from engaging for their own account in business activities of the types conducted by us. In addition, the Operating Agreement does not prevent the Manager and its affiliates from engaging in additional management or investment opportunities, some of which could compete with us.
The Manager’s liability is limited under the Operating Agreement, and we have agreed to indemnify the Manager against certain liabilities. As a result, we may experience poor performance or losses of which the Manager would not be liable.
Pursuant to the Company’s Operating Agreement, the Manager will not assume any responsibility other than to render the services called for thereunder. The Manager maintains a contractual, as opposed to a fiduciary, relationship with us and our investors. Under the terms of the Operating Agreement, the Manager, its officers, investors, members, managers, directors and personnel, any person controlling or controlled by the Manager and any person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager will not be liable to us, any subsidiary of ours, or our investors, members or partners or any subsidiary’s investors, members or partners for acts or omissions performed in accordance with and pursuant to the Operating Agreement, except by reason of acts or omissions constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of their duties under Accordingly, we and our investors will only have recourse and be able to seek remedies against the Manager to the extent it breaches its obligations pursuant to the Operating Agreement. Furthermore, we have agreed to limit the liability of the Manager and to indemnify the Manager against certain liabilities. We have agreed to reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless the Manager, its officers, investors, members, managers, directors and personnel, any person controlling or controlled by the Manager and any person providing sub-advisory services to the Manager with respect to all expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, demands, charges and claims in respect of, or arising from, acts or omissions of such indemnified parties not constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of the Manager’s duties, which has a material adverse effect on us. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under the Operating Agreement because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with the Manager.
Risks Related to Real Estate Investments Generally
Our real estate assets will be subject to the risks typically associated with real estate.
Our real estate assets will be subject to the risks typically associated with real estate. The value of real estate may be adversely affected by a number of risks, including:
● | natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and floods; | |
● | acts of war or terrorism, including the consequences of terrorist attacks; | |
● | adverse changes in national and local economic and real estate conditions; | |
● | an oversupply of (or a reduction in demand for) space in the areas where particular properties are located and the attractiveness of particular properties to prospective tenants; | |
● | changes in governmental laws and regulations, fiscal policies and zoning ordinances and the related costs of compliance therewith and the potential for liability under applicable laws; | |
● | costs of remediation and liabilities associated with environmental conditions affecting properties; and | |
● | the potential for uninsured or underinsured property losses. |
The value of each property is affected significantly by its ability to generate cash flow and net income, which in turn depends on the amount of rental or other income that can be generated net of expenses required to be incurred with respect to a property. Many expenditures associated with a property (such as operating expenses and capital expenditures) cannot be reduced when there is a reduction in income from the property.
These factors may have a material adverse effect on the value that we can realize from our assets.
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Our investments in Homeshares will be subject to the risks associated with newer real estate products.
Our investments in Homeshares will be subject to the risks associated with newer real estate products such as the potential for greater federal, state and local regulatory scrutiny and a greater lack of certainty in courts in the event of litigation.
It is possible that Homeshares will be treated as securities and that their offer to homeowners and their sale to us will need to be conducted in accordance with federal and state securities laws. Our Manager will seek to structure the acquisition of Homeshares so as to fall within exemptions from broker-dealer registration under the Securities Exchange Act and the sale of Homeshares to us so as to fall within private sale exemptions under the Securities Act. The uncertainty in this regard may have a material adverse effect on our ability to invest in Homeshares and the value that we can realize from our investments in Homeshares.
Many factors impact the residential rental market, and if rents do not increase sufficiently to keep pace with rising costs of operations, our income and distributable cash will decline.
The success of our business model depends, in part, on conditions in the residential rental market. Our acquisitions will be premised on assumptions about occupancy levels and rental rates, and if those assumptions prove to be inaccurate, our cash flows and profitability will be reduced.
We anticipate involvement in a variety of litigation.
We anticipate involvement in a range of legal actions in the ordinary course of business. These actions may include eviction proceedings and other landlord-tenant disputes, challenges to title and ownership rights and issues with local housing officials arising from the condition or maintenance of one or more of our residential properties. These actions can be time consuming and expensive. We cannot assure you that we will not be subject to expenses and losses that may adversely affect our operating results.
We may be subject to unknown or contingent liabilities related to properties that we acquire for which we may have limited or no recourse against the sellers.
Assets and entities that we may acquire in the future may be subject to unknown or contingent liabilities for which we may have limited or no recourse against the sellers. Unknown or contingent liabilities might include liabilities for clean-up or remediation of environmental conditions, claims of tenants, vendors or other persons dealing with the acquired entities, tax liabilities and other liabilities whether incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise. In the future we may enter into transactions with limited representations and warranties or with representations and warranties that do not survive the closing of the transactions or that only survive for a limited period, in which event we would have no or limited recourse against the sellers of such properties. While we expect to usually require the sellers to indemnify us with respect to breaches of representations and warranties that survive, such indemnification is often limited and subject to various materiality thresholds, a significant deductible or an aggregate cap on losses.
As a result, there is no guarantee that we will recover any amounts with respect to losses due to breaches by the sellers of their representations and warranties. In addition, the total amount of costs and expenses that we may incur with respect to liabilities associated with acquired properties and entities may exceed our expectations, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Finally, we expect that indemnification agreements between us and the sellers will typically provide that the sellers will retain certain specified liabilities relating to the assets and entities acquired by us. While the sellers are generally contractually obligated to pay all losses and other expenses relating to such retained liabilities, there can be no guarantee that such arrangements will not require us to incur losses or other expenses as well.
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We may not be able to sell our series properties at a price equal to, or greater than, the price for which we purchased such properties, which may lead to a decrease in the value of our assets.
The value of a property to a potential purchaser may not increase over time, which may restrict our ability to sell a property, or if we are able to sell such property, may lead to a sale price less than the price that we paid to purchase a property.
We may be unable to renew leases or re-lease properties as leases expire.
If tenants do not renew their leases upon expiration, we may be unable to re-lease the vacated property. Even if the tenants do re-lease the lease or we are able to re-lease to a new tenant, the terms and conditions of the new lease may not be as favorable as the terms and conditions of the expired lease. If the rental rates for our properties decrease or we are not able to release a significant portion of our available and soon-to-be-available space, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, the market value of our interests and our ability to satisfy our debt obligations and to make distributions to our investor could be adversely affected.
The actual rents we receive for a property may be less than estimated market rents, and we may experience a decline in realized rental rates from time to time, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
As a result of potential factors, including competitive pricing pressure in the residential rental market, a general economic downturn and the desirability of our properties compared to other, we may be unable to realize our estimated market rents for a property. In addition, depending on market rental rates at any given time as compared to expiring leases in our properties, from time to time rental rates for expiring leases may be higher than starting rental rates for new leases. If we are unable to obtain sufficient rental rates for a property, then our ability to generate cash flow growth will be negatively impacted.
Properties that have significant vacancies could be difficult to sell, which could diminish the return on these properties.
A property may incur vacancies either by the expiration of tenant leases or the continued default of tenants under their leases. If vacancies continue for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in less cash available for distribution to our investors. In addition, the resale value of the property could be diminished because the market value of our properties may depend in part upon the value of the cash flow generated by the leases associated with that property. Such a reduction in the resale value of a property could also reduce the value of our investors’ investment.
Further, a decline in general economic conditions could lead to an increase in tenant defaults, lower rental rates and less demand for residential real estate space in that market. As a result of these trends, we may be more inclined to provide leasing incentives to our tenants in order to compete in a more competitive leasing environment. Such trends may result in reduced revenue and lower resale value of properties, which may reduce your return.
We may be required to make rent or other concessions and/or significant capital expenditures to improve properties in order to retain and attract tenants, generate positive cash flow or to make real estate properties suitable for sale, which could adversely affect us, including our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
In the event there are adverse economic conditions in the real estate market which leads to an increase in tenant defaults, lower rental rates and less demand for residential real estate space in that market, we may be more inclined to increase tenant improvement allowances or concessions to tents, accommodate increased requests for renovations and offer improvements or provide additional services to our tenants in order to compete in a more competitive leasing environment, all of which could negatively affect our cash flow. If the necessary capital is unavailable, we may be unable to make these potentially significant capital expenditures. This could result in non-renewals by tenants upon expiration of their leases and our vacant space remaining untenanted, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow and the market value of our interests.
Our dependence on rental revenue may adversely affect us, including our profitability, our ability to meet our debt obligations and our ability to make distributions to our investors.
Our income will be primarily derived from rental revenue from real property. As a result, our performance will depend on our ability to collect rent from tenants. Our income and funds for distribution would be adversely affected if a significant number of our tenants:
● | delay lease commencements; | |
● | decline to extend or renew leases upon expiration; | |
● | fail to make rental payments when due; or | |
● | declare bankruptcy. |
Any of these actions could result in the termination of such tenants’ leases with us and the loss of rental revenue attributable to the terminated leases. In these events, we cannot assure you that such tenants will renew those leases or that we will be able to re-lease spaces on economically advantageous terms or at all. The loss of rental revenues from our tenants and our inability to replace such tenants may adversely affect us, including our profitability, our ability to meet our debt and other financial obligations and our ability to make distributions to our investors.
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We may engage in development, redevelopment or repositioning activities in the future, which could expose us to different risks that could adversely affect us, including our financial condition, cash flow and results of operations.
We may engage in development, redevelopment or repositioning activities with respect to properties that we acquire as we believe market conditions dictate. If we engage in these activities, we will be subject to certain risks, which could adversely affect us, including our financial condition, cash flow and results of operations. These risks include, without limitation:
● | the availability and pricing of financing on favorable terms or at all; | |
● | the availability and timely receipt of zoning and other regulatory approvals; | |
● | the potential for the fluctuation of occupancy rates and rents at development and redeveloped properties, which may result in our investment not being profitable; | |
● | start up, development, repositioning and redevelopment costs may be higher than anticipated; | |
● | cost overruns and untimely completion of construction (including risks beyond our control, such as weather or labor conditions or material shortages); and | |
● | changes in the pricing and availability of buyers and sellers of such properties. |
These risks could result in substantial unanticipated delays or expenses and could prevent the initiation or the completion of development and redevelopment activities, any of which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, the market value of our interests and our ability to satisfy our debt obligations and to make distributions to our investors.
Our properties may be subject to impairment charges.
We will periodically evaluate our real estate investments for impairment indicators. The judgment regarding the existence of impairment indicators is based on factors such as market conditions, tenant performance and legal structure. For example, the early termination of, or default under, a lease by a tenant may lead to an impairment charge. If we determine that an impairment has occurred, we would be required to make a downward adjustment to the net carrying value of a property. Impairment charges also indicate a potential permanent adverse change in the fundamental operating characteristics of the impaired property. There is no assurance that these adverse changes will be reversed in the future and the decline in the impaired property’s value could be permanent.
If a tenant declares bankruptcy, we may be unable to collect balances due under relevant leases, which could adversely affect our financial condition and ability to pay distributions to our investors.
Any of our tenants, or any guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations, could be subject to a bankruptcy proceeding pursuant to Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code. A bankruptcy filing by one of our tenants or any guarantor of a tenant’s lease obligations would bar all efforts by us to collect pre-bankruptcy debts from these entities or their properties, unless we receive an enabling order from the bankruptcy court. There is no assurance the tenant or its trustee would agree to assume the lease. If a lease is rejected by a tenant in bankruptcy, we would have only a general unsecured claim for damages that is limited in amount and which may only be paid to the extent that funds are available and in the same percentage as is paid to all other holders of unsecured claims.
A tenant or lease guarantor bankruptcy could delay efforts to collect past due balances under the relevant leases and could ultimately preclude full collection of these sums. A tenant or lease guarantor bankruptcy could cause a decrease or cessation of rental payments that would mean a reduction in our cash flow and the amount available to pay distributions to our investors.
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Joint venture investments could be adversely affected by our lack of sole decision-making authority, our reliance on the financial condition of co-venturers and disputes between us and our co-venturers.
We may enter into joint ventures, partnerships and other co-ownership arrangements (including preferred equity investments) for the purpose of making investments. In such event, we would not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding the joint venture. Investments in joint ventures may, under certain circumstances, involve risks not present were a third party not involved, including the possibility that partners or co-venturers might become bankrupt or fail to fund their required capital contributions. Co-venturers may have economic or other business interests or goals which are inconsistent with our business interests or goals and may be in a position to take actions contrary to our policies or objectives. Such investments may also have the potential risk of impasses on decisions, such as a sale, because neither we nor the co-venturer would have full control over the joint venture. In addition, to the extent our participation represents a minority interest, a majority of the participants may be able to take actions which are not in our best interests because of our lack of full control. Disputes between us and co-venturers may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers from focusing their time and effort on our business. Consequently, actions by or disputes with co-venturers might result in subjecting properties owned by the joint venture to additional risk. In addition, we may in certain circumstances be liable for the actions of our co-venturers.
Property taxes could increase due to property tax rate changes or reassessment, which could impact our cash flow.
The real property taxes on our properties may increase as property tax rates change or as our properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. If the property taxes we pay increase, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, the value of our interests and our ability to satisfy our principal and interest obligations and to make distributions to our investors could be adversely affected.
Uninsured losses relating to real property or excessively expensive premiums for insurance coverage, including due to the non-renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, or the TRIA, could reduce our cash flows and the return on our investors’ investments.
There are types of losses, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters that are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Insurance risks associated with such catastrophic events could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims.
This risk is particularly relevant with respect to potential acts of terrorism. The TRIA, under which the U.S. federal government bore a significant portion of insured losses caused by terrorism, will expire on December 31, 2020, and there can be no assurance that Congress will act to renew or replace the TRIA following its expiration. If the TRIA is not renewed or replaced, terrorism insurance may become difficult or impossible to obtain at reasonable costs or at all, which may result in adverse impacts and additional costs to us.
Changes in the cost or availability of insurance due to the non-renewal of the TRIA or for other reasons could expose us to uninsured casualty losses. If any of our properties incurs a casualty loss that is not fully insured, the value of our assets will be reduced by any such uninsured loss, which may reduce the value of our investors’ investments. In addition, other than any working capital reserve or other reserves we may establish, we have no source of funding to repair or reconstruct any uninsured property. Also, to the extent we must pay unexpectedly large amounts for insurance, we could suffer reduced earnings that would result in lower distributions to investors.
Additionally, mortgage lenders insist in some cases that multifamily property owners purchase coverage against terrorism as a condition for providing mortgage loans. Accordingly, to the extent terrorism risk insurance policies are not available at reasonable costs, if at all, our ability to finance or refinance our properties could be impaired. In such instances, we may be required to provide other financial support, either through financial assurances or self-insurance, to cover potential losses. We may not have adequate, or any, coverage for such losses.
Climate change may adversely affect our business.
To the extent that climate change does occur and affects the markets that we invest in, we may experience extreme weather and changes in precipitation and temperature, all of which may result in physical damage or a decrease in demand for a property that we acquire. Should the impact of climate change be material in nature or occur for lengthy periods of time, the financial condition or results of operations for a property and its related series would be adversely affected. In addition, changes in federal and state legislation and regulation on climate change could result in increased capital expenditures to improve the energy efficiency of a property that we acquire in order to comply with such regulations.
The adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are unknown and could materially impact this investment.
In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, labeled COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. This virus, declared a pandemic by the World health Organization, has spread throughout the world and to every state in the United States. Although mitigation efforts including vaccination programs have begun to have an impact on reducing the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still expected to have a negative impact on economic conditions in the United States and elsewhere.
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Although we are just beginning our operations and the coronavirus has not yet impacted our business, we expect that, like most businesses world-wide, the coronavirus pandemic will impact us in ways that may be material. It may affect the ability of our series to successfully conduct their securities offerings and acquire their series properties, prospective tenants in their ability to lease and pay rent on our series properties, our Manager to successfully manage our operations and the future value of any series properties that we may acquire. We cannot presently predict the scope and severity with which, or for how long, the coronavirus will impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Acquiring or attempting to acquire multiple properties in a single transaction may adversely affect our operations.
From time to time, we may attempt to acquire multiple properties in a single transaction. Multiple property portfolio acquisitions are more complex and expensive than single-property acquisitions, and the risk that a portfolio acquisition does not close may be greater than in a single-property acquisition. A seller may require that a group of properties be purchased as a package even though we may not want to purchase one or more properties in the portfolio. In these situations, if we are unable to identify another person or entity to acquire the unwanted properties, we may be required to operate or attempt to dispose of these properties. To acquire multiple properties in a single transaction we may be required to accumulate a large amount of cash. We would expect the returns that we earn on such cash to be less than the ultimate returns in real property and therefore, accumulating such cash could reduce the funds available for distributions to our investors.
Tenant relief laws may negatively impact our rental income and profitability.
As landlord of numerous residential properties, we may be involved in evicting residents who are not paying their rent or are otherwise in material violation of the terms of their lease. Eviction activities will impose legal and managerial expenses that will raise our costs. The eviction process is typically subject to legal barriers, mandatory “cure” policies and other sources of expense and delay, each of which may delay our ability to gain possession and stabilize the home. Additionally, state and local landlord-tenant laws may impose legal duties to assist residents in relocating to new housing or restrict the landlord’s ability to recover certain costs or charge residents for damage that residents cause to the landlord’s premises. We and any property managers we hire will need to be familiar with and take all appropriate steps to comply with all applicable landlord-tenant laws, and we will need to incur supervisory and legal expenses to ensure such compliance. To the extent that we do not comply with state or local laws, we may be subjected to civil litigation filed by individuals, in class actions or by state or local law enforcement. We may be required to pay our adversaries’ litigation fees and expenses if judgment is entered against us in such litigation or if we settle such litigation.
Rent control or rent stabilization laws could prevent us from raising rents to offset increases in operating costs.
Various states, cities, or municipalities have a system of rent regulations known as rent stabilization and rent control. Tenants of regulated apartments are entitled to receive required services, to have their leases renewed, and may not be evicted except on grounds allowed by law. If we acquire properties that include regulated apartments, these regulations could limit the amount of rent we are able to collect, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to fully take advantage of the investments that we make in our properties. In addition, there can be no assurance that changes to rent control or rent stabilization laws will not have a similar or greater negative impact on our ability to collect rents.
Real estate investments are relatively illiquid and may limit our flexibility.
Real estate investments are relatively illiquid, which may tend to limit our ability to react promptly to changes in economic or other market conditions. Our ability to dispose of assets in the future will depend on prevailing economic and market conditions. Our inability to sell our properties on favorable terms or at all could have an adverse effect on our sources of working capital and our ability to satisfy our debt obligations. In addition, real estate can at times be difficult to sell quickly at prices we find acceptable. When we sell any of our assets, we may recognize a loss on such sale. These potential difficulties in selling real estate may limit our ability to promptly change, or reduce our exposure to, the properties we acquire in response to changes in economic or other conditions.
The failure of any bank in which we deposit our funds could reduce the amount of cash we have available to pay distributions to our investors and make additional investments.
We intend to diversify our cash and cash equivalents among several banking institutions in an attempt to minimize exposure to any one of these entities. However, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, only insures amounts up to $250,000 per depositor per insured bank. We expect to have cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash deposited in certain financial institutions in excess of federally insured levels. If any of the banking institutions in which we have deposited funds ultimately fails, we may lose our deposits over $250,000.
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The occurrence of a cyber incident, or a deficiency in our cyber security, could negatively impact our business by causing a disruption to our operations, a compromise or corruption of our confidential information, or damage to our business relationships, all of which could negatively impact our financial results.
We collect and retain certain personal information provided by our investors and tenants in the properties owned by a series. While expect to implement a variety of security measures to protect the confidentiality of this information and periodically review and improve our security measures, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to prevent unauthorized access to this information. A cyber incident is considered to be any adverse event that threatens the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of our information resources. More specifically, a cyber incident is an intentional attack or an unintentional event that can include gaining unauthorized access to systems to disrupt operations, corrupt data, or steal confidential information. As our reliance on technology has increased, so have the risks that could directly result from the occurrence of a cyber incident including operational interruption, damage to our relationship with our tenants, and private data exposure, any of which could negatively impact our reputation and financial results.
We may enter into long-term leases with tenants in certain properties, which may not result in fair market rental rates over time.
We may enter into long-term leases with tenants of certain of the properties or include renewal options that specify a maximum rate increase. These leases would provide for rent to increase over time; however, if we do not accurately judge the potential for increases in market rental rates, we may set the terms of these long-term leases at levels such that, even after contractual rent increases, the rent under our long-term leases is less than then-current market rates. Further, we may have no ability to terminate those leases or to adjust the rent to then-prevailing market rates. As a result, our cash available for distribution to our investors could be lower than if we did not enter into long-term leases.
We will depend on tenants for our revenue, and lease defaults or terminations could reduce our net income and limit our ability to make distributions to our investors.
The success of our investments materially depends on the financial stability of our tenants. A default or termination by a tenant on its lease payments to us would cause us to lose the revenue associated with such lease and require us to find an alternative source of revenue to meet mortgage payments and prevent a foreclosure, if the property is subject to a mortgage. If a tenant defaults, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur substantial costs in protecting our investment and re-leasing our property. If a tenant defaults on or terminates a lease, we may be unable to lease the property for the rent previously received or sell the property without incurring a loss. These events could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions to our investors.
Potential development and construction delays and resultant increased costs and risks may hinder our operating results and decrease our net income.
From time to time we may acquire unimproved real property or properties that are under development or construction. Investments in such properties will be subject to the uncertainties associated with the development and construction of real property, including those related to re-zoning land for development, environmental concerns of governmental entities and community groups and our builders’ ability to build in conformity with plans, specifications, budgeted costs and timetables. If a builder fails to perform, we may resort to legal action to rescind the purchase or the construction contract or to compel performance. A builder’s performance may also be affected or delayed by conditions beyond the builder’s control. Delays in completing construction could also give tenants the right to terminate preconstruction leases. We may incur additional risks when we make periodic progress payments or other advances to builders before they complete construction. These and other factors can result in increased costs of a project or loss of our investment. In addition, we will be subject to normal lease-up risks relating to newly constructed projects. We also must rely on rental income and expense projections and estimates of the fair market value of property upon completion of construction when agreeing upon a purchase price at the time we acquire the property. If our projections are inaccurate, we may pay too much for a property, and the return on our investment could suffer.
Actions of any joint venture partners that we may have in the future could reduce the returns on joint venture investments and decrease our investors’ overall return.
We may enter into joint ventures to acquire properties. We may also purchase and develop properties in joint ventures or in partnerships, co-tenancies or other co-ownership arrangements. Such investments may involve risks not otherwise present with other methods of investment, including, for example, the following risks:
● | that our co-venturer, co-tenant or partner in an investment could become insolvent or bankrupt; |
● | that such co-venturer, co-tenant or partner may at any time have economic or business interests or goals that are or that become inconsistent with our business interests or goals; | |
● | that such co-venturer, co-tenant or partner may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives; or | |
● | that disputes between us and our co-venturer, co-tenant or partner may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and prevent our officers from focusing their time and effort on our operations. |
Any of the above might subject a property to liabilities in excess of those contemplated and thus reduce our returns on that investment and the value of your investment.
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Costs imposed pursuant to governmental laws and regulations may reduce our net income and the cash available for distributions to our investors.
Real property and the operations conducted on real property are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to protection of the environment and human health. We could be subject to substantial liability in the form of fines, penalties or damages for noncompliance with these laws and regulations. Even if we are not subject to liability, other costs, which we would undertake to avoid or mitigate any such liability, such as the cost of removing or remediating hazardous or toxic substances could be substantial. These laws and regulations generally govern wastewater discharges, air emissions, the operation and removal of underground and above-ground storage tanks, the use, storage, treatment, transportation and disposal of solid and hazardous materials, the remediation of contamination associated with the release or disposal of solid and hazardous materials, the presence of toxic building materials and other health and safety-related concerns.
Some of these laws and regulations may impose joint and several liability on the tenants, owners or operators of real property for the costs to investigate or remediate contaminated properties, regardless of fault, whether the contamination occurred prior to purchase, or whether the acts causing the contamination were legal. Activities of our tenants, the condition of properties at the time we buy them, operations in the vicinity of our properties, such as the presence of underground storage tanks, or activities of unrelated third parties may affect our properties.
The presence of hazardous substances, including hazardous substances that have not been detected, or the failure to properly manage or remediate these substances, may hinder our ability to sell, rent or pledge such property as collateral for future borrowings. Any material expenditures, fines, penalties or damages we must pay will reduce our ability to make distributions to our investors and may reduce the value of your investment.
Certain environmental laws and common law principles could be used to impose liability for the release of and exposure to hazardous substances, including asbestos-containing materials and lead-based paint. Third parties may seek recovery from real property owners or operators for personal injury or property damage associated with exposure to released hazardous substances and governments may seek recovery for natural resource damage. The costs of defending against claims of environmental liability, of complying with environmental regulatory requirements, of remediating any contaminated property, or of paying personal injury, property damage or natural resource damage claims could reduce the amounts available for distribution to our investors.
The cost of defending against claims of liability, of compliance with environmental regulatory requirements, of remediating any contaminated property, or of paying personal injury claims could materially adversely affect our business, assets or results of operations and, consequently, amounts available for distribution to our investors. We may be subject to all the risks described here even if we do not know about the hazardous materials and if the previous owners did not know about the hazardous materials on the property.
In addition, when excessive moisture accumulates in buildings or on building materials, mold growth may occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or is not addressed over a period of time. Some molds may produce airborne toxins or irritants. Concern about indoor exposure to mold has been increasing, as exposure to mold may cause a variety of adverse health effects and symptoms, including allergic or other reactions. As a result, the presence of significant mold at any of our projects could require us to undertake a costly remediation program to contain or remove the mold from the affected property or development project, which would adversely affect our operating results.
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Environmental laws also may impose liens on property or restrictions on the manner in which property may be used or businesses may be operated, and these restrictions may require substantial expenditures or prevent us or our property manager and its assignees from operating such properties. Some of these laws and regulations have been amended so as to require compliance with new or more stringent standards as of future dates. Compliance with new or more stringent laws or regulations or stricter interpretation of existing laws may require us to incur material expenditures. Future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material environmental liability.
Costs associated with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar laws (including but not limited to Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 and the rehabilitation Act of 1973) may decrease cash available for distributions to our investors.
Our properties may be subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, or the ADA. Under the ADA, all places of public accommodation are required to comply with federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 requires apartment communities first occupied after March 13, 1991 to comply with design and construction requirements for disabled access. For projects receiving federal funds, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 also has requirements regarding disabled access. If one or more of our properties that we acquire are not in compliance with such laws, then we could be required to incur additional costs to bring the property into compliance. We cannot predict the ultimate amount of the cost of compliance with such laws. Noncompliance with these laws could also result in the imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. Substantial costs incurred to comply with such laws, as well as fines or damages resulting from actual or alleged noncompliance with such laws, could adversely affect us, including our future results of operations and cash flows.
Declines in the market values of the assets we invest in may adversely affect periodic reported results of operations and credit availability, which may reduce earnings and, in turn, cash available for distribution to our investors.
Some of the assets we invest in may be classified for accounting purposes as “available-for-sale.” These investments will be carried at estimated fair value and temporary changes in the market values of those assets will be directly charged or credited to investors’ equity without impacting net income on the income statement. Moreover, if we determine that a decline in the estimated fair value of an available-for-sale asset falls below its amortized value and is not temporary, we will recognize a loss on that asset on the income statement, which will reduce our earnings in the period recognized.
A decline in the market value of the assets we invest in may adversely affect us particularly in instances where we have borrowed money based on the market value of those assets. If the market value of those assets declines, the lender may require us to post additional collateral to support the loan. If we were unable to post the additional collateral, we may have to sell assets at a time when we might not otherwise choose to do so. A reduction in credit available may reduce our earnings and, in turn, cash available for distribution to our investors.
Further, credit facility providers may require us to maintain a certain amount of cash reserves or to set aside unlevered assets sufficient to maintain a specified liquidity position, which would allow us to satisfy our collateral obligations. As a result, we may not be able to leverage our assets as fully as we would choose, which could reduce our return on equity. If we are unable to meet these contractual obligations, our financial condition could deteriorate rapidly.
Market values of our investments may decline for a number of reasons, such as changes in prevailing market rates, increases in defaults, increases in voluntary prepayments for those investments that we have that are subject to prepayment risk, widening of credit spreads and downgrades of ratings of the securities by ratings agencies.
A prolonged economic slowdown, a lengthy or severe recession or declining real estate values could harm our operations.
Our investments may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions, which could lead to financial losses in our investments and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. An economic slowdown or recession, in addition to other non-economic factors such as an excess supply of properties, could have a material negative impact on the values of, and the cash flows from, residential real estate properties, which could significantly harm our revenues, results of operations, financial condition, business prospects and our ability to make distributions to our investors.
Deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting could adversely affect our ability to present accurately our financial statements and could materially and adversely affect us, including our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
Effective internal control is necessary for us to accurately report our financial results. There can be no guarantee that our internal control over financial reporting will be effective in accomplishing all control objectives all of the time. As we grow our business, our internal control will become more complex, and we may require significantly more resources to ensure our internal control remains effective. Deficiencies, including any material weakness, in our internal control over financial reporting which may occur in the future could result in misstatements of our results of operations that could require a restatement, failing to meet our reporting obligations and causing investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information. These events could materially and adversely affect us, including our business, reputation, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
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Risks Related to Ownership of our Interests
Lack of voting rights.
The Manager has a unilateral ability to amend the Operating Agreement and the allocation policy in certain circumstances without the consent of the investors. The investors only have limited voting rights in respect of the series in which they are invested. Investors will therefore be subject to any amendments the Manager makes (if any) to the Operating Agreement and allocation policy and also any decision it takes in respect of the Company and the applicable series, which the investors do not get a right to vote upon. Investors may not necessarily agree with such amendments or decisions and such amendments or decisions may not be in the best interests of all of the investors as a whole but only a limited number.
Furthermore, the Manager can only be removed as manager of the Company and each series in very limited circumstances following an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Company’s investors, and unsatisfactory financial performance does not constitute grounds for removal. Investors would therefore not be able to remove the Manager merely because they did not agree, for example, with how the Manager was operating a series property.
The offering price for the interests determined by us may not necessarily bear any relationship to established valuation criteria such as earnings, book value or assets that may be agreed to between purchasers and sellers in private transactions or that may prevail in the market if and when our interests can be traded publicly.
The price of the interests is a derivative result of the cost that a series in expected to incur in acquiring a property. These prices do not necessarily accurately reflect the actual value of the interests or the price that may be realized upon disposition of the interests.
Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where Federal law requires that certain claims be brought in Federal courts. The Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, provides for investors to waive their right to a jury trial.
Each investor will covenant and agree not to bring any claim in any venue other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if required, a federal court of the United States. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or any other claim for which the federal and state courts have concurrent jurisdiction, and investors will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
If an interest holder were to bring a claim against the Company or the Manager pursuant to the Operating Agreement and such claim was governed by state law, it would have to bring such claim in the Delaware Court of Chancery. The Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and subject to limited exceptions, provides for investors to consent to exclusive jurisdiction to Delaware Court of Chancery and for a waiver of the right to a trial by jury, if such waiver is allowed by the court where the claim is brought.
If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable based on the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with the applicable state and federal law. To our knowledge, the enforceability of a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver in connection with claims arising under the federal securities laws has not been finally adjudicated by the United States Supreme Court. However, we believe that a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable, including under the laws of the Delaware, which govern the Operating Agreement, by a federal or state court in the State of Delaware, which has exclusive jurisdiction over matters arising under the Operating Agreement. In determining whether to enforce a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision, courts will generally consider whether a party knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial.
We believe that this is the case with respect to the Operating Agreement and our interests. It is advisable that you consult legal counsel regarding the jury waiver provision before entering into the Operating Agreement. Nevertheless, if this jury trial waiver provision is not permitted by applicable law, an action could proceed under the terms of the Operating Agreement with a jury trial. No condition, stipulation or provision of the Operating Agreement or our interests serves as a waiver by any investor or beneficial owner of our interests or by us of compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Additionally, the Company does not believe that claims under the federal securities laws shall be subject to the jury trial waiver provision, and the Company believes that the provision does not impact the rights of any investor or beneficial owner of our interests to bring claims under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations thereunder.
These provisions may have the effect of limiting the ability of investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an investor’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Furthermore, waiver of a trial by jury may disadvantage an investor to the extent a judge might be less likely than a jury to resolve an action in the investor’s favor. Further, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, an action or proceeding against us, then we may incur additional costs associated with resolving these matters in other jurisdictions, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
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You may be unable to resell your series interests at desired times or prices, if at all.
While the initial sales of series interests are exempt from state securities registration requirements under Regulation A, that exemption does not apply to resales of the series interests to other investors by purchasers of the series interests. Each state has its own securities laws, often called “blue sky” laws. These laws limit resales of securities to a state’s residents unless the securities are registered in that state or qualify for an exemption from registration; these laws also govern the reporting requirements for broker-dealers doing business directly or indirectly in the state. The fact that the initial offering and sale of series interests qualifies for an exemption is not relevant to determining whether there is an exemption in a given state to allow a holder to resell the series interests to a resident of a given state. There may be significant state blue sky law restrictions on your ability to sell, and on purchasers to buy, your series interests.
Given the limited liquidity for the series interests, investors and potential investors may consider these investments to be less appealing and demand for these investments may decrease, which may adversely affect prices you may obtain on the Secondary Trading Platform or your ability to resell your series interests on the Secondary Trading Platform at all.
You should consider the resale market for our securities to be limited. You may be unable to resell your series interests, or you may be unable to resell them without the significant expense of state registration or qualification.
The series interests will not be listed on any securities exchange, will generally not be transferable except through the Secondary Trading Platform, to the extent such platform is established and maintained. You should be prepared to hold the series interests indefinitely.
The series interests will not be listed on any securities exchange such as the Nasdaq Stock Market or the New York Stock Exchange. The series interests will generally not be transferable except through the Secondary Trading Platform, to the extent such platform is established and maintained.
We expect that after a series’ offering has concluded, the Secondary Trading Platform will be a venue available for the resale of such series’ interests through the broker-dealer, Dalmore, as a broker-dealer member of the Secondary Trading Platform; provided, however, that any such resale of a series’ interests will be subject to federal and state securities laws and the restrictions in the Operating Agreement, and there can be no assurance that an active market for any series interests will develop on the Secondary Trading Platform, that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available to allow resales of series interests to residents of all states, or that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available at all. For these reasons, investors must be prepared to hold their series interests indefinitely. As a result, you may lose some or all of your investment. See “Plan of Distribution- Transferability of the Interests.”
The trading price of the series interests that trade on the Secondary Trading Platform may be extremely volatile.
Securities that trade on the Secondary Trading Platform, as with other public markets, likely will experience significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations can be more pronounced for securities that have a small public float, such as the series interests may have. Series interest prices on the Secondary Trading Platform could fluctuate widely in response to various potential factors, many of which will be beyond our control, including the total number of available buyers or sellers at any point in time, property value, appraisals of the applicable property, occupancy rates, and economic, market, geopolitical and other external factors. As a result, the market prices of the series interests that may be listed on the Secondary Trading Platform may be volatile, and holders of such series interests may experience a decrease in the value of their interests. No assurance can be given that the market price of the series interests will not fluctuate or decline significantly in the future or that you will be able to sell your series interests when desired on favorable terms or at all.
While we expect the Secondary Trading Platform will be available after the conclusion of a series offering, resale of a series’ interests on the Secondary Trading Platform will be subject to federal and state securities laws and the transfer restrictions set forth in the Operating Agreement, and there can be no assurance that an active market for any series interests will develop on the Secondary Trading Platform, that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available to allow resales of series interests to residents of all states, or that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available at all. For these reasons, investors must be prepared to hold their series interests indefinitely. See “Plan of Distribution – Transferability of the Interests.”
Because of the illiquid nature of the series’ interests, you should purchase the interests only as a long-term investment and be prepared to hold them for an indefinite period of time.
The Nada App and the PPEX ATS are highly technical and may be at a risk to malfunction.
Our web and mobile app-based investment platform, the Nada App, and the PPEX ATS are complex systems composed of many interoperating components and incorporates software that is highly complex. Our business is dependent upon our ability to prevent system interruption on the Nada App and the PPEX ATS. Our software, including opensource software that is incorporated into our code, and the software supporting the PPEX ATS, may now or in the future contain undetected errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities. Some errors in our software code may only be discovered after the code has been released. Bugs in our software, third-party software including opensource software that is incorporated into our code, misconfigurations of our systems, and unintended interactions between systems could cause downtime that would impact the availability of our service to Nada App users. We have from time to time found defects or errors in our system and may discover additional defects in the future that could result in Nada App unavailability or system disruption. In addition, we have experienced outages on the Nada App due to circumstances within our control, such as outages due to software limitations. We rely on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (“AWS”) data centers for the operation of the Nada App. If the AWS data centers fail, Nada App users may experience down time. If sustained or repeated, any of these outages could reduce the attractiveness of the Nada App to users. In addition, our release of new software in the past has inadvertently caused, and may in the future cause, interruptions in the availability or functionality of the Nada App. Any errors, bugs, or vulnerabilities discovered in our code or systems after release could result in an interruption in the availability of the Nada App or a negative experience for users and investors and could also result in negative publicity and unfavorable media coverage, damage to our reputation, loss of users, loss of revenue or liability for damages, regulatory inquiries, or other proceedings, any of which could adversely affect our business and financial results. The PPEX ATS faces risks similar to those described above.
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Company Overview
Cityfunds I, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company, was formed to enable public investment in residential real estate properties in specific cities. A separate series of the Company will be formed to invest in the properties in each such city, and each series will sell membership interests in the series to investors through this offering circular.
As a Delaware series limited liability company, the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series are segregated and enforceable only against the assets of such series, as provided under Delaware law.
The Company’s core business is the identification, acquisition, marketing and management of residential real estate properties. Each series is intended to own properties in a specific city.
The membership interests in a particular series represent an indirect investment in the properties that the series owns in the designated city. The interests do not represent an investment in any other series, the Company or the Manager. We do not anticipate that any series will own anything other than the properties associated with such series.
Investment Objective and Strategy
Our investment objective is to realize growth in the value of your investment by investing in residential real estate while seeking to preserve, protect and return your investment. We cannot assure you that we will attain this objective or that the value of our properties and your investment will not decrease.
Our investment strategy is to acquire, invest in, manage, operate, selectively leverage and sell residential properties located in the most populous cities (as per the most recent U.S. Census) in the United States. We focus on acquiring properties we believe have possibilities for long-term capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or otherwise need to sell quickly.
An investment in one series will provide you with exposure to a portfolio of residential real estate in one city and investments in multiple series will provide you with exposure to a portfolio of residential real estate in multiple cities.
Our Manager
The Company is managed by Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a joint venture between Nada and Compound Asset Management, LLC that is controlled by Nada. Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Operating Agreement, the Manager will provide certain management, advisory and support services to the Company and to each series and its subsidiaries.
Investment Decisions and Asset Management
Within our investment policies and objectives, the Manager will have discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments and the purchase and sale of investments. We believe that successful real estate investment requires the implementation of strategies that permit favorable purchases, effective management and timely disposition of investments. As such, we have developed a disciplined investment approach that combines the experience of the Manager with a structure that emphasizes thorough market research, stringent underwriting standards and an extensive down-side analysis of the risks of each investment. The approach also includes active and aggressive management of each property acquired.
