10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                         to                        

Commission File Number: 001-37997

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	81-3467779
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

698 Main Street, Branford, CT 06405

(Address of principal executive offices)

(203) 433-4736

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    ☒     Yes    ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    ☒  Yes    ☐     No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ☐     Yes    ☒     No

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Ticker symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.001 per share	SACH	NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2024	SCCB	NYSE American LLC
6.875% Notes due 2024	SACC	NYSE American LLC
7.75% Notes due 2025	SCCC	NYSE American LLC
6.00% Notes due 2026	SCCD	NYSE American LLC
6.00% Notes due 2027	SCCE	NYSE American LLC
7.125% Notes due 2027	SCCF	NYSE American LLC
8.00% Notes due 2027	SCCG	NYSE American LLC
7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference $25.00 per share	SACHPRA	NYSE American LLC

As of November 8, 2022, the Issuer had a total of 40,795,709 common shares, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
		Page Number
Item 1.	Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	1
	Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	2
	Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	3
	Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	5
	Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	33
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33
Part II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 6.	Exhibits	35
SIGNATURES		38
EXHIBITS

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this report, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, strategy and plans, and our expectations for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “likely,” “continue,” “design,” and the negative of such terms and other words and terms of similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are described in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the first and second quarters of 2022, all of which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this report may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. In addition, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We disclaim any duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this report to confirm these statements in relationship to actual results or revised expectations.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as others made in this report. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made by us in the context of these risks and uncertainties.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to “Sachem Capital,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Sachem Capital Corp., a New York corporation.

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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

BALANCE SHEETS

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)		(audited)
Assets
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	35,464,257	$	41,938,897
Investment securities		34,351,374		60,633,661
Mortgages receivable		448,524,665		292,301,209
Interest and fees receivable		5,746,907		3,693,645
Due from borrowers		5,055,146		3,671,016
Real estate owned		5,615,940		6,559,010
Investments in partnerships		22,542,941		6,055,838
Property and equipment, net		3,397,812		2,172,185
Other assets		1,122,342		936,290
Total assets	$	561,821,384	$	417,961,751
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable (net of deferred financing costs of $8,844,137 and $5,747,387)	$	279,557,613	$	160,529,363
Repurchase facility		43,100,146		19,087,189
Mortgage payable		750,000		750,000
Line of credit		3,542,853		33,178,031
Accrued dividends payable		—		3,927,600
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		1,162,170		697,403
Advances from borrowers		9,936,828		15,066,114
Deferred revenue		4,471,800		4,643,490
Total liabilities		342,521,410		237,879,190
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred shares - $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,903,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding		1,903		1,903
Common shares - $.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 40,080,672 and 32,730,004 issued and outstanding		40,081		32,730
Paid-in capital		222,520,783		185,516,394
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(557,541)		(476,016)
Accumulated deficit		(2,705,252)		(4,992,450)
Total shareholders’ equity		219,299,974		180,082,561
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	561,821,384	$	417,961,751

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

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Revenue:
Interest income from loans	$	11,545,748	$	6,094,165	$	30,490,694	$	15,307,692
Investment gains, net		238,225		532,163		586,166		911,005
Income from partnership investments		523,067		35,983		1,112,560		90,225
Origination and modification fees, net		1,669,034		1,268,624		5,759,650		2,788,498
Fee and other income		641,749		591,441		2,048,921		1,851,031
Unrealized losses on investment securities		(1,076,836)		—		(3,607,498)		—
Total revenue		13,540,987		8,522,376		36,390,493		20,948,451
Operating costs and expenses:
Interest and amortization of deferred financing costs		5,974,975		2,589,847		15,083,228		7,541,536
Compensation, fees and taxes		1,509,518		771,373		3,691,421		2,175,603
Other expenses		90,899		137,607		320,231		248,581
General and administrative expenses		715,994		478,484		1,993,812		1,369,328
Loss (Gain) on sale of real estate		962		94,450		(121,381)		111,545
Impairment loss		195,000		150,000		790,500		469,000
Total operating costs and expenses		8,487,348		4,221,761		21,757,811		11,915,593
Net income		5,053,639		4,300,615		14,632,682		9,032,858
Preferred stock dividend		(921,766)		(913,791)		(2,765,297)		(932,089)
Net income attributable to common shareholders		4,131,873		3,386,824		11,867,385		8,100,769
Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Comprehensive income	$	4,000,304	$	2,886,636	$	11,785,860	$	7,488,771
Basic and diluted net income per common share outstanding:
Basic	$	0.11	$	0.12	$	0.32	$	0.32
Diluted	$	0.11	$	0.12	$	0.32	$	0.32
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		38,829,610		27,973,249		36,723,305		24,968,885
Diluted		38,829,852		27,977,095		36,729,184		24,972,837

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

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
									Accumulated
							Additional		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid in		Comprehensive		Accumulated
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Totals
Balance, July 1, 2022	1,903,000	$	1,903	36,755,786	$	36,756	$	206,973,510	$	(425,972)	$	(1,583,202)	$	205,002,995
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses	—		—	3,309,886		3,310		15,420,273		—		—		15,423,583
Stock based compensation	—		—	15,000		15		127,000		—		—		127,015
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	—		—	—		—		—		(131,569)		—		(131,569)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock	—		—	—		—		—		—		(921,766)		(921,766)
Dividends paid on common shares	—		—	—		—		—		—		(5,253,923)		(5,253,923)
Net income for the period ended September 30, 2022	—		—	—		—		—		—		5,053,639		5,053,639
Balance, September 30, 2022	1,903,000	$	1,903	40,080,672	$	40,081	$	222,520,783	$	(557,541)	$	(2,705,252)	$	219,299,974

	FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
									Accumulated
							Additional		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid in		Comprehensive		Accumulated
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Totals
Beginning balance, July 1, 2021	1,700,000	$	1,700	26,733,213	$	26,733	$	147,362,456	$	(137,802)	$	(963,683)	$	146,289,404
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses	203,000		203	—		—		4,849,297		—		—		4,849,500
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses	—		—	1,582,717		1,583		8,003,496		—		—		8,005,079
Stock based compensation	—		—	—		—		64,219		—		—		64,219
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	—		—	—		—		—		(500,188)		—		(500,188)
Dividends paid common shares	—		—	—		—		—		—		(3,336,756)		(3,336,756)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock	—		—	—		—		—		—		(913,791)		(913,791)
Net income for the period ended September 30, 2021	—		—	—		—		—		—		4,300,615		4,300,615
Balance, September 30, 2021	1,903,000	$	1,903	28,315,930	$	28,316	$	160,279,468	$	(637,990)	$	(913,615)	$	158,758,082

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	FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
									Accumulated
							Additional		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid in		Comprehensive		Accumulated
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Totals
Balance, January 1, 2022	1,903,000	$	1,903	32,730,004	$	32,730	$	185,516,394	$	(476,016)	$	(4,992,450)	$	180,082,561
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses	—		—	7,177,043		7,177		36,647,242		—		—		36,654,419
Exercise of warrants	—		—	19,658		20		(20)		—		—		—
Stock based compensation	—		—	153,967		154		357,167		—		—		357,321
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	—		—	—		—		—		(81,525)		—		(81,525)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock	—		—	—		—		—		—		(2,765,297)		(2,765,297)
Dividends paid on common shares	—		—	—		—		—		—		(9,580,187)		(9,580,187)
Net income for the period ended September 30, 2022	—		—	—		—		—		—		14,632,682		14,632,682
Balance, September 30, 2022	1,903,000	$	1,903	40,080,672	$	40,081	$	222,520,783	$	(557,541)	$	(2,705,252)	$	219,299,974

	FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
									Accumulated
							Additional		Other
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Paid in		Comprehensive		Accumulated
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Deficit		Totals
Beginning balance, January 1, 2021	—	$	—	22,124,801	$	22,125	$	83,814,376	$	(25,992)	$	(2,890,969)	$	80,919,540
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses	1,903,000		1,903	—		—		45,460,723		—		—		45,462,626
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses	—		—	6,096,448		6,097		30,877,831		—		—		30,883,928
Stock based compensation	—		—	94,681		94		126,538		—		—		126,632
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	—		—	—		—		—		(611,998)		—		(611,998)
Dividends paid on common shares	—		—	—		—		—		—		(6,123,415)		(6,123,415)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock										—		(932,089)		(932,089)
Net income for the period ended September 30, 2021	—		—	—		—		—		—		9,032,858		9,032,858
Balance, September 30, 2021	1,903,000	$	1,903	28,315,930	$	28,316	$	160,279,468	$	(637,990)	$	(913,615)	$	158,758,082

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

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022		2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	14,632,682	$	9,032,858
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discount		1,664,822		839,418
Write-off of deferred financing costs		—		72,806
Depreciation expense		66,533		61,286
Stock based compensation		357,321		126,632
Impairment loss		790,500		469,000
(Gain) Loss on sale of real estate		(121,381)		111,545
Unrealized loss on investment securities		3,607,498		(212,449)
Loss on sale of investment securities		148,565		—
Debt Forgiveness		—		(257,845)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in:
Interest and fees receivable		(2,154,704)		(885,380)
Other assets - other receivables		(418,176)		(361,084)
Due from borrowers		(1,505,785)		(1,405,352)
Other assets - prepaid expenses		153,842		(14,500)
(Decrease) increase in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - accrued interest		431,110		(3,344)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - accounts payable and accrued expenses		53,818		(179,992)
Deferred revenue		(171,690)		1,779,960
Advances from borrowers		(5,129,286)		8,201,117
Total adjustments		(2,227,013)		8,341,818
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES		12,405,669		17,374,676
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investment securities		(39,715,900)		(160,896,229)
Proceeds from the sale of investment securities		62,160,599		141,709,658
Purchase of interests in investment partnerships, net		(16,487,103)		(1,804,217)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned		1,571,467		1,839,977
Acquisitions of and improvements to real estate owned, net		(101,168)		(333,435)
Purchase of property and equipment		(1,292,160)		(817,785)
Security deposits held		—		(11,416)
Principal disbursements for mortgages receivable		(252,370,675)		(154,810,007)
Principal collections on mortgages receivable		95,173,969		90,463,016
Other assets - costs in connection with SPAC offering		(166,360)		(281,191)
NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES		(151,227,331)		(84,941,629)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from (repayment of) line of credit		(29,635,178)		2,000,511
Net proceeds from repurchase facility		24,012,957		—
Repayment of mortgage payable		—		(767,508)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - principal payments on other notes		(20,161)		(17,184)
Dividends paid on common shares		(13,507,787)		(8,778,392)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock		(2,765,297)		(932,089)
Financings costs incurred		—		(450,651)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of expenses		36,654,419		30,883,928
Proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses		—		45,462,626
Gross proceeds from issuance of fixed rate notes		122,125,000		—
Financings costs incurred in connection with fixed rate notes		(4,516,931)		—
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES		132,347,022		67,401,241
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(6,474,640)		(165,712)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS- BEGINNING OF YEAR		41,938,897		19,408,028
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD	$	35,464,257	$	19,242,316

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

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Continued)

(unaudited)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022		2021
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Interest paid	$	13,012,805	$	6,745,109

Real estate acquired in connection with the foreclosure of certain mortgages, inclusive of interest and other fees receivable, during the period ended September 30, 2022 amounted to $1,091,348.

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

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

1.    The Company

Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”), a New York corporation, specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. The Company offers short term (i.e., one to three years), secured, non-bank loans (sometimes referred to as “hard money” loans) to real estate owners and investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut, New York and Florida. The properties securing the Company’s loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. Each loan is secured by a first mortgage lien on real estate and may also be secured with additional collateral, such as other real estate owned by the borrower or its principals, a pledge of the ownership interests in the borrower by the principals thereof, and/or personal guarantees by the principals of the borrower. The Company does not lend to owner occupants. The Company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio evaluated on each transaction. In addition, the Company may make opportunistic real estate purchases apart from its lending activities or enter into other transactions with third parties involving real estate financing transactions.

2.    Significant Accounting Policies

Unaudited Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be attained in the entire fiscal year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on (a) various assumptions that consider its experience, (b) the Company’s projections regarding future operations and (c) general financial market and local and general economic conditions. Actual amounts could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks, money market accounts and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions. The combined account balances typically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance coverage, and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit. The Company does not believe that the risk is significant.

Allowance for Loan Loss

The Company reviews each loan on a quarterly basis and evaluates the borrower’s ability to pay the monthly interest, the borrower’s likelihood of executing the original exit strategy, as well as the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. Based on the analysis, management determines if any provisions for impairment of loans should be made and whether any loan loss reserves are required.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Fair Value Measurements

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 are described as follows:

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company can access.

Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

● quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

● quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

● inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

● inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation to other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (i.e., contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Property and Equipment

Land and building acquired in December 2016 to serve as the Company’s office facilities is stated at cost. The building is being depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 40 years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The Company relocated its entire operations to this property in March 2019.

Land and building acquired in 2021 to serve as the Company’s future corporate headquarters is stated at cost.  The building is not currently being depreciated as it is undergoing renovations.

Real Estate Owned

Real estate owned by the Company is stated at cost and is tested for impairment quarterly.

Consolidations

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company has control over significant operating, financial and investing decisions of the entity. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows.If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair market value of the assets.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Deferred Financing Costs

Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facilities, described in Note 7-Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable and Churchill Facility are, amortized over the term of the applicable facility using the straight-line method.

Costs incurred by the Company in connection with the public offering of its unsecured, unsubordinated notes, described in Note 9 - Notes Payable, are being amortized over the term of the respective Notes.

Revenue Recognition

Interest income from the Company’s loan portfolio is earned over the loan period and is calculated using the simple interest method on principal amounts outstanding. Generally, the Company’s loans provide for interest to be paid monthly in arrears. The Company, generally, does not accrue interest income on mortgages receivable that are more than 90 days past due or interest charged at default rates. However, interest income not accrued at September 30, 2022 but collected prior to the issuance of this report is included in income for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Origination and modification fee revenue, generally 1% – 3% of either the original loan principal or the modified loan balance, is collected at loan funding and is recognized ratably over the contractual life of the loan in accordance with ASC 310.

Income Taxes

The Company believes it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes and operates accordingly. It made the election to be taxed as a REIT on its 2017 Federal income tax return. The Company’s qualification as a REIT depends on its ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, various complex requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), relating to, among other things, the sources of its income, the composition and values of its assets, its compliance with the distribution requirements applicable to REITs and the diversity of ownership of its outstanding capital stock. So long as it qualifies as a REIT, the Company, generally, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income distributed to its shareholders. However, if it fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year and does not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, it will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates and may also be subject to various penalties and may be precluded from re-electing REIT status for the four taxable years following the year during in which it lost its REIT qualification.

FASB ASC Topic 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosure required. Under this standard, an entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense. The Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements as of September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated in accordance with ASC 260 — “Earnings Per Share.” Under ASC 260, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and warrants for common shares using the treasury stock method. The numerator in calculating both basic and diluted earnings per common share for each period is the reported net income.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Investment Transactions and Related Income.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest is recognized on the accrual basis. Investment securities are marked-to-market. Unrealized gains and losses on investment securities with a stated maturity date are included in other comprehensive income (loss). All other unrealized gains and losses on investment securities are included in net income (loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts included in the September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2022 presentation.

3.    Fair Value Measurement

The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy of an asset or liability is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair market value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following table sets forth by Level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets at fair value as of September 30, 2022:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Stocks and ETFs	$	9,135,577		—		—	$	9,135,577
Mutual funds		25,215,797		—		—		25,215,797
Total liquid investments	$	34,351,374		—		—	$	34,351,374
Real estate owned		—		—	$	5,615,940	$	5,615,940

Following is a description of the methodologies used for assets measured at fair value:

Stocks and ETFs: Valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

Mutual funds: Valued at the daily closing price reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset values and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Company are deemed to be actively traded.

Real estate owned: The Company estimates fair values of real estate owned using market information such as recent sales contracts, appraisals, recent sales, assessed values or discounted cash value models.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Impact of Fair Value of AFS Securities on OCI

The following table presents the impact of the Company's Available-For-Sale (AFS) securities on its Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
OCI from AFS securities:
Unrealized (losses) on AFS securities at beginning of period	$	(425,972)	$	(137,802)	$	(476,016)	$	(25,992)
Unrealized (losses) on securities available-for-sale		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Change in OCI from AFS securities		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Balance at end of period	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)

4.    Mortgages Receivable

The Company offers secured, non-bank loans to real estate owners and investors (also known as “hard money” loans) to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut, New York and Florida. The loans are secured by first mortgage liens on one or more properties owned by the borrower or related parties. The loans are generally for a term of one to three years. The loans are initially recorded and carried thereafter, in the financial statements, at cost. Most of the loans provide for monthly payments of interest only (in arrears) during the term of the loan and a “balloon” payment of the principal on the maturity date.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate amounts of loans funded by the Company were $252,370,675 and $154,810,007, respectively, offset by principal repayments of $95,173,969 and $90,463,016, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio includes loans ranging in size up to $26,117,118 with stated interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 14.2%. The default interest rate is generally 18%.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio had an impairment loss of $105,000 and $0, respectively.

At September 30, 2022, no single borrower or group of related borrowers had loans outstanding representing more than 10% of the total balance of the loans outstanding. At September 30, 2021, we had one borrower whose outstanding loans represented 10.2% of the total balance of loans outstanding.

The Company may agree to extend the term of a loan if, at the time of the extension, the loan and the borrower meet all the Company’s then underwriting requirements. The Company treats a loan extension as a new loan.

