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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 1-K

ANNUAL REPORT

  

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund –

Washington DC, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 024-10690

 

Delaware   82-2473725
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     

1601 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300

Washington, DC
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

20009

 

(Zip Code)

  

(202) 584-0550
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 

 

Common Shares
(Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information 3
Business 4
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 7
Directors and Officers 13
Security Ownership of Management and Certain Securityholders 14
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions 14
Other Information 14
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements of Fundrise  For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC 15
Exhibits 16
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Part II.

 

STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

 

We make statements in this Annual Report on Form 1-K (“Annual Report”) that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The words “outlook,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “potential,” “projected,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” “could,” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that we express or imply in this Annual Report or in the information incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.

 

The forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

 

  · our ability to effectively deploy the proceeds raised in our initial and subsequent offerings (the “Offering(s)”);
  · our ability to attract and retain members to the online investment platform located at www.fundrise.com (the “Fundrise Platform”) of Rise Companies Corp. (our “Sponsor”);
  · risks associated with breaches of our data security;
  · changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and securities markets specifically;
  · limited ability to dispose of assets because of the relative illiquidity of real estate investments;
  · intense competition in the real estate market that may limit our ability to attract or retain tenants or re-lease space;
  · defaults on or non-renewal of leases by tenants;
  · increased interest rates and operating costs;
  · our failure to obtain necessary outside financing;
  · decreased rental rates or increased vacancy rates;
  · the risk associated with potential breach or expiration of a ground lease, if any;
  · difficulties in identifying properties to complete, and consummating, real estate acquisitions, developments, joint ventures and dispositions;
  · our failure to successfully operate acquired properties and operations;
  · exposure to liability relating to environmental and health and safety matters;
  · changes in real estate and zoning laws and increases in real property tax rates;
  · failure of acquisitions to yield anticipated results;
  · our level of debt and the terms and limitations imposed on us by our debt agreements;
  · the need to invest additional equity in connection with debt refinancings as a result of reduced asset values;
  · our ability to retain our executive officers and other key personnel of our advisor, our property manager and their affiliates;
  · expected rates of return provided to investors;
  · the ability of our Sponsor and its affiliates to source, originate and service our loans and other assets, and the quality and performance of these assets;
  · our ability to retain and hire competent employees and appropriately staff our operations;

 

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  · legislative or regulatory changes impacting our business or our assets and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance related to Regulation A (“Regulation A”) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended, or the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”);
  · changes in business conditions and the market value of our assets, including changes in interest rates, prepayment risk, operator or borrower defaults or bankruptcy, and generally the increased risk of loss if our investments fail to perform as expected;
  · our ability to implement effective conflicts of interest policies and procedures among the various real estate investment opportunities sponsored by our Sponsor;
  · our ability to access sources of liquidity when we have the need to fund redemptions of common shares in excess of the proceeds from the sales of our common shares in our offerings and the consequential risk that we may not have the resources to satisfy redemption requests;
  · our compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws, including the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), the Investment Company Act and other laws; and
  · changes to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

 

Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could be inaccurate. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Annual Report and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this Annual Report will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this Annual Report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Risk Factors,” the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this Annual Report will be achieved.

 

Item 1. Business

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC, (“we”, “us”, and the “Company”), is a Delaware limited liability company formed on November 19, 2015, primarily to acquire property for the development of for-sale housing in the Washington, DC metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”). Operations commenced on May 26, 2017. We use substantially all of the net proceeds from our Offering to invest in the acquisition of property for the development of single-family attached and detached homes, townhomes and condominiums targeted to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers (referred to herein as “For-Sale Housing”). We may also invest in commercial or residential properties that can be repurposed into For-Sale Housing and, to a lesser extent, real estate-related debt and other real estate-related assets. We may make our investments through majority owned subsidiaries, some of which may have rights to receive preferred economic returns.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, our portfolio was comprised of approximately $15.8 million and $6.0 million worth of equity in controlled subsidiaries and other real estate holding entities, respectively, that in the opinion of Fundrise Advisors,LLC (our “Manager”), meets our investment objectives. See Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Recent Developments for information concerning our investments since December 31, 2018.

 

We have elected to be taxed as a partnership under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with our taxable year ending December 31, 2017. We have attempted to diversify our portfolio by investment type, investment size and investment risk with the goal of attaining a portfolio of real estate assets that provide attractive and stable returns to our investors. 

 

We are externally managed by our Manager, which is an investment adviser registered with the SEC and a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Sponsor, the parent company of Fundrise, LLC, our affiliate. Fundrise, LLC owns and operates the Fundrise Platform that allows investors to become equity or debt holders in real estate opportunities that may have been historically difficult to access for some investors. Our Manager has the authority to make all of the decisions regarding our investments, subject to the limitations in our operating agreement and the direction and oversight of our Manager’s investment committee. Our Sponsor also provides asset management, marketing, investor relations and other administrative services on our behalf. As such, we do not currently have any employees nor do we currently intend to hire any employees who will be compensated directly by us.

 

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Investment Strategy

 

We believe that the near and intermediate-term market for investment in the acquisition of property for the development and sale of For-Sale Housing targeted at first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers is compelling from a risk-return perspective. Given the growing Millennial demographic nearing home-buying age and increasing culture preferences for urban living, both by Millennials and Baby Boomers, we favor a strategy weighted toward targeting debt and equity investments in new homes and townhomes, newly renovated homes and townhomes, and condominiums in urban centers. Millennials (generally defined as people born between 1980 and 2000), the largest generation in American history, are coming of home-buying age. As described in the “Market Overview and Opportunity” section of our Offering Circular (“Offering Circular”), filed with the SEC on August 13, 2018, a number of factors have created a pent up For-Sale Housing demand for Millennials, including education and cultural trends, a strong preference for walkable, urban centers, and an increasingly attractive buy vs. rent cost analysis.

 

We may enter into one or more joint ventures, tenant-in-common investments or other co-ownership arrangements for the acquisition, development or improvement of properties with third parties or affiliates of our Manager, including present and future real estate investment offering and REITs sponsored by affiliates of our Sponsor. We also may serve as mortgage lender to, or acquire interests in or securities issued by, these joint ventures, tenant-in-common investments or other joint venture arrangements.

 

For debt investments, our Manager intends to directly structure, underwrite and originate many of the debt products in which we invest as this provides for the best opportunity to manage our borrower and partner relationships and optimize the terms of our investments. Our proven underwriting process, which our management team has successfully developed over their extensive real estate careers in a variety of market conditions and implemented at our Sponsor, will involve comprehensive financial, structural, operational and legal due diligence of our borrowers and partners in order to optimize pricing and structuring and mitigate risk. We feel that the current and future market environment for the acquisition of property for the development and sale of For-Sale Housing (including any existing or future government sponsored programs) provides a wide range of opportunities to generate compelling investments with strong risk-return profiles for our shareholders.

 

We expect to selectively employ leverage to enhance total returns to our shareholders through a combination of senior financing on our real estate acquisitions, secured facilities, and capital markets financing transactions. Our target portfolio-wide leverage after we have acquired an initial substantial portfolio of diversified investments is between 50-85% of the greater of cost (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves) or fair market value of our assets. During the period when we are acquiring our initial portfolio, we may employ greater leverage on individual assets (that will also result in greater leverage of the interim portfolio) in order to quickly build a diversified portfolio of For-Sale Housing assets. We will seek to secure conservatively structured leverage that is long-term, non-recourse, non-mark-to-market financing to the extent obtainable on a cost effective basis. To the extent a higher level of leverage is employed it may come either in the form of government-sponsored programs or other long-term, non-recourse, non-mark-to-market financing. Our Manager may from time to time modify our leverage policy in its discretion in light of then-current economic conditions, relative costs of debt and equity capital, market values of our assets, general conditions in the market for debt and equity securities, growth and acquisition opportunities, or other factors. However, other than during our initial period of operations, it is our policy to not borrow more than 85% of the greater of cost (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves) or fair market value of our assets. We cannot exceed the leverage limit of our leverage policy unless any excess in borrowing over such level is approved by our Manager’s investment committee.

 

In executing on our business strategy, we believe that we will benefit from our Manager’s affiliation with our Sponsor given our Sponsor’s strong track record, and extensive experience and capabilities as an online real estate origination and funding platform. These competitive advantages include:

 

  · our Sponsor’s experience and reputation as a leading real estate investment manager, which historically has given it access to a large investment pipeline similar to our targeted assets and the key market data we use to underwrite and portfolio manage assets;

 

  · our Sponsor’s direct and online origination capabilities, which are amplified by a proprietary technology platform, business process automation, and a large user base, of which a significant portion are seeking capital for real estate projects;

 

  · our Sponsor’s relationships with financial institutions and other lenders that originate and distribute commercial real estate debt and other real estate related products and that finance the types of assets we intend to acquire and originate;

 

  · our Sponsor’s experienced portfolio management team which actively monitors each investment through an established regime of analysis, credit review and protocol;

  

  · our Sponsor’s management team which has a successful track record of making commercial real estate investments in a variety of market conditions; and

 

  · our Sponsor’s relationships with members of, and investors in, the Fundrise Platform that may enhance our ability to sell our For-Sale Housing projects.

