10-Q 1 v325744_10q.htm 10-Q

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

 

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 333-153135

 

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland   26-3136483
 (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
Heron Tower, 70 East 55th St., New York, NY   10022
 (Address or Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

 

(212) 843-1601

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

None

(Former name, former address or 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 x No ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes x No ¨

 

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

 

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨   Accelerated Filer                  ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer    ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ Nox

 

As of November 5, 2012 the Registrant had 2,105,767 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

 

 
 

 

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

September 30, 2012

 

PART I  – FINANCIAL INFORMATION    
         
Item 1.   Financial Statements    
         
    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011   2
         
    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011   3
         
    Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and the Year Ended December 31, 2011   4
         
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011   5
         
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements   6
         
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   23
         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   34
         
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   34
         
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION    
         
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings   35
         
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   35
         
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   35
         
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities   36
         
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures   36
         
Item 5.   Other Information   36
         
Item 6.   Exhibits   36
         
SIGNATURES       37

 

 
 

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

   September 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
   (Unaudited)     
ASSETS          
Real Estate          
Land  $8,420,000   $- 
Building and improvements   45,434,747    - 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   1,447,590    - 
Total Gross Real Estate Investments   55,302,337    - 
Accumulated depreciation   (470,972)   - 
Total Net Real Estate Investments   54,831,365    - 
Investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (Note 5)   2,470,256    5,387,147 
In-place leases, net   607,421    - 
Cash and cash equivalents   3,846,980    420,570 
Restricted cash   842,371    - 
Due from affiliates   622,453    - 
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets   241,388    109,165 
Total Assets  $63,462,234   $5,916,882 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)          
Mortgage payable (Note 6)  $41,239,778   $- 
Notes payable to affiliates (Note 7)   -    3,834,578 
Accounts payable   87,104    119,899 
Other accrued liabilities   986,818    471,927 
Due to affiliates   1,022,406    1,791,440 
Distributions payable   114,367    63,178 
Total Liabilities   43,450,473    6,281,022 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)          
Redeemable common stock   230,277    20,745 
           
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding   -    - 
           
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 749,999,000 shares authorized; 2,028,034 and 1,113,968 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively   20,280    11,140 
           
Nonvoting convertible stock, $0.01 par value per share; 1,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding   10    10 
Additional paid-in-capital, net of costs   14,831,676    7,475,175 
Cumulative distributions and net losses   (4,951,656)   (7,871,210)
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)   9,900,310    (384,885)
Noncontrolling interest   9,881,174    - 
Total Equity (Deficit)   19,781,484    (384,885)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)  $63,462,234   $5,916,882 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Revenues                    
Net rental income  $1,498,832   $-   $1,563,483   $- 
Other   58,798    -    62,282    - 
Total revenues   1,557,630    -    1,625,765    - 
Expenses                    
Property operating expenses   521,018    -    537,256    - 
Management fees   63,304    -    66,092    - 
Depreciation and amortization   1,086,646    -    1,134,898    - 
General and administrative expenses   439,631    502,016    1,162,263    3,180,883 
Asset management and oversight fees to affiliates   74,850    82,574    239,866    247,305 
Real estate taxes and insurance   203,355    -    212,085    - 
Total expenses   2,388,804    584,590    3,352,460    3,428,188 
Other operating activities                    
Equity in earnings(loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (Note 4)   18,479    10,162    4,049    (89,258)
Operating loss   (812,695)   (574,428)   (1,722,646)   (3,517,446)
Other income (expense)                    
Gain on revaluation of equity on business combination   -         3,450,460      
Gain on sale of joint venture interests   -    -    2,014,533    - 
Interest expense, net   (342,113)   (87,926)   (452,751)   (260,319)
Total other (expense) income   (342,113)   (87,926)   5,012,242    (260,319)
                     
Net (loss) income   (1,154,808)   (662,354)   3,289,596    (3,777,765)
                     
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   (434,938)   -    (447,470)   - 
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders  $(719,870)  $(662,354)  $3,737,066   $(3,777,765)
                     
Basic Income (Loss) Per Common Share  $(0.39)  $(0.80)  $2.43   $(5.01)
Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share  $(0.39)  $(0.80)  $2.40   $(5.01)
                     
Weighted Average Basic Common Shares Outstanding   1,855,791    828,387    1,537,554    754,151 
Weighted Average Diluted Common Shares Outstanding   1,855,791    828,387    1,553,873    754,151 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

   Nonvoting Convertible
Stock
   Common Stock                     
   Number
of Shares
   Par
Value
   Number of
Shares
   Par
Value
   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
   Cumulative
Distributions
   Net Loss to
Common
Stockholders
   Noncontrolling
Interests
   Total 
Equity
(Deficit)
 