Credit Risk

Credit risk profile based on loan activity as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

									Total
									Outstanding
	Residential		Commercial		Land		Mixed Use		Mortgages
December 31, 2021	$	157,841,896	$	95,319,795	$	20,755,891	$	18,383,627	$	292,301,209
September 30, 2022	$	234,747,362	$	143,898,654	$	39,513,545	$	30,365,104	$	448,524,665

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The following is the maturities of mortgages receivable as of September 30:

2022 and prior	$	90,968,755
2023		286,239,279
2024		68,108,899
2025		1,049,500
Thereafter		2,158,232
Total	$	448,524,665

At September 30, 2022 there were 92 loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $45.0 million that were past maturity and either in foreclosure or in the process of being extended. Of the 477 mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio, 44 were the subject of foreclosure proceedings. The aggregate outstanding principal balance of these loans and the accrued but unpaid interest and borrower charges as of September 30, 2022 was approximately $21.4 million. In the case of each of these loans, the Company believes the value of the collateral exceeds the outstanding balance on the loan plus accrued interest and borrower charges.
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5.    Real Estate Owned

Property purchased for rental or acquired through foreclosure are included on the balance sheet as real estate owned.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, real estate owned totaled $5,615,940 and $6,774,522, respectively, with no valuation allowance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $685,500 compared to an impairment loss of $469,000 for the same period in 2021. For the three-months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the impairment loss was $195,000 and $150,000, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, real estate owned included $800,053 of real estate held for rental and $4,815,887 of real estate held for sale. As of September 30, 2021, real estate owned included $916,325 of real estate held for rental and $5,858,197 of real estate held for sale.

Properties Held for Sale

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold two properties held for sale and recognized an aggregate loss of $962 and five properties for an aggregate gain of $121,381, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company sold four properties held for sale, and recognized an aggregate loss of $94,450 and six properties for an aggregate loss of $111,545, respectively.

Properties Held for Rental

As of September 30, 2022, one property, a commercial building, was held for rental. The tenant signed a five-year lease that commenced on August 1, 2021.

Rental payments due from real estate held for rental are as follows:

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	53,200
Year ending December 31, 2023		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2024		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2025		53,200
Total	$	212,800

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

6.   Other Assets

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, other assets consists of the following:

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Prepaid expenses	$	117,449	$	271,291
Other receivables		512,284		94,108
Other assets		472,800		306,440
Deferred financing costs, net		19,809		264,451
Total	$	1,122,342	$	936,290

7.    Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility

Wells Fargo Margin Line of Credit

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company established a margin loan account at Wells Fargo Advisors that is secured by the Company’s portfolio of short-term securities. The credit line bears interest at a rate equal to 1.75% below the prime rate. At September 30, 2022 the rate on the Wells Fargo credit line was 4.50%. As of September 30, 2022 the total outstanding balance on the Wells Fargo credit line was $3,542,853.

Mortgage Payable

In 2021, the Company obtained a new adjustable-rate mortgage loan from New Haven Bank (“NHB”) for up to a maximum principal amount of $1.4 million (the “NHB Mortgage”) of which $750,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2022. The NHB Mortgage accrues interest at an initial rate of 3.75% per annum for the first 72 months and is due and payable in full on December 1, 2037. During the first 12 months, from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022, only interest is due and payable. Beginning on December 1, 2022 and through December 1, 2037, principal and interest on the NHB Mortgage will be due and payable on a monthly basis. Payments of principal under the NHB Mortgage are amortized based on a 20-year amortization schedule. The interest rate will be adjusted on each of December 1, 2027 and 2032 to the then published 5-year Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate, plus 2.60%. The NHB Mortgage is a non-recourse loan, secured by a first mortgage lien on the Company’s current corporate headquarters, located at 698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut, and the Company’s future corporate headquarters, located at 568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut. The $750,000 of proceeds funded at closing were used to reimburse the Company for out-of-pocket costs relating to the acquisition of the East Main Street property. The balance of the loan will be used to reimburse the Company for the out-of-pocket costs incurred to renovate the East Main Street property. Upon completion of the renovation, and assuming the Company can provide NHB with an appraisal that the East Main Street property has a value of not less than $1.4 million, the first mortgage lien on the current corporate headquarters will be released.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Churchill MRA Funding I LLC Repurchase Financing Facility

On July 21, 2021, the Company consummated a $200 million master repurchase financing facility (“Facility”) with Churchill MRA Funding I LLC (“Churchill”), a subsidiary of Churchill Real Estate, a vertically integrated real estate finance company based in New York, New York. Under the terms of the Facility, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell mortgage loans to Churchill, and Churchill has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase those loans. In addition, the Company has the right and, in some instances the obligation, to repurchase those loans from Churchill. The amount that Churchill will pay for each mortgage loan it purchases will vary based on the attributes of the loan and various other circumstances. The repurchase price is calculated by applying an interest factor, as defined, to the purchase price of the mortgage loan. The Company has also pledged the mortgage loans sold to Churchill to secure its repurchase obligation. The cost of capital under the Facility is equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) 0.25% and (ii) the 30-day LIBOR plus (b) 3% - 4%, depending on the aggregate principal amount of the mortgage loans held by Churchill at that time. As of September 30, 2022 the effective rate charged under the Facility was 6.99%.

The Facility is subject to other terms and conditions, including representations and warranties, covenants and agreements typically found in these types of financing arrangements. Under one such covenant, the Company (A) is prohibited from (i) paying any dividends or making distributions in excess of 90% of its taxable income, (ii) incurring any indebtedness or (iii) purchasing any of its capital stock, unless, it has an asset coverage ratio of at least 150%; and (B) must maintain unencumbered cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to or greater than 2.50% of the amount of its repurchase obligations. Churchill has the right to terminate the Facility at any time upon 180 days prior notice to the Company. The Company then has an additional 180 days after termination to repurchase all the mortgage loans held by Churchill. The Company uses the proceeds from the Facility to finance the continued expansion of its lending business and for general corporate purposes.

At September 30, 2022, the total amount outstanding under the Facility was $43,100,146 and the Company estimates that it had approximately $2.1 million of additional availability under the Facility. The collateral pledged to Churchill at September 30, 2022, was 32 mortgage loans that in the aggregate had unpaid principal balance of approximately $80.4 million.
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Each of the NHB Mortgage and the Churchill Facility contain cross-default provisions.

8.    Financing Transactions

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, the Company generated approximately $159.7 million of gross proceeds from the sale of its securities as follows:

(i) $51,875,000 from the sale of its 6.0% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due March 30, 2027;

(ii) $30,000,000 from the sale of its 7.125% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due June 30, 2027;

(iii) $40,250,000 from the sale of its 8.00% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due September 30, 2027; and

(iv) $37,602,871 from the sale of 7,177,043 common shares in an “at-the-market” offering.

The net proceeds from the sale of these securities, approximately $154,300,000, were used primarily to fund new mortgage loans, for working capital and general corporate purposes.

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,177,043 common shares in an at-the-market offering. Net proceeds to the Company from the sale of these shares were $36,654,419.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

9.    Notes Payable

At September 30, 2022, the Company had an aggregate of $279,557,613 of unsecured, unsubordinated notes payable outstanding, net of $8,844,137 of deferred financing costs (collectively, the “Notes”). Currently, the Company has seven series of Notes outstanding:

(i) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $23,663,000 bearing interest at 7.125% per annum and maturing June 30, 2024 (“the June 2024 Notes”);

(ii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $34,500,000 bearing interest at 6.875% per annum and maturing December 30, 2024 (the “December 2024 Notes”);

(iii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $56,363,750 bearing interest at 7.75% per annum and maturing September 30, 2025 (the “September 2025 Notes”);

(iv) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $51,750,000 bearing interest at 6.0% per annum and maturing December 30, 2026 (the “December 2026 Notes”);

(v) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $51,875,000 bearing interest at 6.0% per annum and maturing March 30, 2027 (the “March 2027 Notes”);

(vi) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000 bearing interest at 7.125% per annum and maturing June 30, 2027 (the "June 2027 Notes"); and

(vii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $40,250,000 bearing interest at 8.00% per annum and maturing September 30, 2027 (the “September 2027 Notes”).

The Notes were sold in underwritten public offerings, were issued in denomination of  $25.00 each and are listed on the NYSE American and trade under the symbols “SCCB,” “SACC,” “SCCC,” “SCCD,” “SCCE,” “SCCF” and “SCCG,” respectively. All the Notes were issued at par except for the last tranche of the September 2025 notes, in the original principal amount of $28 million, which were issued at $24.75 each. Interest on the Notes is payable quarterly on each March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 that they are outstanding. So long as the Notes are outstanding, the Company is prohibited from making distributions in excess of 90% of its taxable income, incurring any additional indebtedness or purchasing any shares of its capital stock unless it has an “Asset Coverage Ratio” of at least 150% after giving effect to the payment of such dividend, the incurrence of such indebtedness or the application of the net proceeds, as the case may be. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, at any time after their second anniversary of issuance upon at least 30 days prior written notice to the holders of the Notes. The redemption price will be equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the accrued but unpaid interest thereon up to, but not including the date of redemption. Currently, the June 2024 Notes, December 2024 Notes and the September 2025 Notes are callable at any time. The December 2026 Notes will be callable at any time after December 30, 2023, the March 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after March 9, 2024, the June 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after May 11, 2024, and the September 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after August 23, 2024.

10.   Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts payable and accrued liabilities include the following:

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accounts payable and Accrued expenses		555,571		501,753
Other notes		10,760		30,921
Accrued interest		595,839		164,729
Total	$	1,162,170	$	697,403

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

11.   Fee and Other Income

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, fee and other income consists of the following:

	Three Months				Nine Months
	ended September 30,				ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Late and other fees	$	92,098	$	202,572	$	338,638	$	300,471
Processing fees		37,480		50,230		165,950		129,615
Rental income, net		8,867		28,320		37,067		23,105
Extension fees		212,608		86,671		415,128		232,886
Other fees		124,292		55,025		259,542		150,094
Legal fees		91,115		69,800		253,055		181,600
Other income		75,289		98,823		579,541		833,260
Total	$	641,749	$	591,441	$	2,048,921	$	1,851,031

12.   Commitments and Contingencies

Origination and Modification Fees

Loan origination and modification fees generally range from 1% - 3% each of the original loan principal or the modified loan balance and, generally, are payable at the time the loan is funded or modified. The unamortized portion is recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet. At September 30, 2022, deferred revenue was $4,471,800, which will be recorded as income as follows:

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	1,583,313
Year ending December 31, 2023		2,687,114
Year ending December 31, 2024		201,373
Total	$	4,471,800

In instances in which mortgages are repaid before their maturity date, the balance of any unamortized deferred revenue is recognized in full at the time of repayment.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Employment Agreements

In February 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement with John Villano, the material terms of which are as follows: (i) the employment term is five years with extensions for successive one-year periods unless either party provides written notice at least 180 days prior to the next anniversary date of its intention to not renew the agreement; (ii) a base salary of $260,000, which was increased in April 2018, April 2021 and April 2022 to $360,000, $500,000 and $750,000, respectively; (iii) incentive compensation in such amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) participation in the Company’s employee benefit plans; (v) full indemnification to the extent permitted by law; (vi) a two-year non-competition period following the termination of employment without cause; and (vii) payments upon termination of employment or a change in control. In April 2022, the Company granted 98,425 restricted common shares (having a market value of approximately $500,000) to Mr. Villano. One-third of such shares will vest on January 1, 2023, and an additional one-third will vest on each of January 1, 2024 and 2025.

In July 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with John E. Warch, the material terms of which are as follows: (i) the employment term commenced on August 1, 2022 and will continue until terminated by either party; (ii) a base salary of $325,000; (iii) incentive compensation in such amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) participation in the Company’s employee benefit plans; (v) full indemnification to the extent permitted by law; and (vi) payments upon termination of employment or a change in control.

Unfunded Commitments

At September 30, 2022, the Company had future funding obligations totaling $118,103,785, which can be drawn by the borrowers when the conditions relating thereto have been satisfied.

Other

In the normal course of its business, the Company is named as a party-defendant in connection with tax foreclosure proceedings against properties on which it holds a first mortgage lien. The Company actively monitors these actions and, in all cases, believes there remains sufficient value in the subject property to assure that no loan impairment exists. At September 30, 2022, there were four such proceedings. The unpaid principal balances on the properties that are the subject of these proceedings was approximately $236,000.

13.   Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may originate, fund, manage and service loans to shareholders. The underwriting process on these loans adheres to prevailing Company policy. The terms of such loans, including the interest rate, income, origination fees and other closing costs are the same as those applicable to loans made to unrelated third parties in the portfolio. As of September 30, 2022, and 2021, loans to known shareholders totaled $20,932,994 and $13,200,972, respectively. Interest income earned on these loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,248,826 and $573,446, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $416,275 and $252,050, respectively.

The wife of the Company’s chief executive officer was employed by the Company as its director of finance until the third quarter of 2022 when she retired. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, she was paid $62,865 and $85,634, respectively, as compensation from the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the corresponding amounts were $2,115 and $29,250, respectively.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In December 2021, the Company hired the daughter of the Company’s chief executive officer to perform certain internal audit and compliance services. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, she received compensation of $35,727 and $106,327, respectively. In January 2022, the Company hired the step-daughter of the Company’s chief executive officer to perform executive assistant and administrative services. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, she received compensation of $8,313 and $43,929, respectively.

14.   Concentration of Credit Risk

Currently, all of the Company’s investment securities, which include common stocks, preferred stock, corporate bonds and mutual funds, are held at Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). SIPC protects clients against the custodial risk of a member investment firm becoming insolvent by replacing missing securities and cash up to $500,000, including up to $250,000 in cash, per client in accordance with SIPC rules.

The Company makes loans that are secured by first mortgage liens on real property located primarily in Connecticut (approximately 43.0%), Florida (approximately 21.7%) and New York (approximately 14.2%). This concentration of credit risk may be affected by changes in economic or other conditions of the particular geographic area.

Credit risks associated with the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio and related interest receivable are described in Note 4 - Mortgages Receivable.

15.   Outstanding Warrants

In 2017, the Company consummated two public offerings – an initial public offering (“IPO”) in February and a follow-on offering in October-November. In connection with the IPO, the Company issued to the underwriters warrants to purchase an aggregate of 130,000 common shares at an exercise price of $6.25 per common share (“IPO Warrants”). The IPO Warrants expired unexercised on February 9, 2022.

In connection with a public offering that was consummated in October 2017, the Company issued to the underwriters warrants to purchase an aggregate of 187,500 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. In January 2022, warrants to purchase 93,750 of the Company’s common shares were exercised. The holders of those warrants elected to use the cashless exercise option available to them under the terms of the warrants. As such, they received 19,658 common shares. At September 30, 2022, 49,219 warrants were outstanding. All the unexercised warrants expired on October 24, 2022.

16.   Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

Stock-Based Compensation

On October 27, 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), the purpose of which is to align the interests of the Company’s officers, other employees, advisors and consultants or any subsidiary, if any, with those of the Company’s shareholders and to afford an incentive to such officers, employees, consultants and advisors to continue as such, to increase their efforts on the Company’s behalf and to promote the success of the Company’s business. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. The maximum number of common shares reserved for the grant of awards under the Plan is 1,500,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 of the Plan. The number of securities remaining available for future issuance under the Plan as of September 30, 2022 was 1,198,468.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 153,967 and 94,681 restricted common shares under the Plan, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 15,000 and -0- restricted common shares under the Plan, respectively. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2022, (i) 17,264 shares vested immediately on the date of grant, an additional 17,264 shares will vest on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 3,750 shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant, and (ii) 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2023, 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2024 and 32,809 shares will vest on January 1, 2025. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2021, (i) 29,976 shares vested on January 1, 2022 and an additional 29,976 shares will vest on each January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, and (ii) 4,753 shares became fully-vested when the Company waived the restrictions on such shares upon the retirement of its then executive vice president and chief operating officer in January 2022.

Stock based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $127,000 and $64,219, respectively. Stock based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $357,167 and $126,538, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, there was unrecorded stock-based compensation expense of $842,604.

Employee Benefits

On April 16, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the Sachem Capital Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). All employees, who meet the participation criteria, are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, the Company is obligated to contribute 3% of a participant’s compensation to the 401(k) Plan on behalf of an employee-participant. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the 401(k) Plan expense was $71,925 and $46,276, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the 401(k) Plan expenses were $21,924 and $13,814, respectively.

17.   Equity Offerings

On December 6, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its Form S-3 Registration Statement covering the sale of up to $44,925,000 of its common shares in an “at-the market” offering, which is ongoing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,177,043 common shares under this prospectus and realized net proceeds of $36,654,419 in connection therewith.

On August 24, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its Form S-3 Registration Statement covering the sale of up to $75,000,000 of its common shares and its Series A Preferred Stock (as defined in Note 20 below) with an aggregate liquidation preference of up to $25,000,000 in an “at-the market” offering, which is ongoing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not sell any shares of Series A Preferred Stock nor any shares under this prospectus. At September 30, 2022, approximately $75 million of common shares and $25,000,000 of Series A Preferred Stock were available for future sale under the ongoing “at-the market” offering.

18.   Partnership Investments

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had invested an aggregate of approximately $22.5 million in four limited liability companies managed by a commercial real estate finance company that provides debt capital solutions to local and regional commercial real estate owners in the Northeastern United States. The Company’s ownership interest in the four limited liability companies ranges up to 49%. The Company accounts for these investments at cost because the Company does not control or have significant influence over the investments. The Company’s withdrawal from each limited liability company may only be granted by the manager of such entity. Each limited liability company has elected to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the partnerships generated $523,067 and $1,112,560 of income for the Company.

At September 30, 2022, the Company had unfunded partnership commitments totaling approximately $3.6 million.

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

19.   Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation

On March 24, 2021, the Company loaned $25,000 to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sachem Sponsor LLC. Sachem Sponsor LLC used those funds to purchase 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock of Sachem Acquisition Corp., a newly organized blank check company formed under the laws of Maryland in February 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had incurred approximately $472,800 of costs related to the preparation and filing of the registration statement, including legal fees, accounting fees and filing fees as well organizational costs and an expense advance to the underwriter.

On July 14, 2021, Sachem Acquisition Corp. filed a registration statement on Form S-1 registering the sale of 5,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, or $57,500,000 in the aggregate. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of a warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock.

