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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Company has entered into an agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Advisor. This agreement entitles the Advisor to specified fees upon the provision of certain services with regard to the investment of funds in real estate investments, the management of those investments, among other services, and the disposition of investments, as well as entitles the Advisor to reimbursement of organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor or Sponsor on behalf of the Company, such as expenses related to the Offerings, and certain costs incurred by the Advisor or Sponsor in providing services to the Company. In addition, the Advisor is entitled to certain other fees, including an incentive fee upon achieving certain performance goals, as detailed in the Advisory Agreement. The Sponsor also serves as the sponsor for Rich Uncles REIT I. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, no other business transactions occurred between the Company and Rich Uncles REIT I, other than described below or elsewhere herein, and those relating to the Company’s investment in Rich Uncles REIT I.
 
Summarized below are the related party costs incurred by the Company, including those incurred pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
 
 
 
Three months
 
Nine months
 
 
 
 
 
Three months
 
Nine months
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ended
 
ended
 
 
 
 
 
ended
 
ended
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Incurred
 
Incurred
 
Receivable
 
Payable
 
Incurred
 
Incurred
 
Receivable
 
Payable
 
Expensed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fees
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
474,121
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
Asset management fees (2)
 
 
264,927
 
 
573,081
 
 
-
 
 
483,135
 
 
46,575
 
 
54,141
 
 
-
 
 
29,577
 
Property management fees
 
 
6,996
 
 
7,618
 
 
-
 
 
7,617
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Expense reimbursements from Sponsor (1)
 
 
(584,230)
 
 
(1,945,160)
 
 
22,451
 
 
-
 
 
(434,332)
 
 
(434,332)
 
 
79,862
 
 
-
 
Waiver of asset management fees (2)
 
 
(42,485)
 
 
(119,524)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(11,798)
 
 
(11,798)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Capitalized
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition fees
 
 
1,014,559
 
 
2,498,129
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
274,200
 
Financing fees
 
 
174,500
 
 
261,950
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Additional paid-in-capital
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reimbursable organizational and offering expenses (3)
 
 
453,377
 
 
1,591,498
 
 
4,005
 
 
-
 
 
187,101
 
 
187,101
 
 
-
 
 
79,645
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Costs reimbursable from Rich Uncles REIT I (4)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
28,571
 
 
-
 
Due to Rich Uncles REIT I (5)
 
 
17,269
 
 
17,269
 
 
-
 
 
17,269
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
Payable to TIC (6)
 
 
363,168
 
 
363,168
 
 
-
 
 
363,168
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
26,456
 
$
871,189
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
108,433
 
$
383,422
 
  
* Property management fees are presented as property operating expenses.
 
(1)
The Company records payroll costs related to Company employees that answer questions from prospective shareholders. The Sponsor has agreed to reimburse the Company for these investor relations payroll costs which the Sponsor considers to be offering expenses in accordance with the Advisory Agreement. The receivable related to this is reflected in “Due from affiliates” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2)
To the extent the Advisor elects, in its sole discretion to defer all or any portion of its monthly asset management fee, the Advisor will be deemed to have waived, not deferred, that portion up to 0.025% of the total investment value of the Company’s assets.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Advisor waived $42,485 and $119,524, respectively, of asset management fees, which are not subject to future recoupment by the Advisor. The Advisor waived $11,798 of asset management fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
(3)
As of September 30, 2017, the Sponsor had incurred $5,844,047 of organizational and offering costs on behalf of the Company. However, the Company is only obligated to reimburse the Sponsor for such organizational and offering expenses to the extent of 3% of gross offering proceeds.
(4)
The Company incurred $28,571 of costs in conjunction with due diligence for a property acquisition which is owed to the Company from Rich Uncles REIT I as of December 31, 2016 and reflected in “Due from affiliates in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(5)
The Company incurred $17,269 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 of interest on its unsecured credit facility. This amount was the result of a bank error. The monthly interest payment that was due on the unsecured credit facility was withdrawn from REIT I’s bank account rather than from the Company’s bank account.
(6)
After closing the acquisition of the Fujifilm property, the Company received $363,168 from the title company. These proceeds represent cash received by the title company in excess of the amounts needed to acquire the property. At September 30, 2017, these proceeds are payable to the TIC which owns the property.
 
Organizational and Offering Expenses
 
Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Company is obligated to reimburse the Sponsor or its affiliates for organizational and offering expenses (as defined by the Sponsor) paid by the Sponsor on behalf of the Company. The Company will reimburse the Sponsor for organizational and offering expenses up to 3.0% of gross offering proceeds. The Sponsor and affiliates will be responsible for any organizational and offering expenses to the extent they exceed 3.0% of gross offering proceeds. As of September 30, 2017, the Sponsor has incurred organizational and offering expenses in excess of 3.0% of the gross offering proceeds received by the Company. To the extent the Company has more gross offering proceeds from future shareholders, the Company will be obligated to reimburse the Sponsor. As the amount of future gross offering proceeds is uncertain, the amount the Company is obligated to reimburse to the Sponsor is uncertain. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has reimbursed the Sponsor $2,332,819 in organizational and offering expenses of which $4,005 was receivable as of September 30, 2017 and is included in “Due from affiliates” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company’s maximum liability for organizational and offering costs through September 30, 2017 was $2,328,814
 
Investor relations payroll expense reimbursement from Sponsor
 
The Company employs investor personnel that answer inquiries from potential investors regarding the Company and/or its the Registered Offering. The payroll expense associated with the investor relations personnel is reimbursed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor considers these payroll costs to be offering expenses. The total amount of such payroll expense reimbursements was $584,230 and $1,945,160 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.
 
