Real Estate Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Real Estate [Abstract]

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(4)  Real Estate Investments –

The Company owns a 40% interest in the Sports Authority store in Wichita, Kansas. On March 2, 2016, the tenant, TSA Stores, Inc., and its parent company, The Sports Authority, Inc., the guarantor of the lease, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.  In June 2016, the tenant filed a motion with the bankruptcy court to reject the lease for this store effective June 30, 2016, at which time the tenant returned possession of the property to the owners.  As of March 31, 2018, the tenant owed $19,366 of past due rent, which was not accrued for financial reporting purposes.  The owners listed the property for lease with a real estate broker in the Wichita area.  While the property is vacant, the Company is responsible for its 40% share of real estate taxes and other costs associated with maintaining the property.

On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a primary term of 10 years with Biomat USA, Inc. (“Biomat”) as a replacement tenant for 28% of the square footage of the property.  The tenant will operate a Biomat USA Plasma Center in the space.  The Company’s 40% share of annual rent is $37,071 and is expected to commence on June 18, 2018.  Biomat has agreed to pay for the costs to divide the building into two separate spaces, the costs of tenant improvements to remodel the Biomat space and 28% of the cost to replace the roof.  The Company will be responsible for paying its 40% share of the remaining cost to replace the roof, which is expected to be approximately $113,000.  At December 31, 2017, the Company accrued its 40% share of lease commissions due to real estate brokers totaling $54,293 that were owed as part of the lease transaction.  This amount was capitalized and will be amortized over the term of the lease.  The Company is continuing to pursue additional tenants for the remaining space.

On March 31, 2017, the lease term ended for the Starbucks store in Bluffton, Indiana.  Effective April 1, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement with a primary term of six years with The Cellular Connection LLC, a cell phone retailer that was subleasing the property from Starbucks Corporation.  The tenant is scheduled to pay annual rent of $39,156 during the base lease term.  As part of the lease transaction, the Company paid a tenant improvement allowance of $30,000 that was capitalized and will be depreciated.