20.   Series A Preferred Stock

On June 25, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Department of State of the State of New York to designate 1,955,000 shares of the Company’s authorized preferred shares, par value $0.001 per share, as shares of Series A Preferred Stock with the powers, designations, preferences and other rights as set forth therein (the “Certificate of Amendment”). The Certificate of Amendment provides that the Company will pay quarterly cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, in arrears, on the 30th day of each of September, December, March and June from, and including, the date of original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock at 7.75% of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference per annum (equivalent to $1.9375 per annum per share). The Series A Preferred Stock will not be redeemable before June 29, 2026, except upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Amendment). On or after June 29, 2026, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock at $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred at $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless repurchased or redeemed by the Company or converted into common shares in connection with a Change of Control by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right (subject to the Company’s election to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in whole or in part, as described above, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date as defined in the Certificate of Amendment) to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of the common shares determined by formula, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Certificate of Amendment, including provisions for the receipt, under specified circumstances, of alternative consideration as described in the Certificate of Amendment. Except under limited circumstances, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock generally do not have any voting rights.

21.   Charter Amendments

On July 19, 2022, after shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s charter at its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on July 19, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized common shares available for issuance from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000.

On August 23, 2022, in connection with the ongoing “at-the market” offering, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Department of State of the State of New York to increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock from 1,955,000 to 2,903,000 and to fix the number of common shares to be reserved upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock at 72,575,000.

22.   Subsequent Events

From October 1, 2022 through November 9, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 405,037 common shares under its at-the-market offering facility realizing gross proceeds of approximately $1.6 million.

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SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

On October 6, 2022, the Company acquired substantially all the business assets of Urbane New Haven, LLC (“Urbane”), a real estate firm specializing in all phases of real estate development and construction, including architecture, design, contracting and marketing. The purchase price for the assets was 300,000 common shares, or approximately $1.1 million based on the closing price of $3.68 per share on October 5, 2022. The issuance of the shares to Urbane was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to Sections 4(a)(2) and/or 4(a)(5) thereunder. A legend restricting resale, transfer, or other disposition of these shares other than in compliance with the Act was placed on such shares. In connection with the acquisition, Eric O’Brien, one of the owners of Urbane, has been hired by the Company as its new Senior Vice President, Asset Management. Mr. O’Brien’s primary responsibilities include construction management oversight and real estate development. The Company is currently in the process of determining it’s potential contingent liability, if any, for the purchase, as well as its allocation of the purchase price amongst the assets purchased, intangible assets, goodwill and liabilities assumed. Accordingly, these amounts are not included.

Effective on October 7, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase plan pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $7.5 million of its outstanding common shares in the open market at prevailing market prices or in negotiated transactions off the market, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Plan”). The Plan is expected to continue through September 30, 2023, unless extended or shortened by the Company’s Board of Directors. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. will act as the Company’s exclusive purchasing agent under the Plan.

On October 24, 2022, all of the remaining outstanding underwriters’ warrants expired without being exercised. (See Note 15, above.)

On October 26, 2022, the Company issued 10,000 restricted common shares to an employee, of which 3,334 shares vest immediately upon issuance and 3,333 shares will vest on each of October 26, 2023 and 2024. The closing price of a common share on October 26, 2022 was $3.83.

On October 27, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.13 per share payable to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2022. The dividend is payable November 14, 2022.

Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 10, 2022 the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on the evaluation, no adjustments were required in the accompanying financial statements.

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Item 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this report. Certain statements in this discussion and elsewhere in this report constitute forward-looking statements, within the meaning of section 21E of the Exchange Act, that involve risks and uncertainties. The actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

Company Overview

We are a Connecticut-based real estate finance company that specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing and managing a portfolio of short-term (i.e., three years or less) loans secured by first mortgage liens on real property. From our inception in December 2010, through our initial public offering, in February 2017, we operated as a limited liability company. On February 9, 2017, we completed our initial public offering (the “IPO”), the primary purpose of which was to raise equity capital to fund mortgage loans, expand our mortgage loan portfolio and diversify our ownership so that we could qualify, for federal income tax purposes, as a real estate investment trust, or REIT. We believe that, since consummation of the IPO, we meet all the requirements to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and elected to be taxed as a REIT beginning with our 2017 tax year. As a REIT, we are entitled to claim deductions for distributions of taxable income to our shareholders thereby eliminating any corporate tax on such taxable income. Any taxable income not distributed to shareholders is subject to tax at the regular corporate tax rates and may also be subject to a 4% excise tax to the extent it exceeds 10% of our total taxable income. To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we are required to distribute each year at least 90% of our taxable income. As a REIT, we may also be subject to federal excise taxes and state taxes.

Review of the First Nine Months of 2022 and Outlook for Balance of Year

Compared to the nine months of 2021, revenue increased 73.7%, net income attributable to common shareholders increased 46.5%, and earnings per share remained consistent at $0.32 per share. The revenue increase was directly related to the growth in our lending activities, reflected in our interest income which had an increase of 99.2% and our origination and modification fees that had an increase of 106.6%. The increase in revenue was partially offset by a 82.6% increase in operating costs and expenses. The increase in operating expenses is mainly attributable to a 100% increase in interest and amortization of deferred financing costs and an 69.7% increase in compensation and related expenses. The increase in compensation expense is mainly attributable to the addition of a new Chief Financial Officer in August 2022, along with additional accounting and operational staff. Such hirings are part of our long-term growth strategy. Thus, we expect compensation to continue to increase. Mortgages receivable increased by 103.9% compared to September 30, 2021, along with cash and cash equivalents increased 84.3%. The increase in mortgages receivable is a result of increases in lending, while the increase in cash is primarily driven by sales of equity and debt securities.

Our primary business objective for 2022 remains to grow our loan portfolio while protecting and preserving capital in a manner that provides for attractive risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders over the long term principally through dividends. We intend to achieve this objective by accelerating profitable growth and driving operational excellence. To accelerate profitable growth, we will continue to focus on selectively originating, managing, and servicing a portfolio of first mortgage real estate loans designed to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns across a variety of market conditions and economic cycles. We are also targeting larger-value commercial loans with strong, experienced sponsors. To drive operational excellence, we have embarked on a broad initiative to review, assess, and upgrade - or transform if necessary - our existing operational processes, from workflows and employee roles/responsibilities to decision trees and data collection procedures and forms. To that end, in the second quarter of 2022 we rolled out a new web-based underwriting platform that further automates our underwriting process. The automation allows for more accurate and timely processing of loan applications, thus increasing loan production while keeping our employee headcount down. In addition, we have begun to focus on developing relationships with larger scale wholesale brokers, furthering our efforts to attract larger borrowers with better credit quality. We believe that our ability to react quickly to the needs of borrowers, our flexibility in terms of structuring loans to meet the needs of borrowers, our knowledge of the primary real estate markets we lend in, our expertise in “hard money” lending and our focus on newly originated first mortgage loans, should enable us to achieve our primary objective. Nevertheless, we remain flexible to take advantage of other real estate opportunities that may arise from time to time, whether they relate to the mortgage market or to direct or indirect investments in real estate.

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Our strategy to achieve this objective also includes the following:

● capitalize on opportunities created by the long-term structural changes in the real estate lending market and the continuing lack of liquidity in the commercial and investment real estate markets;

● take advantage of the prevailing economic environment and current economic, political and social trends that may impact real estate lending, as well as the outlook for real estate in general and particular asset classes;

● remain flexible to capitalize on changing sets of investment opportunities that may be present in the various points of an economic cycle;

● increase the size and quality of our mortgage loans and expand our geographic footprint to reduce our exposure to adverse market conditions that have a disproportionate impact on a single asset class or geographic area;

● maintain our status as a publicly held company, subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, which gives us immediate access to the public markets for much-needed capital; and

● operate to qualify as a REIT and for an exemption from registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

We expect the next few quarters to be challenging due to the following factors:

Interest rates and inflation. Since the beginning of the current year through the date of this report, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) has raised interest rates six times for an aggregate of 3.75%. These are the first interest increases since December 2018. As a result, the prime rate has increased from 3.25% to 7.00%. The Fed’s rate increases are in response to a sharp increase in the annual rate of inflation in the United States, which was reported to be 8.2% for the 12 months ended September 2022, the highest rate in decades, per the Wall Street Journal. As a result of these increases, the growth of the U.S. economy has slowed. Until now, these economic factors have not had an adverse impact on the volume or velocity of our business. However, they have led to an increase in our borrowing costs. In addition, the increase in interest rates and inflation and the decrease in the rate of growth of the U.S. economy has caused a severe decrease in the major stock indices and a general decrease in the valuations of many public companies, including Sachem Capital. As a consequence, our ability to access the public markets to raise capital has been adversely impacted. If these trends continue, they could result in decreased demand for our products and a decrease in property valuations, which could have an adverse impact on the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans. Thus, we cannot assure you that our business, operations and financial condition will not be adversely impacted.

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COVID-19. The novel corona virus known as COVID-19 remains a concern as the risk of new variants and the related personal and economic disruption is still prevalent. In terms of dealing with COVID-19, keeping our workforce healthy and safe is our number one priority and we are following the updated guidelines and recommendations issued by the State of Connecticut and Centers for Disease Control. We continue to encourage employees to stay home when sick and encourage working from home when possible. In the event of a positive COVID-19 test result, employees are expected to inform management immediately and follow state testing and contact tracing protocols. To mitigate the risk of office closure and to ensure business continuity, our employees are equipped so they can seamlessly work remotely. This remote work set-up has proven to be effective since, at times during the pandemic, employees had to self-isolate based on their own health condition or that of an immediate family member. While loan processing and funding may have been marginally delayed, there was no material adverse impact to the service levels we provided our borrowers. In the event we are forced to close our physical office, it is likely to have some adverse impact on our operations. For example, the underwriting process would continue to function but would take longer to complete without immediate access to background and credit profiles. Loan committee meetings would continue to be held virtually (as they are under normal conditions) but the loan approval process may incur delay or not be as thorough and efficient as in the past. In addition, we may not be able to meet with borrowers or potential borrowers, including physical property inspections, which could adversely impact our ability to service our loans, monitor compliance and originate new loans. Finally, the filing of loan documents with the various recording offices may be delayed.

Geopolitical concerns. The Russian Ukrainian war has caused market volatility, spikes in commodity prices, supply chain interruptions, heightened cybersecurity concerns and general concerns that it might lead to unconventional warfare. As our business is purely domestic, except for issues related to market volatility, rising interest rates and cybersecurity concerns, the war has had limited impact on our operations.

Increased competition. In the past, our primary competitors were other non-bank real estate finance companies, banks and other financial institutions. Our principal competitive advantages included our size and our ability to address the needs of borrowers in terms of timing and structuring loan transactions. More recently, we are encountering competition from private equity funds, hedge funds and other specialty finance entities funded by investment banks, asset managers, private equity funds and hedge funds. Clearly, the primary driver for these new market participants is the need to generate yield. They are well-funded and aggressive in terms of pricing. Competition is becoming more of a factor as we implement our strategy to focus on larger loans and more sophisticated borrowers.

Borrower expectations. The new competitive landscape is shifting the negotiating leverage in favor of borrowers. As borrowers have more choices, they are demanding better terms. This is particularly true as we focus more on larger loans and borrowers with better credit histories.

Property value fluctuations. We remain aware of property value market cycles and utilize a dashboard of indicators to track property value trends. Our response to this development would be to adhere to our underwriting guidelines and aggressively enforce our rights when loans go into default. By judiciously relying on our dashboard of leading indicators and continuing to make decisions in a sound and proper manner, we see no reason to expect any significant negative outcome regarding our business operations and growth. Some of our indicators within our dashboard are interest rate changes impacting mortgage rates, days-on-market, pending sales, NAHB’s Housing Market Index and the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey.

Increased operating expenses. Our operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are significantly higher than they were in the same period in 2021 due to our higher debt load, increased headcount, and increased loan volume. In addition, our compensation expense has increased as we hired new personnel and increased salaries of existing employees to administer a larger loan portfolio and more complex loan transactions.

Unfunded commitments. Most of our loans are funded in full at closing. However, where all or a portion of the loan proceeds are to be used to fund the costs of renovating or constructing improvements on the property, only a portion of the loan may be funded at closing. At September 30, 2022, our mortgage loan portfolio included 185 loans with future funding obligations, in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $118 million, compared to 157 loans in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $61,707,185 at September 30, 2021. The increase is due to an increase in construction loan originations, a large portion of which is in the Florida market. Advances under these loans are funded against requests supported by all required documentation (including lien waivers) as and when needed to pay contractors and other costs of construction. To deal with these obligations, we are compelled to maintain higher cash balances, which could adversely impact our financial performance.

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Despite these challenges, the changing dynamics of the real estate finance marketplace, the debt and equity markets, supply chain disruptions, and the impact of COVID-19, we continue to believe in the viability of our business model. We believe that there continues to be a significant market opportunity for a well-capitalized “hard money” lender to originate attractively priced loans to small- and mid-scale real estate developers with good collateral, particularly in markets where, traditionally, real estate values are stable and substandard properties are improved, rehabilitated, and renovated as well as under-developed markets that are experiencing rapid growth due to population shifts. We also believe developers will prefer to borrow from us rather than other lending sources because of flexibility in structuring loans to suit their needs, our lending criteria, which places greater emphasis on the value of the collateral rather than the property cash flow or credit of the borrower, and our ability to close quickly. Our goal is, and has always been, to continue to grow our mortgage loan portfolio and increase our loan profitability, while at the same time maintain or improve on our existing underwriting and loan criteria.

Financing Strategy Overview

To continue to grow our business, we must increase the size of our loan portfolio, which requires that we use our existing working capital to fund new loans and raise additional capital either by selling shares of our capital stock or by incurring additional indebtedness. Although we have no pre-set guidelines in terms of leverage ratio, the amount of leverage we will deploy will depend on our assessment of a variety of factors, which may include the liquidity of the real estate market in which most of our collateral is located, employment rates, general economic conditions, the cost of funds relative to the yield curve, the potential for losses and extension risk in our portfolio, the gap between the duration of our assets and liabilities, our opinion regarding the creditworthiness of our borrowers, the value of the collateral underlying our portfolio, and our outlook for interest rates and property values. At September 30, 2022, debt represented approximately 59.8% of our total capital compared to 49.3% at September 30, 2021. To prudently grow the business and satisfy the tax requirement to distribute 90% of our taxable income, we expect to maintain our current level of debt and look to reduce our cost of capital. We intend to continue to leverage our portfolio for the sole purpose of financing our portfolio and not for speculating on changes in interest rates.

As of September 30, 2022, we had seven series of unsecured unsubordinated notes outstanding, having an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $288.4 million (collectively, the “Notes”) all of which rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness and are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant a security interest) and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of our subsidiaries. Interest on each series of notes is payable quarterly in arrears on each March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 of each year they are outstanding and, except as noted below, each series can be prepaid beginning on the second anniversary of its date of issuance. The net proceeds, net of the deferred financing cost, was approximately $276.4 million.

● $40,250,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued August 23, 2022, bearing interest at the rate of 8.00% per annum and maturing on September 30, 2027 (the “September 2027 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCG;

● $30,000,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued May 11, 2022, bearing interest at the rate of 7.125% per annum and maturing on June 30, 2027 (the “June 2027 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCF;

● $51,875,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued March 9, 2022, bearing interest at the rate of 6.00% per annum and maturing on March 30, 2027 (the “March 2027 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCE;

● $51,750,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued December 20, 2021, bearing interest at the rate of 6.00% per annum and maturing on December 30, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCD;

● $56,363,750 aggregate original principal amount, of which approximately $14.4 million was issued September 4, 2020, $14.0 million was issued October 23, 2020 and $28.0 million was issued December 22, 2020, bearing interest at the rate of 7.75% per annum and maturing on September 30, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCC. The 2025 Notes are prepayable beginning on September 4, 2022;

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● $34,500,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued November 7, 2019, bearing interest at the rate of 6.875% per annum and maturing on December 30, 2024 (the “December 2024 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SACC; and

● $23,663,000 aggregate original principal amount, issued June 25, 2019, bearing interest at the rate of 7.125% per annum and maturing on June 30, 2024 (the “June 2024 Notes”) and which trade on the NYSE American under the symbol SCCB.

Each series of Notes was issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated June 21, 2019, and a supplement thereto, which provides for the form and terms, including default provisions and cures, applicable to each series. All seven series of Notes are subject to (i) “Defeasance,” which means that, by depositing with a trustee an amount of cash and/or government securities sufficient to pay all principal and interest, if any, on such notes when due and satisfying any additional conditions required under the Indenture, we will be deemed to have been discharged from our obligations under such notes and (ii) an “Asset Coverage Ratio” requirement pursuant to which we may not (x) pay any dividends or make distributions in excess of 90% of our taxable income, (y) incur any indebtedness or (z) purchase any shares of our capital stock unless we have an “Asset Coverage Ratio” of at least 150% after giving effect to the payment of such dividend, the making of such distribution or the incurrence of such indebtedness. “Asset Coverage Ratio” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the value of our total assets relative to the aggregate amount of its indebtedness.

Under the terms of the Indenture, we may, at our option, at any time and from time to time, on or after June 30, 2021, in the case of the June 2024 Notes, November 7, 2021, in the case of the December 2024 Notes, September 4, 2022, in the case of the 2025 Notes, December 20, 2023, in the case of the 2026 Notes, March 9, 2024, in the case of the March 2027 Notes, May 11, 2024, in the case of the June 2027 Notes and August 23, 2024, in the case of the September 2027 Notes, redeem such notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed notes.

Our secured indebtedness includes the Churchill Facility, the Wells Fargo Loan and the NHB Mortgage (each as described below).