 

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 Investment Objectives

 

Our primary investment objectives are:

 

  · to realize growth in the value of our investments within approximately five years of the termination of our Offering;

 

  · to develop and sell homes, townhomes and condominiums for sale at a healthy profit margin;

 

  · to pay attractive cash distributions as cash becomes available through the sale of our assets;

 

  · to enable investors to realize a return on their investment by beginning the process of liquidating and distributing cash to investors within approximately five years of the termination of our Offering, or providing liquidity through alternative means such as in-kind distributions of our own securities or other assets;

 

  · to preserve, protect and return our investors’ capital contribution; and

 

  · to provide homebuyer investors with the opportunity to gain valuable market and real estate knowledge about their future home options while also allowing them to capitalize on a trend that they are actively participating in.

 

We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease. Furthermore, within our investment objectives and policies, our Manager will have substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments and the purchase and sale of our assets. Our Manager’s investment committee will review our investment guidelines at least annually to determine whether our investment guidelines continue to be in the best interests of our shareholders.

 

Investment Types

 

Our primary investment types are as follows:

 

·Real Estate Debt Investments – Our real estate debt investments may include first mortgage loans, subordinate mortgage and mezzanine loans and participations in such loans and preferred equity interests and unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

·Single-Family Residential Rental Properties and Real Estate Held for Improvement – Our investments in single-family residential rental properties and real estate held for improvement may include the acquisition of single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums for the intended purpose of developing and renting, or developing and selling the properties, respectively. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Account Policies – Single-Family Residential Rental Properties and Real Estate Held for Improvement, in our consolidated financial statements for further detail.

 

·Real Estate Held for Sale – From time to time, we may identify single-family residential properties to be sold. At the time that any such properties are identified, we perform an evaluation to determine whether or not such properties should be classified as held for sale or presented as discontinued operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

We believe that these investment types are complementary to each other due to overlapping sources of investment opportunities and common reliance on real estate fundamentals and application of similar portfolio management skills to maximize value and to protect capital.

 

Competition

 

Our net income depends, in large part, on our ability to source, acquire and manage investments with attractive margins. We compete with many other entities engaged in real estate investment activities, including individuals, corporations, bank and insurance company investment accounts, home builders, private real estate funds, and other entities engaged in real estate investment activities as well as online lending platforms that compete with the Fundrise Platform, many of which have greater financial resources and lower costs of capital available to them than we have. In addition, there are numerous REITs with asset acquisition objectives similar to ours, and others may be organized in the future, which may increase competition for the investments suitable for us. Competitive variables include market presence and visibility, amount of capital to be invested per project and underwriting standards. To the extent that a competitor is willing to risk larger amounts of capital in a particular transaction or to employ more liberal underwriting standards when evaluating potential investments than we are, our investment volume and profit margins for our investment portfolio could be impacted. Our competitors may also be willing to accept lower returns on their investments and may succeed in buying the assets that we have targeted for acquisition. Although we believe that we are well positioned to compete effectively in each facet of our business, there is enormous competition in our market sector and there can be no assurance that we will compete effectively or that we will not encounter increased competition in the future that could limit our ability to conduct our business effectively.

 

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Risk Factors

 

We face risks and uncertainties that could affect us and our business as well as the real estate industry generally. These risks are outlined under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in our Offering Circular, which may be accessed here, as the same may be updated from time to time by our future filings under Regulation A. In addition, new risks may emerge at any time and we cannot predict such risks or estimate the extent to which they may affect our financial performance. These risks could result in a decrease in the value of our common shares. 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, thereto-contained in this Annual Report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates, and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. For further information regarding forward-looking statements, see Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements. Unless otherwise indicated, latest results discussed below are as of December 31, 2018.

 

Offering Results

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC has offered, is offering, and will continue to offer up to $50.0 million in common shares in our Offerings in any rolling twelve month period. The Offering is being conducted as a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3) of Regulation A, meaning that while the offering of securities is continuous, active sales of securities may occur sporadically over the term of the Offering. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we have raised total gross offering proceeds of approximately $15.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively, from settled subscriptions (including the $100,000 received in the private placements to our Sponsor, Rise Companies Corp., and Fundrise, LP, an affiliate of our Sponsor). As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 we have settled subscriptions in our Offerings and private placements of approximately 1,590,000 and 895,000, respectively, of our common shares. Assuming the settlement for all subscriptions received as of December 31, 2018, approximately 3,728,000 of our common shares remained available for sale to the public under our Offering. The per share purchase price for our common shares is currently $10.00 per share, an amount that was arbitrarily determined by our Manager. Until December 31, 2018, the per share purchase price for our common shares was $10.00 per share, an amount that was arbitrarily determined by our Manager. The per share purchase price of our common shares is adjusted semi-annually and will equal the greater of (i) $10.00 per share or (ii) the sum of our net asset value, or NAV, divided by the number of our common shares outstanding as of the end of the prior fiscal semi-annual period (NAV per share) beginning after December 31, 2018. Beginning on January 1, 2019, the per share purchase price of our common shares remained at $10.00 per share. Although we do not intend to list our common shares for trading on a stock exchange or other trading market, we have adopted a redemption plan designed to provide our shareholders with limited liquidity on a monthly basis, after observing a mandatory 60 day waiting period, for their investment in our shares.

 

Distributions

 

We do not expect to declare any distributions until the proceeds from our Offerings are invested. In addition, as we expect primarily to invest in the acquisition of property for the development of For-Sale Housing or in properties that have significant capital requirements, these properties may not immediately generate cash flow from sale. Thus, our ability to make distributions may be negatively impacted, especially during our early periods of operation.

 

Once we begin to make distributions, we expect that our Manager will declare and make them on a periodic basis based on appreciation of, or operating cash flow from, the sale of our assets, as determined by our Manager, in arrears. Any distributions we make will be at the discretion of our Manager, and will be based on, among other factors, our present and reasonably projected future cash flow, the appreciated value of the underlying assets and/or our need to maintain reserves. Given the expectation that most of our distributions will come from the sale of assets, it is likely that we will not make distributions at a consistent rate nor on a consistent periodic basis, if at all. Distributions will be paid to shareholders as of the record dates selected by the Manager.

 

Redemption Plan

 

We have adopted a redemption plan whereby, on a monthly basis, a member may obtain liquidity as described in detail in our Offering Circular. However, the Manager may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend, or terminate the redemption plan at any time without notice, including to protect our operations and our non-redeemed members, to prevent an undue burden on our liquidity, following any material decrease in our NAV, to comply with the PTP Safe Harbor, or for any other reason. 

 

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As of December 31, 2018, approximately 86,000 shares had been submitted for redemption, and 100% of such redemption requests have been honored.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our accounting policies have been established to conform with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to use judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments may affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Management believes that we have made these estimates and assumptions in an appropriate manner and in a way, that accurately reflects our financial condition. We continually test and evaluate these estimates and assumptions using our historical knowledge of the business, as well as other factors, to ensure that they are reasonable for reporting purposes. However, actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions. If our judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions had been different, it is possible that different accounting policies would have been applied, thus resulting in a different presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

We believe our critical accounting policies govern the significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Please refer to Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, included in our consolidated financial statements, for a more thorough discussion of our accounting policies and procedures.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released several Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) that may have an impact on our financial statements. See Recent Accounting Pronouncements in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Recent Accounting Pronouncements, in our consolidated, in our financial statements for discussion of the relevant ASUs. We are currently evaluating the impact of the various ASUs on our financial statements and determining our plan for adoption.

 

Extended Transition Period

 

Under Section 107 of the JOBS Act, we are permitted to use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards.  This permits us to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.  We have elected to use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have difference effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B).  By electing to extend the transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that adopt accounting standard updates upon the public business entity effective dates.

 

Sources of Operating Revenues and Cash Flows

 

We expect to primarily generate revenues from investments in the development and rental, or development and sale of for-sale housing. We may also invest in commercial or residential properties that can be repurposed into For-Sale Housing and, to a lesser extent, as real estate-related debt and other real estate-related assets. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Revenue Recognition, in our consolidated financial statements for further detail.

