1-SA 1 tm2031698-1_1sa.htm FORM 1-SA

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 1-SA

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

 

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

 

For the Semiannual Period Ended June 30, 2020

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund –

Los Angeles CA, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commission File Number: 024-10691

 

Delaware   61-1775059

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     

11 Dupont Circle, NW, 9th Floor

Washington, DC

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

20036 

(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 

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 3 
Other Information 11
Index to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Los Angeles CA, LLC 12
Exhibits 13

 

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Item 1.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 Semiannual Report on Form 1-SA (“Semiannual 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 Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information contained in our latest offering circular (the “Offering Circular”) qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which may be accessed here. Unless otherwise indicated, latest results discussed below are as of June 30, 2020. The consolidated financial statements included in this filing as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are unaudited and have not been reviewed, and may not include year-end adjustments necessary to make those consolidated financial statements comparable to audited results, although in the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments have been included to make interim statements of operations not misleading.

 

Business

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Los Angeles CA, 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 Los Angeles, CA metropolitan statistical area (“MSA”). Operations commenced on May 26, 2017. We use substantially all of the net proceeds raised from our initial and subsequent offerings (the “Offering(s)”) to invest in the acquisition of property for the development and rental 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our portfolio was comprised of approximately $37.5 million and $37.3 million, respectively, of gross capital deployed in real estate investments that in the opinion of Fundrise Advisors, LLC (our “Manager”), meets our investment objectives.

 

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 Rise Companies Corp. (our “Sponsor”), the parent company of Fundrise, LLC, our affiliate. Fundrise, LLC owns and operates the online investment platform located at www.fundrise.com (the “Fundrise Platform”) that allows investors to hold interests 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.

 

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 the Offering Circular, which may be accessed here, as the same may be updated from time to time by our future filings under Regulation A (“Regulation A”) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 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.

 

Offering Results

 

We have offered, are offering, and may continue to offer up to $50.0 million in our common shares 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we have raised total gross offering proceeds of approximately $42.6 million and $42.4 million, respectively, from settled subscriptions (including the $100,000 received in the private placements to our Sponsor and Fundrise, L.P., an affiliate of our Sponsor).

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we have settled subscriptions in our Offerings and private placements of approximately 4,227,000 and 4,206,000, respectively, of our common shares. Assuming the settlement for all subscriptions received as of June 30, 2020, approximately $26.0 million of our previously qualified common shares remained available for sale (based on our current share price) to the public under our Offering.

 

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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. Thereafter, 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, (“NAV”), divided by the number of our common shares outstanding as of the end of the prior fiscal semi-annual period (“NAV per share”).

 

Below is the semi-annual NAV per share, as determined in accordance with our valuation policies. Linked in the table is the relevant Form 1-U detailing each NAV evaluation method, incorporated by reference herein.

 

Date     NAV Per Share     Link  
  December 31, 2018     $ 10.34       Form 1-U  
  June 30, 2019     $ 10.44       Form 1-U  
  December 31, 2019     $ 10.74       Form 1-U  
  June 30, 2020     $ 10.92       Form 1-U  

 

Distributions

 

We do not expect to declare any distributions until the proceeds from our public offering are invested and returns, if any, have been received by the eFund. 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. As of June 30, 2020, we have not declared any distributions.

 

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

 

Our common shares are currently not listed on a national securities exchange or included for quotation on a national securities market, and currently there is no intention to list our common shares. In order to provide our shareholders with some limited liquidity, we have adopted a redemption plan whereby, on a monthly basis, a shareholder 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 shareholders, to prevent an undue burden on our liquidity, following any material decrease in our NAV, to comply with the publicly traded partnership Safe Harbor, or for any other reason.

 

Effective as of March 31, 2020, our Manager determined to (i) suspend the processing and payment of redemptions under our redemption plan until further notice, and (ii) delay the consideration and processing of all outstanding redemption requests until further notice. We have resumed the processing and payment of redemptions under our redemption plan as of June 30, 2020. As such, due to increased redemption requests arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, redemptions payable have increased on the balance sheet from December 31, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

 

As of June 30, 2020, approximately 589,000 common 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. generally accepted accounting principles (“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.

 

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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 (each an “ASU”) that may have an impact on our consolidated financial statements. See Recent Accounting Pronouncements in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Recent Accounting Pronouncements, in our consolidated 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 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 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 different 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, our consolidated 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 $1.0 million minimum offering requirement (not including the $100,000 received in the private placements to our Sponsor and Fundrise, L.P.). The Company had thirty-six investments as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we had total net income of approximately $129,000 and $168,000, respectively.

 

Income

 

Interest Income

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, we earned approximately $125,000 and $228,000 of interest income, respectively. The decrease in interest income was due to one of our real estate debt investments being classified as non-accrual and therefore, not accruing interest during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Rental Income

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, we earned rental income of approximately $447,000 and $250,000, respectively. The increase in rental income was due to a full six months of rental operations for twenty-two rental income producing properties, and partial months of rental operations for two rental income producing properties during the six months ended June 30, 2020. This is compared to a full six months of rental operations for only eleven rental income producing properties and partial months of rental operations for seven rental income producing properties during the period ended June 30, 2019.

 

Gain on Sale of Real Estate

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, we earned approximately $0 and $181,000, respectively, of gain on the sale of real estate, from the sale of one single-family home on January 31, 2019.

 

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Expenses

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred expenses of approximately $486,000 and $466,000, respectively. The overall increase in expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2020 was due to an increase in the variable costs associated with operating our business that are relative to the amount of capital deployed.

 

General and Administrative

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred general and administrative expenses of approximately $233,000 and $159,000, respectively, which includes auditing and professional fees, bank fees, and other costs associated with operating our business. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in legal and state tax expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

Rental Properties Operating and Maintenance

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred property operating and maintenance expenses of approximately $161,000 and $96,000, respectively. The increase in property operating and maintenance expenses was due to a full six months of operational expenses incurred on eleven additional properties during the period ended June 30, 2020.

