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FORM 1-A
Regulation A Offering Statement
Part II – Offering Circular
 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC
819 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 606
Chicago, Illinois  60605
(800) 555-1055
www.ahpfund.com
 
April 25, 2016
 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, which we refer to as the “Company.” The Company is offering to sell up to $50,000,000 of Class A Interests to the public. You can read a complete description of these securities in the “Securities Being Offered” section starting on page 21.
 
We are selling these securities directly to the public at our website, www.AHPFund.com. We are not using a placement agent or a broker and we are not paying commissions to anyone. All of the money we raise goes directly to the Company. The minimum investment is $100.
 
The purchase of these securities involves a high degree of risk. Before investing, you should read this whole Offering Circular, including the “Risks of Investing” section starting on page 3.
 
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OF OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL TO ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERM OF THE OFFERING. NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SELLING LITERATURE. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURTIES OFFERED HEREUNDER ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.
 
GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO WWW.INVESTOR.GOV. FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE THE “Limits on How Much Non-Accredited Investors Can Invest” SECTION STARTING ON PAGE 24.
 
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
 
 
 

 
 
NORTH AMERICAN SECURITIES ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION UNIFORM LEGEND:
 
YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION WHETHER THIS OFFERING MEETS YOUR INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND RISK TOLERANCE LEVEL. NO FEDERAL OR STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED, DISAPPROVED, ENDORSED, OR RECOMMENDED THIS OFFERING. NO INDEPENDENT PERSON HAS CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR TRUTHFULNESS OF THIS DISCLOSURE, NOR WHETHER IT IS COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTION TO THE CONTRARY IS ILLEGAL.
 
THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
 
 
 

 
 
Table of Contents
 
 
SUMMARY OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE OFFERING
1
Summary of Our Business
1
Summary of the Offering
1
RISKS OF INVESTING
3
Speculative Nature of Real Estate Investing
3
No Guaranty of Distributions
3
Pricing of Loans
4
The Company Does Not Have A Credit Rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s
4
Incomplete Due Diligence
4
Reliance on Management
4
Competition
4
Risks Associated with Leverage
5
the Company is a Startup Business
5
Competing Objectives
5
Limitation on Rights in Operating Agreement
5
Limitations on Rights in Investment Management Agreement
5
Limitations on Rights in Investment Agreement
6
Conflicts of Interest
6
Uninsured Losses
6
No Market for the Class A Interest; Limits on Transferability
7
Early Payment
7
Tax Cost
7
Our Track Record Does not Guaranty Future Performance
7
Risk of Failure to Comply with Securities Laws
7
Investors Can’t See Our Actual Investments Before Investing
7
The Company Stands On Its Own
7
Regulation As An Investment Company:
8
Asset-Backed Securities:
8
Breaches of Security
8
OUR COMPANY AND BUSINESS
9
Overview
9
 
 
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Operating Agreement
10
Management
10
Management Fees
11
Our Affiliates
11
Investment Strategy
11
The Bidding Process
12
Resolutions
13
Key Positions
14
Loan Servicing
15
Leverage
16
Factors Likely to Impact the Performance of the Company
16
Offices and Employees
17
Our Revenue
17
Our Operating Costs and Expenses
17
The Trust
18
PAST PERFORMANCE:  OUR TRACK RECORD SO FAR
19
Summary and Narrative Description
19
SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
21
Description of Securities
21
Voting Rights
21
Distributions
21
Term of Class A Interests
21
How We Decide How Much To Distribute
22
Withholding
22
No Guaranty
22
Transfers
22
Mandatory Withdrawals
22
Limited Right of Liquidity
23
LIMIT ON AMOUNT A NON-ACCREDITED INVESTOR CAN INVEST
24
SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES
26
HOW TO INVEST
27
USE OF PROCEEDS
28
 
 
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INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT LIMITATIONS
29
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
31
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Regulation A
31
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Exchange Act
31
SUMMARY OF OPERATING AGREEMENT
34
Formation and Ownership
34
Classes of Ownership
34
Management
35
Exculpation and Indemnification of Managing Member
35
Obligation to Contribute Capital
35
Personal Liability
35
Distributions
36
Transfers
36
Limited Right of Liquidity
36
Mandatory Withdrawal
36
Death, Disability, Etc.
36
Fees to Managing Member and Affiliates
37
“Drag-Along” Right
37
Rights to Information
37
Electronic Delivery
38
Amendment
38
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
39
Classification as a Partnership
39
Federal Income Taxation of the Company and its Owners
39
Deduction of Losses
39
Tax Basis
40
Limitations of Losses to Amounts at Risk
40
Limitations on Losses From Passive Activities
40
Limitation on Capital Losses
41
Limitation on Investment Interest
41
Treatment of Liabilities
41
Allocations of Profits and Losses
41
Sale or Exchange of Class A Interests
42
 
 
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Treatment of Distributions
42
Alternative Minimum Tax
43
Taxable Year
43
Section 754 Election
43
Unrelated Business Taxable Income for Tax-Exempt Investors
43
Tax Returns and Tax Information; Audits; Penalties; Interest
43
Other Tax Consequences
44
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION
45
Operating Results
45
Liquidity and Capital Resources
45
Plan of Operation
45
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
46
Names, Ages, Etc.
46
Family Relationships
46
Ownership of Related Entities
46
Business Experience
47
Legal Proceedings
48
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
49
Overview
49
Management Fee Paid to Managing Member
49
Ownership Interest of Managing Member
50
Report to Investors
50
Method of Accounting
50
Stages of Development
51
VOTING RIGHTS OF OWNERS
52
INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
53
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
54
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
55
 
 
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SUMMARY OF OUR BUSINESS AND THE OFFERING
 
Summary of Our Business
 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, which we refer to as the “Company,” was formed to invest in (buy) non-performing mortgage loans, meaning loans that are secured by a mortgage on real estate (typically somebody’s house) and delinquent on payments.
 
After we buy a loan, we typically reach out to the homeowner to achieve a speedy resolution that is acceptable both to the homeowner and to us.  Depending on a number of factors, one of four things typically happens:
 
 
·
The homeowner is able to refinance the loan and stay in the house.
 
 
·
Without refinancing, we accept a discounted lump sum for the loan and the homeowner stays in the house.
 
 
·
We modify the terms of the loan and the homeowner stays in the house.
 
 
·
Where the homeowner cannot afford to stay in the house, we take ownership of the house (usually on a consensual basis, but sometimes through foreclosure) and sell it.
 
We make a profit if our revenue – the proceeds we receive from the sale or other dispositions of loans, the proceeds we receive from selling houses, and any loans payments we receive from homeowners along the way – exceeds the price we paid for the loans in the first place, after subtracting all our expenses (e.g., loan servicing costs and management and legal fees).
 
Summary of the Offering
 
The Company is offering to sell its securities to the public in what we refer to as the “Offering.” Specifically, the Company is offering to sell up to $50,000,000 of Class A Interests. We refer to anyone who purchases a Class A Interest as an “Investor.”
 
After paying all expenses, we will make distributions each month in the following order of priority:
 
 
·
First, we will distribute enough to pay Investors a return of 12% per year on their invested capital.
 
 
·
Second, we will return to Investors all of their invested capital.
 
 
·
Third, after Investors have received their 12% annual return and all their invested capital, we will keep any remaining profit for ourselves.
 
NOTE:  There is no guaranty that we will earn enough profit to distribute a 12% return to Investors, or even to return their capital.
 
 
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The Company will try to return to Investors all of their capital no later than the fifth anniversary of the purchase date, assuming there is sufficient cash flow. However, they might receive their capital sooner, later, or not at all.
 
THAT WAS ONLY A SUMMARY
 
PLEASE READ THE OTHER SECTIONS OF THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR
CAREFULLY FOR MORE INFORMATION
 
 
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RISKS OF INVESTING
 
Buying a Class A Interest is speculative and involves significant risk, including the risk that you could lose some or all of your money. This section describes some of the most significant factors that make the investment risky. The order in which these factors are discussed is not intended to suggest that some factors are more important than others.
 
Speculative Nature of Real Estate Investing:  Real estate is notoriously speculative and unpredictable. For example, many very experienced, very informed people lost money when the real estate market declined in 2007-8. When the real estate market is healthy, as it was from 2003 through 2006, it appears that it will be healthy forever, but time after time history has shown that the real estate market goes down without warning, sometimes resulting in devastating losses. Most or all of the assets purchased by the Company will be backed by real estate. If the real estate market declines, the Company might not be able to pay the return you expect or even to pay back your investment.
 
No Guaranty of Distributions:  When you buy a certificate of deposit from a bank, the Federal government (through the FDIC) guaranties you will get your money back. Buying a Class A Interest of the Company is not like that at all. The ability of the Company to make the distributions you expect, and ultimately to give you your money back, depends on a number of factors, including some beyond its control. Nobody guaranties that you will receive distributions.
 
Speculative Nature of Real Estate Loans:  Investments in loans backed by real estate are highly speculative. Among the risks are the following:
 
 
·
We could be mistaken in our view of the value of the real estate underlying a loan. For example, if we paid $80 for a loan, believing that the value of the underlying real estate is $100, but the actual value is only $70, we could incur a substantial loss. Our assessment of the value of the underlying real estate could be incorrect for any number of reasons, including unknown and unanticipated environmental hazards.
 
 
·
A homeowner could tie us up in legal proceedings for a lengthy period of time, as we try to foreclose on the underlying real estate.
 
 
·
A homeowner could file for bankruptcy protection, causing further delay, cost, and complication.
 
 
·
Local laws we have not taken into account could hamper our ability to foreclose on the underlying real estate.
 
 
·
We could learn after the fact that the original lender or prior mortgage holder had failed to comply with legal or technical requirements in the loan documents, making it more difficult or even impossible for us to collect on the Loan and/or foreclose on the property.
 
 
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·
The homeowner might have lied on the loan application about important information, including the ownership of the underlying real estate or the existence of prior liens. If the underlying real estate securing a loan is encumbered by other liens with a higher priority, it could reduce or even eliminate the value of the loan.
 
 
·
The person who sold the loan to the Company might have lied about or hidden important information.
 
 
·
A homeowner could make claims against the Company based on a theory of “lender liability” or otherwise.
 
Pricing of Loans:  The success of the Company, and its ability to make distributions to Investors, depends on our ability to gauge the value of loans that are in default. Although the Company and its advisors rely on various objective criteria, ultimately the value of these loans is as much an art as a science, and there is no guaranty that the Company and its advisors will be successful.
 
The Company Does Not Have A Credit Rating from Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s:  Credit rating agencies, notably Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, assign credit ratings to debt issuers, which are intended to help Investors gauge the ability of the issuer to repay the loan. The Company has not been rated by Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s and, as a result, Investors have no objective measure by which to judge the creditworthiness of the Company.
 
Incomplete Due Diligence:  We perform “due diligence” on the loans and other assets we purchase, meaning we review some of the available information about the loans and the underlying collateral. As a practical matter, however, it is simply impossible to review all of the information about a given loan (or about anything) and there is no assurance that all of the information we have reviewed is accurate. For example, sometimes important information is hidden or unavailable, or a third party might have an incentive to conceal information or provide inaccurate information, and we cannot verify all the information we receive independently. It is also possible that we have reached inaccurate conclusions concerning the information we have reviewed.
 
Reliance on Management:  You will not have a right to vote or otherwise participate in managing the Company, except on very limited matters. Instead, the Investment Manager will make all investment and trading decisions and the Manager of the Company will make all other business decisions. As a result, the success of the Company – and its ability to make payments with respect to your Class A Interest – will depend almost exclusively on the skills of the Investment Manager and its principal, Jorge Newbery. If Mr. Newbery resigned, died, or became ill, the Company and its Investors could suffer.
 
Competition:  Many companies and individuals compete to invest in the same kinds of loans the Company buys. The more competition there is, the more the Company will be required to pay for loans and the more risk the Company will be required to assume to obtain a given return (yield) on its investments.
 
 
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Risks Associated with Leverage:  the Company might borrow money from banks or other lenders to purchase loans or other assets. Borrowing money to purchase assets is sometimes referred to as “leverage.” While using leverage can increase the total return on the borrower’s equity, it also increases risk because the amount borrowed has to be repaid in accordance with a schedule. To repay its loans, the Company might have to sell assets at a time when values are low, for example.
 
the Company is a Startup Business:  Although the principals of the Company have been engaged in the real estate and finance industries for years, the Company is a relatively new business with a new and unproven business model, i.e., investing in non-performing loans using capital raised on the Internet. Like any new business, the Company faces challenges on a number of fronts, including attracting and retaining qualified employees, designing and implementing new business systems, technology systems, marketing, and capital formation. If the Company failed in any of these or other key areas, the whole business could fail.
 
Competing Objectives:  The Company has financial objectives – generating current income and capital appreciation – but has non-financial objectives as well – namely, providing viable solutions for homeowners at risk of foreclosure. Because of its dual objectives, one relating to financial returns and the other related to social betterment, the Company does not try to squeeze the maximum possible financial value from every loan. As a result, the ability of the Company to make distributions to Investors could be impaired.
 
Limitation on Rights in Operating Agreement:  The Operating Agreement limits your rights in several important ways, including these:
 
 
·
The Operating Agreement significantly curtails your right to bring legal claims against management.
 
 
·
The Operating Agreement limits your right to obtain information about the Company and to inspect its books and records.
 
 
·
You have no right to remove the Managing Member, even if you think the Managing Member is doing a bad job.
 
 
·
The Managing Member is allowed to amend the Operating Agreement in certain respects without your consent.
 
 
·
The Operating Agreement restricts your right to sell or otherwise transfer your interest.
 
 
·
The Operating Agreement provides that all disputes will be conducted Cook County, Illinois.
 
Limitations on Rights in Investment Management Agreement:  The Investment Management Agreement limits the right of the Company or an Investor to bring legal claims against the Investment Manager. For example, the fact that the Investment Manager overpaid for a loan or a pool of loans would not, in itself, give the Company or an Investor the right to sue.
 
 
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Limitations on Rights in Investment Agreement:  To purchase a Class A Interest, you are required to sign our Investment Agreement. The Investment Agreement would limit your rights in several important ways if you believe you have claims against us arising from the purchase of your Class A Interest:
 
 
·
In general, your claims would be resolved through arbitration, rather than through the court system. Any such arbitration would be conducted in Wilmington, Delaware, which might not be convenient for you.
 
 
·
You would not be entitled to a jury trial.
 
 
·
You would not be entitled to recover any lost profits or special, consequential, or punitive damages.
 
 
·
If you lost your claim against us, you would be required to pay our expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. If you won, we would be required to pay yours.
 
Conflicts of Interest:  Our interests could conflict with your interests in a number of important ways, including these:
 
 
·
Your interests might be better served if our management team devoted its full attention to maximizing the value of just the loans and other assets purchased by the Company. Instead, our team will be managing the assets and liabilities of other entities affiliated with the Company.
 
 
·
Members of our management team have business interests wholly unrelated to the Company and its affiliates, all of which require a commitment of time.
 
 
·
Our management fees are based on the amount of capital we raise. To some extent, we have a financial incentive to raise as much money as possible, even if we cannot deploy the capital effectively, which could lead us to buy loans with lower potential and/or to overpay for loans.
 
 
·
We might buy loans from our affiliates. Although we will always seek to establish a fair, arm’s-length price for loans, our interests as a seller conflict with your interests as a buyer.
 
 
·
The lawyer who prepared the Operating Agreement, the Investment Agreement, and this Offering Circular represents us, not you. You must hire your own lawyer (at your own expense) if you want your interests to be represented.
 
Uninsured Losses:  We will decide what kind of insurance to purchase, and in what amounts. However, some risks cannot be insured at all, or cannot be insured on an affordable basis, and the Company might not be able to purchase or afford all the insurance it needs. Therefore, the Company could incur an uninsured loss.
 
 
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No Market for the Class A Interest; Limits on Transferability:  There are several obstacles to selling or otherwise transferring your Class A Interest:
 
 
·
There will be no established market for your Class A Interest, meaning you could have a hard time finding a buyer.
 
 
·
By its terms, the Class A Interest may not be transferred without our consent.
 
 
·
Although you have the right to ask us to purchase your Class A Interest, or arrange for someone else to purchase your Class A Interest, there is no guaranty that we will be able to do so.
 
Taking all that into account, you should plan to own your Class A Interest through its full five year term.
 
Early Payment:  The Company expects to pay back your capital before the fifth anniversary. Therefore, you should not expect to receive a 12% annual return for the entire five year period.
 
Tax Cost:  Most of the Company’s income will be in the form of interest or short-term capital gain, rather than long-term capital gain.
 
Our Track Record Does not Guaranty Future Performance:  The section captioned “Past Performance:  Our Track Record So Far,” starting on page 19, illustrates the performance of certain affiliates of the Company, engaged in the same business in which the Company plans to engage. However, there is no guaranty that the Company will do well as its affiliates have done. The economy as a whole and the real estate market in particular have been very favorable to date; as surely as night follows day, economic conditions will change and we might not be able to adapt.
 
Risk of Failure to Comply with Securities Laws:  Affiliates of the Company have previously sold securities relying the exemption under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the current Offering by the Company relies on the exemption under Regulation A. In all cases, we have relied on the advice of securities lawyers and believe we qualify for the exemption. If we did not qualify, we could be liable to penalties imposed by the Federal government and State regulators, as well as to lawsuits from investors.
 
Investors Can’t See Our Actual Investments Before Investing: As of the date of this Offering Circular, the Company doesn’t own any loans or other real estate assets. As a result, Investors cannot see or evaluate our assets before making an investment decision. Instead, investors are asked to invest first, then trust that their money will be used wisely.
 
The Company Stands On Its Own: The Company will either succeed or fail on its own account. Although certain affiliates of the Company have been successful, there is no guaranty that the Company will be successful. Further, neither the Manager, the Investment Manager, nor any other person or entity has committed to provide financial assistance to the Company should such assistance become necessary.
 
 
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Regulation As An Investment Company: If the Company were treated as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, we would be required to comply with a number of special rules and regulations and incur significant cost doing so, which would impair our ability to make payments with respect to the Notes. If we failed to comply with these special rules and regulations, we could be prohibited from operating our business and subject to civil and criminal liability, and any contracts we were a party to might be unenforceable. We intend to conduct our business so that we are not treated as an investment company. See the “Investment Companies” section starting on page 29. However, we might not be successful.
 
Asset-Backed Securities: The securities laws include two definitions of the term “asset-backed security.” If the Class A Interests were treated as “asset-backed securities” within the meaning of the first of these definitions, we would not be allowed to sell them in this Offering. If the Class A Interests were treated as “asset-backed securities” within the meaning of the second of these definitions, the Company would be subject to substantial and onerous reporting obligations. For the reasons described in the “Asset-Backed Securities” section starting on page 31, we do not believe that the Class A Interests constitute asset-backed securities under either definition. If the Securities Exchange Commission or another regulatory body were to conclude otherwise, however, we might be unable to complete the Offering, or we might be subject to onerous reporting obligations.
 
Breaches of Security:  It is possible that our systems would be “hacked,” leading to the theft or disclosure of confidential information you have provided to us. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until they are launched, we and our vendors may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate defensive measures.
 
The Foregoing Are Not Necessarily The Only Risks Of Investing
Please Consult With Your Professional Advisors
 
 
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OUR COMPANY AND BUSINESS
 
Overview
 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, which we refer to as the “Company,” is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware. The Company pursues two main goals:  to generate income for its owners and Investors; and also to help struggling homeowners through a difficult time.
 
The Company was formed to invest in (buy) primarily non-performing mortgage loans, meaning loans that are secured by a mortgage on a principal residence (i.e., somebody’s house) and delinquent in payment (i.e., the homeowner has failed to make one or more payments). We refer to these as “Loans.”
 
The Loans we intend to buy were often originated or previously owned by financial institutions that are now defunct, like Countrywide Financial, Lehman Brothers, Associates Financial Services and a variety of smaller banks. Although many mortgage loans became delinquent during the 2008-9 financial crisis, the owners of delinquent loans have been slow to sell them. More than $30 billion in nonperforming and sub-performing residential mortgage loans were sold in the first half of 2014, compared with $25 billion in all of 2013, according to Financial Advisor. Freddie Mac completed its largest sale of non-performing loans ever in March 2015, and Fannie Mae just announced in April 2015 that “it will begin offering pools of non-performing single-family mortgages.”
 
We typically buy Loans through an open bidding process and have developed a proprietary model for calculating the amount we will bid. We tend to focus on smaller Loans, with unpaid principal balances in the range of $100,000 or less.
 
After we buy a Loan, we approach the homeowner, who by definition has been unable to make payments on his or her mortgage. We do not necessarily try to extract the maximum possible value from the Loan. Instead, we work with the homeowner to achieve a quick resolution that is acceptable both to the homeowner and to us.  Depending on a number of factors, including the income of the homeowner, the local market, and the value of the house, four outcomes are possible:
 
1)           Outcome #1:  The homeowner is able to refinance the Loan – for example, by borrowing money from a bank. We accept the refinanced amount, which is lower than the face amount of the Loan (but still more than we paid for the Loan) as payment in full, and the homeowner stays in his or her house.
 
2)           Outcome #2:  Even without refinancing, the homeowner is able to pay us a lump sum that we accept a payment in full for the Loan, and the homeowner stays in the house.
 
3)           Outcome #3:  We and the homeowner agree to modify the terms of the Loan, i.e., the principal amount and/or the interest rate. After the homeowner has begun to make regular payments under the new terms, we sell the Loan to a third party, and again the homeowner stays in his or her house.
 
 
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4)           Outcome #4:  Where the homeowner cannot afford to stay in the house or doesn’t want to, we take ownership of the house and sell it. Normally, the homeowner signs the house over to us voluntarily in exchange for an incentive payment and being released from personal liability for the Loan, without the need for legal action, but sometimes we are required to take legal action (i.e., to foreclose).
 
In general, our revenues come from four sources:
 
1)           The proceeds we receive when a Loan is refinanced under Outcome #1;
 
2)           The lump sum we received under Outcome #2;
 
3)           The proceeds we receive when a Loan is sold under Outcome #3;
 
4)           The proceeds we receive when a house is sold under Outcome #4; and
 
5)           Any Loan payments we receive from the homeowner along the way.
 
We will make a profit if the sum of these revenues exceeds the price we paid for the Loans in the first place, after subtracting all our expenses (e.g., management and legal fees).
 
While affiliates of the Company have been engaged in this business for a number of years (see the “Past Performance:  Our Track Record So Far” section starting on page 19), the Company itself is a startup. The Company owns no loans and has not yet identified any loans to buy.
 
Operating Agreement
 
The Company is governed by an Operating Agreement dated January 21, 2016, which we refer to as the “Operating Agreement.” A copy of the Operating Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1A-2B.
 
Under the Operating Agreement, the owners of the Company are referred to as “Members.”
 
Management
 
Business Management
 
Under the Operating Agreement, the Company is managed by American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC, which we refer to as the “Managing Member.” The Operating Agreement gives the Managing Member exclusive control over all aspects of the Company’s business. Other members of the Company, including Investors who purchase Stock in the Offering, have no right to participate in the management of the Company.
 
 
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Investment Management
 
The Managing Member has delegated responsibility and authority for making investment and trading decisions to AHP Capital Management LLC, which we refer to as the “Investment Manager,” pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Services Agreement dated January 27, 2016, which we refer to as the “IMA.” A copy of the IMA is attached as Exhibit 1A-6A. The Investment Manager is currently exempt from registration as an investment advisor with both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the State of Illinois.
 
Management Fees
 
The Managing Member will charge the Company a management fee equal to 0.1667% of the total capital accounts  of all of its Members as of the last day of each calendar month, or approximately 2% of the capital accounts per year, plus $60 per month for each active asset. The Managing Member is responsible for the compensation of the Investment Manager.
 
The “capital account” of a Member will generally be equal to the amount the Member paid for his or her Class A Interest, minus the amount of capital that has been returned to the Member.
 
Our Affiliates
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, or “AHP,” is an affiliate of the Company. The Managing Member of the Company is also the managing member of AHP, and the Investment Manager of the Company is also the investment manager of AHP. AHP is also in the same business as the Company, i.e., buying distressed mortgage loans and trying to work out amicable resolutions with homeowners.
 
Investment Strategy
 
The Investment Manager believes the Company can buy distressed residential mortgage loans at significant discounts to their unpaid principal balances and, more importantly, to their current and future market values. Many depository institutions and other holders of portfolios of sub-performing or non-performing mortgage loans in the United States continue to be under financial duress and may be motivated to sell these loans at favorable prices. In addition, government-related agencies acting as receivers, such as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, have acquired and are expected to continue to acquire significant portfolios of troubled loans from failed depository institutions. In addition to sellers who may be under duress, many sellers prioritize their non-performing loan portfolios and look to sell the smallest, most distressed loans to other Investors willing to take on the resolution.
 
The size of the non-performing and sub-performing residential mortgage loan market has grown considerably in the last few years, and the Investment Manager believes that it will continue to grow. The Investment Manager believes that close to $300 billion of residential mortgage loans are troubled or at significant risk of default in their present state.
 
 
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According to a 2014 Negative Equity Report published by Zillow, the condition of “negative equity,” where the amount of mortgage debt exceeds the value of the home, is concentrated in communities of lower value homes, like so many social problems in our country. Separating the housing market into “bottom tier,” “middle tier,” and “highest tier,” the report concludes that 27.4% of all bottom-tier homes were in negative equity in the third quarter of 2014. In contrast, just 15.7% of middle-tier homes and 9.3% of the highest-tier homes suffered from negative equity. The Company has generally invested in lower-dollar value loans, corresponding to the mortgage loans on lower-value homes, and anticipates that the Company will do the same thing.
 
The Investment Manager has significant experience with lower dollar-value distressed mortgage loans, generally on residential properties worth less than $100,000. The Investment Manager believes it is one of only a few national, institutional-quality buyers (with committed capital) for these lower dollar-value assets, and it seeks to acquire assets that are too small and too distressed to be a high priority for larger banks, hedge funds, or other large buyers.
 
The Company intends to invest primarily in U.S. single-family residential mortgage loans, secured by one-to-four-family homes. On occasion, if the Investment Manager believes it would be a good idea based on market conditions, the Company might also acquire (i) direct interests in real estate, (ii) mortgage loans secured by more than four family homes, and/or (iii) and commercial loans. Despite these occasional purchases, the Company expects that mortgage loans secured by one-to-four-family homes will comprise more than 90% of its total portfolio, although the Investment Manager is not bound by that figure.
 
The Bidding Process
 
Bidding on loans and loan portfolios (groups of loans) is both an art and a science.
 
Typically, the process begins when a seller provides the Company and other potential buyers with a list of loans being offered for sale and requests initial bids. The seller might, or might not, provide such information as:
 
 
·
A full or partial address
 
 
·
The borrower’s name
 
 
·
The property type
 
 
·
The original loan amount
 
 
·
The original appraised value
 
 
·
The term of the loan and the maturity date
 
 
·
The current and/or original interest rate and principal and interest payment
 
 
·
The escrow balance
 
 
·
The borrower’s original FICO score
 
 
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·
Loan modification data
 
 
·
Payment history
 
 
·
Foreclosure or bankruptcy status
 
 
·
Property square footage and lot size
 
 
·
Broker’s price opinion
 
 
·
The delinquent tax amount
 
To help make sense of the data and make accurate bids, the Investment Manager\developed and began using a proprietary pricing model in June 2015. Incorporating more than 3,000 state-level and 40,000 zip code-level data points, this pricing model allows a detailed analysis of portfolio valuation, using different projected resolution outcomes.
 