Balance, January 1, 2011   1,000   $10    677,618   $6,776   $4,586,644   $(232,994)  $(2,745,791)  $-   $1,614,645 
Issuance of restricted stock, net   -    -    7,500    75    68,050    -    -    -    68,125 
Issuance of common stock, net   -    -    435,575    4,352    3,033,185    -    -    -    3,037,537 
Redemptions of common stock   -    -    (6,725)   (63)   63    -    -    -    - 
Transfers to redeemable common stock   -    -    -    -    (212,767)   -    -    -    (212,767)
Distributions declared   -    -    -    -    -    (577,094)   -    -    (577,094)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    -    -    (4,315,331)   -    (4,315,331)
Balance at December 31, 2011   1,000    10    1,113,968    11,140    7,475,175    (810,088)   (7,061,122)   -    (384,885)
Issuance of restricted stock, net   -    -    7,500    75    44,925    -    -    -    45,000 
Issuance of common stock, net   -    -    935,691    9,337    7,623,711    -    -    -    7,633,048 
Redemptions of common stock   -    -    (29,125)   (272)   272    -    -    -    - 
Transfers to redeemable common stock   -    -    -    -    (312,407)   -    -    -    (312,407)
Distributions declared   -    -    -    -    -    (817,512)   -    -    (817,512)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    (115,748)   (115,748)
Noncontrolling interests upon acquisition   -    -    -    -    -    -    -    10,444,392    10,444,392 
Net income (loss)   -    -    -    -    -    -    3,737,066    (447,470)   3,289,596 
Balance at September 30, 2012 (Unaudited)   1,000   $10    2,028,034   $20,280   $14,831,676   $(1,627,600)  $(3,324,056)  $9,881,174   $19,781,484 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2012   2011 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income (loss)  $3,289,596   $(3,777,765)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   1,134,898    - 
Amortization of fair value adjustment   (125,281)   - 
Equity (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures   (4,049)   89,258 
Gain on sale of joint venture interests   (2,014,533)   - 
Gain on revaluation of equity on business combination   (3,450,460)   - 
Distributions from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures   476,619    702,726 
Share-based compensation attributable to director’s stock compensation plan   45,000    53,125 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets   (12,696)   (15,433)
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities   40,216    95,140 
Due to affiliates   (1,379,032)   2,028,497 
Net cash used in operating activities   (1,999,722)   (824,452)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Restricted cash   (196,368)   - 
Cash acquired in excess of acquisition of consolidated real estate investments   96,057    - 
Additions to consolidated real estate investments   (53,917)   - 
Proceeds from sale of joint venture interests   2,957,622    - 
Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures   (6,457)   (55,430)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   2,796,937    (55,430)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Distributions on common stock   (472,942)   (264,163)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests   (115,748)   - 
Proceeds from notes payable   -    150,000 
Repayment on notes payable   (3,834,578)   - 
Repayment of mortgages payable   (119,196)   - 
Issuance of common stock, net   7,443,431    1,085,511 
Payments to redeem common stock   (271,772)   (15,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities   2,629,195    956,348 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   3,426,410    76,466 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   420,570    125,237 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $3,846,980   $201,703 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information – Cash Interest Paid  $100,024   $257,752 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Transactions:          
Distributions payable  $114,367   $50,329 
Redemptions payable  $23,125   $- 
Accrued offering costs  $399,236   $- 
Distributions paid to common stockholders through common stock issuances pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan including $43,868 and zero declared but not yet reinvested at September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively  $312,407   $126,260 
Receivable for common stock issuances pursuant to the distribution reinvestment plan  $(43,868)  $- 
Net assets acquired (see Note 3 for detailed assets and liabilities acquired)  $5,187,724   $- 

 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 – Organization and Nature of Business

 

Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on July 25, 2008 under the laws of the state of Maryland. The Company has elected to be treated, and currently qualifies, as a real estate investment trust or REIT for Federal income tax purposes. The Company was incorporated to raise capital and acquire a diverse portfolio of residential real estate assets. Our day-to-day operations are managed by Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC, or our Advisor, under an advisory agreement. The advisory agreement has a one-year term expiring October 14, 2013, and may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of our Advisor and us. The use of the words “we,” “us” or “our” refers to Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. and its subsidiary Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P., or our operating partnership, except where the context otherwise requires.

 

On August 22, 2008, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a maximum of $1,000,000,000 in shares of its common stock in a primary offering, at an offering price of $10.00 per share, with discounts available for certain categories of purchasers and up to $285,000,000 in shares pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share (the “Initial Public Offering”). The SEC declared the Company’s registration statement effective on October 15, 2009. As of May 20, 2010, the Company had received gross offering proceeds sufficient to satisfy the minimum offering amount for the Initial Public Offering. Accordingly, the Company broke escrow with respect to subscriptions received from all states in which the shares are currently being offered. As of September 30, 2012, the Company had accepted aggregate gross offering proceeds of $19,345,364. Also as of September 30, 2012, the Company had redeemed 35,850 shares sold in the Initial Public Offering for $335,110.