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To execute our disciplined investment approach, the Manager will take responsibility for developing and implementing the business plan of each investment. The following practices summarize our investment approach:
● | Local Market Research – The Manager will extensively research the acquisition and underwriting of each transaction, utilizing both real time market data and the transactional knowledge and experience of our network of professionals and in market relationships. |
● | Underwriting Discipline – The Manager will follow a tightly controlled and managed process to examine all elements of a potential investment, including, with respect to real property, its location, income-producing capacity, prospects for long-range appreciation, tax considerations and liquidity. | |
● | Risk Management – Risk management will be a fundamental principle in the management of each of our properties. Operating or performance risks arise at the investment level and often require real estate operating experience to cure. The Manager will review the operating performance of investments against projections and provide the oversight necessary to detect and resolve issues as they arise. | |
● | Asset Management – Prior to the purchase of or an investment in a property, the Manager will develop an asset business strategy which will be customized based on the acquisition and underwriting data. This is a forecast of the action items to be taken and the capital needed to achieve the anticipated returns. The Manager will review asset business strategies regularly to anticipate changes or opportunities in the market during a given phase of a real estate cycle. |
Investments in Real Property
Certain of our investments in real estate will take the form of holding fee title or a long-term leasehold estate in a property. We refer to these investments as “Real Property Investments.” We will acquire such interests either directly or indirectly through limited liability companies or through investments in joint ventures, partnerships, co-tenancies or other co-ownership arrangements with third parties, including developers of the properties, or with affiliates of the Manager.
Our obligation to purchase any property generally will be conditioned upon the delivery and verification of certain documents from the seller or developer, including, where appropriate:
● | evidence of marketable title subject to such liens and encumbrances as are acceptable to the Manager; | |
● | auditable financial statements covering recent operations of properties having operating histories; and | |
● | title and liability insurance policies. |
Investments in Homeshares
Certain of our investments in real estate will take the form of shared equity interests in single-family residential properties, which we refer to as “Homeshares.”
A Homeshare investment will provide for the sale to a series by a homeowner of an option to purchase, in the future, an undivided percentage interest in and to the primary residence of the homeowner in consideration for payment by the series to the homeowner of an amount, which we refer to as the option price, determined by reference to the estimated value of the unencumbered portion of the homeowner’s property as of the end of the term of the option.
The option will be documented by agreements between a series and the homeowner, which will include: (1) an Option Agreement covering the financial terms of the option, (2) a Covenant Agreement containing certain covenants and undertakings on the part of the homeowner for the benefit of the series, and (3) a recorded Mortgage evidencing the amounts payable pursuant to the Option Agreement, Covenant Agreement and Mortgage.
Investment Process
The Manager has the authority to make all of the decisions regarding our investments consistent with the investment objective and the portfolio construction, leverage and operating policies approved by the Manager and subject to the limitations in the Operating Agreement.
The Manager will focus on the sourcing, acquisition, investment in, and management of residential properties. It will source our investments from former and current financing and investment partners, third-party intermediaries, competitors looking to share risk and investment, and securitization or lending departments of major financial institutions.
In selecting investments for us, the Manager will utilize the Manager’s investment and underwriting process, which focuses on ensuring that each prospective investment is being evaluated appropriately. The criteria that the Manager will consider when evaluating prospective investment opportunities include:
● | macroeconomic conditions that may influence operating performance; | |
● | real estate market factors that may influence real estate valuations, real estate financing or the economic performance of real estate generally; | |
● | fundamental analysis of the real estate, including tenant rosters, lease terms, zoning, operating costs and the asset’s overall competitive position in its market; |
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● | real estate and leasing market conditions affecting the real estate; | |
● | the cash flow in place and projected to be in place over the expected hold period of the real estate; | |
● | the appropriateness of estimated costs and timing associated with capital improvements of the real estate; | |
● | a valuation of the investment, investment basis relative to its value and the ability to liquidate an investment through a sale or refinancing of the real estate; | |
● | review of third-party reports, including appraisals, engineering and environmental reports; | |
● | physical inspections of the real estate and analysis of markets; and | |
● | the overall structure of the investment and rights in the transaction documentation. |
If a potential investment meets the Manager’s underwriting criteria, the Manager will review the proposed transaction structure, including, with respect to joint ventures, distribution and waterfall criteria, governance and control rights, buy-sell provisions and recourse provisions. The Manager will evaluate our position within the overall capital structure and our rights in relation to other partners or capital tranches. The Manager will analyze each potential investment’s risk-return profile and review financing sources, if applicable, to ensure that the investment fits within the parameters of financing facilities and to ensure performance of the real estate asset.
Portfolio Construction Policy
We will seek to construct our investment portfolio so that the Company will be exempt from registration under the Investment Company Act. Section 3(a)(1)(C) of the Investment Company Act excludes from the definition of “investment company” any company that holds at least 60% of its assets in investment that are not securities (other than cash and government securities). Section 3(c)(5)(C) thereunder excludes from investment company registration companies primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on or interests in real estate. The Section 3(c)(5)(C) exemption is available to companies with assets consisting of at least 55% in mortgages and other liens on real estate, or Qualifying Interests, not more than 45% in other kinds of real estate interests, or Real Estate-Related Interests, and not more than 20% assets that have no relationship to real estate. At least 80% of total assets must consist of Qualifying Interests and Real-Estate Related Interests.
We anticipate that our targeted investments will be deemed Qualifying Interests. These assets include fee interests, installment land contracts, leaseholds, mortgage loans, deeds of trust, and other interests secured by real estate, condominiums, and cooperative housing loans, real estate and portfolios that we control consisting of different types of these interests. The Manager will review its investment portfolio construction regularly to anticipate any changes required to maintain exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act.
We may invest up to 45% of our assets in Real Estate-Related Interests. These assets include securities backed by mortgages or other interests in real estate, or interests in companies that invest in mortgages or other interests in real estate.
We may invest up to 20% of our assets in non-real estate assets without restriction. We anticipate that any such investments will be in cash and cash equivalents.
Leverage Policy
We may employ leverage to enhance total returns to our investors through a combination of senior financing on our real estate acquisitions, secured borrowing facilities, and capital markets financing transactions. We will seek to secure conservatively structured leverage from government-sponsored programs and private sources that is long-term, non-recourse and non-mark-to-market to the extent obtainable on a cost-effective basis. The Manager may from time to time modify our leverage policy in its discretion. However, it is our policy to not borrow more than 50% of the greater of cost (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves) or fair market value (measured using an industry recognized automated valuation model) of our assets. We cannot exceed the leverage limit of our leverage policy unless any excess in borrowing over such level is approved by the Manager.
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Operating Policies
Credit Risk Management. We may be exposed to various levels of credit and special hazard risk depending on the nature of our assets. The Manager will review and monitor credit risk and other risks of loss associated with each investment. The Manager will monitor the overall credit risk and levels of provision for loss.
Interest Rate Risk Management. We will follow an interest rate risk management policy intended to mitigate the negative effects of major interest rate changes. We intend to minimize our interest rate risk from borrowings by attempting to “match-fund,” which means the Manager will seek to structure the key terms of our borrowings to generally correspond with the expected holding period of our assets.
Equity Capital Policies. Under the Operating Agreement, we have the authority to issue an unlimited number of additional interests or other securities. The Manager may elect to: (i) sell additional securities in future private offerings or (ii) issue additional securities in public offerings. To the extent we issue additional interests in a series after your purchase of an interest in a series, your percentage ownership interest in the series will be diluted. In addition, depending upon the terms and pricing of any additional offerings and the value of our investments, you may also experience dilution in the book value and fair value of your interests
Disposition Policies
We intend to hold and manage the single-family residential properties we acquire for a period of three to seven years. As each of our properties reaches what we believe to be its optimum value, we will consider disposing of the property. The determination of when a particular property should be sold or otherwise disposed of will be made after consideration of relevant factors, including prevailing and projected economic conditions, whether the value of the property is anticipated to appreciate or decline substantially, and how any existing leases on a property may impact the potential sales price. The Manager may determine that it is in the best interests of shareholders to sell a property earlier than three years or to hold a property for more than seven years. Additionally, any sale of a property will be subject to lessee rights and we would attempt to time property sales with lessee rights in mind, either by timing sales with anticipated lease terminations or by assigning an existing lease to the property buyer where allowed under applicable laws.
When we determine to sell a particular property, we will seek to achieve a selling price that maximizes the capital appreciation for investors based on then-current market conditions. We cannot assure you that this objective will be realized.
Following the sale of a property, the Manager will distribute the proceeds of such sale, net of the property disposition fee as described below, to the interest holders of the applicable series (after payment of any accrued liabilities or debt on the property or of the series at that time).
Description of the Property Management Agreement
The Company will appoint the Manager or a third-party property management company to serve as the property manager to manage the underlying series-owned properties pursuant to a series-specific property management agreement.
The services provided by the property manager will include:
● | Collecting rent and maintaining books and records; | |
● | Ensuring compliance with local landlord/tenant and other applicable laws; | |
● | Routine property maintenance and responding to tenant maintenance requests; | |
● | Handling tenant on-boarding (move-in) and move-out; and | |
● | Investigating, selecting, and, on behalf of the applicable series, engaging and conducting business with such persons as the property manager deems necessary to ensure the proper performance of its obligations under the property management agreement, including but not limited to consultants, insurers, insurance agents, maintenance providers, bookkeepers and accountants and any and all persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the property manager necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the services under the property management agreement. |
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Each property management agreement will terminate on the earlier of: (i) the Manager’s discretion to terminate a property management agreement at pre-determined renewal periods or by paying a termination fee, (ii) after the date on which the relevant series-owned property has been liquidated and the obligations connected to the series-owned property (including contingent obligations) have been terminated, (iii) the removal of the Manager as Managing Member of our company and thus of all series (if the property manager is the Manager), (iv) upon notice by one party to the other party of a party’s material breach of a property management agreement or (v) such other date as agreed between the parties to the property management agreement.
Each series will indemnify the property manager out of its assets against all liabilities and losses (including amounts paid in respect of judgments, fines, penalties, or settlement of litigation, including legal fees and expenses) to which it becomes subject by virtue of serving as a property manager under the respective property management agreements with respect to any act or omission that has not been determined by a final, non-appealable decision of a court, arbitrator or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to constitute fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.
Property Management Fee
As compensation for the services provided by the Company appointed property manager, each series will be charged a property management fee at market terms and rate pursuant to the terms of the property management agreement.
The Nada App
The Managing Member operates a web and mobile app-based investment platform referred to herein as the Nada App. Through the use of the Nada App, investors can browse and screen the investments offered by each of our series and electronically sign legal documents to purchase series interests.
The Nada App is the intellectual property of Nada Holdings, Inc. and neither the Company, nor any of our series, has any ownership rights in the Nada App. Nada Holdings, Inc. has granted a license to each Series in order to, among other things, use the Nada App for their series offerings, pursuant to the Nada App license agreement, a copy which is attached as an exhibit to the offering statement of which this offering circular forms a part. Any fees associated with a series’ use of the Nada App will be included as part of the quarterly management fee payable to the Manager by a series.
The Nada App may provide other products, including financial or banking products provided by Nada Holdings, Inc. or other third parties or affiliates that are not related to the Company or any of our series. Cityfunds makes no representations or warranties related to any offering or products provided by Nada Holdings, Inc, the Managing Member, or the Nada App and is not responsible for any such offerings or products.
Our Company Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 1315 Manufacturing Street, Dallas, TX 75204.
Employees
Neither the Company nor the Manager has any employees.
Legal Proceedings
None of the Company, any series, the Manager, nor any executive officer of the Company or the Manager is presently subject to any material legal proceedings.
Descriptions of the Series Being Offered
Set forth below is a description of each of the series being offered by way of this offering circular.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #AUSTIN
The Series #Austin has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Austin, Texas. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Austin offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Austin, including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most populous city in the United States, the fourth-most-populous city in Texas, the second-most-populous state capital city after Phoenix, Arizona, and the most populous state capital that is not also the most populous city in its state. It has been one of the fastest growing large cities in the United States since 2010. Austin is the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States and is considered a “Beta −” global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.
As of the 2020 census, Austin had a population of 961,855, up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,295,303 as of July 1, 2020, roughly 84% increase from the year 2000
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Austin Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
The Series #Austin Properties
To date, Series #Austin has acquired two properties, described below:
1514 Paint Brush Drive
Property Summary
1514 Paint Brush Drive (the “Paint Brush Drive Property”) is a single-family home sitting in a developed community just Southeast of Austin in Lockhart, TX; the community is The Meadows at Clear Fork. The home features an open floor plan, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a fenced back yard. The home also features updated appliances in the kitchen, a brand-new hot water heater, and a 2-car garage.
Property Name | 1514 Paint Brush Drive | |
Address | 1514 Paint Brush Drive | |
Year Built | 2004 | |
Bedrooms | 3 | |
Baths | 2 | |
Square Footage | 1,474 | |
Lot Size | 7,487 square feet | |
Amenities | ● Fenced backyard ● Back patio ● Central HVAC ● New Hot Water Heater ● Kitchen appliances ● Two car garage |
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Neighborhood/City Overview
The Meadows at Clear Fork is in Lockhart, Texas, which is officially known as the Barbecue Capital of Texas by the Texas Legislature.
Lockhart has a vibrant downtown, commonly known as “The Square.” The city has unique, world-famous barbeque, and remarkable architecture all in one spot. On the weekends, Lockhart’s square often hosts a local farmers’ market with fresh produce, quality food, and artisan goods. In November 2021, the city of Lockhart announced plans to upgrade the downtown area. The square will continue to improve as the area develops and will be more bike-and-foot traffic friendly for families and visitors.
Market Rental Data
According to the United States Census Bureau data, there is an average annual increase in the total population of Lockhart, Texas of .78%, a 3.27% increase in property prices, and 2.49% increase in rental prices.
Property History
The Paint Brush Drive Property was built in 2004. A subsidiary of Nada Holdings, Inc., Nada Investments, LLC, or Nada Investments, acquired the Paint Brush Drive Property on December 30, 2021 for a purchase price of $260,000. The Paint Brush Drive Property was marketed by a wholesale company not on the MLS, for an original list price of $245,000.
Prior to Nada Investments’ acquisition of the Paint Brush Drive Property, the Paint Brush Drive Property was owner occupied and was not operated as a rental income property. Following its acquisition, Nada Investments placed the Paint Brush Drive Property as a rental unit with the initial rental occupancy beginning on February 26, 2022.
Nada Investments entered into a lease agreement with a tenant for a one-year term, beginning on February 26, 2022, at a monthly rental rate of $1,800 or an annual rate of $21,600.
Comparable Sales
The following single-family homes of the same line have sold in Lockhart, Texas, on the dates and for the prices as described below:
Address | Sales Price | Square Footage | Price PSF | Sales Date | ||||||||||
1520 Colton Ln. | $ | 345,000 | 1,597 | $ | 216 | January 2022 | ||||||||
500 Christopher Cv. | $ | 320,000 | 1,696 | $ | 189 | July 2021 | ||||||||
703 S. Church St. | $ | 422,499 | 1,534 | $ | 275 | May 2022 | ||||||||
1608 Monte Vista | $ | 350,000 | 1,384 | $ | 252 | April 2022 |
Acquisition of the Paint Brush Drive Property by Series #Austin
Series #Austin of Cityfunds I LLC completed the acquisition of the Paint Brush Drive Property from Nada Investments during the first quarter of 2022. The Series #Austin acquired the Paint Brush Drive Property for cash in the amount of $288,345 paid out of its own funds.
Property Manager
The Paint Brush Drive Property is currently being managed by Nada Investments. The Manager expects to appoint an unaffiliated, third-party property manager to manage the Paint Brush Drive Property on a discretionary basis and will enter into a property management agreement with such property manager. Pursuant to the terms of the property management agreement, Series #Austin will pay the property manager an annual fee for managing the Paint Brush Drive Property.
Property Operations and Hold Period
The Series #Austin acquired the Paint Brush Drive Property with an existing tenant who is leasing this property under a one-year lease that terminates on February 28th, 2022. If the current tenant decides not to renew the lease, we intend to list the property for lease with a real estate broker. The current rent for the Paint Brush Drive Property is $1,800 per month, and that amount for a new tenant is expected to remain in the range of $1,800 to $1,850 per month, which is consistent with other single-family homes in Lockhart, Texas. The Manager anticipates that the Paint Brush Drive Property’s Operating Expenses, which include real estate taxes, property insurance and repairs and maintenance costs, will be in the range of $600-$800 per month. This estimate is based on the Manager’s due diligence calculations.
We intend to hold the Paint Brush Drive Property for three to seven years during which time, we will operate the Paint Brush Drive Property as a rental property. During this period, we intend to distribute any Free Cash Flow (as defined below) to Series #Austin interest holders. The determination as to when the Paint Brush Drive Property should be sold or otherwise disposed of will be made after consideration of relevant factors, including prevailing and projected economic conditions, whether the value of the Paint Brush Drive Property is anticipated to appreciate or decline substantially, and how any existing lease may impact the sales price we may realize. The Manager may determine that it is in the best interests of shareholders to sell the Paint Brush Drive Property earlier than three years or to hold the Paint Brush Drive Property for more than seven years.
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202 East Taylor Street
Property Summary
202 East Taylor Street (the “East Taylor Street Property”) is a single-family home sitting in Llano, a town Northwest of Austin, Texas. The home has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an attached car port.
Property Name | 202 East Taylor Street | |
Address | 202 East Taylor Street | |
Year Built | 1949 | |
Bedrooms | 5 | |
Baths | 2 | |
Square Footage | 1,494 | |
Lot Size | 0.16 acres | |
Amenities | ● Metal Roof ● Hardwood Floors ● Central HVAC ● Five Bedrooms ● Kitchen appliances ● Attached Car Port |
Neighborhood/City Overview
Llano, Texas is a suburban town located just Northwest of Austin.
Llano is commonly known as the “Deer Capital of Texas.” It also has three places on the historical registry: the Badu Building, the Llano County Courthouse and Red Top Jail, and the Southern Hotel.
Market Rental Data
According to the United States Census Bureau data, there is an average increase in the total population of Llano, Texas of .50 %, and a 9.07% increase in rental prices.
Property History
The Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property was built in 1949. Series #Austin acquired the East Taylor Street Property on June 1st, 2022 for a purchase price of $150,000. The Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property is currently marketed and listed for sale on the MLS for $179,900.
Prior to the acquisition of the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property, the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property was vacant and was not operated as a rental income property. Following its discounted acquisition, Series #Austin began to market the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property for sale through the MLS at the original $179,000 MLS listed asking price.
Comparable Sales
The following single-family homes of the same line have sold in Llano, Texas, on the dates and for the prices as described below:
Address | Sales Price | Square Footage | Price PSF | Sales Date | ||||||||||
206 E. Houston St. | $ | 229,000 | 1,200 | $ | 191 | September 2021 | ||||||||
601 E. Austin St. | $ | 205,000 | 1,300 | $ | 158 | June 2022 | ||||||||
315 W. Navarro St. | $ | 150,000 | 920 | $ | 163 | November 2021 | ||||||||
104 Conroe Ct. | $ | 127,500 | 1,148 | $ | 111 | March 2022 |
Acquisition of the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property
Series #Austin completed the acquisition of the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property during the second quarter of 2022 for a purchase price of $150,000. This price was paid out of Series #Austin’s own funds.
Property Manager
The Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property is not being actively managed by a property manager because we are not operating this property as a rental income property. If we change our plans for this property and decide to operate it as a rental income property, Nada Investments will be the initial property manager. The Manager may determine to appoint an unaffiliated, third-party property manager to manage the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property on a discretionary basis and, in such case, would enter into a property management agreement with such third-party property manager. Pursuant to the terms of a property management agreement, the Series #Austin would pay the property manager an annual fee for managing Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property.
Property Operations and Hold Period
We acquired the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property by placing a low cash offer, and we intend to sell it for the market rate near or at the current MLS listed price of $179,900.
We expect to hold the Series #Austin East Taylor Street Property for approximately 3 months.
Prior Offerings of Series #Austin Interests
During fiscal year 2022, Series #Austin sold a gross amount of $461,676.05 of its Series #Austin interests in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under the exemption provided by Regulation Crowdfunding. This offering was closed on January 19, 2022.
Series #Austin also raised $130,000 (before offering expenses) from investors through the sale of its Series #Austin interests in an offering under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D (the “Regulation D Offering”). The Regulation D Offering closed on March 24, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #DALLAS
The Series #Dallas has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Dallas, Texas. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Dallas offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Dallas, including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city in and seat of Dallas County, with portions extending into Collin, Denton, Kaufman and Rockwall counties. With a 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the third largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in North Texas, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea. It is the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people.
Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton, cattle and later oil in North and East Texas. The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas’s prominence as a transportation hub, with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it. Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port, due to the convergence of major railroad lines, interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Dallas Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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The Series #Dallas Properties
To date, Series #Dallas has acquired one property, described below:
9021 Oels Street
Property Summary
9021 Oels Street (the “Property”) is a single-family home sitting in a community just West of Fort Worth, Texas. The home is recently updated with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a fenced back yard. The home also features new paint, new flooring, and a 1-car garage and car port.
Property Name | 9021 Oels Street | |
Address | 9021 Oels Street, White Settlement, TX | |
Year Built | 1945 | |
Bedrooms | 3 | |
Baths | 2 | |
Square Footage | 1,329 | |
Lot Size | 0.24 acres | |
Amenities | ● Fenced backyard ● New Paint ● Central HVAC ● New Laminate Floors ● Kitchen appliances ● One car garage |
Neighborhood/City Overview
White Settlement, Texas is a suburban town located just West of Downtown Fort Worth.
White Settlement has attractions for residents including a Texas Civil War Museum and Splash Dayz Waterpark and Conference Center. It is also less than 15 miles from the attractions and restaurants in the vibrant Fort Worth City Center.
Market Rental Data
According to the United States Census Bureau data, there is an average annual increase in the total population of White Settlement, Texas of 1.05 %, a 1.60% increase in property prices, and 3.43% increase in rental prices.
Property History
The Series #Dallas Property was built in 1945. Series #Dallas acquired the Series #Dallas Property directly on April 19, 2022 for a purchase price of $224,000. The Series #Dallas Property was marketed and listed for sale on the MLS for $224,000.
Prior to the acquisition by Series #Dallas of the Series #Dallas Property, the Series #Dallas Property was owner occupied and was not operated as a rental income property. Following its acquisition, Series #Dallas began to operate the Series #Dallas Property as a rental unit with the initial rental occupancy beginning on May 1, 2022.
Comparable Sales
The following single-family homes of the same line have sold in Lockhart, Texas, on the dates and for the prices as described below:
Address | Sales Price | Square Footage | Price PSF | Sales Date | ||||||||||
9127 N. Dodson Dr. | $ | 315,000 | 1,615 | $ | 195 | April 2022 | ||||||||
122 N. Redford Ln. | $ | 185,000 | 1,296 | $ | 142 | January 2022 | ||||||||
9001 Farmers Rd. | $ | 205,000 | 1,261 | $ | 162 | May 2022 | ||||||||
108 N. Las Vegas Trl. | $ | 180,000 | 1,067 | $ | 168 | April 2022 |
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Acquisition of Series #Dallas Property by Series #Dallas
Series #Dallas completed the acquisition of the Series #Dallas Property on April 19, 2022. Series #Dallas acquired the Series #Dallas Property from the previous owner for cash in the amount of $224,000 paid out of its own funds. The purchase and sale agreement (“PSA”) for the Series #Dallas property was originally entered into between the Property’s previous owner and a third party who assigned the PSA to Series #Dallas. Series #Dallas reimbursed the third party seller an amount of $2,600 for deposits made to the seller of the Property.
Property Manager
The Series #Dallas Property is currently being managed by Nada Investments. The Manager expects to appoint an unaffiliated, third-party property manager to manage the Series #Dallas Property on a discretionary basis and will enter into a property management agreement with the property manager. Pursuant to the terms of the property management agreement, the Series #Dallas will pay the property manager an annual fee for managing the Series #Dallas Property.
Property Operations and Hold Period
We acquired the Series #Dallas Property from its owner with a tenant lined up who is leasing this property under a six-month lease that terminates on October 31, 2022. If the current tenant decides not to renew the lease, we intend to list the Series #Dallas Property for lease with a real estate broker. The current rent for the Series #Dallas Property is $1,700 per month, and that amount for a new tenant is expected to remain in the range of $1,500 to $1,600 per month, which is consistent with other single-family homes in White Settlement, Texas. The Manager anticipates that the Series #Dallas Property’s Operating Expenses, which include real estate taxes, property insurance and repairs and maintenance costs, will be in the range of $400-$500 per month. This estimate is based on the Manager’s due diligence calculations.
We intend to hold the Series #Dallas Property for three to seven years during which time, we will operate the Series #Dallas Property as a rental property. During this period, we intend to distribute any Free Cash Flow (as defined below) to the Series #Dallas interest holders. The determination as to when the Series #Dallas Property should be sold or otherwise disposed of will be made after consideration of relevant factors, including prevailing and projected economic conditions, whether the value of the Series #Dallas Property is anticipated to appreciate or decline substantially, and how any existing lease may impact the sales price we may realize. The Manager may determine that it is in the best interests of shareholders to sell the Series #Dallas Property earlier than three years or to hold the Series #Dallas Property for more than seven years.
Prior Offerings of Series #Dallas Interests
During fiscal year 2022, Series #Dallas sold a gross amount of $324,028.20 of its Series #Dallas interests in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under the exemption provided by Regulation Crowdfunding. This offering was closed on February 16, 2022.
Series #Dallas also raised $20,000 (before offering expenses) from investors through the sale of its Series #Dallas interests in an offering under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. The Regulation D Offering closed on March 24, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #MIAMI
The Series #Miami has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Miami, Florida. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Miami offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Miami, including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
As of the date of this offering circular, Series #Miami has not made any investments or acquired any properties.
Miami, Florida
Miami is a coastal metropolis located in Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 as of the 2020 census, it is the 44th-largest city in the United States and the core of the nation’s eighth-largest metropolitan area. The city has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).
Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. The metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States, with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017.In 2020, Miami was classified as a Beta + level global city by the GaWC (Globalization and World Cities Research Network). In 2019, Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 31st among global cities in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement. According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities, the city was ranked as the third richest in the world and the second-richest in the United States in purchasing power. Miami is nicknamed the “Capital of Latin America” and is one of the largest majority-minority cities in the United States with over 72.7% of the population being of Hispanic and Latino descent.
Greater Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and is home to many large national and international companies. The Health District, home to Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami among others, is a major center for hospitals, clinics, and the biotechnology and medical research industries. Port Miami is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines, and the Port refers to itself as the “Cruise Capital of the World.” Miami is also a major tourism hub for international visitors, ranking second in the country after New York City.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Miami Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
Prior Offerings of Series #Miami Interests
During fiscal year 20221, Series #Miami sold a gross amount of $263,180.75 of its Series #Miami interests in an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act under the exemption provided by Regulation Crowdfunding. This offering was closed on February 14, 2022.
Series #Miami also raised $40,000 (before offering expenses) from investors through the sale of its Series #Miami interests in an offering under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D. The Regulation D Offering closed on March 24, 2022.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #HOUSTON
The Series #Houston has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Houston, Texas. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Houston offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Houston, Texas, including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Houston, Texas
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas, fourth-most populous city in the United States, most populous city in the Southern United States, as well as the sixth-most populous in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle.
The city of Houston was founded by land investors on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen’s Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas’s independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen’s Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.
The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Houston, including a burgeoning port and railroad industry, the decline of Galveston as Texas’s primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Texas oil boom. In the mid-20th century, Houston’s economy diversified, as it became home to the Texas Medical Center—the world’s largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, home to the Mission Control Center.
Since the late 19th century Houston’s economy has had a broad industrial base, in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, Houston has the second-most Fortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. municipality within its city limits (after New York City). The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Houston Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1 | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #TAMPA
The Series #Tampa has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Tampa, Florida. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Tampa offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Tampa, Florida including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The city’s borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County. With a population of 384,959 according to the 2020 census, Tampa is the third-most populated city in Florida after Jacksonville and Miami and is the 52nd most populated city in the United States.
Tampa functioned as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was formally reincorporated as a city in 1887, following the Civil War. Today, Tampa’s economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction, and the maritime industry. The bay’s port is the largest in the state, responsible for over $15 billion in economic impact.
The city is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area which is a four-county area composed of roughly 3.1 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Washington, D.C., Miami, and Atlanta. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Tampa Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #NASHVILLE
The Series #Nashville has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Nashville, Tennessee. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Nashville offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Nashville, Tennessee including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Davidson County and is located on the Cumberland River. With a population of 689,447 as of the 2020 United States census, it is the 21st most-populous city in the United States and the third most populous in the Southeastern United States.
Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-county government, which includes six smaller municipalities in a two-tier system. The city is governed by a mayor, a vice-mayor, and a 40-member metropolitan council; 35 of the members are elected from single-member districts, while the other five are elected at-large. Reflecting the city’s position in state government, Nashville is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court’s courthouse for Middle Tennessee, one of the state’s three divisions.
A major center for the music industry, especially country music, Nashville is commonly known as “Music City”. It is also home to numerous colleges and universities, including Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Fisk University, Trevecca Nazarene University, and Lipscomb University, and is sometimes referred to as “Athens of the South” due to the large number of educational institutions. Nashville is also a major center for the healthcare, publishing, banking, automotive, technology, and transportation industries. Entities with headquarters in the city include AllianceBernstein, Asurion, Bridgestone Americas, Captain D’s, Hospital Corporation of America, LifeWay Christian Resources, Logan’s Roadhouse, and Ryman Hospitality Properties.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Nashville Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #PHOENIX
The Series #Phoenix has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Phoenix, Arizona. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Phoenix offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Phoenix, Arizona including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city in Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020.It is also the fifth-most populous city in the United States, the largest state capital by population, and the only state capital with a population of more than one million residents.
Phoenix is the anchor of the Phoenix metropolitan area, also known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. The metropolitan area is the 11th largest by population in the United States, with approximately 4.85 million people as of 2020. Phoenix is the seat of Maricopa County and the largest city in the state at 517.9 square miles (1,341 km2), more than twice the size of Tucson and one of the largest cities in the United States.
Phoenix was settled in 1867 as an agricultural community near the confluence of the Salt and Gila Rivers and was incorporated as a city in 1881. It became the capital of Arizona Territory in 1889. It is in the northeastern reaches of the Sonoran Desert and has a hot desert climate. Despite this, its canal system led to a thriving farming community with the original settlers’ crops remaining important parts of the Phoenix economy for decades, such as alfalfa, cotton, citrus, and hay. Cotton, cattle, citrus, climate, and copper were known locally as the “Five C’s” anchoring Phoenix’s economy. These remained the driving forces of the city until after World War II, when high-tech companies began to move into the valley and air conditioning made Phoenix’s hot summers more bearable. The city averaged a four percent annual population growth rate over a 40-year period from the mid-1960s to the mid-2000s.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Phoenix Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #LAS VEGAS
The Series #Las Vegas has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Las Vegas offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Las Vegas, Nevada including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is the 26th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.
The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its mega casino-hotels and associated activities. It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry, claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world. Today, Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world’s most visited tourist destinations. The city’s tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of “Sin City”, has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature, films, television programs, and music videos.
Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911. At the close of the 20th century, it was the most populated North American city founded within that century (a similar distinction was earned by Chicago in the 19th century). Population growth has accelerated since the 1960s, and between 1990 and 2000 the population nearly doubled, increasing by 85.2%. Rapid growth has continued into the 21st century, and according to the United States Census Bureau, the city had 641,903 residents in 2020 with a metropolitan population of 2,227,053.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Las Vegas Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #DENVER
The Series #Denver has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Denver, Colorado. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Denver offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Denver, Colorado including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Denver, Colorado
Denver is the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 United States census, a 19.22% increase since the 2010 United States census. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United States and the fifth most populous state capital. It is the principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the first city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
Denver is located in the Southwestern United States, in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Its downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. It is named after James W. Denver, a governor of the Kansas Territory. It is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.344 meters) above sea level. The 105th meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone, passes directly through Denver Union Station.
Denver is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 2,963,821 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area. The 12-county Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had a population of 3,623,560 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the 17th most populous U.S. primary statistical area. Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across two states with a population of 5,055,344 at the 2020 United States Census. Its metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area within an 560-mile (900 km) radius and the second most populous city in the Mountain West after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, it was named the best place to live in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
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Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Denver Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES #LOS ANGELES
The Series #Los Angeles has been established to allow investors who acquire interests in this offering to own an interest in a portfolio of single-family residential properties in Los Angeles, California. As of the date of this Offering Circular, we have not acquired any properties and have not yet identified any acquisition targets.
We expect to use substantially all the net proceeds from the Series #Los Angeles offering to invest in or acquire single-family residential properties in Los Angeles, CA including single family homes and shared equity interests, that is, Homeshares, which we collectively refer to as our targeted investments. We intend to focus on acquiring properties that we believe are likely to have possibilities for capital appreciation, such as those located in neighborhoods with what we see as high growth potential and those available from sellers who are distressed or face time-sensitive deadlines.
Our investment objectives are (1) to realize growth in the value of our investments, and (2) to preserve, protect and return your capital contribution. We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, referred to by its initials L.A. is the largest city in California. With a 2020 population of 3,898,747, it is the second-largest city in the United States, following New York City. Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, Hollywood film industry and sprawling metropolitan area.
The City of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, and extends through the Santa Monica Mountains and into the San Fernando Valley, covering a total of about 469 square miles (1,210 km2).[7] It is the seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States.
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Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. The discovery of oil in the 1890s brought rapid growth to the city. The city was further expanded with the completion of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913, which delivers water from Eastern California.
Los Angeles has a diverse and robust economy, and hosts businesses in a broad range of professional and cultural fields. It also has the busiest container port in the Americas. In 2018, the Los Angeles metropolitan area had a gross metropolitan product of over $1.0 trillion, making it the city with the third-largest GDP in the world, after Tokyo and New York City. Los Angeles hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics and will host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Use of Proceeds
The table below sets forth our estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming we sell in this offering: $7 million in Series #Los Angeles Interests, the maximum offering amount. We expect to use substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of single-family residential properties. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent our Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.
Gross Offering Proceeds | $ | 7,000,000 | ||
Less: | ||||
Offering Expenses1: | $ | 50,000 | ||
Sales Commissions: | $ | 70,000 | ||
Net Proceeds from this Offering: | $ | 6,880,000 | ||
Estimated Amount available for Investment | $ | 6,880,000 |
1. | We will reimburse our Manager for organization and offering costs, which are expected to be approximately $50,000. Amount reflected is an estimate. Includes all expenses to be paid by us in connection with the formation of our Company and the qualification of the common shares offered in this offering circular, and the marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, engraving and amending offering statements or supplementing offering circulars, mailing and distributing costs, telephones, internet and other telecommunications costs, all advertising and marketing expenses, charges of experts and fees, expenses and taxes related to the filing, registration and qualification of the sale of shares under federal and state laws, including taxes and fees and accountants’ and attorneys’ fees. |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
Overview
Since its formation in April 2021, the Company has been engaged primarily in acquiring and operating the Austin, Dallas, and Miami Series and in developing the financial, offering, and other materials to begin offering interests in additional series.
Operating Results
None of our series had commenced operations as of December 31, 2021.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2021, neither our company nor any series of the Company had any cash or cash equivalents and neither had any financial obligations.
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General
The Manager of the Company is Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and joint venture between Compound Asset Management, LLC, and Nada Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Nada Holdings Inc., and controlled by Nada.
All of our executive officers are employees of the Manager or its affiliates. The executive offices of the Manager are located at 1315 Manufacturing Street, Dallas, TX 75204.
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each of the executive officers of the Manager:
Executive Officer | Position held with our Company | Position held with the Manager | ||
John Green | Manager, Principal Executive Officer | Manager | ||
Mauricio Delgado | Manager, Principal Financial Officer | Manager |
Biographical Information
Set forth below is biographical information of our executive officers:
John Green is a co-founder of Nada Holdings, Inc., where he has served as CEO and President since its inception in November 2018, where he manages all corporate vision, business model development, and expansion strategies to execute across all service verticals. Previously, Mr. Green served as a Strategic Advisor for Vámonos Credit, LLC, a brand focused on serving the Hispanic consumer across all aspects of a real estate transaction, from November 2017 until June 2018. Mr. Green was previously the Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Pacific Union Financial, LLC, a top 10 independent mortgage lender, where from November 2012 until June 2018 he served as a growth strategy and implementation leader focused on new business ventures, technology, risk management, and go-to-market strategy. Mr. Green previously managed Quality Control for JPMorgan Chase – Mortgage from 2009 until November 2012. Prior to his career in financial services, Mr. Green was a professional recording and touring artist from 2005 until 2009, authoring and publishing two albums. Mr. Green has been a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers since 2006. Mr. Green is also an active and published member of the Forbes Finance Council.
Mauricio Delgado is a co-founder of Nada Holdings, Inc., where he has served as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Product Officer since its inception in November 2018, where he manages all corporate finance, technology, strategic partnerships, and growth functions. Previously, Mr. Delgado co-founded and exited Vámonos Credit, LLC, a brand focused on serving the Hispanic consumer across all aspects of a real estate transaction, from July 2017 until June 2018. Mr. Delgado was previously the CEO and CFO of Tricolor Auto Group, LLC, a leading auto retailer and financer to the Hispanic consumer, which grew to more than $300mm in revenue, from 2013 until the company was sold in 2016. In addition, Mr. Delgado has a proven track record in institutional investing as Principal at Investar Financial Venture Capital Group, as Director at Highland Capital Management, L.P., and as Vice President at Lehman Brothers Private Equity from 2006 until 2013. Mr. Delgado’s investing track record includes investing and managing over $1 billion of capital across the capital structures of companies in the financial services, technology, energy, and real estate sectors. Mr. Delgado graduated from Stanford University and received his BS in Computer Science and his MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.
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Consultants
Jesse Stein serves an advisor to the Manager. Mr. Stein has served as a Managing Director of Republic Compound LLC since its inception in May 2020 and Managing Director of Republic Realm Inc. since October 2021. Previously, Mr. Stein served as the Chief Operating Officer of Compound Asset Management, Inc. from February 2018 until May 2020. Mr. Stein is also the Managing Principal of Advanced Fundamentals LLC, a data analytics and real estate indexing firm which he founded in July 2016. Previously, Mr. Stein served as the Chief Executive Officer of Commencement Capital, LLC from April 2016 until February 2018 and was a founding member and the Chief Operating Officer of ETRE Financial, LLC, a real estate financial services and information technology company, from August 2012 until February 2016. During his time with ETRE Financial, Mr. Stein also served as the Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, and a member of the Board of Directors of ETRE REIT, LLC. Mr. Stein previously served as the Executive Vice President of Acquisitions for United Realty Advisors, LP, an affiliate of United Realty Partners, LLC, or United Realty Partners, a privately held real estate investment and advisory firm, from September 2011 through June 2013. Prior to joining United Realty Partners, Mr. Stein was a Managing Director at Multi Capital Group, a boutique real estate and investment banking firm that specializes in equity and debt placement, capital structuring, and principal investment activity. Mr. Stein was employed by Multi Capital Group from September 2005 until December 2008 and from March 2011 until September 2011. Mr. Stein graduated from Cornell University and received a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Investment from New York University.
Indemnification
The Company is authorized to indemnify its managers, officers agents or controlling persons acting in their professional capacity pursuant to Delaware law and provisions of the Operating Agreement. Indemnification includes expenses such as attorney’s fees and, in certain circumstances, judgments, fines and settlement amounts actually paid or incurred in connection with actual or threatened actions, suits or proceedings involving such person, except in certain circumstances where a person is adjudged to be guilty of gross negligence, fraud willful misconduct or bad faith,
Our Manager and the Operating Agreement
The Manager will be responsible for directing the management of our business and affairs, managing our day-to-day affairs, and implementing our investment strategy. The Manager and its officers will not be required to devote all of their time to our business and are only required to devote such time to our affairs as their duties require.
The Manager will perform its duties and responsibilities pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement. The Manager will maintain a contractual, as opposed to a fiduciary relationship, with us and our investors. Furthermore, we have agreed to limit the liability of the Manager and to indemnify the Manager against certain liabilities.