If the Company wins the initial bid, we order two documents, a title report and a broker’s price opinion, and dig deeper into the due diligence materials, noting such items as (i) whether the original borrower is still the owner of the property, (ii) whether the loan still holds a first lien position, (iii) whether the property is occupied or vacant, and (iv) the amount of delinquent taxes and other liens. Our original bid may be adjusted upward or downward based on these and other factors. Sometimes a bid is reduced to as low as $1.
 
Revised bids are then submitted to the seller. The seller may counter with a higher price or drop some mortgages from the sale if the seller feels the bid is too low.
 
Resolutions
 
After we purchase a Loan, we contact the homeowner and try to achieve a consensual, mutually-satisfactory resolution. These are the circumstances that lead to each resolution and what is expected in each case:
 
 
Reinstatement of the Loan
Where the borrower is willing and able, he or she can bring the loan current either in a lump sum or by making payments over time. After the loan is current, we typically sell the loan.
Settlement of the Loan
When the borrower (i) has a short sale buyer, (ii) can refinance, or (iii) otherwise has cash on hand, we might accept a payoff of the loan for less than its face amount.
Modification of the Loan
When the borrower cannot bring the loan current or pay it off, we might allow a modification that involves lowering the interest rate, extending the term, or reducing the principal. After the modified loan is current, we typically sell the loan.
Deed In Lieu of  Foreclosure
When the property is vacant or the homeowner no longer wishes to keep the property, we might accept a voluntary deed in lieu of foreclosure, giving us ownership of the home. Depending the circumstances, we might even pay the homeowner for the deed. In either case we will end up selling the property.
 
 
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Involuntary Foreclosure
As a last resort, we can foreclose on the property and sell it. Sometimes, a homeowner who has been unwilling to speak with us will change his or her mind when we begin foreclosure proceedings. Involuntary foreclosure often yields a lower recovery than consensual solutions and we try to avoid it.
 
 
Key Positions
 
The following are the key positions in the operations of the Company:
 
 
·
Due Diligence Specialists:  Due Diligence Specialists run potential loan purchases through a rigorous screening process. Among other things, they seek to determine (i) an accurate value for the underlying real estate, (ii) the outstanding loan amount, (iii) the owner of the property, (iv) the amount of outstanding taxes on the underlying real estate, and (v) any encumbrances on the underlying real estate.
 
 
·
Document Specialists: A Document Specialist verifies that all collateral needed to validate ownership and existence of the mortgage and property are obtained, imaged, recorded, and stored with the custodian. This includes verification on newly purchased assets and the necessary creation of assignments, allonges, and lost document affidavits, as needed.
 
 
·
Asset Managers:  The Asset Manager guides the homeowner through loan modification, repayment plans, deed-in-lieu, and other resolution options. Asset Management is a hybrid role that blends homeowner counseling, mortgage servicing, and property management/preservation to meet dual goals of (i) keeping Americans in their homes, and (ii) providing attractive returns to investors.
 
 
·
Litigation Coordinators:  Litigation Coordinators manage the Company’s relationship with its attorney-vendor network, represent each series of the Company (including the Company) at hearings and mediations, and handle all servicing-related activity that is required from the attorneys while assets are litigated, including bankruptcy activity, foreclosure complaints, evictions, quiet title actions, and tax sale reviews and challenges.
 
 
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·
Resolution Managers:  Resolution Managers report directly to Jorge Newbery, the CEO, and are responsible for providing the tools, objectives, and leadership required to meet individual and Company goals. This includes setting initial reconciliation strategies, optimizing user technologies, reviewing control reports for outliers, providing guidance on high-risk scenarios, and coordinating efforts between the separate roles.
 
All of these roles are filled by employees of the Investment Manager, not the Company. The Company itself (including the Company) has no employees.
 
Loan Servicing
 
Collecting payments on loans is referred to as loan “servicing.” The Company itself does not service the Loans that it acquires. Instead, it engages a third party. Currently, a company called Home Servicing, LLC, or “HSLLC,” is engaged to service the Company’s Loans pursuant to an agreement captioned “Flow Special Servicing Agreement” dated December 22, 2015 (the “Servicing Agreement”). The Servicing Agreement will apply to the Loans acquired by the Company. HSLLC is not affiliated with the Company, the Managing Member, or the Investment Manager.
 
HSLLC is currently servicing more than 5,500 loans and real estate owned, for the Company as well as for approximately 15 other companies. Its portfolio includes approximately 1,300 performing loans and more than 4,200 non-performing, special-servicing loans. The collateral supporting these loans includes single-family and multi-family homes, mobile homes, condominiums, and raw (unimproved) land.
 
Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement, the Company will compensate HSLLC as follows:
 
 
·
For each loan that is non-performing (loans where payments are more than 29 days past due), in foreclosure, or in bankruptcy, the Company will pay HSLLC compensation of $40 per month.
 
 
·
For each performing loan (loans where payments are less than 30 days past due), the Company will pay HSLLC compensation of $20 per month.
 
 
·
HSLLC is entitled to retain late charges, charges for checks returned for insufficient funds, and other amount charged to borrowers.
 
 
·
HSLLC is entitled to certain setup charges.
 
 
·
HSLLC is entitled to certain ancillary fees.
 
 
·
The Company will reimburse HSLLC for the salaries for HSLLC employees who are located in the Company’s offices. Currently there are three such employees.
 
A copy of the Company’s contract with HSLLC is attached as Exhibit 1A-6B.
 
 
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Leverage
 
The Company might borrow money to buy Loans or other assets, which is referred to as “leverage.” the Company will also incur liabilities in the nature of trade debt in the ordinary course of its business. Where we borrow money to buy loans, the amount of the borrowing typically does not exceed 70% of the price of the loans.
 
Factors Likely to Impact the Performance of the Company
 
The ability of the Company to conduct its business successfully depends on several critical factors:
 
 
·
Availability of Reasonably Price Loans:  For the Company to succeed, it must be able to purchase distressed mortgage loans at a reasonable price. The volume of these loans skyrocketed during the recession of 2008-9, as homeowners were unable to make payments and financial institutions were forced to liquidate their portfolios. As the economy improves the number of distressed loans could dwindle, making it more difficult for us to purchase loans at reasonable prices.
 
 
·
Competition to Purchase Loans:  We have been very successful buying distressed mortgage loans. Although we believe the Investment Manager has special expertise, others have entered the market, bidding against us for distressed mortgage loans. The more competition there is, the more difficult it could become for us to purchase loans at reasonable prices.
 
 
·
Availability of Credit to Homeowners:  One way we liquidate the loans in our portfolio is when the loans are refinanced by a lender and the loan we hold is paid off, in whole or in part. If credit markets tighten, as they did in 2008-9, homeowners might not be able to refinance loans, or not as easily.
 
 
·
Housing Market:  Another way we liquidate the loans in our portfolio is to take ownership of the house securing a loan and sell it. If housing prices fall, our profits fall along with them.
 
 
·
Interest Rates:  Our business is very sensitive to changes in interest rates. If interest rates fall, the value of the loans in our portfolio increases. If interest rates rise, the value of the loans in our portfolio decreases. Today, interest rates in general, and mortgage interest rates in particular, are at historic lows, suggesting that interest rates are more likely to go up from this point than to go down.
 
 
·
Changes in Laws:  Current law allows us to conduct our business in the manner described in this section. However, the residential housing market in general and the residential mortgage market in particular are highly regulated by both the Federal government and by State governments. It is possible that laws or regulations could be changed in a way adverse to our business.
 
 
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·
Performance of Internal Systems:  We continue to improve our internal systems and to adopt new systems, including the proprietary pricing model we began to use in June 2015. We rely heavily on these systems and expect we will be required to continually update, improve, and replace them in the future.
 
 
·
Ability to Attract Qualified Employees:  Like many businesses, we rely on data and computer models and spreadsheets, even more so today than we did just a few years ago. Nevertheless, we are very much a “people business.” Not only do we need human eyes to review (and sometimes modify) the pricing models produced by our computers, but the real key to our success lies in our ability to interact with homeowners, who are people, not machines. As a result, we must continue to attract and retain highly skilled employees.
 
Offices and Employees
 
The Company’s offices are located at 819 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 606, Chicago, IL  60605. The Company occupies approximately 2,200 square feet of office space.
 
The Company has no employees. The Investment Manager currently employs 14 people on a full-time basis and one person on a part-time basis. The Investment Manager’s total payroll during its most recent fiscal year was approximately $315,000.
 
Our Revenue
 
The revenue of the Company will include:
 
 
·
Payments we receive from homeowners with respect to their mortgage loans
 
 
·
Payments we receive from other borrowers with respect to their mortgage loans
 
 
·
Rental payments we receive from leased real estate
 
 
·
Proceeds we receive from the sale of loans
 
 
·
Proceeds we receive from the sale of houses or other assets
 
 
·
Proceeds we receive when a homeowner pays off a loan
 
 
·
Payments we receive from homeowners or other borrowers to accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure
 
Our Operating Costs and Expenses
 
The Company will incur a variety of costs and expenses, including:
 
 
·
Management fees
 
 
·
The costs of the Offering
 
 
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·
Costs incurred in finding, evaluating, and purchasing Loans and other property
 
 
·
Commissions
 
 
·
Settlement charges, including title charges
 
 
·
Custodial, administrative, legal, accounting, auditing, record-keeping, appraisal, tax form preparation, compliance and consulting costs and expenses
 
 
·
Loan servicing fees
 
 
·
Investor communications
 
 
·
Insurance premiums
 
 
·
Taxes and fees imposed by governmental entities and regulatory organizations
 
 
·
Bank and escrow fees
 
The Trust
 
The Company and AHP are the sole beneficial owners of the American Homeowner Preservation Trust (the “Trust”), which was established by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”) by and among the Company, AHP, the Investment Manager, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (“U.S. Bank”), which serves as the trustee of the Trust, dated October 29, 2014. A copy of the Trust Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1A-6C.
 
The Trust is treated as a “grantor trust” for tax purposes, with the result that all of its income and losses are reported on the tax return of the Company as the sole beneficial owner.
 
Under the terms of the Trust Agreement, substantially all of the assets of the Company will be held by the Trust and managed by the Investment Manager. Investors will not be parties to the Trust Agreement and have no personal interest in the Trust.
 
The Company has elected to structure its investment program through the Trust to address certain state licensing and registration requirements applicable to the mortgage loan industry.
 
 
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 PAST PERFORMANCE:  OUR TRACK RECORD SO FAR
 
 Summary and Narrative Description
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, or “AHP,” an affiliate of the Company, has been investing in distressed mortgage loans for profit for approximately two years. During that time, it has purchased approximately 1,144 mortgage loans for an aggregate price of approximately $11,767,419, in four different offerings of securities. We refer to each of these as a “Program.”
 
We refer to these Programs as Series 2013C, Series 2013D, Series 2014A, and Series 2014B.
 
All of these Programs are similar to the Company in the following respects:
 
 
·
They all involve raising money from investors.
 
 
·
They all involve conducting the same business as the business in which the Company will be engaged.
 
 
·
The business of the Company will be conducted by the same personnel, using the same facilities and technology, as the businesses conducted by the Programs.
 
 
·
Each of the Programs also has investment objectives that are identical to the investment objectives of the Company.
 
Because of these similarities, investors who are considering purchasing a Class A Interest from the Company might find it useful to review information about the Programs. Of course, prospective investors should bear in mind that prior performance does not guaranty future results. The fact that a prior Program has been successful (or unsuccessful) does not mean the Company will experience the same results.
  
All of the Programs involved buying primarily distressed residential mortgages. None of the Programs involved primarily buying commercial or residential real estate, nor purchasing new, used, or construction properties.
 
There have been no major adverse business developments or conditions experienced by any Program that would be material to purchasers of the Company’s Class A Interests.
 
None of the Programs:
 
 
·
Has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933;
 
 
·
Has been required to report under section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
 
 
·
Has had a class of equity securities registered under section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
 
 
·
Has, or has had, 300 or more security holders.
 
 
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The following table summarizes the four Programs through December 31, 2015. All figures are presented on a Federal income tax basis.

Program Name
2013C
2013D
2014A
2014B
Start Date
12/18/2013
1/2/2014
4/16/2014
2/27/2015
Amount Offered
$4,653,970
$643,089
$2,283,255
$4,187,104
Raised from
Investors
$4,653,970
$643,089
$2,283,255
$4,187,104
Length of Offering
1 Month
4 Months
10 Months
14 Months
Closing
1/31/2014
5/31/2014
2/28/2015
4/30/2016
Time to Deploy 90%
Of Capital
1 Month
1 Month
1 Month
1 Month
Number of Loans
Purchased
248
47
377
639
Total Purchase
Price of Loans
$4,633,487
$661,989
$2,268,212
$6,480,307
Leverage
0
0
0
0
Number of Loans
Remaining
69
17
147
348
Total ROI*
22.30%
42.60%
28.70%
52.90%
Targeted Yield to
Investors
9-12 %
9-12 %
9-12 %
9-12 %
Paid to Investors To
Date (Capital & Inc)
$3,670,997.23
$487,806.55
$926,033.08
$1,336,242.84
Amount Paid to Date
As Percentage of
Investment
65%
53%
28%
27%
Remaining Investor
Capital
$1,652,616
$303,747
$1,654,180
$3,054,104
Value of Assets
Remaining**
$2,678,692
$747,850
$4,328,144
$16,628,563
Outstanding
Indebtedness
0
0
0
0
Total Management
Fee To Date
$115,312
$27,458
$47,886
$7,933
Total Class M
Distribution to Date
0
0
0
0
Other Compensation
to Managing
Member and
Affiliates
None
None
None
None

 
*The Total Return On Investment (ROI) to Date is calculated for the entire series, not for any particular security issued by the series. The ending date for the calculation is December 31, 2015.

**The Value of Assets Remaining is primarily the value assigned to the remaining assets as the time they were purchased, in some cases written down (but not up). As described earlier, the Investment Manager uses a proprietary pricing tool to evaluate loan purchases.
 
The operating results for the four Programs for 2014 and 2015 are set forth on Exhibit 15.1. Operating results for 2013 were insignificant.
 
 
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SECURITIES BEING OFFERED
 
Description of Securities
 
We are offering to the public up to $50,000,000 of Class A Interests, which we refer to as the “Class A Interests.”
 
Voting Rights
 
Owners of the Class A Interests – that is, Investors – will have no right to vote or otherwise participate in the management of the Company. Instead, the Company is managed by the Managing Member exclusively. However, without the consent of a majority of the Investors, measured by capital accounts, the Managing Member may not take any action that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company.
 
Distributions
 
We intend to make distributions every calendar quarter. The order of distributions will be governed by the Company’s Operating Agreement.
 
Section 6.1(a) of the Operating Agreement provides for the following order of priority:
 
 
·
First, under section 6.1(a)(i) of the Operating Agreement, we will distribute enough to pay Investors an annual return of 12% on their invested capital.
 
 
·
Second, under section 6.1(a)(ii) of the Operating Agreement, we will return to Investors all of their invested capital.
 
 
·
Third, under section 6.1(a)(iii) of the Operating Agreement, after Investors have received their 12% annual return and all their invested capital, we will keep any remaining profit for ourselves.
 
The Operating Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1A-2B.
 
IMPORTANT NOTE:  There is no guaranty that we will have enough money to pay Investors a 12% return, or even to return their capital.
 
Term of Class A Interests
 
Under section 6.2 of the Operating Agreement, the Managing Member must try to return the all of the money invested by each Class A Member no later than the fifth (5th) anniversary following the investment. If the Company doesn’t have enough money, Class A Members might receive a return of their investment later than five years, or not at all. If the Company is profitable, as we expect it to be, it is very likely that investors will receive a return of their investment sooner than five years.
 
 
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How We Decide How Much To Distribute
 
To decide how much to distribute during any calendar quarter, we start with our revenues, which include the proceeds of sale and refinancing transactions as well as payments we receive from homeowners with respect to their mortgage loans. We then subtract our actual expenses, which include management fees, bank fees, appraisal costs, insurance, commissions, marketing costs, taxes, and legal and accounting fees. Finally, depending on the circumstances at the time, we decide how much should be held in reserve against future contingencies. The amount we distribute is therefore our revenue, minus our expenses, minus the reserve amount.
 
Withholding
 
In some situations, we might be required by law to withhold taxes and/or other amounts from distributions made to Investors. The amount we withhold will still be treated as part of the distribution. For example, if we distribute $100 to you and are required to withhold $10 in taxes, for our purposes you will be treated as having received a distribution of $100 even though you received a check for only $90.
 
No Guaranty
 
We can only distribute as much money as we have. There is no guaranty that we will have enough money, after paying expenses, to distribute enough to pay a 12% annual return to Investors or even to return all of the invested capital.
 
Transfers
 
No Investor may sell, transfer, or encumber (place a lien on) his Class A Interest unless (i) the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, approves the transfer; or (ii) in the case of an Investor that is a natural person, such Investor dies or a court finds that he or she is legally incompetent, in which case the Class A Interest shall be transferred automatically to the heirs or personal representative of the Investor.
 
Before the Managing Member consents to a transfer of a Class A Interest, it may impose reasonable conditions, including but not limited to written assurance that (i) the transfer is not required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, (ii) the transferor or the transferee will reimburse the Company for expenses incurred in connection with the transfer, and (iii) the transfer will not cause the termination of the Company as a partnership under section 708 of the Internal Revenue Code or cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
Mandatory Withdrawals
 
The Managing Member may require an Investor to withdraw all or a portion of the Investor’s capital account upon five days notice, for any reason or for no reason.
 
 
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The Managing Member may require an Investor to withdraw all or a portion of her capital with no notice under certain circumstances, including if:
 
 
·
The Managing Member believes the Investor made a material misrepresentation to the Company;
 
 
·
Legal or regulatory proceedings are commenced or threatened against the Company or any of its members arising from or relating to the Investor’s interest in the Company;
 
 
·
The Investor transferred a Class A Interest in violation of the Operating Agreement; or
 
 
·
The Managing Member believes that the Investor’s ownership has caused or will cause the Company to violate any law or regulation.
 
If the Managing Member causes an Investor to withdraw all of the Investor’s capital account, the Investor will have no further interest in the Company or the Company.
 
Limited Right of Liquidity
 
At any time after purchasing a Class A Interest, an Investor may request that the Managing Member purchase, or arrange for the purchase, of all or a portion of the Investor’s Class A Interest. Upon receipt of such a request, the Managing Member must use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for the purchase, although there is no guaranty that the necessary funds will be available or that a buyer can be found. If the Managing Member is not able to purchase or arrange for the purchase of the Class A Interest, the Investor may either rescind or maintain the request.
 
In seeking to accommodate a request from an Investor, the Managing Member is not required to do any of the following:  (i) purchase the Class A Interest for its own account; (ii) contribute money for the purchase; (iii) borrow money or dispose of assets; or (iv) take any other action the Managing Member believes would be adverse to the interests of the Company or its other Members.
 
If all or a portion of an Investor’s Class A Interest is purchased pursuant to the Investor’s request, the Investor’s rate of return could be reduced below 12%. Specifically, if the purchase occurs within six months following the date the Investor acquired its Class A Interest, then the return will be reduced from 12% to 10%, while if the purchase occurs more than six months but less than 12 months following the date the Investor acquired its Class A Interest, then the return will be reduced from 12% to 11%.
 
If more than one Investor asks the Managing Member to purchase or arrange for the purchase of a Class A Interest, the Managing Member will consider the requests in the order received.
 
 
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LIMIT ON AMOUNT A NON-ACCREDITED INVESTOR CAN INVEST
 
As long as you’re at least 18 years old, you can invest in this Offering. But if you’re not an “accredited” investor, the amount you can invest is limited by law.
 
Under 17 CFR §230.501, a regulation issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the term “accredited investor” means:
 
 
·
A natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person’s spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase, excluding the value of the primary residence of such person;
 
 
·
A natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year;
 
 
·
A trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person;
 
 
·
A business in which all the equity owners are accredited investors;
 
 
·
An employee benefit plan, within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, if a bank, insurance company, or registered investment adviser makes the investment decisions, or if the plan has total assets in excess of $5 million;
 
 
·
A bank, insurance company, registered investment company, business development company, or small business investment company;
 
 
·
A charitable organization, corporation, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities offered, with total assets exceeding $5 million; and
 
 
·
A director, executive officer, or general partner of the company selling the securities, or any director, executive officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer.
 
If you fall within any of those categories, then you can invest as much as you want. If you don’t fall within any of those categories, then the most you can invest in this Offering is the greater of:
 
 
·
10% of your annual income; or
 
 
·
10% of your net worth.
 
These limits are imposed by law, not by us.
 
 
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When you go to our website, www.AHPFund.com, we will ask whether you’re an accredited investor. If you aren’t, then we’ll ask about your annual income and net worth.
 
 
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SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURITIES
 
In the Offering, we are offering up to $50,000,000 of our Class A Interests, which we refer to as the “Class A Interests.”
 
The Offering will begin as soon as our registration statement is “qualified” by the Securities and Exchange Commission. It will end upon the earlier of (1) the date we have sold $50,000,000 of Class A Interests (i.e., all the securities we are offering), (2) the date two years after it begins, or (3) the date we decide to end it.
 
Only the Company of the Company is selling securities in this Offering. None of our existing Members is selling any securities.
 
There is no “minimum” in this offering. Although we are trying to raise as much as $50,000,000, we will accept and deploy all the money we raise, no matter how little. If we raise less money, it just means we will buy fewer loans and other assets.
 
We are not using an underwriter or broker to sell the Class A Interests. Instead, we are selling Class A Interests only through our website, located at www.AHPFund.com, which we refer to as the “Site.” If you are reading this Offering Circular, you probably visited the Site and clicked through.
 
We are not paying commissions to anybody for selling the Class A Interests.
 
We reserve the right to reject any subscription in whole or in part for any reason.  If we reject your subscription, we will return all your money without interest or deduction.
 
After the Offering has been “qualified” by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we intend to advertise the Offering using the Site and through other means, including public advertisements and audio-visual materials, in each case only as we authorize.  Although these materials will not contain information that conflicts with the information in this Offering Circular and will be prepared with a view to presenting a balanced discussion of risk and reward with respect to the Class A Interest, our advertising materials will not give a complete understanding of this Offering, the Company, the Company, or the Class A Interests and are not to be considered part of this Offering Circular.  The Offering is made only by means of this Offering Circular and prospective Investors must read and rely on the information provided in this Offering Circular in connection with their decision to invest in the Class A Interests.
 
For instructions how to invest, see the “How To Invest” section, starting immediately below.
 
 
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HOW TO INVEST
 
To buy a Class A Interest, go to our website, www.AHPFund.com, which we refer to as the “Site,” and follow the instructions. We will ask for certain information about you, including:
 
 
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Your name and address
 
 
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Your social security number (for tax reporting purposes)
 
 
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Whether you are an “accredited investor”
 
 
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If you not an accredited investor, your income and net worth
 
We will also ask you to sign our Investment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1A-6E.
 
You will pay for your Class A Interest using one of the options described on the Site.
 
The information you submit, including your signed Investment Agreement, is called your “subscription.” We will review your subscription and decide whether to accept it. We have the right to accept or reject subscriptions in our sole discretion, for any reason or for no reason.
 
When you invest, your money will be held in an escrow account with a third party until we review your subscription and decide whether to accept it. When and if we have confirmed that your subscription is complete and decided to accept your subscription, we will release your money from the escrow account to the Company at a time we select. If we decide not to accept your subscription, we will return your money to you.
 
Once we have accepted your subscription, we will notify you by email and the investment process will be complete. We will also notify you by email if we do not accept your subscription, although we might not explain why.
 
We will not issue you a paper certificate representing your Class A Interest.
 
Anyone can buy a Class A Interest. We do not intend to limits investment to people with a certain income level or net worth.
 
The minimum investment is $100.
 
 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
We expect the Offering itself to cost about $75,000, including legal and accounting fees – principally the cost of preparing this Offering Circular. Otherwise, all of the proceeds of the Offering, no matter how much we raise, will be used to purchase loans and other assets for the Company, and to pay its normal operating costs, including the management fee to the Managing Member.
 
We are not paying commissions to underwriters, brokers, or anybody else for selling or distributing the Class A Interests. Because we are not paying any commissions, more of your money can go to work for you.
 
 
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INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT LIMITATIONS
 
A company that is treated as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is subject to stringent and onerous regulation, like a mutual fund. Being an investment company isn’t illegal, but is very expensive. If the Company were treated as an investment company it would be very bad for our business.
 
All of the Company’s assets will consist of mortgages and other interests in real estate. As a result, and as discussed in detail below, we believe the Company will not be treated as an investment company because of the exemption under section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, which provides that an entity “primarily engaged” in the business of “purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate” will not be treated as an investment company.
 
The SEC has taken the position that an issuer qualifies for the section 3(c)(5)(C) exemption if the following three conditions are satisfied:
 
 
1)
At least 55% of its assets consist of “mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate.” We refer to these as “Qualifying Interests.”
 
 
2)
At least an additional 25% of its assets consist of “real estate-type interests” (subject to proportionate reduction if greater than 55% of the issuer’s assets are Qualifying Interests).
 
 
3)
Not more than 20% of the issuer’s assets consist of other “miscellaneous investments.”
 
The SEC has also taken the position that fee interests in real estate, and mortgage loans that are “fully secured by real property” constitute Qualifying Interests.
 
Finally, the SEC has taken the position that a mortgage loan will be treated as “fully secured by real property” where the following two conditions are satisfied:
 
 
1)
100% of the fair market value of the loan was secured by real estate at the time the issuer acquired the loan. We refer to this as the “Date of Purchase Test.”
 
 
2)
100% of the principal amount of the loan was secured by real estate at the time of origination. We refer to this as the “Date of Origination Test.”
 
Section 3.2(b) of the Operating Agreement imposes five requirements directly related to satisfying the Date of Purchase Test and the Date of Origination Test:
 
 
1)
At least 95% of the assets of the Company will consist of mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate;
 
 
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2)
For at least 95% of the mortgage loans purchased by the Company, the Investment Manager must have a reasonable belief that 100% of the acquisition cost of the loan (that is, the price paid by the Company for the loan) is secured by real estate at the time of purchase;
 
 
3)
No fewer than 95% of the mortgage loans purchased by the Company, by value, must include a written indication in the historic file that the loan was 100% secured by real estate at the time of origination;
 
 
4)
The Company will not purchase any mortgage loan where there is written indication in the historic file that the loan was not 100% secured by real estate at the time of origination; and
 
 
5)
The Investment Manager shall take such other steps to ensure that the Company is not treated as an investment company.
 
If the Company satisfies these five requirements, then it will also satisfy section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and will not be treated as an investment company. The Investment Manager will carefully monitor the Company’s assets for these purposes.
 
 
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
 
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Regulation A
 
The Class A Interests are being offered pursuant to Regulation A issued by the SEC. Under 17 CFR §230.261(c), a security that is an “asset-backed security” may not be offered under Regulation A. For these purposes, the term “asset-backed security” has the same meaning as in Item 1101(c) of SEC Regulation AB.
 
In the opinion of the Company, the Class A Interests do not satisfy the definition of “asset-backed security” set forth in Item 1101(c) of SEC Regulation AB. Among other things, the Company will invest almost exclusively in non-performing mortgage loans, and under Item 1101(c)(iii), a security is not an “asset-backed security” if there are any non-performing assets.
 
As a result, the Company believes that Class A Interests may be offered and sold under Regulation A in this Offering.
 