Acquisition Fees
 
The Company shall pay the Advisor a fee in an amount equal to 3.0% of the Company’s contract purchase price of its properties, as defined, as acquisition fees. The total of all acquisition fees and acquisition expenses shall be reasonable, and shall not exceed 6.0% of the contract price of the property.  However, a majority of the directors (including a majority of the independent directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction may approve fees in excess of these limits if they determine the transaction to be commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to the Company. Acquisition fees incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $1,014,559 and $2,498,129.
 
Asset Management Fee
 
The Company shall pay to the Advisor as compensation for the advisory services rendered to the Company, a monthly fee in an amount equal to 0.1% of the Company’s total investment value, as defined (the “Asset Management Fee”), as of the end of the preceding month. The Asset Management Fee shall be payable monthly on the last day of such month, or the first business day following the last day of such month. The Asset Management Fee, which must be reasonable in the determination of the Company’s independent directors at least annually, may or may not be taken, in whole or in part as to any year, in the sole discretion of the Advisor. All or any portion of the Asset Management Fee not paid as to any fiscal year shall be deferred without interest and may be paid in such other fiscal year as the Advisor shall determine.
 
Additionally, to the extent the Advisor elects, in its sole discretion, to defer all or any portion of its monthly Asset Management Fee, the Advisor will be deemed to have waived, not deferred, that portion of its monthly Asset Management Fee that is up to 0.025% of the total investment value of the Company’s assets. The total amount of Asset Management Fees incurred in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $264,927 and 573,081, respectively, of which $42,485 and $119,524, respectively, was waived. Asset Management Fees payable at September 30, 2017 were $483,135.
 
Financing Coordination Fee
 
Other than with respect to any mortgage or other financing related to a property concurrent with its acquisition, if the Advisor or an affiliate provides a substantial amount of the services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent directors) in connection with the post-acquisition financing or refinancing of any debt that the Company obtains relative to a property, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate a financing coordination fee equal to 1.0% of the amount of such financing. Financing coordination fees incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $174,500 and $261,950, respectively.
 
Property Management Fees
 
If the Advisor or any of its affiliates provides a substantial amount of the property management services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent directors) for the Company’s properties, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate a property management fee equal to 1.5% of gross revenues from the properties managed. The Company also will reimburse the Advisor and any of its affiliates for property-level expenses that such person pays or incurs on behalf of the Company, including salaries, bonuses and benefits of persons employed by such person, except for the salaries, bonuses and benefits of persons who also serve as one of the Company’s executive officers or as an executive officer of such person. The Advisor or its affiliate may subcontract the performance of its property management duties to third parties and pay all or a portion of its property management fee to the third parties with whom it contracts for these services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Property Management Fees were $6,996 and $7,617. There were no property management fees incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.
 
Disposition Fees
 
For substantial assistance in connection with the sale of properties, the Company shall pay to its Advisor or one of its affiliates 3.0% of the contract sales price, as defined, of each property sold; provided, however, that if, in connection with such disposition, commissions are paid to third parties unaffiliated with our Advisor or its affiliates, the disposition fees paid to our Advisor, our Sponsor, their affiliates and unaffiliated third parties may not exceed the lesser of the competitive real estate commission or 6% of the contract sales price. There were no disposition fees incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 nor 2016.
 
Leasing Commission Fees
 
If a property or properties of the Company becomes unleased and the Advisor or any of its affiliates provides a substantial amount of the services (as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent directors) in connection with the Company’s leasing of the property or properties to unaffiliated third parties, then the Company shall pay to the Advisor or such affiliate leasing commissions equal to 6.0% of the rents due pursuant to such lease for the first ten years of the lease term; provided, however (i) if the term of the lease is less than ten years, such commission percentage will apply to the full term of the lease and (ii) any rents due under a renewal of a lease of an existing tenant upon expiration of the initial lease agreement (including any extensions provided for thereunder) shall accrue a commission of 3.0% in lieu of the aforementioned 6.0% commission. To the extent that an unaffiliated real estate broker assists in such leasing services, any compensation paid by the Company to the Advisor or any of its affiliates will be reduced by the amount paid to such unaffiliated real estate broker. There were no leasing commission fees incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 nor 2016.
 
Other Operating Expense Reimbursement
 
Pursuant to the Company’s charter, total operating expenses of the Company are limited to the greater of 2% of average invested assets or 25% of net income for the four most recently completed fiscal quarters (2%/25% Limitation). If the Company exceeds the 2%/25% Limitation, the Advisor must reimburse the Company the amount by which the aggregate total operating expenses exceeds the limitation, or the Company must obtain a waiver from the Company’s conflicts committee. For purposes of determining the 2%/25% Limitation amount, “average invested assets” means the average monthly book value of the Company’s assets invested directly or indirectly in equity interests and loans secured by real estate during the 12-month period before deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts or other non-cash reserves. “Total operating expenses” means all expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as determined by GAAP, that are in any way related to the Company’s operation including Asset Management Fees, but excluding (a) the expenses of raising capital such as organization and offering expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration and other fees, printing and other such expenses and taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, listing and registration of shares of the Company’s common stock; (b) interest payments; (c) taxes; (d) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves; (e) reasonable incentive fees based upon increases in NAV per share; (f) acquisition fees and acquisition expenses (including expenses, relating to potential investments that the Company does not close); and (h) disposition fees on the sale of real property and other expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition and ownership of real estate interests or other property (other than disposition fees on the sale of assets other than real property), including the costs of insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair and improvement of real property.
 
Operating expense reimbursements for the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 exceeded the 2%/25% Limitation. The Company’s conflicts committee approved the operating expenses above the 2%/25% Limitation, as they determined that the relationship of the Company’s operating expenses to average invested assets were justified for the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 given the costs of operating as a public company and the early stage of the Company’s operations.