Responsibilities of our Manager
The responsibilities of our Manager include:
● | Investment Advisory, Origination and Acquisition Services such as approving and overseeing our overall investment strategy, which will consist of elements such as investment selection criteria, diversification strategies and asset disposition strategies; | |
● | Offering Services such as the development of this offering, including the determination of its specific terms; | |
● | Asset Management Services such as investigating, selecting, and, on our behalf, engaging and conducting business with such persons as our Manager deems necessary to the proper performance of its obligations under the Operating Agreement, including but not limited to consultants, accountants, lenders, technical managers, attorneys, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for collection, insurers, insurance agents, developers, construction companies and any and all persons acting in any other capacity deemed by our Manager necessary or desirable for the performance of any of the services under the Operating Agreement; | |
● | Accounting and Other Administrative Services such as maintaining accounting data and any other information concerning our activities as will be required to prepare and to file all periodic financial reports and returns required to be filed with the Commission and any other regulatory agency, including annual financial statements, and managing and performing the various administrative functions necessary for our day-to-day operations; | |
● | Investor Services such as managing communications with our investors, including, for example, answering phone calls and preparing and sending written and electronic reports; | |
● | Financing Services such as monitoring and overseeing the service of our debt facilities and other financings, if any; and | |
● | Disposition Services such as evaluating and approving potential asset dispositions, sales or liquidity transactions. |
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Management Compensation
Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager, or affiliated entities, may receive fees and expense reimbursements for services relating to this offering and the investment and management of our properties. The items of compensation are summarized in the following table:
Form of Compensation | Description | |
Asset Management Fee | The Manager will be paid a quarterly asset management fee equal to 0.375% (1.5% annually) of the value of the interests of each series, payable quarterly in arrears. | |
Acquisition Fee | The Manager will be paid an acquisition fee equal to 1.0% of the purchase price for any single-family home that a series acquires.
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Reimbursement of Expenses | The Manager will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in (i) our organization and series offerings, (ii) our operations and the acquisition and disposition of properties and (iii) retaining third parties to provide necessary services to us. This does not include the Manager’s overhead, employee costs borne by the Manager, utilities or technology costs. | |
Fees from Other Services – Affiliates of the Manager | We may retain third parties, including certain of the Manager’s affiliates, for necessary services relating to our investments or our operations, including any administrative services, construction, brokerage, leasing, development, property oversight and other property management services. Any such arrangements will be at market terms and rates. |
Reimbursement of Expenses
Because our Manager’s personnel will perform certain legal, accounting, due diligence tasks and other services that outside professionals or outside consultants otherwise would perform, our Manager will be reimbursed for the documented cost of performing such tasks. The Manager will also pay all fees, costs and expenses of the Company other than those specifically required to be borne by our Manager under the Operating Agreement. These expenses include, but are not limited to:
● | expenses associated with the formation of the Company or any subsidiary thereof and the offering, issuance and distribution of our interests (or any other securities of our Company), such as selling commissions and fees, advertising expenses, taxes, legal and accounting fees, listing and registration fees; | |
● | expenses in connection with the acquisition, origination, disposition and financing of our assets; | |
● | expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting, modifying or terminating the Company or any subsidiary thereof; | |
● | the compensation and expenses of our directors and the allocable share of the cost of liability insurance under a universal insurance policy covering our Manager, Nada, and their respective affiliates, directors, executive officers; | |
● | costs associated with the establishment and maintenance of any credit facilities, repurchase agreements, and securitization vehicles or other indebtedness of ours (including commitment fees, accounting fees, legal fees, closing and other similar costs); | |
● | expenses connected with communications to any lenders and holders of our securities or of our subsidiaries and other bookkeeping and clerical work necessary in maintaining relations with any lenders and holders of such securities and in complying with the continuous reporting and other requirements of governmental bodies or agencies, including, without limitation, all costs of preparing and filing required reports with the SEC, the costs payable by us to any transfer agent and registrar in connection with the listing and/or trading of our interests on any exchange, the fees payable by us to any such exchange in connection with its listing, costs of preparing, printing and mailing our annual report to our investors and proxy materials with respect to any meeting of our investors; | |
● | expenses incurred by managers, officers, personnel and agents of our Manager for travel on our behalf and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred by managers, officers, personnel and agents of our Manager in connection with the purchase, origination, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of an asset; |
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● | costs and expenses incurred with respect to market information systems and publications, pricing and valuation services, research publications and materials, and settlement, listing, clearing and custody of interests; | |
● | compensation and expenses of our custodian and transfer agent, if any; | |
● | all other costs and expenses relating to our business operations, including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of acquiring, owning, protecting, maintaining, developing and disposing of assets, including appraisal, reporting, audit and legal fees; | |
● | all costs and expenses relating to the development and management of our website; | |
● | any judgment or settlement of pending or threatened proceedings (whether civil, criminal or otherwise), including any costs or expenses incurred in connection therewith, against us or any subsidiary, or against any trustee, director or executive officer of us or of any subsidiary in his or her capacity as such for which we or any subsidiary is required to indemnify such trustee, director or executive officer by any court or governmental agency; and | |
● | all other expenses actually incurred by our Manager (except as described below) which are reasonably necessary for the performance by our Manager of its duties and functions under the Operating Agreement. |
However, to the extent our Manager advances the fees, costs and expenses that it is not obligated to pay under the Operating Agreement, the Company will reimburse our Manager for such fees, costs and expenses. Expense reimbursements shall be payable monthly in cash.
Term and Removal of our Manager
The Operating Agreement provides that our Manager will serve as our Manager for an indefinite term, but that our Manager may be removed following an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Company’s investors, or may choose to withdraw as manager, under the following certain circumstances:
● | our Manager’s continued breach of any material provision of the Operating Agreement following a period of 30 days after written notice thereof (or 45 days after written notice of such breach if our Manager has taken steps to cure such breach within 30 days of the written notice); | |
● | the commencement of any proceeding relating to the bankruptcy or insolvency of our Manager that is not dismissed within 30 days, the issuance of an order for relief in an involuntary bankruptcy case or our Manager authorizing or filing a voluntary bankruptcy petition; | |
● | our Manager committing fraud against us, misappropriating or embezzling our funds, or acting, or failing to act, in a manner constituting bad faith, willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of its duties under the Operating Agreement; provided, however, that if any of these actions is caused by an employee, personnel and/or officer of our Manager or one of its affiliates and our Manager (or such affiliate) takes all necessary and appropriate action against such person and cures the damage caused by such actions within 30 days of our Manager’s actual knowledge of its commission or omission, then our Manager may not be removed; or | |
● | the dissolution of our Manager. |
Unsatisfactory financial performance does not constitute “Cause” under the Operating Agreement and, therefore, would not be grounds for removal of the Manager.
Our Manager may assign its rights under the Operating Agreement in its entirety or delegate certain of its duties under the Operating Agreement to any of its affiliates without the approval of our investors so long as our Manager remains liable for any such affiliate’s performance.
Our Manager may withdraw as our Manager if we become required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, with such withdrawal deemed to occur immediately before the event requiring such registration.
In the event of the removal of our Manager, our Manager will cooperate with us and take all reasonable steps to assist in making an orderly transition of the management function. Our Manager will determine whether any succeeding manager possesses sufficient qualifications to perform the management function.
Other than accrued fees payable to our Manager, no additional compensation will be paid to our Manager in the event of the removal of our Manager.
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COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Compensation of Executive Officers
We do not currently have any employees nor do we currently intend to hire any employees who will be compensated directly by the Company. Each of our executive officers, who are also executive officers of the Manager, manages our day-to-day affairs, oversees the review, selection and recommendation of investment opportunities, services acquired properties and monitors the performance of these properties to ensure that they are consistent with our investment objectives. Each of these individuals receives compensation for his or her services, including services performed for us on behalf of the Manager, from the Manager. Although we will indirectly bear some of the costs of the compensation paid to these individuals, through fees we pay to the Manager, we do not intend to pay any compensation directly to these individuals.
Compensation of Manager
The Manager will receive compensation and reimbursement for costs incurred relating to our series offerings (e.g., Offering Expenses and Acquisition Expenses) as discussed above. Neither the Manager nor any of its affiliates will receive any selling commissions or dealer manager fees in connection with our series offerings. See “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure—Fees and Expenses” and “Use of Proceeds” for further details.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS
The Company is managed by Cityfunds Manager, LLC, the Manager. The Manager currently does not own, and at the closing of any series offering is not expected to own, any of the interests offered herein.
The Manager or an affiliate of the Manager may purchase interests in a series of the Company on the same terms as offered to investors. Additionally, the Manager may acquire interests in a series of the Company in the event that an acquisition loan, if outstanding, is not repaid prior to its maturity date, at which point, the outstanding balance of such acquisition loan will be converted into series interests under the same terms as in the applicable series offering.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
The following is a summary of the principal terms of, and is qualified by reference to the Operating Agreement, the series operating agreements, and the subscription agreement relating to the purchase of the applicable series interests. Copies of these documents have been filed as exhibits to the offering statement of which this offering circular is a part. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the detailed provisions of those documents, which should be reviewed in their entirety by each prospective investor. In the event that the provisions of this summary differ from the provisions of the Operating Agreement, a particular series operating agreement or the subscription agreement (as applicable), the provisions of the Operating Agreement, the series operating agreement or the subscription agreement (as applicable) shall apply. Capitalized terms used in this summary (and elsewhere in this offering circular) that are not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Operating Agreement.
Description of the Interests
The Company is a series limited liability company formed pursuant to Section 18-215 of the LLC Act. The purchase of membership interests in a series of the Company is an investment only in that particular series and not an investment in the Company as a whole. In accordance with the LLC Act, each series is, and any other series if issuing interests in the future will be, a separate series of the Company and not in a separate legal entity. The Company has not issued, and does not intend to issue, any class of any series interests entitled to any preemptive, preferential or other rights that are not otherwise available to the interest holders purchasing interests in connection with any series offering.
Subject to the provisions of the Operating Agreement, the Manager can cause the Company to establish one or more series of the Company through the creation of a written series operating agreement for each new series. A series operating agreement relates solely to the series established thereby and shall not be construed: (i) to affect the terms and conditions of any other series, or (ii) to designate, fix or determine the rights, powers, authority, privileges, preferences, duties, responsibilities, liabilities and obligations in respect of interests associated with any other series, or the members associated therewith. The terms and conditions for each series are as set forth in the Operating Agreement and in the series operating agreement, as applicable. Upon approval of any series operating agreement by the Manager, the series operating agreement is attached to the Operating Agreement as an exhibit thereto. The series operating agreement establishing a series may: (i) specify a name or names under which the business and affairs of such series may be conducted; (ii) designate, fix and determine the relative rights, powers, authority, privileges, preferences, duties, responsibilities, liabilities and obligations in respect of interests of such series and the members associated therewith (to the extent such terms differ from those set forth in the Operating Agreement); and (iii) designate or authorize the designation of specific officers to be associated with such series.
Section 18-215(b) of the LLC Act provides that, if certain conditions are met (including that certain provisions are in the formation and governing documents of the series limited liability company, and upon the closing of an offering for a series, the records maintained for any such series account for the assets associated with such series separately from the assets of the limited liability company, or any other series), then the debts, liabilities, obligations and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular series shall be enforceable only against the assets of such series and not against the assets of the limited liability company generally or any other series. Accordingly, the Company expects the Manager to maintain separate, distinct record, and bank accounts, for each series and its associated assets and liabilities. As such, the assets of a series include only the properties associated with that series and other related assets (e.g., cash reserves). As noted in the “Risk Factors” section, the limitations on inter-series liability provided by Section 18-215(b) have never been tested in federal bankruptcy courts and it is possible that a bankruptcy court could determine that the assets of one series should be applied to meet the liabilities of the other series or the liabilities of the Company generally where the assets of such other series or of the Company generally are insufficient to meet the Company’s liabilities.
Section 18-215(c) of the LLC Act provides that a series established in accordance with Section 18-215(b) may carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity, other than the business of banking, and has the power and capacity to, in its own name, contract, hold title to assets (including real, personal and intangible property), grant liens and security interests, and sue and be sued. The Company intends for each series to conduct its business and enter into contracts in its own name to the extent such activities are undertaken with respect to a particular series and title to the relevant properties will be held by, or for the benefit of, the relevant series.
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All of the series interests offered by this offering circular will be duly authorized and validly issued. Upon payment in full of the consideration payable with respect to the series interests, as determined by the Manager, the interest holders of such series interests will not be liable to the Company to make any additional capital contributions with respect to such series interests (except for the return of distributions under certain circumstances as required by Sections 18-215, 18-607 and 18-804 of the LLC Act). Holders of series interests have no conversion, exchange, sinking fund, redemption or appraisal rights, no pre-emptive rights to subscribe for any interests and no preferential rights to distributions.
Valuation and Net Asset Value (NAV) Policies
Our policy is that at the end of each quarterly period (or such other period as determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, but no less frequently than semi-annually), the Manager’s internal accountants and asset management team will calculate a NAV per interest for each series using a process that reflects, among other matters, (1) an estimated value of the series-owned residential real estate assets, as determined by the Manager’s asset management team, including related liabilities, based upon (a) market rents, comparable sales information, interest rates, (b) with respect to debt, default rates and discount rates, and (c) in certain instances reports of the underlying residential real estate assets provided by an independent valuation expert or automated valuation models, (2) the price of liquid assets for which third party market quotes are available, (3) accruals of our periodic distributions on interests in the series and (4) estimated accruals of the revenues, fees and expenses of the series.
Note, however, that the determination of the NAV for the interests of each series is not based on, nor intended to comply with, fair value standards under U.S. GAAP, and such NAV may not be indicative of the price that we would receive for our assets at current market conditions. In instances where we determine that an appraisal of the series-owned real estate asset is necessary, including, but not limited to, instances where the Manager is unsure of its ability on its own to accurately determine the estimated values of such series-owned real estate assets, or instances where third party market values for comparable properties are either nonexistent or extremely inconsistent, we will engage an appraiser that has expertise in appraising residential real estate assets, to act as our independent valuation expert. The independent valuation expert is not responsible for, nor for preparing, our NAV per interest.
As there is no market value for the interests of any series because they will not be listed on any securities exchange, such as the Nasdaq Stock market or the New York Stock Exchange, our goal is to provide a reasonable estimate of the value of our series interests on a quarterly basis (or such other periodic basis as determined by the Manager in its sole discretion, but no less frequently than semi-annually). However, each pool of series-owned assets consists of residential real estate and, as with any residential real estate valuation protocol, the conclusions reached by the Manager’s asset management team or internal accountants, as the case may be, are based on a number of judgments, assumptions and opinions about future events that may or may not prove to be correct. The use of different judgments, assumptions or opinions would likely result in different estimates of the value of our series-owned residential real estate assets. In addition, for any given period, our published NAV per interest may not fully reflect certain material events, to the extent that the financial impact of such events on our portfolio is not immediately quantifiable. Note, however, that the determination of the NAV for the interests of each series is not based on, nor intended to comply with, fair value standards under U.S. GAAP, and such NAV may not be indicative of the price that we would receive for our assets at current market conditions. As a result, the calculation of each series’ NAV per interest may not reflect the precise amount that might be paid for your interests in a market transaction, and any potential disparity in each series’ NAV per interest may be in favor of either holders who redeem their interests, or holders who repurchase such interests, or existing holders. However, to the extent quantifiable, if a material event occurs in between updates of any series’ NAV per interest that would cause such NAV per interest to change by 7% or more from the last disclosed NAV per interest, we will disclose the updated price and our asset management team’s reasoning for such change in an offering circular supplement as promptly as reasonably practicable, and we will update the NAV information provided on the Nada App.
Interest Purchase Price Adjustments
Each series’ interest purchase price will be indicated in the “OFFERING SUMMARY – Securities offered” table. Thereafter, the per interest purchase price for the series interests will initially be adjusted by the Manager six months following the initial closing of the offering of interests in such series as listed in the Series Offering Table (or as soon as commercially reasonable thereafter). Following the introductory period, the Manager will adjust the per interest purchase price for each series quarterly (with exact dates to be announced) or in accordance with the Manager’s determined period for the calculation of the NAV per interest.
We will file with the SEC on a periodic basis a pricing supplement disclosing the determination of each series’ NAV per interest that will be applicable for such period. We will file the pricing supplement at the beginning of such period. We will also post each series’ NAV for such period on the Nada App. The Nada App also will contain this offering circular, including any supplements and amendments. We will disclose, on a periodic basis in an offering circular supplement filed with the SEC, the principal valuation components of each series’ NAV.
Any subscriptions that we receive prior to the filing of the pricing supplement disclosing our NAV adjustment will be executed at the purchase price in effect at the time such subscription is received. Thus, even if settlement occurs during the following quarterly period, the purchase price for the interests will be the price in effect at the time the subscription was received.
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Distribution rights
The Manager has sole discretion in determining what distributions of Free Cash Flow, if any, are made to interest holders except as otherwise limited by law or the Operating Agreement.
“Free Cash Flow” consists of the net income (as determined under US generally accepted accounting principals), including sale proceeds, rental income, generated by such series plus any change in net working capital and depreciation and amortization (and any other non-cash Operating Expenses) and less any capital expenditures related to the properties related to such series. The Manager may maintain Free Cash Flow funds in a deposit account or an investment account for the benefit of the series.
The Company expects the Manager to make distributions of any Free Cash Flow on an annual basis as set forth below. However, the Manager may change the timing of distributions or determine that no distributions shall be made in its sole discretion.
Any Free Cash Flow generated by a series from the utilization of the properties related to such series shall be applied within the series in the following order of priority:
● | repay any amounts outstanding under Operating Expenses Reimbursement Obligations plus accrued interest; | |
● | thereafter to create such reserves as the Manager deems necessary, in its sole discretion, to meet future Operating Expenses; and | |
● | thereafter by way of distribution to interest holders of such series (net of corporate income taxes applicable to the series), which may include the Manager or any of its affiliates. |
No series will distribute properties in kind to its interest holders.
The LLC Act (Section 18-607) provides that a member who receives a distribution with respect to a series and knew at the time of the distribution that the distribution was in violation of the LLC Act shall be liable to the series for the amount of the distribution for three years. Under the LLC Act, a series limited liability company may not make a distribution with respect to a series to a member if, after the distribution, all liabilities of such series, other than liabilities to members on account of their limited liability company interests with respect to such series and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specific properties of such series, would exceed the fair value of the assets of such series. For the purpose of determining the fair value of the assets of the series, the LLC Act provides that the fair value of property of the series subject to liability for which recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of such series only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds the nonrecourse liability. Under the LLC Act, an assignee who becomes a substituted member of a company is liable for the obligations of his assignor to make contributions to the company, except the assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to it at the time the assignee became a member and that could not be ascertained from the operating agreement.
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Redemption provisions
The series interests are not redeemable.
Registration rights
There are no registration rights in respect of the series interests.
Voting rights
The Manager is not required to hold an annual meeting of interest holders of the Company or any series. The Operating Agreement provides that meetings of interest holders may be called by the Manager and a designee of the Manager shall act as chairman at such meetings. The investor does not have any voting rights as an interest holder in the Company or a series except with respect to:
(i) | the removal of the Manager; | |
(ii) | an amendment to the Operating Agreement that would: |
a. modify the limited liability of the investor or the provisions governing indemnification and exculpation;
b. increase in any material respect the liabilities or responsibilities of, or diminish in any material respect the rights or protections of, the investor;
c. alter the interest of the investor in income, gains and losses or the provisions governing capital contribution, provided that the admission of additional investors in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement do not constitute such an alteration; or
d. change the matters on which the investor has the right to vote or the voting percentage required for an action to be taken.
When entitled to vote on a matter, each interest holder will be entitled to one vote per interest held by it on all matters submitted to a vote of the interest holders of an applicable series or of the interest holders of all series of the Company, as applicable. The removal of the Manager as manager of the Company and all series of the Company must be approved by two-thirds of the votes in capital of all interest holders in the Company and all series of the Company. All other matters to be voted on by the interest holders must be approved by a majority in capital of the votes cast by all interest holders in the relevant series of the Company present in person or represented by proxy.
The Manager has broad authority to take action with respect to the Company and any series. See “Management” for more information. Except as set forth above, the Manager may amend the Operating Agreement without the approval of interest holders as follows:
(i) to add to the representations, duties or obligations of the Manager or surrender any right or power granted to the Manager herein;
(ii) to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provisions herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein, or correct any printing, stenographic or clerical errors or omissions;
(iii) to admit one or more additional interest holders or one or more substituted interest holders, or withdraw one or more investors, in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement;
(iv) to make such adjustments or amendments as may be required to the give effect to the capital account provisions of the Operating Agreement;
(v) to create a new series and make such adjustments in the capital accounts in accordance with the Operating Agreement; and
(vi) to effect any amendment, modification or change that is not adverse to the Members and does not result in non-uniform treatment of the Members (as reasonably determined by the Manager in good faith).
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In each case, the Manager may make such amendments to the Operating Agreement provided the Manager determines that no such amendments alters, or results in the alteration of, the limited liability of interest holders or the status of the Company as a “partnership” for federal income tax purposes.
In addition, the Manager, without limitation, may amend any provisions of the Operating Agreement as follows:
(i) with respect to allocation net income, net loss, items thereof, and tax items if so required by a taxing authority;
(ii) to cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other provision herein or to correct any printing, stenographic or clerical errors or omissions in order that the Operating Agreement shall accurately reflect the agreement among the interest holders; and
(iv) to make such changes as the Manager in good faith deems necessary to comply with any requirements applicable to the Company or its affiliates under applicable law.
Liquidation rights
The Operating Agreement provides that the Company shall remain in existence until the earlier of the determination of the Manager in its sole discretion to dissolve it or the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company.
A series shall remain in existence until the earlier of the following: (i) the dissolution of the Company; (ii) the election of the Manager to dissolve such series upon 90 calendar days prior written notice to its interest holders; (iii) at the time in which the series no longer has any members; or (iv) upon the entry of a judicial decree of termination of the series. Under no circumstances may a series be wound up in accordance with Section 18-801(a)(3) of the LLC Act by the vote of more than two-thirds of the interest holders by capital.
Upon the occurrence of any such event, the Manager (or a liquidator selected by the Manager) shall be charged with winding up the affairs of the Company or the series, as applicable, and liquidating its assets. The proceeds from liquidation shall first be applied to liquidation expenses and the liabilities and debts of the Company or the series, as applicable, other than liabilities for distributions to interest holders. Remaining proceeds shall then be applied to interest holders pro rata based on their capital accounts.
The termination and winding up of a series shall not cause a dissolution of the Company or the termination of any other series. The termination of a series shall not affect the limitation on liabilities of such series or any other series provided by the Operating Agreement and the LLC Act.
Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer
The interests are subject to restrictions on transferability. An interest holder may not transfer, assign or pledge its interests (including an economic interest) without the consent of the Manager. The Manager may withhold consent in its sole discretion, including when the Manager determines that such transfer, assignment or pledge would result in (a) there being more than 2,000 beneficial owners of the series or more than 500 beneficial owners of the series that are not “accredited investors”, (b) the assets of the series being deemed “plan assets” for purposes of ERISA, (c) such interest holder holding in excess of 10.0% of the series, (d) result in the Company being taxable as a corporation. The transferring interest holder is responsible for all costs and expenses arising in connection with any proposed transfer (regardless of whether such sale is completed) including any legal fees incurred by the Company, any costs or expenses in connection with any opinion of counsel and any transfer taxes and filing fees. The Manager or its affiliates will acquire interests in each series for their own accounts and may, from time to time and only in accordance with applicable securities laws (which may include filing an amendment to this offering circular), transfer these interests, either directly or through brokers, or otherwise.
There can be no assurance that we will, or will be able to, register the interests for resale and there can be no guarantee that a liquid market for the interests will develop. Therefore, investors may be required to hold their interests indefinitely. Please refer to Exhibit 2.2 (the Operating Agreement) and Exhibit 4.1 (the form of subscription agreement) of the offering statement of which this offering circular forms a part for additional information regarding these restrictions. To the extent certificated, the interests issued in each Offering, to the extent certificated, will bear a legend setting forth these restrictions on transfer and any legends required by state securities laws.
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Agreement to be bound by the Operating Agreement; Power of attorney
By purchasing interests, the investor will be admitted as a member of the Company and will be bound by the provisions of, and deemed to be a party to, the Operating Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, each investor grants to the Manager a power of attorney to, among other things, execute and file documents required for the Company’s qualification, continuance or dissolution. The power of attorney also grants the Manager the authority to make certain amendments to, and to execute and deliver such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the provisions or purposes of, the Operating Agreement.
Duties of officers
The Operating Agreement provides that, except as may otherwise be provided by the Operating Agreement, the property, affairs and business of each series will be managed under the direction of the Manager. The Manager has the power to appoint the officers and such officers have the authority and exercise the powers and perform the duties specified in the Operating Agreement or as may be specified by the Manager.
The Company may decide to enter into separate indemnification agreements with the officers of the Company, the Manager, or Nada. If entered into, each indemnification agreement is likely to provide, among other things, for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Operating Agreement against any and all expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement of any claim. The indemnification agreements may also provide for the advancement or payment of all expenses to the indemnitee and for reimbursement to the Company if it is found that such indemnitee is not entitled to such indemnification under applicable law and the Operating Agreement.
Exclusive jurisdiction; waiver of jury trial
Our Operating Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where Federal law requires that certain claims be brought in Federal courts.
Each investor will covenant and agree not to bring any claim in any venue other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or if required by Federal law, a Federal court of the United States. If an interest holder were to bring a claim against the Company or the Manager pursuant to the Operating Agreement and such claim was governed by state law, it would have to do so in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Each interest holder also irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right to a jury trial in connection with any action or proceeding brought by or against the Company or in any way relating to the Operating Agreement.
If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, the court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable under the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with applicable case law. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related of Ownership of Our Interests—Any dispute in relation to the Operating Agreement is subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, except where Federal law requires that certain claims be brought in Federal courts. Our Operating Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, provides for investors to waive their right to a jury trial.” Nevertheless, if this jury trial waiver provision is not permitted by applicable law, an action could proceed under the terms of the Operating Agreement with a jury trial. No condition, stipulation or provision of the Operating Agreement or our interests serves as a waiver by any investor or beneficial owner of our interests or by us of compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Additionally, the Company does not believe that claims under the federal securities laws shall be subject to the jury trial waiver provision, and the Company believes that the provision does not impact the rights of any investor or beneficial owner of our interests to bring claims under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations thereunder.
These provisions may have the effect of limiting the ability of investors to bring a legal claim against us due to geographic limitations and may limit an investor’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us. Furthermore, waiver of a trial by jury may disadvantage you to the extent a judge might be less likely than a jury to resolve an action in your favor. Further, if a court were to find this exclusive forum provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, an action or proceeding against us, then we may incur additional costs associated with resolving these matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Listing
The interests are not currently listed or quoted for trading on any national securities exchange, national quotation system or alternative trading system.
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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to each of the series’ qualification and taxation as a REIT and the acquisition, holding, and disposition of interests. For purposes of this section, references to “we,” “us” or “our Company” means each of the series, individually, except as otherwise indicated. This summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code, the regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department, current administrative interpretations and practices of the IRS (including administrative interpretations and practices expressed in private letter rulings which are binding on the IRS only with respect to the particular taxpayers who requested and received those rulings) and judicial decisions, all as currently in effect and all of which are subject to differing interpretations or to change, possibly with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax considerations described below. No advance ruling has been or will be sought from the IRS regarding any matter discussed in this summary. The summary is also based upon the assumption that the operation of our Company, and of any subsidiaries and other lower-tier affiliated entities, will be in accordance with its applicable organizational documents and as described in this offering circular. This summary is for general information only, and does not purport to discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to a particular investor in light of its investment or tax circumstances or to investors subject to special tax rules, such as:
● | U.S. expatriates; | |
● | persons who mark-to-market our interests; | |
● | subchapter S corporations; | |
● | U.S. investors who are U.S. persons (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar; | |
● | financial institutions; | |
● | insurance companies; | |
● | broker-dealers; | |
● | REITs; | |
● | regulated investment companies; | |
● | trusts and estates; | |
● | holders who receive our interests through the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation; | |
● | persons holding our interests as part of a “straddle,” “hedge,” “short sale,” “conversion transaction,” “synthetic security” or other integrated investment; | |
● | non-corporate taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; | |
● | persons holding our interests through a partnership or similar pass-through entity; | |
● | persons holding a 10% or more (by vote or value) beneficial interest in our Company; | |
● | tax exempt organizations, except to the extent discussed below in “—Treatment of Tax Exempt U.S. investors;” and | |
● | non-U.S. persons (as defined below), except to the extent discussed below in “—U.S. Taxation of Non-U.S. investors.” |
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Except to a limited extent noted below, this summary does not address state, local or non-U.S. tax considerations. This summary assumes that investors will hold our interests as capital assets, within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally means as property held for investment.
For the purposes of this summary, a U.S. person is a beneficial owner of our interests who for U.S. federal income tax purposes is:
● | a citizen or resident of the United States; | |
● | a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of a political subdivision thereof (including the District of Columbia); | |
● | an estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or | |
● | any trust if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of such trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as a U.S. person. |
For the purposes of this summary, a U.S. investor is a beneficial owner of our interests who is a U.S. person. A tax exempt organization is a U.S. person who is exempt from U.S. federal income tax under Section 401(a) or 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the purposes of this summary, a non-U.S. person is a beneficial owner of our interests who is a nonresident alien individual or a non-U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and a non-U.S. investor is a beneficial owner of our interests who is a non-U.S. person. The term “corporation” includes any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and the term “partnership” includes any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
The information in this section is based on the current Code, current, temporary and proposed Treasury Regulations, the legislative history of the Internal Revenue Code, current administrative interpretations and practices of the IRS, including its practices and policies as endorsed in private letter rulings, which are not binding on the IRS except in the case of the taxpayer to whom a private letter ruling is addressed, and existing court decisions. Future legislation, regulations, administrative interpretations and court decisions could change current law or adversely affect existing interpretations of current law, possibly with retroactive effect. Any change could apply retroactively. We have not obtained any rulings from the IRS concerning the tax treatment of the matters discussed below. Thus, it is possible that the IRS could challenge the statements in this discussion that do not bind the IRS or the courts and that a court could agree with the IRS.
THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX TREATMENT OF HOLDERS OF OUR INTERESTS DEPENDS IN SOME INSTANCES ON DETERMINATIONS OF FACT AND INTERPRETATIONS OF COMPLEX PROVISIONS OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAW FOR WHICH NO CLEAR PRECEDENT OR AUTHORITY MAY BE AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF HOLDING OUR INTERESTS TO ANY PARTICULAR INVESTOR WILL DEPEND ON THE INVESTOR’S PARTICULAR TAX CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU ARE URGED TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES TO YOU, IN LIGHT OF YOUR PARTICULAR INVESTMENT OR TAX CIRCUMSTANCES, OF ACQUIRING, HOLDING, AND DISPOSING OF OUR INTERESTS.
Taxation of Our Company
We intend to elect to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2022. A REIT generally is not subject to U.S. federal income tax on the income that it distributes to its investors if it meets the applicable REIT distribution and other requirements for qualification. We believe that we will be organized, owned and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, and that our proposed ownership, organization and method of operation will enable us to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. However, given the highly complex nature of the rules governing REITs, the ongoing importance of factual determinations (including with respect to matters that we may not control or for which it is not possible to obtain all the relevant facts) and the possibility of future changes in our circumstances or applicable law, no assurance can be given by us that we will so qualify for any particular year or that the IRS will not challenge our conclusions with respect to our satisfaction of the REIT requirements.
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Qualification and taxation as a REIT depends on our ability to meet, on a continuing basis, through actual results of operations, distribution levels, diversity of share ownership and various qualification requirements imposed upon REITs by the Internal Revenue Code, discussed below. In addition, our ability to qualify as a REIT may depend in part upon the operating results, organizational structure and entity classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes of certain entities in which we invest, which we may not control. Our ability to qualify as a REIT also requires that we satisfy certain asset and income tests, some of which depend upon the fair market values of assets directly or indirectly owned by us. Such values may not be susceptible to a precise determination. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that the actual results of our operations for any taxable year will satisfy the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT.
Taxation of REITs in General
Provided that we qualify as a REIT, we will generally be entitled to a deduction for dividends that we pay and, therefore, will not be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our net taxable income that is currently distributed to our investors. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” at the corporate and investor levels that results generally from investment in a corporation. Rather, income generated by a REIT is generally taxed only at the investor level, upon a distribution of dividends by the REIT.
Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we will be subject to U.S. federal income taxation as follows:
● | We will be subject to regular U.S. federal corporate tax on any undistributed income, including capital gain and undistributed cashless income such as accrued but unpaid interest. | |
● | If we have net income from “prohibited transactions,” which are, in general, sales or other dispositions of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be subject to a 100% tax. See “—Prohibited Transactions” and “— Foreclosure Property” below. | |
● | If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or from certain leasehold terminations as “foreclosure property,” we may thereby avoid (1) the 100% tax on gain from a resale of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a prohibited transaction) and (2) treating any income from such property as non-qualifying for purposes of the REIT gross income tests discussed below, provided however, that the gain from the sale of the property or net income from the operation of the property that would not otherwise qualify for the 75% income test but for the foreclosure property election will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax at the highest applicable rate (currently 21%). | |
● | If we fail to satisfy the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, as discussed below, but nonetheless maintain our qualification as a REIT because other requirements are met, we will be subject to a 100% tax on an amount equal to (1) the greater of (A) the amount by which we fail the 75% gross income test or (B) the amount by which we fail the 95% gross income test, as the case may be, multiplied by (2) a fraction intended to reflect profitability. | |
● | If we fail to satisfy any of the REIT asset tests, as described below, other than a failure of the 5% or 10% REIT asset tests that do not exceed a statutory de minimis amount as described more fully below, but our failure is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and we nonetheless maintain our REIT qualification because of specified cure provisions, we will be required to pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or the highest corporate tax rate of the net income generated by the non-qualifying assets during the period in which we failed to satisfy the asset tests. | |
● | If we fail to satisfy any provision of the Internal Revenue Code that would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT (other than a gross income or asset test requirement) and the violation is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, we may retain our REIT qualification but we will be required to pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure. | |
● | If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (1) 85% of our REIT ordinary income for such year, (2) 95% of our REIT capital gain net income for such year and (3) any undistributed taxable income from prior periods (or the required distribution), we will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the sum of (A) the amounts actually distributed (taking into account excess distributions from prior years), plus (B) retained amounts on which income tax is paid at the corporate level. |
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● | We may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in certain circumstances, including if we fail to meet record-keeping requirements intended to monitor our compliance with rules relating to the composition of our investors, as described below in “—Requirements for Qualification as a REIT.” | |
● | A 100% excise tax may be imposed on some items of income and expense that are directly or constructively paid between us and any taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS, and any other TRSs we may own if and to the extent that the IRS successfully adjusts the reported amounts of these items because the reported amounts were not consistent with arm’s length amounts. | |
● | If we acquire appreciated assets from a corporation that is not a REIT in a transaction in which the adjusted tax basis of the assets in our hands is determined by reference to the adjusted tax basis of the assets in the hands of the non-REIT corporation, we may be subject to tax on such appreciation at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate then applicable if we subsequently recognize gain on a disposition of any such assets during the 5-year period following their acquisition from the non-REIT corporation. | |
● | We may elect to retain and pay U.S. federal income tax on our net long-term capital gain. In that case, an investor would include its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain in its income (to the extent we make a timely designation of such gain to the investor), would be deemed to have paid the tax that it paid on such gain, and would be allowed a credit for its proportionate share of the tax deemed to have been paid, and an adjustment would be made to increase the investor’s basis in their our interests. | |
● | We may own subsidiaries that will elect to be treated as TRSs and we may hold equity interests in our borrowers or other investments through such TRSs, the earnings of which will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax. |
No assurance can be given that the amount of any such U.S. federal income or excise taxes will not be substantial. In addition, we may be subject to a variety of taxes other than U.S. federal income tax, including state, local, and non-U.S. income, franchise property and other taxes. We could also be subject to tax in situations and on transactions not presently contemplated.
Requirements for Qualification as a REIT
We intend to elect to be taxable as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes for our taxable year ending December 31, 2022 and for all subsequent taxable years. In order to have so qualified, we must meet and continue to meet the requirements discussed below (or as in effect for prior years), relating to our organization, ownership, sources of income, nature of assets and distributions of income to investors.
The Internal Revenue Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association:
(1) that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;
(2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable interests or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;
(3) that would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for its election to be subject to tax as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code;
(4) that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to specific provisions of the Internal Revenue Code;
(5) commencing with its second REIT taxable year, the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months;
(6) in which, commencing with its second REIT taxable year, during the last half of each taxable year, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer “individuals” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include specified entities (the “5/50 Test”);
(7) that makes an election to be a REIT for the current taxable year or has made such an election for a previous taxable year that has not been terminated or revoked and satisfies all relevant filing and other administrative requirements established by the IRS that must be met to elect and maintain REIT status;
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(8) that has no earnings and profits from any non-REIT taxable year at the close of any taxable year;
(9) that uses the calendar year for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and complies with the record-keeping requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(10) that meets other tests described below, including with respect to the nature of its income and assets and the amount of its distributions.
For purposes of condition (1), “directors” generally means persons treated as “directors” for purposes of the Investment Company Act, which we believe includes the Manager. Our interests are generally freely transferable, and we believe that the restrictions on ownership and transfers of our interests do not prevent us from satisfying condition (2). We believe that the interests sold in this offering will allow us to timely comply with condition (6). However, depending on the number of investors who subscribe for interests in this offering and the timing of subscriptions, we may need to conduct an additional offering of preferred interests to timely comply with (5). For purposes of determining stock ownership under condition (6) above, a certain stock bonus, pension, or profit sharing plan, a supplemental unemployment compensation benefits plan, a private foundation and a portion of a trust permanently set aside or used exclusively for charitable purposes generally are each considered an individual. A trust that is a qualified trust under Code Section 401(a) generally is not considered an individual, and beneficiaries of a qualified trust generally are treated as holding interests of a REIT in proportion to their actuarial interests in the trust for purposes of condition (6) above.
To monitor compliance with our ownership requirements, we are generally required to maintain records regarding the actual ownership of our interests. Provided we comply with these recordkeeping requirements and that we would not otherwise have reason to believe we fail the 5/50 Test after exercising reasonable diligence, we will be deemed to have satisfied the 5/50 Test. In addition, the Operating Agreement provides restrictions regarding the ownership and transfer of our interests, which are intended to assist us in satisfying the ownership requirements described above.
For purposes of condition (9) above, we will use a calendar year for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and we intend to comply with the applicable recordkeeping requirements.
Effect of Subsidiary Entities
Ownership of Partnership Interests
In the case of a REIT that is a partner in an entity that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the REIT is deemed to own its proportionate share of the partnership’s assets and to earn its proportionate share of the partnership’s gross income based on its pro rata share of capital interests in the partnership for purposes of the asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs, as described below. However, solely for purposes of the 10% value test, described below, the determination of a REIT’s interest in partnership assets will be based on the REIT’s proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership, excluding for these purposes, certain excluded securities as described in the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of determining the amount of the REIT’s taxable income that must be distributed, or is subject to tax, the REIT’s share of partnership income is determined under the partnership tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and will reflect any special allocations of income or loss that are not in proportion to capital interests. Income earned through partnerships retains its character for U.S. federal income tax purposes when allocated among its partners. We intend to obtain covenants from any partnerships in which we invest but do not control to operate in compliance with the REIT requirements, but we may not control any particular partnership into which we invest, and thus no assurance can be given that any such partnerships will not operate in a manner that causes us to fail an income or asset test requirement. In general, partnerships are not subject to U.S. federal income tax. However, if a partnership in which we invest is audited, it may be required to pay the hypothetical increase in partner level taxes (including interest and penalties) resulting from an adjustment of partnership tax items on the audit, unless the partnership elects an alternative method under which the taxes resulting from the adjustment (and interest and penalties) are assessed at the partner level. It is possible that partnerships in which we directly and indirectly invest may be subject to U.S. federal income tax, interest and penalties in the event of a U.S. federal income tax audit.