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Exchange Act
 
Section 3(a)(79) of the Exchange Act defines “asset-backed security” as:
 
A fixed-income or other security collateralized by any type of self-liquidating financial asset (including a loan, a lease, a mortgage, or a secured or unsecured receivable) that allows the holder of the security to receive payments that depend primarily on cash flow from the asset, including—
 
 
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A collateralized mortgage obligation;
 
 
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A collateralized debt obligation;
 
 
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A collateralized bond obligation;
 
 
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A collateralized debt obligation of asset-backed securities;
 
 
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A collateralized debt obligation of collateralized debt obligations; and
 
 
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A security that the SEC, by rule, determines to be an asset-backed security.
 
There are three reasons why we believe the Class A Interests should not be treated as “asset-backed securities” within the meaning of section 3(a)(79) of the Exchange Act.
 
First, the Class A Interests are not “collateralized” in any way.
 
 
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Second, payments to the holders of the Class A Interests do not “depend primarily on cash flow from the asset.” All of the purchased mortgages are, by definition, non-performing and therefore generating very little cash flow, if any. The Company estimates that less than 10% of its total revenue reflects normal monthly payments made with respect to the purchased mortgages. Instead, the Company’s revenue, and the cash flow to holders of the Class A Interests, consists mainly of (i) the proceeds of sales of real estate acquired through cooperative resolutions (i.e., deeds in lieu of foreclosure) or through foreclosure, (ii) proceeds from reselling purchased loans which have been modified, and (iii) payments made in settlement of purchased loans. The Company does not passively collect cash flow, but actively manages a portfolio, turning non-performing loans into cash.
 
Third, we believe the Class A Interests are not the kinds of securities that Congress or the SEC had in mind when section 3(a)(79) of the Exchange Act was enacted.
 
The SEC has described “asset-backed securities” as follows:
 
Asset-backed securities (ABS) are created by buying and bundling loans – such as residential mortgage loans, commercial loans or student loans – and creating securities backed by those assets, which are then sold to investors. Often, a bundle of loans is divided into separate securities with different levels of risk and returns. Payments on the loans are distributed to the holders of the lower-risk, lower-interest securities first, and then to the holders of the higher-risk securities.
 
In a basic securitization structure, an entity, often a financial institution and commonly known as a “sponsor,” originates or otherwise acquires a pool of financial assets, such as mortgage loans, either directly or through an affiliate. It then sells the financial assets, again either directly or through an affiliate, to a specially created investment vehicle that issues securities “backed” or supported by those financial assets, which securities are “asset-backed securities.” Payment on the asset-backed securities depends primarily on the cash flows generated by the assets in the underlying pool and other rights designed to assure timely payment, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or other features generally known as credit enhancements. The structure of asset-backed securities is intended, among other things, to insulate ABS investors from the corporate credit risk of the sponsor that originated or acquired the financial assets [. . . .] Because the issuing entity is designed to be a passive entity, one or more “servicers,” often affiliated with the sponsor, are generally necessary to collect payments from obligors of the pool assets, carry out the other important functions involved in administering the assets and to calculate and pay the amounts net of fees due to the investors that hold the asset-backed securities to the trustee, which actually makes the payments to investors.
 
See https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/dodd-frank/assetbackedsecurities.shtml and SEC Release Nos. 33-8518; 34-50905; File No. S7-21-04 (Effective March 8, 2005), available at: http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/33-8518.htm.
 
 
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In contrast to this description:
 
 
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There are no “tranches” of Class A Interests.
 
 
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The returns of the Class A Interests are not tied to the returns of the Company’s assets.
 
 
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The Company’s assets will consist primarily of non-performing loans.
 
 
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There are no mechanisms designed to assure timely payment, such as liquidity facilities, guarantees or other credit enhancements.
 
 
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The structure of the Company does not involve creating a bankruptcy-remote entity like a trust.
 
 
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The issuing entity, the Company, is not a passive participant.
 
For all of these reasons, the Company believes that the Class A Interests should not be treated as “asset-backed securities” under section 3(a)(79) of the Exchange Act and, accordingly, that the Company will not be subject to the onerous reporting obligations that would otherwise apply.
 
 
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SUMMARY OF OPERATING AGREEMENT
 
The Company is governed by an agreement captioned “Limited Liability Company Agreement” dated January 21, 2016, which we refer to as the “Operating Agreement.” The following summarizes some of the key provisions of the Operating Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the Operating Agreement itself, which is included as Exhibit 1A-2B.
 
Formation and Ownership
 
The Company was formed in Delaware on January 21, 2016 pursuant to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
 
The Organizational Chart attached as Exhibit 1A-15 illustrates the ownership of the Company.
 
Classes of Ownership
 
Under the Operating Agreement, ownership interests in the Company are referred to as “Interests,” while the owners are referred to as “Members.”
 
The Operating Agreement creates two “classes” of Interests in the Company:
 
 
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Class A Interests
 
 
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Class M Interests
 
Members who own Class A Interests are referred to as “Class A Members” while those who own Class M Interests are referred to as “Class M Members.”
 
The Managing Member will own all of the Class M Interests. The Class A Interests will be owned by Investors who purchase the Class A Interests in the Offering. The Managing Member and its affiliates might also acquire Class A Interests (on the same terms as other Investors).
 
The Managing Member purchased its Class M Interest for $10,000, while Investors will acquire their Class A Interests in this Offering.
 
The Class A Interests and the Class M Interests have different rights to distributions, as described under “Distributions” below. Otherwise, there are no differences between the Class A Interests and the Class M Interests.
 
 
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Management
 
The Managing Member has complete discretion over all aspects of the business conducted by the Company, including the business conducted by the Company. For example, the Managing Member may (i) admit new members to the Company; (ii) enter into contracts of any kind; (iii) borrow money; (iv) determine the timing and amount of distributions to Members; (v) determine the information to be provided to the Members; (vi) grant liens and other encumbrances on the assets of the Company; (vii) negotiate with homeowners; (viii) sell or otherwise dispose of or assets; and (ix) dissolve the Company. Investors who purchase Class A Interests not have any right to vote on any issue, or to remove the Managing Member.
 
Exculpation and Indemnification of Managing Member
 
The Operating Agreement protects the Managing Member and its employees and affiliates from lawsuits brought by Investors. For example, it provides that the Managing Member will not be responsible to Investors for mistakes, errors in judgment, or other acts or omissions (failures to act) as long as the act or omission was not the result of the Managing Member’s (i) willful misfeasance, (ii) bad faith, or (iii) gross negligence in the performance of, or reckless disregard of, its duties under the Operating Agreement. This limitation on the liability of the Managing Member and other parties is referred to as “exculpation.”
 
The Operating Agreement also requires the Company to indemnify (reimburse) the Managing Member, its affiliates, and certain other parties from losses, liabilities, and expenses they incur in performing their duties. For example, if a third party sues the Managing Member on a matter related to the Company’s business, the Company would be required to indemnify the Managing Member for any losses or expenses it incurs in connection with the lawsuit, including attorneys’ fees. However, this indemnification is not available where a court or other juridical or governmental body determines that the Managing Member or other person is not entitled to be exculpated under the standard described in the preceding paragraph.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no exculpation or indemnification is permitted to the extent such exculpation or indemnification would be inconsistent with the requirements of federal or state securities laws or other applicable law.
 
The detailed rules for exculpation and indemnification are set forth in Article IX of the Operating Agreement.
 
Obligation to Contribute Capital
 
Once an Investor pays for his Class A Interest, he will not be required to make any further contributions to the Company or the Company. However, if an Investor has wrongfully received a distribution he might have to pay it back.
 
Personal Liability
 
No Investor will be personally liable for any of the debts or obligations of the Company.
 
 
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Distributions
 
All distributions to the Members from the Company, including distributions in liquidation, will be made in the following order of priority:
 
 
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First, Class A Members (i.e., Investors) will receive a return of 12% per year.
 
 
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Second, Class A Members will receive a full return of their capital.
 
 
·
Third, Class M Members will receive all further distributions.
 
The Managing Member must endeavor to ensure that the Class A Members receive a full return of their capital within five years (possibly before five years).
 
IMPORTANT NOTE:  There is no guaranty that the Company will have enough money to pay Investors a 12% annual return, or even to return their capital.
 
Transfers
 
No Member may transfer his Class A Interest without the consent of the Managing Member, except in the case of a natural person who dies or becomes incompetent, and whose Class A Interest is transferred by operation of law. The Managing Member may impose conditions before allowing a transfer.
 
Limited Right of Liquidity
 
Any Member may ask the Managing Member to either purchase or arrange for the purchase of the Class A Interest owned by the Member, for an amount equal to the original purchase price reduced by any distributions of capital the Member has received to date. There is no guaranty that the Managing Member will be able to accommodate these requests. If the Managing Member is able to accommodate such a request, the rate of return of the Member who sells his Class A Interest will be reduced below 12%.
 
Mandatory Withdrawal
 
The Managing Member may require an Investor to withdraw from the Company, in effect kicking the Investor out of the deal.
 
Death, Disability, Etc.
 
If an Investor should die or become incapacitated, he or his successors will continue to own his Class A Interest.
 
 
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Fees to Managing Member and Affiliates
 
The Company will pay a monthly management fee to the Managing Member equal to 0.1667% of the total capital accounts of the Members, or about 2% per year, plus $60 per year for each active asset. The Managing Member will be responsible for the compensation of AHP Capital Management LLC, the investment adviser to the Company.
 
“Drag-Along” Right
 
If the Managing Member wants to sell the business conducted by the Company, it may effect the transaction as a sale of the assets owned by the Company or as a sale of all the Interests in the Company. In the latter case, Investors will be required to sell their Class A Interests as directed by the Managing Member, receiving they same amount they would have received had the transaction been structured as a sale of assets.
 
Rights to Information
 
Each year, the Company will provide Members with (i) a statement showing in reasonable detail the computation of the amount distributed to the Members, (ii) a balance sheet of the Company, (iii) a statement of the income and expenses of the Company, and (iv) information for Members to prepare their tax returns. The balance sheet and statement of income and expenses do not have to be audited, at least for purposes of the Operating Agreement.
 
In addition, each year the Company will provide Investors with a detailed statement showing:
 
 
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The management fees paid to the Managing Member;
 
 
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Any other fees paid to the Managing Member or its affiliates, including the Investment Manager; and
 
 
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Any transactions between the Company and the Managing Member or its affiliates, including the Investment Manager.
 
In each case, the detailed statement will describe the services performed and the amount of compensation paid.
 
By law, the Company also will be required to provide investors with additional information, including annual audited financial statements, annual reports filed on SEC Form 1-K, semiannual reports filed on SEC Form 1-SA, special financial reports filed on SEC Form 1-K, and current reports on SEC Form 1-U. If Class A Interests are held “of record” by fewer than 300 persons, these reporting obligations could be terminated.
 
A Member’s right to see additional information or inspect the books and records of the Company is limited by the Governing Documents.
 
 
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Electronic Delivery
 
All documents, including all tax-related documents, will be transmitted by the Company to Investors via electronic delivery.
 
Amendment
 
The Manager may amend the Operating Agreement unilaterally (that is, without the consent of anyone else) for a variety of purposes, including to:
 
 
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Cure ambiguities or inconsistencies in the Operating Agreement;
 
 
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Add to its own obligations or responsibilities;
 
 
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Change the name of the Company;
 
 
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Ensure that the Company (including the Company) satisfies applicable laws, including tax and securities laws;
 
 
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For other purposes the Managing Member deems advisable.
 
However, the Managing Member may not adopt any amendment that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company or its Members, without the consent of a majority of the Members, measured by capital accounts.
 
 
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
 
The following summarizes some of the Federal income tax consequences of acquiring a Class A Interest in the Company, which we refer to as a “Class A Interest.” This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“Regulations”), and administrative rulings and court decisions, all as they exist today. The tax laws, and therefore the Federal income tax consequences of acquiring a Class A Interest, could change in the future.
 
This is only a summary, applicable to a generic Investor. Your personal situation could differ. We encourage you to consult with your own tax advisor before investing.
 
Classification as a Partnership
 
The Company will be treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes.
 
If the Company were treated as a corporation and not as a partnership for Federal income tax consequences, any operating profit or gain on sale of assets would generally be subject to two levels of Federal income taxation. By making the Company less profitable, this could reduce the economic return to Investors.
 
Federal Income Taxation of the Company and its Owners
 
As a partnership, the Company will not itself be subject to Federal income taxes. Instead, each Investor will be required to report on his personal federal income tax return his distributive share of income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for the taxable year, whether or not actual distributions of cash or other property are made to him. Each Investor’s distributive share of such items will be determined in accordance with the Operating Agreement.
 
Deduction of Losses
 
The Company is not expected to generate significant losses for Federal income tax purposes. If it does generate losses, each Investor may deduct his allocable share subject to the basis limitations of Code section 704(d), the “at risk” rules of Code section 465, and the “passive activity loss” rules of Code section 469. Unused losses generally may be carried forward indefinitely. The use of tax losses generated by the Company against other income may not provide a material benefit to Investors who do not have other taxable income passive from passive activities.
 
 
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Tax Basis
 
Code section 704(d) limits an Investor’s loss to his tax “basis” in his Class A Interest. An Investor’s tax basis will initially equal his capital contribution (i.e., the purchase price for his Class A Interest). Thereafter, his basis generally will be increased by further capital contributions made by the Investor, his allocable share of the taxable and tax-exempt income of the Company, and his share of certain liabilities of the Company. His basis generally will be decreased by the amount of any distributions he receives, his allocable share of the losses and deductions of the Company, and any decrease in his share of liabilities.
 
Limitations of Losses to Amounts at Risk
 
In the case of certain taxpayers, Code section 465 limits the deductibility of losses from certain activities to the amount the taxpayer has “at risk” in the activities. An Investor subject to these rules will not be permitted to deduct his allocable share of the losses of the Company to the extent the losses exceed the amount he is considered to have at risk. If an Investor’s at risk amount should fall below zero, he would generally be required to “recapture” such amount by reporting additional income.
 
An Investor generally will be considered at risk to the extent of his cash contribution (i.e., the purchase price for his Class A Interest), his basis in other contributed property, and his personal liability for repayments of borrowed amounts. His amount at risk will generally be increased by further contributions and his allocable share of the income of the Company, and decreased by distributions he receives and his allocable share of the losses of the Company. With respect to amounts borrowed for investment in the Company, an Investor will not be considered to be at risk even if he is personally liable for repayment if the borrowing was from a person who has certain interests in the Company other than an interest as a creditor. In all events, an Investor will not be treated as at risk to the extent his investment is protected against loss through guarantees, stop loss agreements, or other similar arrangements.
 
Limitations on Losses From Passive Activities
 
In the case of certain taxpayers, Code section 469 generally provides for a disallowance of any loss attributable to “passive activities” to the extent the aggregate losses from all such passive activities exceed the aggregate income of the taxpayer from such passive activities. Losses that are disallowed under these rules for a given tax year may be carried forward to future years to be offset against passive activity income in such future years. Furthermore, upon the disposition of a taxpayer’s entire interest in any passive activity, if all gain or loss realized on such disposition is recognized, and such disposition is not to a related party, any loss from such activity which was not previously allowed as a deduction and any loss from the activity for the current year is allowable as a deduction in such year, first against income or gain from the passive activity for the taxable year of disposition, including any gain recognized on the disposition, next against net income or gain for the taxable year from all passive activities, and, finally, against any other income or gain.
 
 
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The Company will be treated as a passive activity to Investors. Hence, Investors generally will not be permitted to deduct their losses from the Company except to the extent they have income from other passive activities. Similarly, tax credits arising from passive activity will be available only to offset tax from passive activity. However, all such losses, to the extent previously disallowed, will generally be deductible in the year an Investor disposes of his entire interest in the Company in a taxable transaction.
 
Limitation on Capital Losses
 
An Investor who is an individual may deduct only $3,000 of net capital losses every year (that is, capital losses that exceed capital gains). Net capital losses in excess of $3,000 per year may generally be carried forward indefinitely.
 
Limitation on Investment Interest
 
Interest that is characterized as “investment interest” generally may be deducted only against investment income. Investment interests would include, for example, interest paid by an Investor on a loan that was incurred to purchase a Class A Interest and interest paid by the Company to finance investments, while investment income would include dividends and interest but would not generally include long term capital gain. Thus, it is possible that an Investor would not be entitled to deduct all of his or her investment interest. Any investment interest that could not be deducted may generally be carried forward indefinitely.
 
Treatment of Liabilities
 
If the Company borrows money or otherwise incurs indebtedness, the amount of the liability will be allocated among all of the owners of the Company (including Investors) in the manner prescribed by the Regulations. In general (but not for purposes of the “at risk” rules) each owner will be treated as having contributed cash to Company equal to his allocable share of all such liabilities. Conversely, when an owner’s share of Company liabilities is decreased (for example, if Company repays loans or an owner disposes of Class A Interest) then such owner will be treated as having received a distribution of cash equal to the amount of such decrease.
 
Allocations of Profits and Losses
 
The profits and losses of the Company will be allocated among all of the owners of the Company (including the Investors) by the Managing Member pursuant to the rules set forth in the Operating Agreement. In general, the Managing Member will seek to allocate such profits and losses in a manner that corresponds with the distributions each owner is entitled to receive, i.e., so that tax allocations follow cash distributions. Such allocations will be respected by the IRS if they have “substantial economic effect” within the meaning of Code section 704(b). If they do not, the IRS could re-allocate items of income and loss among the owners.
 
 
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Sale or Exchange of Class A Interests
 
In general, the sale of a Class A Interest by an Investor will be treated as a sale of a capital asset. The amount of gain from such a sale will generally equal to the difference between the selling price and the Investor’s basis. Such gain will generally be eligible for favorable long-term capital gain treatment if the Class A Interest were held for at least 12 months. However, to the extent any of the sale proceeds are attributable to substantially appreciated inventory items or unrealized receivables, as defined in Code section 751, the Investor will recognize ordinary income.
 
If, as a result of a sale of a Class A Interest, an Investor’s share of the liabilities of the Company is reduced, such Investor could recognize a tax liability greater than the amount of cash received in the sale.
 
Code section 6050K requires any Investor who transfers a Class A Interest at a time when the Company has unrealized receivables or substantially appreciated inventory items to report such transfer to the Company. If so notified, the Company must report the identity of the transferor and transferee to the IRS, together with such other information described in the Regulations. Failure by an Investor to report a transfer covered by this provision may result in penalties.
 
A gift of a Class A Interest will be taxable if the donor-owner’s share of the Company debt is greater than his adjusted basis in the gifted interest. The gift could also give rise to Federal gift tax liability. If the gift is made as a charitable contribution, the donor-owner is likely to realize gain greater than would be realized with respect to a non-charitable gift, since in general the owner will not be able to offset the entire amount of his adjusted basis in the donated Class A Interest against the amount considered to be realized as a result of the gift (i.e., the debt of the Company).
 
Transfer of a Class A Interest by reason of death would not in general be a taxable event, although it is possible that the IRS would treat such a transfer as taxable where the decedent-owner’s share of debt exceeds the pre-death basis of his interest. The decedent-owner’s transferee will take a basis in the Class A Interest equal to its fair market value at death (or, in certain circumstances, on the date six (6) months after death), increased by the transferee’s share of debt. For this purpose, the fair market value will not include the decedent’s share of taxable income to the extent attributable to the pre-death portion of the taxable year.
 
Treatment of Distributions
 
Upon the receipt of any distribution of cash or other property, including a distribution in liquidation of the Company, an Investor generally will recognize income only to the extent that the amount of cash and marketable securities he receives exceed the basis of his Class A Interest. Any such gain generally will be considered as gain from the sale of his Class A Interest.
 
 
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Alternative Minimum Tax
 
The Code imposes an alternative minimum tax on individuals and corporations. Certain items of the Company’s income and loss may be required to be taken into account in determining the alternative minimum tax liability of Investors.
 
Taxable Year
 
The Company will report its income and losses using the calendar year. In general, each Investor will report his share of Company’s income and losses for the taxable year of such owner that includes December 31st, i.e., the calendar year for individuals and other owners using the calendar year.
 
Section 754 Election
 
The Company may, but is not required to, make an election under Code section 754 on the sale of a Class A Interest or the death of an Investor. The result of such an election is to increase or decrease the tax basis of the assets of the Company for purposes of allocations made to the buyer or beneficiary which would, in turn, affect depreciation deductions and gain or loss on sale, among other items.
 
Unrelated Business Taxable Income for Tax-Exempt Investors
 
A church, charity, pension fund, or other entity that is otherwise exempt from Federal income tax must nevertheless pay tax on “unrelated business taxable income.” In general, interest and gains from the sale of property (other than inventory) are not treated as unrelated business taxable income. However, interest and gains from property that was acquired in whole or in part with the proceeds of indebtedness may be treated as unrelated business taxable income. Because the Company might borrow money to buy loans or other assets, some of the income of the Company could be subject to tax in the hands of tax-exempt entities.
 
Tax Returns and Tax Information; Audits; Penalties; Interest
 
The Company will furnish each Investor with the information needed to be included in his Federal income tax returns. Each Investor is personally responsible for preparing and filing all personal tax returns that may be required as a result of his purchase of a Class A Interest. The tax returns of the Company will be prepared by accountants selected by the Company.
 
If the tax returns of the Company are audited, it is possible that substantial legal and accounting fees will have to be paid to substantiate our position and such fees would reduce the cash otherwise distributable to Investors. Such an audit may also result in adjustments to our tax returns, which adjustments, in turn, would require an adjustment to each Investor’s personal tax returns. An audit of our tax returns may also result in an audit of non-Company items on each Investor’s personal tax returns, which in turn could result in adjustments to such items. The Company is not obligated to contest adjustments proposed by the IRS.
 
 
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Each Investor must either report Company items on his tax return consistent with the treatment on the information return of the Company or file a statement with his tax return identifying and explaining the inconsistency. Otherwise the IRS may treat such inconsistency as a computational error and re-compute and assess the tax without the usual procedural protections applicable to federal income tax deficiency proceedings.
 
The Managing Member will serve as the “tax matters partner” of the Company and will generally control all proceedings with the IRS.
 
The Code imposes interest and a variety of potential penalties on underpayments of tax.
 
Other Tax Consequences
 
The foregoing discussion addresses only selected issues involving Federal income taxes, and does not address the impact of other taxes on an investment in the Company, including Federal estate, gift, or generation-skipping taxes, or State and local income or inheritance taxes. Prospective Investors should consult their own tax advisors with respect to such matters. 
 
 
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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION
 
Operating Results
 
The Company was created on January 21, 2016. The Company has not conducted any business and therefore has no operating results.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company is seeking to raise up to $50,000,000 of capital in this Offering by selling Class A Interests to Investors.
 
To provide more “liquidity” – meaning cash – we might borrow money from banks or other lenders, secured by the loans and other property owned by the Company. Typically, we are able to borrow approximately 75% of the purchase price of loans.
 
The Company does not currently have any capital commitments. We expect to deploy most of the capital we raise in the Offering in buying loans, as described in the “Use of Proceeds” section on page 28.  Should we need more capital for any reason, we could either sell more Class A Interests or sell other classes of securities. In selling Class A Interests or other securities, we might be constrained by the securities laws. For example, we are not allowed to sell more than $50,000,000 of securities using Regulation A during any period of 12 months.
 
Plan of Operation
 
Having raised capital in the Offering, the Company will operate in the manner described in the “Our Company and Business” section starting on page 9.
 
Whether we raise $50,000,000 in the Offering or something less, we believe the proceeds of the Offering will satisfy our cash requirements. If we raise less than $50,000,000, we will simply buy fewer loans. Although we might decide to raise more capital, we know of no reason why we would need to.
 
 
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DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES
 
Names, Ages, Etc.
 
 
 
Name
 
 
Position*
 
 
Age
 
 
Term of Office
Approximate Hours
Per Week If Not
Full Time*
Executive Officers
       
Jorge Newbery
Chief Executive Officer and 
Manager of Managing Member
49
Mr. Newbery will remain in office until he resigns or is removed
Full Time
Echeverria Kelly
Chief Operating Officer
46
Ms. Kelly will remain in office until she resigns or is removed.
Full Time
Significant Employees
       
Orasio Becerra
Director of Finance and Analytics
 
37
 
25 hours/week
Jeremy Shellman
Chief Resolution Officer
41
 
Full Time
Alex Thornton
Loan Analyst
28
 
Full Time
Jake Laffey
Sr. Asset Manager
26
 
Full Time
 
 
*The Company itself has no employees. The positions and hours described in this chart relate to services performed for the Investment Manager, unless otherwise indicated.
 
Family Relationships
 
Mr. Newbery and Ms. Kelly are married. There are no other family relationships among the Executive Officers and Significant Employees.
 
Ownership of Related Entities
 
Mr. Newbery owns 90.1% of Neighborhoods United, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio, which we refer to as “Neighborhoods United,” while Ms. Kelly owns the remaining 9.9%. Neighborhood United in turn owns 100% of both American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC, which is the Managing Member, and AHP Capital Management LLC, which is the Investment Manager. Mr. Newbery and Ms. Kelly thereby control all aspects of the business of the Company in general and the Company in particular.
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, or “AHP,” is a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware. AHP is related to the Company in the following ways:
 
 
·
The Managing Member of the Company is also the managing member of AHP.
 
 
·
The Investment Manager of the Company is also the investment manager of AHP.
 
 
·
The Managing Member owns an equity interest in AHP, just as it owns an equity interest in the Company.
 
 
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Business Experience
 
Mr. Newbery
 
Mr. Newbery was the President of Budget Real Estate Inc. from 1995 until 2008, where he brokered over 1,000 troubled Department of Housing and Urban Development and real estate owned properties and acquired, renovated and operated over 200 distressed multi-family, single-family and commercial properties.
 
From 1992 until 1995, Mr. Newbery co-founded and operated a mortgage company, Sunset Mortgage, which specialized in obtaining loans for homeowners faced with challenging credit hurdles.
 
By 2004, Mr. Newbery owned more than 4,000 apartment units nationwide and had a net worth he estimated in the tens of millions of dollars. Then financial disaster struck in the form of an ice storm on Christmas Eve 2004, which devastated Mr. Newbery’s largest holding, the 1,100-unit Woodland Meadows complex in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Newbery wound up in litigation with the insurer, and although the insurer eventually settled for $32 million, the settlement was too little, too late. Mr. Newbery lost everything and emerged $26 million in debt.
 
The experience led Mr. Newbery to a new purpose in life:  to help others crushed by unaffordable debt. He started AHP in 2008 as a nonprofit organization with a mission of keeping families at risk of foreclosure in their homes. In 2009 AHP transitioned to a for-profit entity, but even today Mr. Newbery operates AHP and the Company with a dual purpose:  to earn returns for Investors, but also to help struggling homeowners keep their homes.
 
Ms. Kelly
 
Ms. Kelly earned her BA from Claremont McKenna College and her MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
 
Ms. Kelly is a principal and minority owner of Neighborhoods United LLC, which owns both the Managing Member and the Investment Manager. Ms. Kelly oversees the day-to-day operations of the Company and AHP, where she is responsible for creating operations strategy and policies to ensure the growth and scalability of operations. Among other things, she is responsible for selecting and implementing systems, talent acquisition and process improvement.
 
Mr. Becarra
 
Mr. Becerra earned his B.S., in Finance from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has over 15 years of financial and investment management experience with ABN Amro/LaSalle Bank, Bear Stearns, and Arch Bay Capital, where he managed fixed income portfolios of over $30 billion as well as NPL portfolios worth of over $3.5 billion.
 
At AHP, Mr. Becerra is responsible for financial and management reporting, financial modeling, acquisition pricing, and financial data infrastructure.
 
 
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Mr. Shellman
 
Before joining AHP and the Company, Mr. Shellman had over twenty years of experience in all phases of real estate contracting and development. He has purchased, renovated and returned to service dozens of vacant homes, as well as developed larger residential and commercial projects.
 