 

The Initial Public Offering was suspended from November 17, 2010 until March 2, 2011 in connection with the Company’s determination to restate certain of its financial statements. These restatements, which were filed on January 19, 2011, resulted in unanticipated costs in the form of accounting, legal fees, and similar professional fees, in addition to the time and attention of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and members of its accounting team in preparing the restatements. The Company’s current corporate operating expenses exceed the cash flow received from its investments in real estate joint ventures. If the rate at which the Company raises offering proceeds does not continue to improve significantly, its general and administrative costs will remain higher relative to the size of the Company’s portfolio, its portfolio may not be as diversified as it would be otherwise and the Company may need to seek additional sources of funding to address short and long term liquidity requirements. To the extent cash on hand is not sufficient to meet the Company’s short-term liquidity requirements, it expects to utilize credit facilities obtained from affiliates or unaffiliated third parties. The Company’s Sponsor has also agreed to defer payment by the Company as needed of asset management fees, acquisition fees and organizational and offering costs incurred by the Company and has also agreed to defer current year reimbursable operating expenses as well as to fund any cash shortfall, as necessary, through January 1, 2013.

 

On July 5, 2011, the Company provided its former dealer manager, Select Capital Corporation (“Select Capital”), with notice that it considers the Dealer Manager Agreement with Select Capital entered into on October 15, 2009 to have been terminated, effective immediately. In addition, on July 5, 2011, the Company entered into a dealer manager agreement with Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC (“Bluerock Capital Markets”), the Company’s affiliate, pursuant to which it assumed dealer manager responsibilities for the remainder of the Initial Public Offering. The dealer manager is responsible for marketing the Company’s shares in the Initial Public Offering.

 

On September 20, 2012, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC, to register $500.0 million in shares of its common stock (exclusive of shares to be sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment program) at a price of $10.00 per share (subject to certain volume discounts described in the prospectus), and $50.0 million in shares of its common stock to be sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share, pursuant to a follow-on offering to the Initial Public Offering (the “Follow-On Offering”). As permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act, we will now continue the Initial Public Offering until the earlier of April 13, 2013 or the date the SEC declares the registration statement for the Follow-On Offering effective. To the extent the Company cannot sell shares of common stock to raise capital by means of the Follow-On Offering after the Initial Public Offering ends, the Company would need to seek alternative financing arrangements to continue our operations and investment activities. The Company can make no assurances that it will be able to secure alternative financing arrangements if that becomes necessary.

 

The Company intends to use substantially all of the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering to invest in a diverse portfolio of real estate and real estate-related assets. As of September 30, 2012, the Company owned, through joint venture partnerships, four multifamily real estate properties discussed in detail in Note 4 – Investments in Real Estate.

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

 

The Company operates as an umbrella partnership REIT in which our wholly owned subsidiary and operating partnership, Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its wholly owned subsidiaries, owns substantially all of the property interests acquired on its behalf.

 

Because the Company is the sole general partner of its operating partnership and has unilateral control over its management and major operating decisions (even if additional limited partners are admitted to the operating partnership), the accounts of our operating partnership are consolidated in its consolidated financial statements. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The Company will consider future majority owned and controlled joint ventures for consolidation in accordance with the provisions required by the Consolidation Topic 810 of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”).

 

Interim Financial Information

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the financial statements for interim reporting do not include all of the information and notes or disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of the operating results for a full year.

 

The balance sheet at December 31, 2011, has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information refer to the financial statements and notes thereto included in our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011 contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC.

 

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the 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. These estimates include such items as purchase price allocation of real estate acquisitions, impairment of long-lived assets, depreciation and amortization and allowance for doubtful accounts. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Real Estate Assets

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Real estate costs related to the development and improvement of properties will be capitalized. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred. Repair and maintenance and tenant turnover costs will be charged to expense as incurred and significant replacements and betterments will be capitalized. Repair and maintenance and tenant turnover costs include all costs that do not extend the useful life of the real estate asset. The Company considers the period of future benefit of an asset to determine its appropriate useful life and anticipates the estimated useful lives of assets by class to be generally as follows:

 

Buildings   30 – 35 years
Building improvements   15 years
Land improvements   15 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   5 – 7 years
In-place leases   6 months

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Real Estate Purchase Price Allocation

 

The Company records the acquisition of income-producing real estate or real estate that will be used for the production of income as a business combination. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Intangible assets include the value of in-place leases, which represents the estimated fair value of the net cash flows of the in-place leases to be realized, as compared to the net cash flows that would have occurred had the property been vacant at the time of acquisition and subject to lease-up. The Company amortizes the value of in-place leases to expense over the remaining non-cancelable term of the respective leases, which is on average six months.