 

Results of Operations

 

On May 26, 2017, we commenced operations upon our satisfying the $1 million minimum offering requirement (not including the $100,000 received in the private placements to our Sponsor and Fundrise, LP). For the year ended December 31, 2018, we had a total net loss of approximately $374,000 primarily attributable to general and administrative expenses incurred, as well as asset management fees incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we had a total net loss of approximately $49,000 primarily attributable to general and administrative expenses incurred.

 

The Company had twenty-three and eight investments as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We expect cash flows from operating activities to increase in future periods as a result of adding more single-family residential rental properties that generate rental revenue, as well as completing construction on and subsequently selling certain properties classified as real estate held for improvement.

 

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Income

 

Interest Income

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we earned approximately $8,000 and $66,000 of interest income, respectively. The decrease in interest income was due to the redemption of our single real estate debt investment in early 2018.

 

 Rental Income

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we earned rental income of approximately $84,000 and $0, respectively. The increase in rental income was due to the Company’s commencement of rental operations for several single-family residential rental properties during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Gain on Sale of Real Estate

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we earned approximately $41,000 and $0, respectively, of gain on sale of real estate. The increase was due to the sale of our first residential property that was classified as real estate held for improvement during the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Expenses

 

General and Administrative

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we incurred general and administrative expenses of approximately $309,000 and $114,000, respectively, which includes auditing and professional fees, bank fees, and other costs associated with operating our business. The increase was primarily due to an increase in audit and tax expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Asset Management Fees

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we incurred asset management fees of approximately $112,000 and $0, respectively. The increase in the amount of asset management fee is attributable to the end of the fee waiver period, which expired December 31, 2017. Accordingly, asset management fees were incurred beginning in the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

Our Investments

 

As of December 31, 2018, we have entered into the following investments. See “Recent Developments” below for a description of investments we have made since December 31, 2018.

 

Single Family Residential Properties- Intended for Rental Use:

 

Asset
Name
Zip Code Beds / Baths
at
Acquisition
 Approximate
Square Footage at
Acquisition 
Date of
Acquisition

Approximate
Acquisition
Cost 
Overview (Form 1-U)
344 20011 4 / 3.5 1,660 8/16/17  $657,000 Initial Update
I51 20011 3 / 1 1,640 10/20/17  $573,000 Initial Update
H61 20011 2 / 1.5 832 10/30/17  $559,000 Initial Update
I12 20011 3 / 1.5 2,014 5/24/18  $591,000 Initial Update
I81 20011 3 / 1 1,936 9/25/18  $526,000 Initial Update
G22 (A) 20011 3 / 2 1,152 1/29/18  $497,000 Initial Update

 

(A)G22 sold on 11/2/18 for a sales price of approximately $599,900.

 

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 Single Family Residential Properties- Intended for Renovation:

 

Asset
Name
Zip
Code
Beds /
Baths at
Acquisition
Approximate 
Square
Footage at
Acquisition
Date of
Acquisition
Approximate
Acquisition
Cost
Projected
Internal
Rate of
Return
(“IRR”)
 Total
Projected
Renovation 
Costs At
Close

Projected
Exit Price 
Estimated
Renovation 
/ Hold
Period
Overview (Form 1-U)
343 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 3 / 2.5 1,372 7/28/17  $514,000 9.2% - 17.7%  $157,500 - $183,750  $800,000 - $840,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
T32 - Controlled Subsidiary 20002 3 / 1.5 1,944 10/27/17  $578,000 9.6% - 17.6%  $173,250 - $199,500  $885,000 - $930,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
H13 - Controlled Subsidiary 20009 2 / 1.5 2,072 11/8/17  $831,000 7.4% - 15.1%  $577,500 - $630,000  $1,650,000 - $1,732,500 9 - 12 months Initial Update
S17 - Controlled Subsidiary 20009 4 / 2 1,254 12/8/17  $1,157,000 9.8% - 15.1%  $682,500 - $735,000 $2,250,000 - $2,362,500 9 - 12 months Initial Update
749 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 4 / 2 1,288 3/16/18  $548,000 6.2% - 12.6%  $142,500 - $150,000  $783,500 - $822,700 9 - 12 months Initial Update
M20 - Controlled Subsidiary 20018 3 / 1 1,760 3/26/18  $529,000 7.1% - 14.0%  $213,750 - $225,000  $840,000 - $882,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
850 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 3 / 1 1,080 5/11/18  $448,000 14.9% - 20.0%  $166,250 - $175,000  $740,000 - $777,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
G12 - Controlled Subsidiary 20009 6 / 2 3,316 5/16/18  $855,000 12.2% - 19.7%  $513,000 - $540,000  $1,650,000 - $1,732,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
V30 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 3 / 1.5 1,508 5/17/18  $624,000 12.3% - 19.8%  $166,250 - $175,000  $930,000 - $976,500 9 - 12 months Initial Update
W27 - Controlled Subsidiary 20008 4 / 3.5 2,420 5/18/18  $922,000 7.1% - 13.8%  $446,500 - $470,000  $1,600,000 - $1,680,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
F64 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 4 / 3 1,152 6/15/18  $573,000 11.3% - 18.9%  $169,000 - $178,000  $900,000 - $945,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
B38 - Controlled Subsidiary 20007 4 / 2 1,188 6/21/18  $868,000 11.0% - 18.4%  $224,000 - $236,000  $1,320,000 - $1,386,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
841 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 4 / 2.5 1,488 6/22/18  $661,000 10.5% - 17.9%  $170,000 - $179,000  $1,000,000 - $1,050,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
R13 - Controlled Subsidiary 20009 4 / 2 2,664 8/28/18  $1,200,000 12.1% - 18.4%  $405,000 - $426,000  $2,000,000 - $2,100,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
F42 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 5 / 2 1,280 9/19/18  $548,000 6.2% - 14.0%  $206,000 - $217,000  $875,000 - $919,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
N22 - Controlled Subsidiary 20018 4 / 1 1,140 2/23/18  $547,000 4.2% - 11.6%  $213,750 - $225,000 $840,000 - $882,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
H71 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 5 / 2 1,284 2/26/18  $520,000 8.1% - 14.2%  $142,500 - $150,000  $753,000 - $791,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update
447 - Controlled Subsidiary 20011 3 / 1.5 1,112 3/9/18  $517,000 8.1% - 14.2%  $142,500 - $150,000 $750,000 - $787,000 9 - 12 months Initial Update

 

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Senior Secured Loans Location Type of Property Date of
Acq.
Interest
Rate (1)

Maturity 

Date
(2)

Total
Commitment 

(3)

LTV
(4)
LTC
(5)

Overview 

(Form
1-U)

Madison Bloomingdale Senior Loan* (6) Washington, DC Single-Family Home 6/27/17 9.25% 6/26/18  $1,550,000 78.5% 86.7% Initial

 

* Acquisition was reviewed and approved by the Independent Representative prior to its consummation, with such determination that the transaction was fair and reasonable to us and at a price to us that is not materially greater than the cost of the asset was to the affiliated seller.  
 

 

(1)Interest Rate refers to the projected the annual interest rate on each senior loan. The interest rate presented does not distinguish between interest that is paid current and interest that accrues to the maturity date, nor does it include any increases in interest rate that may occur in the future.

 

(2)Maturity Date refers to the initial maturity date of each senior loan, and does not take into account any extensions that may be available.

 

(3)Total Commitment refers to the total commitment made by the Company to fund the senior loan, not all of which may have been funded on the acquisition date.

 

(4)LTV, or loan-to-value ratio, is the approximate amount of the total commitment amount plus any other debt on the asset, divided by the anticipated future value of the underlying asset at stabilization as determined by our Manager. LTVs presented are as of the date of acquisition by the Company, and have not been subsequently updated. There can be no assurance that such value will be achieved. We generally use LTV for properties that are generating cash flow.

 

(5)LTC, or loan-to-cost ratio, is the approximate amount of the total commitment plus any other debt on the asset, divided by the anticipated cost to complete the project. We generally use LTC for properties that are subject to construction. LTCs presented are as of the date of acquisition by the Company, and have not been subsequently updated. There can be no assurance that the anticipated completion cost will be achieved.

 

(6)This investment has subsequently repaid its outstanding obligations in full.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We require capital to fund our investment activities and operating expenses. Our capital sources may include net proceeds from our Offerings, cash flow from operations, net proceeds from asset repayments and sales, borrowings under credit facilities, other term borrowings and securitization financing transactions.

 

We are dependent upon the net proceeds from our Offerings to conduct our proposed operations. We will obtain the capital required to purchase and originate real estate-related investments and conduct our operations from the proceeds of our Offering and any future offerings we may conduct, from secured or unsecured financings from banks and other lenders and from any undistributed funds from our operations. As of December 31, 2018, we have twenty-three investments totaling approximately $15.8 million in deployed capital and had approximately $291,000 in cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2017, we had eight investments for approximately $6.0 million in deployed capital and had approximately $3.0 million in cash and cash equivalents.

