Real Estate Owned

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Real Estate Owned [Abstract]

Real Estate Owned

Note 3 – Real Estate Owned

In January 2018, the Company sold its building in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Maria USA, Inc., an unaffiliated third party.  A gain from the sale is reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018.  The Company used a portion of the sale proceeds to repay the full amount of the working capital loan plus accrued interest to Mr. R. A. Bianco. See Note 11 for additional information.  The remaining proceeds were used for working capital.

Information relating to the sale of the Company’s real estate owned in Greenwich, Connecticut is as follows:

(in thousands)	Amounts
Gross sales price	$	5,200
Less: Transactions costs		(290	)
Net cash proceeds		4,910
Less: Real estate carrying value, (net of accumulated depreciation)		(1,632	)
Net gain on sale of real estate	$	3,278