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Note 8 - Investments, Including Investments Accounted for Using the Equity Method | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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NOTE 8. | I NVESTMENTS , INCLUDING INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD
Short-term Investments Short-term investments consist of certificates of deposit having maturity dates of less than twelve months and are carried at cost, U.S. Treasury securities and a corporate bond that are held to maturity and mature in less than twelve months, and a convertible note receivable. The certificates of deposit are held to maturity and mature in the upcoming year. The U.S. Treasury notes, the corporate bond, and the certificates of deposit are held primarily by UCS. For the year ended December 31, 2018, gains on redemptions of U.S. Treasury notes held to maturity were $24,301 in excess of their amortized cost basis.
|  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
Certificates of deposit |  | $ | 1,378,666 |  |  | $ | 746,219 |
U.S. Treasury notes and corporate bond |  |  | 4,872,398 |  |  |  | 809,184 |
Convertible note receivable |  |  | - |  |  |  | 103,896 |
Total |  | $ | 6,251,064 |  |  | $ | 1,659,299 |
Convertible Note Receivable On September 13, 2016, we purchased an unsecured convertible note receivable from Breezeway Homes, Inc., which we refer to as “Breezeway,” for the principal sum of $100,000. The note bore interest at 3% per annum, with principal and accrued interest payable upon demand at the earlier of December 31, 2018 or the closing of Breezeway’s next equity financing. In January 2018, Breezeway completed a second round of equity financing, in which we agreed to tender our promissory note in exchange for preferred stock. At the time that the note receivable was tendered, principal, together with accrued interest, was $104,019. At December 31, 2017, the balance of the note plus accrued interest was $103,896. As part of the loan arrangement, the parties entered into a memorandum of understanding for the parties to work together on the sale of damage waiver insurance related products, which the parties may develop, to property managers, lessors, and renters for residential homes through Breezeway’s platform. Note Receivable On April 27, 2018, we made a short-term loan to CB&T Holding Corporation, which we refer to as “CB&T.” In connection with the short-term loan, CB&T issued us a promissory note in the principal amount of $2,116,972, with an interest rate of 15% per annum, and reimbursed us for certain costs associated with the transaction. The loan was repaid on June 1, 2018 together with $29,990 in interest. U. S. Treasury Trading Securities and U.S. Treasury Secur ities Available for Sale Our security investments that are bought and held principally for the purpose of selling them in the near term are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet in current assets, with the change in fair value during the period included in earnings. Our trading securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities. Trading securities as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Unrealized |  | Fair
|  | Cost |  | Gain |  | Value
U.S. Treasury bills, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
U.S. Treasury bills, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 82,968,614 |  |  | $ | 132,191 |  |  | $ | 83,100,805 |
We classify our investments in debt securities that we intend to hold for indefinite periods of time as “available for sale.” Our securities available for sale are carried at fair value in the balance sheet. Because we have elected the fair value option for these securities, unrealized holding gains and losses during the period are included in earnings. Interest income is recognized at the coupon rate. Securities available for sale as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | Unrealized |  | Fair
|  | Cost |  | Gain |  | Value
U.S. Treasury notes, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | 86,728,590 |  |  | $ | 116,796 |  |  | $ | 86,845,386 |
Long-term Investments Long-term investments consist of certificates of deposit having maturity dates in excess of twelve months, and U.S. Treasury securities. The certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury securities have maturity dates ranging from 2020 through 2023. We have the intent and the ability to hold the investments to maturity. Certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury securities are stated at carrying value which approximates fair value and are held by UCS. Long-term investments consist of the following:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
U.S. Treasury securities, held to maturity |  | $ | 2,902,004 |  |  | $ | 2,820,855 |
Certificates of deposit |  |  | 317,178 |  |  |  | 1,080,426 |
Preferred stock |  |  | 104,019 |  |  |  | - |
Non-voting common units of Dream Finders Holdings, LLC |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |
Voting common stock of CB&T Holding Corporation |  |  | 19,058,485 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  | $ | 32,381,686 |  |  | $ | 13,901,281 |
E quity Investment s On May 31, 2018, we invested $19,058,485 in voting common stock of CB&T, the privately held parent company of Crescent Bank & Trust. Our investment represents 14.99% of CB&T’s outstanding common stock. CB&T is a closely held corporation, whose majority ownership rests with one family. During late December 2017, we invested $10,000,000 in non-voting common units of Dream Finders Holdings, LLC, a national homebuilder. Excluding their non-convertible preferred equity, our investment represents an approximately 5% ownership stake in the company. During January 2018, we exchanged our convertible note receivable from Breezeway for 31,227 shares of preferred stock. The preferred stock is noncumulative and has a dividend rate of $.2665 per share, should dividends be declared. The preferred stock has one vote per share and is convertible into whole shares of common stock, determined according to the conversion formula contained in Breezeway’s amended and restated articles of incorporation. We reviewed our investments as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and concluded that no impairment to the carrying value was required. Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates We have various investments in equity method affiliates, whose businesses are in real estate and real estate services. Our interest in these affiliates ranges from 7.15% to 30%. Two of the investments in affiliates, Logic Real Estate Companies, LLC and 24 th Street Holding Company, having a combined carrying amount of $319,620 on December 31, 2018, is managed by a member of our board of directors. During the year ended December 31, 2018, one of the investments, TAG SW 1, LLC, also managed by a member of our board of directors, sold its remaining investments and realized a gain on the sale of its assets. The following table is a reconciliation of our investments in equity affiliates as presented in investments in unconsolidated affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets:
|  | December 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
Beginning of period |  | $ | 952,128 |  |  | $ | 871,918 |
Additional investment in unconsolidated affiliate |  |  | 40,399 |  |  |  | 66,000 |
Distributions received |  |  | (816,201 | ) |  |  | (59,550 | )
Loss on investment in affiliate |  |  | (107,630 | ) |  |  | - |
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates |  |  | 500,017 |  |  |  | 73,760 |
End of period |  | $ | 568,713 |  |  | $ | 952,128 |
The loss on investment in affiliate is related to the wind-down of TAG SW 1, LLC and is included on our consolidated statements of operations in the caption “Gain on disposition of investments.”

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