Mr. Shellman manages the Asset Management and Litigation Resolution teams, where he is responsible for the rapid and accurate flow of assets post-acquisition through resolution.
 
Mr. Thornton
 
Mr. Thornton holds an MBA from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Master of Intellectual Property from John Marshal Law School. Before joining AHP and the Company, Alex was a loan processor and underwriter for American Internet Mortgage, a residential mortgage originator.
 
Mr. Laffey
 
Mr. Laffey graduated summa cum laude from North Park University with a B.S. in Business and Economics with a concentration in finance.
 
Mr. Laffey oversees our portfolios and strives to find the best solutions that promptly resolve assets. In finding resolutions, Jake communicates with borrowers and real estate agents nationwide on a daily basis.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
Within the last five years, no Executive Officer or Significant Employee of the Company has been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, any criminal matter, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses.
 
Within the last five years, no Executive Officer or Significant Employee of the Company, no partnership of which an Executive Officer or Significant Employee was a general partner, and no corporation or other business association of which an Executive Officer or Significant Employee was an executive officer, has been a debtor in bankruptcy or any similar proceedings.
 
Mr. Newbery continues to be involved in legal proceedings stemming from the collapse of his real estate holdings in 2005-6.
 
 
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
 
Overview
 
The people who run the Company make money in (only) two ways:  they receive compensation through the management fee paid to the Managing Member; and they receive distributions by owning a Class M Interest in the Company (but only after Investors have been paid in full). Both of these forms of compensation are discussed below.
 
The Company itself does not have any employees or payroll. For example, Jorge Newberry, the Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Member, does not receive any salary, bonuses, or other compensation directly from the Company. Instead, all of his compensation is paid from the management fee paid to the Managing Member. The same is true for all of the other executive officers.
 
Management Fee Paid to Managing Member
 
The Company will pay the Managing Member a management fee equal to 0.1667% of the total capital accounts of all of the Members of the Company as of the last day of each calendar month, or approximately 2% of the capital accounts per year, plus a monthly fee of $60 for each active asset (loan). The “capital account” of a Member will generally be equal to the amount the Member paid for his or her interest in the Company, minus the amount of capital that has been returned to the Member.
 
The amount of the management fee will therefore depend on four factors:
 
 
·
How much capital is raised in the Offering;
 
 
·
How many loans the Company purchases;
 
 
·
When these loans are disposed of; and
 
 
·
How much capital has been returned to Members, if any.
 
Here are some illustrations of how the monthly management fee would be calculated:
 
Capital Accounts At
End of Month
Active Loans At
End of Month
Management Fee
For That Month
$15,267,901.27
307
$43,871.59
$35,919,765.01
698
$101,758.25
$1,267,846.19
27
$3,733.50
$42,175,926.79
867
$122,327.27
$22,849,700.52
482
$67,010.45
 
Those figures are only to illustrate the calculation. It is impossible to predict accurately how much the Managing Member will receive as management fees.
 
 
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Ownership Interest of Managing Member
 
The ownership interests in the Company are referred to as “Interests.” the Company will have two kinds of Interests:  “Class A Interests” and a “Class M Interest.” Investors will own the Class A Interests, while the Managing Member will own 100% of the Class M Interest.
 
As the owner of the Class M Interest, the Managing Member will have the right to receive 100% of the profits of the Company after Investors receive their 12% annual return and a return of all of their capital. The amount of the profits the Managing Member will receive from owning its Class M Interest therefore depends on a number of factors, including:
 
 
·
How much capital is raised in the Offering;
 
 
·
The investment returns the Company is able to achieve;
 
 
·
When those returns are achieved (the Company might not achieve the same return every year);
 
 
·
When the Company distributes money to Investors; and
 
 
·
The amount of expenses the Company incurs.
 
Given these variables, it is impossible to predict with any accuracy how much money the Managing Member will make from owning a Class M Interest in the Company.
 
Report to Investors
 
No less than one per year, the Company will provide Investors with a detailed statement showing:
 
 
·
The management fees paid to the Managing Member;
 
 
·
Any other fees paid to the Managing Member or its affiliates, including the Investment Manager; and
 
 
·
Any transactions between the Company and the Managing Member or its affiliates, including the Investment Manager.
 
In each case, the detailed statement will describe the services performed and the amount of compensation paid.
 
Method of Accounting
 
The compensation described in this section was calculated using the accrual method of accounting.
 
 
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Stages of Development
 
The stages of the Company’s organization, development, and operation, and the compensation paid by the Company to the Managing Member and its affiliates and owners during each stage, are as follows:
 
Stage
Compensation
Organization
None
Acquisition of Loans
Management Fee
Operation
·   Management Fee
·   Distributions to Class M Interest After Investors Have Received 12% Return and 100% of Capital
Liquidation
Distributions to Class M Interest After Investors Have Received 12% Return and 100% of Capital
 
 
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VOTING RIGHTS OF OWNERS
 
Under the Operating Agreement, the Managing Member has full control over all aspects of the business of the Company, except that investment decisions are made by the Investment Advisor. Investors will not be entitled to vote on any matter involving the Company or the Company.
 
Both the Managing Member (American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC) and the Investment Advisor (AHP Capital Management, LLC) are wholly-owned by Neighborhoods United, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio, which we refer to as “Neighborhoods United.” Jorge Newbery, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, owns 90.1% of Neighborhoods United while Echeverria Kelly, his wife, owns the remaining 9.9%.
 
Thus, all voting rights in the Company are owned by Mr. Newbery and Ms. Kelly.
 
 
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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
 
Jorge Newbery is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and his wife, Echeverria Kelly, is the Chief Operating Officer. Both receive compensation from the Company. In addition, Mr. Newbery and Ms. Kelly together own 100% of the interests of Neighborhoods United, LLC, a limited liability company we refer to as “Neighborhoods United,” which in turn owns 100% of both the Managing Member (American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC) and the Investment Advisor (AHP Capital Management, LLC).
 
The Company will pay the Managing Member a management fee equal to 0.1667% of the total capital accounts of all of the Members of the Company as of the last day of each calendar month, or approximately 2% of the capital accounts per year, plus an annual fee of $60 for each active asset (loan).  The Managing Member will in turn pay the Investment Advisor. The amount of the compensation paid to the Managing Member and the Investment Advisor will depend on the amount of capital raised in the Offering and the speed with which it is returned to Investors.
 
 
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American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC
Delaware Limited Liability Company

Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report
 
January 22, 2016
 
 
 
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
Page
   
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
F-1- F-2
   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JANUARY 22, 2016 AND FOR THE PERIOD
FROM JANUARY 21, 2016 (INCEPTION) TO JANUARY 22, 2016:
 
   
Balance Sheet
F-3
   
Statement of Operations
F-4
   
Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity
F-5
   
Statement of Cash Flows
F-6
   
Notes to Financial Statements
F-7– F-13

 
 

 
 
 

To the Members of
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC
Chicago, Illinois

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, which comprise the balance sheet as of January 22, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in members’ equity, and cash flows for the period from January 21, 2016 (inception) to January 22, 2016, and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

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

Auditor’s Responsibility

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

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.  In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
 
Artesian CPA, LLC
 
1624 Market Street, Suite 202 | Denver, CO 80202
p:  877.968.3330  f: 720.634.0905
info@ArtesianCPA.com | www.ArtesianCPA.com
 
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Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, as of January 22, 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from January 21, 2016 (inception) to January 22, 2016, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Emphasis of Matter Regarding Going Concern

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 4 to the financial statements, the Company is a business that has not commenced planned principal operations, plans to incur significant costs in pursuit of its capital financing plans, has not generated any revenues or profits since inception, and has sustained a net loss of $2,000 for the period from January 21, 2016 (inception) to January 22, 2016. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 4. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

 
/s/ Artesian CPA, LLC

Denver, Colorado
April 1, 2016
 
Artesian CPA, LLC
 
1624 Market Street, Suite 202 | Denver, CO 80202
p:  877.968.3330  f: 720.634.0905
info@ArtesianCPA.com | www.ArtesianCPA.com
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
BALANCE SHEET
As of January 22, 2016

 
ASSETS
     
  Current Assets:
     
    Cash
  $ 500  
    Deferred offering costs
    85,758  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 86,258  
         
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY
       
  Current Liabilities:
       
    Accounts payable
  $ 44,874  
    Advance from related party
    33,384  
         Total Liabilities
    78,258  
         
  Members' Equity
       
    Class M Units, unlimited authorized, no par, 10,000 units
          issued and outstanding at January 22, 2016
    10,000  
    Class A Units, unlimited authorized, no par, none issued
          and outstanding at January 22, 2016
    -  
    Accumulated deficit - attributed to Class M Units
    (2,000 )
    Accumulated deficit - attributed to Class A Units
    -  
         Total Members' Equity
    8,000  
         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY
  $ 86,258  
 
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
 
   
Attributed to
Class M
Units
   
Attributed to
Class A
Units
   
Total
 
                   
Revenues:
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
Operating Expenses:
                       
    Professional fees
    2,000       -       2,000  
       Total Operating Expenses
    2,000       -       2,000  
                         
Net Loss
  $ (2,000 )   $ -     $ (2,000 )
                         
Weighted Average Units Outstanding
                       
       -Basic and Diluted
    10,000       -       10,000  
Net Loss per Unit
                       
       -Basic and Diluted
  $ (0.20 )   $ -     $ (0.20 )
 
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ EQUITY
For the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
 
   
Class M Units
   
Class A Units
                   
   
Number of 
Units
   
Amount
   
Number of
Units
   
Amount
   
Accumulated
Deficit -
attributed to
Class M Units
   
Accumulated
Deficit -
attributed to
Class A Units
   
Total
Members'
Equity
 
                                           
Balance at January 21, 2016 (inception)
    -     $ -       -     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ -  
                                                         
  Issuance of Class M Units to Managing Member
    10,000       10,000       -       -       -       -       10,000  
  Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       (2,000 )     -       (2,000 )
Balance at January 22, 2016
    10,000     $ 10,000       -     $ -     $ (2,000 )   $ -     $ 8,000  
 
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
F-5

 
AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016

 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
     
  Net Loss
  $ (2,000 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
    operating activities:
       
       Increase in deferred offering costs
    (85,758 )
       Increase in accounts payable
    44,874  
          Net Cash Used In Operating Activities
    (42,884 )
         
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
       
   Issuance of Class M Units to Managing Member
    10,000  
  Advances from related party
    33,384  
          Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
    43,384  
         
  Net Change In Cash
    500  
         
Cash at Beginning of Period
    -  
Cash at End of Period
  $ 500  
 
See Independent Auditor’s Report and accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
NOTE 1: NATURE OF OPERATIONS

American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC (the “Company”), is limited liability company organized January 21, 2016 under the laws of Delaware.  The Company is wholly owned by its parent company and managing member, American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC (the “Managing Member” or the “Parent”), a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware.
 
The Company was formed to purchase non-performing mortgage loans (loans that are secured by a mortgage on real estate and delinquent on payments).  After purchasing a loan, the Company intends to reach out to the obligor on the mortgage loan to achieve a speedy resolution that is acceptable to both the obligor and the Company through one or more of the following resolutions:  A)  The obligor is able to refinance the mortgage loan and continue to reside in the underlying real estate; B)  Without refinancing, the Company accepts a discounted lump sum to sell the mortgage loan and the obligor continues to reside in the underlying real estate; C)  The Company will modify the terms of the mortgage loan and the obligor continues to reside in the underlying real estate; D)  Where the obligor cannot afford to stay in the real estate, the Company will take ownership of the underlying real estate, either on a consensual basis or through repossession by foreclosure, and sell it to another party. The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Proposed Offering (as described in Note 6), although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Proposed Offering are intended to be generally applied toward these business purposes. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully affect the Proposed Offering.
 
The Company has not commenced planned principal operations nor generated revenue as of January 22, 2016.  The Company’s activities since inception have consisted primarily of formation activities and preparations to raise additional capital as described in Note 6. The Company is dependent upon additional capital resources for the commencement of its planned principal operations and is subject to significant risks and uncertainties; including failing to secure additional funding to operationalize the Company’s planned operations.
 
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation
 
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
 
The Company has elected to adopt early application of Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-10, Development Stage Entities (Topic 915): Elimination of Certain Financial Reporting Requirements; the Company does not present or disclose inception-to-date information and other remaining disclosure requirements of Topic 915.

The Company adopted the calendar year as its basis of reporting.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash Equivalents
 
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash equivalents include time deposits, certificate of deposits, and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Accounts receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with clients and other factors. Provisions for losses on accounts receivable are determined on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risk in the account balance and current economic conditions.  There are no accounts receivable or associated allowances for doubtful accounts established as of January 22, 2016.
 
Property and Equipment
 
The Company has a policy to capitalize expenditures with useful lives in excess of one year and costs exceeding $1,000.  No property and equipment has been recorded as of January 22, 2016.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company discloses fair value information about financial instruments based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. As of January 22, 2016 there were no financial instruments outstanding.

Concentrations of Credit Risks
 
The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist of its cash. The Company will place its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions of high credit worthiness and has a policy to not carry a balance in excess of FDIC insurance limits. The Company’s management plans to assess the financial strength and credit worthiness of any parties to which it extends funds, and as such, it believes that any associated credit risk exposures are limited.

Revenue and Cost Recognition
 
The Company earns revenues by selling purchased mortgage loans and through interest earned from obligors on purchased mortgage loans held by the Company.  The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, only when the price is fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the services have been provided, and collectability is assured.  No revenues have been earned or recognized as of January 22, 2016.

Expenses are recognized as incurred.  Management fees are recognized as incurred on a monthly basis in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting and are based on the aggregate capital accounts of the members as of the last day of each calendar month.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
Net Earnings or Loss per Unit
 
Net earnings or loss per unit is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of units outstanding during the period, excluding units subject to redemption or forfeiture.  The Company presents basic and diluted net earnings or loss per unit.  Basic and diluted net earnings or loss per unit reflect the actual weighted average of units issued and outstanding during the period. There are no dilutive or potentially dilutive instruments outstanding as of January 22, 2016.  As a result, diluted net loss per unit is the same as basic net loss per unit for the period ended January 22, 2016.

Organizational Costs
 
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 720, organizational costs, including accounting fees, legal fees, and costs of incorporation, are expensed as incurred.  The Company has not incurred significant organizational costs as of January 22, 2016.

Deferred Offering Costs
 
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 5A - "Expenses of Offering". Deferred Offering Costs consist principally of legal fees incurred in connection with the Proposed Offering discussed in Note 6.  Prior to the completion of the Proposed Offering, these costs are capitalized as deferred offering costs on the balance sheet. The deferred offering costs will be charged to members’ equity upon the completion of the Proposed Offering or to expense if the Proposed Offering is not completed.

Income Taxes
 
The Company is a limited liability company.  Accordingly, under the Internal Revenue Code, all taxable income or loss flows through to its members.  Therefore, no provision for income tax has been recorded in the statements.  Income from the Company is reported and taxed to the members on their individual tax returns.

The Company accounts for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes. FASB ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. FASB ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.  FASB ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. The Company believes that its income tax positions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
NOTE 3:  MEMBERS’ EQUITY

The debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, and no member of the Company is obligated personally for any such debt, obligation, or liability.

The Interests in the Company are divided into two classes of interest: “Class A Interests” (or “Class A Units”) and “Class M Interests” (or "Class M Units”). All of the Class M Interests shall be owned by the Managing Member, as defined in Note 5. The Class A Interests shall be owned by members whose subscriptions are accepted by the Managing Member to own Class A Interests, which may include the Managing Member and/or its affiliates. Members owning a Class A Interest are referred to as “Class A Members” and members owning a Class M Interest are referred to as “Class M Members.” The Class A Interest of a Class A Member shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is such Class A Member’s Capital Contribution to the Company and the denominator of which is the aggregate of all Capital Contributions made to the Company. 
 
The Managing Member shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the Company, in accordance with the operating agreement. No other member shall participate in the management of the Company.  Therefore, Class A Members have no voting rights.  The Managing Member is under no obligation to fund cash flow deficits, incur the obligations, debts, or liabilities of the Company, or otherwise provide direct or indirect financial assistance to the Company.
 
Each Class A Member shall make a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount determined by the Managing Member. The Managing Member has made a Capital Contribution of $10,000 to the Company in exchange for its Class M Interest, as described in Note 5.  The number of interests and capital accounts in the Company are unlimited; however, the Company is limited to no more than $50,000,000 in capital contributions during any period of twelve month period.
 
All distributions made by the Company, including but not limited to distributions in liquidation, are to be made in the following order of priority:  A)  First, the Company is to distribute to each Class A Member an amount equal to the Class A Preferred Return as defined below;  B)  Second, the Company is to distribute to each Class A Member an amount equal to such Class A Member’s Unreturned Investment as defined below; and C):  Third, the Company is to distribute the balance to the Class M Members.
 
For the purposes of the foregoing paragraph, the following definitions apply:
 
 
·
Class A Preferred Return:  An amount such that, as of the date of any distribution, such Class A Member has received a compounded return of 12% with respect to such Class A Member’s Unreturned Investment since the date of such Class A Member’s capital contribution.
 
 
·
Unreturned Investment: Class A Member’s capital contribution, reduced by previous distributions made to such Class A Member.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
Likewise, the Company’s profits and losses are allocated 100% to Class A Interests outstanding on a pro rata basis until a 12% compounded return on all Class A Interests’ Unreturned Investment is achieved.  All profits and losses thereafter are allocated to Class M Interests outstanding on a pro rata basis. As of January 22, 2016, the Company’s net loss was allocated 100% to the Class M Interests, as no Class A Interests are currently outstanding.
 
NOTE 4:  GOING CONCERN

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.  The Company is a business that has not commenced planned principal operations, has not generated any revenues or profits since inception, and has sustained a net loss of $2,000 for the period from January 21, 2016 (inception) to January 22, 2016.  The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its obligations, which it has not been able to accomplish to date, and/or to obtain additional capital financing from its members and/or third parties, including through the Proposed Offering described in Note 6.  It plans to incur significant costs in pursuit of its Proposed Offering.   No assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in these efforts.  These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.   The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 5:  RELATED PARTIES

American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC (the “Managing Member”) is the managing member of the Company. The Managing Member shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the Company, in accordance with its operating agreement.  No other member shall participate in the management of the Company.   The Managing Member made a capital contribution of $10,000 to the Company in exchange for its Class M Interest, consisting of 10,000 Class M Units.
 
The Company will bear a monthly management fee equal to 0.1667% (2% annually) of the aggregate capital accounts of the members as of the last day of each calendar month, plus an annual fee equal to $60 for each active asset of the company. Such management fee shall be paid to the Managing Member no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month. The Managing Member shall be responsible for the compensation of the Investment Adviser.  The Company will also bear fees, costs, and expenses as reasonably determined by the Managing Member.
 
AHP Capital Management LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), a company affiliated with management, shall provide investment advisory services to the Company pursuit to an agreement between the Investment Adviser and the Company.  As of January 22, 2016, the Investment Adviser has advanced $33,384 to the Company related to expenses paid on the Company’s behalf.  The Investment Advisor is under no obligation to continue to fund the Company’s expenses.  Such advances are recorded to the balance sheet as an Advance from Related Party and include certain payments made on the Company’s behalf prior to formation of the Company.  All activity and balances related to or on behalf of the Company were transferred into the Company effective on the inception date, and accordingly are reflected as activity on the inception date.  All such expenses were allocated under the specific identification method as the Company has not yet commenced substantial operations to warrant the allocation of any common expenses.  Management asserts that the allocation methodology is reasonable and reflects management’s estimate of what the expenses would have been on a stand-alone basis.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, a company affiliated with management, is a co-obligor on the Company’s accounts payable of $44,874 as of January 22, 2016.  It is under no obligation to continue to fund the Company’s expenses or become liable to any future expenses incurred by the Company.

NOTE 6:  PROPOSED OFFERING

The Proposed Offering calls for the Company to offer for sale under Regulation A up to $50,000,000 of its Class A Interests.  This offering is not yet finalized nor qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is subject to changes.

NOTE 7:  RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU)  2014-10 which eliminated the requirements for development stage entities to (1) present inception-to-date information in the statements of income, cash flows, and members’ equity, (2) label the financial statements as those of a development stage entity, (3) disclose a description of the development stage activities in which the entity is engaged, and (4) disclose in the first year in which the entity is no longer a development stage entity that in prior years it had been in the development stage. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2014, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early application is permitted for any annual reporting period or interim period for which the entity’s financial statements have not yet been issued. Upon adoption, entities will no longer present or disclose any information required by Topic 915. The Company has early adopted the new standard effective as of the inception date.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15 on “Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) – Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”. Currently, there is no guidance in U.S. GAAP about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments in this update provide such guidance. In doing so, the amendments are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of footnote disclosures. The amendments require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The amendments in this update are effective for public and nonpublic entities for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016.  Early adoption is permitted.  The Company has not elected to early adopt this pronouncement.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of January 22, 2016 and for the period from January 21, 2016 (Inception) to January 22, 2016
 
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, we will adopt those that are applicable under the circumstances.
 
NOTE 8:  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through April 1, 2016, the date the financial statements were available to be issued.  Based on the evaluation, no material events were identified which require adjustment or disclosure, with the exception of the Proposed Offering described in Note 6.
 
See accompanying Independent Auditor’s Report
 
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GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
 
AHP
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, an affiliate of the Company.
Class A Interests
The interests in the Company that are being offered to the public in the Offering.
Class M Interest
The Interest in the Company owned by the Managing Member.
Code
The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (i.e., the Federal tax code).
Company
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Delaware.
HSLLC
Home Servicing, LLC, the third party currently used by the Company to service loans.
Interest
The ownership interests in the Company, which are divided into two classes:  Class A Interests and Class M Interests.
Investment Manager
AHP Capital Management, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio.
Investor
Anyone who purchases a Class A Interest in the Offering.
Loans
Loans purchased or originated by the Company, typically loans that are secured by a mortgage on residential real estate and delinquent in payment.
Managing Member
American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Delaware.
Members
The owners of the Company. Under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, the owners of a limited liability company are referred to as “members.”
Neighborhoods United
Neighborhoods United, LLC, a limited liability company formed under the laws of Ohio.
Offering
The offering of Class A Interests to the public, pursuant to this Offering Circular.
Offering Circular
The Offering Circular you are reading right now, which includes information about the Company, the Company,  and the Offering.
Operating Agreement
The agreement by and among the Company and all of its members captioned “Limited Liability Company Agreement” and dated January 21, 2016.
Program
An offering conducted by AHP that involved raising money from investors and investing in distressed mortgage, like the Company.
Regulations
Regulations issued under the Code by the Internal Revenue Service.
Site
The Internet site located at www.AHPFund.com.
Trust
American Homeowner Preservation Trust, a Delaware Statutory Trust.
Trust Agreement
The Amended and Restated Trust Agreement by and among the Company, AHP,  the Investment Manager, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association.
U.S. Bank
U.S. Bank Trust National Association.
 
 
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FORM 1-A
Regulation A Offering Statement
Part III – Exhibits
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC
819 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 606
Chicago, Illinois  60605
(800) 555-1055
www.ahpfund.com
 
 
The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Offering Statement:
 
Exhibit 1A-2B
Operating Agreement – The agreement by and among the Company and all of its members captioned “Limited Liability Company Agreement” and dated January 21, 2016.
   
Exhibit 1A-6A
Investment Management Agreement – The agreement captioned “Investment Advisory and Management Services Agreement” between the Company and AHP Capital Management LLC, dated January 27, 2016.
   
Exhibit 1A-6B
Servicing Agreement – The agreement captioned “Flow Special Servicing Agreement” between the Company and Home Servicing, LLC, dated December 22, 2015.
   
Exhibit 1A-6C
Trust Agreement – The agreement captioned “Amended and Restated Trust Agreement” by and among the Company, AHP Capital Management LLC, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, dated October 29, 2014.
   
Exhibit 1A-11
Consent of Independent Auditor
   
Exhibit 1A-12
Legal opinion of Flaster/Greenberg P.C.
   
Exhibit 1A-2A
Certificate of Formation
   
Exhibit 1A-6E
Investment Agreement
   
Exhibit 1A-15
Organizational Chart of the Company
   
Exhibit 1A15-1
Operating Results of Prior Programs
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 1-A and has duly caused this offering statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on April 25, 2016.
 
 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC
 
     
       
 
By
/s/ Jorge Newbery
 
   
Jorge Newbery, Chief Executive Officer
 
 
This offering statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
 
/s/ Jorge Newbery
 
Jorge Newbery, Manager
 
American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC, Managing Member
 
April 25, 2016
 
 
 
 

 
EX1A-2B BYLAWS 4 ex1a2b.htm EXHIBIT 1A-2B ex1a2b.htm
Exhibit 1A2B
AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
 

 
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
 
 
 

 
AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION MANAGEMENT LLC
MANAGING MEMBER

 
 
Effective as of _________ __, 2016

 
 
THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS (“INTERESTS”) OF AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.  INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.  IN ADDITION, TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.7 OF THIS AGREEMENT.
 
 
 

 
 
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS
1
ARTICLE II. FORMATION; BUSINESS; RIGHTS, POWERS AND AUTHORITY; STATUS AND DURATION; PRINCIPAL OFFICE
1
 
2.1
Formation
1
 
2.2
Business
1
 
2.3
Rights, Powers and Authority
1
 
2.4
Status and Duration
1
 
2.5
Principal Office
1
ARTICLE III. THE MANAGING MEMBER
2
 
3.1
Rights, Powers and Authority of the Managing Member
2
 
3.2
Investment Management
4
 
3.3
Duties of the Managing Member
4
 
3.4
Liabilities of the Managing Member Associates
5
 
3.5
Capital Contributions of the Managing Member and Admission of Additional Managers
5
 
3.6
Compensation and Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses
5
 
3.7
Activities of the Managing Member Associates; Conflicts of Interest
6
 
3.8
Reliance by Third Parties
6
ARTICLE IV. MEMBERS
6
 
4.1
Members Have Limited Personal Liability
6
 
4.2
Authority of Members Is Limited
7
 
4.3
Members May Not Partition Assets
7
 
4.4
Members May Not Remove or Expel Managing Member
7
ARTICLE V. INTERESTS
8
 
5.1
General Attributes of Interests
8
 
5.2
Issuance and Sale of Interests
9
 
5.3
Ownership of Interests
10
 
5.4
Transfers of Interests
10
ARTICLE VI. DISTRIBUTIONS TO AND WITHDRAWALS BY MEMBERS
13
 
6.1
Distributions of Net Income
13
 
6.2
Return of Capital
13
 
6.3
Expenses
13
 
6.4
Definitions
14
 
6.5
Withdrawals by Members from Capital Accounts
14
 
6.6
Resignation and Voluntary Withdrawal of Members
14
 
6.7
Involuntary Withdrawal of Members
14
 
6.8
Status After Withdrawal
14
 
6.9
Legal Restrictions on Capital Withdrawals
15
 
6.10
Withholding from Capital Withdrawals
15
 
6.11
Distributions Upon Dissolution
15
ARTICLE VII. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS
15
 
7.1
Capital Accounts
15
 
7.2
Allocation of Profits and Losses for Federal Income Tax Purposes
16
ARTICLE VIII. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING; REPORTS; CONFIDENTIALITY
17
 
8.1
Books and Record
17
 
8.2
Right of Inspection
17

 
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8.3
Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters; Accounting Periods; Accounting Methods
18
 
8.4
Determination and Calculation of Liabilities and Valuation of Assets
19
 
8.5
Annual Financial Statements and Reports
19
 
8.6
Bank Accounts
19
 
8.7
Tax Matters
20
 
8.8
Confidentiality
20
ARTICLE IX. EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION OF MANAGING MEMBER ASSOCIATES
22
 
9.1
Exculpation
22
 
9.2
Indemnification
23
 
9.3
Limits on Exculpation and Indemnification
25
ARTICLE X. AMENDMENT; CONSENTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES
25
 
10.1
Amendments
25
 
10.2
Amendment of Certificate
27
 
10.3
Consents for Other Purposes
27
ARTICLE XI. DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
28
 
11.1
Events Causing Dissolution
28
 
11.2
Winding Up
28
 
11.3
Powers of Liquidating Trustee
28
 
11.4
Costs and Expenses of Liquidation; Compensation of Liquidating Trustee
29
 
11.5
Final Statement
29
 
11.6
Distribution of Property and Proceeds of Sale Thereof
29
 
11.7
Deficit Capital Accounts
30
ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS
30
 
12.1
Construction and Governing Law
30
 
12.2
Counterparts
32
 
12.3
Binding Effect
32
 
12.4
Third Party Beneficiaries
32
 
12.5
Remedies for Breach; Effect of Waiver or Consent
33

 
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AMERICAN HOMEOWNER PRESERVATION 2015A+, LLC
 
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
 
This Limited Liability Company Agreement is entered into by and among American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“AHPM”), as a Manager and Member of the Company, and such other Persons who are admitted as Members of the Company or become Assignees of any Member of the Company, and is effective commencing January 22, 2016.
 