Disregarded Subsidiaries
If a REIT owns a corporate subsidiary that is a “qualified REIT subsidiary,” that subsidiary is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of the subsidiary are treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of the REIT itself, including for purposes of the gross income and asset tests applicable to REITs, as summarized below. A qualified REIT subsidiary is any corporation, other than a TRS, that is wholly owned by a REIT, by other disregarded subsidiaries of a REIT or by a combination of the two. Single member limited liability companies or other domestic unincorporated entities that are wholly owned by a REIT are also generally disregarded as separate entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, including for purposes of the REIT gross income and asset tests unless they elect TRS status. Disregarded subsidiaries, along with partnerships in which we hold an equity interest, are sometimes referred to herein as “pass-through subsidiaries.”
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In the event that a disregarded subsidiary ceases to be wholly owned by us (for example, if any equity interest in the subsidiary is acquired by a person other than us or another disregarded subsidiary of ours), the subsidiary’s separate existence would no longer be disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Instead, it would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a partnership or a taxable corporation. Such an event could, depending on the circumstances, adversely affect our ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs, including the requirement that REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the value or voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation. See “—Asset Tests” and “—Gross Income Tests.”
Taxable REIT Subsidiaries
A REIT, in general, may jointly elect with a subsidiary corporation, whether or not wholly owned, to treat the subsidiary corporation as a TRS. The separate existence of a TRS or other taxable corporation, unlike a disregarded subsidiary as discussed above, is not ignored for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, such an entity would generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income, which may reduce the cash flow generated by us and our subsidiaries in the aggregate and our ability to make distributions to our investors.
A REIT is not treated as holding the assets of a TRS or other taxable subsidiary corporation or as receiving any income that the subsidiary earns. Rather, the stock issued by the subsidiary is an asset in the hands of the REIT, and the REIT generally recognizes dividend income when it receives distributions of earnings from the subsidiary. This treatment can affect the gross income and asset test calculations that apply to the REIT, as described below. Because a parent REIT does not include the assets and income of its TRSs in determining the parent REIT’s compliance with the REIT requirements, such entities may be used by the parent REIT to undertake indirectly activities that the REIT rules might otherwise preclude the parent REIT from doing directly or through pass-through subsidiaries. If dividends are paid to us by one or more domestic TRSs we may own, then a portion of the dividends that we distribute to investors who are taxed at individual rates generally will be eligible for taxation at preferential qualified dividend income tax rates rather than at ordinary income rates. See “—Taxation of Taxable U.S. investors” and “—Annual Distribution Requirements.”
We may hold any equity interests we receive in our borrowers or certain other investments through one or more TRSs. While we intend to manage the size of our TRSs and dividends from our TRSs in a manner that permits us to qualify as a REIT, it is possible that the equity investments appreciate to the point where our TRSs exceed the thresholds mandated by the REIT rules. In such cases, we could lose our REIT status if we are unable to satisfy certain exceptions for failing to satisfy the REIT income and asset tests. In any event, any earnings attributable to equity interests held in TRSs or origination activity conducted by TRSs will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax.
To the extent we hold an interest in a non-U.S. TRS, potentially including a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) investment, we may be required to include our portion of its earnings in our income irrespective of whether or not such non-U.S. TRS has made any distributions. Any such income will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test and may not be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test.
Certain Equity Investments and Kickers
We expect to hold certain equity investments (with rights to receive preferred economic returns) in entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may hold “kickers” in entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and may hold such a kicker outside of a TRS). When we hold investments treated as equity in partnerships, as discussed above, for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests we are required to include our proportionate share of the assets and income of the partnership, based on our share of partnership capital, as if we owned such share of the issuer’s assets directly. As a result, any nonqualifying income generated, or nonqualifying assets held, by the partnerships in which we hold such equity could jeopardize our compliance with the REIT income and asset tests. We intend to obtain covenants from our equity issuers (including a kicker issuer if the kicker is held outside of a TRS) to operate in compliance with the REIT requirements, but we generally will not control such issuers, and thus no assurance can be given that any such issuers will not operate in a manner that causes us to fail an income or asset test requirement. Moreover, at least one IRS internal memorandum would treat the preferred return on certain equity investments as interest income for purposes of the REIT income tests, which treatment would cause such amounts to be nonqualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Although we do not believe that interest income treatment is appropriate, and that analysis was not followed in subsequent IRS private letter rulings, the IRS could re-assert that position. In addition, if the underlying property is dealer property and our equity investment (with rights to receive preferred economic returns) is treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our gains from the sale of the property would be subject to 100% tax.
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In some, or many, cases, the proper characterization of certain equity investments (with rights to receive preferred economic returns) as unsecured indebtedness or as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes may be unclear. Characterization of such an equity investment as unsecured debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes would subject the investment to the various asset test limitations on investments in unsecured debt, and our preferred return would be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test (but we would not have to include our share of the underlying assets and income of the issuer in our tests). Thus, if the IRS successfully challenged our characterization of an investment as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or successfully treated a preferred return as interest income, we could fail an income or asset test. In that event, we could face substantial penalty taxes to cure the resulting violations, as described in “—Failure to Qualify” below, or, if we were deemed to have acted unreasonably in making the investment, lose our REIT status. Conversely, we also could fail an applicable income or asset test if we have treated a preferred equity investment as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes and the IRS successfully characterizes the investment as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Gross Income Tests
In order to maintain our qualification as a REIT, we annually must satisfy two gross income tests. First, at least 75% of our gross income for each taxable year, excluding gross income from sales of inventory or dealer property in “prohibited transactions” and certain hedging and foreign currency transactions, must be derived from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property, including “rents from real property,” dividends received from and gains from the disposition of other interests of REITs, interest income derived from mortgage loans secured by real property or by interests in real property, and gains from the sale of real estate assets, including personal property treated as real estate assets, as discussed below (but not including certain debt instruments of publicly-offered REITs that are not secured by mortgages on real property or interests in real property), as well as income from certain kinds of temporary investments. Interest and gain on debt instruments issued by publicly offered REITs that are not secured by mortgages on real property or interests in real property are not qualifying income for purposes of the 75% income test. Second, at least 95% of our gross income in each taxable year, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions and certain hedging and foreign currency transactions, must be derived from some combination of income that qualifies under the 75% income test described above, as well as other dividends, interest, and gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, which need not have any relation to real property.
Hedging Transactions
We may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, options, forward rate agreements or similar financial instruments. Except to the extent provided by Treasury Regulations, any income from a hedging transaction, including gain from the sale or disposition of such a transaction, will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income test if (i) we enter into the hedging transaction in the normal course of business primarily to manage risk of interest rate or price changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, to acquire or carry real estate assets, and the hedge is clearly identified as specified in Treasury regulations before the close of the day on which it was acquired, originated, or entered into, (ii) we enter into the hedging transaction primarily to manage risk of currency fluctuations with respect to any item of income or gain that would be qualifying income under the 75% or 95% gross income tests and the hedge is clearly identified as such before the close of the day on which it was acquired, originated, or entered into, or (iii) we enter into the hedging transaction that hedges against transactions described in clause (i) or (ii) and is entered into in connection with the extinguishment of debt or sale of property that are being hedged against by the transactions described in clauses (i) or (ii) and the hedge complies with certain identification requirements. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, including hedges of interest rates on debt we acquire as assets, or do not make proper tax identifications, as applicable, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize its qualification as a REIT. No assurances can be given, however, that our hedging activities will not give rise to income that does not qualify for purposes of either or both of the gross income tests and that such income will not adversely affect our ability to satisfy the REIT qualification requirements.
Rents from Real Property
We expect to acquire interests in real property (through majority-owned subsidiaries with rights to receive preferred economic returns) and may acquire other interests in real property (including equity participations). However, to the extent that we own real property or interests therein, rents we receive qualify as “rents from real property” in satisfying the gross income tests described above, only if several conditions are met, including the following. If rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property is greater than 15% of the total rent received under any particular lease (determined based on the fair market values as of the beginning and end of the taxable year), then all of the rent attributable to such personal property will not qualify as rents from real property. The determination of whether an item of personal property constitutes real or personal property under the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code is subject to both legal and factual considerations and therefore can be subject to different interpretations.
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In addition, in order for rents received by us to qualify as “rents from real property,” the rent must not be based in whole or in part on the income or profits derived by any person from such real property. However, an amount will not be excluded from rents from real property solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of sales or if it is based on the net income of a tenant which derives substantially all of its income with respect to such property from subleasing of substantially all of such property, to the extent that the rents paid by the subtenants would qualify as rents from real property, if earned directly by us. Moreover, for rents received to qualify as “rents from real property,” we generally must not furnish or render certain services to the tenants of such property, other than through an “independent contractor” who is adequately compensated and from which we derive no income or through a TRS. We are permitted, however, to perform services that are “usually or customarily rendered” in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only and are not otherwise considered rendered to the occupant of the property. In addition, we may directly or indirectly provide non-customary services to tenants of our properties without disqualifying all of the rent from the property if the payment for such services or, if greater, 150% of our cost of providing such services, does not exceed 1% of the total gross income from the property. In such a case, only the amounts for non-customary services are not treated as rents from real property and the provision of the services does not disqualify the related rent.
Rental income will qualify as rents from real property only to the extent that we do not directly or constructively own, (1) in the case of any tenant which is a corporation, stock possessing 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or 10% or more of the total value of interests of all classes of stock of such tenant, or (2) in the case of any tenant which is not a corporation, an interest of 10% or more in the assets or net profits of such tenant.
Failure to Satisfy the Gross Income Tests
We intend to monitor our sources of income, including any non-qualifying income received by us, and manage our assets so as to ensure our compliance with the gross income tests. We cannot assure you, however, that we will be able to satisfy the gross income tests. If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may still qualify as a REIT for the year if we are entitled to relief under applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. These relief provisions will generally be available if our failure to meet these tests was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and, following the identification of such failure, we set forth a description of each item of our gross income that satisfies the gross income tests in a schedule for the taxable year filed in accordance with the Treasury Regulations. It is not possible to state whether we would be entitled to the benefit of these relief provisions in all circumstances. If these relief provisions are inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances involving us, we will not qualify as a REIT. As discussed above under “—Taxation of REITs in General,” even where these relief provisions apply, a tax would be imposed upon the profit attributable to the amount by which we fail to satisfy the particular gross income test.
Asset Tests
At the close of each quarter of our taxable year, we must also satisfy five tests relating to the nature of our assets. First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by some combination of “real estate assets,” cash, cash items, and U.S. Government securities. For this purpose, real estate assets include loans secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property to the extent described below, certain mezzanine loans and mortgage backed securities as described below, interests in real property (such as land, buildings, leasehold interests in real property and personal property leased with real property if the rents attributable to the personal property would be rents from real property under the income tests discussed above), interests in other qualifying REITs and stock or debt instruments held for less than one year purchased with the proceeds from an offering of stock or certain debt. Second, not more than 25% of our assets may be represented by securities other than those in the 75% asset test. Third, of the assets that do not qualify for purposes of the 75% test and that are not securities of our TRSs: (i) the value of any one issuer’s securities owned by us may not exceed 5% of the value of our gross assets, and (ii) we generally may not own more than 10% of any one issuer’s outstanding securities, as measured by either voting power or value. Fourth, the aggregate value of all securities of TRSs held by us may not exceed 20% of the value of our gross assets. Fifth, not more than 25% of the value of our gross assets may be represented by debt instruments of publicly offered REITs that are not secured by mortgages on real property or interests in real property.
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Securities for purposes of the asset tests may include debt securities that are not fully secured by a mortgage on real property (or treated as such). However, the 10% value test does not apply to certain “straight debt” and other excluded securities, as described in the Internal Revenue Code, including any loan to an individual or an estate, any obligation to pay rents from real property and any security issued by a REIT. In addition, (1) a REIT’s interest as a partner in a partnership is not considered a security for purposes of applying the 10% value test; (2) any debt instrument issued by a partnership (other than straight debt or other excluded security) will not be considered a security issued by the partnership if at least 75% of the partnership’s gross income is derived from sources that would qualify for the 75% REIT gross income test; and (3) any debt instrument issued by a partnership (other than straight debt or other excluded security) will not be considered a security issued by the partnership to the extent of the REIT’s interest as a partner in the partnership.
Failure to Satisfy Asset Tests
After initially meeting the asset tests at the close of any quarter, we will not lose our qualification as a REIT for failure to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a later quarter solely by reason of changes in asset values. If we fail to satisfy the asset tests because we acquire assets during a quarter, we can cure this failure by disposing of sufficient non-qualifying assets within 30 days after the close of that quarter. If we fail the 5% asset test, or the 10% vote or value asset tests at the end of any quarter and such failure is not cured within 30 days thereafter, we may dispose of sufficient assets (generally within six months after the last day of the quarter in which the identification of the failure to satisfy these asset tests occurred) to cure such a violation that does not exceed the lesser of 1% of our assets at the end of the relevant quarter or $10,000,000. If we fail any of the other asset tests or our failure of the 5% and 10% asset tests is in excess of the de minimis amount described above, as long as such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, we are permitted to avoid disqualification as a REIT, after the 30 day cure period, by taking steps, including the disposition of sufficient assets to meet the asset test (generally within six months after the last day of the quarter in which we identified the failure to satisfy the REIT asset test) and paying a tax equal to the greater of (x) $50,000 or (y) the amount determined by multiplying the net income generated during a specified period by the assets that cause the failure by the highest U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to corporations.
Annual Distribution Requirements
In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute dividends, other than capital gain dividends, to our investors in an amount at least equal to:
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● | 90% of our “REIT taxable income” (computed without regard to its deduction for dividends paid and its net capital gains); and | |
● | 90% of the net income (after tax), if any, from foreclosure property (as described below); minus |
(b) | the sum of certain items of non-cash income. |
These distributions must be paid in the taxable year to which they relate or in the following taxable year if such distributions are declared in October, November or December of the taxable year, are payable to investors of record on a specified date in any such month and are actually paid before the end of January of the following year. Such distributions are treated as both paid by us and received by each investor on December 31 of the year in which they are declared. In addition, at our election, a distribution for a taxable year may be declared before we timely file our tax return for the year and be paid with or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration, provided that such payment is made during the 12-month period following the close of such taxable year. These distributions are taxable to our investors in the year in which paid, even though the distributions relate to our prior taxable year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement.
In order for distributions to be counted towards our distribution requirement and to give rise to a tax deduction by us, they must not be “preferential dividends.” A dividend is not a preferential dividend if it is pro rata among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class and is in accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock as set forth in the organizational documents. To avoid paying preferential dividends, we must treat every investor of the class of interests with respect to which we make a distribution the same as every other investor of that class, and we must not treat any class of interests other than according to its dividend rights as a class. Under certain technical rules governing deficiency dividends, we could lose our ability to cure an under-distribution in a year with a subsequent year deficiency dividend if we pay preferential dividends. Preferential dividends potentially include “dividend equivalent redemptions.” Accordingly, we intend to pay dividends pro rata within each class, and to abide by the rights and preferences of each class of our interests, if there is more than one, and will seek to avoid dividend equivalent redemptions. If, however, we qualify as a “publicly offered REIT” (within the meaning of Section 562(c) of the Internal Revenue Code) in the future, the preferential dividend rules will cease to apply to us. In addition, the IRS is authorized to provide alternative remedies to cure a failure to comply with the preferential dividend rules, but as of the date hereof, no such authorized procedures have been promulgated.
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To the extent that we distribute at least 90%, but less than 100%, of our “REIT taxable income,” as adjusted, we will be subject to tax at ordinary U.S. federal corporate tax rates on the retained portion. In addition, we may elect to retain, rather than distribute, our net long-term capital gains and pay tax on such gains. In this case, we could elect to have our investors include their proportionate share of such undistributed long-term capital gains in income and receive a corresponding credit or refund, as the case may be, for their proportionate share of the tax paid by us. Our investors would then increase the adjusted basis of their stock in us by the difference between the designated amounts included in their long-term capital gains and the tax deemed paid with respect to their proportionate interests.
If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of (1) 85% of our REIT “ordinary income” for such year as defined in Section 4981(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) 95% of our REIT “capital gain net income” for such year as defined in Section 4981(e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and (3) 100% of any corresponding undistributed amounts from prior periods, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over the sum of amounts actually distributed plus retained income from such taxable year on which we paid corporate income tax. We intend to make timely distributions so that we are not subject to the 4% excise tax.
It is possible that we, from time to time, may not have sufficient cash from operations to meet the distribution requirements, for example, due to timing differences between the actual receipt of cash and the inclusion of the corresponding items in income by us for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to receipt of such income in cash or non-deductible expenditures. In the event that such shortfalls occur, to meet our distribution requirements it might be necessary to arrange for short-term, or possibly long-term, borrowings, use cash reserves, liquidate non-cash assets at rates or times that we regard as unfavorable or pay dividends in the form of taxable stock dividends. In the case of a taxable stock dividend, investors would be required to include the dividend as income and would be required to satisfy the tax liability associated with the distribution with cash from other sources.
We may be able to rectify a failure to meet the distribution requirements for a year by paying “deficiency dividends” to investors in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. In this case, we may be able to avoid losing our qualification as a REIT or being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends. However, we will be required to pay interest and may be required to pay a penalty based on the amount of any deduction taken for deficiency dividends.
In the event that we undertake a transaction (such as a tax-free merger) in which we succeed to earnings and profits of a taxable corporation, in addition to the distribution requirements above we also must distribute such non-REIT earnings and profits to our investors by the close the taxable year of the transaction. Such additional dividends are not deductible against our REIT taxable income. We may be able to rectify a failure to distribute any such non-REIT earnings and profits by making distributions in a later year comparable to deficiency dividends noted above and paying an interest charge.
Liquidating distributions generally will be treated as dividends for purposes of the above rules to the extent of current earnings and profits in the year paid provided we complete our liquidation within 24 months following our adoption of a plan of liquidation. Compliance with this 24-month requirement could require us to sell assets at unattractive prices, distribute unsold assets to a “liquidating trust” for the benefit of our investors, or terminate our status as a REIT. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of a beneficial interest in a liquidating trust would vary significantly from the U.S. federal income treatment of ownership of our interests.
Prohibited Transactions
Net income we derive from a prohibited transaction outside of a TRS is subject to a 100% tax unless the transaction qualifies for a statutory safe harbor discussed below. The term “prohibited transaction” generally includes a sale or other disposition of property (other than foreclosure property) that is held as inventory or primarily for sale to customers, in the ordinary course of a trade or business by a REIT. For purposes of this 100% tax, income earned from a shared appreciation provision in a mortgage loan (see below) is treated as if the REIT sold an interest in the underlying property (thus subjecting such income to 100% tax if we hold the shared appreciation mortgage outside of a TRS and the underlying property is inventory or held for sale). The 100% tax will not apply to gains from the sale of property held through a TRS or other taxable corporations (which are taxed at regular corporate rates).
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Foreclosure Property
Foreclosure property is real property and any personal property incident to such real property (1) that is acquired by a REIT as a result of the REIT having bid on the property at foreclosure or having otherwise reduced the property to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law after there was a default (or default was imminent) on a lease of the property or a mortgage loan held by the REIT and secured by the property, (2) for which the related loan or lease was acquired by the REIT at a time when default was not imminent or anticipated and (3) for which such REIT makes a proper election to treat the property as foreclosure property. REITs generally are subject to tax at the highest U.S. federal corporate rate on any net income from foreclosure property, including any gain from the disposition of the foreclosure property, other than income that would otherwise be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. Any gain from the sale of property for which a foreclosure property election is in effect will not be subject to the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions described above, even if the property would otherwise constitute inventory or property held for sale in the hands of the selling REIT.
Failure to Qualify
In the event that we violate a provision of the Internal Revenue Code that would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT, we may nevertheless continue to qualify as a REIT under specified relief provisions available to us to avoid such disqualification if (i) the violation is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, (ii) we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each failure to satisfy a requirement for qualification as a REIT and (iii) the violation does not include a violation under the gross income or asset tests described above (for which other specified relief provisions are available). This cure provision reduces the instances that could lead to our disqualification as a REIT for violations due to reasonable cause. If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year and none of the relief provisions of the Internal Revenue Code apply, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax. Distributions to our investors in any year in which we are not a REIT will not be deductible by us, nor will they be required to be made. In this situation, to the extent of current or accumulated earnings and profits, and, subject to limitations of the Internal Revenue Code, distributions to our investors will generally be taxable as qualified dividend income. Subject to certain limitations, dividends in the hands of our corporate U.S. investors may be eligible for the dividends received deduction. Unless we are entitled to relief under the specific statutory provisions, we will also be disqualified from re-electing to be taxed as a REIT for the four taxable years following a year during which qualification was lost. It is not possible to state whether, in all circumstances, we will be entitled to statutory relief.
Taxation of Taxable U.S. Investors
This section summarizes the taxation of U.S. investors that are not tax exempt organizations.
Distributions
Provided that we qualify as a REIT, distributions made to our taxable U.S. investors out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, and not designated as capital gain dividends, will generally be taken into account by them as ordinary dividend income and will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations. Dividends received from REITs are generally not eligible to be taxed at the preferential qualified dividend income rates applicable to individual U.S. investors who receive dividends from taxable subchapter C corporations. However, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026 and subject to certain limitations, individuals and other non-corporate taxpayers may deduct up to 20% of “qualified REIT dividends.” Qualified REIT dividends eligible for this deduction generally will include our dividends received by a non-corporate U.S. investor that we do not designate as capital gain dividends and that are not qualified dividend income. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, such investors may not claim this deduction with respect to dividends paid by us.
Distributions from us that are designated as capital gain dividends will be taxed to U.S. investors as long-term capital gains, to the extent that they do not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year, without regard to the period for which the U.S. investor has held our interests. To the extent that we elect under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to retain our net capital gains, U.S. investors will be treated as having received, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our undistributed capital gains as well as a corresponding credit or refund, as the case may be, for taxes paid by us on such retained capital gains. U.S. investors will increase their adjusted tax basis in our interests by the difference between their allocable share of such retained capital gain and their share of the tax paid by us. Corporate U.S. investors may be required to treat up to 20% of some capital gain dividends as ordinary income. Long-term capital gains are generally taxable at maximum U.S. federal rates of 20% in the case of U.S. investors who are individuals and 21% for corporations. Capital gains attributable to the sale of depreciable real property held for more than 12 months generally are subject to a 25% maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for U.S. investors who are individuals, to the extent of previously claimed depreciation deductions. Capital gain dividends are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations.
Distributions from us in excess of our current or accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a U.S. investor to the extent that they do not exceed the adjusted tax basis of the U.S. investor’s our interests in respect of which the distributions were made, but rather will reduce the adjusted tax basis of these interests of interests. To the extent that such distributions exceed the adjusted tax basis of a U.S. investor’s interests of interests, they will be treated as gain from the disposition of the interests and thus will be included in income as long-term capital gain, or short-term capital gain if the interests of interests have been held for one year or less.
To the extent that we have available net operating losses and capital losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses, subject to limitations, may reduce the amount of distributions that must be made in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See “—Taxation of Our Company” and “—Annual Distribution Requirements.” Such losses, however, are not passed through to U.S. investors and do not offset income of U.S. investors from other sources, nor do they affect the character of any distributions that are actually made by us.
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Passive Activity Loss and Investment Interest Limitations; No Pass-Through of Losses
Dividends paid by us and gain from the disposition of our interests will not be treated as passive activity income and, therefore, U.S. investors will not be able to apply any “passive losses” against such income. With respect to non-corporate U.S. investors, our dividends (to the extent they do not constitute a return of capital) that are taxed at ordinary income rates will generally be treated as investment income for purposes of the investment interest limitation; however, net capital gain from the disposition of our interests (or distributions treated as such), capital gain dividends, and dividends taxed at net capital gains rates generally will be excluded from investment income except to the extent the U.S. investor elects to treat such amounts as ordinary income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. investors may not include in their own U.S. federal income tax returns any of our net operating or net capital losses.
Sales or Dispositions of Our Interests
In general, capital gains recognized by an investor that is not a dealer in securities upon the sale or disposition of our interests will be subject to tax at long-term capital gains rates, if such interests or interests were held for more than one year and will be taxed at ordinary income rates if such interests of interests were held for one year or less. Gains recognized by U.S. investors that are corporations are subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax, whether or not classified as long-term capital gains.
Capital losses recognized by a U.S. investor upon the disposition of our interests held for more than one year at the time of disposition will be considered long-term capital losses (or short-term capital losses if the interests have not been held for more than one year) and are generally available only to offset capital gain income of the U.S. investor but not ordinary income. In addition, any loss upon a sale or exchange of our interests by a U.S. investor who has held the interests for six months or less, after applying holding period rules, will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of distributions received from us that were required to be treated by the U.S. investor as long-term capital gain.
Liquidating Distributions
Once we have adopted (or are deemed to have adopted) a plan of liquidation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, liquidating distributions received by a U.S. investor with respect to our interests will be treated first as a recovery of the investor’s basis in the interests of interests (computed separately for each block of interests) and thereafter as gain from the disposition of our interests.
Medicare Tax on Unearned Income
U.S. investors that are individuals, estates or trusts may be required to pay an additional 3.8% tax on, among other things, dividends on our interests (without regard to the 20% deduction on ordinary REIT dividends) and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of stock. U.S. investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this legislation on their ownership and disposition of our interests.
Treatment of Tax Exempt U.S. Investors
U.S. tax exempt entities, including qualified employee pension and profit sharing trusts and individual retirement accounts, generally are exempt from U.S. federal income taxation. However, they are subject to taxation on their unrelated business taxable income, or UBTI. While many investments in real estate may generate UBTI, the IRS has ruled that regular distributions from a REIT to a tax exempt entity do not constitute UBTI. Based on that ruling, and provided that (1) a tax exempt U.S. investor has not held our interests as “debt financed property” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code (that is, where the acquisition or holding of a property is financed through a borrowing by the tax exempt investor) and (2) we do not hold REMIC residual interests or interests in a taxable mortgage pool that gives rise to “excess inclusion income,” distributions from us and income from the sale of our interests generally should not give rise to UBTI to a tax exempt U.S. investor.
Tax exempt U.S. investors that are social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations, or supplemental unemployment benefit trusts exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9), or (c)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code, respectively, are subject to different UBTI rules, which generally will require them to characterize distributions from us as UBTI.
A pension trust (1) that is described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, (2) is tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) that owns more than 10% of a series; interests could be required to treat a percentage of the dividends from us as UBTI if we are a “pension-held REIT.” We will not be a pension-held REIT unless (1) either (A) one pension trust owns more than 25% of the value of a series’ interests, or (B) a group of pension trusts, each individually holding more than 10% of the value of a series’ interests, collectively owns more than 50% of such interests; and (2) we would not have satisfied the 5/50 Test but for a special rule that permits us to “look-through” such trusts to the ultimate beneficial owners of such trusts in applying the 5/50 Test.
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In general, the U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to REITs will require us to complete our liquidation within 24 months following our adoption of a plan of liquidation. Compliance with this 24-month requirement could require us to distribute unsold assets to a liquidating trust. The U.S. federal income tax treatment of ownership an interest in any such liquidating trust would differ materially from the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in our interests, including the potential incurrence of income treated as UBTI.
Tax exempt U.S. investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. tax consequences of owning our interests.
U.S. Taxation of Non-U.S. Investors
General
In general, non-U.S. investors will not be considered to be engaged in a U.S. trade or business solely as a result of their ownership of our interests. In cases where a non-U.S. investor’s investment in our interests is, or is treated as, effectively connected with the non-U.S. investor’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business, dividend income received in respect of our interests and gain from the sale of our interests generally will be “effectively connected income” (“ECI”) subject to U.S. federal income tax at graduated rates in the same manner as if the non-U.S. investor were a U.S. investor, and such dividend income may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax (subject to possible reduction under a treaty) on the income after the application of the income tax in the case of a non-U.S. investor that is a corporation. Additionally, non-U.S. investors that are nonresident alien individuals who are present in the U.S. for 183 days or more during the taxable year and have a “tax home” in the U.S. are subject to a 30% withholding tax on their capital gains. The remaining discussion below assumes the dividends and gain generated in respect of our interests is not effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business of the non-U.S. investor and that the non-U.S. investor is not present in the U.S. for more than 183 days during any taxable year.
FIRPTA
Under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (“FIRPTA”), gains from U.S. real property interests (“USRPIs”) are generally treated as ECI subject to U.S. federal income tax at graduated rates in the same manner as if the non-U.S. investor were a U.S. investor (and potentially branch profits tax to non-U.S. corporations), and will generate return filing obligations in the United States for such non-U.S. investors. USRPIs for purposes of FIRPTA generally include interests in real property located in the United States and loans that provide the lender with a participation in the profits, gains, appreciation (or similar arrangements) of real property located in the United States. Loans secured by real property located in the United States that do not provide the lender with a participation in profits, gains, appreciation (or similar arrangements) of the real property are generally not treated as USRPIs.
In addition, stock of a domestic corporation (including a REIT such as us) will be a USRPI if at least 50% of its real property assets and assets used in a trade or business are USRPIs at any time during a prescribed testing period. Notwithstanding the foregoing rule, (i) our interests will not be a USRPI if we are “domestically-controlled,” (ii) our interests will not be a USRPI with respect to a selling non-U.S. investor if the interests sold are of a class that is regularly traded on an established securities market and the selling non-U.S. investor owned, actually or constructively, 10% or less of our outstanding stock of that class at all times during a specified testing period (generally the lesser of the five year period ending on the date of disposition or the period of our existence), or (iii) with respect to a selling non-U.S. investor that is a “qualified investor” (as described below) or (iv) with respect to a selling non-U.S. investor that is a “qualified foreign pension fund” (as described below).
A domestically controlled REIT is a REIT in which, at all times during a specified testing period (generally the lesser of the five-year period ending on the date of disposition of the REIT’s interests of interests or the period of the REIT’s existence), less than 50% in value of its outstanding interests of interests is held directly or indirectly by non-U.S. persons. For these purposes, a person holding less than 5% of our interests for five years will be treated as a U.S. person unless we have actual knowledge that such person is not a U.S. person.
Ordinary Dividends
The portion of dividends received by non-U.S. investors payable out of our earnings and profits that are not attributable to gains from sales or exchanges of USRPIs will generally be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at the rate of 30%, unless reduced or eliminated by an applicable income tax treaty. Under some treaties, however, lower rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from REITs.
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Non-Dividend Distributions
A non-U.S. investor should not incur tax on a distribution in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits if the excess portion of the distribution does not exceed the adjusted basis of its interests. Instead, the excess portion of the distribution will reduce the adjusted basis of its interests. A non-U.S. investor generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax (but will be subject to withholding as described below) on a distribution that exceeds both our current and accumulated earnings and profits and the adjusted basis of its interests unless our interests constitutes a USRPI and no other exception applies to the selling non-U.S. investor. If our interests are USRPIs, and no other exception applies to the selling non-U.S. investor, distributions in excess of both our earnings and the non-U.S. investor’s basis in our interests will be treated as ECI subject to U.S. federal income tax. Regardless of whether the distribution exceeds basis, we will be required to withhold 15% of any distributions to non-U.S. investors in excess of our current year and accumulated earnings (i.e., including distributions that represent a return of the non-U.S. investor’s tax basis in our interests). The withheld amounts will be credited against any U.S. tax liability of the non-U.S. investor, and may be refundable to the extent such withheld amounts exceed the investor’s actual U.S. federal income tax liability. Even in the event our interests are not USRPIs, we may choose to withhold on the entire amount of any distribution at the same rate as we would withhold on a dividend because we may not be able to determine at the time we make a distribution whether or not the distribution will exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits. However, a non-U.S. investor may obtain a refund of amounts that we withhold if we later determine that a distribution in fact exceeded our current and accumulated earnings and profits, to the extent such withheld amounts exceed the investor’s actual U.S. federal income tax liability.
Capital Gain Dividends and Distributions of FIRPTA Gains
Subject to the exceptions that may apply if our interests are regularly traded on an established securities market or if the selling non-U.S. investor is a “qualified investor” or a “qualified foreign pension fund,” each as described below, under a FIRPTA “look-through” rule, any of our distributions to non-U.S. investors of gain attributable to the sale of a USRPI will be treated as ECI and subject to the 21% FIRPTA withholding regardless of whether our interests constitute USRPIs. Amounts treated as ECI under the look-through rule may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax (subject to possible reduction under a treaty), after the application of the income tax to such ECI, in the case of a non-U.S. investor that is a corporation. In addition, we will be required to withhold tax at the highest U.S. federal corporate income tax rate on the maximum amount that could have been designated as capital gains dividends. Capital gain dividends received by a non-U.S. investor that are attributable to dispositions of our assets other than USRPIs are not subject to U.S. federal income tax. This FIRPTA look through rule also applies to distributions in redemption of interests and liquidating distributions, to the extent they represent distributions of gain attributable to the sale of a USRPI.
A distribution that would otherwise have been treated as gain from the sale of a USRPI under the FIRPTA look-through rule will not be treated as ECI, and instead will be treated as otherwise described herein without regard to the FIRPTA look-through rule, if (1) the distribution is received with respect to a class of stock that is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the United States, and (2) the recipient non-U.S. investor does not own more than 10% of that class of stock at any time during the one-year period ending on the date on which the distribution is received. We currently are not publicly traded and such rules will not apply unless and until our interests becomes “regularly traded” on an established securities exchange in the future.
Sales or Dispositions of Our Interests
If gain on the sale of our interests were taxed under FIRPTA, a non-U.S. investor would be taxed on that gain in the same manner as U.S. investors with respect to that gain, subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax. A non-U.S. investor generally will not incur tax under FIRPTA on a sale or other disposition of our interests if we are a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity,” which requires that, during the five-year period ending on the date of the distribution or disposition, non-U.S. investors hold, directly or indirectly, less than 50% in value of a series’ interests and such series is qualified as a REIT. For such testing periods that end on or after December 18, 2015, a person holding less than 5% of our regularly traded classes of stock for five years has been, and will be, treated as a U.S. person unless we have actual knowledge that such person is not a U.S. person. Because our interests will be publicly traded, we cannot assure you that we will be in the future a domestically controlled qualified investment entity. However, gain recognized by a non- U.S. investor from a sale of our interests that is regularly traded on an established securities market will not be subject to tax under FIRPTA if (i) our securities are considered regularly traded under applicable Treasury Regulations on an established securities market, such as the NYSE American, and (ii) the non-U.S. investor owned, actually and constructively, 10% or less of the value of such class of securities at all times during the specified testing period ending on the date of the disposition. The testing period referred to in the previous sentence is the shorter of (x) the period during which the non-U.S. investor held the stock and (y) the five-year period ending on the date of the disposition. We currently are not publicly traded and such rules will not apply unless and until our interests becomes “regularly traded” on an established securities exchange in the future. Non-U.S. investors should consult their tax advisors as to the availability of the exception for holders of less than 10% of our securities in the case of a class of our securities that is not regularly traded on an established securities market.
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In addition, even if we are a domestically controlled qualified investment entity, upon a disposition of our interests, a non-U.S. investor may be treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of a United States real property interest if the non-U.S. investor (i) disposes of an interest in our interests or preferred stock during the 30-day period preceding the ex-dividend date of a distribution, any portion of which, but for the disposition, would have been treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a United States real property interest, and (ii) directly or indirectly acquires, enters into a contract or option to acquire, or is deemed to acquire, other our interests or preferred stock within 30 days before or after such ex-dividend date. The foregoing rule does not apply if the exception described above for dispositions by 10% or smaller holders of regularly traded classes of stock is satisfied.
Furthermore, a non-U.S. investor generally will incur tax on gain not subject to FIRPTA if (i) the gain is effectively connected with the non-U.S. investor’s U.S. trade or business and, if certain treaties apply, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. investor, in which case the non-U.S. investor will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. investors with respect to such gain and may be subject to the 30% branch profits tax in the case of a non-U.S. corporation, or (ii) the non U.S. investor is a nonresident alien individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, in which case the non-U.S. investor will generally incur a 30% tax on his or her net U.S. source capital gains. Purchasers of our interests from a non-U.S. investor generally will be required to withhold and remit to the IRS 15% of the purchase price unless at the time of purchase (i) any class of our securities is regularly traded on an established securities market (subject to certain limits if the interests of stock sold are not themselves part of such a regularly traded class) or (ii) we are a domestically controlled qualified investment entity. The non-U.S. investor may receive a credit against his or her U.S. tax liability for the amount withheld.
To the extent our interests is held directly (or indirectly through one or more partnerships) by a “qualified investor,” our interests will not be treated as a USRPI. Further, to the extent such treatment applies, any distribution to such investor will not be treated as gain recognized from the sale or exchange of a USRPI. For these purposes, a qualified investor is generally a non-U.S. investor that (i)(A) is eligible for treaty benefits under an income tax treaty with the United States that includes an exchange of information program, and the principal class of interests of which is listed and regularly traded on one or more stock exchanges as defined by the treaty, or (B) is a foreign limited partnership organized in a jurisdiction with an exchange of information agreement with the United States and that has a class of regularly traded limited partnership units (having a value greater than 50% of the value of all partnership units) on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, (ii) is a “qualified collective investment vehicle” (within the meaning of Section 897(k)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code) and (iii) maintains records of persons holding 5% or more of the class of interests described in clauses (i)(A) or (i)(B) above. However, in the case of a qualified investor having one or more “applicable investors,” the exception described in the first sentence of this paragraph will not apply to the applicable percentage of the qualified investor’s stock (with “applicable percentage” generally meaning the percentage of the value of the interests in the qualified investor held by applicable investors after applying certain constructive ownership rules). The applicable percentage of the amount realized by a qualified investor on the disposition of our securities or with respect to a distribution from us attributable to gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI will be treated as amounts realized from the disposition of USRPI. Such treatment will also apply to applicable investors in respect of distributions treated as a sale or exchange of stock with respect to a qualified investor. For these purposes, an “applicable investor” is a person (other than a qualified investor) who generally holds an interest in the qualified investor and holds more than 10% of our securities applying certain constructive ownership rules.
Special FIRPTA Rules
For FIRPTA purposes, a “qualified foreign pension fund” will not be treated as a non-U.S. investor, and any entity all of the interests of which are held by a qualified foreign pension fund will be treated as such a fund. A “qualified foreign pension fund” is an organization or arrangement (i) created or organized in a foreign country, (ii) established to provide retirement or pension benefits to current or former employees (including self-employed individuals) or their designees by either (A) a foreign country as a result of services rendered by such employees to their employers, or (B) one or more employers in consideration for services rendered by such employees to such employers, (iii) which does not have a single participant or beneficiary that has a right to more than 5% of its assets or income, (iv) which is subject to government regulation and with respect to which annual information about its beneficiaries is provided, or is otherwise available, to relevant local tax authorities and (v) with respect to which, under its local laws, (A) contributions that would otherwise be subject to tax are deductible or excluded from its gross income or taxed at a reduced rate, or (B) taxation of its investment income is deferred, or such income is excluded from its gross income or taxed at a reduced rate.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Returns
If a non-U.S. investor is subject to taxation under FIRPTA on proceeds from the sale of our interests or preferred stock or on distributions, the non-U.S. investor will be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return.
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Liquidating Distributions
Once we have adopted (or are deemed to have adopted) a plan of liquidation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, liquidating distributions received by a non-U.S. investor with respect to our interests will be treated first as a recovery of the investor’s basis in the interests of interests (computed separately for each block of interests) and thereafter as gain from the disposition of our interests. Subject to the FIRPTA look-through rule, (i) if our interests are a USRPI, gain from a liquidating distribution with respect our interests would be ECI to the non-U.S. investor unless such non-U.S. investor were a qualified investor or qualified foreign pension fund, as described above, and (ii) if our interests are not a USRPI, gain from a liquidating distribution with respect to our interests would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. In general, the U.S. federal income tax rules applicable to REITs will require us to complete our liquidation within 24 months following our adoption of a plan of liquidation. Compliance with this 24-month requirement could require us to distribute unsold assets to a “liquidating trust” The U.S. federal income tax treatment of ownership an interest in any such liquidating trust would differ materially from the U.S. federal income tax treatment of an investment in our securities, including the potential incurrence of income treated as ECI and the likely requirement to file U.S. federal income tax returns.