 

Asset Management Fees

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred asset management fees of approximately $0 and $145,000, respectively. On December 30, 2019, our Manager reimbursed all $145,000 of asset management fees that we incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019. As such, the Manager has effectively waived all asset management fees from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

 

Our Investments

 

As of June 30, 2020, we have entered into the following investments. No investments have been made since June 30, 2020. Note: the use of the term “controlled subsidiary” is not intended to conform with U.S. GAAP definition and does not correlate to a subsidiary that would require consolidation under U.S. GAAP.

 

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Residential Properties:

 

Asset Name   Zip
Code
  Beds / Baths at
Acquisition
    Approximate
Square

Footage at
Acquisition
    Date of
Acquisition
    Approximate
Acquisition
Cost
 

Overview

(Form 1-U)

La Vista Property (A)   90004   2 / 1      697     05/31/2017      $ 405,000   Initial   Update
H41   90062   2 / 1      1,446     06/22/2017      $ 486,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

463   90037   3 / 1      1,176     07/07/2017      $ 532,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

W48   90062   2 / 1      1,446     08/09/2017      $ 553,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

416   90062   3 / 1      1,448     08/10/2017      $ 485,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

H412   90062   2 / 1.75      1,956     08/18/2017      $ 509,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

511   90037   3 / 2      1,792     09/01/2017      $ 435,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

413   90037   2 / 1      1,092     09/12/2017      $ 435,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

291   90011   3 / 2      1,747     12/13/2017      $ 451,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

J28   90018   2 / 1      1,204     06/12/2018      $ 717,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

D32 (C)   90065   3 / 2      1,613     07/31/2018      $ 736,916   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

L60 (D)   90042   3 / 1.5      1,217     08/03/2018      $ 794,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

S15   90004   2 / 1      1,335     08/17/2018      $ 716,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

L602 (D)   90042   2 / 2      1,365     09/11/2018      $ 952,000   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

E91   90011   (B)     (B)     12/11/2018      $ 1,790,000   Initial   N/A
E62   90011   3 / 2      1,900     12/12/2018      $ 512,000   Initial   Update 1
W18   90062   2 / 1      1,500     12/14/2018      $ 512,000   Initial   Update 1
E855   90011   3 / 1      1,300     12/20/2018      $ 415,000   Initial   Update 1
W41   90062   3 / 1      1,400     01/11/2019      $ 494,000   Initial   Update 1
S41   90037   2 / 1      1,300     01/31/2019      $ 527,000   Initial   Update 1
E42   90016   3 / 2      1,350     02/14/2019      $ 717,000   Initial   Update 1
H30   90018   5 / 3.5      1,500     02/22/2019      $ 651,000   Initial   Update 1
G55   90016   3 / 2     1,500     03/21/2019      $ 728,000   Initial   Update 1
W418   90062   4 / 2      2,200     09/24/2019      $ 687,000   Initial   N/A

  

  (A) La Vista Property sold on 3/23/2018 for a sales price of approximately $550,000.
  (B) Property is improved with three separate structures: a multi-tenant building containing four residential units and approximately 2,500 square feet, a single-family home with approximately 2,000 square feet, and a three-story commercial building with approximately 7,200 square feet.
  (C) D32 sold on 1/23/2019 for a sales price of approximately $995,000.
  (D) These assets were classified as single family residential properties at acquisition. As of 6/30/2019, these assets are included as part of the RSE L6025 entitlement project. See (E) under "Entitlement and Development Properties" below.

 

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Entitlement and Development Properties:

 

Asset Name   Zip
Code
  Approximate
Square Footage
of Lot(s) at
Acquisition
    Date of
Acquisition
    Approximate
Acquisition
Cost
    Projected
Number of
Entitled
Lots
  Overview (Form 1-U)
CNP 36 Properties   90034   15,800     (A)     $ 2,705,000     12   Initial   Update 1
NPSC Westmoreland- Controlled Subsidiary   90029   13,000     (B)     $ 2,143,000     14   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2 

R13 and R14- Controlled Subsidiary   90026   13,460     (C)     $ 2,061,000     10   Initial  

Update 1

Update 2

NPSC Virgil- Controlled Subsidiary   90029   19,150     (D)     $ 2,881,000     15   Initial  

Update 1
Update 2

Update 3

RSE L6025- Controlled Subsidiary   90042   27,000     (E)     $ 2,976,000     18   Initial    N/A

 

  (A) CNP 36 Properties comprised of two parcels: an approximately 8,300 square foot lot purchase on 5/3/2018 for $1,555,000 and an approximately 7,500 square foot lot purchase on 3/23/18 for approximately $1,150,000.
  (B) NPSC Westmoreland- Controlled Subsidiary comprised of two parcels: an approximately 5,800 square foot lot purchased on 3/15/2018 for approximately $1,103,000 and an approximately 7,200 square foot lot purchased on 11/9/17 for approximately $1,040,000.
  (C) R13 and R14- Controlled Subsidiary comprised of two parcels: an approximately 6,730 square foot lot purchased on 1/4/2018 for approximately $1,138,000 and an approximately 6,730 square foot lot purchased on 11/14/2017 for approximately $923,000.
  (D) NPSC Virgil- Controlled Subsidiary comprised of three parcels: an approximately 5,750 square foot lot purchased on 1/25/18 for approximately $921,000, an approximately 6,700 square foot lot purchased on 1/19/2018 for approximately $910,000, and an approximately 6,700 square foot lot purchased on 12/27/2017 for approximately $1,050,000.
  (E) RSE L6025 Controlled Subsidiary comprised of three parcels: L60 (acquired 8/3/2018), L602 (acquired 9/11/2018), and the latest investment, L6025, was acquired on 6/26/19 for an initial purchase price of approximately $1,230,000. Proceeds were used to acquire an approximately 9,000 square feet of land, which is currently improved with an approximately 1,500 square foot single-family home. The acquisition of L6025 is the last property required to assemble the three lots. Combined, the three parcels achieve a lot size of approximately 27,000 square feet, which will be entitled for 18 single-family homes.