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
 
Unless otherwise defined, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings given them in ANNEX A.
 
ARTICLE II.
FORMATION; BUSINESS; RIGHTS, POWERS AND AUTHORITY; STATUS AND DURATION; PRINCIPAL OFFICE
 
2.1           FormationAHPM has executed, or caused to be executed, the Certificate in a form that complies with Section 18-201 of the Act and filed, or caused to be filed, the Certificate in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware to form the Company under the Act.
 
2.2           BusinessThe business of the Company shall be to generate current income and capital appreciation and achieve social betterment by providing viable solutions for borrowers at risk of foreclosure to stay in their homes as well as facilitate dispositions which return vacant abandoned homes to service, all in the sole discretion of the Managing Member. As a result of its diverse objectives, the Company may not achieve the greatest possible financial returns to Members.
 
2.3           Rights, Powers and AuthorityThe Company shall possess every right, power, authority and privilege that a limited liability company formed under the Act may lawfully possess, and may exercise or invoke any such right, power, authority or privilege to the maximum extent permitted by law.
 
2.4           Status and Duration. The Company is a separate legal entity whose existence commenced upon the filing of the Certificate and shall continue until the Certificate is canceled.  The Liquidating Trustee shall cause the Certificate to be canceled at the time and in the manner prescribed by Section 18-203 of the Act.
 
2.5           Principal OfficeThe Managing Member shall cause the Company to maintain its principal office in care of the Managing Member at its offices at 819 South Wabash Avenue, Suite 606, Chicago, Illinois 60605, or at such other place as the Managing Member may determine from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion.  The Managing Member shall give Notification to the Members of any change in the location of the principal office of the Company no later than five (5) Business Days after the effective date of such change.
 
 
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ARTICLE III.
THE MANAGING MEMBER
 
3.1           Rights, Powers and Authority of the Managing Member.
 
(a)        Subject only to the provisions of this Agreement and the requirements of applicable law:
 
(i)           the Managing Member shall possess full and exclusive right, power and authority to manage and conduct the business and affairs of the Company; provided, however, that this Section 3.1(a)(i) shall not be construed to limit the Managing Member’s right, power and authority to delegate, to the maximum extent permitted by law, any of the Managing Member’s rights, powers and authority hereunder, with respect to the Company, to such Person or Persons as the Managing Member may select from time to time; and
 
(ii)           in managing and conducting the business and affairs of the Company, the Managing Member: (A) shall take such actions and do such things as the Managing Member is expressly required to take or do under this Agreement with respect to the Company; (B) shall cause the Company to take such actions and do such things as the Company is expressly required to take or do under this Agreement; (C) may take, approve or agree to such actions, do such things, and make such designations, elections, selections and determinations as: (1) the Managing Member is expressly authorized, but not required, to take, approve, agree to, do or make under this Agreement; or (2) the Managing Member reasonably determines in good faith to be necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental or convenient to the discharge of its duties under this Agreement; and (D) may cause the Company to take, approve or agree to such actions, do such things, and make such designations, elections, selections and determinations as: (1) the Managing Member is expressly authorized, but not required, to cause the Company to take, approve, agree to, do or make under this Agreement; or (2) the Managing Member reasonably determines in good faith to be necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental or convenient to effect the formation of the Company or manage and conduct its business and affairs; provided, however, that:
 
(A)              where any provision of this Agreement contemplates that the Managing Member may take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing, or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination (or may cause the Company to take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing, or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination), in the Managing Member’s “sole and absolute discretion,” the Managing Member shall have the sole discretion to determine whether or not the Managing Member (or the Company) shall take, approve or agree to such action, do such thing, or make such designation, election, selection or determination and, in exercising such discretion, the Managing Member shall be required to act in good faith but shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it wishes, including only its own interests, and shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or any Member or Assignee of the Company (except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Sections 3.5(b) and 6.8(a)); and
 
 
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(B)              where any other provision of this Agreement contemplates that the Managing Member may take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing, or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination (or may cause the Company to take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing, or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination), the Managing Member shall have the sole discretion to determine whether or not the Managing Member (or the Company) shall take, approve or agree to such action, do such thing, or make such designation, election, selection or determination but, in exercising such discretion, the Managing Member shall be required to act in good faith and in such manner as it reasonably determines to be in, or not opposed to, the bests interests of the Company, and that otherwise complies with any specific standard applicable to such activity as set forth herein.
 
 
(b)        Subject to Section 3.1(a), the Managing Member may, by way of example and not of limitation, cause the Company to:
 
(i)           execute and acknowledge such certificates, instruments and other documents (and amendments thereto) as the Managing Member may determine, and file the same with Governmental Entities, for the purpose of effecting and continuing the valid existence of the Company as a limited liability company or qualifying the Company (or to do business as) a limited liability company or a company in which Members and Assignees have limited liability;
 
(ii)          execute, deliver and perform such contracts, agreements, undertakings and instruments (and amendments thereto) as the Managing Member may determine, with such broker-dealers, banks, other financial institutions, investment managers, investment advisers, custodians, administrators, attorneys, accountants, auditors, record-keepers, appraisers, consultants, other service-providers and counterparties as the Managing Member may select from time to time, on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Managing Member may determine (including terms relating to compensation, exculpation, indemnification and termination), and regardless of whether such service-providers or counterparties are Managing Member Associates or Members or Assignees of the Company or have financial, business or other relationships with the Company, any Managing Member Associate or any Member or Assignee of the Company, including contracts, agreements, undertakings and instruments under which the Company retains investment managers to manage such portion of the assets of the Company as the Managing Member may commit to their investment discretion from time to time;
 
(iii)         engage in any lawful transaction in any Financial Instrument;
 
(iv)         register any assets in the name of the Company or in the name of a nominee;
 
(v)          pay such costs and expenses as the Managing Member may determine;
 
(vi)         initiate, defend, compromise, settle or submit to arbitration any legal or contractual claim by or against the Company;
 
(vii)        otherwise engage in any and all lawful transactions and activities; and form one or more subsidiaries and cause any such subsidiary to do anything the Managing Member is authorized to cause the Company to do.
 
 
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(c)              Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member may not cause the Company to compensate any Managing Member Associate except upon terms and conditions comparable to those that would be negotiated on an “arm’s length” basis between unaffiliated parties for the type of service or transaction in question (it being understood and agreed that all payments or allocations to the Managing Member or any of its Affiliates described or referred to in this Agreement shall conclusively be presumed to meet that standard).
 
3.2           Investment Management.
 
(a)          AHP Capital Management, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) shall provide investment advisory services to the Company pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Services Agreement.
 
(b)          The investment strategy of the Company shall be to invest primarily in real estate mortgage loans, fee simple interests in real estate, and other real estate assets; provided, however, that the following rules apply to investments by the Company:
 
   (i)          At least ninety five percent (95%) of the assets of the Company will consist of mortgages and other liens on and interests in real estate;
 
   (ii)         For at least ninety five percent (95%) of the mortgage loans purchased by the Company, the Investment Adviser must have a reasonable belief that one hundred percent (100%) of the acquisition cost of the loan is secured by real estate at the time of purchase;
 
   (iii)        No fewer than ninety five percent (95%) of the mortgage loans purchased by the Company, by value, will include a written indication in the historic file that the loan was one hundred percent (100%) secured by real estate at the time of origination;
 
   (iv)        The Company will not purchase any mortgage loan where there is written indication in the historic file that the loan was not one hundred percent (100%) secured by real estate at the time of origination; and
 
   (v)         The Investment Adviser shall take such other steps to ensure that the Company is not treated as an “investment company” within the meaning of the 1940 Act.
 
3.3           Duties of the Managing Member.
 
(a)          Except as provided in Section 3.3(b), neither the Managing Member nor any other Managing Member Associate shall be required to devote its full time or any material portion of its time to the business and affairs of the Company.
 
(b)          The Managing Member shall devote so much of its time to the business and affairs of the Company as the Managing Member shall determine to be necessary to achieve the investment objectives of the Company; provided, however, that this Section 3.3(b) shall not be construed to limit the Managing Member’s right to dissolve the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.1.
 
(c)          The Managing Member shall not be required to discharge any duty under this Agreement that requires the payment of funds to any Person unless adequate funds of the Company are readily available for that purpose.
 
 
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3.4           Liabilities of the Managing Member AssociateExcept to the extent otherwise required by law, no Managing Member Associate shall be personally liable for: (a) the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any debt, liability, obligation or commitment of the Company whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise; (b) the repayment, to any Member or Assignee of the Company, of any Capital Contribution of such Member or Assignee to the Company; or (c) any decrease in the value of any Capital Account of any Member or Assignee of the Company.
 
3.5           Capital Contributions of the Managing Member and Admission of Additional Managers.
 
(a)          The Managing Member shall make a Capital Contribution of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to the Company in exchange for its Class M Interest. The Managing Member or any other Managing Member Associate may (but in no event shall be required to) make one or more Capital Contributions at such time(s) and in such amount(s) as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
(b)          The Managing Member is a Manager of the Company.  Subject to Section 3.5(d), the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Company to admit one or more Persons (including one or more Affiliates of the Managing Member) as a Manager or Managers of the Company (each such Person, an “Additional Manager”), either in lieu of or in addition to the Managing Member.  No Person may be admitted to the Company as a Manager without the consent of the Managing Member.
 
(c)          In connection with causing the Company to admit an Additional Manager pursuant to Section 3.5(b), the Managing Member may amend this Agreement to provide that such newly admitted Additional Manager shall possess and may exercise any one or more of the rights, powers and authority possessed by the Managing Member hereunder with respect to the Company, as the case may be.
 
(d)          If the admission of one or more Additional Managers to the Company pursuant to Section 3.5(b) would constitute an “assignment” of this Agreement by the Managing Member within the meaning of Section 202(a)(1) of the Advisers Act, the Managing Member may not effect such admission without giving Notification to the Members no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the effective date of such admission, setting forth, in reasonable detail, all material facts relating to such admission prior to the effective date thereof.
 
3.6           Compensation and Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses.
 
(a)          The Company will bear a “Management Fee” equal to 0.1667% of the aggregate Capital Accounts of all of the Members of the Company as of the last day of each calendar month, plus Sixty Dollars ($60) per month for each active asset of the Company. Such Management Fee shall be paid to the Managing Member no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the following month, with the annual fee paid no later than fifteen (15) days after the close of each fiscal year. The Managing Member shall be responsible for the compensation of the Investment Adviser
 
(b)          The Company will bear fees, costs and expenses as reasonably determined by the Managing Member. The Managing Member may, but shall not be required to, engage the services of one or more placement agents in connection with the marketing and sale of Class A Interests.
 
 
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3.7           Activities of the Managing Member Associates; Conflicts of InterestEach Member and Assignee of the Company shall be deemed to have: (a) given full and informed consent to each action and practice involving an actual or potential conflict between the interests of any one or more Managing Member Associates, on the one hand, and any one or more of the Company, the Members and the Assignees, on the other hand; and (b) agreed not to object to any such action or practice, and not to bring or participate in bringing any Proceeding against any Managing Member Associate or the Company on the grounds that such action or practice involves or involved a breach of the fiduciary duty of loyalty on the part of the Managing Member or any other Managing Member Associate, if: (i) such action or practice is described in this Agreement; (ii) such action or practice was described in the Offering Circular (if any)  in effect at the time such Member was admitted as a Member of the Company or at the time such Assignee became an Assignee of the Company; or (iv) the Managing Member has given Notification to the Members, at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to taking such action or implementing such practice, setting forth, in reasonable detail, all material facts relating to such action or practice, and has obtained the Consent a majority of the Members, measured by capital accounts, to such action or practice prior to taking such action or implementing such practice.
 
3.8           Reliance by Third Parties.
 
(a)          Notwithstanding any limitation on any right, power or authority of the Managing Member described herein, any Person dealing with the Company shall be entitled to assume that the Managing Member has full right, power and authority to cause the Company to exercise or invoke any right, power, authority or privilege that a limited liability company formed under the Act may lawfully exercise or invoke, and no Person dealing with the Managing Member or any other Managing Member Associate shall be obligated to ascertain that the provisions of this Agreement have been complied with or to inquire into the necessity or expedience of any action of the Managing Member or any other Managing Member Associate.
 
(b)          Each and every certificate, instrument or other document executed on behalf of the Company by the Managing Member shall be conclusive evidence in favor of each and every Person relying thereon or claiming thereunder that: (i) at the time of the execution and delivery of such certificate, instrument or document, this Agreement was in full force and effect; (ii) the Person executing and delivering such certificate, instrument or document was duly authorized and empowered to do so for and on behalf of the Company, as the case may be; and (iii) such certificate, instrument or other document was duly executed and delivered in accordance with this Agreement and is binding upon the Company.
 
ARTICLE IV.
MEMBERS
 
4.1           Members Have Limited Personal Liability.
 
(a)          No Member or Assignee, in its capacity as such, shall be personally liable to any Person for the debts, liabilities, obligations or commitments of the Company, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise; provided, however, that this Section 4.1(a) shall not be construed to limit the obligations of Members and Assignees under Sections 5.1(d) and 5.2(c).
 
(b)          Except as otherwise required by law, no Member or Assignee, in its capacity as such, shall be responsible for: (i) the losses of the Company, except to the extent of such Member’s or Assignee’s Capital Account; (ii) the repayment, to any other Member or Assignee, of any Capital Contribution of such other Member or Assignee; or (iii) any decrease in the value of any Capital Account of any other Member or Assignees; provided, however, that this Section 4.1(b) shall not be construed to limit the obligations of Members and Assignees under Sections 5.1(d) and 5.2(c).
 
 
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(c)          Neither the Company nor any Managing Member Associate is obligated to apply for or obtain a reduction of or exemption from any applicable withholding tax on behalf of any Member or Assignee.
 
4.2           Authority of Members Is Limited.
 
(a)          No Member or Assignee, in its capacity as such, shall: (i) take part in the management or conduct of the business or affairs of the Company or act, or transact any business, in the name of or otherwise for or on behalf of the Company; (ii) have the right, power or authority to execute documents for, incur any indebtedness or expenditures on behalf of or otherwise bind the Company in connection with any matter; or (iii) have the right, power or authority to authorize, approve, agree or consent to, or vote on, any matter affecting the Company, except to the extent any such right, power or authority is expressly granted to such Member or Assignee by this Agreement or by provisions of the Act that may not lawfully be modified or nullified by agreement among the members of a limited liability company formed under the Act.  Wherever this Agreement provides that the Managing Member may take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing, or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination (or cause the Company to take, approve or agree to a particular action, do a particular thing or make a particular designation, election, selection or determination), and such case does not expressly require Member or Assignee authorization, approval, agreement or consent or the vote of Members or Assignees, the Managing Member shall possess full right, power and authority to take, approve or agree to such action, to do such thing, or to make such designation, election, selection or determination (or to cause the Company to take, approve or agree to such action, do such thing or make such designation, election, selection or determination), without obtaining any prior or subsequent authorization, approval, agreement, consent or vote of any Member or Assignee.
 
(b)          To the extent permitted by law, the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Company to enter into an agreement with any Member or Assignee whereby such Member or Assignee agrees to waive any or all of such Member’s rights, powers and authority to authorize, approve, agree or consent to, or vote on, any matter or matters affecting the Company.
 
4.3           Members May Not Partition AssetsNo Member or Members, or Assignee or Assignees, individually or collectively, shall have any right, title or interest in or to any specific assets associated with the Company.  Each Member and Assignee irrevocably waives any right that it may have to maintain an action for partition with respect to its Interest or any assets associated with the Company.
 
4.4           Members May Not Remove or Expel Managing MemberNo Member or Members, or Assignee or Assignees, individually or collectively, shall have any right, power or authority to remove or expel the Managing Member as a Manager of the Company, to cause the Managing Member to withdraw as a Manager of the Company, or to appoint a successor Manager of the Company in the event of Bankruptcy of the Managing Member or otherwise, unless such right, power or authority is conferred on it or them by law.
 
 
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ARTICLE V.
INTERESTS
 
5.1           General Attributes of Interests.
 
(a)          The limited liability company interests in the Company shall be divided into two “classes” of Interests: “Class A Interests” and “Class M Interests.” All of the Class M Interests shall be owned by the Managing Member. The Class A Interests shall be owned by Members whose subscriptions who accepted by the Managing Member to own Class A Interests, which may include the Managing Member and/or its Affiliates. Members owning a Class A Interest are referred to herein as “Class A Members” and Members owning a Class M Interest are referred to herein as “Class M Members.” The Class A Interest of a Class A Member shall be equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is such Class A Member’s Capital Contribution to the Company and the denominator of which is the aggregate of all Capital Contributions made to the Company. Interests shall be deemed to be personal property giving only the rights, powers, authority, privileges and preferences provided in this Agreement, notwithstanding the nature of the property held by the Company.
 
(b)          Each Class A Interest and Class M Interest, when issued and fully paid for in accordance with the provisions of the related Subscription Agreement, shall be fully paid and non-assessable, and, subject to Section 4.1(c), neither the Company nor any officer, employee or agent of the Company shall have the right, power or authority to call upon a Member or Assignee to pay any sum of money whatsoever in respect of such Member’s or Assignee’s Interest, whether in the form of a Capital Contribution, a loan or otherwise, other than that which such Member or Assignee has agreed to pay by way of such Subscription Agreement or has otherwise expressly agreed to pay.  However, each Person shall be liable to return to the Company amounts previously distributed to it by the Company as follows:
 
(i)           A Person who receives any amount distributed by the Company in violation of Section 18-607(a) of the Act shall be liable to the Company for the return of such amount, together with interest thereon from the date of such distribution at a floating rate determined by the Managing Member, notwithstanding that such Person had no knowledge of such violation at the time of its receipt of such amount.  Subject to the provisions of Section 18-502(b) of the Act, the Managing Member may compromise or waive any such liability on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Managing Member may determine.  This Section 5.1(b)(i) shall not apply to distributions made pursuant to Article XI.
 
(ii)          A Person who receives any amount distributed by the Company in violation of Section 18-804(a) of the Act shall be liable to the Company for the return of such amount, together with interest thereon from the date of such distribution at a floating rate determined by the Liquidating Trustee, notwithstanding that such Person had no knowledge of such violation at the time of its receipt of such amount.  Subject to the provisions of Section 18-502(b) of the Act, the Liquidating Trustee may compromise or waive any such liability on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Liquidating Trustee may determine.
 
(iii)         A Person who receives any amount distributed by the Company in excess of the amount to which such Person was entitled under this Agreement because of mistake or miscalculation shall be liable to the Company for the return of such amount, together with interest thereon from the date of such distribution at a floating rate determined by the Managing Member.
 
 
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(c)          The Managing Member shall, to the extent necessary to settle the liabilities of a Person to the Company under Section 5.1(b), either adjust the Capital Account(s) of the appropriate Person(s) in the Company downward, or cause the Company to request payments from the appropriate Person(s), to reflect amounts due to the Company from such Person(s) (and in either event make corresponding upward pro rata adjustments to the other Capital Accounts in the Company); provided, however, that the Managing Member shall not be required to make any such downward adjustment or request for payment (or corresponding upward adjustment) unless failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on the Company.  It shall be conclusively presumed that any failure to make any such downward adjustment or request for payment in respect of a particular Member or Assignee of the Company shall not have a material adverse effect if the amount in question in respect of such Member or Assignee is less than one percent (1%) of the amount of Net Assets of the Company at the time contemplated for such adjustment or request.  If the Managing Member requests such a payment from a Person and such Person does not comply with such request, the Managing Member shall determine whether to cause the Company to institute a Proceeding against such Person to recover the amount requested.
 
(d)          If a Person receives a distribution in an amount less than the amount to which such Person was entitled under this Agreement because of mistake or miscalculation, the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may: (i) cause the Company to pay the amount of such difference to such Person, together with interest thereon from the date of such distribution at a floating rate determined by the Managing Member; or (ii) adjust the Capital Account of such Person upward to reflect: (A) the amount due such Person plus (B) interest thereon from the date of such distribution at a floating rate determined by the Managing Member (and, in either case, make corresponding downward pro rata adjustments to the other Capital Accounts of the Company).
 
(e)          The number of Interests and Capital Accounts in the Company shall be unlimited.
 
(f)          At the Initial Closing, the Company will establish a Reserve sufficient to pay the Class A Preferred Return and the Management Fee for three (3) months.
 
5.2           Issuance and Sale of Interests.
 
(a)          The Managing Member is authorized to cause the Company to offer, sell and issue Interests, and to admit Persons as Members of the Company in connection therewith, in such manner and at such time or times as the Managing Member may determine, except that the Managing Member may not cause the Company to offer, sell or issue Interests in a manner inconsistent with this Agreement or the Offering Circular (if any) relating to such Interests in effect at the relevant time, or to any Person who has failed to execute a Subscription Agreement or other document under which such Person has agreed to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as a Member of the Company.
 
(b)          The Managing Member may accept or reject any Subscription Agreement, or accept or reject all or any portion of a Person’s proposed Capital Contribution to the Company under such Person’s Subscription Agreement, in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
 
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(c)          Each Person whose Subscription Agreement has been accepted by the Managing Member shall, to the extent the Managing Member has agreed to accept a Capital Contribution or Capital Contributions under such Subscription Agreement, make such Capital Contribution or Capital Contributions in cash in immediately available funds (unless the Managing Member agrees in its sole and absolute discretion to accept such Capital Contribution or Capital Contributions in the form of property other than cash) at the time(s) and place(s) set forth in such Subscription Agreement or in a Notification given to such Person pursuant to such Subscription Agreement; provided, however, that subject to the provisions of Section 18-502(b) of the Act, the Managing Member may compromise or waive any obligation a Person may have to the Company under such Person’s Subscription Agreement (including an obligation to make a Capital Contribution) or otherwise, on such terms and subject to such conditions as the Managing Member may determine.
 
(d)          If the Managing Member accepts a Person’s Subscription Agreement, it shall (subject to the provisions of Section 5.3) cause the books and records of the Company to reflect the admission of such Person as a Member in accordance with the terms of such Person’s Subscription Agreement.
 
(e)          A Person who has been admitted as a Member of the Company and who wishes to make a Capital Contribution that is not required to be made under such Person’s Subscription Agreement may do so only upon the approval of the Managing Member.  The Managing Member may withhold such approval in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
5.3           Ownership of InterestsThe Managing Member shall cause the ownership of Interests to be recorded on separate and distinct books and records of the Company.  The Company shall not issue certificates certifying the ownership of Interests therein except as the Managing Member may determine from time to time in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
5.4           Transfers of Interests.
 
(a)          No Member or Assignee may Transfer an Interest (or any interest therein) unless: (i) the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, has approved such Transfer; (ii) in the case of a Member or Assignee that is a natural person, such Member or Assignee dies or a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges him to be incompetent to manage his person or his property, in which case such Interest shall be Transferred automatically to the Personal Representative of such Member or Assignee; or (iii) such Transfer arises by operation of the provisions of Section 18-703(a) of the Act.
 
(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing, by giving Notification to the Managing Member, a Class A Member may request that the Managing Member purchase, or arrange for the purchase, of all or a portion of the Class A Interest owned by such Class A Member. If such Notification does not otherwise provide, it shall be deemed to be a request for the sale of all, but not less than all, of the Class A Interests owned by the requesting Class A Member. If such Notification is received by the fifteenth (15th) day of a calendar month, the Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such purchase by the end of such month; if such Notification is after the fifteenth (15th) day of a month, the Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such purchase by the end of the following month.
 
(i)           In seeking to accommodate a request made pursuant to Section 5.4(b), the Managing Member shall not be required to (i) purchase the Class A Interest for its own account, (ii) contribute money to the Company to fund such purchase, (iii) borrow money or dispose of assets to fund such purchase, or (iv) take any other action that would, in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, be adverse to the interests of the Company or its other Members.
 
 
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(ii)          If all or a portion of the Class A Interest of a Class A Member is purchased pursuant to this section within six (6) months following the date such Class A Member acquired such Class A Interest, then the Class A Preferred Return of such Class A Member shall be reduced from twelve percent (12%) to ten percent (10%), retroactively to the date of acquisition. If all or a portion of the Class A Interest of a Class A Member is purchased pursuant to this section more than six (6) months but less than twelve (12) months following the date such Class A Member acquired such Class A Interest, then the Class A Preferred Return of such Class A Member shall be reduced from twelve percent (12%) to eleven percent (11%), retroactively to the date of acquisition.
 
(iii)         The Managing Member shall consider requests made pursuant to Section 5.4(b) in the order in which such requests are received.
 
(iv)         If the Managing Member is unable to purchase or arrange for the purchase of a Class A Interest as provided in this Section by the dates specified in Section 5.4(b), the Class A Member may either rescind its request or maintain the request for the following month.
 
(c)          Duties and Liabilities of Transferors and Transferees.
 
(i)           Duties and Liabilities of Transferors.
 
(A)              If a Person Transfers an Interest (or an interest therein), such Person or its transferee shall, upon the Managing Member’s request, reimburse the Company for any legal, accounting and other costs and expenses the Company incurs in connection with such Transfer, including costs and expenses associated with reviewing such Transfer for compliance with this Section 5.4 and applicable law.
 
(B)              In the case of any Transfer of an Interest (or any interest therein), the transferee or the transferor of such Interest (or interest therein) shall, upon the request of the Managing Member and at such Person’s sole cost and expense, either cause the Company to be provided with, or authorize the Company to obtain, a legal opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Managing Member and rendered by legal counsel acceptable to the Managing Member, to the effect that such proposed Transfer is exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the 1933 Act and any applicable state securities laws.
 
(C)              In the case of any Transfer of an Interest (or any interest therein), the transferor or transferee of such Interest (or interest therein) shall, upon the request of the Managing Member and at such Person’s sole cost and expense, either cause the Company to be provided with, or authorize the Company to obtain, a legal opinion, in form and substance acceptable to the Managing Member and rendered by legal counsel acceptable to the Managing Member, to the effect that the Transfer will not result in: (1) the termination of the Company as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or (2) the Company being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations.
 
(D)              Unless the Managing Member expressly agrees otherwise in its sole and absolute discretion, no Transfer of an Interest (or any interest therein) shall relieve the transferor of its duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement.
 
 
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(ii)         Rights, Duties and Liabilities of Transferees.
 