The IRS takes the view that under the FIRPTA look-through rule, but subject to the exceptions described above that may apply to a holder of no more than 10% of our interests if our interests is regularly traded on an established securities market, to a qualified investor or to a qualified foreign pension fund, distributions in redemption of our interests and liquidating distributions to non-U.S. investors will be treated as ECI and subject to withholding at the highest U.S. federal corporate income rate, and also potentially subject to branch profits tax in the case of corporate non-U.S. investors, to the extent that the distributions are attributable to gain from the sale of a USRPI, regardless of whether our securities are a USRPI and regardless of whether the distribution is otherwise treated as a sale or exchange.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
We will report to our U.S. investors and the IRS the amount of dividends paid during each calendar year and the amount of any tax withheld. Under the backup withholding rules, a U.S. investor may be subject to backup withholding with respect to dividends paid unless the holder is a corporation or comes within other exempt categories and, when required, demonstrates this fact or provides a taxpayer identification number or social security number, certifies as to no loss of exemption from backup withholding and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. A U.S. investor that does not provide his or her correct taxpayer identification number or social security number may also be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. In addition, we may be required to withhold a portion of dividends or capital gain distribution to any U.S. investor who fails to certify their non-foreign status.
U.S. investors. In general, information reporting requirements will apply to payments of distributions on our securities and payments of the proceeds of the sale of our securities to some investors. Further, the payor will be required to backup withhold on any payments at the current rate of 24% if:
(1) | the payee fails to furnish a taxpayer identification number, or TIN, to the payor or establish an exemption from backup withholding; | |
(2) | the IRS notifies the payor that the TIN furnished by the payee is incorrect; | |
(3) | the payee fails to certify under the penalty of perjury that the payee is not subject to backup withholding under the Internal Revenue Code; or | |
(4) | there has been a notified payee underreporting with respect to dividends described in Code Section 3406(c). |
Some U.S. investors, including corporations and tax-exempt organizations, will be exempt from backup withholding. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to an investor will be allowed as a credit against the investor’s U.S. federal income tax and may entitle the investor to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS on a timely basis.
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Non-U.S. Investors. Information reporting requirements and backup withholding may apply to (i) payments of distributions on our securities to a non-U.S. investor and (ii) proceeds a non- U.S. investor receives upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other disposition of our securities. Information reporting and backup withholding will generally not apply if an appropriate IRS Form W-8 is duly provided by such non-U.S. investor or the investor otherwise establishes an exemption, provided that the withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the investor is a U.S. person or that the claimed exemption is not in fact satisfied. Even without having executed an appropriate IRS Form W-8 or substantially similar form, however, in some cases information reporting and backup withholding will not apply to proceeds received through a broker’s foreign office that a non-U.S. investor receives upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other disposition of our securities. However, this exemption does not apply to brokers that are U.S. persons and certain foreign brokers with substantial U.S. ownership or operations. Any amount withheld under the backup withholding rules is allowable as a credit against such investor’s U.S. federal income tax liability (which might entitle such holder to a refund), provided that such holder furnishes the required information to the IRS. Payments not subject to information reporting requirements may nonetheless be subject to other reporting requirements
Foreign Accounts and FATCA
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, subject to administrative guidance and certain intergovernmental agreements entered into thereunder, currently imposes withholding taxes on certain U.S. source passive payments to “foreign financial institutions” (as specifically defined in the Internal Revenue Code) and certain other non-U.S. entities. Under this legislation, the failure to comply with additional certification, information reporting and other specified requirements could result in withholding tax being imposed on payments of dividends and sales proceeds to U.S. investors who own our interests through foreign accounts or foreign intermediaries and certain non-U.S. investors. The legislation imposes a 30% withholding tax on dividends on our interests paid to a foreign financial institution or to a foreign entity other than a financial institution, unless (i) the foreign financial institution (as the beneficial owner or as an intermediary for the beneficial owners) undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations or (ii) the foreign entity (as the beneficial owners or, in certain cases, as an intermediary for the beneficial owners) is not a financial institution and either certifies it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial U.S. owner. If the payee is a foreign financial institution (that is not otherwise exempt), it must either (1) enter into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain U.S. persons or U.S.-owned foreign entities, annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on payments to account holders whose actions prevent it from complying with these reporting and other requirements or (2) in the case of a foreign financial institution that is resident in a jurisdiction that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement to implement FATCA, comply with the revised diligence and reporting obligations of such intergovernmental agreement. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding this legislation.
State, Local and Non-U.S. Taxes
We and our investors may be subject to state, local or non-U.S. taxation in various jurisdictions, including those in which it or they transact business, own property or reside. The state, local or non-U.S. tax treatment of us and our investors may not conform to the U.S. federal income tax treatment discussed above. Any non-U.S. taxes incurred by us would not pass through to investors as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the application and effect of state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax laws on an investment in our interests.
Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs
The rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. No assurance can be given as to whether, when, or in what form, U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to us and our investors may be enacted. Changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws and interpretations of U.S. federal income tax laws could adversely affect an investment in a series’ interests.
The recently enacted TCJA, generally applicable for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, made significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code, including a number of provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that affect the taxation of businesses and their owners, including REITs and their investors.
Among other changes, the TCJA made the following changes:
● | For tax years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026, (i) the U.S. federal income tax rates on ordinary income of individuals, trusts and estates have been generally reduced and (ii) non-corporate taxpayers are permitted to take a deduction for certain pass-through business income, including, as discussed above, dividends received from REITs that are not designated as capital gain dividends or qualified dividend income, subject to certain limitations. | |
● | The maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for corporations has been reduced, and corporate alternative minimum tax has been eliminated for corporations, which would generally reduce the amount of U.S. federal income tax payable by our TRSs and by us to the extent we were subject corporate U.S. federal income tax. In addition, the maximum withholding rate on distributions by us to non-U.S. investors that are treated as attributable to gain from the sale or exchange of a U.S. real property interest has been reduced. |
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● | Certain new limitations on the deductibility of interest expense now apply, which limitations may affect the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by us or our TRSs. | |
● | Certain new limitations on net operating losses now apply, which limitations may affect net operating losses generated by us or our TRSs. | |
● | A U.S. tax-exempt investor that is subject to tax on its UBTI will be required to separately compute its taxable income and loss for each unrelated trade or business activity for purposes of determining its UBTI. | |
● | Accounting rules generally require us to recognize income items for federal income tax purposes no later than when we take the item into account for financial statement purposes, which may accelerate our recognition of certain income items. |
The long-term effect of the TCJA on us and our investors remains uncertain, and administrative guidance will be required in order to fully evaluate the effect of many provisions. Any technical corrections with respect to the TCJA could have an adverse effect on us or our investors.
A fiduciary of a pension, profit sharing, retirement or other employee benefit plan (or a plan), subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (or ERISA), should consider the fiduciary standards under ERISA in the context of the plan’s particular circumstances before authorizing an investment of a portion of such plan’s assets in our interests. Accordingly, among other things, such fiduciary should consider (i) whether the investment satisfies the diversification requirements of Section 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA, (ii) whether the investment is in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the plan as required by Section 404(a)(1)(D) of ERISA, and (iii) whether the investment is prudent under ERISA. In addition to the imposition of general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification, ERISA and corresponding provisions of Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, prohibit a wide range of transactions involving the assets of the plan and persons who have certain specified relationships to the plan (“parties in interest” within the meaning of ERISA, “disqualified persons” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code). A party in interest or disqualified person who engages in a prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the fiduciary of the plan that engages in such a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to penalties under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Thus, a plan fiduciary considering an investment in our interests also should consider whether the acquisition or the continued holding of our interests might constitute or give rise to a direct or indirect prohibited transaction that is not subject to an exemption issued by the Department of Labor (or the DOL).
The DOL has issued final regulations (or the DOL Regulations) as to what constitutes assets of an employee benefit plan under ERISA. Under the DOL Regulations, if a plan acquires an equity interest in an entity, which interest is neither a “publicly offered security” nor a security issued by an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act, the plan’s assets would include, for example, for purposes of the fiduciary responsibility provision of ERISA, both the equity interest and an undivided interest in each of the entity’s underlying assets unless certain specified exceptions apply. The DOL Regulations define a publicly offered security as a security that is “widely held,” “freely transferable,” and either part of a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act or sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (provided the securities are registered under the Exchange Act within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year of the issuer during which the public offering occurred). Our interests are being sold in an offering registered under the Securities Act and will be registered under the Exchange Act.
The DOL Regulations provide that a security is “widely held” only if it is part of a class of securities that is owned by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and of one another. A security will not fail to be “widely held” because the number of independent investors falls below 100 subsequent to the initial public offering as a result of events beyond the issuer’s control. We expect our interests to be “widely held” upon completion of the initial public offering.
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The DOL Regulations provide that whether a security is “freely transferable” is a factual question to be determined on the basis of all relevant facts and circumstances. The DOL Regulations further provide that when a security is part of an offering in which the minimum investment is $10,000 or less, as is the case with this offering, certain restrictions ordinarily will not, alone or in combination, affect the finding that such securities are “freely transferable.” We believe that the restrictions imposed under the Operating Agreement on the transfer of our interests are limited to the restrictions on transfer generally permitted under the DOL Regulations and are not likely to result in the failure of interests our interests to be “freely transferable.” The DOL Regulations only establish a presumption in favor of the finding of free transferability, and, therefore, no assurance can be given that the DOL will not reach a contrary conclusion.
Assuming that our interests will be “widely held” and “freely transferable,” we believe that our interests will be publicly offered securities for purposes of the DOL Regulations and that our assets will not be deemed to be “plan assets” of any plan that invests in our interests.
Certain individuals, including us, Nada, the Manager and any of their respective affiliates may be parties in interest and disqualified persons with respect to plans subject to ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code. Prohibited transactions within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code may arise if interests of interests are acquired or held by a plan with respect to which we, the Manager or any of their respective affiliates is a party in interest or a disqualified person. Certain exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code may be applicable, however, in certain cases, depending in part on the type of plan fiduciary making the decision to acquire our interests and the circumstances under which such decision is made. Accordingly, each holder of our interests will be deemed to have represented and agreed that its purchase and holding of such interests will not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION AND SUBSCRIPTION PROCEDURE
Plan of Distribution
Our series interests may be purchased directly from us through www.nada.com/cityfunds. The sale of the interests in our series offerings is being facilitated by Dalmore Group, LLC., or Dalmore, which is a registered broker-dealer under the Exchange Act and member of FINRA and is registered in each state where the offer and sales of the interests will occur.
Each of the series offerings is being conducted under Regulation A under the Securities Act and therefore, only will only be offered and sold to “qualified purchasers.” For further details on the suitability requirements an investor must meet in order to participate in these series offerings, see “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure – investor Suitability Standards.” As a Tier 2 offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act, these series offerings will be exempt from state law “Blue Sky” registration requirements, subject to meeting certain state filing requirements and complying with certain antifraud provisions, to the extent that our series interests are offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” or at a time when our series interests are listed on a national securities exchange. It is anticipated that sales of securities will only be made in states where Dalmore is registered.
There will be different closing dates for each series offering and each series may conduct multiple closings. The initial closing of a series offering will take place on the earlier to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the maximum number of interests for a series have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion. If an initial has not occurred, an offering shall be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date such offering circular or amendment thereof, as applicable, is qualified by the Commission, which period may be extended with respect to a particular series by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the offering for a particular series in its sole discretion.
Those persons who want to invest in the interests of a series must sign a subscription agreement, which will contain representations, warranties, covenants, and conditions customary for private placement investments in limited liability companies, see “Plan of Distribution and Subscription Procedure - How to Subscribe” below for further details. A copy of the form of subscription agreement is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the offering statement of which this offering circular is as part.
Investor Suitability Standards
The series interests are being offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” (as defined in Regulation A under the Securities Act) include: (i) “accredited investors” under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and (ii) all other investors so long as their investment in any of the series interests of the Company (in connection with all series offered under Regulation A) does not represent more than 10% of the greater of their annual income or net worth (for natural persons), or 10% of the greater of annual revenue or net assets at fiscal year-end (for non-natural persons). We reserve the right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason, including if we determine in our sole and absolute discretion that such investor is not a “qualified purchaser” for purposes of Regulation A.
For an individual potential investor to be an “accredited investor” for purposes of satisfying one of the tests in the “qualified purchaser” definition, the investor must be a natural person who has:
1. an individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of the purchase, excluding the value of the primary residence of such person and the mortgage on that primary residence (to the extent not underwater), but including the amount of debt that exceeds the value of that residence and including any increase in debt on that residence within the prior 60 days, other than as a result of the acquisition of that primary residence; or
2. earned income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year.
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If the investor is not a natural person, different standards apply. See Rule 501 of Regulation D for more details. For purposes of determining whether a potential investor is a “qualified purchaser,” annual income and net worth should be calculated as provided in the “accredited investor” definition under Rule 501 of Regulation D. In particular, net worth in all cases should be calculated excluding the value of an investor’s home, home furnishings and automobiles.
If you live outside the United States, it is your responsibility to fully observe the laws of any relevant territory or jurisdiction outside the United States in connection with any purchase, including obtaining required governmental or other consent and observing any other required legal or other formalities.
Our Manager and Dalmore, in its capacity as broker of record for these offerings, will be permitted to make a determination that the subscribers for series interests in each series offering are “qualified purchasers” in reliance on the information and representations provided by the subscriber regarding the subscriber’s financial situation. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable federal thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to http://www.investor.gov.
An investment in our series interests may involve significant risks. Only investors who can bear the economic risk of the investment for an indefinite period of time and the loss of their entire investment should invest in the series interests. See “Risk Factors.”
Minimum and Maximum Investment
The minimum subscription by an investor in any series offering is one hundred (100) interests and the maximum subscription by any investor in a series offering will be limited to 9.8% of the total number of interests being offered for such series, although such maximum thresholds may be waived by the Manager in its sole discretion.
Broker
We have engaged Dalmore, a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and a member of FINRA and SIPC, to perform the following administrative and compliance related functions in connection with our offerings, but not for underwriting or placement agent services:
● | Review investor information, including KYC, or Know Your Customer data, AML, or Anti Money Laundering, and other compliance background checks, and provide a recommendation to the company whether or not to accept investor as a customer; |
● | Review each investors subscription agreement to confirm such investors participation in the offering and provide a determination to the company whether or not to accept the use of the subscription agreement for the investor’s participation; |
● | Contact and/or notify the company, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification on an investor; |
● | Not provide any investment advice nor any investment recommendations to any investor; |
● | Keep investor details and data confidential and not disclose to any third-party except as required by regulators or pursuant to the terms of the agreement (e.g. as needed for AML and background checks); and |
● | Coordinate with third party providers to ensure adequate review and compliance. |
Dalmore will be registered in each state where each offering and sale of series interests will occur, prior to the launch of each series offering. Dalmore will receive a brokerage fee but will not purchase any series interests and, therefore, will not be eligible to receive any discounts, commissions or any underwriting or finder’s fees in connection with any series offering.
The broker-dealer agreement with Dalmore will remain in effect for a period of twelve (12) months and will renew automatically for successive renewal terms of twelve (12) months each unless either party provides notice to the other party of non-renewal at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the current term.
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Lock-up Period
Upon the closing of an offering for a particular series, a 90-day lock-up period will commence from the day of the closing, before interests in the particular series may be transferred by any investor in such series.
Escrow Agent
The Escrow Agent is North Capital Private Securities Corporation who will be appointed as escrow agent for each series offering pursuant to an escrow agreement among the Broker, the Escrow Agent, and our company, on behalf of each series. Copies of the escrow agreements for each series are filed starting with Exhibit 8.1 and onwards to the offering statement of which this offering circular forms a part.
Each series will generally be responsible for fees due to the Escrow Agent, which are categorized as part of the offering expenses described in “—Fees and Expenses” below. The Manager has agreed to pay the escrow fees and the series will reimburse the Manager for offering expenses actually incurred, including escrow fees and for certain other expenses. See “Management Compensation—Reimbursement of Expenses.”
We have agreed to indemnify the Escrow Agent and each director, officer, employee, attorney, agent and affiliate of the Escrow Agent against any and all actions, claims (whether or not valid), losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) in any third party claim arising from or in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, performance or failure of performance of the escrow agreements or any transactions contemplated therein; provided, however, that no person shall have the right to be indemnified for any liability finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, subject to no further appeal, to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such person.
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Fees and Expenses
See “Use of Proceeds to Issuer” for a description of the specific expenses for each offering.
Brokerage Fee
As compensation for providing certain broker-dealer services to each series in connection with each series offering, Dalmore will receive a brokerage fee equal to 1.0% of the gross proceeds of each such offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dalmore will not receive any fee on funds raised from the sale of interests to our Manager, its affiliates or any other property sellers.
Each series will be responsible for paying its own brokerage fee to Dalmore in connection with the sale of interests in such series, except if otherwise stated for a particular series. The brokerage fee will be payable from the proceeds of such offering.
In addition to the 1% brokerage fee, Cityfunds Manager, LLC, our Manager, has agreed to pay Dalmore a one-time $20,000 consulting fee, $10,000 of which will be due and payable immediately after FINRA issues a letter indicating that it does not object to Dalmore’s fees and we receive qualification of our offering statement by the Commission. The remaining $10,000 will be due and payable to Dalmore 30 days after the issuance of the FINRA No Objection Letter to Dalmore and qualification of the offering statement by the Commission. We will also make a one-time advance payment of $5,000 to Dalmore for out of pocket expenses. Dalmore will also receive a $1,000 fee for each post-qualification amendment to the offering statement that we file to qualify additional series offerings. This fee will be paid by our Manager, subject to possible reimbursement from the relevant series. The aggregate commission to be paid to Dalmore, which will be inclusive of all fees to be received in connection with each post-qualification amendment to the offering statement to qualify additional series offerings, will have a maximum value of no more than 7% of the total offering proceeds. Dalmore will ensure that the maximum commission amount will not exceed this 7% cap.
In addition to the fees we will pay Dalmore, the Manager will pay North Capital Investment Technology, Inc., the parent company of the Escrow Agent, a monthly licensing and service fee of $750 for technology tools to facilitate the offering of securities on the Arrived Homes platform. This fee is capped at $6,000 for each series offering. The Manager will also pay North Capital Investment Technology a one-time installation and setup fee of $2,500.
Additional Information Regarding this Offering Circular
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information other than as set forth in this offering circular. Except as otherwise indicated, all information contained in this offering circular is given as of the date of this offering circular. Neither the delivery of this offering circular nor any sale made hereunder shall under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date hereof.
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From time to time, we may provide an offering circular supplement that may add, update or change information contained in this offering circular. Any statement that we make in this offering circular will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a subsequent offering circular supplement. The offering statement we filed with the Commission includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this offering circular. You should read this offering circular and the related exhibits filed with the Commission and any offering circular supplement, together with additional information contained in our annual reports, semiannual reports and other reports and information statements that we will file periodically with the Commission.
The offering statement and all amendments, supplements and reports that we have filed or will file in the future can be read on the Commission website at www.sec.gov or in the legal section for the applicable series on the Company’s website. The contents of our website (other than the offering Statement, this offering circular and the Appendices and Exhibits thereto) are not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of this offering circular.
Transferability of the Interests
All interests will be issued in electronic form only and will not be listed or quoted on any national securities exchange. We expect that after a series’ offering has concluded, the Secondary Trading Platform will be a venue available for the potential resale of such series’ interests through Dalmore, our broker-dealer of record, as a broker dealer member of the Secondary Trading Platform; provided, however, such resale of a series’ interests will be subject to federal and state securities laws and the restrictions in the Operating Agreement, and there can be no assurance that an active market for any interests will develop on the Secondary Trading Platform, that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available to allow resales of interests to residents of all states, or that the Secondary Trading Platform will be available at all. For these reasons, investors must be prepared to hold their interests indefinitely.
The Secondary Trading Platform will only be available on the Nada App and prospective investors will have to create a Nada account before being permitted to access the Secondary Trading Platform.
The Manager may withhold a transfer in its sole discretion, including if the Manager determines that such transfer, assignment or pledge would result in (a) the assets of the series being deemed “plan assets” for purposes of ERISA, or (b) the Company, the series or the Manager being subject to additional regulatory requirements.
Please refer to the applicable series’ subscription agreement and the Operating Agreement for additional information regarding restrictions on transfer that may be applicable to the interests.
How to Subscribe
Potential investors who are “qualified purchasers” may subscribe to purchase interests in a series which has not had a final.
The subscription process for each offering is a separate process. Any potential investor wishing to acquire any series interests must:
1. Carefully read this offering circular, and any current supplement, as well as any documents described in the offering circular and attached hereto or which you have requested. Consult with your tax, legal and financial advisors to determine whether an investment in any of the series interests is suitable for you.
2. Review the subscription agreement (including the “investor Qualification and Attestation” attached thereto), which was pre-populated following your completion of certain questions on the application and if the responses remain accurate and correct, sign the completed subscription agreement using electronic signature. Except as otherwise required by law, subscriptions may not be withdrawn or cancelled by subscribers.
3. Once the completed subscription agreement is signed for a particular offering, an integrated online payment provider will transfer funds in an amount equal to the purchase price for the relevant series interests you have applied to subscribe for (as set out on the front page of your subscription agreement) into a non-interest-bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent will hold such subscription monies in escrow until such time as your subscription agreement is either accepted or rejected by the Manager and, if accepted, such further time until you are issued with series interests for which you subscribed.
4. The Manager and Dalmore will review the subscription documentation completed and signed by you. You may be asked to provide additional information. The Manager or Dalmore will contact you directly if required. We reserve the right to reject any subscriptions, in whole or in part, for any or no reason, and to withdraw any offering at any time prior to a closing.
5. Once the review is complete, the Manager will inform you whether or not your application to subscribe for the series interests is approved or denied and if approved, the number of series interests you are entitled to subscribe for. If your subscription is rejected in whole or in part, then your subscription payments (being the entire amount if your application is rejected in whole or the payments associated with those subscriptions rejected in part) will be refunded promptly, without interest or deduction. The Manager accept subscriptions on a first-come, first served basis subject to the right to reject or reduce subscriptions.
6. If all or a part of your subscription in a particular series is approved, then the number of series interests you are entitled to subscribe for will be issued to you upon the closing. Simultaneously with the issuance of the series interests, the subscription monies held by the Escrow Agent in escrow on your behalf will be transferred to the account of the applicable series as consideration for such series interests.
By executing the subscription agreement, you agree to be bound by the terms of the subscription agreement and the Operating Agreement of the Company, or the Operating Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time. The Company, the Manager and Dalmore will rely on the information you provide in the subscription agreement, including the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” attached thereto and the supplemental information you provide in order for the Manager and Dalmore to verify your status as a “qualified purchaser.” If any information about your “qualified purchaser” status changes prior to you being issued series interests, please notify the Manager immediately using the contact details set out in the subscription agreement.
For further information on the subscription process, please contact the Manager using the contact details set out in the “Where to Find Additional Information” section.
The subscription funds advanced by prospective investors as part of the subscription process will be held in a non-interest-bearing account with the Escrow Agent and will not be commingled with the series’ operating account, until if and when there is a closing for a particular offering with respect to that investor. When the Escrow Agent has received instructions from the Manager or Dalmore that an offering will close, and the investor’s subscription is to be accepted (either in whole or part), then the Escrow Agent shall disburse such investor’s subscription proceeds in its possession to the account of the applicable series. If an offering is terminated without a closing, or if a prospective investor’s subscription is not accepted or is cut back due to oversubscription or otherwise, such amounts placed into escrow by prospective investors will be returned promptly to them without interest or deductions. Any costs and expenses associated with a terminated offering will be borne by the Manager.
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The validity of the interests offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Bevilacqua PLLC.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Our financial statements as of December 31, 2021 and for the period from April 26, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021included in this offering circular have been audited by Artesian CPA, LLC, a certified public accounting firm, as stated in its report appearing herein.
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WHERE TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This offering circular does not purport to restate all of the relevant provisions of the documents referred to or pertinent to the matters discussed herein, all of which must be read for a complete description of the terms relating to an investment in us. All potential investors in the interests of a series are entitled to review copies of any other agreements relating to any series described in this offering circular and offering circular supplements and amendments, if any. In the subscription agreement, you will represent that you are completely satisfied with the results of your pre-investment due diligence activities.
The Manager will answer inquiries from potential investors in offerings concerning any of the series, the Company, the Manager and other matters relating to the offer and sale of the series interests under this offering circular. The Company will afford the potential investors in the interests the opportunity to obtain any additional information to the extent the Company possesses such information or can acquire such information without unreasonable effort or expense that is necessary to verify the information in this offering circular.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the offering circular to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of the offering circular, except as so modified or superseded.
Requests and inquiries regarding the offering circular should be directed to:
Cityfunds I, LLC
1315 Manufacturing Street, Dallas, TX 75204
E-Mail: info@joinnada.com
Attention: Cityfunds Manager, LLC
We will provide requested information to the extent that we possess such information or can acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense.
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A DELAWARE SERIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND FOR PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 26, 2021 (INCEPTION) AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS - CITYFUNDS I, LLC
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To the Managing Member of
Cityfunds I, LLC
New York, New York
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Cityfunds I, LLC (the “Company”) on a consolidated level and for each listed Series, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in member’s equity/(deficit), and cash flows for the period from April 26, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company and each listed Series as of December 31, 2021, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the Company and for each listed Series for the period from April 26, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021 in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Company and each listed Series and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Substantial Doubt About the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company and each listed Series have not commenced planned principal operations and have not generated revenues or profits. The Company and each listed Series hold no liquid assets and are dependent upon its managing member for continued payment of its obligations. The Company has a members’ deficit of $16,248 as of December 31, 2021. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 3. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and or the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s and each listed Series’ ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are available to be issued.
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Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole and for each listed Series are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements, including omissions, are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the consolidated financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, we:
● | Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. |
● | Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. |
● | Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed. |
● | Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. |
● | Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. |
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control related matters that we identified during the audit.
/s/ Artesian CPA, LLC
Denver, Colorado
May 1, 2022
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Artesian CPA, LLC
1624 Market Street, Suite 202 | Denver, CO 80202
p: 877.968.3330 f: 720.634.0905
info@ArtesianCPA.com | www.ArtesianCPA.com
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021
(US$) | Series #Austin | Series #Miami | Series #Dallas | Consolidated Total - Cityfunds I, LLC | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred offering costs | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 21,975 | ||||||||
Cash | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Total current assets: | 7,325 | 7,325 | 7,325 | 21,975 | ||||||||||||
Investment properties, at cost | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Less-accumulated depreciation | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Investment properties, at cost, net | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Deposits for real estate acquisitions | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 21,975 | ||||||||
Liabilities and members’ equity | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 4,337 | $ | 4,337 | $ | 4,337 | $ | 13,011 | ||||||||
Due to related party | 8,404 | 8,404 | 8,404 | 25,212 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | 12,741 | 12,741 | 12,741 | 38,223 | ||||||||||||
Members’ equity/ (deficit) | - | |||||||||||||||
Membership contributions | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Retained earnings / (accumulated deficit) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (16,248 | ) | ||||||||
Total Members’ equity/ (deficit) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (16,248 | ) | ||||||||
Total liabilities and members’ equity | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 7,325 | $ | 21,975 |
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 26, 2021 (INCEPTION) AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
Series #Austin | Series #Miami | Series #Dallas | Consolidated Total - Cityfunds I, LLC | |||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (16,248 | ) | ||||||||
Total expenses | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (16,248 | ) | ||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (16,248 | ) | ||||
Weighted average membership interests | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Earnings/(loss) per membership interest | - | - | - | - |
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 26, 2021 (INCEPTION) AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
Series #Austin | Series #Miami | Series #Dallas | Consolidated Total - Cityfunds I, LLC | |||||||||||||
Balance at April 26, 2021 (inception) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Capital contributions | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Distributions | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net Loss | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (5,416 | ) | (16,248 | ) | ||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2021 | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (16,248 | ) |
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN APRIL 26, 2021 (INCEPTION) AND DECEMBER 31, 2021
Series #Austin | Series #Miami | Series #Dallas | Consolidated Total - Cityfunds I, LLC | |||||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||||||||||
Net Loss | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (5,416 | ) | $ | (16,248 | ) | ||||
Deferred offering cost charge | (7,325 | ) | (7,325 | ) | (7,325 | ) | (21,975 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 4,337 | 4,337 | 4,337 | 13,011 | ||||||||||||
Net cash used In operating activities | (8,404 | ) | (8,404 | ) | (8,404 | ) | (25,212 | ) | ||||||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Membership contributions | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Funds provided by manager | 8,404 | 8,404 | 8,404 | 25,212 | ||||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 8,404 | 8,404 | 8,404 | 25,212 | ||||||||||||
Net change In cash | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Cash at beginning of period | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Cash at end of period | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities | ||||||||||||||||
Deferred offering costs and operating expenses paid by manager | $ | 2,988 | $ | 2,988 | $ | 2,988 | $ | 8,964 |
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 26, 2021 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2021
1. | ORGANIZATION |
Cityfunds I, LLC (the “Company”) is a series limited liability company organized April 26, 2021 (inception) under the laws of Delaware that has been formed to permit public investment in a portfolio of residential real estate properties in a specific market, each portfolio of which will be held by a separate series of limited liability company interests, or “Series”, that we have and intend to establish. As a Delaware series limited liability company, the debts, liabilities, obligations, and expenses incurred, contracted for or otherwise existing with respect to a particular Series are segregated and enforceable only against the assets of such Series, as provided under Delaware law.
As of December 31, 2021 the Company had not yet commenced operations. Once the Company commences its planned principal operations, it will incur significant additional expenses. The Company is dependent upon additional capital resources for the commencement of its planned principal operations and is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including failing to secure funding to commence the Company’s planned operations or failing to profitably operate the business.
The Company is managed by Cityfunds Manager, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Manager” or “Managing Member”).
2. | SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Principles of Reporting, Use of Estimates, and Basis for Consolidation
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated balance sheet. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Cityfunds I, LLC and its series. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cash Equivalents and Concentration of Cash Balance
The Company considers all highly liquid securities with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded instruments and listed equities.
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Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flows or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheet approximates their fair value.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are generated at the series level. Rental revenue, net of concessions, will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity’s contracts to provide goods or services to customers.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements: 1) identify the contract with a customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and 5) recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.
Organizational Costs
In accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 720, organizational costs, including accounting fees, legal fees, and costs of incorporation, are expensed as incurred.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 with regards to offering costs. Prior to the completion of an offering, offering costs are capitalized. The deferred offering costs are charged to members’ equity/(deficit) upon the completion of an offering or to expense if the offering is not completed.
The Company will reimburse the Manager for any offering costs incurred by the Manager from the proceeds from each Series offering. As of December 31, 2021, the Manager has incurred $21,975 in offering expenses of which $13,011 was payable as of December 31, 2021.
Real Estate and Impairment
The Company continuously evaluates, by property, whether there are any events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amount of the series’ properties may not be recoverable. To the extent an event or change in circumstance is identified, a property is considered to be impaired only if its carrying value cannot be recovered through estimated future undiscounted cash flows from the use and eventual disposition of the property. To the extent an impairment has occurred, the carrying amount of our investment in a property is adjusted to its estimated fair value. The process whereby we assess our properties for impairment requires significant judgment and assessment of factors that are, at times, subject to significant uncertainty. We evaluate multiple information sources and perform a number of internal analyses, each of which are important components of our process with no one information source or analysis being necessarily determinative.
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Income Taxes
The Company is a limited liability company. Accordingly, under the Internal Revenue Code, all taxable income or loss flows through to its members. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been recorded in the consolidated financial statements. Income from the Company is reported and taxed to the members on their individual tax returns.
The Company complies with FASB ASC 740 for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in a company’s consolidated financial statements, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
The Company may in the future become subject to federal, state and local income taxation though it has not been since its inception. The Company is not presently subject to any income tax audit in any taxing jurisdiction.
The Company intends to elect for each Series to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, commencing with the taxable year ending December 31, 2022.
Earnings/(Loss) per Membership Interest:
Upon completion of an offering, each Series intends to comply with accounting and disclosure requirement of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” For each Series, earnings (loss) per membership interest (“EPMI”) will be computed by dividing net (loss) / income for a particular Series by the weighted average number of outstanding membership interests in that particular Series during the period.
3. | GOING CONCERN |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company is a business that has not commenced planned principal operations and has not generated revenues or profits since inception. The Company’s ability and each listed Series’ ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise sufficient capital from outside investors and deploy such to produce profitable operating results. No assurance can be given that the Company and each listed Series will be successful in these efforts. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company and each listed Series to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
4. | MEMBERS’ EQUITY/ (DEFICIT) |
Pursuant to the terms of the Company’s limited liability operating agreement (the “Operating Agreement”), the Manager will provide certain management and advisory services to the Company and to each of its Series and their subsidiaries, as well as management team and appropriate support personnel. The Manager is a joint venture between Compound Asset Management, LLC, and Nada Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Nada Holdings Inc. (“Nada”) and controlled by Nada.
The Manager will be responsible for directing the management of our business and affairs, managing our day-to-day affairs, and implementing our investment strategy. The Manager and its officers will not be required to devote all of their time to our business and are only required to devote such time to our affairs as their duties require. The Manager has a unilateral ability to amend the Operating Agreement and the allocation policy in certain circumstances without the consent of the investors. The investors only have limited voting rights in respect of the series in which they are invested.
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Pursuant to the Operating Agreement, the Manager will receive fees and expense reimbursements for services relating to this Offering and the investment and management of our properties.
The Manager has sole discretion in determining what distributions, if any, are made to interest holders except as otherwise limited by law or the Operating Agreement. The Company expects the Manager to make distributions on a semi-annual basis. However, the Manager may change the timing of distributions or determine that no distributions shall be made in its sole discretion.
The debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, and no member of the Company is obligated personally for any such debt, obligation, or liability.
5. | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
The Company entered into an agreement with its Manager on April 26, 2021 (inception), where each Series shall pay to the Manager a quarterly asset management fee equal to 0.375% (1.50% annually) of its value (as defined in the Company’s Operating Agreement), payable quarterly in arrears. Each Series will also pay the Company an acquisition fee equal to 1.00% of the purchase price for any single-family home that the Series may acquire.
In addition, the Company’s Operating Agreement states that any operating or offering expenses incurred by the Manager will be reimbursed by the Company. As of December 31, 2021, the Manager has incurred $38,224 in offering expenses and general and administrative expenses of which $13,011 was payable as of December 31, 2021.
6. | RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS |
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases” (Topic 842). This ASU requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability under most operating leases in its balance sheet. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are continuing to evaluate the impact of this new standard on our financial reporting and disclosures.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, we will adopt those that are applicable under the circumstances.
7. | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Management has evaluated all subsequent events through May 1, 2022 the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. There are no additional material events requiring disclosure or adjustment to the consolidated financial statements other than the items below.
Securities Offerings
Series #Austin
The Company closed on the sale of 13,000 Series #Austin Interests under Regulation D, Rule 506(c) under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, receiving $130,000 of gross proceeds. In addition, we sold approximately 45,711 Series #Austin interests under the exemption from registration provided by Regulation CF under Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act, receiving gross proceeds of approximately $457,105. In addition, we also issued 457.11 Series #Austin Interests to Open Deal Portal, as a part of their commission for hosting the Series #Austin Regulation CF offering.
Acquisition of the Paint Brush Drive Property by Series #Austin
Series #Austin of Cityfunds I LLC completed the acquisition of the Paint Brush Drive Property with tenant from Nada Investments on March 15, 2022. The Series #Austin acquired the Paint Brush Drive Property for cash in the amount of $288,345 paid out of its own funds.
Series Miami
The Company closed on the sale of 4,000 Series #Miami Interests under Regulation D, Rule 506(c) under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, receiving $40,000 of gross proceeds. In addition, we sold approximately 26,058 Series #Miami interests under the exemption from registration provided by Regulation CF under Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act, receiving gross proceeds of approximately $260,575. In addition, we also issued 260.58 Series #Miami Interests to Open Deal Portal, as a part of their commission for hosting the Series #Miami Regulation CF offering.
Series Dallas
The Company closed on the sale of 2,000 Series #Dallas Interests under Regulation D, Rule 506(c) under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, receiving $20,000 of gross proceeds. In addition, we sold approximately 32,082 Series #Dallas interests under the exemption from registration provided by Regulation CF under Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act, receiving gross proceeds of approximately $320,820. In addition, we also issued 320.82 Series #Dallas Interests to Open Deal Portal, as a part of their commission for hosting the Series #Dallas Regulation CF offering.
Acquisition of 9021 Oels Street Property by Series #Dallas
Series #Dallas of Cityfunds I LLC completed the acquisition of the 9021 Oels Street Property on April 19, 2022. Series #Dallas acquired the 9021 Oels Street Property from the previous owner for cash in the amount of $224,000 paid out of its own funds. The purchase and sale agreement (“PSA”) for the property was originally entered into between the Property’s previous owner and a third party who assigned the PSA to Series #Dallas. Series #Dallas reimbursed the third party seller an amount of $2,600 for deposits made to the seller of the Property.
Additional Series
In 2022, the Company plans to offer the following maximum number of interests of each series listed below on a “best efforts,” no offering minimum basis:
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Houston membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Tampa membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Nashville membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Phoenix membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Las Vegas membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Denver membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest; and | |
● | up to 700,000 of Series #Los Angeles membership interests at a price of $10.00 per membership interest. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
* Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2021, as the indicated exhibit to the Form 1-A offering statement of CityFunds I, LLC.
**Filed herewith.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on July 28, 2022.
CITYFUNDS I, LLC | ||
By: | Cityfunds Manager, LLC, its manager | |
By: | Nada Asset Management LLC, its managing member | |
By: | /s/ John Green | |
Name: | John Green | |
Title: | Manager |
This offering statement has been signed by the following persons, in the capacities, and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
/s/ John Green | Principal Executive Officer of Cityfunds I, LLC | July 28, 2022 | ||
John Green | ||||
/s/ Mauricio Delgado | Principal Financial Officer of Cityfunds I, LLC | July 28, 2022 | ||
Mauricio Delgado |
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Exhibit 4.1
Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series], a Series of Cityfunds I, LLC
Interests are offered through Dalmore Group, LLC,
a registered broker-dealer and a member of FINRA and SIPC (“Broker”)
Subscription Agreement to subscribe for Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series], a Series of Cityfunds I, LLC
Legal name of Purchaser | |
Number of Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] Interests subscribed for | |
Aggregate Price of Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] Interests subscribed for | $ |
PAYMENT DETAILS
Please complete the following ACH payment details in order to automatically transfer money into the escrow account:
Account Number: | |
Routing Number: |
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CITYFUNDS I SERIES [Name of Series], A SERIES OF CITYFUNDS I, LLC
Cityfunds Manager, LLC.
Managing Member of Cityfunds I, LLC
2512 Boll Street
Dallas, TX 75204
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1. Subscription.
1.1. The undersigned (the “Purchaser”), intending to be legally bound, hereby irrevocably agrees to purchase from Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series], a Series of Cityfunds I, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company (the “Company”), the number of Interests in Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] (the “[Name of Series] Interests”) set forth on the front of this Subscription Agreement at a purchase price of $10.00 per [Name of Series] Interest for the aggregate purchase price set forth on the front page hereto (the “Subscription Price”), and on the terms and conditions of the Limited Liability Company Agreement governing the Company, dated June 8, 2021, as amended from time to time (the “Operating Agreement”), a copy of which the Purchaser has received and read. This subscription is submitted to Cityfunds Manager, LLC, the managing member of the Company and of Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] (the “Manager”) by the Purchaser in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions described in this Subscription Agreement, relating to the exempt offering by the Company (the “Offering”) up to [Number of Interests] [Name of Series] Interests for maximum aggregate gross proceeds of $[ ] (“Maximum Offering Amount”).
1.2. The Purchaser understands that the [Name of Series] Interests are being offered pursuant to an offering circular, dated [ ], 2022 (the “Offering Circular”), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). By executing this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser has received this Subscription Agreement, copies of the Offering Circular, the exhibits thereto, and any other information required by the Purchaser to make an investment decision.