 

For information regarding the anticipated use of proceeds from our Offering, see our “Estimated Use of Proceeds” in our Offering Circular here. We anticipate that proceeds from our Offering will provide sufficient liquidity to meet future funding commitments and costs of operations.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had outstanding debt of $1.1 million and $0, respectively, that was drawn from our grid note with our Sponsor (See Note 7, Related Party Arrangements in our consolidated financial statements). Our targeted portfolio-wide leverage after we have acquired an initial substantial portfolio of diversified investments is between 50-85% of the greater of the cost (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves) or fair market value of our assets. During the period when we are acquiring our initial portfolio, we may employ greater leverage on individual assets (that will also result in greater leverage of the interim portfolio) in order to quickly build a diversified portfolio of property for the development and sale of For-Sale Housing. Our Manager may from time to time modify our leverage policy in its discretion in light of then-current economic conditions, relative costs of debt and equity capital, market values of our assets, general conditions in the market for debt and equity securities, growth and acquisition opportunities or other factors. However, other than during our initial period of operations, it is our policy to not borrow more than 85% of the greater of cost (before deducting depreciation or other non-cash reserves) or fair market value of our assets. We cannot exceed the leverage limit of our leverage policy unless any excess in borrowing over such level is approved by our Manager’s investment committee.

 

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If we are unable to fully raise $50.0 million in common shares, we will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number and size of investments we make. The Company may be subject to more fluctuations based on the performance of the specific assets we acquire. Further, we have certain direct and indirect operating expenses. Our inability to raise substantial funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income and would limit our ability to make distributions.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Related Party Arrangements

 

For further information regarding “Related Party Arrangements,” please see Note 7, Related Party Arrangements, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Outlook and Recent Trends

 

We are encouraged by the stability of the commercial real estate capital and credit markets, as well as the continued macroeconomic growth supporting the residential real estate industry.

 

The current interest rate environment has eased as a result of the cautious stance of the Federal Reserve. As a protective measure against interest rate fluctuations and regulatory uncertainty, the Company intends to focus on purchasing residential properties in major urban centers, and may deploy only modest if any leverage on the properties.

 

Our management remains cautiously optimistic about the opportunity to acquire properties and investments offering attractive risk adjusted returns in our targeted investment markets. However, we recognize disruptions in financial markets can occur at any time. By targeting modest-to-no leverage and mid-term target investment durations, we believe we will remain well positioned, as compared to our competitors, in the event current market dynamics deteriorate.

 

Recent Developments

 

Investments

 

The following table summarizes assets acquired by the Company since December 31, 2018:

 

Single Family Residential Properties- Intended for Renovation:

 

Asset
Name
Zip
Code
Beds /
Baths at
Acquisition
Approximate 
Square
Footage at
Acquisition
Date of
Acquisition
Approximate
Acquisition
Cost
Projected
Internal
Rate of
Return
(“IRR”)
 Total
Projected
Renovation 
Costs 

Projected
Exit Price 
Estimated
Renovation 
/ Hold
Period
Overview 
(Form
1-U)
W12 - Controlled Subsidiary 20001 6 / 3 3,000 1/11/19  $873,000 6.2% - 13.0%  $457,000 - $481,000 $1,550,000 - $1,630,000 12 - 15 months Initial

 

 Single Family Residential Properties- Intended for Rental Use:

 

Asset
Name
Zip Code Beds / Baths
at
Acquisition
 Approximate
Square Footage at
Acquisition 
Date of
Acquisition

Approximate
Acquisition
Cost 
Projected
Renovation
Budget
Overview
(Form 1-U)
P91 22202 2 / 1.5 2,100 3/8/19  $811,000 $10,000 Initial

 

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Item 3. Directors and Officers

 

Our Manager

 

We operate under the direction of our Manager, which is responsible for directing the management of our business and affairs, managing our day-to-day affairs, and implementing our investment strategy. Our Manager has established an investment committee that makes decisions with respect to all acquisitions and dispositions. Our Manager and its officers and directors are not 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.

 

We follow investment guidelines adopted by our Manager and the investment and borrowing policies set forth in our Offering Circular, unless they are modified by our Manager. Our Manager may establish further written policies on investments and borrowings and will monitor our administrative procedures, investment operations and performance to ensure that the policies are fulfilled. Our Manager may change our investment objectives at any time without approval of our shareholders.

 

Our Manager performs its duties and responsibilities pursuant to our operating agreement. Our Manager maintains a contractual, as opposed to a fiduciary relationship, with us and our shareholders. Furthermore, we have agreed to limit the liability of our Manager and to indemnify our Manager against certain liabilities.

 

Executive Officers of Our Manager

 

As of the date of this Annual Report, the executive officers of our Manager and their positions and offices are as follows:

 

Name   Age   Position
Benjamin S. Miller   42   Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Brandon T. Jenkins   33   Chief Operating Officer
Bjorn J. Hall   38   General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary

 

Benjamin S. Miller currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of our Manager and has served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of our Sponsor since its inception on March 14, 2012. As of February 9, 2016, Ben is also serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of our Manager. Since June 2012, Ben has been Managing Partner of Rise Development LLC, a real estate company focused in the Mid-Atlantic. In December 2011, Ben started Popularise LLC, a real estate crowdsourcing website, which he currently manages. Prior to Rise Development, Ben had been a Managing Partner of the real estate company WestMill Capital Partners from October 2010 to June 2012, and before that, was President of Western Development Corporation from April 2006 to October 2010, after joining the company in early 2003 as a board advisor and then as COO in 2005. Western Development Corp. is one of the largest retail, mixed-use real estate companies in Washington, DC, most notably known for developing Gallery Place, Washington Harbour, Georgetown Park, and Potomac Mills. While at Western Development, Ben led the development activities of over 1.5 million square feet of property, including more than $300.0 million of real estate acquisition and financing. Ben was an Associate and part of the founding team of Democracy Alliance, a progressive investment collaborative, from 2003 until he joined Western Development in 2005. From 1999 to 2001, Ben was an associate in business development at Lyte Inc., a retail technology start-up. Starting in 1997 until 1999, Ben worked as an analyst at a private equity real estate fund, Lubert-Adler, and for venture capital firm IL Management. Ben has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. Ben is on the Board of Trustees of the National Center for Children and Families.

 

Brandon T. Jenkins currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of our Manager and has served in such capacities with the Sponsor since February of 2014, prior to which time he served as Head of Product Development and Director of Real Estate which he continues to do currently. Additionally, Brandon has served as Director of Real Estate for WestMill Capital Partners since March of 2011. Previously, Brandon spent two and a half years as an investment advisor and sales broker at Marcus & Millichap, the largest real estate investment sales brokerage in the country. Prior to his time in brokerage, Brandon also worked for Westfield Corporation, a leading shopping center owner. Brandon earned is BA in Public Policy and Economics from Duke University.

 

Bjorn J. Hall currently serves as the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of our Manager and has served in such capacities with our Sponsor since February 2014. Prior to joining our Sponsor in February 2014, Bjorn was a counsel at the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he was a member of the Corporate Finance and Securities Group. Bjorn has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Dakota and received a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. 

 

Compensation of Executive Officers

 

Each of the executive officers of our Sponsor also serves as an executive officer of our Manager. Each of these individuals receives compensation for his services, including services performed for us on behalf of our Manager, from our Sponsor. As executive officers of our Manager, these individuals serve to manage our day-to-day affairs, oversee the review, selection and recommendation of investment opportunities, service acquired investments and monitor the performance of these investments to ensure that they are consistent with our investment objectives. Although we indirectly bear some of the costs of the compensation paid to these individuals, through fees and reimbursements we pay to our Manager, we do not pay any compensation directly to these individuals.

 

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Compensation of our Manager

 

For information regarding the compensation of our Manager, please see “Management Compensation” in our Offering Circular here and amendments thereto.

 

Item 4. Security Ownership of Management and Certain Securityholders

 

Principal Shareholders

 

The following table sets forth the approximate beneficial ownership of our common shares as of March 15, 2019 for each person or group that holds more than 5% of our common shares, for each director and executive officer of our Manager and for the directors and executive officers of our Manager as a group. To our knowledge, each person that beneficially owns our common shares has sole voting and disposition power with regard to such shares. 

 

    Number of
Shares
       
Name of Beneficial Owner (1) (2)   Beneficially
Owned
    Percent of
All Shares
 
Benjamin S. Miller     100       *  
Brandon T. Jenkins     2       *  
Bjorn J. Hall     12       *  
All directors and executive officers of our Manager as a group (3 persons)     114       *  

 

* Represents less than 1% of our outstanding common shares.
   
(1) Under SEC rules, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person also is deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities which that person has a right to acquire within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she has no economic or pecuniary interest.
   