On July 21, 2021, we consummated a $200 million facility (the “Churchill Facility”) with Churchill MRA Funding I LLC (“Churchill”). Under the terms of the Churchill Facility, we have the right, but not the obligation, to sell mortgage loans to Churchill, and Churchill has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase those loans. In addition, we have the right and, in some instances the obligation, to repurchase those loans from Churchill. The amount that Churchill will pay for each mortgage loan it purchases will vary based on the attributes of the loan and various other circumstances but generally will not exceed 70% of the unpaid principal balance purchased. The repurchase price is calculated by applying an interest factor, as defined, to the purchase price of the mortgage loan. We also granted Churchill a first priority security interest on the mortgage loans sold to Churchill to secure our repurchase obligation. The cost of capital under the Churchill Facility is equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) 0.25% and (ii) the 30-day LIBOR plus (b) 3% - 4%, depending on the aggregate principal amount of the mortgage loans held by Churchill at that time. Our obligations under the Churchill Facility are secured by a lien on the mortgage loans sold to Churchill. (After the 30-day LIBOR is phased out a new benchmark rate, determined by Churchill, will be used instead.) The Churchill Facility is also subject to various terms and conditions, including representations and warranties, covenants and agreements typically found in these types of financing arrangements, including a covenant that prohibits us from (A) (i) paying any dividend or make any distribution in excess of 90% of our taxable income, (ii) incurring any indebtedness or (iii) purchasing any shares of our capital stock, unless, in any case, we have an asset coverage ratio of at least 150%; and (B) have unencumbered cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to or greater than 2.50% of the amount of our repurchase obligations. Churchill has the right to terminate the Churchill Facility at any time upon 180 days prior notice to us. At such time, we have an additional 180 days after termination to repurchase all the mortgage loans held by Churchill. We believe the Churchill Facility gives us the ability to raise capital as needed at a relatively low rate. It also gives us the flexibility to seek other sources of funding. At September 30, 2022, the amount outstanding under the Churchill Facility was approximately $43.1 million, which amount was accruing interest of an effective rate of 6.99% per annum.

In 2020, we established a margin loan account with Wells Fargo that allows us to borrow against our investment securities portfolio (the “Wells Fargo Loan”). The Wells Fargo Loan is secured by our portfolio of short-term securities, had a balance of approximately $3.5 million at September 30, 2022. The outstanding balance on this loan bears interest at a rate equal to 1.75% below the prime rate. At September 30, 2022, the prime rate was 6.25% and the interest rate on the Wells Fargo Loan was 4.5%. Other than increasing our borrowing costs under the Wells Fargo Loan, it is too early to tell what impact this latest rate increase will have on our business, operations and/or financial condition.

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In 2021, we obtained a new adjustable-rate mortgage loan from New Haven Bank for up to a maximum principal amount of $1.4 million (the “NHB Mortgage”) of which $750,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2022. The initial proceeds of the NHB Mortgage were used to offset some of the costs we incurred to acquire the property located at 568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut, which, once renovated, will become our new corporate headquarters. The balance of the NHB Mortgage will be funded when those renovations are completed. The NHB Mortgage accrues interest at an initial rate of 3.75% per annum for the first 72 months and is due and payable in full on December 1, 2037. During the first 12 months, from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022, only interest will be due and payable. Beginning on December 1, 2022 and through December 1, 2037 (the “Amortization Period”), principal and interest will be due and payable on a monthly basis. Payments of principal will be based on a 20-year amortization schedule. The interest rate will be adjusted on each fifth anniversary of the commencement of the Amortization Period to the then published 5-year Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate, plus 2.60%. The NHB Mortgage is a non-recourse loan, secured by a first mortgage lien on 698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut, our current corporate headquarters, and 568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut. Once the NHB Mortgage is fully funded, the mortgage lien on 698 Main Street will be released.

In addition to the foregoing, during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021, we raised aggregate net proceeds of approximately $45.5 million (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses) from the sale of 1,903,000 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $25.00 per share, equal to the liquidation preference. The Series A Preferred Stock is listed on the NYSE American and began trading under the symbol “SACHPRA” on July 6, 2021.

Finally, from time-to-time we raise capital by selling our common shares in various at-the market offerings. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we sold an aggregate of 7,177,043 common shares pursuant to an at-the-market offering for which we realized aggregate net proceeds of approximately $36.7 million.

REIT Qualification

We believe that we have qualified as a REIT since the consummation of the IPO and that it is in the best interests of our shareholders that we operate as a REIT. We made the election to be taxed as a REIT beginning with our 2017 tax year. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders on an annual basis. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain REIT status.

Our qualification as a REIT depends on our ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, various complex requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, relating to, among other things, the sources of our gross income, the composition and values of our assets, our compliance with the distribution requirements applicable to REITs and the diversity of ownership of our outstanding common shares. We cannot assure you that we will be able to maintain our qualification as a REIT.

So long as we qualify as a REIT, we, generally, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our taxable income that we distribute currently to our shareholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year and do not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate income tax rates and may be precluded from electing to be treated as a REIT for four taxable years following the year during which we lose our REIT qualification. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain U.S. federal, state and local taxes on our income.

Emerging Growth Company Status

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements not applicable to other public companies but applicable to emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to, not being required to have our independent registered public accounting firm audit our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. As an emerging growth company, we can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until those standards apply to private companies. We intend to avail ourselves of these options. Once adopted, we must continue to report on that basis until we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. We will cease to be an emerging growth company on December 31, 2022 and, accordingly, will no longer be exempt from the various reporting requirements. However, since we will still

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be a smaller reporting company, we will continue to be exempt from the independent auditor certification requirement under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We base our use of estimates on (a) a preset number of assumptions that consider prior experience, (b) future projections and (c) general financial market conditions. Actual amounts could materially differ from those estimates.

Interest income from loans is recognized, as earned, over the loan period and origination fee revenue on commercial loans is amortized over the term of the respective note.

As an “emerging growth company,” we intend to avail ourselves of the reduced disclosure requirements and extended transition periods for adopting new or revised accounting standards that would otherwise apply to us as a public reporting company. Once adopted, we must continue to report on that basis until we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of other public reporting companies that either are not emerging growth companies or that are emerging growth companies but have opted not to avail themselves of the reduced disclosure requirements for emerging growth companies and investors may deem our securities a less attractive investment relative to those other companies, which could adversely affect our stock price.

Results of Operations

Three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to three months ended September 30, 2021

Total Revenue

Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $13.5 million compared to approximately $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $5.0 million, or 58.9%. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to an increase in our lending operations. For the 2022 period, interest income was approximately $11.5 million compared to approximately $6.1 million for the 2021 period, representing an increase of approximately $5.4 million or 89.5%. Origination and modification fees were approximately $1.7 million compared to approximately $1.3 million for the 2021 period, representing an increase of approximately $400,000 or 31.6%. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, revenue was partially offset by approximately $1.1 million of unrealized losses on investment securities. There was no such offset in the comparable 2021 period.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Total operating costs and expenses for three months ended September 30, 2022 were approximately $8.5 million compared to approximately $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $4.3 million, or 101.0%. The increase in operating costs and expenses is primarily attributable to the increase in our indebtedness, which was the fuel for our revenue growth, and an increase in the cost of funds. In the 2022 period, interest and amortization of deferred financing costs was approximately $6 million compared to approximately $2.6 million in the same 2021 period, an increase of approximately $3.4 million or 130.7%. The balance of the increase in operating expenses was primarily attributable to (i) compensation, fees and taxes which increased approximately $738,000, a 95.7% increase over the comparable 2021 amount, and (ii) general and administrative expenses, which increased approximately $237,500, a 49.6% increase over the comparable 2021 amount.

Comprehensive Income

For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, we reported an unrealized loss on investment securities of approximately $132,000 reflecting a decrease in the market value of certain securities since June 30, 2022. For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we reported an unrealized loss on investment securities of approximately $500,000 reflecting the decrease in the market value of certain securities since June 30, 2021.

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Net Income

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the three months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $4.1 million, or $0.11 per share, compared to approximately $3.4 million, or $0.12 per share for the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2021

Total Revenue

Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $36.4 million compared to approximately $20.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $15.5 million, or 73.7%. The increase in revenue is primarily attributable to the growth in our lending operations. For the 2022 period, interest income was approximately $30.5 million compared to approximately $15.3 million for the 2021 period, representing an increase of approximately $15.2 million or 99.2%. Origination and modification fees increased to approximately $5.8 million for the 2022 period compared to approximately $2.8 million for the 2021 period, an increase of approximately $3.0 million, or 106.6%. Income from partnership investments increased to approximately $1.1 million for the 2022 period compared to approximately $90,000 for the 2021, an increase of approximately $1.0 million. Fee and other income was approximately $2.0 million for the 2022 period compared to approximately $1.9 million for the 2021 period, an increase of approximately $100,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, revenue was offset by approximately $3.6 million of unrealized losses on investment securities. There was no such offset in the comparable 2021 period.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Total operating costs and expenses for nine months ended September 30, 2022 were approximately $21.8 million compared to approximately $11.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $9.9 million, or 82.6%. The increase in operating costs and expenses is primarily attributable to the increase in our overall indebtedness and the increase in our cost of funds. In the 2022 period, interest and amortization of deferred financing costs was approximately $15.1 million compared to approximately $7.5 million in the same 2021 period, an increase of $7.6 million, or 100.0%. The balance of the increase in operating expenses was attributable to (i) compensation, fees and taxes which increased approximately $1.5 million, or 69.7%, (ii) general and administrative expenses which increased approximately $625,000, or 45.6%, and (iii) impairment loss which increased approximately $322,000, or 68.6%.

Comprehensive Income

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we reported an unrealized loss on investment securities of approximately $81,500 reflecting the decrease in the market value of such securities since December 31, 2021. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we reported an unrealized loss on investment securities of approximately $612,000 reflecting the decrease in the market value of such securities since December 31, 2020.

Net Income

Net income attributable to common shareholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $11.9 million, or $0.32 per share, compared to $8.1 million, or $0.32 per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Non-GAAP Metrics – Adjusted Earnings

We invest our excess cash in marketable securities. Under GAAP, those securities are required to be “marked to market” at the end of each reporting period. Accordingly, if the value of certain of those securities increases, the increase is reported as revenue, whereas the remaining increase is reported as a change in accumulated other comprehensive income. On the other hand, if the value decreases, as has been the case in the first three quarters of 2022, the decrease in value of certain of the securities reduces our revenues. For income tax purposes, we do not report the gain or loss on those securities until they are sold. This creates a discrepancy between our GAAP net income and our taxable income. To maintain our status as a REIT, we are required to distribute, on an annual

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basis, at least 90% of our taxable income. Thus, to give our shareholders a better perspective of our taxable income, we use a metric called Adjusted Earnings.

Adjusted Earnings is calculated as net income attributable to common shareholders, prior to the effect unrealized gains (losses) on securities available-for-sale. Adjusted Earnings should be examined in conjunction with net income (loss) as shown in our statements of comprehensive income. Adjusted Earnings should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) (determined in accordance with GAAP), or to cash flows from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), as a measure of our liquidity, nor is Adjusted Earnings indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs or available for distribution to shareholders. Rather, Adjusted Earnings is an additional measure we use to analyze our business performance because it excludes the effects of certain non-cash charges that we believe are not necessarily indicative of our operating performance. It should be noted that our manner of calculating Adjusted Earnings may differ from the calculations of similarly-titled measures by other companies. In addition, there may be other differences between GAAP and tax accounting that would impact Adjusted Earnings, which are not reflected in the table below.

	For the Three Month		For the Nine Month
	Period Ended September 30,		Period Ended September 30,
	2022		2022
Adjusted Earnings:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	4,131,873	$	11,867,385
Add: Unrealized losses on investment securities		1,076,836		3,607,498
Adjusted earnings attributable to common shareholders	$	5,208,709	$	15,474,883

For the three months ended September 30, 2022 Adjusted Earnings per share was $0.13. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 Adjusted Earnings per share was $0.42. There were no unrealized gains or losses on investment securities reported in net income for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At September 30, 2022, cash and cash equivalents and investment securities totaled approximately $69.8 million compared to approximately $102.6 million at December 31, 2021. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities reflects a draw down of those assets to fund new loans. Some of the cash represented the proceeds from the sale of the June 2027 Notes and September 2027 Notes.

Total assets at September 30, 2022 were approximately $561.8 million compared to approximately $418.0 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of approximately $143.8 million, or 34.4%. The increase was due primarily to the increase of our mortgage loan portfolio of approximately $156.2 million, an increase in investments in partnerships of approximately $16.5 million, offset in part by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents and investment securities of approximately $32.8 million.

Total liabilities at September 30, 2022 were approximately $342.5 million compared to approximately $237.9 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of approximately $104.6 million, or 44.0%. This increase is principally due to increases in the repurchase facility of approximately $24.0 million, or 125.8%, and the notes payable, net of deferred financing costs, of approximately $119.0 million, or 74.1%, offset primarily by decreases in the accounts payable and accrued liabilities, including accrued dividends payable, of approximately $3.5 million, line of credit of approximately $29.6 million and advances from borrowers of approximately $5.1 million.

Total shareholders’ equity at September 30, 2022 was approximately $219.3 million compared to approximately $180.1 million at December 31, 2021, an increase of approximately $39.2 million, or 21.8%. This increase was due primarily to net proceeds of $36.7 million from the sale of common shares and our net income attributable to common shareholders of approximately $11.9 million, offset by dividends paid on our Series A Preferred Stock and common shares of $2.8 million and $9.6 million, respectively.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $12.4 million compared to approximately $17.4 million for same 2021 period. For the 2022 period net cash provided by operating activities consisted primarily of net income of approximately $14.6 million, amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discount of $1.7 million and unrealized loss on investment securities of approximately $3.6 million, offset by increases in interest and fees receivable of $2.2 million, due from borrowers of $1.5 million and decreases in advances from borrowers of approximately $5.1 million. For the

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2021 period net cash provided by operating activities consisted primarily of net income of approximately $9.0 million, amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discount of approximately $839,400, an impairment loss of approximately $469,000, increase in deferred revenue of approximately $1.8 million, and an increase in advances from borrowers of approximately $8.2 million, offset by a gain on sale of marketable securities of approximately $212,400 and a gain on forgiveness of debt of approximately $257,800, and an increase in interest and fees receivable of approximately $885,400, other receivables of approximately $361,000 and due from borrowers of approximately $1.4 million.

Net cash used for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $151.3 million compared to approximately $84.9 million for the comparable 2021 period. For the 2022 period, net cash used for investing activities consisted primarily of purchases of investment securities of approximately $39.7 million, net purchases of interests in investment partnerships of approximately $16.5 million and principal disbursements for mortgages receivable of approximately $252.4 million, offset by proceeds from the sale of investment securities of approximately $62.2 million, proceeds from the sale of real estate owned of approximately $1.6 million, and by principal collections on mortgages receivable of approximately $95.2 million For the 2021 period, net cash used for investing activities consisted primarily of purchases of investment securities of approximately $160.9 million, net purchases of interests in investment partnerships of approximately $1.8 million, and principal disbursements for mortgages receivable of approximately $154.8 million, offset by proceeds from the sale of investment securities of approximately $141.7 million, proceeds from the sale of real estate owned of approximately $1.8 million, and principal collections on mortgages receivable of approximately $90.5 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $132.3 million compared to approximately $67.4 million of cash used for the comparable 2021 period. Net cash provided by financing activities for the 2022 period consists principally of net proceeds from the issuance of fixed rate notes of approximately $117.6 million, net proceeds from the issuance of common shares of approximately $36.7 million and net proceeds from repurchase facility of approximately $24.0 million, offset primarily by repayment of line of credit of approximately $29.6 million, dividends paid on common shares of approximately $13.5 million and dividends paid on preferred stock of approximately $2.8 million. Net cash provided by financing activities for the 2021 period consists principally of the net proceeds from issuance of common shares of approximately $30.9 million, net proceeds from the issuance of preferred stock of approximately $45.5 million and proceeds from our line of credit of approximately $2.0 million, offset by dividends paid on common shares of approximately $8.8 million, dividends paid on preferred stock of approximately $932,000, repayment of mortgage payable of approximately $768,000 and financing costs incurred of approximately $451,000.

We project anticipated cash requirements for our operating needs as well as cash flows generated from operating activities available to meet these needs. Our short-term cash requirements primarily include funding of loans and construction draws and payments for usual and customary operating and administrative expenses, such as interest payments on notes payable, employee compensation, sales, marketing expenses and dividends. Based on this analysis, we believe that our current cash balances, and our anticipated cash flows from operations will be sufficient to fund the operations for the next 12 months.

Our long-term cash needs will include principal payments on outstanding indebtedness and funding of new mortgage loans. Funding for long-term cash needs will come from unused net proceeds from financing activities, operating cash flows and proceeds from sales of real estate owned.

From and after the effective date of our REIT election, we intend to pay regular quarterly distributions to holders of our common shares in an amount not less than 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined before the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gains).

Subsequent Events

From October 1, 2022 through November 9, 2022, we sold an aggregate of 405,037 common shares under its at-the-market offering facility realizing gross proceeds of approximately $1.6 million.

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On October 6, 2022, we acquired substantially all the business assets of Urbane New Haven, LLC (“Urbane”), a real estate firm specializing in all phases of real estate development and construction, including architecture, design, contracting and marketing. The purchase price for the assets was 300,000 common shares, or approximately $1.1 million based on the closing price of $3.68 per share on October 5, 2022. The issuance of the shares to Urbane was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to Sections 4(a)(2) and/or 4(a)(5) thereunder. A legend restricting resale, transfer, or other disposition of these shares other than in compliance with the Act was placed on such shares. In connection with the acquisition, Eric O’Brien, one of the owners of Urbane, has been hired as our new Senior Vice President, Asset Management. Mr. O’Brien’s primary responsibilities include construction management oversight and real estate development. We are currently in the process of determining our potential contingent liability, if any, for the purchase, as well as its allocation of the purchase price amongst the assets purchased, intangible assets, goodwill and liabilities assumed. Accordingly, these amounts are not included.

Effective on October 7, 2022, our Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase plan pursuant to which we may repurchase up to an aggregate of $7.5 million of our outstanding common shares in the open market at prevailing market prices or in negotiated transactions off the market, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Plan”). The Plan is expected to continue through September 30, 2023, unless extended or shortened by our Board of Directors. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. will act as our exclusive purchasing agent under the Plan.