(A)              No Person to whom a Transfer of an Interest (or an interest therein) has been made (an “Assignee”), including a Personal Representative to whom a Transfer of an Interest is made pursuant to Section 5.4(a)(ii), shall be entitled to be admitted to as a Member of the Company or to exercise any of the rights, powers or authority of a Member, unless the Managing Member approves thereof.  The Managing Member may withhold such approval in its sole and absolute discretion.
 
(B)              Prior to the admission of an Assignee as a Member pursuant to Section 5.4(c)(ii)(A): (1) such Assignee shall be entitled only to share in such increases and decreases of the Company’s Net Assets, to receive such distributions and to receive such allocations of the Tax Items, as the transferor would have been entitled to share and receive in respect of the Interest or interest therein Transferred by such transferor to such Assignee (provided that such Assignee shall have provided the Company such Assignee’s taxpayer identification number and such other information as may be reasonably requested by the Managing Member to enable the Company to comply with the Code and other applicable law and with the provisions of Section 8.7(a)); (2) such Assignee shall have no other rights, powers or authority in or with respect to the Company, except such rights, powers and authority as are expressly conferred on an Assignee by this Agreement; and (3) the transferor of such Interest or interest therein shall retain all rights, powers and authority pertaining thereto to the extent such rights, powers and authority do not vest in such Assignee pursuant to clause (1) of this Section 5.4(c)(ii)(B).
 
(C)              An Assignee admitted as a Member pursuant to Section 5.4(c)(ii)(A) shall, to the extent of the Interest transferred to such Assignee, succeed to all of the rights, powers and authority of the transferor Member under this Agreement in the place and stead of such transferor Member, except to the extent the Managing Member (in its sole and absolute discretion) and such Assignee expressly agree otherwise.
 
(D)              Unless the Managing Member expressly agrees otherwise in its sole and absolute discretion, notwithstanding any provision of Section 18-704(b) of the Act, any Assignee to whom an Interest (or an interest therein) is Transferred, whether or not such Assignee is admitted as a Member, shall, to the extent of such Interest (or interest therein), succeed to the duties, obligations and liabilities of the transferor under this Agreement.
 
(d)          Effective Dates of Transfers.
 
(i)          Transfers of Interests (or interests therein) pursuant to this Section 5.4 may be made on any day, but for purposes of this Agreement, a Transfer shall be deemed to occur at the beginning of the Accounting Period during which such Transfer occurs, if such Transfer occurs on or prior to the fifteenth (15th) day of such Accounting Period, or at the beginning of the Accounting Period immediately following the Accounting Period during which such Transfer occurs, if such Transfer occurs after the fifteenth (15th) day of an Accounting Period, or at such other time determined by the Managing Member pursuant to such convention as may be administratively feasible and consistent with applicable law.
 
(ii)         All distributions pursuant to this Agreement attributable to a Transferred Interest (or interest therein): (A) with respect to which the distribution record date determined by the Managing Member is before the date such Transfer is deemed to occur, shall be made to the transferor, and (B) with respect to which the distribution record date determined by the Managing Member is on or after the date such Transfer (other than a pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage) is deemed to occur, shall be made to the transferee.
 
 
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(iii)        If any Interest (or an interest therein) is deemed to be Transferred on any day other than the first day of a calendar year, then each Tax Item attributable thereto for such year shall be allocated to the transferor and the transferee by taking into account their varying interests during such year in accordance with Section 706(d) of the Code, using any method permitted thereunder selected by the Managing Member.
 
(e)          Any Transfer of any Interest (or interest therein) in breach of this Section 5.4, and any Transfer that has (or, in the Managing Member’s judgment, is likely to result in) an Adverse Regulatory Effect, shall be wholly null and void and shall not effectuate the Transfer contemplated thereby.  The Company shall have the right to obtain injunctive relief (in addition to and not in lieu of any other remedies available to either or both of them) in the event of: (i) any breach or threatened breach of this Section 5.4; or (ii) any Transfer that has (or, in the Managing Member’s judgment, is likely to result in) an Adverse Regulatory Effect.  Any Person who Transfers an Interest (or an interest therein) in breach of this Section 5.4 shall reimburse the Company for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred in enforcing this Section 5.4 with respect to such Transfer.
 
ARTICLE VI.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO AND WITHDRAWALS BY MEMBERS
 
6.1           Distributions.
 
(a)          All distributions by the Company shall be made in the following order of priority:
 
(i)          First, the Company shall distribute to each Class A Member an amount equal to the Class A Preferred Return;
 
(ii)         Second, the Company shall distribute to each Class A Member an amount equal to such Class A Member’s Unreturned Investment; and
 
(iii)        Third, the Company shall distribute the balance to the Class M Members.
 
(b)          No Member has any right to demand and receive any distribution in a form other than cash.  All distributions shall be made at such time as is determined by the Managing Member.  All amounts withheld pursuant to the Code or any provisions of state or local tax law with respect to any payment or distribution to the Members from the Company shall be treated as amounts distributed to the relevant Member pursuant to this Section 6.1.
 
6.2           Return of Capital. The Managing Member shall endeavor to return the entire Capital Contribution of each Class A Member no later than the fifth (5th) anniversary of such Capital Contribution.
 
6.3           Expenses.  Before authorizing a distribution to the Members, the Managing Member shall take into account (i) all items of revenue of the Company; (ii) all costs and expenses of the Company, including the Management Fee; (iii) all debt service payments of the Company; (iv) all amounts added to or released from Reserve accounts established by the Managing Member for the Company; (v) all liabilities of the Company; and (vi) all other items the Managing Member believes should be taken into account in its sole discretion.
 
 
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6.4           Definitions.
 
(a)          The “Class A Preferred Return” of a Class A Member means (subject to Section 7.2(d)) an amount such that, as of the date of any distribution, such Class A Member has received a compounded return of twelve percent (12%) with respect to such Class A Member’s Unreturned Investment since the date of such Class A Member’s Capital Contribution.
 
(b)          The “Unreturned Investment” of a Class A Member means such Class A Member’s Capital Contribution, reduced by previous distributions made to such Class A Member pursuant to Section 6.1(a).
 
6.5           Withdrawals by Members from Capital AccountsNo Member or Assignee shall be entitled to withdraw capital from its Capital Account except with the consent of the Managing Member, which consent may be withheld for any reason or no reason.
 
6.6           Resignation and Voluntary Withdrawal of MembersPrior to the completion of the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company, no Member or Assignee shall have the right to resign or withdraw as such, unless such Member or Assignee has been allowed to withdraw the entire balance of its Capital Account in accordance with this Agreement.
 
6.7           Involuntary Withdrawal of Members.
 
(a)          The Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may require any Member or Assignee to: (i) withdraw any portion of its Capital Account as of any month-end by giving not less than five (5) calendar days prior Notification to such Member or Assignee; or (ii) withdraw as a Member or Assignee as of any month-end by giving not less than five (5) calendar days prior Notification to such Member or Assignee.
 
(b)          The Managing Member may at any time require any Member or Assignee to withdraw all or any portion of its Capital Account, or withdraw as a Member or Assignee, in either case without notice to such Member or Assignee, if: (i) the Managing Member determines that such Member or Assignee made a material misrepresentation to the Company in connection with acquiring its Interest; (ii) a Proceeding is commenced or threatened against the Company arising out of, or relating to, such Member’s or Assignee’s investment in the Company; (iii) such Member or Assignee Transferred such Interest (or any interest therein) in violation of Section 5.4 or in a manner that has resulted in (or, in the Managing Member’s judgment, is likely to result in) an Adverse Regulatory Effect; or (iv) such Member’s or Assignee’s ownership of such Interest (or any interest therein) has resulted in (or, in the Managing Member’s judgment, is likely to result in) an Adverse Regulatory Effect.
 
(c)          Any Member or Assignee who is required to withdraw an amount from its Capital Account or to withdraw as a Member or Assignee pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall withdraw from its Capital Account the amount such Member or Assignee is required to withdraw, as specified by the Managing Member.
 
6.8           Status After Withdrawal.
 
(a)          A Person who is permitted or required to resign or withdraw as a Member or Assignee pursuant to this Agreement shall have no rights against the Company; provided, however, that this Section 6.8(a) shall not be construed to limit a former Member’s or Assignee’s right (subject to the limitations contained in Articles IX and XII) to bring any Proceeding against the Company, any Managing Member Associate or any Liquidating Trustee Associate.
 
 
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(b)          A Person who is permitted or required to resign or withdraw as a Member or Assignee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement shall continue as a Member or Assignee, as the case may be, until the effective date of such resignation or withdrawal, but not thereafter, notwithstanding that withdrawal proceeds are not paid to such Person until after the effective date of such resignation or withdrawal.
 
6.9             Legal Restrictions on Capital WithdrawalsNotwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Capital Withdrawal shall be made from the Company to the extent that, after giving effect to such withdrawal, the Company would be in violation of Section 18-607(a) or Section 18-804(a) of the Act.
 
6.10           Withholding from Capital WithdrawalsThe Managing Member may withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority, pursuant to Code Sections 1441, 1442, 1445, 1446 and any other provisions of the Code or of state, local or foreign law, the amounts the Company may be required to withhold under those provisions or may be required to pay to any federal, state, local or foreign taxing authority relating to a Member or Assignee.  The amount of any taxes withheld and paid by the Company on behalf of a Member or Assignee thereof shall be deemed to constitute a distribution to such Member or Assignee and, if withheld and paid in connection with a Capital Withdrawal by such Member or Assignee from a Capital Account, shall reduce (on a dollar for dollar basis) the amount the Company would otherwise pay directly to such Member or Assignee in connection with such Capital Withdrawal.
 
6.11           Distributions Upon DissolutionUpon the commencement of the winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XI, the Company shall make no further distributions pursuant to this Article VI (unless the Managing Member determines otherwise in its sole and absolute discretion), but shall make all distributions in accordance with the order and priority set forth in Section 11.6, notwithstanding that such dissolution occurs subsequent to a distribution record date or the effective day of a withdrawal but prior to making the related distribution that would otherwise be made in connection therewith pursuant to this Agreement.
 
ARTICLE VII.
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS
 
7.1           Capital Accounts.       
 
(b)          The Company shall maintain a separate capital account for each Member (each, a “Capital Account”) according to the rules of U.S. Department of Treasury issued under section 704(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
(c)           The Capital Account of a Member or Assignee shall be increased by (i) the amount of cash contributed by such Member or Assignee; (ii) the adjusted tax basis of other property contributed by such Member or Assignee (net of liabilities secured by such contributed property that the Company is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code); and (iii) allocations to such Member or Assignee of the Company’s taxable income and gain.
 
(d)          The Capital Account of a Member or Assignee shall be decreased by (i) the amount of cash distributed by such Member or Assignee, whether pursuant to Article VI or Article XI; (ii) the adjusted tax basis of other property distributed to such Member or Assignee (net of liabilities secured by such distributed property that such Member or Assignee is considered to assume or take subject to under Section 752 of the Code), whether pursuant to Article VI or Article XI; and (iii) allocations to such Member or Assignee of taxable losses and deductions.
 
 
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7.2           Allocation of Profits and Losses for Federal Income Tax Purposes.   
 
(a)          Unless otherwise determined by the Manager based on applicable tax laws and regulations, all profits and losses of the Company shall be allocated to the Class A Members until the Class A Members have been allocated profits equal to (i) the cumulative Class A Return, plus (ii) the amount of any losses allocated to the Class A Members. Thereafter, all profits and losses shall be allocated to the Class M Members.
 
(b)          Subject to section 7.2(a), the Company shall seek to allocate its Tax Items in a manner so that (i) such allocations have “substantial economic effect” as defined in section 704(b) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder (the “Regulations”) and otherwise comply with applicable tax laws; (ii) each Member is allocated income equal to the sum of (A) the losses he or it is allocated, and (B) the cash profits he or it receives; and (iii) after taking into account the allocations for each year as well as such factors as the value of the Company’s assets, the allocations likely to be made to each Member in the future, and the distributions each Member is likely to receive, the balance of each Member’s capital account at the time of the liquidation of the Company will be equal to the amount such Member is entitled to receive pursuant to Article XI. That is, the allocation of Tax Items, should, to the extent reasonably possible, following the actual and anticipated distributions of cash, in the discretion of the Managing Member. In making allocations the Managing Member shall use reasonable efforts to comply with applicable tax laws, including without limitation through incorporation of a “qualified income offset,” a “gross income allocation,” and a “minimum gain chargeback,” as such terms or concepts are specified in the Regulations. The Managing Member shall be conclusively deemed to have used reasonable effort if it has sought and obtained advice from counsel.
 
(c)          In the event the Company recognizes a loss attributable to loans from the Members, then such loss, as well as any income recognized by the Company as a result of the repayment of such loan (including debt forgiveness income), shall be allocated to the Member(s) making such loan.
 
(d)          Any income, gain, loss, or deduction realized as a direct or indirect result of the issuance of an Interest to a Member (the “Issuance Items”) shall be allocated among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such Issuance Items, together with all other allocations under this Section 7.2 to each Member, shall be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Issuance Items had not been realized.
 
(e)          The Company may, but shall not be required to, make an election under section 754 of the Code at the request of any Member. The Company may condition its consent to make such an election on the agreement of the requesting Member to pay directly or reimburse the Company for any costs incurred in connection with such election or the calculations required as a result of such an election.
 
(f)          In the event property of the Company is distributed to one or more the Members in kind, there shall be allocated to the Members the amount of income, gain or loss which the Company would have recognized had such property been sold for its fair market value on the date of the distribution, to the extent such income, gain or loss has not previously been allocated among the Members.
 
(g)          Any federal tax elections (including elections under Sections 988 and 475(f) of the Code and those referenced in Section 8.7)) or other decisions relating to allocations made under this Section 7.2 shall be made in any manner that the Managing Member may determine reflects the purposes and intent hereof.
 
(h)          The Managing Member may make such modifications as may be necessary to assure that the Members’ and Assignees’ respective Tax Basis Capital Accounts are maintained in accordance with federal income tax accounting principles applicable to partnerships.
 
 
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ARTICLE VIII.
RECORDS AND ACCOUNTING; REPORTS; CONFIDENTIALITY
 
8.1           Books and Record.
 
(a)          The Managing Member shall cause the Company to maintain such books and records relating to the business and affairs of the Company as are required to be maintained under the Act (“Required Records”) and such other books and records as the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may determine.
 
(b)          The Company shall keep at its principal offices books and records of account of the Company which shall reflect a full and accurate record of each transaction of the Company.
 
8.2           Right of Inspection.
 
(a)           If a Member of the Company wishes additional information or to inspect the books and records of the Company for a bona fide purpose, the following procedure shall be followed:  (i) such Member shall notify the Managing Member, setting forth in reasonable detail the information requested and the reason for the request; (ii) within sixty (60) days after such a request, the Managing Member shall respond to the request by either providing the information requested or scheduling a date (not more than 90 days after the initial request) for the Member to inspect the Company’s records; (iii) any inspection of the Company’s records shall be at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Member; and (iv) the requesting Member shall reimburse the Company for any reasonable costs incurred by the Company in responding to the Member’s request and making information available to the Member.
 
(b)          The Managing Member shall not be required to respond to a request for information or to inspect the books and records of the Company if the Managing Member believes such request is made to harass the Company or the Managing Member, to seek confidential information about the Company, or for any other purpose other than a bona fide purpose.
 
(c)          An inspection of the Company’s books and records may be conducted by an authorized representative of a Member, provided such authorized representative is an attorney or a licensed certified public accountant and is reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member.
 
(d)          The following restrictions shall apply to any request for information or to inspect the books and records of the Company:
 
(i)          No Member shall have a right to a list of the Members or any information regarding the other Members.
 
(ii)         Before providing additional information or allowing a Member to inspect the Company’s records, the Managing Member may require such Member to execute a confidentiality agreement satisfactory to the Managing Member.
 
(iii)        No Member shall have the right to any trade secrets of the Company or any other information the Managing Member deems highly sensitive and confidential.
 
(iv)        No Member may review the books and records of the Company more than once during any twelve (12) month period.
 
 
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(v)         Any review of the Company’s books and records shall be scheduled in a manner to minimize disruption to the Company’s business.
 
(vi)        A representative of the Company may be present at any inspection of the Company’s books and records.
 
(vii)       If more than one Member has asked to review the Company’s books and records, the Managing Member may require the requesting Members to consolidate their request and appoint a single representative to conduct such review on behalf of all requested Members.
 
(viii)      The Managing Member may impose additional reasonable restrictions for the purpose of protecting the Company and the Members.
 
8.3           Fiscal Year; Fiscal Quarters; Accounting Periods; Accounting Methods.
 
(a)          The Fiscal Year of the Company shall be the calendar year, unless the Managing Member determines otherwise and gives Notification of such determination to the Members and Assignees.
 
(b)          The Fiscal Quarters of the Company shall be the calendar quarters, unless the Managing Member determines otherwise and gives Notification of such determination to the Members and Assignees.
 
(c)          The Accounting Periods of the Company shall be determined as follows:
 
(i)           The initial Accounting Period of the Company shall commence as of the date on which the Company first issues an Interest to a Member and close as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the calendar month in which the Initial Closing occurs.
 
(ii)           Each subsequent Accounting Period shall commence immediately after the close of the first preceding Accounting Period and close as of the close of business on the first to occur of (a) the last Business Day of the calendar month in which such Accounting Period commenced; (b) the Business Day immediately prior to the effective date of any Capital Contribution to the Company; (c) the Business Day as of which a Capital Withdrawal from the Company is effected; (d) a date determined by the Managing Member; and (e) the date upon which the winding up of the business and affairs has been completed pursuant to this Agreement.
 
(d)          The Company will keep its financial books under the cash method of accounting and, except as explicitly provided in this Agreement, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
 
 
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8.4           Determination and Calculation of Liabilities and Valuation of Assets.
 
(a)          The Managing Member shall value the Company’s assets (generally mortgage loans and real property) at the Company’s accumulated cost, which includes the cost of acquisition, plus cost of due diligence, servicing, the payment of other claims on the underlying property when deemed advisable by the Managing Member, and holding and transaction fees and expenses.  Notwithstanding the above, if, in the good faith determination of the Managing Member, as asset has become materially impaired over a significant period of time, such that in the opinion of the Managing Member, the asset ought to be revalued to reflect a significant downward valuation of the asset, the Managing Member has discretion to adjust the value of the asset downward to reflect their good faith, subjective determination of the new, lower value of the asset.
 
(b)          The Managing Member shall determine the amount of the Liabilities of the Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except as otherwise provided in Section 8.4(d) or in the Offering Circular (if any)).
 
(c)          For purposes of determining the Liabilities of the Company at a particular time, the Managing Member may estimate costs or expenses that are incurred on a regular or recurring basis over yearly or other periods and treat the amount of any such estimate as accruing in equal portions over any such period.
 
(d)          The Managing Member may establish (and increase or decrease from time to time) such reserves for: (i) estimated accrued costs or expenses; and (ii) contingent, unknown or unfixed debts, liabilities or obligations, even if such reserves are not required by generally accepted accounting principles (“Reserves”).  Any such Reserve, to the extent reversed, shall be allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members or Assignees at the time of such reversal in the manner provided in Section 7.2, unless the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines to allocate such reversal among the Capital Accounts of those Persons who were Members or Assignees at the time such Reserve was established or increased, as the case may be.
 
8.5           Annual Financial Statements and Reports. Within a reasonable period after the close of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall furnish to each Member with respect to such fiscal year (i) a statement showing in reasonable detail the computation of the amount distributed to such Members, (ii) a balance sheet of the Company, (iii) a statement of income and expenses, and (iv) such information from the Company’s annual information return as is necessary for such Members to prepare their federal, state and local income tax returns. The financial statements of the Company need not be audited by an independent certified public accounting firm unless the Managing Member so elects.
 
8.6           Bank Accounts. Funds of the Company may be deposited in accounts at banks or other institutions selected by the Managing Member. Withdrawals from any such account or accounts shall be made in the name of the Company upon the signature of such persons as the Managing Member may designate. Company in any such account shall not be commingled with the funds of any Member or any other Entity.
 
 
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8.7           Tax Matters.
 
(a)          The Managing Member shall cause all required federal, state and local income or information tax returns (“Tax Returns”) to be prepared and timely filed (subject to the Managing Member’s discretion to obtain extensions) with the appropriate authorities.
 
(b)          The Managing Member shall determine the accounting methods and conventions under the tax laws of the United States, the several states and other relevant jurisdictions (“Tax Laws”) as to the treatment of Tax Items of the Company or any other method or procedure relating to the preparation of the Tax Returns of the Company.
 
(c)          The Managing Member may cause the Company to make (or refrain from making) any and all tax elections permitted by the Tax Laws, including the election referred to in Section 754 of the Code, and may charge the costs of complying with such election to the Member(s) or Assignee(s) who requested that such election be made.
 
(d)          As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member shall cause to be delivered to each Person who was a Member or Assignee of the Company at any time during such Fiscal Year such tax information and schedules relating as are necessary to enable such Person to prepare its federal income tax return in accordance with the laws, rules and regulations then prevailing.
 
(e)          Each Member and Assignee agrees in respect of any year in which such Member or Assignee had an investment in the Company that, unless the Managing Member expressly agrees otherwise in its sole and absolute discretion, such Member or Assignee shall not: (i) treat, on its tax returns, any Tax Item relating to such investment in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such Tax Item by the Company, as reflected on the Schedule K-1 or other information statement furnished by the Company to such Member or Assignee; or (ii) file any claim for a refund relating to any such Tax Item based on, or which would result in, any such inconsistent treatment.
 
(f)          The Managing Member is hereby appointed the “tax matters partner” of the Company for all purposes pursuant to Sections 6221-6231 of the Code.
 
(g)          Each Member and Assignee shall furnish the Managing Member with such information, forms and certifications as it may require and as are necessary to comply with the regulations governing the obligations of withholding tax agents or as are necessary with respect to any withholding taxes imposed by countries other than the U.S.  Each Member and Assignee represents that the information and forms furnished by him shall be true and accurate in all respects and agrees to indemnify the Company and the Managing Member for his allocable share of any applicable tax of any type (including any liability for penalties, additions to tax or interest) attributable to his share of income or the distributions to him.
 
8.8           Confidentiality.
 
(a)          Except as provided in Section 8.8(b), each Member and Assignee agrees to keep confidential, not to make any use of, and not to provide or disclose to any Person, any information or matter relating to the Company or its business and affairs, including reports furnished to Members and Assignees pursuant to Section 8.5, the identities of other Members and Assignees, any offering materials used in connection with the marketing and private placement of Interests in the Company (including this Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and Other Agreements) and any information or matter related to any investment made by the Company (all of the foregoing, “Confidential Information”).
 
 
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(b)          Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.8(a):
 
   (i)           A Member or Assignee may provide or disclose Confidential Information to its members, partners, shareholders, directors, officers and employees, to its financial, legal, tax and other advisors, and to such other Persons as the Managing Member may approve in its sole and absolute discretion (each of the foregoing, an “Authorized Person”), for any purpose reasonably related to its interest in the Company; provided, however, that such Member or Assignee notifies each such Authorized Person in writing of the restrictions set forth in this Section 8.8 and states in such writing, in a prominent fashion, that such Authorized Person, by receiving such Confidential Information, shall be deemed to have agreed to comply with such restrictions for the benefit of the Company and the Managing Member.
 
    (ii)           A Member or Assignee or any of its Authorized Persons may provide or disclose Confidential Information to any Person if: (A) the information contemplated to be provided or disclosed is publicly known at the time of the proposed disclosure as a result of actions other than a breach by such Member or Assignee or any of its Authorized Persons of the provisions of this Section 8.8; (B) such disclosure is required by law or regulation; (C) such disclosure is required to be made by a Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over such Member or Assignee; (D) such disclosure is made in good faith in response to a written request for information by a Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over such Member or Assignee; (E) such disclosure is made in good faith during the course of an examination of such Member or Assignee by a Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction over such Member or Assignee; or (F) such disclosure is approved in advance by the Managing Member in its sole and absolute discretion.  A Member or Assignee or its Authorized Person who discloses Confidential Information pursuant to this Section 8.8(b)(ii) shall: (1) in the case of any disclosure made pursuant to clause (E) of this Section 8.8(b)(ii), promptly provide the Managing Member a copy of the written request for information described in that clause; and (2) in the case of any disclosure made pursuant to clauses (B), (C) or (D) of this Section 8.8(b)(ii), use its reasonable best efforts to: (a) give reasonable prior Notification of such disclosure to the Managing Member to afford the Managing Member the opportunity to obtain an appropriate protective order and (b) inform each recipient of such information of the confidential nature of such information.
 
(c)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other documents pertaining to an investment in the Company, a Member or Assignee (or any of its Authorized Representatives) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the anticipated tax treatment and tax structure of the Company and transactions contemplated by the Company, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) related to such tax treatment and tax structure, if any.
 
(d)          Rights of Managing Member.
 
   (i)           The Managing Member may disclose to any Member or Assignee or any prospective investor in the Company such information relating to the Company or its investments as the Managing Member determines to be necessary to retain any such Member or Assignee as an investor or facilitate an investment by any such prospective investor, as the case may be.
 
   (ii)          The Managing Member may disclose to any Person that provides or may provide service to the Company such information relating to the Company or its investments as the Managing Member determines to be necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental or convenient to manage and conduct the Company’s business and affairs.
 
 
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   (iii)        Unless the Managing Member expressly agrees otherwise, the Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may publicize: (A) the fact that it serves as the Manager of the Company, (B) the performance of the Company and (C) the identity of Members and Assignees of the Company, provided it does so in a manner that does not constitute “general advertising” or “general solicitation” with respect to the Company or the Interests therein within the meaning of Rule 503(c) of Regulation D under the 1933 Act.
 
(e)          Proprietary Information of Managing Member.
 
   (i)          Each Member and Assignee acknowledges and agrees that Managing Member, its Affiliates and their respective licensors own all rights, title and interest in and to the trading models, strategies, software and other proprietary materials utilized or generated by them in the course of managing and conducting the business and affairs of the Company, including all patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights therein (all of the foregoing, “Proprietary Information”).
 
   (ii)         Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as granting the Members or Assignees any rights or license of any kind with respect to the Proprietary Information.
 
   (iii)        Each Member and Assignee agrees: (A) to keep the Proprietary Information confidential pursuant to Section 8.8(a), and (B) not to copy, alter, reverse engineer or decompile the Proprietary Information or otherwise attempt to access or use any of the trade secrets contained therein.
 
   (iv)        The name “American Homeowner Preservation” and all rights to use that name belong exclusively to Managing Member, which has consented to the use by the Company and has granted the Company a royalty-free license to use the name “American Homeowner Preservation” in the Company’s name.  Managing Member may revoke that license in its sole and absolute discretion at any time.  In the event of such revocation, the Company shall cease to use the name “American Homeowner Preservation” in its name and shall take all necessary action under the Act to change its name to a name that do not include the name “American Homeowner Preservation.”
 