 

(2) Each listed beneficial owner has an address in care of our principal executive offices at 1601 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009.

 

Item 5. Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions

 

For further details, please see Note 7, Related Party Arrangements, in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Item 6. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 7. Financial Statements

  

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Independent Auditor’s Report F-1
Consolidated Balance Sheets F-2
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-3
Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity F-4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-6 to F-16

 

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Independent Auditor's Report

 

To the Members

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC

Washington, D.C.

 

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC and its subsidiaries (the Company), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, members’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements).

 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements 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 entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

 

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

/s/RSM US LLP

 

McLean, Virginia

April 8, 2019

 

 F-1 

 

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

    As of     As of  
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
ASSETS                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 291     $ 2,953  
Interest receivable     -       14  
Other assets     56       29  
Investments in single-family residential rental properties, net     2,406       -  
Real estate held for improvement     13,384       4,893  
Real estate debt investments     -       1,080  
Total Assets   $ 16,137     $ 8,969  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY                
Liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 173     $ 85  
Due to related party     188       24  
Settling subscriptions     80       74  
Redemptions payable     68       16  
Note payable – related party, inclusive of accrued interest     1,089       -  
Total Liabilities     1,598       199  
                 
 Commitments and Contingencies                
                 
Members’ Equity:                
Common shares; unlimited shares authorized; 1,591,189 and 895,184 shares issued, and 1,505,349 and 881,896 outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively     15,803       8,952  
Redemptions - common shares     (841)       (133 )
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)     (423)       (49 )
Total Members’ Equity     14,539       8,770  
Total Liabilities and Members’ Equity   $ 16,137     $ 8,969  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 F-2 

 

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

    For the Year
Ended
    For the Year
Ended
 
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Income                
Interest income   $ 8     $ 66  
Rental income     84       -  
Gain on sale of real estate     41       -  
Total income     133       66  
                 
Expenses                
Interest expense - related party note     19       1  
Asset management and other fees – related party     112       -  
Depreciation and amortization     23       -  
Property operating and maintenance     44       -  
General and administrative expenses     309       114  
Total expenses     507       115  
                 
Net income (loss)   $ (374)     $ (49)  
                 
Net income (loss) per basic and diluted common share   $ (0.30)     $ (0.18)  
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic and diluted     1,249,597       280,523   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 F-3 

 

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

   Common Shares   Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
   Total
Members'
 
   Shares   Amount   deficit)   Equity 
December 31, 2016   500   $5   $-   $5 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares   894,684    8,947    -    8,947 
Redemptions of common shares   (13,288)   (133)   -    (133)
Net income (loss)   -    -    (49)   (49)
December 31, 2017   881,896    8,819    (49)   8,770 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares   696,005    6,960    -    6,960 
Redemptions of common shares   (72,552)   (708)   -    (708)
Offering costs   -    (109)   -    (109)
Net income (loss)   -    -    (374)   (374)
December 31, 2018   1,505,349   $14,962   $(423)  $14,539 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 F-4 

 

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

 

    For the Year
Ended
    For the Year
Ended
 
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                
Net income (loss)   $ (374)     $ (49 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Depreciation and amortization     23       -  
Organizational costs     21       -  
Gain on sale of real estate     (41)       -  
Net decrease (increase) in interest receivable     14       (14 )
Net decrease (increase) in other assets     (27)       (29 )
Net increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses     85       85  
Net increase (decrease) in interest payable – related party     19       -  
Net increase (decrease) in due to related party     39       24  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     (241)       17  
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                
Acquisition of real estate held for improvement     (10,408)       (4,881 )
Improvements in real estate held for improvement     (394)       (12 )
Acquisitions of single-family residential rental properties     (591)       -  
Improvements in single-family residential rental properties     (42)       -  
Proceeds from sale of real estate     559       -  
Repayment of real estate debt investments     1,080       -  
Investment in real estate debt investments     -       (1,080 )
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities     (9,796)       (5,973 )
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                
Proceeds from issuance of common shares     6,886       8,947  
Proceeds from settling subscriptions     80       74  
Proceeds from note payable – related party     2,770       -  
Repayment of note payable – related party     (1,700)       -  
Offering costs     (5)       -  
Cash paid for shares redeemed     (656)       (117 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     7,375       8,904  
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     (2,662)       2,948  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     2,953       5  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 291     $ 2,953  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:                
Interest paid - related party note   $ -     $ 1  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITY:                
Organizational and offering costs accrued   $ 125     $ -  
Redemptions payable   $ 68     $ 16  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

 F-5 

 

  

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

1.Formation and Organization

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC (the “Company”) was formed on November 19, 2015, as a Delaware Limited Liability Company to acquire and invest in property, for development or redevelopment. Real estate property may consist of land, single-family attached and detached homes, townhomes and condominiums targeted to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers and other real estate related investments. Operations commenced on May 26, 2017. As used herein, the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC except where the context otherwise requires.

 

Each single-family real estate property investment of the Company is acquired by a Limited Liability Company that is a subsidiary of ours. These subsidiaries are wholly owned by the Company and consolidated in these financial statements.

 

The Company’s business is externally managed by Fundrise Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), a Delaware Limited Liability Company and an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, the Manager is responsible for managing the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis and for identifying and making acquisitions and investments on behalf of the Company.

  

The Offering(s) is being conducted as a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3) of Regulation A, meaning that while the offering of securities is continuous, active sales of securities may happen sporadically over the term of an Offering. A maximum of $50.0 million of the Company’s common shares may be sold to the public in its Offering in any given twelve-month period. However, each Offering is subject to qualification by the SEC. The Manager has the authority to issue an unlimited number of common shares. Most recently, the Company qualified $38.7 million of shares on August 10, 2018, which represents the value of shares available to be offered as of the date of its most recent offering circular out of the rolling 12-month maximum offering amount of $50.0 million. 

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, after redemptions, the Company has net common shares outstanding of approximately 1,505,000 and 882,000, respectively, including common shares to Rise Companies Corp. (the “Sponsor”), an indirect owner of the Manager, in an amount of 500 common shares at $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $5,000 as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. In addition, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, Fundrise, L.P., an affiliate of the Sponsor, has purchased an aggregate of 9,500 common shares at $10.00 per share in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $95,000.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the total amount of equity issued by the Company on a gross basis was approximately $15.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively, and the total amount of settling subscriptions was approximately $80,000 and $74,000, respectively. Both of these amounts were based on a $10.00 per share price.

 

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the rules and regulations of the SEC.

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

We consolidate entities when we own, directly or indirectly, a majority interest in the entity or are otherwise able to control the entity. We consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, if we are the primary beneficiary of the VIE as determined by our power to direct the VIE’s activities and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits, which are potentially significant to the VIE. A VIE is broadly defined as an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance the entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about the entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests, and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.

 

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Estimates

  

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of money market funds, demand deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

 

Cash may at times exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation deposit insurance limit of $250,000 per institution. The Company mitigates credit risk by placing cash with major financial institutions. To date, the Company has not experienced any losses with respect to cash.

 

Organizational and Offering Costs

 

Organizational and offering costs of the Company are being paid by the Manager on behalf of the Company. These organizational and offering costs include all expenses to be paid by the Company in connection with the formation of the Company and the qualification of the Offering. These may also include marketing and distribution of shares, including, without limitation, expenses for printing, 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. Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated operating agreement (the “Operating Agreement”), the Company will be obligated to reimburse the Manager, or its affiliates, as applicable, for organizational and offering costs paid by them on behalf of the Company, subject to a minimum net asset value (“NAV”), as described below.

 

After the Company has reached a NAV greater than $10.00 per share (“Hurdle Rate”), it will start to reimburse the Manager, without interest, for these organizational and offering costs incurred, both, before and after the date that the Hurdle Rate was reached. The total amount payable to the Manager will be based on the dollar amount that the NAV exceeds the Hurdle Rate, multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Reimbursement payments will be made in monthly installments, but the aggregate monthly amount reimbursed shall not exceed 0.50% of the aggregate gross offering proceeds from the Offering provided. No reimbursement shall be made if the reimbursement would cause the NAV to be less than the Hurdle Rate. If the sum of the total unreimbursed amount of such organizational and offering costs, plus new costs incurred since the last reimbursement payment, exceeds the reimbursement limit described above for the applicable monthly installment, the excess will be eligible for reimbursement in subsequent months (subject to the 0.50% limit), calculated on an accumulated basis, until the Manager has been reimbursed in full.

 

The Company recognizes a liability for organizational costs and offering costs payable to the Manager when it is probable and estimable that a liability has been incurred in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. As a result, there will be no liability recognized until the Company reaches the Hurdle Rate. Upon the Company’s NAV exceeding the Hurdle Rate, it will recognize a liability with a corresponding reduction to equity for offering costs, and a liability with a corresponding expense for organizational costs. 