 

Joint Venture Entitlement and Development Properties, Senior Loans, and Other Assets:

 

Real Property
Controlled
Subsidiaries
  Zip Code     Approximate
Square Footage of
Lot at Acquisition
    Date of
Acquisition
    Purchase
Price
(1)
    #
Lots/Homes
    Overview
(Form 1-U)
RRE F1     90731       28,800       05/04/2018     $ 2,023,000       19       Initial      N/A
Marathon 12 (2)     90026       15,620       05/17/2018     $ 1,279,000       12       Initial     Update

 

  (1) Purchase Price refers to the total price paid by us for our pro rata share of the equity in the controlled subsidiary.
  (2) On August 24, 2020, we received our final cash flow distribution from the Marathon 12 Controlled Subsidiary. This completed the sale of the Marathon 12 Property and hence, the liquidation of the Marathon 12 Investment. See Note 12, Subsequent Events, for further information.

 

Senior Loans   Zip
Code
    Date of
Acquisition
    Interest
Rate
(1)
    Maturity
Date
(2)
  Total
Commitment

(3)
    LTV
(4)
    LTC
(5)
    Overview
(Form 1-U)
SC Group 6845 Figueroa, LLC (7)     90042       08/04/2017       9.0 %   02/04/2019   $ 2,250,000       90.0 %     97.5 %   Initial   Update 1
Update 2
SGGP 1300 Douglas, LLC (8)     90026       11/20/2017       9.0 %   05/13/2019   $ 2,923,350       89.0 %     97.0 %   Initial   Update 1
600 Block Commonwealth, LLC (6)     90004       02/08/2018       18.0 %   07/31/2018   $ 500,000             42.0 %   Initial   Update 1

 

  (1) Interest Rate refers to the projected 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.

 

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  (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) On July 20, 2018, 600 Block Commonwealth, LLC paid off the loan for the full amount of the outstanding principal balance plus interest.
     
  (7) On February 3, 2019, SC Group 6845 Figueroa, LLC (“Stradella Court – La Prada”) executed a loan modification extending the maturity date of the senior loan to May 3, 2019. The loan principal increased to $2,396,545. In April 2020, the investment was issued a notice of maturity default for failing to repay the outstanding principal and contractual interest amounts owed. As of June 30, 2020 the loan was deemed impaired and classified as non-accrual. In September 2020, the Company executed a deed in lieu for the underlying property of the real estate debt investment. As of September 25, 2020, the deed transfer has not recorded. See Note 12, Subsequent Events, for further information.

  (8) As of June 30, 2020, the loan with an approximate recorded investment and unpaid principal balance of $2.7 million is in agreement of sale. In April 2020, the investment was issued a notice of maturity default for failing to repay the outstanding principal and contractual interest amounts owed. In September 2020, the Company executed a deed in lieu for the underlying property of the real estate debt investment. As of September 25, 2020, the deed transfer has not recorded. See Note 12, Subsequent Events, for further information.

  

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 Offering 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 June 30, 2020, we have thirty-six investments totaling approximately $37.5 million in deployed capital and had approximately $3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2019, we have thirty-six investments totaling approximately $37.3 million in deployed capital and had approximately $1.7 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had approximately $2.0 million and $0 of outstanding debt from our Sponsor, respectively (See Note 9, 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 periods when we are growing our portfolio, we may employ greater leverage on individual assets (that will also result in greater leverage of the portfolio) in order to quickly build a diversified portfolio of assets. 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.

 

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.

 

Outlook and Recent Trends

 

As a result of the global outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, economic uncertainties have arisen that continue to have an adverse impact on economic and market conditions. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving, and the outbreak presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company's future performance and future financial results. The Company is unable to quantify the impact COVID-19 may have on its future financial results at this time.

 

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While we are encouraged by the relative stability of the residential real estate markets and vibrancy of the for-sale housing market, the country has entered a period of a high degree of uncertainty and volatility as a result of the impact of COVID-19. Although that is likely to mean a period of economic stress, broadly speaking, we believe the LA eFund is well positioned to withstand potential economic shocks or slowdowns in the economy. First, residential property, like food, is a basic good rather than a discretionary expense so should perform more resiliently in a downturn. Second, as of August 2020, the LA eFund real estate portfolio has taken on zero property debt. Management chose to place no senior debt on the properties in order to protect against the risk that credit markets freeze or become disrupted, a situation which is now becoming increasingly likely. Our belief is a portfolio of urban infill housing in the center of Los Angeles is likely to be more stable than most other assets.

 

Lastly, the current interest rate environment has dramatically eased as a result of the Federal Reserve materially lowering rates. Capital markets expect the Fed to continue to inject more liquidity into the market (similar to previous Quantitative Easing). When the market recovers, the LA eFund portfolio should be able to exit into a housing market with low mortgage rates.

 

As we described in previous filings over the years, 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.

 

In an effort to consolidate operations and maximize returns to our shareholders, the Company has commenced internal discussions regarding a potential merger with two affiliates of our sponsor, Fundrise National For-Sale Housing eFund, LLC and Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC. For further information regarding the potential merger, refer to Recent Developments below.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

Related Party Arrangements

 

For further information regarding “Related Party Arrangements,” please see Note 9, Related Party Arrangements in our consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Developments

 

Investments

 

The following table summarizes updates to our real estate investments since June 30, 2020. A link to the relevant Form 1-U is included for more information.

