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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
NOTE 20 -   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 12, 2012, we purchased 90% of the ownership interests in the 150 unit Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Atlanta, Georgia for a purchase price of approximately $28.5 million.  Upon expiraiton of tax credits related to the hotel in approximately four years, we will be able to take assignment of the remaining ownership of the hotel for approximately $350,000 of additional consideration.  We funded the purchase price of this acquisition through the assumption of a term loan with Empire Financial with a principal balance of $19 million and with approximately $9.5 million on our revolving credit facility.  In connection with this acquisition, we have engaged Courtyard Management to manage the hotel pursuant to a hotel management agreement.
 
On February 13, 2012, we closed on the consolidation and refinance of our four loans with ING Life Insurance and Annuity, which four loans collectively had an aggregate outstanding balance of approximately $69.5 million as of December 31, 2011.  The loans were consolidated into a single 7-year term loan with a principal balance of $67.5 million, maturity date of March 1, 2032, amortized over 20 years and bearing an annual interest rate of 6.10%, collateralized by 16 properties containing 1,639 guestrooms. The lender has the right to call the loan so as to be payable in full at March 1, 2019, March 1, 2024 and March 1, 2029.
 
On February 14, 2012, we closed on the refinance of our loan with Metabank, which had an outstanding balance as of the date of closing of approximately $7.0 million.  The loan matures on February 1, 2017, is amortized over approximately 17 years, and bears an annual interest rate of 4.95%.