1.3. The closing of the Offering (the “Closing”) will occur on the earliest to occur of (i) the date subscriptions for the Maximum Offering Amount have been accepted or (ii) a date determined by the Manager in its sole discretion. If an initial Closing has not occurred, the Offering shall be terminated upon (i) the date which is one year from the date that the Offering Circular is qualified by SEC, which period may be extended by an additional six months by the Manager in its sole discretion, or (ii) any date on which the Manager elects to terminate the Offering in its sole discretion (the “Termination Date”).
2. Payment. Concurrent with the execution hereof, the Purchaser authorizes North Capital Private Securities Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a registered Broker-Dealer, member FINRA and SIPC, as escrow agent for the Company (the “Escrow Agent”), to request the Subscription Price from the Purchaser’s bank (details of which are set out in the “Payment Details” section above). The Company shall cause the Escrow Agent to maintain all such funds for the Purchaser’s benefit in a segregated non-interest-bearing account until the earliest to occur of: (i) the Closing, (ii) the rejection of such subscription or (iii) the Termination Date.
3. Termination of Offering or Rejection of Subscription.
3.1. In the event that the Company does not effect an initial Closing on or before the Termination Date, the Company will cause the Escrow Agent to refund promptly the Subscription Price paid by the Purchaser, without deduction, offset or interest accrued thereon and this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect.
3.2. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the Manager, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject this or any other subscription for [Name of Series] Interests, in whole or in part, and for any reason or no reason, notwithstanding prior receipt by the Purchaser of notice of acceptance of this subscription. If the Manager rejects a subscription, either in whole or in part (which decision is in its sole discretion), the Company shall cause the Escrow Agent to return promptly the rejected Subscription Price or the rejected portion thereof to the Purchaser without deduction, offset or interest accrued thereon. If this subscription is rejected in whole this Subscription Agreement shall thereafter be of no further force or effect. If this subscription is rejected in part, this Subscription Agreement will continue in full force and effect to the extent this subscription was accepted.
4. Acceptance of Subscription. At the Closing, if the Manager accepts this subscription in whole or in part, the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser a counterpart executed copy of this Subscription Agreement and cause the Escrow Agent to release the Subscription Price (or applicable portion thereof if such subscription is only accepted in part) to the Company for the benefit of Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series]. The Company shall have no obligation hereunder until the Company shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser an executed copy of this Subscription Agreement, and until the Purchaser shall have executed and delivered to the Manager this Subscription Agreement and a substitute Form W-9 (if applicable) and shall have deposited the Purchase Price in accordance with this Agreement. The Purchaser understands and agrees that this subscription is made subject to the condition that the [Name of Series] Interests to be issued and delivered on account of this subscription will be issued only in the name of and delivered only to the Purchaser. Effective upon the Company’s execution of this Subscription Agreement, the Purchaser shall be a member of the Company, and the Purchaser agrees to adhere to and be bound by, the terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement as if the Purchaser were a party to it (and grants to the Manager the power of attorney described therein).
5. Representations and Warranties, Acknowledgments, and Agreements. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees to and with the Company, Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] and the Manager as follows:
5.1. The Purchaser is aware that an investment in the [Name of Series] Interests involves a significant degree of risk, and has received and carefully read the Offering Circular and, in particular, the “Risk Factors” section therein. The Purchaser understands that the Company is subject to all the risks applicable to early-stage companies, whether or not set forth in such “Risk Factors.” The Purchaser acknowledges that no representations or warranties have been made to it or to its advisors or representatives with respect to the business or prospects of the Company, [Name of Series], or their financial condition.
5.2. The offering and sale of the [Name of Series] Interests has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws. The Purchaser understands that the offering and sale of the [Name of Series] Interests is intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of Tier 2 of Regulation A thereof, based, in part, upon the representations, warranties and agreements of the Purchaser contained in this Subscription Agreement, including, without limitation, the investor qualification (“Investor Qualification and Attestation”) immediately following the signature page of this Subscription Agreement. The Purchaser is purchasing the [Name of Series] Interests for its own account for investment purposes only and not with a view to or intent of resale or distribution thereof in violation of any applicable securities laws, in whole or in part.
5.3. The Purchaser, as set forth in the Investor Certification attached hereto, as of the date hereof is a “qualified purchaser” as that term is defined in Regulation A (a “Qualified Purchaser”). The Purchaser agrees to promptly provide the Manager, the Broker (as defined on the first page hereto) and their respective agents with such other information as may be reasonably necessary for them to confirm the Qualified Purchaser status of the Purchaser.
5.4. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Purchaser’s responses to the investor qualification questions posed in the Compound Platform (the Company’s web- and app-based investment platform) and reflected in the Investor Qualification and Attestation, are complete and accurate as of the date hereof.
5.5. The Purchaser acknowledges that neither the SEC nor any state securities commission or other regulatory authority has passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the [Name of Series] Interests.
5.6. In evaluating the suitability of an investment in the [Name of Series] Interests, the Purchaser has not relied upon any representation or information (oral or written) other than as set forth in the Offering Circular, the Operating Agreement and this Subscription Agreement.
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5.7. Except as previously disclosed in writing to the Company, the Purchaser has taken no action that would give rise to any claim by any person for brokerage commissions, finders’ fees or the like relating to this Subscription Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Purchaser shall be solely liable for any such fees and shall indemnify the Company with respect thereto pursuant to Section 6.
5.8. The Purchaser, together with its advisors, if any, has such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, and business matters, and, in particular, investments in securities, so as to enable it to utilize the Offering Circular to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the [Name of Series] Interests and the Company and to make an informed investment decision with respect thereto.
5.9. The Purchaser is not relying on the Company, the Manager, the Broker or any of their respective employees or agents with respect to the legal, tax, economic and related considerations of an investment in the [Name of Series] Interests, other than with respect to the opinion of legality of legal counsel provided at Exhibit 12.1 to the Offering Circular, and the Purchaser has relied on the advice of, or has consulted with, only its own advisors, if any, whom the Purchaser has deemed necessary or appropriate in connection with its purchase of the [Name of Series] Interests.
5.10. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court, governmental agency or body or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or any of the Purchaser’s affiliates is required for the execution of this Subscription Agreement or the performance of the Purchaser’s obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, the purchase of the [Name of Series] Interests by the Purchaser.
5.11. The Purchaser has adequate means of providing for such Purchaser’s current financial needs and foreseeable contingencies and has no need for liquidity of its investment in the [Name of Series] Interests for an indefinite period of time.
5.12. The Purchaser (a) if a natural person, represents that the Purchaser has reached the age of 21 (or 18 in states with such applicable age limit) and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof; or (b) if a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity, represents that such entity was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the [Name of Series] Interests, such entity is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is authorized by, and will not result in a violation of state law or its charter or other organizational documents, such entity has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement and all other related agreements or certificates and to carry out the provisions hereof and thereof and to purchase and hold the [Name of Series] Interests, the execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action, this Subscription Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such entity and is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity; or (c) if executing this Subscription Agreement in a representative or fiduciary capacity, represents that it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Subscription Agreement in such capacity and on behalf of the subscribing individual, ward, partnership, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity for whom the Purchaser is executing this Subscription Agreement, and such individual, partnership, ward, trust, estate, corporation, or limited liability company or partnership, or other entity has full right and power to perform pursuant to this Subscription Agreement and make an investment in the Company, and represents that this Subscription Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such entity. The execution and delivery of this Subscription Agreement will not violate or be in conflict with any order, judgment, injunction, agreement or controlling document to which the Purchaser is a party or by which it is bound.
5.13. Any power of attorney of the Purchaser granted in favor of the Manager contained in the Operating Agreement has been executed by the Purchaser in compliance with the laws of the state, province or jurisdiction in which such agreements were executed.
5.14. If an entity, the Purchaser has its principal place of business or, if a natural person, the Purchaser has its primary residence, in the jurisdiction (state and/or country) set forth in the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” section of this Subscription Agreement. The Purchaser first learned of the offer and sale of the [Name of Series] Interests in the state listed in the “Investor Qualification and Attestation” section of this Subscription Agreement, and the Purchaser intends that the securities laws of that state shall govern the purchase of the Purchaser’s [Name of Series] Interests.
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5.15. The Purchaser is either (a) a natural person resident in the United States, (b) a partnership, corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States, (c) an estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. person, (d) a trust of which any trustee is a U.S. person, (e) an agency or branch of a foreign entity located in the United States, (f) a non-discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held by a dealer or other fiduciary for the benefit or account of a U.S. person, or (g) a partnership or corporation organized or incorporated under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction that was formed by a U.S. person principally for the purpose of investing in securities not registered under the Securities Act, unless it is organized or incorporated, and owned, by accredited investors who are not natural persons, estates or trusts. The Purchaser is not (i) a discretionary account or similar account (other than an estate or trust) held for the benefit or account of a non-U.S. person by a dealer or other professional fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States, (ii) an estate of which any professional fiduciary acting as executor or administrator is a U.S. person if an executor or administrator of the estate who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the assets of the estate and the estate is governed by foreign law, (iii) a trust of which any professional fiduciary acting as trustee is a U.S. person, if a trustee who is not a U.S. person has sole or shared investment discretion with respect to the trust assets and no beneficiary of the trust (and no settlor if the trust is revocable) is a U.S. person, (iv) an employee benefit plan established and administered in accordance with the law of a country other than the United States and customary practices and documentation of such country, or (v) an agency or branch of a U.S. person located outside the United States that operates for valid business reasons engaged in the business of insurance or banking that is subject to substantive insurance or banking regulation, respectively, in the jurisdiction where located.
5.16. Any information which the Purchaser has heretofore furnished or is furnishing herewith to the Company is true, complete and accurate and may be relied upon by the Manager, the Company and the Broker, in particular, in determining the availability of an exemption from registration under federal and state securities laws in connection with the Offering. The Purchaser further represents and warrants that it will notify and supply corrective information to the Company immediately upon the occurrence of any change therein occurring prior to the Company’s issuance of the [Name of Series] Interests.
5.17. The Purchaser is not, nor is it acting on behalf of, a “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2), as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (such regulation, the “Plan Asset Regulation”, and a benefit plan investor described in the Plan Asset Regulation, a “Benefit Plan Investor”). For the avoidance of doubt, the term Benefit Plan Investor includes all employee benefit plans subject to Part 4, Subtitle B, Title I of ERISA, any plan to which Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code applies and any entity, including any insurance company general account, whose underlying assets constitute “plan assets”, as defined under the Plan Asset Regulation, by reason of a Benefit Plan Investor’s investment in such entity.
5.18. The Purchaser is satisfied that the Purchaser has received adequate information with respect to all matters which it or its advisors, if any, consider material to its decision to make this investment.
5.19. Within five (5) days after receipt of a written request from the Manager, the Purchaser will provide such information and deliver such documents as may reasonably be necessary to comply with any and all laws and ordinances to which the Company is subject.
5.20. THE CITYFUNDS I SERIES [Name of Series] INTERESTS OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND ARE BEING OFFERED AND SOLD IN RELIANCE ON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SAID ACT AND SUCH LAWS. THE CITYFUNDS I SERIES [Name of Series] INTERESTS ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THE OPERATING AGREEMENT. THE SERIES LIERLY INTERESTS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SEC, ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR ANY OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES PASSED UPON OR ENDORSED THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING OR THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE MEMORANDUM OR THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
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5.21. The Purchaser should check the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac before making the following representations. The Purchaser represents that the amounts invested by it in the Company in the Offering were not and are not directly or indirectly derived from activities that contravene federal, state or international laws and regulations, including anti-money laundering laws and regulations. Federal regulations and Executive Orders administered by OFAC prohibit, among other things, the engagement in transactions with, and the provision of services to, certain foreign countries, territories, entities and individuals. The lists of OFAC prohibited countries, territories, persons and entities can be found on the OFAC website at http://www.treas.gov/ofac. In addition, the programs administered by OFAC (the “OFAC Programs”) prohibit dealing with individuals, including specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs, or entities in certain countries regardless of whether such individuals or entities appear on the OFAC lists. Furthermore, to the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (a) the Purchaser; (b) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (c) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (d) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a country, territory, individual or entity named on an OFAC list, or a person or entity prohibited under the OFAC Programs. Please be advised that the Company may not accept any amounts from a prospective investor if such prospective investor cannot make the representation set forth in the preceding paragraph. The Purchaser agrees to promptly notify the Company should the Purchaser become aware of any change in the information set forth in these representations. The Purchaser understands and acknowledges that, by law, the Company may be obligated to “freeze the account” of the Purchaser, either by prohibiting additional subscriptions from the Purchaser, declining any redemption requests and/or segregating the assets in the account in compliance with governmental regulations, and the Company may also be required to report such action and to disclose the Purchaser’s identity to OFAC. The Purchaser further acknowledges that the Company may, by written notice to the Purchaser, suspend the redemption rights, if any, of the Purchaser if the Company reasonably deems it necessary to do so to comply with anti-money laundering regulations applicable to the Company or any of the Company’s other service providers. These individuals include specially designated nationals, specially designated narcotics traffickers and other parties subject to OFAC sanctions and embargo programs.
5.22. To the best of the Purchaser’s knowledge, none of: (a) the Purchaser; (b) any person controlling or controlled by the Purchaser; (c) if the Purchaser is a privately-held entity, any person having a beneficial interest in the Purchaser; or (d) any person for whom the Purchaser is acting as agent or nominee in connection with this investment is a senior foreign political figure,or an immediate family memberor close associateof a senior foreign political figure. A “senior foreign political figure” is a senior official in the executive, legislative, administrative, military or judicial branches of a foreign government (whether elected or not), a senior official of a major foreign political party, or a senior executive of a foreign government-owned corporation. In addition, a “senior foreign political figure” includes any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a senior foreign political figure. “Immediate family” of a senior foreign political figure typically includes the figure’s parents, siblings, spouse, children and in-laws. A “close associate” of a senior foreign political figure is a person who is widely and publicly known to maintain an unusually close relationship with the senior foreign political figure, and includes a person who is in a position to conduct substantial domestic and international financial transactions on behalf of the senior foreign political figure.
5.23. If the Purchaser is affiliated with a non-U.S. banking institution (a “Foreign Bank”), or if the Purchaser receives deposits from, makes payments on behalf of, or handles other financial transactions related to a Foreign Bank, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company that: (a) the Foreign Bank has a fixed address, other than solely an electronic address, in a country in which the Foreign Bank is authorized to conduct banking activities; (b) the Foreign Bank maintains operating records related to its banking activities; (c) the Foreign Bank is subject to inspection by the banking authority that licensed the Foreign Bank to conduct banking activities; and (d) the Foreign Bank does not provide banking services to any other Foreign Bank that does not have a physical presence in any country and that is not a regulated affiliate.
5.24. Each of the representations and warranties of the parties hereto set forth in this Section 5 and made as of the date hereof shall be true and accurate as of the Closing applicable to the subscription made hereby as if made on and as of the date of such Closing.
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6. Indemnification. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series], the Manager and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, members, partners, control persons and affiliates (each of which shall be deemed third party beneficiaries hereof) from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, costs, fees and expenses whatsoever (including, but not limited to, any and all expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation commenced or threatened) based upon or arising out of any actual or alleged false acknowledgment, representation or warranty, or misrepresentation or omission to state a material fact, or breach by the Purchaser of any covenant or agreement made by the Purchaser herein or in any other document delivered in connection with this Subscription Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no representation, warranty, covenant or acknowledgment made herein by the Purchaser shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights granted to it under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
7. Irrevocability; Binding Effect. The Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that the subscription hereunder is irrevocable by the Purchaser, except as required by applicable law, and that this Subscription Agreement shall survive the death or disability of the Purchaser and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. If the Purchaser is more than one person, the obligations of the Purchaser hereunder shall be joint and several and the agreements, representations, warranties, and acknowledgments herein shall be deemed to be made by and be binding upon each such person and such person’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns.
8. Modification. This Subscription Agreement shall not be modified or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom any such modification or waiver is sought.
9. Assignability. This Subscription Agreement and the rights, interests and obligations hereunder are not transferable or assignable by the Purchaser and the transfer or assignment of the [Name of Series] Interests shall be made only in accordance with all applicable laws and the Operating Agreement. Any assignment contrary to the terms hereof shall be null and void and of no force or effect.
10. Applicable Law and Jurisdiction. This Subscription Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Purchaser arising out of or in connection with this Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement and the Offering Circular shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The Purchaser (a) irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts sitting in New York, NY, in any action arising out of this Subscription Agreement, the Operating Agreement and the Offering Circular and (b) consents to the service of process by mail.
11. Use of Pronouns. All pronouns and any variations thereof used herein shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of the person or persons referred to may require.
12. Miscellaneous.
12.1. Section 13.4 (Notices) of the Operating Agreement are deemed incorporated into this Subscription Agreement.
12.2. This Subscription Agreement, together with the Operating Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the Purchaser and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior oral or written agreements and understandings, if any, relating to the subject matter hereof. The terms and provisions of this Subscription Agreement may be waived, or consent for the departure therefrom granted, only by a written document executed by the party entitled to the benefits of such terms or provisions.
12.3. The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties of the Company and the Purchaser made, and the indemnification rights provided for, in this Subscription Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and delivery of the [Name of Series] Interests, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any party, and shall survive delivery of any payment for the Subscription Price.
12.4. Except to the extent otherwise described in the Offering Circular, each of the parties hereto shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees of any attorneys, accountants or others engaged by such party) in connection with this Subscription Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated.
12.5. This Subscription Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each of which shall be deemed an original (including signatures sent by facsimile transmission or by email transmission of a PDF scanned document or other electronic signature), but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
12.6. Each provision of this Subscription Agreement shall be considered separable and, if for any reason any provision or provisions hereof are determined to be invalid or contrary to applicable law, such invalidity or illegality shall not impair the operation of or affect the remaining portions of this Subscription Agreement.
12.7. Paragraph titles are for descriptive purposes only and shall not control or alter the meaning of this Subscription Agreement as set forth in the text.
12.8. Words and expressions which are used but not defined in this Subscription Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in the Operating Agreement.
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
CITYFUNDS I, LLC
CITYFUNDS I SERIES [Name of Series] INTERESTS
The Purchaser hereby elects to subscribe under the Subscription Agreement for the number and price of the Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series] Interests stated on the front page of this Subscription Agreement and executes the Subscription Agreement.
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Accepted:
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Cityfunds I Series [Name of Series], a Series of Cityfunds I, LLC | ||
By: Cityfunds Manager, LLC, as managing member | ||
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Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
INVESTOR QUALIFICATION AND ATTESTATION
INVESTOR INFORMATION
Name | |
Date of Birth | |
Address | |
Phone Number | |
E-mail Address | |
Check the applicable box: |
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(a) I am an “accredited investor,” and have checked the appropriate box on the attached Certificate of Accredited Investor Status indicating the basis of such accredited investor status, which Certificate of Accredited Investor Status is true and correct; or ☐ | |
(b) The amount set forth on the first page of this Subscription Agreement, together with any previous investments in securities pursuant to this offering, does not exceed 10% of the greater of my net worth or annual income. ☐ |
In calculating your net worth: (i) your primary residence shall not be included as an asset; (ii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement, shall not be included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess shall be included as a liability); and (iii) indebtedness that is secured by your primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of entering into this Subscription Agreement shall be included as a liability.
Are you or anyone in your immediate household associated with a FINRA member, organization, or the SEC (Y / N) | |
If yes, please provide name of the FINRA institution | |
Are you or anyone in your household or immediate family a 10% shareholder, officer, or member of the board of directors of a publicly traded company? (Y / N) | |
If yes, please list ticker symbols of the publicly traded Company(s) | |
Social Security/EIN # |
ATTESTATION
I understand that an investment in private securities is very risky, that I may lose all of my invested capital that it is an illiquid investment with no short term exit, and for which an ownership transfer is restricted.
The undersigned Purchaser acknowledges that the Company will be relying upon the information provided by the Purchaser in this Questionnaire. If such representations shall cease to be true and accurate in any respect, the undersigned shall give immediate notice of such fact to the Company.
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITED INVESTOR STATUS
The signatory hereto is an “accredited investor,” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). I have checked the box below indicating the basis on which I am representing my status as an “accredited investor” (CHECK ALL THAT ARE APPLICABLE):
1. | QUESTIONNAIRE FOR INDIVIDUALS |
☐ | The undersigned certifies that he or she is an “accredited investor” by virtue of being at least one of the following (CHECK ALL THAT ARE APPLICABLE): |
____(1) | I had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with my or spousal equivalent in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and have a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year. |
____(2) | My individual net worth, or joint net worth with my spouse or spousal equivalent, exceeds $1,000,000. For purposes of calculating net worth under this paragraph my primary residence is not included as an asset; indebtedness that is secured by my primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the purchase of securities, is not included as a liability (except that if the amount of such indebtedness outstanding at the time of purchase of securities exceeds the amount outstanding 60 days before such time, other than as a result of the acquisition of the primary residence, the amount of such excess is included as a liability); and indebtedness that is secured by my primary residence in excess of the estimated fair market value of the primary residence at the time of the purchase of securities is included as a liability. |
____(3) | I am a director or executive officer of the Issuer. |
____(4) | I hold one of the following licenses in good standing: General Securities Representative license (Series 7), the Private Securities Offerings Representative license (Series 82), or the Investment Adviser Representative license (Series 65). |
☐ | The undersigned is not an “accredited investor”. |
2. | QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER ENTITIES |
☐ | The undersigned certifies that it is an “accredited investor” by virtue of being at least one of the following (CHECK ALL THAT ARE APPLICABLE): |
_____(1) | The undersigned hereby certifies that all of the beneficial equity owners of the undersigned qualify as accredited individual investors under items 1 or 2 above. |
_____(2) | The undersigned has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and is one or more of the following (check one or more, as appropriate): |
____(a) | an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; |
____(b) | corporation; |
____(c) | a Massachusetts or similar business trust; |
____(d) | partnership; or |
____(e) | limited liability company. |
_____(3) | The undersigned is a trust with total assets exceeding $5,000,000, which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered and whose purchase is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the securities offered. |
_____(4) | The undersigned is a bank as defined in section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity. |
_____(5) | The undersigned is a broker or dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
_____(6) | The undersigned is an investment adviser registered pursuant to section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 or registered pursuant to the laws of a state. |
_____(7) | The undersigned is an investment adviser relying on the exemption from registering with the Commission under section 203(l) or (m) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. |
_____(8) | The undersigned is an insurance company as defined in section 2(a)(13) of the Act. |
_____(9) | The undersigned is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a business development company as defined in section 2(a)(48) of that Act. |
_____(10) | The undersigned is a Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. |
_____(11) | The undersigned is a Rural Business Investment Company as defined in section 384A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. |
_____(12) | The undersigned is a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000. |
_____(13) | The undersigned is an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and (check one or more, as applicable): |
____(a) | the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined therein, in Section 3(21), which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser; |
____(b) | the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000; or |
____(c) | the plan is a self-directed plan with investment decisions made solely by persons who are “accredited investors” as defined therein. |
_____(14) | The undersigned is a private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. |
_____(15) | The undersigned is an entity, of a type not listed in paragraphs (1) to (14), not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, owning investments in excess of $5,000,000. |
_____(16) | The undersigned is a “family office,” as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17 CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1): (i) with assets under management in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) that is not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, and (iii) whose prospective investment is directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that such family office is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment. |
_____(17) | The undersigned is a “family client,” as defined in rule 202(a)(11)(G)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (17 CFR 275.202(a)(11)(G)-1)), of a family office meeting the requirements in paragraph (16) above and whose prospective investment in the issuer is directed by such family office pursuant to paragraph (16)(iii) above. |
☐ | The entity is not an “accredited investor.” |
Exhibit 6.1
[CITYFUNDS I] HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT
(Cover Page)
SUMMARY OF KEY TERMS
Effective Date: | |
Expiration Date: | |
Option Holder: | |
Address: | |
Contact Information | |
Owner Name(s): | |
Address of Principal Residence: | |
Owner Contact & Notice Information | |
Resident(s) other than Owner: | |
Agreed Value of Property: | |
Option Holder Percentage Interest: | |
Homeowner Payment: | |
Permitted Senior Loan Amount: |
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[CITYFUNDS I] HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT
This Homeowner Agreement (“Homeowner Agreement” or “Agreement”) is entered into as of the Effective Date by and between ____________ residing at __________________ as its principal residence (the “Owner”), the address of Principal Residence and the Option Holder identified on the Cover Page of this Agreement. Each of (i) the Summary of Key Terms set forth on the cover page, including the terms therein defined, (ii) the Covenant Agreement and (iii) the Mortgage, each of even date herewith, are incorporated herein by reference as if expressly set for in this Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Covenant Agreement and the Mortgage are referred to herein collectively as the “Homeowner Documents”. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified on the Cover Page and the Homeowner Documents, as applicable.
1. Grant Of Option; Option Purchase Price. Owner hereby grants to Option Holder, and its successors and assigns, an option (“Option”) to purchase, in the future, an undivided interest equal to the Option Holder Percentage Interest in and to that certain residential real property identified in the attached Exhibit A (the “Property”) in consideration for the payment to the Owner of the Homeowner Payment.
2. Consideration. The Option is granted by Owner to Option Holder in partial consideration of Option Holder’s remittance to the Owner on the Effective Date of the Homeowner Payment. The Homeowner Payment is not a loan. The Homeowner Payment is not a principal amount which Option Holder is contractually or otherwise entitled to recover at Term or at Option exercise. Owner will not be required to make any monthly interest or any other periodic payments to Option Holder calculated upon the amount of the Homeowner Payment, nor will any periodic payment obligations be imposed upon or accrue on the amount of the Homeowner Payment. As further consideration for granting the Option, and for Owner’s undertaking of its obligations specified in the Homeowner Documents, Owner shall receive, in addition to the Homeowner Payment; (1) the agreement by Option Holder to exercise the Option solely upon the occurrence of certain events; and (2) Option Holder’s performance of certain additional obligations pursuant to the Homeowner Documents.
3. Term Of Option. The term commences on the Effective Date and expires on the date immediately preceding the Expiration Date (the “Term”).
4. Exercise of the Option by Option Holder. Option Holder has the right to exercise the option at three points during the Term:
a. | Expiration Date: 60 days prior to the end of the Option Term, Option Holder has the right to deliver a “Notice of Option Exercise” to the Owner, after which an inspection of the property occurs and an appraisal is done. Option Holder’s “share” of the value of the home (called the “Option Holder’s Investment Amount”) is the sum of its percentage of the appraised value as of the Expiration Date plus any expenses incurred by Option Holder in connection with the appraisal process. Once the Option Holder’s Investment Amount has been determined, either (i) the Owner can pay Option Holder the Option Holder’ Investment Amount (thus buying out the option), or (ii) Option Holder can compel the Owner to transfer to Option Holder, by deed, Option Holder’s share of the property, and thereafter, can compel the Owner to sell the home (which is then owned by the Owner and Option Holder (to the extent of Option Holder’s share). The sale proceeds are distributed to the owner and Option Holder based on their respective shares of ownership |
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b. | Upon Sale of the Home During the Term: If the Owner elects to sell the home during the Term, it must give Option Holder at least 60 days’ prior written “Notice of Intention to Sell”. The Owner must provide Option Holder with copies of every offer to purchase the property (including all related contracts, title reports, etc.). If the potential buyer obtains a contractor’s inspection report in connection with the home, a copy of the report must be provided to Option Holder. If the potential buyer does not obtain a contractor’s inspection report, Option Holder is entitled to obtain such a report at the expense of the homeowner. Option Holder is also entitled to obtain an appraisal of the home at the expense of the Owner. Assuming the ultimate sale is accomplished on an arm’s length basis, Option Holder is entitled to a portion of the sale proceeds based on Option Holder’s Net Investment Amount (determined as provided in Section 4(a). | |
c. | Upon a Material Violation of the Covenant Agreement. The Covenant Agreement requires the Owner to maintain the home in good condition, requires the Owner to maintain the home as its primary residence, and imposes other limitations with respect to mortgage liens. A material violation of the Covenants Agreement entitles Option Holder to call a default under the Covenants Agreement. Upon the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under the Covenants Agreement, Option Holder has multiple remedies, including the right to compel the sale of the Property, enter the Property and make repairs to the Property. Option Holder may, but is not required, to work with the owner to cause an orderly sale of the Property. Option Holder is entitled to full reimbursement of its expenses, and thereafter, to a portion of the sale proceeds based on Option Holder’s Net Investment Amount (determined as provided in Section 4(a). | |
d. | Delivery of Notices by Owner. Owner agrees that any notices required to be delivered by it pursuant in connection with the exercise of the Option by Option Holder shall be delivered to Option Holder by certified mail or express delivery service. At the address specified for Option Holder on the signature page of this Agreement. | |
e. | Mortgage. The obligations of the Owner set forth in the Homeowner Documents, including, without limitation, the Owner’s obligation to make certain payments to the Option Holder from time to time, are secured by the Mortgage. |
5. Property Valuation. Owner agrees that the value of the Property as of the Effective Date is the Original Agreed Value identified in the Summary of Key Terms. Owner further agrees that the future value of the Property, when calculated at any time during the Term, is called the Ending Agreed Value, which will be determined as provided in the applicable subsections of Section 5 and the Appraisal requirements of the Covenant Agreement.
6. Intention of the Parties. The grant of the Option for consideration constitutes a purchase and transfer to Option Holder of an undivided participation interests in the Property that is binding on the parties as of the Effective Date, notwithstanding the fact that the exercise of the Option will occur after the Effective Date. In the even that exercise of the Option is not possible, the parties agree to construe their interests in the Property as co-owners of the Property determined by reference to the Option Holder’s Percentage.
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7. Maximum Indebtedness Secured by the Property. The aggregate amount of all loans from third parties secured by liens on the Property (the “Secured Loans”) that Owner may incur while the Homeowner Agreement is outstanding may not exceed the Permitted Secured Debt Amount. Incurrence of Secured Loans which, in aggregate, exceed the Permitted Secured Debt Amount at any time during the Term is an Event of Default under the Homeowner Documents.
8. Recorded Memorandum. Owner’s performance under the Homeowner Documents will be evidenced by, inter alia, the recording of the Mortgage in the county where the Property is located. If there is a material and uncured Event of Default under the terms of the Homeowner Documents, Option Holder shall have the right, but is not obligated to, demand Owner’s performance of the terms of the Homeowner Documents; and upon Owner’s continued failure to perform following such demand, Option Holder shall have the right to invoke any and all remedies under the Homeowner Documents and those remedies provided to Option Holder under applicable law.
9. Covenant Agreement. Reference is made to the Covenant Agreement for additional information with respect to the maintenance, repair, restoration or improvement of the Property, as well as the requirements applicable to any appraisal completed with respect to the Property1.
10. Events of Default. Section 5 of the Covenant Agreement sets forth the Events of Default applicable to this Agreement and certain remedies available to Option Holder upon the occurrence and continuance of such Events of Default. Additional remedies exercisable by the Option Holder upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default (as so defined in Section 5 of the Covenant Agreement) are set forth in the Mortgage.
11. Transfer of Option Holder’s Rights and Obligations Pursuant to this Agreement. The Option Holder may at any time transfer all of its right, title, and interest and obligations arising under the Homeowner Documents to one or more third parties. Prior to, or concurrent with any such assignment, the Option Holder shall provide the Owner with timely notice of such assignment as well as all appropriate contact and other information.
1 See Section 3 of the Covenant Agreement.
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Intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date by their signatures below.
NADA HOMESHARES LLC, | ||
as Option Holder | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: |
Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of ____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
______________________________________
Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My
Commission Expires: __________________
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Owner(s) | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: |
Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of ____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
______________________________________
Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: __________________
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Exhibit A
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
That certain real property situated in the City of described as follows:
County: | |||
State: | |||
Block No.: | |||
Lot No.: |
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Exhibit B
FORM OF OPTION
EXERCISE NOTICE
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Exhibit 6.2
[CITYFUNDS I] COVENANT AGREEMENT
This Covenant Agreement (the “Covenant Agreement”, or Agreement”) is dated as of _________________(the “Effective Date”) by and between __________________ (“Owner”) and Nada Homeshares LLC (“Option Holder”) and has been entered into by the parties pursuant to the Cityfunds I Homeowner Agreement (“Homeowner Agreement”) dated as of the Effective Date by and between the Owner and the Option Holder pursuant to which, inter alia, the Owner has granted to the Option Holder certain rights and interests in the property identified in Exhibit A to the Homeowner Agreement (the “Property”) and evidences certain representations, warranties, duties and covenants of Owner and the Option Holder in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Homeowners Agreement. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in (a) the Homeowner Agreement, (b) the Mortgage to the Property granted to the Option Holder pursuant to the Homeowner Agreement which has been recorded in the county where the Property is located (“Mortgage”). This Covenant Agreement, together with the Homeowner Agreement and the Mortgage are referred to herein collectively as the (“Homeowner Documents”).
1. | CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS |
1.1. | As used in the Homeowner Documents, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below, such meanings to be applicable equally to both the singular and plural forms of such terms: |
1.1.1. | “Permitted Encumbrances” means all licenses, easements, equitable servitudes, public bond obligations, and other conditions, covenants, restrictions and rights to which the Property is subject at the time the Homeowner Agreement becomes effective: (i) that are stated as exceptions on the title report issued as of the date the Homeowner Agreement becomes effective, or (ii) to which Option Holder has expressly agreed in writing that the Property will remain subject. “Permitted Encumbrances” do not include any Senior Loans, Senior Liens, or any other liens that secure the payment of any loans or the performance of any obligations owed to any creditor. | |
1.1.2. | “Permitted Secured Loan Amount” has the meaning specified in the Homeowner Agreement. | |
1.1.3. | “Permitted Senior Liens” means a perfected lien upon the Property securing Permitted Senior Loans that was approved in writing by the Option Holder upon the Option Holder’s execution of the Homeowner Agreement. | |
1.1.4. | “Senior Liens” means Liens arising from Senior Loans. | |
1.1.5. | “Senior Loans” means loans secured by a mortgage lien on the Property which is senior to the lien of the Mortgage on the Property. | |
1.1.6. | “Principal Residence” means the residence identified as such by the Owner, provided that the Owner shall be deemed not to meet this requirement if no Owner is using the Property as living and sleeping quarters for 60 or more consecutive days, or for a total of 180 days out of any 365-day period |
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2. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
2.1 | Ownership and Title. |
2.1.1 | Owner is the owner of the Property and has marketable and insurable absolute title to the Property, free of any other claims, restrictions, leases, liens and other encumbrances or interests against the title, other than Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Senior Liens, | |
2.1.2 | Owner will occupy the Property as Owner’s Principal Residence throughout the Term. | |
2.1.3 | Owner has full capacity to enter into the Homeowner Documents and, upon execution and delivery, the Homeowner Documents constitute a legal, valid and binding agreements and obligations of Owner. | |
2.1.4 | Owner is a natural person with the legal power, right and authority to grant the Option, to enter into the Homeowner Documents and to consummate all transactions contemplated therein. |
2.2 | No Lawsuits, Claims, Foreclosures, Or Violations; Property Defects and Conditions. |
2.2.1 | To the best of Owner’s knowledge, after due and diligent inquiry, there is no litigation or arbitration pending or threatened against Owner or the Property that might adversely affect the value of the Property or the ability of Owner to perform Owner’s obligations under the Homeowner Documents. | |
2.2.2 | To the best of Owner’s knowledge, after due and diligent inquiry, there is no foreclosure, notice of default, notice of sale, condemnation, environmental, zoning, or land-use regulation proceeding; or any material lawsuit, tax claim, special assessment, or other dispute, present or threatened, which could affect the use or value of the Property. Owner shall notify the Option Holder immediately of any such proceedings of which Owner becomes aware. | |
2.2.3 | To the best of Owner’s knowledge, after due and diligent inquiry, there are no operations or activities up on, or present or proposed use or occupancy of the Property or portion thereof, that are not or will not be fully compliant with all state, federal and local laws, zoning ordinances, and regulations. | |
2.2.4 | There are no material defects or conditions on or affecting the Property or title to the Property undisclosed to the Option Holder which are now known to or could reasonably be discovered by Owner, which if later disclosed or discovered, could affect the future use or value of the Property. |
2.3 | No Reliance on the Option Holder. |
2.3.1 | Owner understands and acknowledges that granting the Option Holder the Option and entering into the Homeowner Documents can have significant tax, financial and estate planning consequences. | |
2.3.2 | In granting the Option and entering into the Homeowner Agreement, Owner is not relying on any information or representation by the Option Holder, its agents, its affiliates, or any of their officers, employees or agents, regarding (a) the value of the Property; (b) the advisability of Owner’s entering into the Homeowner Documents or any transaction contemplated thereunder; or (c) the tax implications and consequences of entering into the Homeowner Agreement or any transactions contemplated thereunder. Owner has made, and will make, Owner’s own investigation and seek independent advice regarding the foregoing matters. |
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2.4 | Information with respect to Residents Not On Title. |
2.4.1 | Owner has identified and obtained the signatures of all person occupying the Property other than the Owner on the Notice and Acknowledgment Regarding Co-Occupants Who Are Not Signatories to the Homeowner Agreement (“Non-Owner Occupant Disclosure”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit __. | |
2.4.2 | Owner must make, and advise all Non-Owner Occupants to make, independent investigation regarding the legal and financial effect of the Homeowner Documents upon the sale of the Property, the end of the Term, or following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default hereunder. If any additional adult person not on record title commences to occupy the Property during the Term, Owner must promptly notify the Option Holder and deliver to the Option Holder a complete and revised Non-Owner Occupant Disclosure, together with any related documents required pursuant to Section [19] of the Mortgage.. |
2.5 | Information Supplied by Owner; Financial Condition of Owner. All financial and other documentation and other information Owner has provided to the Option Holder in connection with the execution and delivery of the Homeowner Documents is truthful, complete, not misleading, and fairly and accurately reflects the financial condition of Owner and the condition of the Property as of the date supplied, as of the date of Owner’s execution of the Homeowner Documents, and as of the Effective Date. There has been no material change in Owner’s financial condition or the condition of the Property since Owner’s application to the Option Holder. |
2.6 | Continuing Obligations. Owner is making the representations and warranties herein to induce the Option Holder to enter into the Homeowner Documents. All representations and warranties given, and instruments delivered by Owner in connection with the Homeowner Documents (including Owner’s application to enter into the Homeowner Documents) are both true and correct at the time given, at the time of execution of the Homeowner Documents and as of the Effective Date, and Owner must promptly notify the Option Holder during the Term if any representation or warranty Owner has made hereunder or under any other Homeowner Document ceases to be materially accurate or true. The Option Holder’s right to rely on the truth, accuracy and completeness of such representations, warranties and covenants shall survive the Term. |
2.7 | Conflict. Owner’s execution and delivery of the Homeowner Documents, the incurrence of its obligations, the consummation of the transactions it contemplates, and Owner’s compliance with its terms, will not conflict with, or result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, any note, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, agreement, lease, indenture, evidence of indebtedness, or other agreement or instrument to which Owner is a party or by which any portion of the Property may be bound. |
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3. | COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS |
3.1 | Maintenance and Repair; Deferred Maintenance Adjustment. |
3.1.1 Owner shall: (i) maintain the Property in good condition; (ii) prevent any waste, deterioration or decrease in value due to the Property’s condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted); (iii) periodically perform such repairs and replacements as are customary and reasonable for similar properties in similar locations; and (iv) ensure that any operations or activities up on, or use or occupancy of, the Property or any portion of the Property will be in compliance with all state, federal and local laws and regulations, including, without limitation, any applicable laws requiring flood, earthquake or other specific hazard insurance.
3.1.2 In no event shall Owner permit the Property to deteriorate such that its condition shall be worse than its condition as of the Effective Date and as further described in the inspection, appraisal and other third party reports prepared in connection with the origination of the Homeowner Agreement, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
3.1.3 Owner shall not be entitled to any credit, offset or compensation for ordinary maintenance, repairs or replacement that maintain the condition and value of the Property.