 

Real Property

Controlled

Subsidiaries

  Zip Code  

Approximate

Square Footage of

Lot at Acquisition

  

Date of

Acquisition

  

Purchase

Price

  

#

Lots/Homes

  

Overview

(Form 1-U)

Marathon 12   90026    15,620    05/17/2018   $1,279,000    12   Update

 

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Other

 

Event   Date   Description
         
Ongoing
Developments
in our
Business
  06/24/2020  

On June 24, 2020, our Manager, in an effort to consolidate operations and maximize returns to our shareholders, commenced internal discussions regarding a potential merger with an affiliate of our sponsor, Fundrise National For-Sale Housing eFund, LLC (“National eFund”). On September 4, 2020, as a result of further deliberations, our Manager has determined that it is appropriate to include another affiliate of our sponsor, Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC (“DC eFund”), and together with National eFund, (the “Target eFunds”), in the potential merger. No definitive plan or agreement of merger has been finalized as of the date of this special financial report, but we intend that any potential merger could be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. We intend that any potential merger would involve the Target eFunds merging with and into us and would be structured as a stock for stock merger. In exchange for shares in the Target eFunds, shareholders of the Target eFund would receive shares in our Company based on the respective and most recently announced NAV per share amounts for all companies.

         
Share
Purchase Price
Update
  07/01/2020   Beginning July 1, 2020, the per share purchase price of our common shares was updated to $10.92 due to a semi-annual change in NAV. More information can be found here.

 

Item 2. Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 3. Financial Statements

 

INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets F-1
Consolidated Statements of Operations F-2
Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity F-3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-5 to F-19

 

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Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

    As of     As of  
    June 30, 2020
(unaudited)
    December 31,
2019 (*)
 
ASSETS                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 3,379     $ 1,676  
Other assets     222       292  
Real estate deposits     50       50  
Investments in residential rental properties, net     12,772       11,765  
Investments in real estate held for improvement     14,554       14,164  
Investments in real estate held for sale     -       1,199  
Investments in real estate debt investments     5,118       5,243  
Investments in equity method investees     4,749       4,611  
Total Assets   $ 40,844     $ 39,000  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY                
Liabilities:                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 434     $ 299  
Due to related party     141       3  
Redemptions payable     1,512       190  
Rental security deposits and other liabilities     111       114  
Below market leases, net     35       37  
Note payable – related party     2,000       -  
Total Liabilities     4,233       643  
                 
Commitments and Contingencies                
                 
Members’ Equity:                
Common shares; unlimited shares authorized; 4,226,729 and 4,205,591 shares issued, and 3,637,645 and 3,800,487 outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively     41,919       41,888  
Redemptions - common shares     (5,941 )     (4,035 )
Retained Earnings (Accumulated deficit)     633       504  
Total Members’ Equity     36,611       38,357  
Total Liabilities and Members’ Equity   $ 40,844     $ 39,000  

 

* Derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

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Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

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

 

   For the Six
Months
Ended
   For the Six
Months
Ended
 
   June 30, 2020 (unaudited)   June 30, 2019 (unaudited) 
Income (loss)          
Interest income  $125   $228 
Rental income   447    250 
Equity in earnings (losses)   38    (32)
Other income   5    7 
Gain on sale of real estate   -    181 
Total income (loss)   615    634 
           
Expenses          
Rental properties operating and maintenance   161    96 
Depreciation and amortization   92    66 
Asset management and other fees – related party   -    145 
General and administrative expenses   233    159 
Total expenses   486    466 
           
Net income (loss)  $129   $168 
           
Net income (loss) per common share  $0.03   $0.05 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding   3,788,627    3,331,345 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all necessary adjustments have been included in order to make the interim consolidated financial statements not misleading.

 

F-2

 

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except share data)

 

   Common Shares   Retained
Earnings (Accumulated
   Total
Members'
 
   Shares   Amount   deficit)   Equity 
December 31, 2019   3,800,487   $37,853   $504   $38,357 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares   21,138    227    -    227 
Redemptions of common shares   (183,980)   (1,906)   -    (1,906)
Offering costs   -    (196)   -    (196)
Net income (loss)   -    -    129    129 
June 30, 2020   3,637,645   $35,978   $633   $36,611 

 

   Common Shares   Retained
Earnings (Accumulated
   Total
Members'
 
   Shares   Amount   deficit)   Equity 
December 31, 2018   3,240,374   $31,965   $(5)  $31,960 
Proceeds from issuance of common shares   381,164    3,942    -    3,942 
Redemptions of common shares   (131,720)   (1,308)   -    (1,308)
Offering costs   -    (28)   -    (28)
Net income (loss)   -    -    168    168 
June 30, 2019   3,489,818   $34,571   $163   $34,734 

 

 

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

 

F-3

 

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands) 

   For the Six
Months
Ended
   For the Six
Months
Ended
 
   June 30, 2020 (unaudited)   June 30, 2019 (unaudited) 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:          
Net income (loss)  $129   $168 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Equity in (earnings) losses   (38)   32 
Depreciation and amortization   92    66 
Amortization of below-market lease   (2)   (2)
Gain on sale of real estate   -    (181)
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Net (increase) decrease in accrued interest, PIK   (125)   (119)
Net decrease (increase) in other assets   70    (19)
Net decrease (increase) in due to developer   -    7 
Net increase (decrease) in due to related party   9    (24)
Net increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses   13    127 
Net increase (decrease) in rental security deposits and other liabilities   (3)   (72)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   145    (17)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:          
Real estate debt investments   -    (199)
Repayment of real estate debt investments   250    - 
Acquisitions of real estate held for improvement   -    (1,735)
Improvements of real estate held for improvement   (168)   (512)
Acquisitions of residential rental properties   -    (2,572)
Improvements in residential rental properties   (13)   (105)
Proceeds from sale of real estate   -    929 
Capitalized rental income received   -    54 
Investment in equity method investees   (100)   (468)
Release (issuance) of real estate deposits   -    124 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   (31)   (4,484)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:          
Proceeds from issuance of common shares   227    3,942 
Proceeds from note payable - related party   2,000    - 
Offering costs   (54)   (338)
Proceeds from settling subscriptions   -    87 
Cash paid for shares redeemed   (584)   (1,223)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   1,589    2,468 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   1,703    (2,033)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   1,676    2,755 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $3,379   $722 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITY:          
Organizational and offering costs accrued  $144   $20 
Improvements in real estate held for improvement included in accounts payable  $99   $52 
Improvements in residential rental properties included in accounts payable  $10   $33 
Redemptions payable  $1,512   $223 
Release of deposits for acquisition of real estate  $-   $31 
Investment in real estate payable to related party  $-   $24 