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Manager had incurred cumulative organizational and offering costs of approximately $485,000 and $444,000, respectively, on behalf of the Company. The Hurdle Rate was met during 2018, and approximately $125,000 and $0 of offering costs were reimbursed or were reimbursable to the Manager as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Of the $125,000 due to the Manager as of December 31, 2018, $21,000 was related to organizational costs, while the remaining was related to offering costs.

 

Settling Subscriptions

 

Settling subscriptions presented on the consolidated balance sheets represent equity subscriptions for which funds have been received but common shares have not yet been issued. Under the terms of the Offering Circular for our common shares, subscriptions will be accepted or rejected within thirty days of receipt by us. Once a subscription agreement is accepted, settlement of the shares may occur up to fifteen days later, depending on the volume of subscriptions received; however, we generally issue shares the later of five business days from the date that an investor’s subscription is approved by our Manager or when funds settle in our bank account. We rely on our Automated Clearing House (ACH) provider to notify us that funds have settled for this purpose, which may differ from the time that cash is posted to our bank statement.

 

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Earnings per Share

 

Basic earnings per share is calculated on the basis of weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding during the year.

 

Real Estate Deposits

 

During the closing on an investment in single-family residential rental property or real estate held for improvement, we may place a cash deposit on the property being acquired. These deposits are placed before the closing process of the property has occurred. If subsequent to placing the deposit, we acquire the property (the deed is transferred to us), the deposit placed will be credited to the purchase price. If subsequent to placing the deposit, we do not acquire the property (deed is not transferred to us), the deposit will be returned to us.

 

Single-Family Residential Rental Properties and Real Estate Held for Improvement

 

Our investments in single-family residential rental properties and real estate held for improvement include the acquisition of single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums i) held as rental properties or ii) held for renovation/ redevelopment or are in the process of being renovated, respectively.

 

Upon acquisition, we evaluate each investment for purposes of determining whether a property can be immediately rented (Single-Family Residential Rental Property) or will need improvements or redevelopment (Real Estate Held for Improvement). Since inception, our investment transactions have been asset acquisitions recorded at their purchase price (plus transaction costs), and the purchase price is allocated between land and building and improvements based upon their relative fair values at the date of acquisition. 

 

We capitalize the costs of improvement as a component of our investment in each property. These include renovation costs and other capitalized costs associated with activities that are directly related to preparing our properties for their intended use. Other costs include interest, property taxes, property insurance, and utilities. The capitalization period associated with our improvement activities begins at such time that development activities commence and concludes at the time that a single-family residential property is available to be rented or sold.

 

 At the completion of the improvement plan, a property is classified as either a rental property or available for sale. Once a property is ready for its intended use, expenditures for ordinary maintenance and repairs are expensed to operations as incurred. We capitalize expenditures above a pre-determined threshold (five hundred dollars) that improve or extend the life of a property and for certain furniture and fixtures additions.

 

Costs capitalized in connection with single-family residential property acquisitions and improvement activities are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. The depreciation period commences upon the cessation of improvement related activities. For those costs capitalized in connection with residential property acquisitions and improvement activities and those capitalized on an ongoing basis, the useful lives range from 5 years to 27.5 years.

 

Single Family Residential Properties Held For Sale

 

From time to time, we may identify single-family residential properties to be sold. At the time that any such properties are identified, we perform an evaluation to determine whether or not such properties should be classified as held for sale or presented as discontinued operations in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

Factors considered as part of our held for sale evaluation process include whether the following conditions have been met: (i) we have committed to a plan to sell a property that is immediately available for sale in its present condition;(ii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell a property have been initiated; (iii) the sale of a property is probable within one year (generally determined based upon listing for sale); (iv) the property is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and (v) actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. To the extent that these factors are all present, we discontinue depreciating the property, measure the property at the lower of its carrying amount or its fair value less estimated costs to sell, and present the property separately within other assets, net on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Real Estate Debt Investments

 

Our real estate debt investments may include first mortgage loans, subordinate mortgage and mezzanine loans and participations in such loans and preferred equity interests in unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

Our real estate debt investments are generally classified as held to maturity, as we have both the intent and ability to hold these investments until maturity. Accordingly, these assets are carried at cost, net of unamortized loan origination costs and fees, discounts, repayments and unfunded commitments, if applicable, unless such loans or investments are deemed to be impaired. The Company’s real estate debt investments are subject to quarterly analysis for potential impairment.

 

A debt related investment is impaired when, based on current information and events (including economic, industry and geographical factors), it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts due, both principal and interest, according to the contractual terms of the agreement. When an investment is deemed impaired, the impairment is measured based on the expected future cash flows discounted at the investment’s effective interest rate. As a practical expedient, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASC Topic 310, Receivables, which permits a creditor to measure an observable market price for the impaired debt related investment as an alternative to discounting expected future cash flows. Regardless of the measurement method, a creditor should measure impairment based on the fair value of the collateral when the creditor determines that foreclosure is probable. A debt related investment is also considered impaired if its terms are modified in a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). A TDR occurs when we grant a concession to a borrower in financial difficulty by modifying the original terms of the loan. Impairments on TDR loans are generally measured based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the effective interest rate of the original loan. 

 

As of December 31, 2017 our real estate debt investments were not considered impaired. There were no real estate debt investments as of December 31, 2018.

 

Share Redemptions

 

Share repurchases are recorded as a reduction of common share par value under our redemption plan, pursuant to which we may elect to redeem shares at the request of our shareholders, subject to certain exceptions, conditions, and limitations. The maximum number of shares purchasable by us in any period depends on a number of factors and is at the discretion of our Manager.

 

The Company has adopted a redemption plan whereby, on a monthly basis, an investor has the opportunity to obtain liquidity monthly, following a minimum sixty (60) day waiting period after submitting their redemption request. Pursuant to the Company’s redemption plan, a shareholder may only (a) have one outstanding redemption request at any given time and (b) request that we redeem up to the lesser of 5,000 shares or $50,000 per each redemption request. In addition, the redemption plan is subject to certain liquidity limitations, which may fluctuate depending on the liquidity of the real estate assets held by the Company. Redemptions are also subject to declining discounts on the redemption price over the course of the time the shareholder has held the shares being redeemed.

 

In accordance with the SEC’s current guidance on redemption plans, we intend to limit redemptions in any calendar month to shares whose aggregate value (based on the repurchase price per share in effect as of the redemption date) is less than or equal to 0.50% of the NAV of all of our outstanding shares as of the first day of such calendar month, and intend to limit the amount redeemed in any calendar quarter to shares whose aggregate value (based on the repurchase price per share in effect as of the redemption date) is 1.25% of the NAV of all of our outstanding shares as of first day of the last month of such calendar quarter (e.g., March 1, June 1, September 1, or December 1), with excess capacity carried over to later calendar quarters in that calendar year. However, as we intend to make a number of commercial real estate investments of varying terms and maturities, our Manager may elect to increase or decrease the number of common shares available for redemption in any given month or quarter, as these commercial real estate assets are paid off or sold, but we do not intend to redeem more than 5.00% of the common shares outstanding during any calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not obligated to redeem common shares under the redemption plan.

 

In addition, our Manager may, in its sole discretion, amend, suspend, or terminate the redemption plan at any time without prior notice, including to protect our operations and our non-redeemed shareholders, to prevent an undue burden on our liquidity, following any material decrease in our NAV, to comply with the publicly traded partnership (“PTP”) Safe Harbor, or for any other reason. Therefore, you may not have the opportunity to make a redemption request prior to any potential termination of our redemption plan. However, in the event that we amend, suspend or terminate our redemption plan, we will file an offering circular supplement and/or Form 1-U, as appropriate, and post such information on the Fundrise Platform to disclose such amendment.

 

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Therefore, a shareholder may not have the opportunity to make a redemption request prior to any potential termination of the Company’s redemption plan.

 

 Income Taxes

 

The Company is treated as a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes and, as such, is not subject to income taxes at the entity level. Rather, the distributive share of all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit are passed through to the members and reported on their respective tax returns.  The Company’s federal tax status as a pass-through entity is based on its default classification as a limited liability company with more than one member, that is treated as a partnership. As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company does not have any subsidiaries that pay tax at the entity level. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not reflect a provision for income taxes and the Company has not taken any other tax positions which require disclosure. 

 

The Company is required to file, has filed, and will continue to file income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities. Income tax returns filed by the Company are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years. All tax periods since inception remain open to examination at this time.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Rental income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. We will periodically review the collectability of our resident receivables and record an allowance for doubtful accounts for any estimated probable losses. Bad debt expenses will be recorded within property operating and maintenance expenses in the consolidated financial statements.