On October 24, 2022, all of the remaining outstanding underwriters’ warrants expired without being exercised. (See Note 15, of the accompanying financial statements.)

On October 26, 2022, we issued 10,000 restricted common shares to an employee, of which 3,334 shares vest immediately upon issuance and 3,333 shares will vest on each of October 26, 2023 and 2024. The closing price of a common share on October 26, 2022 was $3.83.

On October 27, 2022, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.13 per share payable to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2022. The dividend will be paid on November 14, 2022.

Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 10, 2022 the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on the evaluation, no adjustments were required in the accompanying financial statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We are not a party to any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or other persons that are likely to affect liquidity or the availability of our requirements for capital resources.

Contractual Obligations

As of September 30, 2022, our contractual obligations include unfunded amounts of any outstanding construction loans and unfunded commitments for loans as well as contractual obligations consisting of operating leases for equipment, software licenses and investment in partnerships.

			Less than		1 – 3		3 – 5		More than
	Total		1 year		years		years		5 years
Investment in partnerships	$	3,588,984	$	3,588,984	$	—	$	—	$	—
Unfunded loan commitments		118,103,785		118,103,785		—		—		—
Total contractual obligations	$	121,692,769	$	121,692,769	$	—	$	—	$	—

Critical Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See “Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies” to the financial statements for explanation of recent accounting pronouncements impacting us included elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

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Item 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation and Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, specifically our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2022 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) are recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) are accumulated and communicated to management, specifically our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item1A.   Risk Factors

We have significant unfunded commitments to existing borrowers. If we are unable to fund these commitments, we may be subject to borrower legal claims.

At September 30, 2022, we had unfunded commitments under existing loans of approximately $118.1 million. We do not record these unfunded commitments as liabilities on our balance sheets as the unfunded portion of the loans are not included in the outstanding mortgage loan balances. We also have not created a reserve for these unfunded commitments. However, we try to maintain a reasonable amount of working capital at all times, although not in amounts sufficient to cover all our deferred funding obligations. In addition, we also have the ability to borrow funds against our portfolio of marketable securities, although the value of these securities in our account fluctuate regularly based on our liquidity and demand for our loans. We also can raise capital through the Churchill Facility. Nevertheless, there is a possibility that demands for funding under existing loans could exceed our available working capital and if we fail to meet our funding obligations, we may be subject to legal claims by the borrowers. This could have a material and adverse impact on our business reputation, our operations as well as our financial condition.

Inflation and rising interest rates could adversely impact our business, operations and financial condition.

Since the beginning of the current year through the date of this report, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Fed”) has raised interest rates six times for an aggregate of 3.75%. These are the first interest increases since December 2018. As a result, the prime rate has increased from 3.25% to 7.00%. The Fed’s rate increases are in response to a sharp increase in the annual rate of inflation in the United States, which was reported to be 8.2% for the 12 months ended September 2022, the highest rate in decades, per the Wall Street Journal. As a result of these increases, the growth of the U.S. economy has slowed. Until now, these economic factors have not had an adverse impact on the volume or velocity of our business.  However, they have led to an increase in our borrowing costs. In addition, the increase in interest rates and inflation and the decrease in the rate of growth of the U.S. economy has caused a severe decrease in the major stock indices and a general decrease in the valuations of many public companies, including Sachem Capital. As a consequence, our ability to access the public markets to raise capital has been adversely impacted.  If these trends continue, they could result in decreased demand for our products and a decrease in property valuations, which could have an adverse impact on the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans. Thus, we cannot assure you that our business, operations and financial condition will not be adversely impacted.

Item2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On October 6, 2022, in connection with our acquisition of substantially all of Urbane’s assets, we issued 300,000 restricted common shares, having an aggregate fair market value of approximately $1.1 million based on the closing price of $3.68 per share on October 5, 2022, to Urbane, an accredited investor.  The foregoing shares were issued in reliance upon the exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to Sections 4(a)(2) and/or 4(a)(5) thereunder. A legend restricting resale, transfer, or other disposition of these shares other than in compliance with the Act was placed on such shares.

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Item 6.   EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Form of Amended and Restated Exchange Agreement (1)
3.1	Certificate of Incorporation (1)
3.1(a)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation (1)
3.1(b)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on October 7, 2019 (2)
3.1(c)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on June 25, 2021 (10)
3.1(d)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on July 19, 2022 (20)
3.1(e)	Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation filed on August 23, 2022 (21)
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective as of November 25, 2019 (3)
4.1	Form of Representatives’ Warrants issued on October 27, 2017 in connection with the follow-on underwritten public offering (4)
4.2	Indenture, dated as of June 21, 2019, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (5)
4.3	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 25, 2019, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (5)
4.4	Form of 7.125% Notes due 2024 (5)
4.5	Second Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (2)
4.6	Form of 6.875% Notes due 2024 (7)
4.7	Third Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (8)
4.8	Form of 7.75% Notes due 2025 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.7 above)
4.9	Specimen 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock Certificate.(10)
4.10	Fourth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (11)
4.11	Form of 6.00% Note due 2026 (attached as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.10 above).
4.12	Fifth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (15)
4.13	Form of 6.00% Note due 2027 (attached as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.12 above)
4.14	Sixth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (17)
4.15	Form of 7.125% Note due 2027 (attached as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.14 above)
4.16	Seventh Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (22)
4.17	Form of 8.00% Note due 2027 (attached as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.16 above)
10.1**	Employment Agreement by and between John L. Villano and Sachem Capital Corp (1)
10.2	Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan (1)
10.3**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated July 17, 2018 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of Leslie Bernhard, Arthur Goldberg and Brian Prinz (6)
10.4**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated October 4, 2019 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of Leslie Bernhard, Arthur Goldberg and Brian Prinz (2)
10.5**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated April 2021 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of John L. Villano and Peter J. Cuozzo (12)
10.6	Master Repurchase Agreement and Securities Contract, dated as of July 21, 2021, between Sachem Capital Corp. and Churchill MRA Funding I LLC (13)
10.7	Custodial Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, among Sachem Capital Corp., Churchill MRA Funding I LLC. and U.S. Bank National Association (13)

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10.8**	Agreement and General Release, dated as of January 14, 2022, between Sachem Capital Corp. and Peter J. Cuozzo (16)
10.9**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated April 2022 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and John L. Villano (18)
10.10**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated October 15, 2020 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of Leslie Bernhard, Arthur Goldberg and Brian Prinz (20)
10.11**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated October 13, 2021 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of Leslie Bernhard, Arthur Goldberg and Brian Prinz (20)
10.12**	Final Form of the Restrictive Stock Grant Agreement dated July 19, 2022 under the Sachem Capital Corp. 2016 Equity Compensation Plan between the Company and each of Leslie Bernhard, Arthur Goldberg and Brian Prinz (20)
10.13**	Employment Agreement, dated July 26, 2022, by and between John E. Warch and Sachem Capital Corp.(19)
31.1	Chief Executive Officer Certification as required under section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act *
31.2	Chief Financial Officer Certification as required under section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act *
32.1	Chief Executive Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act ***
32.2	Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act ***
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)*

* Filed herewith.

** Compensation plan or arrangement for current or former executive officers and directors.

*** Furnished, not filed, in accordance with item 601(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended (SEC File No.: 333-214323) and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

(3) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on November 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

(4) Previously filed on October 20, 2017, as Exhibit A to Exhibit 1.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-11, as amended (SEC File No.: 333-218954) and incorporated herein by reference.

(5) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on June 25, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

(6) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference.

(7) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on November 6, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference.

(8) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on September 9, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference.

(9) Intentionally omitted.

(10) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on June 29, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

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(11) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on December 20, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

(12) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

(13) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on July 27, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

(14) Intentionally omitted.

(15) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on March 9, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(16) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference.

(17) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on May 12, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(18) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(19) (Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on July 27, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(20) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(21) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on August 24, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

(22) Previously filed as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K on August 23, 2022 and incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP.
Date: November 10, 2022	By:	/s/ John L. Villano
		John L. Villano, CPA
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 10, 2022	By:	/s/ John E. Warch
		John E. Warch, CPA
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

I, John L. Villano, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sachem Capital Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 10, 2022
	/s/ John L. Villano
	John L. Villano, CPA
	Chief Executive Officer and President
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification

I, John E. Warch, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Sachem Capital Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 10, 2022
	/s/John E. Warch
	John E. Warch, CPA
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John L. Villano, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company

Dated: November 10, 2022

/s/John L. Villano

John L. Villano, CPA

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this certification has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John E. Warch, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company

Dated: November 10, 2022

/s/John E. Warch

John E. Warch, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

A signed original of this certification has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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	Sep. 30, 2022	Nov. 08, 2022
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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Document and Entity Information
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BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,464,257	$ 41,938,897
Investment securities	34,351,374	60,633,661
Mortgages receivable	448,524,665	292,301,209
Interest and fees receivable	5,746,907	3,693,645
Due from borrowers	5,055,146	3,671,016
Real estate owned	5,615,940	6,559,010
Investments in partnerships	22,542,941	6,055,838
Property and equipment, net	3,397,812	2,172,185
Other assets	1,122,342	936,290
Total assets	561,821,384	417,961,751
Liabilities:
Notes payable (net of deferred financing costs of $8,844,137 and $5,747,387)	279,557,613	160,529,363
Repurchase facility	43,100,146	19,087,189
Mortgage payable	750,000	750,000
Line of credit	3,542,853	33,178,031
Accrued dividends payable		3,927,600
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,162,170	697,403
Advances from borrowers	9,936,828	15,066,114
Deferred revenue	4,471,800	4,643,490
Total liabilities	342,521,410	237,879,190
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred shares - $.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,903,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding	1,903	1,903
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Paid-in capital	222,520,783	185,516,394
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(557,541)	(476,016)
Accumulated deficit	(2,705,252)	(4,992,450)
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BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
BALANCE SHEETS
Deferred financing costs	$ 8,844,137	$ 5,747,387
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	1,903,000	1,903,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	1,903,000	1,903,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common shares, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common shares, shares issued	40,080,672	32,730,004
Common shares, shares outstanding	40,080,672	32,730,004

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STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue:
Interest income from loans	$ 11,545,748	$ 6,094,165	$ 30,490,694	$ 15,307,692
Investment gains, net	238,225	532,163	586,166	911,005
Income from partnership investments	523,067	35,983	1,112,560	90,225
Origination and modification fees, net	1,669,034	1,268,624	5,759,650	2,788,498
Fee and other income	641,749	591,441	2,048,921	1,851,031
Unrealized losses on investment securities	(1,076,836)		(3,607,498)
Total revenue	13,540,987	8,522,376	36,390,493	20,948,451
Operating costs and expenses:
Interest and amortization of deferred financing costs	5,974,975	2,589,847	15,083,228	7,541,536
Compensation, fees and taxes	1,509,518	771,373	3,691,421	2,175,603
Other expenses	90,899	137,607	320,231	248,581
General and administrative expenses	715,994	478,484	1,993,812	1,369,328
Loss (Gain) on sale of real estate	962	94,450	(121,381)	111,545
Impairment loss	195,000	150,000	790,500	469,000
Total operating costs and expenses	8,487,348	4,221,761	21,757,811	11,915,593
Net income	5,053,639	4,300,615	14,632,682	9,032,858
Preferred stock dividend	(921,766)	(913,791)	(2,765,297)	(932,089)
Net income attributable to common shareholders	4,131,873	3,386,824	11,867,385	8,100,769
Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized gain (loss) on investment securities	(131,569)	(500,188)	(81,525)	(611,998)
Comprehensive income	$ 4,000,304	$ 2,886,636	$ 11,785,860	$ 7,488,771
Basic and diluted net income per common share outstanding:
Basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.12	$ 0.32	$ 0.32
Diluted	$ 0.11	$ 0.12	$ 0.32	$ 0.32
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	38,829,610	27,973,249	36,723,305	24,968,885
Diluted	38,829,852	27,977,095	36,729,184	24,972,837

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)	Series A Preferred Stock Preferred Stock	Series A Preferred Stock Additional Paid in Capital	Series A Preferred Stock	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Deficit	Total
Balance balance at Dec. 31, 2020					$ 22,125	$ 83,814,376	$ (25,992)	$ (2,890,969)	$ 80,919,540
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020					22,124,801
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses	$ 1,903	$ 45,460,723	$ 45,462,626
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses (in shares)	1,903,000
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses					$ 6,097	30,877,831			30,883,928
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses (in shares)					6,096,448
Stock based compensation					$ 94	126,538			126,632
Stock based compensation (in shares)					94,681
Unrealized loss on marketable securities							(611,998)		(611,998)
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Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021				1,903,000	28,315,930
Balance balance at Jun. 30, 2021				$ 1,700	$ 26,733	147,362,456	(137,802)	(963,683)	146,289,404
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021				1,700,000	26,733,213
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Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses (in shares)	203,000
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Issuance of common shares, net of expenses (in shares)					1,582,717
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Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2021				1,903,000	28,315,930
Balance balance at Dec. 31, 2021				$ 1,903	$ 32,730	185,516,394	(476,016)	(4,992,450)	180,082,561
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				1,903,000	32,730,004
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses					$ 7,177	36,647,242			36,654,419
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses (in shares)					7,177,043
Exercise of warrants					$ 20	(20)
Exercise of warrants (in shares)					19,658
Stock based compensation					$ 154	357,167			357,321
Stock based compensation (in shares)					153,967
Unrealized loss on marketable securities							(81,525)		(81,525)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock								(2,765,297)	(2,765,297)
Dividends paid on common shares								(9,580,187)	(9,580,187)
Net income								14,632,682	14,632,682
Balance at Sep. 30, 2022				$ 1,903	$ 40,081	222,520,783	(557,541)	(2,705,252)	219,299,974
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022				1,903,000	40,080,672
Balance balance at Jun. 30, 2022				$ 1,903	$ 36,756	206,973,510	(425,972)	(1,583,202)	205,002,995
Beginning balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2022				1,903,000	36,755,786
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses					$ 3,310	15,420,273			15,423,583
Issuance of common shares, net of expenses (in shares)					3,309,886
Stock based compensation					$ 15	127,000			127,015
Stock based compensation (in shares)					15,000
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Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock								(921,766)	(921,766)
Dividends paid on common shares								(5,253,923)	(5,253,923)
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Balance at Sep. 30, 2022				$ 1,903	$ 40,081	$ 222,520,783	$ (557,541)	$ (2,705,252)	$ 219,299,974
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2022				1,903,000	40,080,672

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 14,632,682	$ 9,032,858
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs and bond discount	1,664,822	839,418
Write-off of deferred financing costs		72,806
Depreciation expense	66,533	61,286
Stock based compensation	357,321	126,632
Impairment loss	790,500	469,000
(Gain) Loss on sale of real estate	(121,381)	111,545
Unrealized loss on investment securities	3,607,498	(212,449)
Loss on sale of investment securities	148,565
Debt Forgiveness		(257,845)
(Increase) decrease in:
Interest and fees receivable	(2,154,704)	(885,380)
Other assets - other receivables	(418,176)	(361,084)
Due from borrowers	(1,505,785)	(1,405,352)
Other assets - prepaid expenses	153,842	(14,500)
(Decrease) increase in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - accrued interest	431,110	(3,344)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - accounts payable and accrued expenses	53,818	(179,992)
Deferred revenue	(171,690)	1,779,960
Advances from borrowers	(5,129,286)	8,201,117
Total adjustments	(2,227,013)	8,341,818
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	12,405,669	17,374,676
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of investment securities	(39,715,900)	(160,896,229)
Proceeds from the sale of investment securities	62,160,599	141,709,658
Purchase of interests in investment partnerships, net	(16,487,103)	(1,804,217)
Proceeds from sale of real estate owned	1,571,467	1,839,977
Acquisitions of and improvements to real estate owned, net	(101,168)	(333,435)
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,292,160)	(817,785)
Security deposits held		(11,416)
Principal disbursements for mortgages receivable	(252,370,675)	(154,810,007)
Principal collections on mortgages receivable	95,173,969	90,463,016
Other assets - costs in connection with SPAC offering	(166,360)	(281,191)
NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(151,227,331)	(84,941,629)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from (repayment of) line of credit	(29,635,178)	2,000,511
Net proceeds from repurchase facility	24,012,957
Repayment of mortgage payable		(767,508)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities - principal payments on other notes	(20,161)	(17,184)
Dividends paid on common shares	(13,507,787)	(8,778,392)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock	(2,765,297)	(932,089)
Financings costs incurred		(450,651)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of expenses	36,654,419	30,883,928
Proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Stock, net of expenses		45,462,626
Gross proceeds from issuance of fixed rate notes	122,125,000
Financings costs incurred in connection with fixed rate notes	(4,516,931)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	132,347,022	67,401,241
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(6,474,640)	(165,712)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS- BEGINNING OF YEAR	41,938,897	19,408,028
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD	35,464,257	19,242,316
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
Interest paid	$ 13,012,805	$ 6,745,109

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (Parenthetical)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
Real estate acquired in connection with the foreclosure of certain mortgages, inclusive of interest and other fees receivable	$ 1,091,348

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The Company

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

The Company

The Company

1.    The Company

Sachem Capital Corp. (the “Company”), a New York corporation, specializes in originating, underwriting, funding, servicing and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. The Company offers short term (i.e., one to three years), secured, non-bank loans (sometimes referred to as “hard money” loans) to real estate owners and investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut, New York and Florida. The properties securing the Company’s loans are generally classified as residential or commercial real estate and, typically, are held for resale or investment. Each loan is secured by a first mortgage lien on real estate and may also be secured with additional collateral, such as other real estate owned by the borrower or its principals, a pledge of the ownership interests in the borrower by the principals thereof, and/or personal guarantees by the principals of the borrower. The Company does not lend to owner occupants. The Company’s primary underwriting criteria is a conservative loan to value ratio evaluated on each transaction. In addition, the Company may make opportunistic real estate purchases apart from its lending activities or enter into other transactions with third parties involving real estate financing transactions.