3.1.4 To the extent that any material damage to the Property occurs, including, without limitation, from fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane or other natural disaster, Owner shall promptly repair such damage subject only to the provisions of this Agreement regarding the disposition and use of insurance proceeds. The Option Holder shall not be obligated to contribute toward, or be responsible for any portion of, the cost of any such repair.
3.1.5 The aggregate amount of all costs and expenses arising as a result of the Owner’s failure to comply with the foregoing maintenance obligations shall constitute the “Deferred Maintenance Adjustment”.
3.2 | Occupancy and Use of Property. |
3.2.1 Principal Residence. Unless the Option Holder consents otherwise in writing, in its reasonable discretion, at least one Owner shall occupy the Property as Owner’s Principal Residence. If Owner does not give such notice, obtain consent, or make such arrangements, an Event of Default will be considered to have occurred on the last day of any 60-day period during which Owner does not occupy the Property as Owner’s Principal Residence.
3.2.1 Prohibited Use. Owner must not (i) use the Property in any way other than as a residential property; (ii) rent all or any portion of the Property except with the Option Holder’s express written consent in its reasonable discretion; or (iii) use or permit the use of the Property for any commercial use, with the exception of a “home office” in compliance with applicable U.S. tax regulations. Owner shall take all reasonable and practical action to prevent the conversion or zoning of the Property for commercial or mixed use (“Prohibited Use(s)”).
3.2.2 Owner Right of Occupancy. Owner shall enjoy sole right of occupancy of the Property under the Homeowner Agreement as an owner and not as a tenant or lessee, whether or not the Option Holder has exercised the Option, subject to the limited rights of entry and rights of repair of the Option Holder following Owner Event of Default. Owner’s right of occupancy shall be effective only so long as Owner (i) does not transfer or attempt to transfer the Property except as permitted under the Homeowner Documents, and (ii) occupies the Property as provided in the Homeowner Documents. Owner’s right of sole occupancy is not transferable by Owner except as part of a sale expressly permitted pursuant to the Homeowner Documents, or as otherwise approved in writing by the Option Holder.
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3.3 | Taxes and Assessments. |
3.3.1 Owner shall promptly pay all taxes and assessments accruing on the Property, except for taxes or assessments that are in good faith dispute and that Owner is diligently challenging; provided that upon final discharge of any such challenge, Owner shall pay the disputed amount promptly. During the pendency of any such challenge, Owner shall, within 10 days following the Option Holder’s written demand therefor, provide the Option Holder adequate proof of funds sufficient to satisfy such taxes and assessments in the event Owner’s challenge is unsuccessful.
3.3.2 Owner shall provide the Option Holder with proof of payment of taxes or assessments upon request. Owner shall not apply for any deferral of taxes or assessments accruing on the Property or any deferral available to senior citizens, if applicable. If Owner fails to pay any taxes or assessments other than those in good faith dispute, the Option Holder, in its reasonable discretion, may pay such taxes or assessments at Owner’s expense as Protective Expenditures.
3.3.3 Owner shall be entitled to the full benefit of any and all tax advantages arising in relation to the Property, including, without limitation, all available deductions for taxes and mortgage interest paid by Owner.
3.4 | Protective Expenditures. |
3.4.1 If Owner fails to take action to protect the Property and the rights of the Option Holder, the Option Holder may take such action and pay such money as the Option Holder deems appropriate in its reasonable discretion, upon 10 days’ written notice to Owner, to correct Owner’s failure including, without limitation: the placement of insurance; the payment of Appraisals or for inspections of the Property; the payment of taxes, assessments, levies, liabilities, obligations and other charges of every nature on the Property; the making of necessary repairs; the cure of any defaulted loans; or the removal of a receiver appointed for the Property. All such amounts paid by the Option Holder (including, without limitation, Attorneys’ Fees incurred in litigation or arbitration with parties other than Owner) shall be deemed “Protective Expenditures.” Prior notice from the Option Holder is not required if the Homeowner Agreement expressly so provides, or when the Option Holder, in its reasonable discretion, determines that prompt action is necessary in order to protect the Property and the rights of the Option Holder.
3.4.2 The Option Holder may, in its reasonable discretion, demand prompt reimbursement for any and all Protective Expenditures. Owner shall reimburse the Option Holder no later than 10 days after demand. Subject to applicable law, Protective Expenditures not reimbursed when due shall result in the assessment of a penalty equal to one percent per annum (1%) from the date of demand until paid in full. These charges are intended to be a reasonable liquidated estimate of those sums which the Option Holder could be obliged to obtain and expend in the event appropriate corrective action(s) are not taken to protect the Property, which sums and costs are not readily ascertainable, and will be difficult to predict or calculate.
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3.5 | Notices; Additional Information. |
3.5.1 Owner shall immediately provide the Option Holder with notice of any event that may have a material effect upon the Property, the value of the Property, or the Option Holder’s ability to exercise any of the Option Holder’s rights hereunder, including, without limitation (i) Owner’s failure to meet any condition or covenant set forth in the Homeowner Documents; (ii) the death or divorce of any Owner; (iii) Owner’s decision to market, sell, or transfer the Property or any interest in the Property; (iv) the discovery of any lien or adverse possessory interest in the Property not previously disclosed in writing to the Option Holder, whether or not recorded or recordable; (v) the filing of any bankruptcy by or against Owner; (vi) any material damage or injury to the Property; (vii) Owner’s receipt of any notice of condemnation; (viii) Owner’s receipt of any solicited or unsolicited written offer to purchase the Property; (ix) a representation or warranty made under the Homeowner Documents becomes inaccurate or untrue; or (x) the occurrence of any other event that might have a material adverse effect on the Property, the value of the Property, Owner’s interest in the Property, or the Option Holder’s rights under the Homeowner Documents.
3.5.2 Additional Information. Owner will provide to the Option Holder such reports and information available to Owner concerning the Property and any modifications to the Property as the Option Holder may reasonably request and will promptly complete and return any Property questionnaire or similar form that the Option Holder provides to Owner from time to time. If Owner fails to complete or return any such Property survey or certification within the time frame requested by the Option Holder, Owner shall pay for any Property inspection, appraisal, or other report that the Option Holder obtains in order to collect the information that would have been provided therein. If Owner fails to pay any such amounts, the Option Holder, in its reasonable discretion, may make any and all such payments as Protective Expenditures.
3.6 | Inspections and Disclosures of Condition. |
3.6.1 Owner agrees that the Option Holder or its agents may upon reasonable notice, make reasonable inspections of both the interior and exterior of the Property both as a condition of entering into, and from time to time during the Term of, the Homeowner Documents. Owner agrees to cooperate in setting the time and allowing entry for any such inspection. If the Option Holder is not permitted to timely inspect the Property it shall be deemed that Owner has failed to maintain and repair the Property as required under this Agreement, subject to Owner’s right to cure within a reasonable time.
3.6.2 The Option Holder may require written disclosures from Owner from time to time during the Term of the Homeowner Documents, regarding any conditions known to Owner which may affect the Property or its value.
3.6.3 When, either at origination of the Homeowner Agreement or during its Term, the Option Holder determines that any significant material defect or condition exists in or on the Property which, if not remedied promptly or within a reasonable time, poses clear and serious risks to the Property improvements or Property value, the Option Holder may: (i) require that Owner promptly remedy such defect or condition at Owner’s expense; (ii) note the defect or condition and require that it be remedied at Owner’s expense upon Option exercise or other termination or expiration of the Homeowner Agreement; or (iii) note the defect or condition and require that the cost of remedy or repair be applied as a component of Deferred Maintenance Adjustment to the Ending Agreed Value whenever a determination thereof is made.
3.6.4 The Option Holder shall have no liability to Owner or to any third party for, and Owner hereby holds the Option Holder harmless from, any and all loss or liability resulting from or in connection with any defect or condition on or affecting the Property, whether known or unknown, and the Option Holder’s interest in and liability in regard to the Property shall not be construed as that of a record title owner or occupant of, the Property, except as may be expressly provided otherwise under the Homeowner Documents.
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3.7 | Right to Disclose Certain Information. Subject to applicable laws, the Option Holder may share certain personal and financial information with regard to the Homeowner Documents with affiliates, subsidiaries, investors, assignees and Persons with which it intends to conduct business, including, without limitation, the address and general location of the Property, appraisal reports and other valuations of the Property, and the financial terms of the Homeowner Agreement. |
3.8 | Insurance. |
3.8.1 General Coverage Requirements. Owner shall maintain, at Owner’s expense: (i) insurance on the Property against fire and other hazards included in the special form (HO-3) policy (and similar successor forms) with only those exclusions customarily associated with special form policies, and exceptions to those exclusions for ensuing loss, as well as insurance against any other hazards, including flood hazards, for which the Option Holder may from time to time reasonably require insurance and which insurance is common for similar properties in similar locations; and (ii) liability insurance on the Property against such risks and in such amounts as are reasonable for similar properties in similar locations. Such insurance may be obtained from any insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Option Holder and shall be in amounts and include terms (including deductible levels) as the Option Holder may from time to time reasonably require. Currently, the Option Holder requires hazard insurance in an amount equal to the current replacement cost of the improvements on the Property, including law and ordinance coverage (which amounts shall be increased not less frequently than annually as the replacement cost of the improvements increases). The Option Holder shall be named as an additional named insured or as otherwise directed by the Option Holder under all hazard and liability insurance policies obtained by Owner, whether or not such policies are required by the Option Holder.
3.8.2 Copies And Proceeds. Copies of all insurance policies shall be furnished to the Option Holder promptly upon issuance, and Owner shall provide the Option Holder with proof of coverage upon request.
3.8.3 Failure To Maintain. If Owner fails to maintain or obtain the insurance coverage required, the Option Holder, at Owner’s expense, may, but is not obligated to, obtain such coverage on the Property as the Option Holder may deem necessary and appropriate to protect the Option Holder’s rights in the Property. All such expenses paid by the Option Holder shall be deemed to be Protective Expenditures. Owner acknowledges that the cost of the insurance coverage so obtained might significantly exceed the cost of insurance that Owner could have obtained and may not protect Owner or cover Owner’s personal property to the same extent as any policy Owner might have had or could have obtained.
3.8.4 Owner To Cooperate. Owner agrees to allow the Option Holder to cooperate with Owner in the pursuit, settlement, and adjustment of any losses under any hazard and liability policies obtained by Owner, and expressly authorizes the Option Holder to communicate directly with all such insurance companies for the purposes of ensuring the maintenance of policies, the coverage and the reimbursement of losses thereunder.
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3.8.5 Property Destruction Or Damage. Subject to Owner’s obligations and the corresponding requirements in connection with any Senior Loan:
3.8.5.1 Repair and Restoration. Insurance proceeds shall be applied as follows (whether the underlying insurance is required by the Option Holder or not): if the Property is destroyed or damaged in any material manner, any and all insurance proceeds shall be applied to restore or repair the Property to at least the same condition and characteristics as of the time immediately preceding such destruction or damage, subject to all applicable local ordinances; provided that the Option Holder shall have the right to prior review of any restoration or repair plans and to determine, in good faith, whether the restoration or repair plans are economically feasible; and to the extent not deemed economically feasible, to disapprove such restoration or repair plans.
3.8.5.2 Right to Retain Insurance Proceeds Pending Completion of Work. During any repair or restoration, to ensure that the work is performed to the Option Holder’s satisfaction, subject to any superseding requirements pursuant to the documentation with respect to the Permitted Senior Liens, the Option Holder shall have the right to hold any and all insurance proceeds and release such funds to the Person or Persons performing the repair and restoration work in one or more progress payments as the work is completed. Owner is responsible to assure that any repair or restoration work is properly completed and performed in an adequate and workman-like manner, and in no way impairs or threatens to impair the structural integrity, habitability or value of the Property. To the extent any governmental approvals or permits are required for such repair or restoration work, Owner is responsible and shall assure that such governmental approvals or permits are obtained. Unless applicable law requires interest to be paid on such insurance proceeds or a written agreement to that effect is made by the parties, the Option Holder shall not be required to pay Owner any interest or earnings on such proceeds. If the Property is repaired, it must be restored to the same condition and characteristics as of the time immediately preceding such destruction or damage, subject to all applicable local ordinances; and, regardless of whether the insurance proceeds are sufficient to accomplish such repair, and shall have no responsibility or obligation to pay any amount in connection with the restoration or repair of the Property, even if the insurance proceeds are insufficient to complete the restoration or repair, in which case Owner shall be responsible for any shortfall.
3.8.5.3 Allocation Where Repair Not Feasible. If any loss occurs in connection with the Property, and restoration or repair is not economically feasible, the value of the Property as it existed immediately prior to the destruction or damage shall be determined by Appraisal, or if valuing the Property by Appraisal is not possible due to the destruction or damage, by some other reasonable, customary and appropriate process based on an expert third party opinion obtained by the Option Holder. Any and all insurance proceeds, whether or not the underlying insurance was required by the Option Holder, will be allocated in the following order:
3.8.5.3.1 to payment (or reimbursement) of reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, Attorneys’ Fees that have been approved by the Option Holder in its reasonable discretion) reasonably incurred by Owner and/or the Option Holder in collecting and contesting with the insurers the payments under the relevant insurance policies;
3.8.5.3.2 to payment of all Senior Loans, which payment may result in the discharge of the related Senior Liens;
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3.8.5.3.3 to the Option Holder, in an amount equivalent to the Option Holder’s Investment Interest as it would have been calculated had the Option Holder exercised its Option immediately before the loss; and
3.8.5.3.4 to Owner, the balance of the proceeds.
3.8.6 Special Measure Of Damages Where Owner Has Failed To Insure. Owner and the Option Holder agree that, in the event Owner fails to maintain insurance in amounts required by the Option Holder pursuant to this Section 3.9, and/or any insurance claim is denied due to Owner’s action or inaction, there may be added economic burden and risk imposed on the Option Holder, and resulting damages may be uncertain, depend on many factors, and be extremely difficult to ascertain. In the event of loss to the Option Holder resulting directly from Owner’s failure to maintain insurance or obtain a claim, Owner and the Option Holder therefore agree that the Option Holder shall be entitled to a special measure of liquidated damages (“Special Damages For Failure To Insure”) in the amount of the Option Holder’s Investment Interest as it would have been calculated had the Option Holder exercised its Option immediately before the loss, but without credit of the balance of the purchase price (the “Purchase Price Balance”) to Owner.
3.9 | Condemnation. Subject to Owner’s obligations and the corresponding requirements in connection with any Senior Loan: |
3.9.1 Total Condemnation Or Partial Condemnation When The Option Has Been Exercised. If the Property is condemned, in whole, or in part when the Option has been exercised, all condemnation proceeds net of reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, Attorneys’ Fees approved by the Option Holder) incurred by Owner and/or the Option Holder in collecting and contesting the condemnation proceeds (such amount, the “Net Condemnation Proceeds”) shall be allocated in the following order:
3.9.1.1 to payment of all Senior Loans, which payment may result in the discharge of the related Senior Liens;
3.9.1.2 to the Option Holder, an amount equivalent to the Option Holder’s Investment Interest as it would have been calculated immediately prior to the condemnation; and
3.9.1.3 to Owner, the balance of the proceeds.
3.9.2 Partial Condemnation When The Option Has Not Been Exercised. If the Property is condemned in part, and if the Option has not been exercised, the following provisions shall apply:
3.9.2.1 The Net Condemnation Proceeds shall be used, first, to pay all Senior Loans, provided that such payment may result in the discharge of the related Senior Liens;
3.9.2.2 Any remaining Net Condemnation Proceeds shall be distributed as follows:
3.9.2.2.1 First, to the Option Holder, an amount equal to the total of (1) any unreimbursed Protective Expenditures, including any associated unpaid interest and other fees and charges; and
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3.9.2.2.2 Second, to Owner, the balance of the proceeds; and
3.9.2.3 For all remaining calculations to be made under the Homeowner Agreement in connection with any Option exercise, including an orderly sale (as such term is commonly used in the residential real estate market, an “Orderly Sale”) , the Purchase Price Balance shall be reduced by the Net Condemnation Proceeds multiplied by the Option Holder Percentage Interest (such amount, the “Option Holder Condemnation Credit”).
3.9.3 Reservation of Rights. In the case of a partial condemnation, the Option Holder shall retain its rights with respect to any Property that has not been condemned.
3.10 | Environmental Matters. |
3.10.1 Environmental Prohibitions. Owner shall not, and shall not allow others to, perform any activities upon, or use or occupy the Property, or any portion of the Property, in any manner that violates any state, federal or local law or regulation, including, without limitation, those relating to the generation, handling, manufacturing, treatment, storage, use, transportation, spillage, leakage, dumping, discharge or disposal (accidental or intentional) of any toxic or hazardous substances, materials or wastes, including, but not limited to hydrocarbons, asbestos, or any other substance whose nature or quantity, use, manufacture, disposal, or effect, renders it subject to public regulation, investigation, remediation or removal as potentially injurious to the environment, animals or the public health or welfare (“Hazardous Materials”).
3.10.2 Environmental Representations. Owner represents and warrants to the Option Holder, that Owner has no knowledge of or information concerning any violation or claim of violation of laws or regulations relating to the generation, handling, manufacturing, treatment, storage, use, transportation, spillage, leakage, dumping, discharge or disposal (whether accidental or intentional) of any Hazardous Materials in connection with the Property. Owner has no knowledge of any Hazardous Materials on, in, or in the vicinity of the Property.
3.10.3 Environmental Indemnity. Owner will indemnify and hold the Option Holder harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, Attorneys’ Fees) of every kind arising out of or relating to: (i) Owner’s breach of this Section 3.10 or (ii) the presence of any Hazardous Materials on, in, or in the vicinity of the Property.
3.11 | Permitted Senior Loan Amount and Related Obligations. |
3.11.1 Limitation on Debt Associated with the Property.
3.11.1.1 Permitted Secured Loan Amount. Without Option Holder’s express written approval in its reasonable discretion, Owner may not at any time increase, or permit the increase of, the total principal balance of loans secured by liens on the Property (including the unused portion of any committed credit line) to exceed the Permitted Secured Loan Debt Amount specified in the Homeowner Agreement.
3.11.1.2 Application for Approval of Additional Authorized Debt. Owners are encouraged to contact the Option Holder in the event that they would like to explore a modification of the amount of the Permitted Secured Loan Debt Amount.
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3.12 | Free of Liens. Owner shall at all times keep the Property free of any and all liens and title exceptions (including easements), except for: (i) Permitted Senior Liens; and (ii) Permitted Encumbrances. |
3.13 | Cure of Defaulted Loans. To the extent that there is a default under any loan or other obligation secured by a lien on the Property; or notice of default or notice of sale or foreclosure upon, or enforcement of, a lien on the Property, Owner shall take immediate action (upon or without notice or demand from the Option Holder) necessary to: (i) terminate such foreclosure or enforcement, (ii) satisfy the secured obligation, and/or (iii) remove or release such lien from the Property. Whether or not Owner takes such immediate action, the Option Holder may take such action as it deems necessary to protect the Option Holder’s rights hereunder including, without limitation, advance of funds as Protective Expenditures, and pursuit of any and all remedies set forth in Section 5 of this Agreement, or in the Mortgage. |
4. | APPRAISAL REQUIREMENTS; DETERMINATION OF ENDING AGREED VALUE |
4.1 | Appraisal. The process of valuation of the Property by appraisal and any and all appraisals of the Property obtained by either party in connection with the Homeowner Documents (“Appraisal”) must conform to this Section 4.1. |
(a) | Appraiser. All Appraisals shall be conducted by an appraiser approved in advance by the Option Holder and unaffiliated with either the Option Holder or Owner, and who satisfies the requirements of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or FHA and Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and any applicable state laws, as of the date of the Appraisal, and in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. | |
(b) | Appraisals. All Appraisals must conform to the Option Holder’s then-current Appraisal requirements. Either party may obtain one or more Appraisals of the Property at any time upon reasonable notice to the other party. Owner and the Option Holder shall each fully and reasonably cooperate at their own expense in connection with any Appraisal ordered on the Property. Owner will cooperate with the appraiser by granting full access to the Property and by making available any and all relevant documentation and information in Owner’s possession pertaining to, including but not limited to plat maps, surveys, plans, tax or assessor’s records, and any other documentation concerning encroachments, dimensions, measurements, setbacks, uses of and modifications to the Property. | |
(c) | Appraisal Review. If either party concludes that an Appraisal contains a material omission or material error of fact, such party may, within 10 days after receipt of the Appraisal, request a reconsideration of the Appraisal, as allowed by applicable law, at the party’s own cost. |
4.1.4 Ending Agreed Value. The term “Ending Agreed Value” as used in the Homeowner Documents, means the valuation of the Property in connection with the exercise by the Option Holder of any Option, or in connection with a proposed sale or other transfer of the Property, as adjusted in each case the allocation of insurance or condemnation proceeds; and any adjustments arising in connection with the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment.
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4.1.5 Payment of Appraisal Expenses. As allowed by applicable law, Owner shall pay all expenses (“Appraisal Expenses”) associated with any Appraisals required to be undertaken in connection with the Property.
4.2 Arbitration of Fair Market and Appraised Value, Deferred Maintenance Adjustment. IF OPTION HOLDER AND OWNER ARE UNABLE TO AGREE IN GOOD FAITH ON THE FAIR MARKET OR APPRAISED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY UNDER THE HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT, OR ON THE AMOUNT OF ANY DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT TO BE APPLIED UNDER THE HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT, THE ISSUE WILL BE DETERMINED BY BINDING ARBITRATION BEFORE A SINGLE NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR. THE ARBITRATION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICE (OR “JAMS”) OR ITS SUCCESSOR PURSUANT TO ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES (OR SUCCESSOR PROCEDURES). THE ARBITRATION FEES (INCLUDING THE FEES OF THE ARBITRATOR) SHALL BE SHARED EQUALLY BY THE OPTION HOLDER AND OWNER. OWNER AND THE OPTION HOLDER SHALL EACH PAY THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS’ FEES INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ARBITRATION.
5. | Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute an event of default by Owner (“Event Of Default”) hereunder: |
(a) Failure To Perform. Owner (i) breaches or fails to perform any obligation or covenant under the Homeowner Agreement, including but not limited to (A) failure to honor THE Option Holder’s rights; or (B) failure to cooperate with, or interference with, the Option Holder’s exercise of its Option and purchase of an undivided percentage interest in and to the Property; or (ii) Owner otherwise takes any action to impede the exercise of the Option, or to reject the Option Holder’s rights under the Homeowner Agreement or any of the Homeowner Documents as unenforceable.
(b) Misrepresentation. Owner makes (or has made) any oral or written representation or warranty to the Option Holder that is false or misleading as of the time given, including, without limitation, any breach of the representations and warranties given by Owner in Section 2 above; any misrepresentation or suppression of material fact in connection with the amount or kind of consideration given to Owner in any sale or transfer of the Property, in connection with the condition or value of the Property, or in connection with any financial and other documentation and other information Owner has provided to the Option Holder in applying for or entering into the Homeowner Documents; or Owner fails to correct a material representation that has become untrue and which may reasonably be expected to affect the Property, its value, or the rights of the Option Holder.
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(c) Other Events Of Default. Any and all of the following: (i) any loans that are secured by liens on the Property, whether recorded or unrecorded, become delinquent (whether or not such loans or liens have been approved or subordinated to by the Option Holder); (ii) any taxes on the Property become delinquent; (i) Owner transfers or attempts to transfer the Property or any interest therein, except in accordance with the Homeowner Documents; (iv) Owner ceases to occupy the Property as Owner’s Principal Residence, or leases or rents the Property, or any portion of the Property, without the Option Holder’s express written consent in its reasonable discretion; (v) the Property is used for any commercial purpose (other than a “home office” within the meaning of applicable U.S. tax regulations) or as anything other than a residential dwelling; (vi) Owner fails to maintain, preserve or repair the Property to the standards and in the manner specified in this Agreement; (vii) the total amount of indebtedness secured by the Property exceeds the Permitted Senior Loan Amount; (ix) Owner fails to maintain insurance on the Property as prescribed in this Covenant Agreement; (x) Owner assigns, or attempts to assign or transfer the Option in violation of the Homeowner Agreement; (xi) any event of insolvency of any Owner, including but not limited to the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding by or against any Owner or the appointment of a conservator of the affairs of any Owner or a receiver for the Property; (xii) the death of the Owner; or (xiii) any other action or event occurs which may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Property, the value of the Property, or the rights of the Option Holder.
6. | Acceleration and Right to Compel Sale. Subject in each case to the corresponding provisions set forth in the documentation with respect to any Senior Loans: |
(a) The occurrence of one or more of the Events Of Default in Section 5, if material and uncured, shall be deemed a failure of Owner’s performance of Owner’s obligations pursuant to the Homeowner Documents and the Option Holder shall be entitled to demand cure of such Event of Default, and both to exercise its Option and demand performance by Owner of any and all of its obligations under the Homeowner Agreement. The failure of Owner to cure such Event of Default and/or to render full performance of Owner’s obligations under the Homeowner Agreement shall permit the Option Holder to invoke any and all remedies permitted by the Homeowner Documentation.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the occurrence on one or more such Events of Default shall entitle the Option Holder to:
(i) | terminate the Homeowner Agreement, and demand the immediate the return of the Option Consideration and any and all other payments tendered to Owner thereunder; | |
(ii) | . make Protective Expenditures in connection with any Event Of Default, whether or not the Option Holder is also pursuing any other remedies under this Section 6; and. | |
(iii) | enter the Property to the extent reasonable or necessary in the Option Holder’s reasonable discretion (i) to conduct inspection(s) and Appraisal(s) of the Property at Owner’s expense, for the purpose of ascertaining the Ending Agreed Value, the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment, if any if any; (ii) to prevent waste of the Property by Owner; and (iii) for any other purpose reasonable and necessary to prevent imminent or continuing harm to or diminution in value of the Property, in the Option Holder’s reasonable discretion. |
(c) Owner shall be responsible to pay the Option Holder any damages incurred by the Option Holder arising or relating to Owner’ s Events Of Default hereunder.
(d) Owner and the Option Holder agree that if the Option Holder is not allowed to exercise its rights under the Homeowner Agreement, or if Owner fails to comply with its obligations thereunder, the damages to the Option Holder may be irreparable and extremely difficult to estimate, making money damages or any remedy at law inadequate. Thus, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to it in law, equity or otherwise, the Option Holder shall be entitled to specific performance of the covenants, agreements and rights contained in the Homeowner Documents. Owner and the Option Holder further agree and acknowledge that a violation or threatened violation of the Homeowner Documents Agreement by Owner is likely to cause irreparable injury to the Option Holder and that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, in law, in equity or otherwise, the Option Holder shall thereafter be entitled to obtain immediate and other injunctive relief against the threatened breach of the Homeowner Documents or the continuation of any such breach by Owner, without the posting of a bond or the necessity of proving actual damages.
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(e) The occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default shall further entitle the Option Holder or one of its duly authorized agents may commence to market and sell the Property in an Orderly Sale. Owner will cooperate with the Option Holder in conducting the Orderly Sale, provided that the Option Holder, although only a co-owner of the Property, shall have the sole and exclusive right in its reasonable discretion to market, advertise, list, determine the asking price of, and to solicit, accept, reject or negotiate any offers of sale of the Property, without the consent of Owner. In connection therewith:
(i) | The Option Holder will promptly provide copies of all written offers for sale of the Property to Owner, together with all contracts and other documents related to the prospective sale (including but not limited to listing and commission agreements, inspections, appraisals, escrow instructions, preliminary title reports and other documents and instruments of whatever character). | |
(ii) | Owner shall obtain a standard pest report and standard contractor’s inspection report in connection with the Property, at Owner’s sole expense, (or, alternatively, the Option Holder may obtain such reports at Owner’s expense), and deliver these reports to the Option Holder no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the proposed closing of the sale. These reports shall be used by the Option Holder to review the terms of the sale, and, along with other reports deemed necessary by the Option Holder, for the Option Holder’s determination of the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment, if any. | |
(iii) | The Option Holder may, in its reasonable discretion, provide to Owner one or more proposed date(s) for an Appraisal of the Property, to be performed at Owner’s expense to ascertain the market value and condition of the Property, including the Option Holder’s determination of the Deferred Maintenance Adjustment, if any. |
(f) The right to have sole and exclusive use of occupancy of the Property during an Orderly Sale shall be subject to the discretion of the Option Holder.
(g) The remedies set forth in this Section 6 shall be concurrent, cumulative and not exclusive to the extent permitted by law. Every right, power and remedy granted to the Option Holder in the Homeowner Documents shall be in addition to all those rights, powers and remedies granted to the Option Holder at law or in equity or by statute, and each such right, power and remedy may be exercised from time to time and as often and in such order as may be deemed expedient by the Option Holder to the extent permitted by law, and the exercise of any such right, power or remedy shall not be deemed a waiver of the right to exercise, at the same time or thereafter, any other right, power or remedy. An election by the Option Holder to pursue an Option exercise and Orderly Sale will not be deemed to constitute the Option Holder’s waiver or consent to any Event(s) Of Default (whether prospective or retrospective), nor a waiver of any of the Option Holder’s other rights and remedies under the Homeowner Documents.
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7. | MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
7.1. | Indemnification By Owner. Owner hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Option Holder harmless from, and against, any and all claims, damages, liabilities, actions and expenses (including, without limitation, Attorneys’ Fees) of every kind arising out of or relating to: (a) a breach of any of Owner’s covenants, representations or warranties under the Homeowner Documents; (b) any act or omission by Owner or Owner’s agents; or (c) the Property. |
7.2. | Covenants To Run With Land. The provisions of the Homeowner Agreement are deemed to be covenants running with the land as reflected in the Homeowner Recorded Memorandum of Agreement. The interpretation of the phrase “covenants running with the land” shall be within the meaning of the applicable law of the state where the Property is located so as to give it the broadest possible application. |
7.3. | Relationship. The Option Holder shall not be deemed a partner, joint venturer, trustee, lender or fiduciary with, or of, Owner. Owner shall not be permitted to execute any document or enter into any agreement on behalf of the Option Holder, nor shall Owner be permitted to make any representation on behalf of the Option Holder or to represent Owner as the agent or representative or partner of the Option Holder. The Option is intended to and shall be treated for all purposes (including, without limitation, tax purposes) as an option to purchase an undivided percentage interest in and to the Property, and not as a purchase (unless and until Option exercise), loan, or joint venture. Owner expressly waives any claims against any of the Option Holder’s agents, assignees, affiliates, employees or funding sources not a signatory hereto. |
7.4. | Delegation of Duties. The Option Holder may execute any of its duties under this Covenant Agreement by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in- fact; shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties; and any actions taken on advice of counsel shall be deemed taken in good faith. The Option Holder shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee, or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as the Option Holder’s selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
7.5. | Successors and Assignees. This Covenant Agreement shall be binding on Owner’ s and the Option Holder’s successors and assignees, but may not be assigned contrary to the following express provisions: |
7.6. | Assignment by the Option Holder. (i) The Option Holder may assign, participate, hypothecate, or sell, in whole or in part, the Option Holder’s right and title to, and interest in, the Homeowner Documents to any affiliate without prior notice to, or consent of Owner. In connection with any assignment, the Option Holder may in its reasonable discretion disclose any and all documents and information in its possession relating to Owner and the Property, subject to its assignee’s agreement to continue to observe the Option Holder’s policies regarding privacy and disclosure of personal and financial information and applicable privacy laws or provide disclosure to Owner and an opportunity for Owner to opt in or out in compliance with applicable law. Upon such assignment, the Option Holder’s (or any future) assignee shall automatically be delegated all the duties, and assume all the rights and remedies of, the Option Holder under the Homeowner Documents. The Option Holder and Owner shall execute and deliver in recordable form, if requested, such other documents as are appropriate to reflect the assignment of the Homeowner Documents. The Option Holder and Owner agree to cooperate with such assignee and execute such additional documents as may be necessary to insure assignee’s interest in the Property. The Option Holder shall notify Owner no later than 60 days after the effective date of any such assignment. |
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7.7. | Owner Assignments. Absent the Option Holder’s prior written consent, Owner may not assign or otherwise transfer the Homeowner Documents. |
7.8. | Survival. The following provisions, without limitation, shall survive the Expiration Date or any other termination of the Homeowner Documents: (a) the indemnification provisions set forth in any of the Homeowner Documents; (b) obligations to pay any and all Protective Expenditures; (c) obligations to remove any liens on the Property and pay any costs or expenses properly chargeable to Owner in connection with a third party sale to the extent not discharged through Escrow; (d) the obligation to pay any Appraisal Expenses; (e) any and all covenants, representations and warranties of Owner; and (f) any and all other provisions which are required by their terms to be enforceable following expiration or termination, including, without limitation, provisions prescribing monetary remedies, fees, costs and expenses owed by Owner in connection with any Event Of Default hereunder. |
7.9. | Injunction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Homeowner Documents or otherwise, if the Option Holder is stayed or enjoined from exercising the Option, commencing or initiating Option exercise or purchase procedures hereunder (whether as a result of Owner’s bankruptcy or otherwise), or enforcing any other of the Option Holder’s rights under the Homeowner Documents, the Option Holder’s rights shall not expire, and any deadline or notice period prescribed in the Homeowner Documents which the Option Holder is prevented or prohibited from observing by operation of law or by court order, shall automatically be stayed for the duration of such stay, injunction or legal prohibition. |
7.10. | Choice of Law; Venue. The Homeowner Documents shall be determined under, governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located, without regard to its conflict of law principles, unless the law of the jurisdiction where the property is located mandatorily governs, in which case the laws of such jurisdiction shall apply. The parties agree that all actions or proceedings arising in connection with the Homeowner Documents shall be litigated or arbitrated only in the state and federal courts located in. Owner waives any right to assert the doctrine of forum non conveniens or to object to such venue. |
7.11. | Further Assurances. The parties agree, from time to time, as and when requested by any other party to the Homeowner Documents or its successors or assignees to execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such instruments; and take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as may be reasonably necessary or desirable in order to implement the provisions and to effect the intent and purposes of the Homeowner Documents. |
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7.12. | Reliance by the Option Holder. The Option Holder shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, telefacsimile or other electronic method of transmission, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Option Holder, and counsel to Owner. The Option Holder shall in all cases be fully indemnified by Owner under the Homeowner Documents where the Option Holder’s action, or refusal to act, is in response to a request of or the consent of the Owner, and such request and any action taken or failure to act by the Option Holder pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Owner. The transmission or delivery of written materials to the Option Holder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Owner as to the accuracy and completeness of the information contained therein. | |
7.13. | Severability; Waivers. Each provision of the Homeowner Documents shall be severable from every other provision for the purpose of determining the legal enforceability of any provision. No waiver by the Option Holder of any of its rights or remedies in connection with the Homeowner Documents shall be effective unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Option Holder and Owner, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No delay or waiver by the Option Holder in exercising any right shall be construed as continuing, as a bar to, or as a waiver or release of, any subsequent right, remedy or recourse. To the extent that enforcement of any provision, or exercise of any right, under the Homeowner Documents is held to be invalid or stayed or enjoined by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such provision shall be considered separately and apart from the remaining provisions, and any and all other remaining provisions shall continue to be fully enforceable under applicable law. | |
7.14. | Notices. Any notice, demand or request required under the Homeowner Documents shall be given in writing by delivery to either the mailing address set forth in the Homeowner Documents by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized overnight courier service and may also be given to Owner by electronic mail transmission to the electronic mail address specified for Owner in the Homeowner Agreement. | |
7.15. | Entire Agreement; Amendment. The Homeowner Documents and the other written agreements made by and between Owner and the Option Holder as of the Effective Date together constitute the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter contained in them. Except as expressly agreed in writing, all prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, statements, and negotiations between the parties, if any, whether oral, electronic or written, relating to the Property, the Option, the The Homeowner Documents, and the transaction which is the subject matter thereof, including but not limited to any and all offer letters, terms sheets and earlier drafts and versions of other documents and agreements, are superseded and merged into the Homeowner Documents as executed as of the Effective Date. | |
7.16. | Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Homeowner Documents are entered into for the protection and benefit of the Option Holder and Owner and their respective permitted successors, affiliates and assignees with regard to their respective present and contingent ownership interests in the Property. No other Person shall have any rights or causes of action under the Homeowner Documents. | |
7.17. | Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. The Homeowner Documents may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement. A signed copy of any of the Homeowner Documents which is transmitted by a party to another party via facsimile or by electronic means shall be binding on the signatory to that copy. |
7.18. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE OPTION HOLDER AND OWNER HEREBY VOLUNTARILY, UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WHETHER IN ANY LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT RELATED TO, OR ARISING OUT OF, THE HOMEOWNER DOCUMENTS OR THE OBLIGATIONS OR TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CLAIMS OR DISPUTES HOWEVER ARISING (INCLUDING TORT CLAIMS AND CLAIMS FOR BREACH OF DUTY) BETWEEN THE OPTION HOLDER AND OWNER. |
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Intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date by their signatures below.
Nada Homeshares LLC (the Option Holder) | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: |
Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of ____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
______________________________________
Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: __________________
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(Owner(s)) | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
Address: |
Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of ____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
______________________________________
Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: __________________
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Exhibit A
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
That certain real property situated in the City of described as follows:
County: | ||
State: |
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Exhibit 6.3
Space Above This Line for Recording Data]
MEMORANDUM OF NADA HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT
This Memorandum of the Nada Homeowner Agreement (this “Memorandum”) is entered into as of ______________ (the “Effective Date”), by and between _______________ (the “Owner”) and [Acquisition Company LP]1, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns (“Nada”). The Owner and Nada are sometimes referred to together in this Memorandum as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”. Terms not defined in this Memorandum have the meanings provided in the Nada Homeowner Agreement (the “Homeowner Agreement”).
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date the Owner and Nada entered into that certain unrecorded Homeowner Agreement, which is incorporated by reference into this Memorandum as if set forth in full;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Homeowner Agreement the Owner has granted and conveyed to Nada, inter alia, an exclusive and irrevocable option (the “Option”) to purchase an undivided percentage interest of fee simple title ownership in and to the residential real property owned by the Owner described on Schedule A (the “Property”);
WHEREAS, in consideration for granting and conveying the Option, Nada has paid to the Owner the Homeowner Payment;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Homeowner Agreement the Owner has made certain representations, warranties, covenants and promises to, and for the benefit of, Nada regarding the Option and the Property; and
1 To be discussed- Form and domicile of acquisition entity.
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WHEREAS, the Parties have executed and recorded this Memorandum to give notice of the Homeowner Agreement and certain rights of Nada to the Property and certain responsibilities the Owner owes Nada, as well as the covenants and promises of the Owner included in the Homeowner Agreement that run with the land and will be binding on any person who acquires the Property or any interest in the Property so long as the Nada Homeowner Agreement has not expired or been terminated.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing the Parties agree as follows:
1. | Irrevocable Nature of Option. The Option granted to Nada by the Homeowner is irrevocable. |
2. | Term. The term of the Option will commence on Effective Date and will expire on ____________ (the “Expiration Date”) unless the Option Term has been extended in accordance with the Nada Homeowner Agreement. |
3. | Subsequent Owners. Every person who now or later owns or acquires any right, title or interest in or to the Property is and will be conclusively deemed to have consented and agreed to every restriction, provision, covenant, right and limitation contained in the Nada Homeowner Agreement and this Memorandum, whether or not such person expressly assumes such restrictions, provisions, covenants, rights and limitations or whether or not any reference to the Nada Homeowner Agreement or this Memorandum is contained in the instrument conveying such interest in the Property to such person. |
4. | Covenants Run with the Land. The Nada Homeowner Agreement covenants are deemed to be covenants running with the land, so as to give it the broadest possible application, and include, without limitation, the following: |
a. | Restrictions on the Owner’s right to transfer the Property. |
b. | Restrictions on the Owner’s ability to borrow against the Property. |
c. | Restrictions of the Owner’s ability to rent the Property. |
d. | Requirement that the Owner pay to Nada a percentage of the Owner’s net equity investment in the Property pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Homeowner Agreement. |
e. | Requirements that any sale of the Property conform to certain procedures set forth in the Nada Homeowner Agreement. |
f. | Requirements that the Owner maintain adequate insurance on the Property against certain hazards. |
g. | Requirements that the Owner keep the property free and clear of any liens or encumbrances not authorized by Nada. |
5. | Governing Law. This Memorandum will be determined under, governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State in which the Property is located, without regard to its conflict of law principles to the furthest extent possible. |
6. | Counterparts. This Memorandum may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed an original, but all such counterparts will constitute one and the same agreement. |
7. | Notices. All notices or written communications required in connection with this Memorandum will be delivered in accordance with the Homeowner Agreement and to the following addresses, unless a Party has been notified by the other Party in writing of a substitute address: |
Nada: | Owner: | |
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MEMORANDUM OF NADA HOMEOWNER AGREEMENT |
Intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed this Memorandum as of the Effective Date by their signatures below.