 

Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis and any related premium, discount, origination costs and fees are amortized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method. Interest income is recognized on real estate debt investments classified as held to maturity securities. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, no amortization of premium, discount, origination costs or fees have been incurred.

 

Gains on sale of real estate are recognized net of costs and selling expenses at the time each single-family property is delivered and title and possession are transferred to the buyer.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. ASU No. 2014-09 will require an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, which deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for one year, which would make the guidance effective for the Company’s first fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018. After performing an initial assessment, we have determined that the adoption of this standard, in accordance with the modified retrospective method, will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

 In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 (“ASU 2016-01”), Financial Instruments – Overall, which changes the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The FASB also clarifies the guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2018. The guidance should be applied prospectively from that date. Early adoption is permitted regarding the guidance on the presentation of the change in fair value of financial liabilities under the fair value option for financial statements that have not been issued. We do not anticipate the adoption will have a significant impact on the presentation of these consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). The core principle of the standard is that a lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases. A lessee should recognize in its statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”), Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2020. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Updated 2016-1 (“ASU 2016-15”), Statement of Cash Flows: Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which provides guidance on the presentation and classification in the statement of cash flows for specific cash receipt and payment transactions, including debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims and corporate-owned life insurance policies, and distributions received from equity method investees. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In November 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Updated 2016-18 (“ASU 2016-18”) Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash, which clarifies the presentation requirements of restricted cash within the statement of cash flows. The changes in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents during the period should be included in the beginning and ending cash and cash equivalents balance reconciliation on the statement of cash flows. When cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents are presented in more than one-line item within the statement of financial position, an entity shall calculate a total cash amount in a narrative or tabular format that agrees to the amount shown on the statement of cash flows. Details on the nature and amounts of restricted cash should also be disclosed. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-01 (“ASU 2017-01”), Business Combinations, which clarifies the definition of a business, particularly when evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or dispositions of assets or businesses. The first part of the guidance provides a screen to determine when a set is not a business; the second part of the guidance provides a framework to evaluate whether both an input and a substantive process are present. The guidance will be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for transactions that have not been reported in issued consolidated financial statements. We are currently assessing the impact of this update on the presentation of these consolidated financial statements.

 

Extended Transition Period

 

Under Section 107 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, we are permitted to use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised accounting standards.  This permits us to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.  We have elected to use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have difference effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B).  By electing to extend the transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, these financial statements may not be comparable to companies that adopt accounting standard updates upon the public business entity effective dates.

 

3.Investments in Single-Family Residential Rental Properties and Real Estate Held for Improvement

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had four and zero single-family residential rental properties, respectively.

 

The following table presents the Company’s investments in single-family residential rental properties (amounts in thousands):

 

    As of
December 31, 2018
    As of
December 31, 2017
 
Land- acquisition allocation   $ 1,473     $      -  
Building - acquisition allocation     906       -  
Post-acquisition capitalized improvements     50       -  
Total gross investment in single-family residential rental properties   $ 2,429     $ -  
Less: accumulated depreciation     (23)       -  
Total investment in single-family residential rental properties, net   $ 2,406     $ -  

 

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As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the carrying amount of the single-family residential rental properties above included capitalized transaction costs of approximately $95,000 and $0, respectively, which includes acquisition fees paid to the Sponsor of approximately $45,000 and $0, respectively.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized approximately $23,000 and $0 of depreciation expense for single-family residential rental properties.

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had nineteen and seven single-family residential properties held for improvement, respectively.

 

The following table presents our real estate held for improvement (amounts in thousands):

 

    As of
December 31, 2018
    As of
December 31, 2017
 
Land- acquisition allocation   $ 8,327     $ 3,065  
Building - acquisition allocation     4,655       1,816  
Post-acquisition capitalized improvements     402       12  
Total investment in real estate held for improvement   $ 13,384     $ 4,893  

 

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, real estate held for improvement included capitalized transaction costs of approximately $524,000 and $199,000, respectively, which includes acquisition fees paid to the Sponsor of approximately $249,000 and $94,000, respectively.

 

4.Real Estate Debt Investments

 

The following table describes our real estate debt investment activity (amounts in thousands):

 

Real Estate Debt Investments   For the Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
Beginning balance   $ 1,080     $ -  
Investments     -       1,080  
Principal repayments     (1,080 )     -  
Ending balance   $ -     $ 1,080  

 

There were no real estate debt investments outstanding as of December 31, 2018. As of December 31, 2017, our real estate debt investment was not considered impaired, and no impairment charges had been recorded in these consolidated financial statements.

 

The following table describes our real estate debt investments as of December 31, 2017 (amounts in thousands):

 

Asset Type   Number   Principal Amount or
Cost(1)  
    Future Funding
Commitments
    Carrying Value  
Senior Debt   1   $ 1,080     $ 470     $ 1,080  
Balance as of December 31, 2017       $ 1,080     $ 470     $ 1,080  

 

(1)This only includes the stated amount of funds disbursed to date and interest that was contractually converted to principal.

 

The following table presents certain information about the Company’s real estate debt investments, as of December 31, 2017, by contractual maturity grouping (amounts in thousands):

  

Asset Type   Amounts
Maturing Within
One Year
    Amounts
Maturing After
One Year Through
Five Years
    Amounts
Maturing After
Five Years Through
Ten Years
    Amounts
Maturing After
Ten Years
 
Senior Debt   $     -     $ 1,080     $    -     $     -  
Balance as of December 31, 2017   $ -     $ 1,080     $ -     $ -  

 

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Credit Quality Monitoring

 

The Company’s real estate debt investments are typically secured by senior liens on real estate properties, mortgage payments, mortgage loans, or interests in entities that have interests in real estate similar to the interests just described. The Company evaluates its debt investments at least semi-annually and differentiates the relative credit quality principally based on: (i) whether the borrower is currently paying contractual debt service or guaranteed preferred equity payments in accordance with its contractual terms; and (ii) whether the Company believes the borrower will be able to perform under its contractual terms in the future, as well as the Company’s expectations as to the ultimate recovery of principal at maturity. The Company considered investments for which it expects to receive full payment of contractual principal and interest payments as “performing.” As of December 31, 2018 there were no debt investments. As of December 31, 2017, all investments were considered to be performing. In the event that an investment is deemed other than performing, the Company will evaluate the instrument for any required impairment.

 

5.Other Assets

 

The balance in other assets is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

    As of
December 31, 2018
    As of
December 31, 2017
 
Deposits on real estate   $ 10     $ 10  
Accounts receivable     4       -  
Prepaid leasing fee     7       -  
Prepaid insurance     -       15  
Retainers and prepaid improvement costs     32       -  
Other prepaid expenses     3       4  
Total other assets   $ 56     $ 29  

 

6.Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

We are required to disclose an estimate of fair value of our financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate the value. The fair value of a financial instrument is the amount at which such financial instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced sale or liquidation. For certain of our financial instruments, fair values are not readily available since there are no active trading markets as characterized by current exchanges by willing parties.

 

We determine the fair value of certain investments in accordance with the fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs. The fair value hierarchy includes the following three levels based on the objectivity of the inputs, which were used for categorizing the assets or liabilities for which fair value is being measured and reported:

 

Level 1 – Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 – Significant other observable inputs (e.g., quoted prices for similar items in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar items in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable such as interest rate and yield curves, and market-corroborated inputs).

 

Level 3 – Valuation generated from model-based techniques that use inputs that are significant and unobservable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect estimates of inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques, which incorporate management’s own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the instrument or valuations that require significant management judgment or estimation.

 

With the exception of real estate debt investments, the carrying amount of the Company’s financial instruments approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s significant financial instruments consist of cash, accounts payable, related party payables, and a related party note payable. The aggregate fair value of our real estate debt investment is based on unobservable Level 3 inputs which management has determined to be its best estimate of current market values. The methods utilized generally included a discounted cash flow method (an income approach) and recent investment method (a market approach). Significant inputs and assumptions include the market-based interest or preferred return rate, loan to value ratios, and expected repayment and prepayment dates.

 

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As a result of this assessment, as of December 31, 2017, management estimated the fair value of our real estate debt investment to be approximately $1.1 million. We did not have any real estate debt investments as of December 31, 2018.

 

7.Related Party Arrangements

 

Fundrise Advisors, LLC, Manager

 

The Manager and certain affiliates of the Manager receive fees, reimbursements, and compensation in connection with the Company’s offering, and the acquisition, management and sale of the Company’s real estate investments.