 

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

 

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Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, LLC

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

1.Formation and Organization

 

Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund - Los Angeles CA, 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 – Los Angeles CA, LLC except where the context otherwise requires.

 

Each residential 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 consolidated 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 Company’s offering of its common shares (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 $31.9 million of shares on May 31, 2019, 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, after redemptions, the Company has net common shares outstanding of approximately 3,638,000 and 3,800,000, respectively, including common shares held by 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. In addition, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s total amount of equity outstanding on a gross basis was approximately $42.6 million and $42.4 million, respectively, and there were no settling subscriptions for each of the years ended. These amounts were based on a $10.74 and a $10.44 per share price, respectively.

  

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”) for interim financial reporting and the instructions to Form 1-SA and Rule 8-03(b) of Regulation S-X of the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted.

 

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been included and are of a normal and recurring nature. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for any other interim period or for the entire year. The December 31, 2019 consolidated balance sheet and certain related disclosures are derived from the Company’s December 31, 2019 audited consolidated financial statements. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report, which was filed with the SEC.

 

The consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2020 and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, and certain related notes, are unaudited, have not been reviewed, and may not include year-end adjustments to make those consolidated financial statements comparable to audited results.

 

F-5

 

 

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 (“VIE”) 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.

 

Estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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. 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 records 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 both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Manager had incurred cumulative organizational and offering costs of approximately $500,000, respectively, on behalf of the Company. The Hurdle Rate was met as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, so as a result, approximately $0 and $2,000 of offering costs were due to the Manager as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. Of the $2,000 due to the Manager as of December 31, 2019, all were related to offering costs. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31 2019, no offering or organizational costs incurred by the Manger have been forgiven or reimbursed back to the Company.

 

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As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company directly incurred cumulative offering costs of approximately $209,000 and $13,000, respectively.

 

Earnings per Share

 

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

 

Real Estate Deposits

 

During the closing on an investment in residential rental property or real estate held for improvement, we may place a cash deposit on the property being acquired or fund amounts into escrow. These deposits are placed before the closing process of the property is complete. 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.

 

Investments in Residential Rental Properties and Real Estate Held for Improvement

 

Our investments in residential rental properties and real estate held for improvement include the acquisition of homes, townhomes, and condominiums and multifamily units 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 (“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.

 

 Upon the acquisition of operating residential rental properties, we assess the fair value of acquired tangible and intangible assets, (including land, buildings, tenant improvements, “above-” and “below-market” leases, leasing and acquired in-place leases, other identified intangible assets and assumed liabilities) and allocate the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, including land and buildings as if vacant.

 

We consider qualitative and quantitative factors in evaluating the likelihood of a tenant exercising a below market renewal option and include such renewal options in the calculation of in-place lease value when we consider these to be bargain renewal options. If the value of below market lease intangibles includes renewal option periods, we include such renewal periods in the amortization period utilized. If a tenant vacates its space prior to contractual termination of its lease, the unamortized balance of any in-place lease value is written off. In-place lease assets haven been reflected within other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

The amortization of in-place leases is recorded as an adjustment to depreciation and amortization expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The amortization of above or below-market leases is recorded as an adjustment to rental income on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

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 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 that improve or extend the life of a property and for certain furniture and fixtures additions.

 

Costs capitalized in connection with 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.

 

F-7

 

 

Investments in Real Estate Held For Sale

 

From time to time, we may identify 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 on our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Investments in 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 both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, one of our real estate debt investments was deemed impaired and classified as non-accrual. The investment was determined to have sufficient underlying real estate collateral as of June 30, 2020.

 

Investments in Equity Method Investees

 

If it is determined that we do not have a controlling interest in a joint venture through our financial interest in a VIE or through our voting interest in a voting interest entity and we have the ability to provide significant influence, the equity method of accounting is used. Under this method, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize our share of net earnings or losses of the affiliate as they occur, with losses limited to the extent of our investment in, advances to, and commitments to the investee.

 

The Company evaluates its investment in equity method investees for impairment semi-annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that there may be an other-than-temporary decline in value. To do so, the Company would calculate the estimated fair value of the investment using various valuation techniques, including, but not limited to, discounted cash flow models, the Company’s intent and ability to retain its investment in the entity, the financial condition and long-term prospects of the entity, and the expected term of the investment. If the Company determined any decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company would recognize an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of its investment to fair value. No impairment losses were recorded related to equity method investees for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

F-8

 

 

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 members, 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 member 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 worth of shares 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 member has held the shares being redeemed.

 

In light of the SEC’s current guidance on redemption plans, we generally 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 generally 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 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 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 members, to prevent an undue burden on our liquidity, following any material decrease in our NAV, to comply with the publicly traded partnership 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. Therefore, a member may not have the opportunity to make a redemption request prior to any potential termination of the Company’s redemption plan.

 

Due to the uncertainty caused by the new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19), our Manager had previously determined to suspend the processing and payment of redemptions under our redemption plan effective March 31, 2020. Effective as of June 30, 2020, our Manager has determined to resume the processing and payment of redemptions under our 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 these consolidated financial statements.