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Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies

2.    Significant Accounting Policies

Unaudited Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be attained in the entire fiscal year.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on (a) various assumptions that consider its experience, (b) the Company’s projections regarding future operations and (c) general financial market and local and general economic conditions. Actual amounts could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks, money market accounts and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions. The combined account balances typically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance coverage, and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit. The Company does not believe that the risk is significant.

Allowance for Loan Loss

The Company reviews each loan on a quarterly basis and evaluates the borrower’s ability to pay the monthly interest, the borrower’s likelihood of executing the original exit strategy, as well as the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. Based on the analysis, management determines if any provisions for impairment of loans should be made and whether any loan loss reserves are required.

Fair Value Measurements

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 are described as follows:

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company can access.

Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

● quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

● quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

● inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

● inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation to other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (i.e., contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Property and Equipment

Land and building acquired in December 2016 to serve as the Company’s office facilities is stated at cost. The building is being depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 40 years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The Company relocated its entire operations to this property in March 2019.

Land and building acquired in 2021 to serve as the Company’s future corporate headquarters is stated at cost.  The building is not currently being depreciated as it is undergoing renovations.

Real Estate Owned

Real estate owned by the Company is stated at cost and is tested for impairment quarterly.

Consolidations

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company has control over significant operating, financial and investing decisions of the entity. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows.If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair market value of the assets.

Deferred Financing Costs

Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facilities, described in Note 7-Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable and Churchill Facility are, amortized over the term of the applicable facility using the straight-line method.

Costs incurred by the Company in connection with the public offering of its unsecured, unsubordinated notes, described in Note 9 - Notes Payable, are being amortized over the term of the respective Notes.

Revenue Recognition

Interest income from the Company’s loan portfolio is earned over the loan period and is calculated using the simple interest method on principal amounts outstanding. Generally, the Company’s loans provide for interest to be paid monthly in arrears. The Company, generally, does not accrue interest income on mortgages receivable that are more than 90 days past due or interest charged at default rates. However, interest income not accrued at September 30, 2022 but collected prior to the issuance of this report is included in income for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Origination and modification fee revenue, generally 1% – 3% of either the original loan principal or the modified loan balance, is collected at loan funding and is recognized ratably over the contractual life of the loan in accordance with ASC 310.

Income Taxes

The Company believes it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes and operates accordingly. It made the election to be taxed as a REIT on its 2017 Federal income tax return. The Company’s qualification as a REIT depends on its ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, various complex requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), relating to, among other things, the sources of its income, the composition and values of its assets, its compliance with the distribution requirements applicable to REITs and the diversity of ownership of its outstanding capital stock. So long as it qualifies as a REIT, the Company, generally, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income distributed to its shareholders. However, if it fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year and does not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, it will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates and may also be subject to various penalties and may be precluded from re-electing REIT status for the four taxable years following the year during in which it lost its REIT qualification.

FASB ASC Topic 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosure required. Under this standard, an entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense. The Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements as of September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated in accordance with ASC 260 — “Earnings Per Share.” Under ASC 260, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and warrants for common shares using the treasury stock method. The numerator in calculating both basic and diluted earnings per common share for each period is the reported net income.

Investment Transactions and Related Income.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest is recognized on the accrual basis. Investment securities are marked-to-market. Unrealized gains and losses on investment securities with a stated maturity date are included in other comprehensive income (loss). All other unrealized gains and losses on investment securities are included in net income (loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts included in the September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2022 presentation.

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Fair Value Measurement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Fair Value Measurement

Fair Value Measurement

3.    Fair Value Measurement

The fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy of an asset or liability is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair market value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

The following table sets forth by Level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets at fair value as of September 30, 2022:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Stocks and ETFs	$	9,135,577		—		—	$	9,135,577
Mutual funds		25,215,797		—		—		25,215,797
Total liquid investments	$	34,351,374		—		—	$	34,351,374
Real estate owned		—		—	$	5,615,940	$	5,615,940

Following is a description of the methodologies used for assets measured at fair value:

Stocks and ETFs: Valued at the closing price reported in the active market in which the individual securities are traded.

Mutual funds: Valued at the daily closing price reported by the fund. Mutual funds held by the Company are open-end mutual funds that are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds are required to publish their daily net asset values and to transact at that price. The mutual funds held by the Company are deemed to be actively traded.

Real estate owned: The Company estimates fair values of real estate owned using market information such as recent sales contracts, appraisals, recent sales, assessed values or discounted cash value models.
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Impact of Fair Value of AFS Securities on OCI

The following table presents the impact of the Company's Available-For-Sale (AFS) securities on its Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
OCI from AFS securities:
Unrealized (losses) on AFS securities at beginning of period	$	(425,972)	$	(137,802)	$	(476,016)	$	(25,992)
Unrealized (losses) on securities available-for-sale		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Change in OCI from AFS securities		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Balance at end of period	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)

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Mortgages Receivable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Mortgages Receivable

Mortgages Receivable

4.    Mortgages Receivable

The Company offers secured, non-bank loans to real estate owners and investors (also known as “hard money” loans) to fund their acquisition, renovation, development, rehabilitation or improvement of properties located primarily in Connecticut, New York and Florida. The loans are secured by first mortgage liens on one or more properties owned by the borrower or related parties. The loans are generally for a term of one to three years. The loans are initially recorded and carried thereafter, in the financial statements, at cost. Most of the loans provide for monthly payments of interest only (in arrears) during the term of the loan and a “balloon” payment of the principal on the maturity date.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the aggregate amounts of loans funded by the Company were $252,370,675 and $154,810,007, respectively, offset by principal repayments of $95,173,969 and $90,463,016, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio includes loans ranging in size up to $26,117,118 with stated interest rates ranging from 5.0% to 14.2%. The default interest rate is generally 18%.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio had an impairment loss of $105,000 and $0, respectively.

At September 30, 2022, no single borrower or group of related borrowers had loans outstanding representing more than 10% of the total balance of the loans outstanding. At September 30, 2021, we had one borrower whose outstanding loans represented 10.2% of the total balance of loans outstanding.

The Company may agree to extend the term of a loan if, at the time of the extension, the loan and the borrower meet all the Company’s then underwriting requirements. The Company treats a loan extension as a new loan.

Credit Risk

Credit risk profile based on loan activity as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

									Total
									Outstanding
	Residential		Commercial		Land		Mixed Use		Mortgages
December 31, 2021	$	157,841,896	$	95,319,795	$	20,755,891	$	18,383,627	$	292,301,209
September 30, 2022	$	234,747,362	$	143,898,654	$	39,513,545	$	30,365,104	$	448,524,665

The following is the maturities of mortgages receivable as of September 30:

2022 and prior	$	90,968,755
2023		286,239,279
2024		68,108,899
2025		1,049,500
Thereafter		2,158,232
Total	$	448,524,665

At September 30, 2022 there were 92 loans having an aggregate unpaid principal balance of approximately $45.0 million that were past maturity and either in foreclosure or in the process of being extended. Of the 477 mortgage loans in the Company’s portfolio, 44 were the subject of foreclosure proceedings. The aggregate outstanding principal balance of these loans and the accrued but unpaid interest and borrower charges as of September 30, 2022 was approximately $21.4 million. In the case of each of these loans, the Company believes the value of the collateral exceeds the outstanding balance on the loan plus accrued interest and borrower charges.
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Real Estate Owned

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Real Estate Owned

Real Estate Owned

5.    Real Estate Owned

Property purchased for rental or acquired through foreclosure are included on the balance sheet as real estate owned.

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, real estate owned totaled $5,615,940 and $6,774,522, respectively, with no valuation allowance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $685,500 compared to an impairment loss of $469,000 for the same period in 2021. For the three-months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the impairment loss was $195,000 and $150,000, respectively.

As of September 30, 2022, real estate owned included $800,053 of real estate held for rental and $4,815,887 of real estate held for sale. As of September 30, 2021, real estate owned included $916,325 of real estate held for rental and $5,858,197 of real estate held for sale.

Properties Held for Sale

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold two properties held for sale and recognized an aggregate loss of $962 and five properties for an aggregate gain of $121,381, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company sold four properties held for sale, and recognized an aggregate loss of $94,450 and six properties for an aggregate loss of $111,545, respectively.

Properties Held for Rental

As of September 30, 2022, one property, a commercial building, was held for rental. The tenant signed a five-year lease that commenced on August 1, 2021.

Rental payments due from real estate held for rental are as follows:

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	53,200
Year ending December 31, 2023		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2024		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2025		53,200
Total	$	212,800

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Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Other Assets.

Other Assets

6.   Other Assets

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, other assets consists of the following:

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Prepaid expenses	$	117,449	$	271,291
Other receivables		512,284		94,108
Other assets		472,800		306,440
Deferred financing costs, net		19,809		264,451
Total	$	1,122,342	$	936,290

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Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility

Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility

7.    Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility

Wells Fargo Margin Line of Credit

During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company established a margin loan account at Wells Fargo Advisors that is secured by the Company’s portfolio of short-term securities. The credit line bears interest at a rate equal to 1.75% below the prime rate. At September 30, 2022 the rate on the Wells Fargo credit line was 4.50%. As of September 30, 2022 the total outstanding balance on the Wells Fargo credit line was $3,542,853.

Mortgage Payable

In 2021, the Company obtained a new adjustable-rate mortgage loan from New Haven Bank (“NHB”) for up to a maximum principal amount of $1.4 million (the “NHB Mortgage”) of which $750,000 was outstanding at September 30, 2022. The NHB Mortgage accrues interest at an initial rate of 3.75% per annum for the first 72 months and is due and payable in full on December 1, 2037. During the first 12 months, from December 1, 2021 to November 30, 2022, only interest is due and payable. Beginning on December 1, 2022 and through December 1, 2037, principal and interest on the NHB Mortgage will be due and payable on a monthly basis. Payments of principal under the NHB Mortgage are amortized based on a 20-year amortization schedule. The interest rate will be adjusted on each of December 1, 2027 and 2032 to the then published 5-year Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate, plus 2.60%. The NHB Mortgage is a non-recourse loan, secured by a first mortgage lien on the Company’s current corporate headquarters, located at 698 Main Street, Branford, Connecticut, and the Company’s future corporate headquarters, located at 568 East Main Street, Branford, Connecticut. The $750,000 of proceeds funded at closing were used to reimburse the Company for out-of-pocket costs relating to the acquisition of the East Main Street property. The balance of the loan will be used to reimburse the Company for the out-of-pocket costs incurred to renovate the East Main Street property. Upon completion of the renovation, and assuming the Company can provide NHB with an appraisal that the East Main Street property has a value of not less than $1.4 million, the first mortgage lien on the current corporate headquarters will be released.

Churchill MRA Funding I LLC Repurchase Financing Facility

On July 21, 2021, the Company consummated a $200 million master repurchase financing facility (“Facility”) with Churchill MRA Funding I LLC (“Churchill”), a subsidiary of Churchill Real Estate, a vertically integrated real estate finance company based in New York, New York. Under the terms of the Facility, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell mortgage loans to Churchill, and Churchill has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase those loans. In addition, the Company has the right and, in some instances the obligation, to repurchase those loans from Churchill. The amount that Churchill will pay for each mortgage loan it purchases will vary based on the attributes of the loan and various other circumstances. The repurchase price is calculated by applying an interest factor, as defined, to the purchase price of the mortgage loan. The Company has also pledged the mortgage loans sold to Churchill to secure its repurchase obligation. The cost of capital under the Facility is equal to the sum of (a) the greater of (i) 0.25% and (ii) the 30-day LIBOR plus (b) 3% - 4%, depending on the aggregate principal amount of the mortgage loans held by Churchill at that time. As of September 30, 2022 the effective rate charged under the Facility was 6.99%.

The Facility is subject to other terms and conditions, including representations and warranties, covenants and agreements typically found in these types of financing arrangements. Under one such covenant, the Company (A) is prohibited from (i) paying any dividends or making distributions in excess of 90% of its taxable income, (ii) incurring any indebtedness or (iii) purchasing any of its capital stock, unless, it has an asset coverage ratio of at least 150%; and (B) must maintain unencumbered cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal to or greater than 2.50% of the amount of its repurchase obligations. Churchill has the right to terminate the Facility at any time upon 180 days prior notice to the Company. The Company then has an additional 180 days after termination to repurchase all the mortgage loans held by Churchill. The Company uses the proceeds from the Facility to finance the continued expansion of its lending business and for general corporate purposes.

At September 30, 2022, the total amount outstanding under the Facility was $43,100,146 and the Company estimates that it had approximately $2.1 million of additional availability under the Facility. The collateral pledged to Churchill at September 30, 2022, was 32 mortgage loans that in the aggregate had unpaid principal balance of approximately $80.4 million.
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Each of the NHB Mortgage and the Churchill Facility contain cross-default provisions.

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Financing Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Financing Transactions

Financing Transactions

8.    Financing Transactions

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, the Company generated approximately $159.7 million of gross proceeds from the sale of its securities as follows:

(i) $51,875,000 from the sale of its 6.0% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due March 30, 2027;

(ii) $30,000,000 from the sale of its 7.125% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due June 30, 2027;

(iii) $40,250,000 from the sale of its 8.00% unsecured, unsubordinated notes due September 30, 2027; and

(iv) $37,602,871 from the sale of 7,177,043 common shares in an “at-the-market” offering.

The net proceeds from the sale of these securities, approximately $154,300,000, were used primarily to fund new mortgage loans, for working capital and general corporate purposes.

During the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,177,043 common shares in an at-the-market offering. Net proceeds to the Company from the sale of these shares were $36,654,419.

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Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Notes Payable

Notes Payable

9.    Notes Payable

At September 30, 2022, the Company had an aggregate of $279,557,613 of unsecured, unsubordinated notes payable outstanding, net of $8,844,137 of deferred financing costs (collectively, the “Notes”). Currently, the Company has seven series of Notes outstanding:

(i) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $23,663,000 bearing interest at 7.125% per annum and maturing June 30, 2024 (“the June 2024 Notes”);

(ii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $34,500,000 bearing interest at 6.875% per annum and maturing December 30, 2024 (the “December 2024 Notes”);

(iii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $56,363,750 bearing interest at 7.75% per annum and maturing September 30, 2025 (the “September 2025 Notes”);

(iv) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $51,750,000 bearing interest at 6.0% per annum and maturing December 30, 2026 (the “December 2026 Notes”);

(v) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $51,875,000 bearing interest at 6.0% per annum and maturing March 30, 2027 (the “March 2027 Notes”);

(vi) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $30,000,000 bearing interest at 7.125% per annum and maturing June 30, 2027 (the "June 2027 Notes"); and

(vii) Notes having an aggregate principal amount of $40,250,000 bearing interest at 8.00% per annum and maturing September 30, 2027 (the “September 2027 Notes”).

The Notes were sold in underwritten public offerings, were issued in denomination of  $25.00 each and are listed on the NYSE American and trade under the symbols “SCCB,” “SACC,” “SCCC,” “SCCD,” “SCCE,” “SCCF” and “SCCG,” respectively. All the Notes were issued at par except for the last tranche of the September 2025 notes, in the original principal amount of $28 million, which were issued at $24.75 each. Interest on the Notes is payable quarterly on each March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30 that they are outstanding. So long as the Notes are outstanding, the Company is prohibited from making distributions in excess of 90% of its taxable income, incurring any additional indebtedness or purchasing any shares of its capital stock unless it has an “Asset Coverage Ratio” of at least 150% after giving effect to the payment of such dividend, the incurrence of such indebtedness or the application of the net proceeds, as the case may be. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, at any time after their second anniversary of issuance upon at least 30 days prior written notice to the holders of the Notes. The redemption price will be equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the accrued but unpaid interest thereon up to, but not including the date of redemption. Currently, the June 2024 Notes, December 2024 Notes and the September 2025 Notes are callable at any time. The December 2026 Notes will be callable at any time after December 30, 2023, the March 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after March 9, 2024, the June 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after May 11, 2024, and the September 2027 Notes will be callable at any time after August 23, 2024.

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

10.   Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts payable and accrued liabilities include the following:

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accounts payable and Accrued expenses		555,571		501,753
Other notes		10,760		30,921
Accrued interest		595,839		164,729
Total	$	1,162,170	$	697,403

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Fee And Other Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Fee And Other Income

Fee And Other Income

11.   Fee and Other Income

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, fee and other income consists of the following:

	Three Months				Nine Months
	ended September 30,				ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Late and other fees	$	92,098	$	202,572	$	338,638	$	300,471
Processing fees		37,480		50,230		165,950		129,615
Rental income, net		8,867		28,320		37,067		23,105
Extension fees		212,608		86,671		415,128		232,886
Other fees		124,292		55,025		259,542		150,094
Legal fees		91,115		69,800		253,055		181,600
Other income		75,289		98,823		579,541		833,260
Total	$	641,749	$	591,441	$	2,048,921	$	1,851,031

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

12.   Commitments and Contingencies

Origination and Modification Fees

Loan origination and modification fees generally range from 1% - 3% each of the original loan principal or the modified loan balance and, generally, are payable at the time the loan is funded or modified. The unamortized portion is recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet. At September 30, 2022, deferred revenue was $4,471,800, which will be recorded as income as follows:

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	1,583,313
Year ending December 31, 2023		2,687,114
Year ending December 31, 2024		201,373
Total	$	4,471,800

In instances in which mortgages are repaid before their maturity date, the balance of any unamortized deferred revenue is recognized in full at the time of repayment.

Employment Agreements

In February 2017, the Company entered into an employment agreement with John Villano, the material terms of which are as follows: (i) the employment term is five years with extensions for successive one-year periods unless either party provides written notice at least 180 days prior to the next anniversary date of its intention to not renew the agreement; (ii) a base salary of $260,000, which was increased in April 2018, April 2021 and April 2022 to $360,000, $500,000 and $750,000, respectively; (iii) incentive compensation in such amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) participation in the Company’s employee benefit plans; (v) full indemnification to the extent permitted by law; (vi) a two-year non-competition period following the termination of employment without cause; and (vii) payments upon termination of employment or a change in control. In April 2022, the Company granted 98,425 restricted common shares (having a market value of approximately $500,000) to Mr. Villano. One-third of such shares will vest on January 1, 2023, and an additional one-third will vest on each of January 1, 2024 and 2025.