 

The Manager is reimbursed for organizational and offering expenses incurred in conjunction with the Offering upon meeting the Hurdle Rate. See Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesOrganizational and Offering Cost for amount of organizational and offering costs incurred and payable for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company will also reimburse the Manager for actual expenses incurred on behalf of the Company in connection with the selection, acquisition or origination of an investment, to the extent not reimbursed by the borrower, whether or not the Company ultimately acquires or originates the investment. The Company will reimburse the Manager for out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties in connection with providing services to the Company. This does not include the Manager’s overhead, employee costs borne by the Manager, utilities or technology costs. Expense reimbursements payable to the Manager also may include expenses incurred by the Sponsor in the performance of services pursuant to a shared services agreement between the Manager and the Sponsor, including any increases in insurance attributable to the management or operation of the Company. For the year’s ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Manager incurred approximately $9,000 and $22,000 of costs on our behalf, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $0 and $18,000 were due and payable as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

An asset management fee is owed quarterly to the manager. The Manager may in its sole discretion waive its asset management fee, in whole or in part. The Manager will forfeit any portion of the asset management fee that is waived. From inception through December 31, 2017, the Manager waived the asset management fee. From January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018, the Company paid the Manager a quarterly asset management fee of one-fourth of 0.85%, which was based on our net offering proceeds as of the end of each quarter. Beginning January 1, 2019, this fee will be based on our NAV at the end of the prior semi-annual period.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we have incurred asset management fees of approximately $112,000 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, approximately $32,000 and $0, respectively, of asset management fees remain payable to the Manager.

 

The Company may be charged by the Manager, a quarterly development fee of 5% of total development costs, excluding land. However, such development fee is only intended to be charged if it is net of a fee being charged by the developer of the for-sale housing project or if there is no outside developer of the for-sale housing project. Our Manager may, in its sole discretion, waive its development management fee, in whole or in part. The Manager will forfeit any portion of the development management fee that is waived. No quarterly development fee has been charged as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

The Company will reimburse our Manager for actual expenses incurred on our behalf in connection with the special servicing of non-performing assets. The Manager will determine, in its sole discretion, whether an asset is non-performing. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, there have been no non-performing assets and no special servicing fees have been accrued to the Manager.

 

 The Company will also pay the Manager a disposition fee in the event that a for-sale housing project is sold to a homebuyer investor or if our Manager is acting as the real estate developer. The fee may range from 0 to 1.5% of the gross proceeds after repayment of any property level debt. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, no fees have been incurred.

 

Fundrise Lending, LLC

 

As an alternative means of acquiring investments for which we do not yet have sufficient funds, and in order to comply with certain state lending requirements, Fundrise Lending, LLC or its affiliates may close and fund a loan or other investment prior to it being acquired by the Company. The ability to warehouse investments will allow the Company the flexibility to deploy its offering proceeds as funds are raised. The Company then will acquire such investment at a price equal to the fair market value of the loan or other investment (including reimbursements for servicing fees and accrued interest, if any), so there is no mark-up (or mark-down) at the time of its acquisition. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company made zero and one investment respectively, that was warehoused or owned by Fundrise Lending, LLC.

 

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For situations where the Company’s Sponsor, Manager, or their affiliates have a conflict of interest with the Company that is not otherwise covered by an existing policy we have adopted or a transaction is deemed to be a “principal transaction”, the Manager has appointed an independent representative (the “Independent Representative”) to protect the interests of the shareholders and review and approve such transactions. Any compensation payable to the Independent Representative for serving in such capacity on the Company’s behalf will be payable by the Company. Principal transactions are defined as transactions between the Company’s Sponsor, Manager or their affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or one of its subsidiaries, on the other hand. The Company’s manager is only authorized to execute principal transactions with the prior approval of the Independent Representative and in accordance with applicable law. Such prior approval may include but not be limited to pricing methodology for the acquisition of assets and/or liabilities for which there are no readily observable market prices. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, fees of approximately $19,000 and $16,000 respectively, were paid to the Independent Representative as compensation for those services.

 

Fundrise, L.P.

 

Fundrise, L.P. is a member of the Company and holds 9,500 shares, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017. One of our Sponsor’s wholly-owned subsidiaries is the general partner of Fundrise, L.P.

 

Additionally, as an alternative means of acquiring loans or other investments for which we do not yet have sufficient funds, Fundrise, L.P. may provide capital to Fundrise Lending, LLC for the purposes of acquiring investments where there would otherwise be insufficient capital. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Fundrise, L.P. did not provide capital to Fundrise Lending, LLC for the purposes of acquiring investments on behalf of the Company.

 

Rise Companies Corp, Member and Sponsor

 

Rise Companies Corp. is a member of the Company and holds 500 common shares as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.

 

As a means to provide liquidity during capital raising periods, Rise Companies Corp. issued a promissory grid note to the Company and its other Fundrise investment funds. The loan bears a 3.0% interest rate and expires on January 31, 2019. The total drawn between the ten noteholders may not exceed an aggregate amount of $10.0 million. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company incurred interest of approximately $19,000 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, approximately $1.1 million and $0 of combined principal and interest, respectively, remains payable to Rise Companies Corp. 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Sponsor incurred approximately $41,000 and $6,000 of costs on our behalf, respectively. Of these amounts, approximately $31,000 and $6,000 were due and payable as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

The following table presents the Company’s acquisition fees incurred and paid to the Sponsor (amounts in thousands):

 

    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2018
    For the Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
Acquisition fees incurred and paid to the Sponsor   $ 211     $ 94  
Total acquisition fees incurred and paid to the Sponsor   $ 211     $ 94  

 

8.Economic Dependency

 

Under various agreements, the Company has engaged or will engage Fundrise Advisors, LLC and its affiliates to provide certain services that are essential to the Company, including asset management services, asset acquisition and disposition decisions, the sale of the Company’s common shares available for issue, as well as other administrative responsibilities for the Company including accounting services and investor relations. As a result of these relationships, the Company is dependent upon Fundrise Advisors, LLC and its affiliates. In the event that these companies were unable to provide the Company with the respective services, the Company would be required to find alternative providers of these services.

 

Concentration risk is the risk of loss due to the concentration of exposure to a specific investment, issuer, individual transaction, or geographic location. Our limited geographic diversity means that adverse general economic or other conditions in the Washington, DC market could negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

9.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Reimbursable Organizational and Offering Costs

 

The Company has a contingent liability related to potential future reimbursements to the Manager for organizational and offering costs that were paid by the Manager on the Company’s behalf. As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, approximately $360,000 and $444,000 of organizational and offering costs incurred by the Manager may be subject to reimbursement by the Company in future periods, based on achieving specific performance hurdles as described in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organizational and Offering Cost.

 

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Legal Proceedings

 

As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, we are not currently named as a defendant in any active or pending litigation. However, it is possible that the Company could become involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of our business. Although we are unable to predict with certainty the eventual outcome of any litigation, management is not aware of any litigation likely to occur that we currently assess as being significant to us.

 

10.Subsequent Events

 

In connection with the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we have evaluated events and transactions occurring through April 8, 2019 for potential recognition or disclosure.

 

Offering

 

As of April 8, 2019, we had raised total gross offering proceeds of approximately $18.1 million from settled subscriptions (including the $100,000 received in the private placements to our Sponsor, Rise Companies Corp., and Fundrise, L.P., an affiliate of our Sponsor), and had settled subscriptions in our offering and private placements for a gross aggregate of approximately 1,814,000 of our common shares.

 

New Investments

 

As of April 8, 2019, the Company has made additional real estate investments totaling approximately $1.7 million.

 

Grid Note

 

On January 31, 2019, the grid note with the Sponsor expired. The outstanding balance has continued to accrue interest. As of April 8, 2019, approximately $1.7 million of combined principal and accrued interest related to the grid note remains payable to the Sponsor, for which the Sponsor can demand payment at any time.

 

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Item 8. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.   Description  
2.1**   Certificate of Formation
2.2**   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation
2.3**   Form of Amended and Restated Operating Agreement
4.1**   Form of Subscription Package
6.1**   Form of License Agreement between Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC and Fundrise LLC
6.2**   Form of Fee Waiver Support Agreement between Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC and Fundrise Advisors, LLC
6.3**   Form of Shared Services Agreement between Fundrise Advisors, LLC and Rise Companies Corp.
11.1*   Consent of RSM US LLP

 

* Filed herewith.
** Filed previously.

 

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 SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this issuer has duly caused this Annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Washington, D.C. on Monday, April 8, 2019.

 

  Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Washington DC, LLC
  By: Fundrise Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its Manager
       
  By:   /s/ Benjamin S. Miller
    Name:   Benjamin S. Miller                                           
    Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ Benjamin S. Miller   Chief Executive Officer of   Monday, April 8, 2019
Benjamin S. Miller   Fundrise Advisors, LLC    
    (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Benjamin S. Miller   Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of   Monday, April 8, 2019
Benjamin S. Miller   Fundrise Advisors, LLC    
    (Principal Financial Officer and    
    Principal Accounting Officer)    

 

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