ARTICLE IX.
EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
OF MANAGING MEMBER ASSOCIATES
 
9.1           Exculpation.
 
(a)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:
 
   (i)          to the extent that, at law or in equity, the Managing Member or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, any Member or any Assignee arising under or otherwise relating to this Agreement, the Managing Member or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, shall not be liable for monetary or other damages to the Company or such Member or Assignee for: (A) losses sustained or liabilities incurred by the Company or such Member or Assignee, except to the extent that it is Judicially Determined that an act or omission of the Managing Member or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, was material to the matter giving rise to such losses or liabilities and that such act or omission constituted criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Managing Member or Liquidating Trustee, as the case may; (B) losses sustained or liabilities incurred by the Company or such Member or Assignee arising from or otherwise relating to any act or omission of any Person selected by the Managing Member or Liquidating Trustee to perform services for or otherwise transact business with the Company, except to the extent that it is Judicially Determined that the Managing Member’s selection of such Person involved criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Managing Member or the Liquidating Trustee, as the case may be, and was material to the matter giving rise to such losses or liabilities; or (C) circumstances beyond the Managing Member’s or Liquidating Trustee’s control, including changes in tax or other laws, rules or regulations or the bankruptcy, insolvency or suspension of normal business activities of any broker-dealer, bank or other financial institution that holds assets associated with the Company; and
 
 
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   (ii)         to the extent that, at law or in equity, a Managing Member Associate (other than the Managing Member) or Liquidating Trustee Associate (other than the Liquidating Trustee) has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or any Member or Assignee arising under or otherwise relating to this Agreement, such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate shall not be liable for monetary or other damages to the Company or such Member or Assignee for losses sustained or liabilities incurred by the Company or such Member or Assignee, except to the extent that it is Judicially Determined that an act or omission of such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, as the case may be, was material to the matter giving rise to such losses or liabilities and that such act or omission constituted criminal wrongdoing, willful misfeasance or bad faith on the part of such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, as the case may be.
 
(b)          Each Managing Member Associate and Liquidating Trustee Associate shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books and records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any of its members, managers, partners, shareholders, directors, officers or agents (including legal counsel, accountants, auditors, appraisers, investment bankers and other independent experts acting for the Company or any member, manager, partner, shareholder, director, officer or agent of the Company as to matters such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, as the case may be, reasonably believes are within such other Person’s professional or expert competence, including information, opinions, reports, or statements as to the value and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any other facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which distributions might properly be made.
 
9.2           Indemnification.
 
(a)          To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall indemnify each Managing Member Associate and each Liquidating Trustee Associate (each, an “Indemnitee”) against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, costs, expenses (including reasonable legal and expert witness fees and related costs and expenses), judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and other amounts (including costs and expenses associated with investigation or preparation), actually and reasonably paid or incurred by such Indemnitee in connection with any and all Proceedings that arise from or relate, directly or indirectly, to any act or omission (or alleged act or omission) of such Indemnitee in connection with this Agreement or the business or affairs of the Company and in which such Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a defendant, witness, deponent or otherwise (but not as a plaintiff, unless the Managing Member agrees otherwise in its sole and absolute discretion), whether or not the same shall proceed to judgment or be settled or otherwise be brought to a conclusion (collectively, “Losses”), except to the extent that it is Judicially Determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be exculpated in respect of such act or omission pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1.
 
 
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(b)         To the extent it is Judicially Determined that the Company may not lawfully indemnify an Indemnitee for Losses pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.2(a) (other than because such Indemnitee is not entitled to be exculpated in respect of the related act or omission pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.1), the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and such Indemnitee, on the other hand, but also the relative fault of the Company and such Indemnitee, as well as any other equitable considerations.
 
(c)          Reasonable legal fees and other costs and expenses (including costs and expenses associated with any investigation and preparation) incurred by an Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding in which such Indemnitee is a party, witness or deponent shall be paid or reimbursed by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt by the Company of (i) a written affirmation by such Indemnitee of such Indemnitee’s good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Company, as stated in Section 9.2(a), has been met, and (ii) a written undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitee to promptly repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it shall ultimately be Judicially Determined that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company hereunder.
 
(d)          The Managing Member may cause the Company to purchase and maintain insurance, at the cost and expense of the Company, on behalf of any one or more Persons against any liability that may be asserted against or costs or expenses that may be incurred by such Person(s) in connection with the activities of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify any such Person(s) against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.
 
(e)          An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 9.2 solely because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies.
 
(f)          Any Indemnitee entitled to indemnification hereunder shall use its reasonable best efforts to minimize the amount of any claim for indemnification hereunder.
 
(g)          The rights of an Indemnitee to indemnification, contribution and reimbursement provided by this Section 9.2 shall be in addition to any other rights to which such Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement with the Company, as a matter of law or otherwise, and shall continue as to a Managing Member, Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, as the case may be, who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall also be for the benefit of such Indemnitee’s Personal Representatives, but shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.  This Article IX, however, shall not be construed to entitle any Indemnitee to receive any amount in respect of any Losses of such Indemnitee to the extent that, after giving effect to the receipt of such amount and the receipt by such Indemnitee of any other payments in respect of such Losses, from whatever source or sources, such Indemnitee shall have recovered an aggregate amount in excess of such Losses.
 
(h)          Indemnification Obligations in respect of the Company shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years after the date of the dissolution of the Company pursuant to Article XI, except that Indemnification Obligations shall continue as to any Loss of which any Indemnitee shall have given Notification to the Company on or prior to the date such Indemnification Obligation would otherwise terminate in accordance with this Section 9.2, until it is Judicially Determined that the Company is not liable for such Loss.
 
 
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(i)          In any suit brought by an Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or the advancement of expenses provided for in this Agreement, the burden of proving that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified or to an advancement of expenses is on the Company (or any Member or Assignee acting derivatively or otherwise on behalf of the Company, as the case may be).
 
9.3           Limits on Exculpation and IndemnificationThe Managing Member acknowledges, on its own behalf, on behalf of the other Managing Member Associates and on behalf of the Liquidating Trustee Associates, that: (a) the federal securities laws (and the rules and regulations thereunder) confer certain rights on each Member and Assignee and impose certain liabilities on the Managing Member Associates and Liquidating Trustee Associates, and that the Managing Member Associates and Liquidating Trustee Associates may not lawfully seek an agreement from any Member or Assignee to waive, modify or limit such Member’s or Assignee’s exercise of such rights or to relieve the Managing Member Associates or Liquidating Trustee Associates of such liabilities; and (b) other applicable laws may confer rights on the Members and Assignees, and/or impose liabilities on the Managing Member Associates or Liquidating Trustee Associates, that may not be waived, modified or limited by an agreement between the Managing Member Associates or Liquidating Trustee Associates, on the one hand, and the Members and Assignees, on the other hand.  Accordingly, to the extent a Member or Assignee has rights under the federal securities laws (or the rules and regulations thereunder), nothing in this Article IX should be construed to impose any limitation on a Member’s or Assignee’s exercise of such rights, and to the extent the federal securities laws (or any rule or regulation thereunder) impose liabilities on a Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, nothing in this Article IX should be construed to impose any limitation on such liability.  Similarly, to the extent a Member or Assignee has rights or a Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate has liabilities under other applicable law that may not be waived, modified or limited by agreement between such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate, on the one hand, and such Member or Assignee, on the other hand, nothing in this Article IX should be construed to impose any limitation on such Member’s or Assignee’s exercise of such rights or to relieve such Managing Member Associate or Liquidating Trustee Associate of such liabilities.
 
ARTICLE X.
AMENDMENT; CONSENTS FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 
10.1         Amendments.
 
(a)          Subject to Section 10.1(c), the Managing Member may amend this Agreement at any time and from time to time, whether by changing any one or more of the provisions hereof, deleting any one or more provisions herefrom or adding one or more provisions hereto:
 
    (i)         without obtaining the authorization, approval, agreement, consent or vote of any Member or Assignee to: (A) cure any ambiguity or inconsistency herein, or (B) address any matter or question not addressed herein, provided that, in the Managing Member’s judgment, no such amendment has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Members and Assignees thereof generally;
 
 
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   (ii)         without obtaining the authorization, approval, agreement, consent or vote of any Member or Assignee: (A) to add to the obligations of the Managing Member hereunder, or surrender any right, power or authority granted to the Managing Member hereunder, for the benefit of any Members or Assignees thereof; (B) to provide, pursuant to Section 3.5, that any one or more Additional Managers may possess and exercise any one or more of the rights, powers and authority possessed by the Managing Member under this Agreement; (C) to change the name of the Company; (D) to reflect the admission, substitution, and withdrawal of Members and Assignees effected after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement; (E) to reflect Capital Contributions and Capital Withdrawals effected after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement; (F) for such other purpose or purposes as the Managing Member may determine to be necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental or convenient to the management and conduct of the business and affairs of the Company, provided that, in the Managing Member’s judgment, no such amendment pursuant to this clause (F) has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or the Members and Assignees thereof generally;
 
   (iii)        without obtaining the authorization, approval, agreement, consent or vote of any Member or Assignee, to cause the Company to enter into an agreement with any Member or Assignee thereof to waive or modify the application of any provision of this Agreement with respect to such Member or Assignee, provided that, in the Managing Member’s judgment, no such waiver or modification pursuant to this subparagraph (iii) has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Members and Assignees thereof generally;
 
    (iv)      without obtaining the authorization, approval, agreement, consent or vote of any Member or Assignee, to: (A) cause the provisions of Section 7.2 to comply with the provisions of Section 704 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, (B) otherwise cause the Company to comply with any requirement, condition or guideline contained in any federal, state, local or foreign law or in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of any Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization, (C) qualify the Company as (or to do business as) a limited liability company or a company in which Members and Assignees have limited liability, under the laws of any State or other jurisdiction in which the Managing Member determines such qualification to be necessary or advisable, (D) prevent an Adverse Regulatory Effect, provided that the Managing Member takes such measures as are reasonably necessary to prevent any amendment pursuant to this Section 10.1(a)(iv) from having a material adverse effect on the Members and Assignees thereof generally;
 
    (v)        in a manner that materially adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Members and Assignees thereof generally, if the Managing Member gives Notification to the Members at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the implementation of such amendment, setting forth, in reasonable detail, all material facts relating to such amendment, and obtains the Consent of a Majority of the Members, measured by capital accounts, to such amendment prior to the implementation thereof; or
 
    (vi)      in a manner that materially adversely affects or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any one or more specific Members or Assignees, if the Managing Member receives consent to such amendment from such affected Member(s) or Assignee(s). 
 
(b)          It shall be conclusively presumed that no waiver or permission granted to any one or more Members or Assignees, and no agreement entered into with any one or more Members or Assignees, pursuant to Section 3.6 or 4.2(b), has or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company or any Member or Assignee to whom such a waiver or permission is not granted or with whom such an agreement is not entered into.
 
 
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(c)          Notwithstanding any provision of Section 10.1(a), the Managing Member may not amend this Agreement so as to: (i) require a Member or Assignee to pay any sum of money whatsoever in respect of such Member’s or Assignee’s Interest, whether in the form of a Capital Contribution, a loan or otherwise, other than that which such Member or Assignee has agreed to pay by way of such Member’s Subscription Agreement(s), this Agreement or another agreement executed and delivered by such Member or Assignee; (ii) materially reduce the increases and decreases of Net Assets the Company or the amount of distributions of the Company to which such Member or Assignee is entitled under this Agreement, without the consent of such Member or Assignee; or (iii) modify the limited liability of a Member, without the consent of such Member.
 
(d)          If the Managing Member adopts an amendment to this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1(a)(i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), it shall provide affected Members and Assignees a copy of such amendment, or a reasonably detailed description of such amendment, within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such change; provided, however, that an inadvertent failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 10.1(d) with respect to any such amendment shall not affect the substance or effectiveness of such amendment in any respect.
 
(e)          For the avoidance of doubt, no amendment may be made to this Agreement without the consent or approval of the Managing Member.
 
10.2           Amendment of Certificate.
 
(a)          The Managing Member shall cause the Certificate to be amended and/or restated at such time or times, to such extent and in such manner as may be required by the Act.
 
(b)          The Managing Member, in its sole and absolute discretion, may cause the Certificate to be amended and/or restated in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 10.1, and any such amendment and/or restatement shall be effective immediately upon the filing of a certificate of amendment in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or upon such future date as may be stated therein.
 
10.3           Consents for Other PurposesThe Managing Member may from time to time determine to submit to the Members for approval certain actions or practices that are not required to be approved by the Members or Assignees thereof pursuant to this Agreement (including transactions subject to the provisions of Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act).  Any such action or practice shall be deemed to have been approved by the Company if: (a) no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to taking such proposed action or implementing such proposed practice, the Managing Member gives Notification to the Members describing such action or practice in reasonable detail and (b) prior to taking such action or implementing such practice, the Managing Member obtains the Consent of a majority of the Members, measured by Capital Account, to such action or practice.
 
 
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ARTICLE XI.
DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
 
11.1           Events Causing Dissolution.
 
(a)          The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up of its business and affairs upon the first to occur of the following events, and, except as otherwise required by the Act or other applicable law, no other event shall cause the dissolution of the Company:
 
   (i)          the Managing Member declares in writing that the Company shall be dissolved and gives Notification of such declaration to all Members and Assignees;
 
   (ii)         the Bankruptcy of the Managing Member; provided, however, that the Bankruptcy of the Managing Member shall not cause the dissolution of the Company if at the time of such Bankruptcy there is at least one other Manager of the Company that has been admitted to the Company as a Manager pursuant to Section 3.5(b) and such other Manager carries on the business of the Company (it being understood and agreed that this Agreement shall be construed to permit the business of the Company to be carried on by such other Manager in the event of the Bankruptcy of the Managing Member); or
 
   (iii)        the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act.
 
11.2           Winding UpIf the Company is dissolved pursuant to Section 11.1, its business and affairs shall be wound up as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter in the manner set forth below.
 
(a)          The winding up of the business and affairs of the Company shall be carried out by a liquidating trustee (the “Liquidating Trustee”).
 
(b)          Unless otherwise required by law, the Liquidating Trustee of the Company shall be the Managing Member or a Person appointed by the Managing Member; provided, however, that if the Company is dissolved by operation of the provisions of Section 11.1(a)(ii) or (iii), the Liquidating Trustee shall be a person appointed by a majority of the Members, measured by Capital Account, determined as of the beginning of the Accounting Period during which such dissolution occurred.
 
(c)          The Managing Member may revoke the appointment of a Liquidating Trustee, and appoint a successor Liquidating Trustee, at any time; provided, however, that if the Company is dissolved by operation of the provisions of Section 11.1(a)(ii) or (iii), such revocation and appointment of a successor may be made only by a majority of the Members, measured by Capital Account determined as of the beginning of the Accounting Period during which such dissolution occurred.
 
11.3           Powers of Liquidating TrusteeThe Liquidating Trustee shall possess full and exclusive right, power and authority to effect the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the termination of the existence of the Company as a separate legal entity.  In winding up the business and affairs of the Company and terminating the Company’s existence as a separate legal entity, the Liquidating Trustee may exercise or invoke all rights, powers, authority and privileges that the Managing Member may exercise or invoke under this Agreement.
 
 
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11.4           Costs and Expenses of Liquidation; Compensation of Liquidating Trustee.
 
(a)          The Company shall bear such costs and expenses as the Liquidating Trustee shall reasonably determine to be necessary, appropriate, advisable, incidental or convenient to effect the orderly winding up of the Company’s business and affairs and the termination of the Company’s existence as a separate legal entity.
 
(b)          The Liquidating Trustee shall be entitled to receive from the Company such reasonable compensation for its services relating to the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company as the Managing Member may from time to time determine; provided, however, that if the Company is dissolved pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(ii) or (iii), such compensation shall be determined by a simple majority of the Members, determined by Capital Account, as of the date such dissolution occurred.
 
11.5           Final StatementWithin a reasonable time following the completion of the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company (excluding, for purposes of this Section 11.5, the disposition of reserves described in Section 11.6(a)), the Liquidating Trustee shall furnish to each Member and Assignee a statement setting forth the assets and the liabilities of the Company as of the date of such completion and such Member’s or Assignee’s share of distributions pursuant to Section 11.6.
 
11.6           Distribution of Property and Proceeds of Sale Thereof.
 
(a)          Within thirty (30) calendar days following completion of the statement referred to in Section 11.5, the Liquidating Trustee shall, in accordance with Section 18-804(a) of the Act, distribute the assets of the Company in the following order of priority:
 
   (i)          to pay or make reasonable provision for the payment of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company to creditors (including the compensation payable to the Liquidating Trustee and other costs and expenses associated with the dissolution and winding up of the business and affairs of the Company), including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Members, Assignees and former Members and Assignees who are creditors of the Company (other than liabilities for distributions to Members, Assignees and former Members and Assignees under Sections 18-601 or 18-604 of the Act);
 
   (ii)         to pay or make reasonable provision for the payment of the debts, liabilities and obligations the Company to creditors who are Members, Assignees or former Members or Assignees (other than liabilities for distributions to Members, Assignees and former Members and Assignees of the Company under Sections 18-601 or 18-604 of the Act), to the extent not paid or provided for pursuant to Section 11.6(a)(i);
 
   (iii)        to satisfy liabilities of the Company to Members, Assignees and former Members and Assignees for distributions under Sections 18-601 or 18-604 of the Act; and
 
 
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   (iv)        to the Members and Assignees, in accordance with section 6.1.
 
(b)          Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18-804(b) of the Act, if there are sufficient assets to satisfy the claims of all priority groups specified above, such claims shall be paid in full and any such provision for payment shall be made in full.  If there are sufficient assets to satisfy the claims of one or more but not all priority groups specified above, the claims of the highest priority groups that may be paid or provided for in full shall be paid or provided for in full, before paying or providing for any claims of a lower priority group.  If there are insufficient assets to pay or provide for the claims of a particular priority group specified above, such claims shall be paid or provided for ratably to the claimants in such group to the extent of the assets available to pay such claims.
 
(c)          Amounts in reserves established by the Liquidating Trustee pursuant to Section 18-804 of the Act shall be paid to creditors as set forth in Sections 11.6(a)(i) and (ii).  Any amounts remaining in such reserves after such payments shall be paid as provided in Sections 11.6(a)(iii) and (iv).
 
11.7           Deficit Capital Accounts.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that, upon completion of the winding up of the business and affairs of the Company, there is a deficit in any Member’s or Assignee’s Capital Account, such deficit shall not be an asset of the Company and such Member or Assignee shall not be obligated to contribute such amount to the Company to bring the balance of such Capital Account to zero.
 
ARTICLE XII.
MISCELLANEOUS
 
12.1           Construction and Governing Law.
 
(a)          Each Subscription Agreement or Other Agreement executed and delivered by a Member or Assignee, including any representations, warranties, covenants and power of attorney set forth therein, is hereby incorporated into this Agreement as if set forth in full in this Agreement. This Agreement, the Certificate and the Subscription Agreements contain the entire understanding and agreement among the respective parties hereto and thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, arrangements, inducements or conditions, express or implied, oral or written, between or among any of the parties hereto or thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
 
(b)          To the extent not preempted by ERISA or the Securities and Commodities Laws, all provisions of this Agreement, the Certificate, the Subscription Agreements and the Other Agreements shall be governed by and construed, administered and enforced in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of Delaware without regard to “choice of law,” “conflict of laws” or similar principals of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction.  In applying the provisions of this Agreement, it is understood and agreed that, regardless of where this Agreement may be executed by a party hereto, this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties pursuant to the Act, and that the parties intend that the provisions of this Agreement be given full force and effect pursuant to the principles set forth in Sections 18-1101 (b), (c) and (d) of the Act.  Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, to the extent this Agreement modifies or nullifies any provision of the Act that would apply in the absence of such modification or nullification, as permitted by the Act (any such provision of the Act being referred to herein as a “default” provision), such modification or nullification shall apply in preference to such “default” provision.
 
 
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(c)          The parties hereto intend that the provisions hereof be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and that no presumption or burden of proof arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of this Agreement.
 
(d)          Wherever possible, each provision in this Agreement shall be construed in such a manner as to be valid, legal and enforceable under applicable law. It is the intention of the Parties that, in case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be found or held invalid, illegal or unenforceable to any extent in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be reformed in such jurisdiction to reflect the intent thereof to the greatest extent permitted by law and, to the extent not so reformed, shall be ineffective only in such jurisdiction and only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without invalidating (i) the effect of such provision in any other jurisdiction or (ii) the effect of any other provision in that or any other jurisdiction, unless such a construction would be unreasonable.  If the Managing Member shall determine, with the advice of reputable counsel, that any provision of this Agreement is in conflict with (A) the Securities and Commodities Laws or (B) other applicable laws, rules, regulations or orders, whether generally or in a particular application, the conflicting provision or such particular application thereof, as the case may be, shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Agreement for so long as such conflict exists (provided, however, that such determination shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any lawful application of any provision, or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination). In construing the meaning or application of the Securities and Commodities Laws, the Managing Member may consider the effect of any applicable order or interpretive release issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as the case may be, or any applicable “no action” or interpretive position issued by the staff of either such Commission, that modifies or interprets the Securities and Commodities Laws.
 
(e)          If the Managing Member determines that any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous or inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement, it may construe such provision in such manner as it may determine, and such construction shall be conclusive and binding as to the meaning to be given to such provision.
 
(f)           All matters concerning: (i) the valuation of the assets of the Company; (ii) the determination of the amount of the liabilities of the Company; (iii) the allocation of profits, gains and losses among the Members and Assignees, including taxes thereon; and (iv) the accounting practices and procedures of the Company (to the extent not specifically provided for in this Agreement), shall be determined by the Managing Member, whose good faith determinations in such matters shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Members and Assignees.
 
(g)          Each reference in this Agreement to a statute or regulation, or provision thereof, shall be deemed to refer to such statute or regulation, or provision thereof, as amended from time to time, or to any superseding statute or regulation, or provision thereof, as is from time to time in effect, as well as to applicable regulations then in effect thereunder.
 
(h)          In computing the number of days for purposes of this Agreement, all days shall be counted, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; provided, however, that if the final day of any time period falls on a day that is not a Business Day, then the final day of such time period shall be deemed to be the next day which is a Business Day.
 
(i)           Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement, references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Annexes are to Articles, Sections and Annexes of this Agreement. The headings to Articles and Sections are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.
 
 
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(j)           Where appropriate, each definition and pronoun in this Agreement includes the singular and the plural, and reference to a particular gender includes each other gender. As used in this Agreement, the word “including” shall mean “including without limitation,” and the word “or” is not exclusive.
 
(k)          The express provisions of this Agreement control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the provisions hereof.
 
(l)           EACH MEMBER AND ASSIGNEE CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE SITTING IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN ANY PROCEEDING.
 
   EACH MEMBER AND ASSIGNEE AGREES NOT TO RAISE ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES, IN EACH CASE SITTING IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN ANY PROCEEDING.
 
   EACH MEMBER AND ASSIGNEE CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS, SUMMONS OR NOTICE IN ANY PROCEEDING BY WAY OF NOTIFICATION THEREOF TO SUCH MEMBER OR ASSIGNEE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED U.S. MAIL (FIRST CLASS POSTAGE PREPAID, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED).
 
12.2           Counterparts This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon). All of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if all parties executing such counterparts had executed the same signature page.  Any writing, including a Subscription Agreement or Other Agreement, that has been duly executed by a Person in which such Person has agreed to be bound hereby as a Member shall be considered a counterpart for purposes of the foregoing.
 
12.3           Binding EffectThe provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the Members (including former Members), Assignees (including former Assignees) and their respective Personal Representatives and shall inure to the benefit of the Members (including former Members), Assignees (including former Assignees), Managing Member Associates (including former Managing Member Associates), Liquidating Trustee Associates (including former Liquidating Trustee Associates), and their respective Personal Representatives (the “Parties”); provided, however, that this Section 12.3 shall not be construed to limit the requirements or effect of any other provision of this Agreement.
 
12.4           Third Party BeneficiariesThe provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to govern the relations (a) between or among any two or more Parties; and (b) between or among any one or more Parties, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand.  No Person (other than a Party) who owes any debts, liabilities or obligations to or who otherwise has any claim against or dealing with the Company shall obtain any rights under any provision of this Agreement, whether as third party beneficiary or otherwise.  No creditor of a Party shall have the right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the assets of the Company.
 
 
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12.5           Remedies for Breach; Effect of Waiver or ConsentA waiver or consent, express or implied, of or to any breach or default by any Person in the performance by that Person of his duties with respect to the Company is not a waiver of or consent to any other breach or default in the performance by that Person of the same or any other duties of that Person with respect to the Company.  Failure on the part of a Person to complain of any act of any other Person or to declare any other Person in default with respect to the Company, irrespective of how long that failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by that Person of its rights with respect to that default until the applicable statute of limitations period has run.
 
   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first above written.
 

MANAGING MEMBER:
 
American Homeowner Preservation Management, LLC
 
By:   
Name:   
Title:   
MEMBERS:
 
Each Person hereafter admitted as a Member pursuant to the Managing Member’s acceptance of such Person’s Subscription Agreement or another document that has been duly executed by such Person in which such Person has agreed to be bound hereby as a Member.

 
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ANNEX A
 
DEFINITIONS
 
1940 Act” – the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
1934 Act” – the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
1933 Act” – the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
Account” or “Capital Account” of a Member is defined in Section 7.1.
 
Accounting Period” – the Accounting Period of the Company is defined in Section 8.3(c).
 
Act” – the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. Section 18-101, et seq.
 
Additional Manager” is defined in Section 3.5(b).
 
Adverse Regulatory Effect” – means any of the following: (i) a violation by the Company or the Managing Member of any requirement, condition or guideline contained in any federal, state, local or foreign law or in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of any Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization, (ii) the imposition of a requirement that the Company or the Managing Member comply with any requirement, condition or guideline contained in any federal, state, local or foreign law or in any order, directive, opinion, ruling or regulation of any Governmental Entity or self-regulatory organization, to which it is not subject as of the date of this Agreement, (iii) the termination of the Company’s classification as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, (iv) the Company being treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations, (v) any of the assets associated with the Company being treated as Plan Assets, (vi) the imposition of a requirement on the Company to register as an investment company under the 1940 Act, (vii) the imposition of a requirement on the Company to comply with any provision of the 1940 Act (other than provisions applicable to a company that relies on Section 3(c)(1) of the 1940 Act, if the Company relies on that section, or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, if the Company relies on that section), or (viii) the occurrence of any “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975(c) of the Code).
 
Advisers Act” – the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.
 
Affiliate” of a specified Person – any Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person.
 
Agreed Value” of a Capital Contribution in a form other than cash – the fair market value of such Capital Contribution as mutually agreed by the Managing Member and the Person that makes such Capital Contribution.
 
Agreement” – this Limited Liability Company Agreement (including the documents incorporated herein by reference herein, as amended and/or restated from time to time).
 
AHPM” is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
 
 
 

 
 
Assets” – all of the assets of the Company (including accrued interest and dividends receivable in respect of such investments); provided, however, that no value shall be placed on the name or goodwill of the Company, which shall be considered the exclusive property of the Managing Member.
 
Assignee” is defined in Section 5.4(c)(ii)(A).
 
Authorized Person” is defined in Section 8.8(b)(i).
 
Bankruptcy” of a Person – (i) such Person (A) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; (B) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy; (C) is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against it an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; (D) files a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation; (E) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of such nature; or (F) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties; or (ii) one hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the commencement of any proceeding against such Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation, dissolution or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within ninety (90) calendar days after the appointment without such Person’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within ninety (90) calendar days after the expiration of any such stay, the appointment is not vacated. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, if a Person is a partnership, Bankruptcy of such Person shall also include the Bankruptcy of any general partner of such Person.
 
Benefit Plan Investor” means, as defined in the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (“PPA 2006”), (i) any employee benefit plan subject to Part 4 of Title I of ERISA (regarding fiduciary responsibility), (ii) any plan to which Section 4975 of the Code applies (including Individual Retirement Accounts, i.e. IRAs) and (iii) any entity whose underlying assets include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in such entity.  For purposes of (iii) above, an entity’s underlying assets will include plan assets if immediately after the most recent acquisition or disposition of any equity interest in such entity, 25% or more of a class of such entity’s “equity interests” are owned by Benefit Plan Investors and such “equity interests” are not “publicly-offered securities” (as the terms “equity interests” and “publicly-offered securities” are used in Department of Labor (“DOL”) Regulation 29 CFR §2510.3-101 and as subsequently modified by PPA 2006); provided that an entity which is primarily engaged, directly or through a majority owned subsidiary or subsidiaries, in the production or sale of a product or service other than the investment of capital shall not be considered a Benefit Plan Investor.  Benefit Plan Investors include, by way of example and not of limitation, corporate pension and profit sharing plans, “simplified employee pension plans,” Keogh plans for self-employed individuals (including partners), individual retirement accounts, and certain bank commingled trust funds, or insurance company separate accounts, for such plans and accounts.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, whether an entity is a Benefit Plan Investor shall be determined under the rules set forth in DOL Regulation 29 CFR §2510.3-101, but only to the extent such regulations are not inconsistent with PPA 2006 and only until such time as the DOL issues new regulations consistent with PPA 2006, at which time, such superseding regulations shall control the determination of Benefit Plan Investor.
 