In July 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with John E. Warch, the material terms of which are as follows: (i) the employment term commenced on August 1, 2022 and will continue until terminated by either party; (ii) a base salary of $325,000; (iii) incentive compensation in such amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) participation in the Company’s employee benefit plans; (v) full indemnification to the extent permitted by law; and (vi) payments upon termination of employment or a change in control.

Unfunded Commitments

At September 30, 2022, the Company had future funding obligations totaling $118,103,785, which can be drawn by the borrowers when the conditions relating thereto have been satisfied.

Other

In the normal course of its business, the Company is named as a party-defendant in connection with tax foreclosure proceedings against properties on which it holds a first mortgage lien. The Company actively monitors these actions and, in all cases, believes there remains sufficient value in the subject property to assure that no loan impairment exists. At September 30, 2022, there were four such proceedings. The unpaid principal balances on the properties that are the subject of these proceedings was approximately $236,000.

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

13.   Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may originate, fund, manage and service loans to shareholders. The underwriting process on these loans adheres to prevailing Company policy. The terms of such loans, including the interest rate, income, origination fees and other closing costs are the same as those applicable to loans made to unrelated third parties in the portfolio. As of September 30, 2022, and 2021, loans to known shareholders totaled $20,932,994 and $13,200,972, respectively. Interest income earned on these loans for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $1,248,826 and $573,446, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 totaled $416,275 and $252,050, respectively.

The wife of the Company’s chief executive officer was employed by the Company as its director of finance until the third quarter of 2022 when she retired. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, she was paid $62,865 and $85,634, respectively, as compensation from the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the corresponding amounts were $2,115 and $29,250, respectively.

In December 2021, the Company hired the daughter of the Company’s chief executive officer to perform certain internal audit and compliance services. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, she received compensation of $35,727 and $106,327, respectively. In January 2022, the Company hired the step-daughter of the Company’s chief executive officer to perform executive assistant and administrative services. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, she received compensation of $8,313 and $43,929, respectively.

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Concentration of Credit Risk

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Concentration of Credit Risk

Concentration of Credit Risk

14.   Concentration of Credit Risk

Currently, all of the Company’s investment securities, which include common stocks, preferred stock, corporate bonds and mutual funds, are held at Wells Fargo Advisors. Wells Fargo Advisors is a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). SIPC protects clients against the custodial risk of a member investment firm becoming insolvent by replacing missing securities and cash up to $500,000, including up to $250,000 in cash, per client in accordance with SIPC rules.

The Company makes loans that are secured by first mortgage liens on real property located primarily in Connecticut (approximately 43.0%), Florida (approximately 21.7%) and New York (approximately 14.2%). This concentration of credit risk may be affected by changes in economic or other conditions of the particular geographic area.

Credit risks associated with the Company’s mortgage loan portfolio and related interest receivable are described in Note 4 - Mortgages Receivable.

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Outstanding Warrants

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Outstanding Warrants

Outstanding Warrants

15.   Outstanding Warrants

In 2017, the Company consummated two public offerings – an initial public offering (“IPO”) in February and a follow-on offering in October-November. In connection with the IPO, the Company issued to the underwriters warrants to purchase an aggregate of 130,000 common shares at an exercise price of $6.25 per common share (“IPO Warrants”). The IPO Warrants expired unexercised on February 9, 2022.

In connection with a public offering that was consummated in October 2017, the Company issued to the underwriters warrants to purchase an aggregate of 187,500 common shares at an exercise price of $5.00 per share. In January 2022, warrants to purchase 93,750 of the Company’s common shares were exercised. The holders of those warrants elected to use the cashless exercise option available to them under the terms of the warrants. As such, they received 19,658 common shares. At September 30, 2022, 49,219 warrants were outstanding. All the unexercised warrants expired on October 24, 2022.

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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

16.   Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits

Stock-Based Compensation

On October 27, 2016, the Company adopted the 2016 Equity Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), the purpose of which is to align the interests of the Company’s officers, other employees, advisors and consultants or any subsidiary, if any, with those of the Company’s shareholders and to afford an incentive to such officers, employees, consultants and advisors to continue as such, to increase their efforts on the Company’s behalf and to promote the success of the Company’s business. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. The maximum number of common shares reserved for the grant of awards under the Plan is 1,500,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 5 of the Plan. The number of securities remaining available for future issuance under the Plan as of September 30, 2022 was 1,198,468.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 153,967 and 94,681 restricted common shares under the Plan, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company granted an aggregate of 15,000 and -0- restricted common shares under the Plan, respectively. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2022, (i) 17,264 shares vested immediately on the date of grant, an additional 17,264 shares will vest on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and 3,750 shares will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant, and (ii) 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2023, 32,808 shares will vest on January 1, 2024 and 32,809 shares will vest on January 1, 2025. With respect to the restricted common shares granted in 2021, (i) 29,976 shares vested on January 1, 2022 and an additional 29,976 shares will vest on each January 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024, and (ii) 4,753 shares became fully-vested when the Company waived the restrictions on such shares upon the retirement of its then executive vice president and chief operating officer in January 2022.

Stock based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $127,000 and $64,219, respectively. Stock based compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 was $357,167 and $126,538, respectively. As of September 30, 2022, there was unrecorded stock-based compensation expense of $842,604.

Employee Benefits

On April 16, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the adoption of the Sachem Capital Corp. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). All employees, who meet the participation criteria, are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Under the terms of the 401(k) Plan, the Company is obligated to contribute 3% of a participant’s compensation to the 401(k) Plan on behalf of an employee-participant. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the 401(k) Plan expense was $71,925 and $46,276, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the 401(k) Plan expenses were $21,924 and $13,814, respectively.

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Equity Offerings

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Equity Offerings

Equity Offerings

17.   Equity Offerings

On December 6, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its Form S-3 Registration Statement covering the sale of up to $44,925,000 of its common shares in an “at-the market” offering, which is ongoing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 7,177,043 common shares under this prospectus and realized net proceeds of $36,654,419 in connection therewith.

On August 24, 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its Form S-3 Registration Statement covering the sale of up to $75,000,000 of its common shares and its Series A Preferred Stock (as defined in Note 20 below) with an aggregate liquidation preference of up to $25,000,000 in an “at-the market” offering, which is ongoing. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company did not sell any shares of Series A Preferred Stock nor any shares under this prospectus. At September 30, 2022, approximately $75 million of common shares and $25,000,000 of Series A Preferred Stock were available for future sale under the ongoing “at-the market” offering.

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Partnership Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Partnership Investments

Partnership Investments

18.   Partnership Investments

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had invested an aggregate of approximately $22.5 million in four limited liability companies managed by a commercial real estate finance company that provides debt capital solutions to local and regional commercial real estate owners in the Northeastern United States. The Company’s ownership interest in the four limited liability companies ranges up to 49%. The Company accounts for these investments at cost because the Company does not control or have significant influence over the investments. The Company’s withdrawal from each limited liability company may only be granted by the manager of such entity. Each limited liability company has elected to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the partnerships generated $523,067 and $1,112,560 of income for the Company.

At September 30, 2022, the Company had unfunded partnership commitments totaling approximately $3.6 million.

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Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation

Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation

19.   Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation

On March 24, 2021, the Company loaned $25,000 to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sachem Sponsor LLC. Sachem Sponsor LLC used those funds to purchase 1,437,500 shares of Class B common stock of Sachem Acquisition Corp., a newly organized blank check company formed under the laws of Maryland in February 2021, for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had incurred approximately $472,800 of costs related to the preparation and filing of the registration statement, including legal fees, accounting fees and filing fees as well organizational costs and an expense advance to the underwriter.

On July 14, 2021, Sachem Acquisition Corp. filed a registration statement on Form S-1 registering the sale of 5,750,000 units at $10.00 per unit, or $57,500,000 in the aggregate. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of a warrant to purchase one share of Class A common stock.

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Series A Preferred Stock

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Series A Preferred Stock.

Series A Preferred Stock

20.   Series A Preferred Stock

On June 25, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Department of State of the State of New York to designate 1,955,000 shares of the Company’s authorized preferred shares, par value $0.001 per share, as shares of Series A Preferred Stock with the powers, designations, preferences and other rights as set forth therein (the “Certificate of Amendment”). The Certificate of Amendment provides that the Company will pay quarterly cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock, in arrears, on the 30th day of each of September, December, March and June from, and including, the date of original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock at 7.75% of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference per annum (equivalent to $1.9375 per annum per share). The Series A Preferred Stock will not be redeemable before June 29, 2026, except upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Amendment). On or after June 29, 2026, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock at $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company may, at its option, redeem any or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred at $25.00 per share plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. The Series A Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption and will remain outstanding indefinitely unless repurchased or redeemed by the Company or converted into common shares in connection with a Change of Control by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have the right (subject to the Company’s election to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in whole or in part, as described above, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date as defined in the Certificate of Amendment) to convert some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of the common shares determined by formula, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Certificate of Amendment, including provisions for the receipt, under specified circumstances, of alternative consideration as described in the Certificate of Amendment. Except under limited circumstances, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock generally do not have any voting rights.

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Charter Amendment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Charter Amendment

Charter Amendment

21.   Charter Amendments

On July 19, 2022, after shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s charter at its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on July 19, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized common shares available for issuance from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000.

On August 23, 2022, in connection with the ongoing “at-the market” offering, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the Department of State of the State of New York to increase the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock from 1,955,000 to 2,903,000 and to fix the number of common shares to be reserved upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock at 72,575,000.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

22.   Subsequent Events

From October 1, 2022 through November 9, 2022, the Company sold an aggregate of 405,037 common shares under its at-the-market offering facility realizing gross proceeds of approximately $1.6 million.

On October 6, 2022, the Company acquired substantially all the business assets of Urbane New Haven, LLC (“Urbane”), a real estate firm specializing in all phases of real estate development and construction, including architecture, design, contracting and marketing. The purchase price for the assets was 300,000 common shares, or approximately $1.1 million based on the closing price of $3.68 per share on October 5, 2022. The issuance of the shares to Urbane was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to Sections 4(a)(2) and/or 4(a)(5) thereunder. A legend restricting resale, transfer, or other disposition of these shares other than in compliance with the Act was placed on such shares. In connection with the acquisition, Eric O’Brien, one of the owners of Urbane, has been hired by the Company as its new Senior Vice President, Asset Management. Mr. O’Brien’s primary responsibilities include construction management oversight and real estate development. The Company is currently in the process of determining it’s potential contingent liability, if any, for the purchase, as well as its allocation of the purchase price amongst the assets purchased, intangible assets, goodwill and liabilities assumed. Accordingly, these amounts are not included.

Effective on October 7, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase plan pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to an aggregate of $7.5 million of its outstanding common shares in the open market at prevailing market prices or in negotiated transactions off the market, in accordance with all applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 and Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Plan”). The Plan is expected to continue through September 30, 2023, unless extended or shortened by the Company’s Board of Directors. Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. will act as the Company’s exclusive purchasing agent under the Plan.

On October 24, 2022, all of the remaining outstanding underwriters’ warrants expired without being exercised. (See Note 15, above.)

On October 26, 2022, the Company issued 10,000 restricted common shares to an employee, of which 3,334 shares vest immediately upon issuance and 3,333 shares will vest on each of October 26, 2023 and 2024. The closing price of a common share on October 26, 2022 was $3.83.

On October 27, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.13 per share payable to shareholders of record as of November 7, 2022. The dividend is payable November 14, 2022.

Management has evaluated subsequent events through November 10, 2022 the date on which the financial statements were available to be issued. Based on the evaluation, no adjustments were required in the accompanying financial statements.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Significant Accounting Policies

Unaudited Financial Statements

Unaudited Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. However, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be attained in the entire fiscal year.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on (a) various assumptions that consider its experience, (b) the Company’s projections regarding future operations and (c) general financial market and local and general economic conditions. Actual amounts could materially differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all demand deposits, cashier’s checks, money market accounts and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions. The combined account balances typically exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance coverage, and, as a result, there is a concentration of credit risk related to amounts on deposit. The Company does not believe that the risk is significant.

Allowance for Loan Loss

Allowance for Loan Loss

The Company reviews each loan on a quarterly basis and evaluates the borrower’s ability to pay the monthly interest, the borrower’s likelihood of executing the original exit strategy, as well as the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio. Based on the analysis, management determines if any provisions for impairment of loans should be made and whether any loan loss reserves are required.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

The framework for measuring fair value provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820 are described as follows:

Level 1Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Company can access.

Level 2Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

● quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

● quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

● inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

● inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation to other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (i.e., contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Land and building acquired in December 2016 to serve as the Company’s office facilities is stated at cost. The building is being depreciated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of 40 years. Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. The Company relocated its entire operations to this property in March 2019.

Land and building acquired in 2021 to serve as the Company’s future corporate headquarters is stated at cost.  The building is not currently being depreciated as it is undergoing renovations.

Real Estate Owned

Real Estate Owned

Real estate owned by the Company is stated at cost and is tested for impairment quarterly.

Consolidations

Consolidations

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of all subsidiaries in which the Company has control over significant operating, financial and investing decisions of the entity. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company monitors events or changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances occur, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows.If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount of these assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair market value of the assets.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred Financing Costs

Costs incurred in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facilities, described in Note 7-Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable and Churchill Facility are, amortized over the term of the applicable facility using the straight-line method.

Costs incurred by the Company in connection with the public offering of its unsecured, unsubordinated notes, described in Note 9 - Notes Payable, are being amortized over the term of the respective Notes.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Interest income from the Company’s loan portfolio is earned over the loan period and is calculated using the simple interest method on principal amounts outstanding. Generally, the Company’s loans provide for interest to be paid monthly in arrears. The Company, generally, does not accrue interest income on mortgages receivable that are more than 90 days past due or interest charged at default rates. However, interest income not accrued at September 30, 2022 but collected prior to the issuance of this report is included in income for the period ended September 30, 2022.

Origination and modification fee revenue, generally 1% – 3% of either the original loan principal or the modified loan balance, is collected at loan funding and is recognized ratably over the contractual life of the loan in accordance with ASC 310.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Company believes it qualifies as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes and operates accordingly. It made the election to be taxed as a REIT on its 2017 Federal income tax return. The Company’s qualification as a REIT depends on its ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual investment and operating results, various complex requirements under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), relating to, among other things, the sources of its income, the composition and values of its assets, its compliance with the distribution requirements applicable to REITs and the diversity of ownership of its outstanding capital stock. So long as it qualifies as a REIT, the Company, generally, will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income distributed to its shareholders. However, if it fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year and does not qualify for certain statutory relief provisions, it will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates and may also be subject to various penalties and may be precluded from re-electing REIT status for the four taxable years following the year during in which it lost its REIT qualification.

FASB ASC Topic 740-10 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and disclosure required. Under this standard, an entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense. The Company has determined that there are no uncertain tax positions requiring accrual or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements as of September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated in accordance with ASC 260 — “Earnings Per Share.” Under ASC 260, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share is similar to basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the potential dilution from the exercise of stock options and warrants for common shares using the treasury stock method. The numerator in calculating both basic and diluted earnings per common share for each period is the reported net income.

Investment Transactions and Related Income.

Investment Transactions and Related Income.

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest is recognized on the accrual basis. Investment securities are marked-to-market. Unrealized gains and losses on investment securities with a stated maturity date are included in other comprehensive income (loss). All other unrealized gains and losses on investment securities are included in net income (loss).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain amounts included in the September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the September 30, 2022 presentation.

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Fair Value Measurement (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Fair Value Measurement

Schedule of company's assets at fair value

The following table sets forth by Level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s assets at fair value as of September 30, 2022:

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Stocks and ETFs	$	9,135,577		—		—	$	9,135,577
Mutual funds		25,215,797		—		—		25,215,797
Total liquid investments	$	34,351,374		—		—	$	34,351,374
Real estate owned		—		—	$	5,615,940	$	5,615,940

Schedule of company's available-for-sale (AFS) securities and other comprehensive income (OCI)

The following table presents the impact of the Company's Available-For-Sale (AFS) securities on its Other Comprehensive Income (OCI) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
OCI from AFS securities:
Unrealized (losses) on AFS securities at beginning of period	$	(425,972)	$	(137,802)	$	(476,016)	$	(25,992)
Unrealized (losses) on securities available-for-sale		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Change in OCI from AFS securities		(131,569)		(500,188)		(81,525)		(611,998)
Balance at end of period	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)	$	(557,541)	$	(637,990)

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Mortgages Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Mortgages Receivable

Schedule of credit risk profile

Credit risk profile based on loan activity as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

									Total
									Outstanding
	Residential		Commercial		Land		Mixed Use		Mortgages
December 31, 2021	$	157,841,896	$	95,319,795	$	20,755,891	$	18,383,627	$	292,301,209
September 30, 2022	$	234,747,362	$	143,898,654	$	39,513,545	$	30,365,104	$	448,524,665

Schedule of maturities of mortgage receivable

The following is the maturities of mortgages receivable as of September 30:

2022 and prior	$	90,968,755
2023		286,239,279
2024		68,108,899
2025		1,049,500
Thereafter		2,158,232
Total	$	448,524,665

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Real Estate Owned (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Real Estate Owned

Schedule of rental payments due from real estate held for rental

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	53,200
Year ending December 31, 2023		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2024		53,200
Year ending December 31, 2025		53,200
Total	$	212,800

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Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Other Assets.

Schedule of other assets

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Prepaid expenses	$	117,449	$	271,291
Other receivables		512,284		94,108
Other assets		472,800		306,440
Deferred financing costs, net		19,809		264,451
Total	$	1,122,342	$	936,290

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.