 

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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.

 

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 February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases, which changes the accounting for leases for both lessors and lessees. The guidance requires lessees to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for virtually all of their leases, including leases embedded in other contractual arrangements, among other changes. In June 2020, in response to the adverse impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the FASB issued an update to defer the effective date of the standard to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are currently assessing the impact of this update on the presentation of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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. In November 2019, the FASB voted to delay the effective date of this standard by two years. The standard will now be effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2022, with early adoption permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference the London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Due to the business disruptions and challenges severely affecting the global economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many lessors may provide rent deferrals and other lease concessions to lessees. While the lease modification guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, Leases ("Topic 840") addresses routine changes to lease terms resulting from negotiations between the lessee and the lessor, this guidance did not contemplate an exceptionally high volume of concessions being so rapidly executed to address the sudden liquidity constraints of certain lessees caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a document that allows lessors to elect not to evaluate whether lease-related relief provided to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 is a lease modification under Topic 840. This election would allow lessors to bypass a lease-by-lease analysis, and instead choose to either apply the lease modification accounting framework or not, with such election applied consistently to leases with similar characteristics and similar circumstances. Entities making this election would continue to recognize property rental revenue on a straight-line basis. Rent abatements would be recognized as reductions to property rental revenue during the period for which they relate. Rent deferrals would not impact the recognition of property rental revenue, but would result in an increase to tenant receivables during the deferral period. We are evaluating this policy election and have not determined if we will evaluate any lease-related relief we provide to mitigate the economic effects of COVID-19 as a lease modification under Topic 840.  While we did not grant any lease-related relief as a result of COVID-19 during the six months ended June 30, 2020, we may be in discussions with tenants and may grant concessions and additional lease-related relief, such as the deferral of lease payments, for a period of time. The nature and financial impact of such rent relief is currently unknown as negotiations are in progress.    

 

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 different 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. 

 

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

 

Our residential rental properties consisted of nineteen single-family residential rentals and one quadplex as of June 30, 2020. Our residential rental properties consisted of seventeen single-family residential rentals and one quadplex as of December 31, 2019.

 

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

 

   As of
June 30, 2020
   As of
December 31, 2019 (1)
 
Land- acquisition allocation  $8,050   $7,336 
Building and building improvements   5,021    4,647 
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment   15    4 
Total gross investment in residential rental properties  $13,086   $11,987 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (314)   (222)
Total investment in residential rental properties, net  $12,772   $11,765 

 

(1)Certain amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been presented to conform to current period presentation. Post-acquisition capitalized improvement amounts have been included in with “Building and building improvements” and “Furniture, fixtures, and equipment”.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying amount of the residential rental properties above included cumulative capitalized transaction costs of approximately $297,000 and $270,000, respectively, which includes cumulative acquisition fees paid to the Sponsor of $247,000 and $227,000, respectively.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized approximately $92,000 and $66,000 of depreciation expense on residential rental properties.

 

As of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had twelve single-family residential properties held for improvement, respectively.

 

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

 

    As of
June 30, 2020
    As of
December 31, 2019
 
Land- acquisition allocation   $ 8,667     $ 8,554  
Building - acquisition allocation     3,789       3,742  
Work in progress     2,098       1,868  
Total investment in real estate held for improvement   $ 14,554     $ 14,164  

  

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, real estate held for improvement included capitalized transaction costs of approximately $548,000 and $545,000, respectively, which includes cumulative acquisition fees paid to the Sponsor of approximately $241,000 and $237,000, respectively.

 

4.Investments in Real Estate Held for Sale

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had zero and two single family residential properties held for sale, respectively.

 

The following table presents the Company’s investments in residential properties held for sale (amounts in thousands):

 

   As of
June 30, 2020
   As of
December 31, 2019 (1)
 
Land- acquisition allocation  $-   $825 
Building and building improvements   -    374 
Total investment in real estate held for sale  $     -   $1,199 

 

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(1)Certain amounts in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been presented to conform to current period presentation. Post-acquisition capitalized improvement amounts have been included in with “Building and building improvements”.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, residential property held for sale included capitalized transaction costs of approximately $0 and $29,000, respectively, which includes cumulative acquisition fees paid to the Sponsor of approximately $0 and $23,000, respectively.

 

5.Investments in Real Estate Debt Investments

 

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

 

Real Estate Debt Investments  For the Six Months
ended June 30, 2020
   For the Year ended
December 31, 2019
 
Beginning balance  $5,243   $4,800 
Investments (1)   125    443 
Principal repayments   (250)   - 
Ending balance  $5,118   $5,243 

 

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

 

The following table describes our real estate debt investments as of June 30, 2020 (amounts in thousands):

 

Asset Type  Number   Principal Amount
or Cost (1)
   Future Funding
Commitments
   Carrying Value 
Senior Debt   2   $5,118   $                          -   $5,118 
Balance as of June 30, 2020       $5,118   $-   $5,118 

 

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

 

The following table describes our real estate debt investments as of December 31, 2019 (amounts in thousands):

 

Asset Type  Number   Principal Amount
or Cost (1)
   Future Funding
Commitments
   Carrying Value 
Senior Debt   2   $5,243   $                       -   $5,243 
Balance as of December 31, 2019       $5,243   $-   $5,243 

 

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

 

The following table presents certain information about the Company’s real estate debt investments, as of June 30, 2020, by contractual maturity grouping (amounts in thousands):

 

Asset Type  Amounts
Currently
Due**
   Amounts
Maturing
After One
Year
Through Five
Years
   Amounts
Maturing
After Five
Years
Through Ten
Years
   Amounts
Maturing
After Ten
Years
 
Senior Debt  $5,118   $             -   $           -   $             - 
Balance as of June 30, 2020  $5,118   $-   $-   $- 

 

  ** Represents past due amounts anticipated to be recovered within one year.

 