[Acquisition Company LP] | ||
By: Nada Holdings, Inc., its sole member | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of _____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
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Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: __________________
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Owner(s) | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
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Title: |
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Acknowledgement Form
State of ______________________
County of ____________________
On the _______day of ___________ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared _________________________, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.
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Notary Public
Print Name: ____________________________
Jurisdiction: ____________________________
My Commission Expires: __________________
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Schedule A
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
That certain real property situated in the City of described as follows:
County: | ||
State: | ||
Block No.: | ||
Lot No.: |
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Exhibit 6.4
After Recording Return To:
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________________ [Space Above This Line for Recording Data] _____________________________
HOMESHARES MORTGAGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
DEFINITIONS
Words used in multiple sections of this document are defined below and elsewhere in this instrument.
A. | “Applicable Law” means all controlling applicable federal, state and local statutes, regulations, ordinances and administrative rules and orders (that have the effect of law) as well as all applicable final, non-appealable judicial opinions. | |
B. | “Covenant Agreement” means the Covenant Agreement diange by the Mortgagor and the Mortgagee as of [ #DATE# ]. | |
C. | “Electronic Funds Transfer” means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, which is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephonic instrument, computer, or magnetic tape so as to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account. Such term includes, but is not limited to, point-of-sale transfers, automated teller machine transactions, transfers initiated by telephone, wire transfers, and automated clearinghouse transfers. | |
D. | “Final Exercise Date” means [ #FINAL EXCERSIZE DATE# ] | |
E. | “Homeowner Agreement” means the agreement signed by Mortgagor and Mortgagee [#DATE# ]. The Homeowner Agreement states that Mortgagor owes Mortgagee certain amounts, not to exceed the Maximum Amount plus interest (if applicable) and other amounts that Mortgagor has promised to pay to the Mortgagee in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Homeowner Documents. | |
F. | “Homeowner Documents” means the Homeowner Agreement, the Covenant Agreement, and any instruments or agreements delivered pursuant thereto. | |
G. | “Maximum Amount” means [ #MAXIMUM AMOUNT# ]. |
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H. | “Miscellaneous Proceeds” means any compensation, settlement award of damages, or proceeds paid by any third party (other than insurance proceeds paid under the coverages described in Section 5) for: (i) damage to, or destruction of, the Property; (ii) condemnation or other taking of all or any part of the Property; (iii) conveyance in lieu of condemnation; or (iv) misrepresentations of, or omissions as to, the value and/or condition of the Property. | |
I. | “Mortgagor” is [ #MORTGAGOR# ], the mortgagor under this Security Instrument. | |
J. | “Mortgagee” is [ #MORTGAGEE# ], (a) natural person(s). | |
K. | “Payments” means the payments due to the Mortgagee from time to time pursuant to the Homeowner Documents. | |
L. | “Property” means the property that is described below under the heading “Transfer of Rights in the Property.” | |
M. | “Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in the Homeowner Documents, including, without limitation, any Permitted Senior Mortgage Lien. | |
N. | “Permitted Senior Mortgage” has the meaning specified in the Homeowner Documents. | |
O. | “Permitted Senior Mortgage Lien” has the meaning specified in the Homeowner Documents. | |
P. | “RESPA” means the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.) and its implementing regulation, Regulation X (24 C.F.R. Part 3500), as they might be amended from time to time, or any additional or successor legislation or regulation that governs the same subject matter. As used in this Security Instrument, “RESPA” refers to all requirements and restrictions that are imposed in regard to a “federally related mortgage loan” even if the Loan does not qualify as a “federally related mortgage loan” under RESPA. | |
Q. | “Riders” means all Riders to this Security Instrument that are executed by Mortgagor. | |
R. | “Security Instrument” means this document, which is dated [ #DATE# ] , together with all Riders to this document. | |
S. | “Secured Obligation” means the obligations payable to the Mortgagee evidenced by the Homeowner Documents, plus interest (if applicable), and any other amounts due under the Homeowner Documents, and all sums due under this Security Instrument, plus interest (if applicable). The Secured Obligation is due and payable in full no later than the Final Exercise Date | |
T. | “Successor in Interest of Mortgagor” means any party that has taken title to the Property, whether or not that party has assumed Mortgagor’s obligations under the Homeowner Documents and/or this Security Instrument. |
TRANSFER OF RIGHTS IN THE PROPERTY
This Security Instrument secures to Mortgagee: (i) the payment of the Secured Obligations and all renewals, extensions and modifications of the Homeowner Documents; and (ii) the performance of Mortgagor’s covenants and agreements under this Security Instrument and the Homeowner Documents. For this purpose, Mortgagor does hereby mortgage, grant and convey to Mortgagee, the following described property located at [#ADDRESS#] in [#COUNTY#] in the state of [#STATE#] (“Property Address”) recorded in the real estate records of the [#COUNTY#] as [#TAX LOT#].
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TOGETHER WITH all the improvements now or hereafter erected on the property, and all easements, appurtenances, and fixtures now or hereafter a part of the property. All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this Security Instrument. All of the foregoing is referred to in this Security Instrument as the “Property.”
MORTGAGOR COVENANTS that Mortgagor is lawfully seised of the estate hereby conveyed and has the right to mortgage, grant and convey the Property and that the Property is unencumbered, except for encumbrances of record. Mortgagor warrants and will defend generally the title to the Property against all claims and demands, subject to any encumbrances of record.
THIS SECURITY INSTRUMENT combines uniform covenants for national use and non-uniform covenants with limited variations by jurisdiction to constitute a uniform security instrument covering real property.
COVENANTS. Mortgagor and Mortgagee covenant and agree as follows:
1. Payment of Secured Obligations. Mortgagor shall pay when due the Secured Obligations evidenced by the Homeowner Documents. Mortgagor shall also pay funds for Escrow Items, if required pursuant to Section 3. Payments due under the Homeowner Documents and this Security Instrument shall be made in U.S. currency. Payments are deemed received by Mortgagee when received at the location designated in the Homeowner Documents or at such other location as may be designated by Mortgagee in accordance with the notice provisions in Section 14. Mortgagee may accept any payment or partial payment insufficient to bring the Secured Obligations current, without waiver of any rights hereunder or prejudice to its rights to refuse such payment or partial payments in the future. No offset or claim which Mortgagor might have now or in the future against Mortgagee shall relieve Mortgagor from making payments due under the Homeowner Documents and this Security Instrument or performing the covenants and agreements secured by this Security Instrument.
2. Application of Payments or Proceeds. Except as otherwise described in this Section 2, all payments accepted and applied by Mortgagee shall be applied in the following order of priority: (a) reimbursement of expenses and other amounts incurred for the account of the Mortgagor pursuant to the Homeowner Documents; (b) interest (if any) due under the Homeowner Documents; (c) principal payment obligations due under the Homeowner Documents; and (d) amounts due under Section 3.
3. Funds for Escrow Items. If required pursuant to the Homeowner Documentation, Mortgagor may be obligated to pay to Mortgagee, on the dates when due under the Homeowner Documents, certain additional funds (the “Funds”) to provide for payment of amounts due for: (a) taxes and assessments and other items which can attain priority over this Security Instrument as a lien or encumbrance on the Property; (b) insurance premiums, (c) leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, if any; and (c) the other amounts as specified in the Homeowner Documents.. These items are called “Escrow Items.” Mortgagor shall promptly furnish to Mortgagee all notices of amounts to be paid under this Section. Mortgagor shall pay Mortgagee the Funds for Escrow Items unless Mortgagee waives Mortgagor’s obligation to pay the Funds for any or all Escrow Items. Mortgagee may waive Mortgagor’s obligation to pay to Mortgagee Funds for any or all Escrow Items at any time. Any such waiver may only be in writing. In the event of such waiver, Mortgagor shall pay directly, when and where payable, the amounts due for any Escrow Items for which payment of Funds has been waived by Mortgagee and, if Mortgagee requires, shall furnish to Mortgagee receipts evidencing such payment within such time period as Mortgagee may require. Mortgagor’s obligation to make such payments and to provide receipts shall for all purposes be deemed to be a covenant and agreement contained in this Security Instrument.
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If Mortgagor is obligated to pay Escrow Items directly, pursuant to a waiver, and Mortgagor fails to pay the amount due for an Escrow Item, Mortgagee may exercise its rights under Section 9 and pay such amount and Mortgagor shall then be obligated under Section 9 to repay to Mortgagee any such amount. Mortgagee may revoke the waiver as to any or all Escrow Items at any time by a notice given in accordance with Section 11 and, upon such revocation, Mortgagor shall pay to Mortgagee all Funds, and in such amounts, that are then required under this Section 3.
Mortgagee may, at any time, collect and hold Funds in an amount (a) sufficient to permit Mortgagee to apply the Funds at the time specified under RESPA, and (b) not to exceed the maximum amount a Mortgagee can require under RESPA. Mortgagee shall estimate the amount of Funds due on the basis of current data and reasonable estimates of expenditures of future Escrow Items or otherwise in accordance with Applicable Law. The Funds shall be held in an institution whose deposits are insured by a federal agency, instrumentality, or entity (including Mortgagee, if Mortgagee is an institution whose deposits are so insured) or in any Federal Home Loan Bank. Mortgagee shall apply the Funds to pay the Escrow Items no later than the time specified under RESPA. Mortgagee shall not charge Mortgagor for holding and applying the Funds, annually analyzing the escrow account, or verifying the Escrow Items, unless Mortgagee pays Mortgagor interest on the Funds and Applicable Law permits Mortgagee to make such a charge. Unless an agreement is made in writing or Applicable Law requires interest to be paid on the Funds, Mortgagee shall not be required to pay Mortgagor any interest or earnings on the Funds. Mortgagor and Mortgagee can agree in writing, however, that interest shall be paid on the Funds. Mortgagee shall give to Mortgagor, without charge, an annual accounting of the Funds as required by RESPA.
If there is a surplus of Funds held in escrow, as defined under RESPA, Mortgagee shall account to Mortgagor for the excess funds in accordance with RESPA. If there is a shortage of Funds held in escrow, as defined under RESPA, Mortgagee shall notify Mortgagor as required by RESPA, and Mortgagor shall pay to Mortgagee the amount necessary to make up the shortage in accordance with RESPA, but in no more than 12 monthly payments. If there is a deficiency of Funds held in escrow, as defined under RESPA, Mortgagee shall notify Mortgagor as required by RESPA, and Mortgagor shall pay to Mortgagee the amount necessary to make up the deficiency in accordance with RESPA, but in no more than 12 monthly payments. Upon payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Mortgagee shall promptly refund to Mortgagor any Funds held by Mortgagee.
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4. Charges; Liens. Mortgagor shall pay all taxes, assessments, charges, fines, and impositions attributable to the Property which can attain priority over this Security Instrument, leasehold payments or ground rents on the Property, if any, and Assessments, if any, except to the extent such impositions constitute Permitted Liens. Mortgagor shall promptly discharge any lien (other than Permitted Liens) which has priority over this Security Instrument unless Mortgagor: (a) agrees in writing to the payment of the obligation secured by the lien in a manner acceptable to Mortgagee, but only so long as Mortgagor is performing such agreement; (b) contests the lien in good faith by, or defends against enforcement of the lien in, legal proceedings which in Mortgagee’s opinion operate to prevent the enforcement of the lien while those proceedings are pending, but only until such proceedings are concluded; or (c) secures from the holder of the lien an agreement satisfactory to Mortgagee subordinating the lien to this Security Instrument. If Mortgagee determines that any part of the Property is subject to a lien (other than a Permitted Lien) which can attain priority over this Security Instrument, Mortgagee may give Mortgagor a notice identifying the lien. Within 10 days of the date on which that notice is given, Mortgagor shall satisfy the lien or take one or more of the actions set forth above in this Section 4. Mortgagee may require Mortgagor to pay a one-time charge for a real estate tax verification and/or reporting service used by Mortgagee in connection with this Loan.
5. Property Insurance. Mortgagor shall keep the improvements now existing or hereafter erected on the Property insured against loss by fire, hazards included within the term “extended coverage,” and any other hazards including, but not limited to, earthquakes and floods, for which Mortgagee requires insurance. This insurance shall be maintained in the amounts (including deductible levels) and for the periods that Mortgagee specified in the Homeowner Documents. Mortgagee may require Mortgagor to pay, in connection with this Loan, either: (a) a one-time charge for flood zone determination, certification and tracking services; or (b) a one-time charge for flood zone determination and certification services and subsequent charges each time remappings or similar changes occur which reasonably might affect such determination or certification. Mortgagor shall also be responsible for the payment of any fees imposed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with the review of any flood zone determination resulting from an objection by Mortgagor. If Mortgagor fails to maintain any of the coverages described above, Mortgagee may obtain insurance coverage, at Mortgagee’s option and Mortgagor’s expense. Mortgagee is under no obligation to purchase any particular type or amount of coverage. Therefore, such coverage shall cover Mortgagee, but might or might not protect Mortgagor, Mortgagor’s equity in the Property, or the contents of the Property, against any risk, hazard or liability and might provide greater or lesser coverage than was previously in effect. Mortgagor acknowledges that the cost of the insurance coverage so obtained might significantly exceed the cost of insurance that Mortgagor could have obtained. Any amounts disbursed by Mortgagee under this Section 5 shall become additional Secured Obligations of Mortgagor secured by this Security Instrument. These amounts shall bear interest at the rate specified in the Homeowner Documents from the date of disbursement and shall be payable, with such interest, upon notice from Mortgagee to Mortgagor requesting payment. All insurance policies required by Mortgagee and renewals of such policies shall include a standard mortgage clause, and shall name Mortgagee as mortgagee and/or as an additional loss payee. If Mortgagee requires, Mortgagor shall promptly give to Mortgagee all receipts of paid premiums and renewal notices. If Mortgagor obtains any form of insurance coverage, not otherwise required by Mortgagee, for damage to, or destruction of, the Property, such policy shall include a standard mortgage clause and shall name Mortgagee as mortgagee and/or as an additional loss payee.
Subject in the first instance to the corresponding provisions in the documentation with respect to any Senior Loans, the provisions of Section 3.8 of the Covenant Agreement are incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis.
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6. Occupancy. Mortgagor shall occupy, establish, and use the Property as Mortgagor’s principal residence within 60 days after the execution of this Security Instrument and shall occupy the Property on a continuous basis as Mortgagor’s principal residence until the later of the Final Exercise Date and the date as of which the Secured obligations are repaid in full.
7. Preservation, Maintenance and Protection of the Property; Inspections. Mortgagor shall not destroy, damage or impair the Property, allow the Property to deteriorate or commit waste on the Property. Mortgagor shall maintain the Property in order to prevent the Property from deteriorating or decreasing in value due to its condition. Mortgagor shall promptly repair the Property if damaged to avoid further deterioration or damage. If insurance or condemnation proceeds are paid in connection with damage to, or the taking of, the Property, Mortgagor shall be responsible for repairing or restoring the Property only if Mortgagee has released proceeds for such purposes. Mortgagee may disburse proceeds for the repairs and restoration in a single payment or in a series of progress payments as the work is completed. If the insurance or condemnation proceeds are not sufficient to repair or restore the Property, Mortgagor is not relieved of Mortgagor’s obligation for the completion of such repair or restoration, Mortgagee or its agent may make reasonable entries upon and inspections of the Property. If it has reasonable cause, Mortgagee may inspect the interior of the improvements on the Property. Mortgagee shall give Mortgagor notice at the time of or prior to such an interior inspection specifying such reasonable cause.
8. Mortgagor’s Application. Mortgagor shall be in default if, in connection with the application process required to enter into the Homeowner Documents, Mortgagor or any persons or entities acting at the direction of Mortgagor or with Mortgagor’s knowledge or consent gave materially false, misleading, or inaccurate information or statements to Mortgagee (or failed to provide Mortgagee with material information) in connection with the Homeowner Documents. Material representations include, but are not limited to, representations concerning Mortgagor’s occupancy of the Property as Mortgagor’s principal residence.
9. Protection of Mortgagee’s Interest in the Property and Rights Under this Security Instrument. If (a) Mortgagor fails to perform the covenants and agreements contained in this Security Instrument, (b) there is a legal proceeding that might significantly affect Mortgagee’s interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument (such as a proceeding in bankruptcy, probate, for condemnation or forfeiture, for enforcement of a lien which may attain priority over this Security Instrument or to enforce laws or regulations), or (c) Mortgagor has abandoned the Property, then, subject in the first instance to the corresponding provisions specified in the documentation with respect to any Senior Loans, and thereafter, to the corresponding provisions in the Covenant Agreement, Mortgagee may do and pay for whatever is reasonable or appropriate to protect Mortgagee’s interest in the Property and rights under this Security Instrument, including protecting and/or assessing the value of the Property, and securing and/or repairing the Property. Mortgagee’s actions can include, but are not limited to: (a) paying any sums secured by a lien which has priority over this Security Instrument; (b) appearing in court; and (c) paying reasonable attorneys’ fees to protect its interest in the Property and/or rights under this Security Instrument, including its secured position in a bankruptcy proceeding. Securing the Property includes, but is not limited to, entering the Property to make repairs, change locks, replace or board up doors and windows, drain water from pipes, eliminate building or other code violations or dangerous conditions, and have utilities turned on or off. Although Mortgagee may take action under this Section 9, Mortgagee does not have to do so and is not under any duty or obligation to do so. It is agreed that Mortgagee incurs no liability for not taking any or all actions authorized under this Section 9. Any amounts disbursed by Mortgagee under this Section 9 shall become additional Secured Obligations debt of Mortgagor secured by this Security Instrument. These amounts shall bear interest at the rate specified in the Homeowner Documents from the date of disbursement and shall be payable, with such interest, upon notice from Mortgagee to Mortgagor requesting payment.
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Form Security Instrument (ST) |
10. Assignment of Miscellaneous Proceeds; Forfeiture. Subject in the first instance to the corresponding provisions in the documentation with respect to any Senior Loans, and to the corresponding provisions of set forth in the Covenant Agreement, , all Miscellaneous Proceeds are hereby assigned to and shall be paid to Mortgagee. If the Property is damaged, such Miscellaneous Proceeds shall be applied to restoration or repair of the Property, if the restoration or repair is economically feasible and Mortgagee’s security is not lessened. During such repair and restoration period, Mortgagee shall have the right to hold such Miscellaneous Proceeds until Mortgagee has had an opportunity to inspect such Property to ensure the work has been completed to Mortgagee’s satisfaction, provided that such inspection shall be undertaken promptly. Mortgagee may pay for the repairs and restoration in a single disbursement or in a series of progress payments as the work is completed. Unless an agreement is made in writing or Applicable Law requires interest to be paid on such Miscellaneous Proceeds, Mortgagee shall not be required to pay Mortgagor any interest or earnings on such Miscellaneous Proceeds. If the restoration or repair is not economically feasible or Mortgagee’s security would be lessened, the Miscellaneous Proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with the excess, if any, paid to Mortgagor. Such Miscellaneous Proceeds shall be applied in the order provided for in Section 2. In the event of a total taking, destruction, or loss in value of the Property, the Miscellaneous Proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due, with the excess, if any, paid to Mortgagor. If so specified in the Homeowner Documents, in the event of a partial taking, destruction, or loss in value of the Property in which the fair market value of the Property immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value is equal to or greater than the amount of the sums secured by this Security Instrument immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value, unless Mortgagor and Mortgagee otherwise agree in writing, the sums secured by this Security Instrument shall be reduced by the amount of the Miscellaneous Proceeds multiplied by the following fraction: (a) the total amount of the sums secured immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value divided by (b) the fair market value of the Property immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value. Any balance shall be paid to Mortgagor. In the event of a partial taking, destruction, or loss in value of the Property in which the fair market value of the Property immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value is less than the amount of the sums secured immediately before the partial taking, destruction, or loss in value, unless Mortgagor and Mortgagee otherwise agree in writing, the Miscellaneous Proceeds shall be applied to the sums secured by this Security Instrument whether or not the sums are then due. If the Property is abandoned by Mortgagor, or if, after notice by Mortgagee to Mortgagor that the Opposing Party (as defined in the next sentence) offers to make an award to settle a claim for damages, Mortgagor fails to respond to Mortgagee within 30 days after the date the notice is given, Mortgagee is authorized to collect and apply the Miscellaneous Proceeds either to restoration or repair of the Property or to the sums secured by this Security Instrument, whether or not then due. “Opposing Party” means the third party that owes Mortgagor Miscellaneous Proceeds or the party against whom Mortgagor has a right of action in regard to Miscellaneous Proceeds. Mortgagor shall be in default if any action or proceeding, whether civil or criminal, is begun that, in Mortgagee’s judgment, could result in forfeiture of the Property or other material impairment of Mortgagee’s interest in the Property or rights under this Security Instrument. Mortgagor can cure such a default and, if acceleration has occurred, reinstate as provided in Section 19, by causing the action or proceeding to be dismissed with a ruling that, in Mortgagee’s judgment, precludes forfeiture of the Property or other material impairment of Mortgagee’s interest in the Property or rights under this Security Instrument. The proceeds of any award or claim for damages that are attributable to the impairment of Mortgagee’s interest in the Property are hereby assigned and shall be paid to Mortgagee. All Miscellaneous Proceeds that are not applied to restoration or repair of the Property shall be applied in the order provided for in Section 2.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
11. Mortgagor Not Released; Forbearance By Mortgagee Not a Waiver. Extension of the time for payment or modification or amortization of the Secured Obligations granted by Mortgagee to Mortgagor or any Successor in Interest of Mortgagor shall not operate to release the liability of Mortgagor or any Successors in Interest of Mortgagor. Mortgagee shall not be required to commence proceedings against any Successor in Interest of Mortgagor or to refuse to extend time for payment or otherwise modify amortization of the sums secured by this Security Instrument by reason of any demand made by the original Mortgagor or any Successors in Interest of Mortgagor. Any forbearance by Mortgagee in exercising any right or remedy including, without limitation, Mortgagee’s acceptance of payments from third persons, entities or Successors in Interest of Mortgagor or in amounts less than the amount then due, shall not be a waiver of or preclude the exercise of any right or remedy.
12. Joint and Several Liability; Co-signers; Successors and Assigns Bound. Mortgagor covenants and agrees that Mortgagor’s obligations and liability shall be joint and several. However, any Mortgagor who co-signs this Security Instrument but does not execute the Homeowner Documents (a “co-signer”): (a) is co-signing this Security Instrument only to mortgage, grant and convey the co-signer’s interest in the Property under the terms of this Security Instrument; (b) is not personally obligated to pay the sums secured by this Security Instrument; and (c) agrees that Mortgagee and any other Mortgagor can agree to extend, modify, forbear or make any accommodations with regard to the terms of this Security Instrument or the Homeowner Documents without the co-signer’s consent. Subject to the provisions of Section 17, any Successor in Interest of Mortgagor who assumes Mortgagor’s obligations under this Security Instrument in writing, and is approved by Mortgagee, shall obtain all of Mortgagor’s rights and benefits under this Security Instrument. Mortgagor shall not be released from Mortgagor’s obligations and liability under this Security Instrument unless Mortgagee agrees to such release in writing. The covenants and agreements of this Security Instrument shall bind (except as provided in Section 19) and benefit the successors and assigns of Mortgagee.
13. Loan Charges. Mortgagee may charge Mortgagor fees for services performed in connection with Mortgagor’s default, for the purpose of protecting Mortgagee’s interest in the Property and rights under this Security Instrument, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, property inspection and valuation fees. In regard to any other fees, the absence of express authority in this Security Instrument to charge a specific fee to Mortgagor shall not be construed as a prohibition on the charging of such fee. Mortgagee may not charge fees that are expressly prohibited by this Security Instrument or by Applicable Law. If the Loan is subject to a law which sets maximum loan charges, and that law is finally interpreted so that the interest or other loan charges collected or to be collected in connection with the Loan exceed the permitted limits, then: (a) any such loan charge shall be reduced by the amount necessary to reduce the charge to the permitted limit; and (b) any sums already collected from Mortgagor which exceeded permitted limits will be refunded to Mortgagor. Mortgagee may choose to make this refund by reducing the principal owed under the Homeowner Documents or by making a direct payment to Mortgagor. If a refund reduces principal, the reduction will be treated as a partial prepayment without any prepayment charge (whether or not a prepayment charge is provided for under the Homeowner Documents). Mortgagor’s acceptance of any such refund made by direct payment to Mortgagor will constitute a waiver of any right of action Mortgagor might have arising out of such overcharge.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
14. Notices. All notices given by Mortgagor or Mortgagee in connection with this Security Instrument must be in writing. Any notice to Mortgagor in connection with this Security Instrument shall be deemed to have been given to Mortgagor when mailed by first class mail or when actually delivered to Mortgagor’s notice address if sent by other means. Notice to any one Mortgagor shall constitute notice to all Mortgagors unless Applicable Law expressly requires otherwise. The notice address shall be the Property Address unless Mortgagor has designated a substitute notice address by notice to Mortgagee. Mortgagor shall promptly notify Mortgagee of Mortgagor’s change of address. If Mortgagee specifies a procedure for reporting Mortgagor’s change of address, then Mortgagor shall only report a change of address through that specified procedure. There may be only one designated notice address under this Security Instrument at any one time. Any notice to Mortgagee shall be given by delivering it or by mailing it by first class mail to Mortgagee’s address stated herein unless Mortgagee has designated another address by notice to Mortgagor. Any notice in connection with this Security Instrument shall not be deemed to have been given to Mortgagee until actually received by Mortgagee. If any notice required by this Security Instrument is also required under Applicable Law, the Applicable Law requirement will satisfy the corresponding requirement under this Security Instrument.
15. Governing Law; Severability; Rules of Construction. This Security Instrument shall be governed by federal law and the law of the jurisdiction in which the Property is located. All rights and obligations contained in this Security Instrument are subject to any requirements and limitations of Applicable Law. Applicable Law might explicitly or implicitly allow the parties to agree by contract or it might be silent, but such silence shall not be construed as a prohibition against agreement by contract. In the event that any provision or clause of this Security Instrument or the Homeowner Documents conflicts with Applicable Law, such conflict shall not affect other provisions of this Security Instrument or the Homeowner Documents which can be given effect without the conflicting provision.
As used in this Security Instrument: (a) words of the masculine gender shall mean and include corresponding neuter words or words of the feminine gender; (b) words in the singular shall mean and include the plural and vice versa; and (c) the word “may” gives sole discretion without any obligation to take any action.
16. Mortgagor’s Copy. Mortgagor shall be given one copy of the Homeowner Documents and of this Security Instrument.
17. Transfer of the Property or a Beneficial Interest in Mortgagor. As used in this Section 17, “Interest in the Property” means any legal or beneficial interest in the Property, including, but not limited to, those beneficial interests transferred in a bond for deed, contract for deed, installment sales contract or escrow agreement, the intent of which is the transfer of title by Mortgagor at a future date to a purchaser. If all or any part of the Property or any Interest in the Property is sold or transferred (or if Mortgagor is not a natural person and a beneficial interest in Mortgagor is sold or transferred) without Mortgagee’s prior written consent, Mortgagee may require immediate payment in full of all Secured Obligations. However, this option shall not be exercised by Mortgagee if such exercise is prohibited by Applicable Law. If Mortgagee exercises this option, Mortgagee shall give Mortgagor notice of acceleration. The notice shall provide a period of not less than 30 days from the date the notice is given in accordance with Section 15 within which Mortgagor must pay all sums secured by this Security Instrument. If Mortgagor fails to pay these sums prior to the expiration of this period, Mortgagee may invoke any remedies permitted by this Security Instrument without further notice or demand on Mortgagor.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
18. Mortgagor’s Right to Reinstate After Acceleration. If Mortgagor meets certain conditions, Mortgagor shall have the right to have enforcement of this Security Instrument discontinued at any time prior to the earliest of: (a) five days before sale of the Property pursuant to any power of sale contained in this Security Instrument; (b) such other period as Applicable Law might specify for the termination of Mortgagor’s right to reinstate; or (c) entry of a judgment enforcing this Security Instrument. Those conditions are that Mortgagor: (a) pays Mortgagee all sums which then would be due under this Security Instrument and the Homeowner Documents as if no acceleration had occurred; (b) cures any default of any other covenants or agreements; (c) pays all expenses incurred in enforcing this Security Instrument, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees, property inspection and valuation fees, and other fees incurred for the purpose of protecting Mortgagee’s interest in the Property and rights under this Security Instrument; and (d) takes such action as Mortgagee may reasonably require to assure that Mortgagee’s interest in the Property and rights under this Security Instrument, and Mortgagor’s obligation to pay the sums secured by this Security Instrument, shall continue unchanged. Mortgagee may require that Mortgagor pay such reinstatement sums and expenses in one or more of the following forms, as selected by Mortgagee: (a) cash; (b) money order; (c) certified check, bank check, treasurer’s check or cashier’s check, provided any such check is drawn upon an institution whose deposits are insured by a federal agency, instrumentality or entity; or (d) Electronic Funds Transfer. Upon reinstatement by Mortgagor, this Security Instrument and obligations secured hereby shall remain fully effective as if no acceleration had occurred.
19. Sale or Assignment of Homeowner Documents. The Homeowner Documents or a partial interest in the Homeowner Documents (together with this Security Instrument) can be sold one or more times without prior notice to Mortgagor. A sale might result in a change in the entity (known as the “Mortgage Servicer”) that collects Periodic Payments due under the Homeowner Documents and this Security Instrument and performs other mortgage loan servicing obligations under the Homeowner Documents, this Security Instrument, and Applicable Law. There also might be one or more changes of the Mortgage Servicer unrelated to a sale of the Homeowner Documents. If there is a change of the Mortgage Servicer, Mortgagor will be given written notice of the change which will state the name and address of the new Mortgage Servicer, the address to which payments should be made and any other information RESPA requires in connection with a notice of transfer of servicing. If the Homeowner Documents is sold and thereafter the Loan is serviced by a Mortgage Servicer other than the purchaser of the Homeowner Documents, the mortgage loan servicing obligations to Mortgagor will remain with the Mortgage Servicer or be transferred to a successor Mortgage Servicer and are not assumed by the Homeowner Documents purchaser unless otherwise provided by the Homeowner Documents purchaser. Neither Mortgagor nor Mortgagee may commence, join, or be joined to any judicial action (as either an individual litigant or the member of a class) that arises from the other party’s actions pursuant to this Security Instrument or that alleges that the other party has breached any provision of, or any duty owed by reason of, this Security Instrument, until such Mortgagor or Mortgagee has notified the other party (with such notice given in compliance with the requirements of Section 15) of such alleged breach and afforded the other party hereto a reasonable period after the giving of such notice to take corrective action. If Applicable Law provides a time period which must elapse before certain action can be taken, that time period will be deemed to be reasonable for purposes of this paragraph. The notice of acceleration and opportunity to cure given to Mortgagor pursuant to Section 21 and the notice of acceleration given to Mortgagor pursuant to Section 18 shall be deemed to satisfy the notice and opportunity to take corrective action provisions of this Section 19.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
20. Hazardous Substances. As used in this Section 20: (a) “Hazardous Substances” are those substances defined as toxic or hazardous substances, pollutants, or wastes by Environmental Law and the following substances: gasoline, kerosene, other flammable or toxic petroleum products, toxic pesticides and herbicides, volatile solvents, materials containing asbestos or formaldehyde, and radioactive materials; (b) “Environmental Law” means federal laws and laws of the jurisdiction where the Property is located that relate to health, safety or environmental protection; (c) “Environmental Cleanup” includes any response action, remedial action, or removal action, as defined in Environmental Law; and (d) an “Environmental Condition” means a condition that can cause, contribute to, or otherwise trigger an Environmental Cleanup. Mortgagor shall not cause or permit the presence, use, disposal, storage, or release of any Hazardous Substances, or threaten to release any Hazardous Substances, on or in the Property. Mortgagor shall not do, nor allow anyone else to do, anything affecting the Property (a) that is in violation of any Environmental Law, (b) which creates an Environmental Condition, or (c) which, due to the presence, use, or release of a Hazardous Substance, creates a condition that adversely affects the value of the Property. The preceding two sentences shall not apply to the presence, use, or storage on the Property of small quantities of Hazardous Substances that are generally recognized to be appropriate to normal residential uses and to maintenance of the Property (including, but not limited to, hazardous substances in consumer products). Mortgagor shall promptly give Mortgagee written notice of (a) any investigation, claim, demand, lawsuit or other action by any governmental or regulatory agency or private party involving the Property and any Hazardous Substance or Environmental Law of which Mortgagor has actual knowledge, (b) any Environmental Condition, including but not limited to, any spilling, leaking, discharge, release or threat of release of any Hazardous Substance, and (c) any condition caused by the presence, use or release of a Hazardous Substance which adversely affects the value of the Property. If Mortgagor learns, or is notified by any governmental or regulatory authority, or any private party, that any removal or other remediation of any Hazardous Substance affecting the Property is necessary, Mortgagor shall promptly take all necessary remedial actions in accordance with Environmental Law. Nothing herein shall create any obligation on Mortgagee for an Environmental Cleanup.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
21. Acceleration; Remedies. Mortgagee shall give notice to Mortgagor prior to acceleration following Mortgagor’s breach of any covenant or agreement in this Security Instrument (but not prior to acceleration under Section 17 unless Applicable Law provides otherwise). The notice shall specify: (a) the default; (b) the action required to cure the default; (c) a date, not less than 30 days from the date the notice is given to Mortgagor, by which the default must be cured; and (d) that failure to cure the default on or before the date specified in the notice may result in acceleration of the sums secured by this Security Instrument, foreclosure by judicial proceeding and sale of the Property. The notice shall further inform Mortgagor of the right to reinstate after acceleration and the right to assert in the foreclosure proceeding the non-existence of a default or any other defense of Mortgagor to acceleration and foreclosure. If the default is not cured on or before the date specified in the notice, Mortgagee at its option may require immediate payment in full of all sums secured by this Security Instrument without further demand and may foreclose this Security Instrument by judicial proceeding. Mortgagee shall be entitled to collect all expenses incurred in pursuing the remedies provided in this Section 21, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of title evidence.
22. Release. Upon payment of all sums secured by this Security Instrument, Mortgagee shall release this Security Instrument. Mortgagor shall pay any recordation costs. Mortgagee may charge Mortgagor a fee for releasing this Security Instrument, but only if the fee is paid to a third party for services rendered and the charging of the fee is permitted under Applicable Law.
23. Attorneys’ Fees. As used in this Security Instrument and the Homeowner Documents, attorneys’ fees shall include those awarded by an appellate court and any attorneys’ fees incurred in a bankruptcy proceeding.
24. Jury Trial Waiver. The Mortgagor hereby waives any right to a trial by jury in any action, proceeding, claim, or counterclaim, whether in contract or tort, at law or in equity, arising out of or in any way related to this Security Instrument or the Homeowner Documents.
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Nada Holdings, Inc. | CONFIDENTIAL |
Form Security Instrument (ST) |
BY SIGNING BELOW, Mortgagor accepts and agrees to the terms and covenants contained in this Security Instrument and in any Rider executed by Mortgagor and recorded with it.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of:
(Seal) | |||
- Mortgagor | |||
(Seal) | |||
- Mortgagor |
_____________________________ [Space Below This Line for Acknowledgment] ____________________________
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Form Security Instrument (ST) |
Exhibit 6.5
Exhibit 6.6
Exhibit 6.7
Exhibit 6.8
Exhibit 6.9
Exhibit 11.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
We consent to the use in the Offering Circular constituting a part of this Offering Statement on Form 1-A, as it may be amended, of our Independent Auditor’s Report dated May 1, 2022 relating to the consolidated financial statements of Cityfunds I, LLC on a consolidated level and for each listed Series, which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in member’s equity/(deficit), and cash flows for the period from April 26, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.
/s/ Artesian CPA, LLC
Denver, CO
July 27, 2022
Artesian CPA, LLC
1624 Market Street, Suite 202 | Denver, CO 80202
p: 877.968.3330 f: 720.634.0905
info@ArtesianCPA.com | www.ArtesianCPA.com
Exhibit 12.1
May 12, 2022
Cityfunds Manager, LLC.
Managing Member of Cityfunds I, LLC
1315 Manufacturing Street
Dallas, TX 75204
Re: Offering Statement on Form 1-A of Cityfunds I, LLC
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to CityFunds I, LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of an Offering Statement on Form 1-A (the “Offering Statement”) pursuant to 17 CFR Part 230.251 et. seq., or Regulation A, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Offering Statement relates to the proposed issuance and sale by the Company in 10 series offerings (the “Offerings”) of the indicated number of membership interests in the series of the Company listed on Schedule A hereto which list is incorporated herein by reference. The membership interests of these series taken together are referred to as the “Series Interests.”
The terms and conditions of the Series Interests are established pursuant to the provisions of the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of June 8, 2021 (the “Operating Agreement”) and through the writing of a separate series designation for each of the series (together, the “Series Designations”), each of which is attached as an exhibit to the Operating Agreement. We understand that the Series Interests will be sold as described in the Offering Statement and pursuant to a form of subscription agreement, substantially in the form filed as an exhibit to the Offering Statement, to be entered into by and between the Company and each of the purchasers of Series Interests (the “Subscription Agreement”).
In connection with the Offerings, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Certificate of Formation of the Company, (ii) the Operating Agreement, (iii) the Series Designations, (iv) corporate proceedings, including the resolutions of the manager of the Company with respect to the Offerings, and (v) such other documents, records and matters of law as we have considered necessary in connection with the expression of the opinions hereinafter set forth. We have also relied upon assurances of officers of the manager of the Company as to certain factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We have also reviewed the Offering Statement and form of Subscription Agreement as filed with the Commission. We also have relied on information obtained from public officials and other sources believed by us to be reliable as to other questions of fact. We have made no independent investigation as to any information received from the Company, representatives of the Company and/or public officials and we do not opine as to the accuracy of such factual matters.
1050 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
In our examination, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the authenticity of the originals of such documents, the completeness of all records and other information made available to us by the Company on which we have relied, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all signatories who are natural persons and the due execution and delivery of all documents by parties other than the Company.
The opinions we express herein are limited to matters involving the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act as currently in effect. We express no opinion regarding the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction or state, including any federal securities laws related to the issuance and sale of the securities covered by the Offering Statement.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, and the other qualifications and limitations contained herein, we are of the opinion that the Series Interests have been authorized by all necessary series limited liability company action of the Company and, when issued and sold in accordance with the terms set forth in the Operating Agreement, Series Designations, Offering Statement and Subscription Agreement against payment therefor in the manner contemplated in the Offering Statement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is given as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances which may hereafter occur or come to our attention or any changes in law which may hereafter occur.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Offering Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that any member of this firm is an “expert” within the meaning of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours, | |
/s/ BEVILACQUA PLLC | |
BEVILACQUA PLLC |
SCHEDULE A
The Ten Series
(i) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Austin | |
(ii) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Dallas | |
(iii) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Miami | |
(iv) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Houston | |
(v) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Tampa | |
(vi) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Nashville | |
(vii) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Phoenix | |
(viii) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #LasVegas | |
(ix) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Denver | |
(x) | 700,000 membership interests in the Cityfunds I Series #Los Angeles |