Schedule of accounts payable and accrued liabilities

	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Accounts payable and Accrued expenses		555,571		501,753
Other notes		10,760		30,921
Accrued interest		595,839		164,729
Total	$	1,162,170	$	697,403

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Fee And Other Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Fee And Other Income

Schedule of fees and other income

	Three Months				Nine Months
	ended September 30,				ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Late and other fees	$	92,098	$	202,572	$	338,638	$	300,471
Processing fees		37,480		50,230		165,950		129,615
Rental income, net		8,867		28,320		37,067		23,105
Extension fees		212,608		86,671		415,128		232,886
Other fees		124,292		55,025		259,542		150,094
Legal fees		91,115		69,800		253,055		181,600
Other income		75,289		98,823		579,541		833,260
Total	$	641,749	$	591,441	$	2,048,921	$	1,851,031

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies

Schedule of original maturities of deferred revenue

Year ending December 31, 2022	$	1,583,313
Year ending December 31, 2023		2,687,114
Year ending December 31, 2024		201,373
Total	$	4,471,800

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The Company (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Minimum
The Company
Term of debt	1 year
Maximum
The Company
Term of debt	3 years

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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Significant Accounting Policies
Uncertain tax positions	$ 0	$ 0
Land and building
Significant Accounting Policies
Property plant and equipment, useful life	40 years
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies
Origination and modification fee revenue as a percentage of original loan principal amount	1.00%
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies
Origination and modification fee revenue as a percentage of original loan principal amount	3.00%

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Fair Value Measurement (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement
Stocks and ETFs	$ 9,135,577
Mutual funds	25,215,797
Total liquid investments	34,351,374
Real estate owned	5,615,940
Level 1
Fair Value Measurement
Stocks and ETFs	9,135,577
Mutual funds	25,215,797
Total liquid investments	34,351,374
Real estate owned	0
Level 2
Fair Value Measurement
Stocks and ETFs	0
Mutual funds	0
Total liquid investments	0
Real estate owned	0
Level 3
Fair Value Measurement
Stocks and ETFs	0
Mutual funds	0
Total liquid investments	0
Real estate owned	$ 5,615,940

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Fair Value Measurement - Company's available-for-sale (AFS) securities and other comprehensive income (OCI) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
OCI from AFS securities:
Unrealized (losses) on AFS securities	$ (425,972)	$ (137,802)	$ (476,016)	$ (25,992)
Unrealized (losses) on securities available-for-sale	(131,569)	(500,188)	(81,525)	(611,998)
Change in OCI from AFS securities	(131,569)	(500,188)	(81,525)	(611,998)
Balance at end of period	$ (557,541)	$ (637,990)	$ (557,541)	$ (637,990)

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Mortgages Receivable (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Mortgages Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer, net	$ 448,524,665	$ 292,301,209
Residential
Mortgages Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer, net	234,747,362	157,841,896
Commercial
Mortgages Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer, net	143,898,654	95,319,795
Mixed Use
Mortgages Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer, net	30,365,104	18,383,627
Land
Mortgages Receivable
Mortgage loans on real estate commercial and consumer, net	$ 39,513,545	$ 20,755,891

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Mortgages Receivable - Maturities of mortgage receivable (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Mortgages Receivable
2022 and prior	$ 90,968,755
2023	286,239,279
2024	68,108,899
2025	1,049,500
Thereafter	2,158,232
Total	$ 448,524,665	$ 292,301,209

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Mortgages Receivable - Additional information (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Mortgages Receivable
Aggregate amounts of loans funded	$ 252,370,675	$ 154,810,007
Principal collections on mortgages receivable	95,173,969	90,463,016
Face amount of mortgages	$ 26,117,118
Default interest rate on mortgage loans.	18.00%
Impairment loss on mortgage loan portfolio	$ 105,000	$ 0
Number of loans with past maturity due | loan	92
Mortgage receivable with past maturity	$ 45,000,000.0
Mortgage loan portfolio number of loans | loan	477
Mortgage loan portfolio number of loans in process of foreclosure | loan	44
Accrued interest and borrower charges	$ 21,400,000
Mortgage Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | No borrower
Mortgages Receivable
Loans outstanding (in percent)	10.00%
Mortgage Concentration Risk | Revenue Benchmark | One borrower
Mortgages Receivable
Loans outstanding (in percent)		10.20%
Minimum
Mortgages Receivable
Term of debt	1 year
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%
Maximum
Mortgages Receivable
Term of debt	3 years
Interest rate (as a percent)	14.20%

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Real Estate Owned (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property
Real Estate Owned
Real estate owned	$ 5,615,940	$ 6,774,522	$ 5,615,940	$ 6,774,522
Valuation allowance	0		0
Impairment loss on real estate owned	195,000	150,000	685,500	469,000
Real estate on owned	800,053	916,325	800,053	916,325
Real estate held-for-sale	$ 4,815,887	$ 5,858,197	$ 4,815,887	$ 5,858,197
Number of properties held for sale | property	2	4	5	6
Gain or Loss on sale of real estate	$ 962	$ 94,450	$ (121,381)	$ 111,545
Number of properties held for rental | property	1		1
Lease term of rental property held for rental			5 years

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Real Estate Owned - Rental payments due from real estate (Details)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Real Estate Owned
Year ending December 31, 2022	$ 53,200
Year ending December 31, 2023	53,200
Year ending December 31, 2024	53,200
Year ending December 31, 2025	53,200
Total	$ 212,800

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Other Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Other Assets.
Prepaid expenses	$ 117,449	$ 271,291
Other receivables	512,284	94,108
Other assets	472,800	306,440
Deferred financing costs, net	19,809	264,451
Total	$ 1,122,342	$ 936,290

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Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility (Details)		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 21, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) loan	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Outstanding balance		$ 3,542,853	$ 33,178,031
Threshold asset coverage ratio		150.00%
Number of first line mortgage loans | loan		32
Wells Fargo Credit line
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Spread on variable rate		4.50%		1.75%
Outstanding balance		$ 3,542,853
New Haven Bank Mortgage
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Maximum principal amount			$ 1,400,000
Amount outstanding		750,000
Interest rate			3.75%
Interest accrued period			72 months
Period for which only interest is payable			12 months
Amortization period			20 years
Term of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate			5 years
Unpaid principal balance			$ 750,000
Value of East Main Street Property			$ 1,400,000
New Haven Bank Mortgage | Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Classic Advance Rate
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Spread on variable rate			2.60%
Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Outstanding balance		$ 43,100,146
Interest rate	0.25%	6.99%
Unpaid principal balance		$ 80,400,000
Repurchase face amount	$ 200,000,000
Notes callable period	30 days
Threshold asset coverage ratio		150.00%
Percentage amount of repurchase obligation of unencumbered cash and cash equivalents		2.50%
Term of debt		180 days
Additional availability		$ 2,100,000
Minimum
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Term of debt		1 year
Minimum | Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Interest rate		3.00%
Maximum
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Term of debt		3 years
Maximum | Master Repurchase Agreement
Line of Credit, Mortgage Payable, and Churchill Facility
Interest rate		4.00%

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Financing Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Financing Transactions
Gross proceeds from sale of securities	$ 159,700,000
Net proceeds from sale of securities	154,300,000
Net proceeds from the sale of common shares	36,654,419	$ 30,883,928
ATM
Financing Transactions
Gross proceeds from warrants	$ 37,602,871
Warrants to purchase common shares	7,177,043
Number of shares issued during the period	7,177,043
Net proceeds from the sale of common shares	$ 36,654,419
March 2027 Notes
Financing Transactions
Gross proceeds from sale of securities	$ 51,875,000
Interest rate	6.00%
June 2027 Notes
Financing Transactions
Proceeds from sale of common stock	$ 30,000,000
Interest rate	7.125%
September 2027 Notes
Financing Transactions
Proceeds from sale of common stock	$ 40,250,000
Interest rate	8.00%

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Notes Payable (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) series $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Notes Payable
Deferred financing costs	$ 8,844,137	$ 5,747,387
Number of unsecured unsubordinated notes | series	7
Notes issued denomination | $ / shares	$ 25.00
Threshold percentage of taxable income to prohibit distribution	90.00%
Threshold asset coverage ratio	150.00%
Period of written notice to redeem notes without premium or penalty	30 days
Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 279,557,613
Deferred financing costs	8,844,137
June 2024 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 23,663,000
Interest rate	7.125%
December 2024 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 34,500,000
Interest rate	6.875%
September 2025 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 56,363,750
Interest rate	7.75%
Maximum principal amount	$ 28,000,000
Notes issued denomination | $ / shares	$ 24.75
December 2026 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 51,750,000
Interest rate	6.00%
March 2027 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 51,875,000
Interest rate	6.00%
June 2027 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 30,000,000
Interest rate	7.125%
September 2027 Notes
Notes Payable
Aggregate amount outstanding	$ 40,250,000
Interest rate	8.00%

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.
Accounts payable and Accrued expenses	$ 555,571	$ 501,753
Other notes	10,760	30,921
Accrued interest	595,839	164,729
Total	$ 1,162,170	$ 697,403

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Fee And Other Income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Fee And Other Income
Late and other fees	$ 92,098	$ 202,572	$ 338,638	$ 300,471
Processing fees	37,480	50,230	165,950	129,615
Rental income, net	8,867	28,320	37,067	23,105
Extension fees	212,608	86,671	415,128	232,886
Other Fees	124,292	55,025	259,542	150,094
Legal fees	91,115	69,800	253,055	181,600
Other income	75,289	98,823	579,541	833,260
Total	$ 641,749	$ 591,441	$ 2,048,921	$ 1,851,031

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Commitments and Contingencies - Original maturities of deferred revenue (Details) - Deferred revenue	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Year ending December 31, 2022	$ 1,583,313
Year ending December 31, 2023	2,687,114
Year ending December 31, 2024	201,373
Total	$ 4,471,800

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Deferred revenue			$ 4,471,800	$ 4,643,490
Employment agreements description			(i) the employment term is five years with extensions for successive one-year periods unless either party provides written notice at least 180 days prior to the next anniversary date of its intention to not renew the agreement; (ii) a base salary of $260,000, which was increased in April 2018, April 2021 and April 2022 to $360,000, $500,000 and $750,000, respectively; (iii) incentive compensation in such amount as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors; (iv) participation in the Company’s employee benefit plans; (v) full indemnification to the extent permitted by law; (vi) a two-year non-competition period following the termination of employment without cause; and (vii) payments upon termination of employment or a change in control. In April 2022, the Company granted 98,425 restricted common shares (having a market value of approximately $500,000) to Mr. Villano. One-third of such shares will vest on January 1, 2023, and an additional one-third will vest on each of January 1, 2024 and 2025.
Number of mortgage properties | property			4
Mortgages receivable			$ 236,000
Base salary	$ 325,000
Unfunded Commitments
Commitments and Contingencies
Other commitments			$ 118,103,785
Minimum
Commitments and Contingencies
Loan origination and modification fees range as percentage of the original loan principal			1.00%
Maximum
Commitments and Contingencies
Loan origination and modification fees range as percentage of the original loan principal			3.00%
John Villano
Commitments and Contingencies
Restricted common shares issued | shares		98,425
Market value of shares granted		$ 500,000
John Villano | Tranche one
Commitments and Contingencies
Vesting percentage			0.33%
John Villano | Tranche two
Commitments and Contingencies
Vesting percentage			0.33%
John Villano | Tranche three
Commitments and Contingencies
Vesting percentage			0.33%

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Shareholders
Related Party Transactions
Shareholders totaled	$ 20,932,994	$ 13,200,972	$ 20,932,994	$ 13,200,972
Interest income earned	416,275	252,050	1,248,826	573,446
Wife of Executive Officer | Accounting and Financial Services
Related Party Transactions
Compensation expenses	2,115	$ 29,250	62,865	$ 85,634
Daughter of chief executive officer
Related Party Transactions
Compensation received	35,727		106,327
Step-daughter of chief executive officer | Executive assistant and administrative services
Related Party Transactions
Compensation received	$ 8,313		$ 43,929

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Concentration of Credit Risk (Details) - Credit Concentration Risk	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration risk, description	SIPC protects clients against the custodial risk of a member investment firm becoming insolvent by replacing missing securities and cash up to $500,000, including up to $250,000 in cash, per client in accordance with SIPC rules.
First Mortgage Liens On Real Property
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of risk threshold percentage	43.00%
Florida | First Mortgage Liens On Real Property
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of risk threshold percentage	21.70%
New York | First Mortgage Liens On Real Property
Concentration of Credit Risk
Concentration of risk threshold percentage	14.20%

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Outstanding Warrants (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022 shares	Sep. 30, 2022 shares	Oct. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares	Feb. 28, 2017 item $ / shares shares
Outstanding Warrants
Number of Public Offerings | item				2
IPO
Outstanding Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights				130,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares				$ 6.25
Follow-on public offering
Outstanding Warrants
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights	93,750	49,219	187,500
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares			$ 5.00
Common stock shares issued upon exercise of warrants	19,658

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Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2018	Jan. 31, 2024	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Oct. 27, 2016
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Percentage of employer contribution	3.00%
401(k) Plan expenses			$ 21,924	$ 13,814	$ 71,925	$ 46,276
2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Maximum number of common shares reserved for the grant of awards							1,500,000
Aggregate shares available for grants in period			1,198,468		1,198,468
Stock based compensation			$ 127,000	$ 64,219	$ 357,167	$ 126,538
Unrecorded stock based compensation expense			$ 842,604		$ 842,604
Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares granted			15,000	0	153,967	94,681
Vested immediately on the grant date | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares vested					17,264
Vested on first anniversary | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Stock grants in period, gross					17,264
Vested on second anniversary | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Stock grants in period, gross					17,264
Vested on fourth anniversary | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares vested					3,750
Vested on January 1, 2022 | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares vested						29,976
Vested on January 1, 2023 | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares vested						29,976
Stock grants in period, gross					32,808
Vested on January 1, 2024 | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Stock grants in period, gross					32,808	29,976
Vested on January 1, 2025 | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Stock grants in period, gross					32,809
Vested when waived the restrictions | Restricted Stock | 2016 Equity Compensation plan
Stock-Based Compensation and Employee Benefits:
Shares vested		4,753

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Equity Offerings (Details) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
	Aug. 24, 2022	Dec. 06, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Equity Offerings:
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of expenses			$ 36,654,419	$ 30,883,928
ATM
Equity Offerings:
Number of shares issued during the period			7,177,043
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of expenses			$ 36,654,419
Common stock issued under prospectus supplement dated December 6, 2021
Equity Offerings:
Number of shares issued during the period			7,177,043
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of expenses			$ 36,654,419
Common stock issued under prospectus supplement dated December 6, 2021 | ATM
Equity Offerings:
Authorized amount to be issued		$ 44,925,000
Common shares under prospectus supplement Dated August 24, 2022
Equity Offerings:
Authorized amount to be issued	$ 75,000,000
Common shares available for future sale			75,000,000
Common shares under prospectus supplement Dated August 24, 2022 | ATM | Series A Preferred Stock
Equity Offerings:
Preferred stock liquidation preference value	$ 25,000,000
Preferred stock available for future sale			$ 25,000,000

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Partnership Investments (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 STD (Db)
Partnership Investments
Partnership investment, total	$ 22,500,000	$ 22,500,000	Db 4
Income from partnership investment	523,067	1,112,560
Unfunded partnership commitments	$ 3,600,000	$ 3,600,000
Maximum
Partnership Investments
Participation interest in mortgage loans	49	49	49

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Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation (Details) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2021	Mar. 24, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022
Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
Registration and legal fees			$ 472,800
Sachem Acquisition Corp
Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
Sale of units	5,750,000
Price per unit	$ 10.00
Aggregate sale price	$ 57,500,000
Sachem Sponsor LLC
Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
Loan to related party		$ 25,000
Common Class A
Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
Number of shares in a unit	1
Number of warrants in a unit	0.5
Number of shares issuable for warrant	1
Common Class B | Sachem Sponsor LLC
Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation
Number of shares issued during the period		1,437,500

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Series A Preferred Stock (Details) - $ / shares	Jun. 25, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, shares authorized		5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Series A Preferred Stock
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,955,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Dividend rate	7.75%
Share price	$ 25.00
Liquidation preference per annum	1.9375
Preferred stock, redemption price per share	$ 25.00
Redemption period for preference stock	120 days

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Charter Amendment (Details) - shares	Sep. 30, 2022	Aug. 23, 2022	Jul. 19, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Charter Amendment
Common shares, shares authorized	200,000,000			200,000,000
Maximum
Charter Amendment
Common shares, shares authorized			200,000,000
Minimum
Charter Amendment
Common shares, shares authorized			100,000,000
At-the Market Offering | Series A Preferred Stock
Charter Amendment
Number of common shares to be reserved upon conversion		72,575,000
At-the Market Offering | Series A Preferred Stock | Maximum
Charter Amendment
Common shares, shares authorized		2,903,000
At-the Market Offering | Series A Preferred Stock | Minimum
Charter Amendment
Common shares, shares authorized		1,955,000

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Events - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended
	Oct. 26, 2024	Oct. 26, 2023	Oct. 26, 2022	Nov. 09, 2022	Oct. 27, 2022	Oct. 07, 2022	Oct. 05, 2022
Subsequent Events
Shares repurchased						$ 7.5
At The Market Offering
Subsequent Events
Shares granted				405,037
Gross proceeds from sale of shares				$ 1.6
Restricted Stock
Subsequent Events
Dividend payable per common share					$ 0.13
Restricted Stock | Employee
Subsequent Events
Shares granted			10,000
Share price			$ 3.83
Restricted Stock | Employee | Tranche one
Subsequent Events
Shares vested			3,334
Restricted Stock | Employee | Tranche two
Subsequent Events
Shares vested		3,333
Restricted Stock | Employee | Tranche three
Subsequent Events
Shares vested	3,333
Urbane New Haven, LLC
Subsequent Events
Purchase price of assets (in shares)							300,000
Purchase price of assets							$ 1.1
Share price							$ 3.68