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The following table presents certain information about the Company’s real estate debt investments, as of December 31, 2019, by contractual maturity grouping (amounts in thousands):

 

Asset Type  Amounts
Currently
Due**
   Amounts
Maturing
After One
Year
Through Five
Years
   Amounts
Maturing
After Five
Years
Through Ten
Years
   Amounts
Maturing
After Ten
Years
 
Senior Debt  $5,243   $-   $-   $- 
Balance as of December 31, 2019  $5,243   $-   $-   $- 

 

  ** Represents past due amounts anticipated to be recovered within one year.

 

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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, both of the Company’s real estate debt investments were in default. One real estate debt investment, with an approximate recorded investment and unpaid principal balance of $2.7 million, is in agreement of sale with the expectation of full collection of the investment in 2021. The second real estate debt investment, with an approximate recorded investment and unpaid principal balance of $2.4 million, was deemed impaired and classified as non-accrual. The investment was determined to have sufficient underlying real estate collateral as of June 30, 2020. See Note 12, Subsequent Events, for further information.

 

6.Other Assets

 

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

 

   As of
June 30, 2020
   As of
December 31, 2019 (1)
 
Due from property manager  $50   $60 
Retainers and prepaid improvement costs   3    - 
Accounts receivable - other   49    56 
Rent receivable   54    2 
Prepaid leasing fee   2    11 
Prepaid insurance   4    9 
Other prepaid expenses   60    154 
Total other assets  $222   $292 

 

(1)Certain amounts in Note 6 – Other Assets in the prior year’s consolidated financial statements have been presented to conform to current period presentation. Accounts receivable amounts have been presented as “Rent receivable”.

 

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7.Investments in Equity Method Investees

 

The table below presents the activity of the Company's investments in equity method investees as of and for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

 

Investments in Equity Method Investees:  For the Six Months
Ended June 30, 2020
   For the Year
Ended December 31, 2019
 
Beginning balance  $4,611   $3,479 
Investments in equity method investees   100    1,174 
Distributions received   -        - 
Equity in earnings (losses) of equity method investees   38    (42)
Ending balance  $4,749   $4,611 

 

As of June 30, 2020, the Company's investments in companies that are accounted for under the equity method of accounting consist of the following:

  

  1) Acquired in 2018, a 99.0% non-controlling member interest in RRE F1, LLC, whose activities are carried out through the following wholly-owned asset: Square One 867 10th Street, a small lot townhome entitlement project.

 

  2) Acquired in 2018, a 93.9% non-controlling member interest in Marathon 12, LLC, whose activities are carried out through the following wholly-owned asset: P Joseph Marathon 12, a twelve townhome construction project. On August 24, 2020, we received our final cash flow distribution from the Marathon 12 Controlled Subsidiary. This completed the sale of the Marathon 12 Property and hence, the liquidation of the Marathon 12 Investment. See Note 12, Subsequent Events, for further information.

 

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As of and for the period ending June 30, 2020, the condensed financial position and results of operations of the Company’s equity method investments are summarized below (amounts in thousands):

 

   RRE F1 LLC   Marathon 12 LLC 
Condensed balance sheet information:  As of
June 30, 2020
   As of
June 30, 2020
 
Real estate assets, net  $2,540   $6,962 
Other assets   3    589 
Total assets  $2,543   $7,551 
           
Mortgage notes payable  $-   $4,487 
Other liabilities   38    - 
Equity   2,505    3,064 
Total liabilities and equity  $2,543   $7,551 
Company’s equity investment  $2,482   $2,267 

 

   RRE F1, LLC   Marathon 12, LLC 
Condensed income statement information:  For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
   For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2020
 
Total revenue  $-   $5,383 
Total expenses   49    5,290 
Net income (loss)  $(49)  $93 
Company’s equity in net income (loss) of investee  $(48)  $86 

 

As of December 31, 2019 and for the period ending June 30, 2019, the condensed financial position and results of operations of the Company’s equity method investments are summarized below (amounts in thousands):

 

   RRE F1 LLC   Marathon 12 LLC 
Condensed balance sheet information:  As of
December
31, 2019
   As of
December
31, 2019
 
Real estate assets, net  $2,461   $10,924 
Other assets   8    15 
Total assets  $2,469   $10,939 
           
Mortgage notes payable  $-   $8,011 
Other liabilities   15    477 
Equity   2,454    2,451 
Total liabilities and equity  $2,469   $10,939 
Company’s equity investment  $2,430   $2,181 

 

   RRE F1, LLC   Marathon 12, LLC 
Condensed income statement information:  For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2019
   For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2019
 
Total revenue  $-   $- 
Total expenses   31    1 
Net income (loss)  $(31)  $(1)
Company’s equity in net income (loss) of investee  $(31)  $(1)

 

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8.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.

 

As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s significant financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents and real estate debt investments. 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. 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.

 

As a result of this assessment, as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, management estimated the fair value of our real estate debt investment to be approximately $5.1 million and $5.2 million, respectively.

 

9.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 Policies – Organizational and Offering Cost for amount of organizational and offering costs incurred and payable as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

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 six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Manager incurred approximately $159,000 and $43,000 of costs on our behalf, respectively. Approximately $140,000 and $0 of these costs were due and payable to the Manager as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

An asset management fee of one-fourth of 0.85% 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. Beginning January 1, 2019, this fee has been based on our NAV at the end of the prior semi-annual period.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, we have incurred asset management fees of approximately $0 and $145,000, respectively. On December 30, 2019, our Manager reimbursed all asset management fees that we incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019. The Manager has continued to waive asset management fees from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020. Therefore, as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, approximately $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 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Manager has waived all development fees from inception through June 30, 2020.