Book/Tax Disparity” of a Member or Assignee – the difference between the (aggregate) balance of such Member’s or Assignee’s Capital Account and the balance of such Member’s or Assignee’s Tax Basis Capital Account.
 
 
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Business Day” – for purposes of this Agreement means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday and is not a legal holiday or day on which banking institutions generally are authorized or obligated by law or regulations to remain closed in New York.
 
Capital Contribution”  – the amount of money (or, if the Managing Member determines in its sole and absolute discretion in any particular case that a contribution of capital may be made in whole or in part in the form of property other than cash, the Agreed Value of such other property, net of any liability secured by such property) contributed by a Person to the capital of the Company, less the amount of any sales charge deducted from such contribution and paid to another Person.
 
Capital Withdrawal” from a Capital Account – any distribution of cash or other property from such Capital Account to the Member or Assignee who holds such Account and any withdrawal of cash or other property from such Capital Account (if allowed by the Managing Member), pursuant to this Agreement (including distributions pursuant to the provisions of Article XI).  Each Capital Withdrawal from a Capital Account shall be deemed to be effected as of the end of an Accounting Period, notwithstanding that a distribution in connection with such Capital Withdrawal is made after the end of such Accounting Period.  For the avoidance of doubt, a distribution shall not include any amount constituting reasonable compensation for present or past services (including Management Fees to the Managing Member).  The amount of a Capital Withdrawal from a Capital Account shall be the amount of cash distributed in connection with such withdrawal (to the extent cash is distributed in connection with such withdrawal) plus the net value of any assets that are distributed in connection with such withdrawal, determined in accordance with the valuation principles set forth in this Agreement or the Offering Circular (if any).
 
CE Act” – the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended.
 
Certificate” – the Certificate of Formation of the Company as originally filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and as subsequently amended and/or restated from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and the Act.
 
Class A Interest” means an Interest in the Company that has been designated as Class A.
 
Class M Interest” means an Interest in the Company that has been designated as Class M.
 
Class A Member” means a Member holding a Class A Interest.
 
Class M Member” means a Member holding a Class M Interest.
 
Class A Preferred Return” is defined in Section 6.4(a).
 
Class Percentage” means, for any Member of a Class of Company Interests, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which fraction shall be the Capital Contribution of such Member and the denominator of which fraction shall be the total Capital Contributions of all Members of the Class, as may be amended from time to time upon the transfer, issuance or redemption of Interests in the Company accordance with this Agreement.
 
Code” – the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
Confidential Information” is defined in Section 8.8(a).
 
 
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Company” – American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC, the Delaware limited liability company whose formation was completed upon the filing of the Certificate and whose business and affairs shall be governed by this Agreement.
 
Control” – when used with respect to a particular Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
Entity” – any domestic or foreign corporation, partnership (whether general or limited), joint venture, limited liability company, business trust, trust, estate, custodian, Governmental Entity, cooperative or other entity, or any unincorporated association or organization or account, whether acting in an individual or representative capacity.
 
ERISA” – the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
 
Financial Instruments” – (i) capital stock (including common and preferred stock); (ii) shares of beneficial interest, partnership interests, limited liability company interests and similar financial instruments; (iii) bonds, notes and debentures (whether subordinated, convertible or otherwise); (iv) shares of open and closed-end investment companies and other mutual funds, including money market funds; (v) commercial paper, (vi) obligations of any Governmental Entity; (vii) any other instruments that are defined as “securities” under the Commodities and Securities Laws or that are commonly known as “securities;” (viii) currencies; (ix) spot and forward currency transactions; (x) commodity, interest rate, currency, equity and other derivative products, including (A) futures contracts (and options thereon) relating to stocks, stock indices, currencies, U.S. Government securities and securities of foreign governments and other commodities and financial instruments; (B) swaps, options, warrants, caps, collars, floors and forward rate agreements; and (C) agreements relating to or securing such transactions; (xi) equipment lease certificates and equipment trust certificates; (xii) accounts and notes receivable and payable held by trade or other creditors; (xiii) trade acceptances; (xiv) contract and other claims; (xv) executory contracts; (xvi) participations in Financial Instruments; (xvii) repurchase agreements; and (xviii) certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, trust receipts and other obligations and instruments or evidences of indebtedness of whatever kind of nature; in any such case: (A) issued by any Person, (B) regardless of whether such Financial Instruments are privately or publicly held, acquired in public transactions or private placements, exchange-listed (or otherwise publicly traded) or not, or readily marketable and freely transferable or not, and (C) without any restriction, except as otherwise provided in the Offering Circular (if any).
 
Fiscal Quarter” – a fiscal quarter of the Company determined in accordance with the Agreement.
 
Fiscal Year” – the fiscal year of the Company determined in accordance with the Agreement.
 
Governmental Entity” – any federal, state, local or foreign government (or political subdivision, department, instrumentality, body or agency thereof).
 
Indemnification Obligation” – an obligation of the Company to indemnify an Indemnitee, advance expenses of an Indemnitee or provide contribution with respect to an Indemnitee, as the case may be, pursuant to Article IX.
 
Indemnitee” is defined in Section 9.2(a).
 
 
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Initial Closing” – the day on which the Company admits a Person (other than the Managing Member) as a Member thereof pursuant to this Agreement.
 
Interest” of a Member or Assignee at any particular time – such Member’s or Assignee’s interest, rights, powers and authority in and with respect to the Company at such time as determined in accordance with this Agreement.  Such rights include (i) such Member’s or Assignee’s share of the profits and losses of the Company, and such Member’s or Assignee’s right to receive distributions and to withdraw assets from the Company, pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) such Member’s or Assignee’s other rights, powers and authority in respect of the Company under this Agreement.
 
Investment Adviser” means AHP Capital Management, LLC, which shall provide investment advisory services to the Company pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Services Agreement.
 
Judicially Determined” – determined in a judgment or order, not subject to further appeal or discretionary review, by a court, governmental body or agency or self-regulatory organization having jurisdiction to render or issue such judgment or order.
 
Liabilities” – (i) all of the Company’s bills and accounts payable; (ii) all of the Company’s accrued or payable expenses; (iii) the current market value of all of the Company’s short sale obligations after accounting for or reflecting any hedge or other offsetting positions; and (iv) all of the Company’s other liabilities, present or future, including any Reserves established in respect of the Company.
 
Liquidating Trustee” is defined in Section 11.2(a).
 
Liquidating Trustee Associate” – the Liquidating Trustee, any Affiliate of the Liquidating Trustee, and any member, partner, shareholder, other beneficial owner, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Liquidating Trustee or any such Affiliate and their Personal Representatives.
 
Losses” is defined in Section 9.2(a).
 
Management Fee” is defined in Section 3.6(a).
 
Manager” means a “manager” within the meaning of Section 18-101(10) of the Act.
 
Managing Member” – AHPM and any Additional Manager, to the extent that the Managing Member, pursuant to Section 3.5(c), provides that such Additional Manager shall possess any one or more of the rights, powers and authority of AHPM in its capacity as a Manager of the Company under this Agreement.
 
Managing Member Associate” – the Managing Member, each Affiliate of the Managing Member, each member, partner, shareholder, other beneficial owner, manager, director, officer, employee or agent of the Managing Member or any such Affiliate, and the Personal Representatives of each of the foregoing.
 
Member” of the Company as of a particular time – a Person who has been admitted as a Member of the Company in accordance with this Agreement and who has not, pursuant to this Agreement, (i) withdrawn all amounts from its Capital Account in the Company, (ii) resigned or withdrawn as a Member of the Company, (iii) been required to withdraw as a Member of the Company or (iv) assigned its entire Interest to a substitute Member pursuant to Section 5.4.
 
 
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Net Assets” at a particular time – the value of the Company’s assets at such time minus the amount of the Company’s liabilities at such time (in each case determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as provided in this Agreement or the Offering Circular (if any)) and Section 8.4).
 
Notification” to a Person – a written notice that is deemed to be duly given to such Person on: (i) the date of delivery, if delivered by hand to such Person or sent to such Person by facsimile transmission (provided confirmation of receipt thereof is obtained) or reputable overnight courier; or (ii) the date indicated as the date of receipt on the return receipt, if mailed to such Person by U.S. registered or certified mail (first class postage prepaid), return receipt requested.  Any Notification required or permitted to be given to the Managing Member or the Company shall be sent to the principal office of the Company, or to such other address or facsimile number as the Managing Member may specify in a Notification given to all other Members and Assignees.  Any Notification required or permitted to be given to any other Member or Assignee shall be sent to such Member or Assignee at such address or to such facsimile number as such Member or Assignee may notify the Company by way of a Notification (it being understood and agreed that a Subscription Agreement, duly executed by a Person who subscribes for a Company Interest pursuant thereto, shall constitute a Notification by such Person of its address and facsimile number).
 
Offering Circular” means the Offering Circular on Form 1-A qualified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the offer of the Class A Interests and which includes information about the Company, the Class A Interests, and the offering.
 
Other Agreement” means any document evidencing an arrangement entered into pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
 
Party” is defined in Section 12.3.
 
Person” – any natural person, whether acting in an individual or representative capacity, or any Entity.
 
Personal Representative” is defined in Section 18-101(13) of the Act.
 
Plan Assets” – money or other property in which a Benefit Plan Investor is deemed to have an ownership interest for purposes of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
 
Proceeding” – any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding (including any action by or in the right of the Company), civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, brought by or before (or threatened to be brought by or before) any court, arbitrator, mediator, governmental body or agency or self-regulatory organization, that directly or indirectly arises from or relates to this Agreement, the business or affairs of the Company or a Member’s or Assignee’s investment in the Company.
 
Proprietary Information” is defined in Section 8.8(e)(i).
 
Required Records” is defined in Section 8.1(a).
 
Reserves” is defined in Section 8.4(d).
 
 
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Securities and Commodities Laws” – any one or more of the Advisers Act, the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the 1940 Act and the CE Act, to the extent each is applicable to the Managing Member or the Company.
 
Subscription Agreement” of a Person – the Subscription Agreement and Power of Attorney (and related documents) in such form or forms as the Managing Member may from time to time determine, as completed and executed by such Person and delivered by such Person to the Company, pursuant to which such Person (i) subscribes for an Interest in the Company by agreeing to contribute capital to the Company in such amount or amounts, at such time or times and otherwise in such manner as may be set forth therein; and (ii) agrees to be bound by this Agreement as a Member of the Company.
 
State” is defined in Section 18-101(14) of the Act.
 
Tax Basis Capital Account” – is defined in Section 7.2(a).
 
Tax Item” means any item of s the Company’s income, gain, expense, deduction, loss or credit allocable to Members and Assignees of the Company for federal income tax purposes.
 
Tax Laws” is defined in Section 8.7(b).
 
Tax Returns” is defined in Section 8.7(a).
 
Transfer” of an Interest or an interest therein – (i) any transaction in which a Person assigns or purports to assign an Interest, or an interest therein, to another Person, and includes: (A) any transfer, sale, assignment, gift, exchange, pledge, mortgage or hypothecation of an Interest, or any interest therein; (B) the creation or granting of a security interest, lien or encumbrance in, on or against an Interest, or any interest therein; or (C) any other conveyance or disposition of an Interest, or an interest therein, whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law; and (ii) any agreement, including a structured note or swap transaction, under which a Member or Assignee agrees to: (A) grant any other Person an economic interest in such Member’s or Assignee’s Capital Account or (B) pay any person an amount determined in whole or in substantial part by reference to the change in value of a Capital Account or to the performance of the Company.
 
Treasury Regulations” – the income tax regulations promulgated under the Code, whether in proposed, temporary or final form.
 
Unreturned Investment” is defined in Section 6.4(b).
 
Withdrawal Date” in respect of a Capital Account – the date as of which a Capital Withdrawal is effected from such Account.
 
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EX1A-15 ADD EXHB 5 ex1a15_1.htm EXHIBIT 1A-15.1 ex1a15_1.htm
EXHIBIT 1A-15.1
  
Operating Results of Prior Programs
 
Operating Results 2014
                 
 
    2013 C     2013 D     2014 A
  Basis of Assets Sold
                       
    Expenses on Assets Sold
    237,300.35       7,781.49       21,555.97  
    Acquisition Costs of Assets Sold
    2,156,135.52       132,743.68       90,509.14  
  Basis of Assets Sold
    2,393,435.87       140,525.17       112,065.11  
  Income
                       
    Income - Payments
    259,212.18       16,589.27       6,037.56  
    Income - AHP Lease/ Rent Income
    65,432.96       0.00       2,775.08  
  Income
    324,645.14       16,589.27       8,812.64  
  Expenses
                       
    AHP Fund Management Fees
    68,197.19       11,678.53       5,431.67  
    Professional Fees- Legal/Trustee/Consulting
    33,700.00       12,010.09       14,000.00  
    Bank Fees
    1,287.89       907.14       347.25  
    Other Expense
    (1,056.43 )     1,717.48       2,169.38  
  Expenses
    102,128.65       26,313.24       21,948.30  
  Proceeds From Sales of Assets
                       
    Income - AHP Sales Proceeds
    3,009,275.21       246,238.23       202,526.08  
  Proceeds From Sales of Assets
    3,009,275.21       246,238.23       202,526.08  
 
                       
Net Income
    838,355.83       95,989.10       77,325.31  

 
 

 
 
Operating Results 2015
                       
 
                       
 
    2013 C     2013 D     2014 A     2014 B
Basis of Assets Sold
                               
   Expenses on Assets Sold
    246,447.76       102,591.30       181,295.71       123,417.80  
   Acquisition Costs of Assets Sold
    1,371,500.77       275,632.49       1,108,446.04       3,408,234.32  
Basis of Assets Sold
    1,617,948.53       378,223.79       1,289,741.75       3,531,652.12  
Income
                               
  Income - Payments
    104,858.88       31,761.77       165,839.98       208,691.94  
  Income - AHP Lease Income
    84,552.21       28,915.00       71,731.73       65,271.25  
  Income - AHP Fund
      Mngt/Referral Fees
    10,867.51       3,461.20       23,228.09       400.00  
  Income - Tax Sales Surplus
    0.00       0.00       0.00       90,602.24  
  Income -Other
    351.52       0.00       975.00       2,050.00  
Income
    200,630.12       64,137.97       261,774.80       367,015.43  
Expenses
                               
  Loan Servicing
    66,867.45       12,333.29       223,166.95       327,617.89  
  Prop Exp (Due Diligence, Legal
     Maintenence, Misc)
    116,496.56       (4,357.54 )     43,805.47       158,684.92  
  AHP Fund Management Fees
    47,114.52       15,779.46       42,454.07       7,932.50  
  Professional Fees-     
Legal/Consulting
    5,000.00       5,459.23       3,500.00       9,764.42  
  Professional Fees- Trustee
    13,500.00       12,000.00       12,000.00       23,014.50  
  Professional Fees-Wealthforge
Broker Fees
    -       -       -       12,771.50  
  Commissions on Acquisitions
    (110.89 )     486.52       (4,618.25 )     41,781.83  
  Bad Debt Expense
    23,559.97       -       4,502.57       900.00  
  DIL Incentives
    (575.00 )     (3,000.00 )     7,329.60       20,410.00  
  Office Expense- Postage &
Delivery
    1,004.75       61.27       188.16       11,287.80  
  Bank Fees
    715.44       436.75       912.94       1,759.25  
  Prof Fees- Agent Incentives
    2,978.36       (960.00 )     1,150.00       650.00  
  Marketing- REO Marketing
    101.48       98.24       371.46       1,019.64  
  Other Expense
    (1,955.02 )     (1,190.91 )     3,327.26       -  
Expenses
    274,697.62       37,146.31       338,090.23       617,594.25  
Proceeds From Sales of Assets
                               
  Income - AHP Sales Proceeds
    1,812,247.76       495,457.35       1,565,795.52       5,294,595.51  
  Proceeds From Sales of Assets
    1,812,247.76       495,457.35       1,565,795.52       5,294,595.51  
 
                               
Total Net Income
    120,231.73       144,225.22       199,738.34       1,512,364.57  

 
 

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April 25, 2016

Sent by Email Only

Erin E. Martin
Special Counsel
Office of Financial Services
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Email:  martine@sec.gov

Re: 
American Homeowner Preservation 2015A+, LLC
Draft Offering Statement on Form 1-A
CIK 0001667307
 
Dear Ms. Martin:

This is in response to your letter of March 14, 2016, a copy of which is enclosed for your reference. Also enclosed is a blacklined version of the Offering Circular reflecting the changes we have made in response to your letter, each of which is described below. We are simultaneously filing through EDGAR, although not the blacklined documents.
 
Your Question #1
 
We note your response to comment 2 and reissue it in part. As you have no operating history and have not identified any loans that you will acquire, it does not appear that you have a reasonable basis to quantify any intended distribution or return of capital. It also does not appear that the return-of-capital provision in your Operating Agreement provides a reasonable basis for the disclosure. As such, please remove any suggestion that you will make distributions to Class A Interest holders in a specified amount. For instance, your disclosure on page 2 continues to suggest that you may make aggregate distributions in the targeted amount of the Class A Preferred Return. As an example, refer to the following statement: “Therefore, if you purchase a Class A Interest and we are successful, you will receive a 12% return on your investment and have all your money back within five years.” The accompanying cautionary statements are insufficient. Throughout your document, revise the disclosure concerning distributions to ensure that it does not go beyond the provisions of your Operating Agreement with regard to the priority of distributions, as there is no indication that you will earn enough profit to make any distributions at all.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 2
 
Our Response:
 
We have removed the sentence you objected to. As far as we can find, there is no other statement in the Offering Circular that goes beyond describing factually the provisions set forth in section 6 of the Operating Agreement (those dealing with distributions). In addition, please note the following cautionary statements in the Offering Circular:
 
 
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Page 1:  “There is no guaranty that we will earn enough profit to distribute a 12% return to Investors, or even to return their capital.”
 
 
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Page 2:  “The Company will try to return to Investors all of their capital no later than the fifth anniversary of the purchase date, assuming there is sufficient cash flow. However, they might receive their capital sooner, later, or not at all.”
 
 
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Page 7:  “The section captioned “Prior Performance:  Our Track Record So Far,” starting on page 19, illustrates that affiliates of the Company, engaged in the same business in which the Company plans to engage, have done very well during the short period of their existence. However, there is no guaranty that the Company will do well as its affiliates have done.”
 
 
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Page 21:  “IMPORTANT NOTE:  There is no guaranty that we will have enough money to pay Investors a 12% return, or even to return their capital.”
 
 
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Page 21:  “If the Company doesn’t have enough money, Class A Members might receive a return of their investment later than five years, or not at all.”
 
 
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Page 22:  “We can only distribute as much money as we have. There is no guaranty that we will have enough money, after paying expenses, to distribute enough to pay a 12% annual return to Investors or even to return all of the invested capital.”
 
 
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Page 36:  “IMPORTANT NOTE:  There is no guaranty that the Company will have enough money to pay Investors a 12% annual return, or even to return their capital.”
 
Your Question #2
 
Our Company and Business
 
Overview, page 9
 
Please clarify in this section that you have not commenced operations and have not yet identified any loans to purchase.
 
Our Response
 
We have added a statement to that effect.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 3
 
Your Question #3
 
Our Track Record So Far, page 19
 
We note that you include disclosure regarding the “Value of Assets Remaining” for each of the prior programs and that the footnote at the top of page 20 indicates that those figures are estimated by your Investment Manager. Please revise to explain in more detail how your Investment Manger calculates and estimates these figures.
 
Our Response
 
We have added more detail to the explanation.
 
Your Question #4
 
Our Track Record So Far, page 19
 
We note your response to comment 7. Please revise your disclosure to include the narrative summary specified in Item 8.A of Securities Act Industry Guide 5. For example only, it is unclear whether there were any major adverse business developments or conditions experienced by any prior program, either public or nonpublic, that would be material to investors in the present offering. Please also revise the table on page 19 to include for each program the dollar amount offered, the length of the offering, the number of months it took for the program to invest 90% of the amount available for investment and the date of the offering’s closing, as applicable. Finally, revise your disclosure to include the Operating Results of Prior Programs table specified in Appendix II to Industry Guide 5.
 
Our Response
 
We have added the information called for by Item 8.A of Industry Guide 5.
 
We have added the requested information to the table.
 
We have added Operating Results for the prior programs for 2014 and 2015 (operating results for 2013 were de minimis) as a new Exhibit. In this regard, we note that all of Industry Guide 5, including the pro forma table in Appendix II for Operating Results, assumes a traditional real estate limited partnership owning fee simple interests in parcels of real estate, such as an office building or apartment complex. Although we understand that you are applying Industry Guide 5 to this offering, there are very few similarities between the business conducted by AHP and a traditional real estate limited partnership. Hence, many of the individual line items in the Operating Results table are inapplicable to AHP. To make the information as useful as possible for investors, we have reported Operating Results using the format that AHP customarily uses to report to investors and for its own internal purposes.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 4

Your Question #5
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Regulation A, page 31
 
We note your analysis with respect to the definition of “asset-backed security.” Please clarify that the statement “The Class A Interests do not satisfy the definition of ‘asset-backed security’ set forth in Item 1101(c) of SEC Regulation AB,” represents the Company’s belief.
 
Our Response
 
We have added the qualification you requested.
 
Your Question #6
 
Definition of “Asset-Backed Security” in Exchange Act, page 31
 
We note your disclosure that the SEC has provided a description of “asset-backed securities.” Please include a citation for the source of this disclosure.
 
Our Response
 
We have included citations.
 
Your Question #7
 
Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report
 
Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity, page F-5
 
Please revise your filing to present the net loss allocated to each ownership class (i.e., Class A Interests and Class M Interests). Also, revise your filing on page F-10 (Note 3 – Members’ Equity) to disclose your methodology for allocating profits and losses to each of your ownership classes. Refer to ASC 505-10-S99-5.
 
Our Response
 
The financial statements have been revised to present the share classes separately for the net loss allocations, where 100% of the activity was allocated to the Class M units as no Class A units are outstanding.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 5

The filing has been amended to include the following statement:  “Likewise, the Company’s profits and losses are allocated 100% to Class A Interests outstanding on a pro rata basis until a 12% compounded return on all Class A Interests’ Unreturned Investments is achieved.  All profits and losses thereafter are allocated to Class M Interests outstanding on a pro rata basis. As of January 22, 2016, the Company’s net loss was allocated 100% to the Class M Interests, as no Class A Interests are currently outstanding.” A new section 7.2(a) has been added to the Operating Agreement clarifying this intention.

Your Question #8
 
Notes to the Financial Statements
 
Note 3 – Members’ Equity, page F-10
 
We note that no member of the Company, including the Managing Member, is personally obligated to fund the debts and liabilities of the Company and that the Investment Adviser will pay all expenses incurred until sufficient capital is raised (as discussed page F-11). We also note from your disclosure on page 46 (Ownership of Related Entities) that Neighborhoods United owns 100 percent of both the Managing Member and the Investment Adviser. Please respond to the following:
 
 
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Tell us and revise your filing to disclose whether or not it is reasonably possible that the Managing Member will be required to fund cash flow deficits or provide other financial assistance (direct or indirect) to the Company.
 
 
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Tell us and revise your filing to disclose: (i) whether or not the Managing Member intends on providing financial support to the Company; and (ii) whether or not the Managing Member has made a commitment to provide financial support to the Company.
 
 
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Tell us if the Managing Member will waive management fees incurred by the Company, and if so, explain to us whether or not you consider this fee waiver to be a source of indirect financial support to the Company.
 
 
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Tell us if you consider Neighborhood United’s ability to transfer assets from the Managing Member to the Investment Adviser to be an indirect source of financial support to the Company from the Managing Member.
 
 
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Tell us if your previous “programs,” as disclosed on page 19, incurred cash flow deficits that were funded by related parties or obtained direct or indirect financial support from related parties. If so, tell us which entity provided the funds/support (i.e., Managing Member, Investment Adviser, etc.). If funds/support were provided by the Investment Adviser, tell us whether or not Neighborhoods United transferred funds from the Managing Member to the Investment Adviser to provide this support.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 6
 
Our Responses
 
Please note that while the Investment Manager has advanced funds in its discretion, it is not obligated to pay all expenses incurred until sufficient capital is raised. With respect to your specific points:

 
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Footnote 3 to the financial statements has been revised to state “The Managing Member is under no obligation to fund cash flow deficits, incur the obligations, debts, or liabilities of the Company, or otherwise provide direct or indirect financial assistance to the Company.” Footnote 5 to the financial statements has been revised to state “As of January 22, 2016, the Investment Adviser has advanced $33,384 to the Company related to expenses paid on the Company’s behalf.  The Investment Advisor is under no obligation to continue to fund the Company’s expenses.” We also removed the statement regarding the Investment Advisor paying expenses until sufficient capital is raised.
 
 
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We do not believe it is reasonably possible that the Managing Member will be required to fund cash flow deficits or provide other financial assistance (direct or indirect) to the Company. In all prior programs, the Managing Member has not been required to make any capital contribution following the date the first investor made an investment.
 
 
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The Managing Member does not intend to provide financial support to the Company and has not made a commitment to provide financial support to the Company. Please note that we have added a risk factor to this effect.
 
 
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The Managing Member has not made a commitment to waive management fees incurred by the Company. However, it is possible that the Managing Member could decide to waive management fees in a given instance in the future. A waiver of management fees could be construed as a form of indirectly financial assistance at that time.
 
 
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We do not consider the legal right of Neighborhood United to transfer assets from the Managing Member to the Investment Adviser to be an indirect source of financial support to the Company from the Managing Member. Should Neighborhood exercise its right, it could be an indirect source of financial support.
 
 
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None of the previous programs has incurred cash flow deficits that were funded by related parties (or at all). All management fees payable by all of the previous programs have been paid within 90 days. Sometimes, at its discretion, the Managing Member and/or the Investment Adviser have advanced funds to a program to purchase more loan assets. In these situations the Managing Member and/or the Investment Adviser has either remained invested pari passu with other investors, or the advance has been returned. These have been discretionary investments, not a function of cash flow or other deficits.
 
 
 

 
Erin E. Martin
Securities and Exchange Commission
April 25, 2016
Page 7

Your Question #9
 
Note 5 – Related Parties, page F-11
 
Please tell us whether or not a related party is obligated to pay the Company’s accounts payable of $44,874, and if so, revise your filing to disclose this obligation.
 
Our Response
 
American Homeowner Preservation, LLC is obligated to pay the $44,874 listed as an account payable of the Company. Footnote 5 to the financial statements has been revised to state “American Homeowner Preservation, LLC, a company affiliated with management, is a co-obligor on the Company’s accounts payable of $44,874 as of January 22, 2016.  It is under no obligation to continue to fund the Company’s expenses or become liable to any future expenses incurred by the Company.”
 
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Thank you for your continued attention to this matter. Please let me know if you have further questions or need additional information.
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
 
Markley S. Roderick

Enclosures
cc:  Jorge Newberry, CEO (sent via email with enclosures)