 

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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, 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 be up to 1.5% of the gross proceeds. For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, no disposition fees have been incurred, respectively. The Manager has waived all disposition fees from inception through June 30, 2020.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company acquired a single family residential property. The deposit for the property, approximately $40,000, was paid by a related party fund. Upon the closing of the single family residential property, the Company reimbursed the related party fund for the full amount of the deposit.

  

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, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Sponsor or its affiliates may close and fund a loan or other investment prior to it being acquired by the Company. Fundrise Lending, LLC allows 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 six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company purchased no investments that were warehoused or owned by Fundrise Lending, LLC, respectively. 

 

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 members 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. During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, fees of approximately $8,000 and $9,000, 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 June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. 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 six months ended June 30, 2020 and the year ended December 31, 2019, Fundrise, L.P. did not provide capital to Fundrise Lending, LLC for the purposes of acquiring investments on behalf of the Company.

 

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Rise Companies Corp, Member and Sponsor

 

Rise Companies Corp. is a member of the Company and holds 500 common shares as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

 

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 at a 3.0% interest rate. The total drawn between the ten noteholders was not to exceed an aggregate amount of $10.0 million. The note matured on January 31, 2019; however, in June 2018, the Company paid off the entire balance of the promissory grid note; therefore, during both of the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred interest of approximately $0, respectively. The promissory grid note was not extended, and therefore, may not currently be used to fund future transactions.

 

As a means to provide liquidity to fund redemption requests, on June 25, 2020, Rise Companies Corp. issued a promissory note to the Company at a 1.0% interest rate. The total principal amount of the note is approximately $2.0 million and matures on September 30, 2020. During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred interest of approximately $0. Therefore, approximately $0 of interest remained payable as of June 30, 2020.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Sponsor incurred $20,000 and $7,000 of costs on our behalf, respectively. Of these amounts, $1,000 was due and payable as of both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

 

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

 

   For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30, 2020
   For the Six
Months
Ended
June 30, 2019
 
Acquisition fees incurred and paid to the Sponsor  $         -   $61 
Acquisition fees incurred unpaid to the Sponsor   -    24 
Total acquisition fee activity with the Sponsor  $-   $85 

 

10.Economic Dependency

 

Under various agreements, the Company has engaged or will engage our Manager 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 our Manager 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 Los Angeles, CA market could negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

11.Commitments and Contingencies

  

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.

 

12.Subsequent Events

 

In connection with the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we have evaluated events and transactions occurring through September 25, 2020 for potential recognition or disclosure.

 

Offering

 

As of September 25, 2020, we had raised total gross offering proceeds of approximately $42.6 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 4,227,000 of our common shares.

 

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Investment Payoffs

 

Marathon 12

 

On August 24, 2020, we received the final distribution from the sales proceeds of all 12 townhome units, which grossed approximately $12,900,000. Pursuant to the agreements governing the Marathon 12 Investment, we received a corresponding cash flow distribution of approximately $2,652,000 from the Marathon 12 Controlled Subsidiary. This completed the sale of the Marathon 12 Property and, hence, the liquidation of the Marathon 12 Investment.

 

Real Estate Debt Investment Activity

 

In September 2020, the company executed a Deed in Lieu for the underlying properties of the two real estate debt investments in exchange for the settlement of the aggregate outstanding balance of $5.0 million as of September 25, 2020. As of September 25, 2020 the deed transfer has not recorded.

 

Recent and Ongoing Developments in Our Business

 

On June 24, 2020, our Manager, in an effort to consolidate operations and maximize returns to our shareholders, commenced internal discussions regarding a potential merger with an affiliate of our sponsor, Fundrise National For-Sale Housing eFund, LLC (“National eFund”). On September 4, 2020, as a result of further deliberations, our Manager has determined that it is appropriate to include another affiliate of our sponsor, Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Washington DC, LLC (“DC eFund”), and together with National eFund, (the “Target eFunds”), in the potential merger. No definitive plan or agreement of merger has been finalized as of the date of this special financial report, but we intend that any potential merger could be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2020. We intend that any potential merger would involve the Target eFunds merging with and into us and would be structured as a stock for stock merger. In exchange for shares in the Target eFunds, shareholders of the Target eFund would receive shares in our Company based on the respective and most recently announced NAV per share amounts for all companies.

 

Coronavirus Impact

 

As a result of the global outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19, economic uncertainties have arisen that continue to have an adverse impact on economic and market conditions. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving, and the outbreak presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company’s performance and financial results, such as the potential negative impact to occupancy and corresponding rental income from its investments in real estate or interest receivable from its real estate debt investments. The Company is unable to quantify the impact COVID-19 may have on its financial results results on an ongoing basis. 

 

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Item 4.Exhibits

 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   Description
2.1*   Certificate of Formation (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 2.1 to the company’s Form 1-A filed on March 31, 2017)
2.2*   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 2.2 to the company’s Form 1-A filed on March 31, 2017)
2.3*   Form of Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 2.3 to the company’s Form 1-A/A filed on May 4, 2017)
4.1*   Form of Subscription Agreement (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof included as Appendix A to the company's Offering Circular filed on May 22, 2019)
6.1*   Form of License Agreement between Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFUND – Los Angeles CA, LLC and Fundrise LLC (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 6.1 to the company’s Form 1-A filed on March 31, 2017)
6.2*   Form of Shared Services Agreement between Fundrise Advisors, LLC and Rise Companies Corp. (incorporated by reference to the copy thereof submitted as Exhibit 6.3 to the company’s Form 1-A filed on March 31, 2017)

 

*Filed previously.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this issuer has duly caused this Semiannual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Washington, D.C. on September 25, 2020.

  

  Fundrise For-Sale Housing eFund – Los Angeles CA, 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 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   September 25, 2020
Benjamin S. Miller   Fundrise Advisors, LLC    
    (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Benjamin S. Miller   Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of   September 25, 2020
Benjamin S. Miller   Fundrise Advisors, LLC    
   

(Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)

   

 

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