 

Estimates of the fair values of the tangible assets, identifiable intangibles and assumed liabilities require the Company to make significant assumptions to estimate market lease rates, property-operating expenses, carrying costs during lease-up periods, discount rates, market absorption periods and the number of years the property will be held for investment. The use of inappropriate assumptions could result in an incorrect valuation of acquired tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities, which could impact the amount of the Company’s net income (loss).

 

Impairment of Real Estate Assets

 

The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the Company’s real estate and related intangible assets may not be recoverable. When indicators of potential impairment suggest that the carrying value of real estate and related intangible assets and liabilities may not be recoverable, the Company assesses the recoverabilitiy of the assets by estimating whether the Company will recover the carrying value of the asset through its undiscounted future cash flows and its eventual disposition. Based on this analysis, if the Company does not believe that it will be able to recover the carrying value of the real estate and related intangible assets and liabilities, the Company records an impairment loss to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the real estate and related intangible assets and liabilities. If any assumptions, projections or estimates regarding any asset changes in the future, the Company may have to record an impairment to reduce the net book value of such individual asset.

 

Rents and Other Receivables

 

The Company will periodically evaluate the collectability of amounts due from tenants and maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of tenants to make required payments under lease agreements. The Company exercises judgment in establishing these allowances and considers payment history and current credit status of tenants in developing these estimates.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash is comprised of lender impound reserve accounts on the Company’s borrowings for escrow deposits and amounts set aside for real estate taxes and insurance.

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

Noncontrolling interests are comprised of our joint venture partners’ interests in the joint ventures in multifamily communities that we consolidate. We report our joint venture partners’ interest in our consolidated real estate joint ventures and other subsidiary interests held by third parties as noncontrolling interests. We record these noncontrolling interests at their initial fair value, adjusting the basis prospectively for their share of the respective consolidated investments’ net income or loss or equity contributions and distributions. These noncontrolling interests are not redeemable by the equity holders and are presented as part of permanent equity. Income and losses are allocated to the noncontrolling interest holder based on its economic ownership percentage.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Rental income related to leases is recognized on an accrual basis when due from residents, generally on a monthly basis. Any deferred revenue is recorded as a liability within deferred lease revenues and other related liabilities.

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Selling Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees

 

The Company pays the dealer manager up to 7% and 2.6% of the gross offering proceeds from the primary offering as selling commissions and dealer manager fees, respectively. A reduced sales commission and dealer manager fee is paid with respect to certain volume discount sales. No sales commission or dealer manager fee is paid with respect to shares issued through the distribution reinvestment plan. The dealer manager may re-allow all or a portion of sales commissions earned to participating broker-dealers. The dealer manager may re-allow, in its sole discretion, to any participating broker-dealer a portion of its dealer manager fee as a marketing fee. As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has incurred $1,821,226 and $958,386, respectively, of selling commissions and dealer manager fees.

 

Note 3 – Business Combinations and Sale of Joint Venture Equity Interests

 

Consolidation of Previously Unconsolidated Properties

 

In June 2012, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement pursuant to which the Company completed the purchase of an additional 1.0% joint venture equity interest in BR Springhouse Managing Member, LLC (the “Springhouse Managing Member JV Entity”) and an additional 2.0% joint venture equity interest in BR Creekside Managing Member, LLC (the “Creekside Managing Member JV Entity”), for an aggregate purchase price of $202,532, excluding closing costs. We recognized a gain of $3,450,460, net of acquisition costs, related to the revaluation of our equity interest for the difference between our carrying value in the unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and the fair value of our ownership interests at acquisition. The fair value was derived from the price terms of the purchase agreement, which were determined based on Member Appraisal Institute (“MAI”), independent appraisals dated May 2012. The purchases closed at the end of June 2012.

 

As a result of the closings of the interest purchases, our joint venture interests in the Springhouse Managing Member JV Entity increased from 50% to 51% and our joint venture interests in the Creekside Managing Member JV Entity increased from 33.33% to 35.33%. In addition, the related joint venture operating agreements were modified to grant the Company sole control of the operations of both properties.

 

Business Combination Summary Information

 

The following table presents certain additional information regarding our business combinations completed in June 2012. The amounts allocated to the major assets acquired and liabilities assumed are preliminary, and are as follows:

 

   Springhouse at
Newport News
   The Reserve
at Creekside
Village
   Total 
             
Land  $6,500,000   $1,920,000   $8,420,000 
Building and improvements   27,481,311    17,919,495    45,400,806 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   1,010,818    416,796    1,427,614 
In-place lease value   818,879    452,467    1,271,346 
Cash and cash equivalents   40,803    334,946    375,749 
Restricted cash   272,999    373,004    646,003 
Accounts receivables, prepaids and other   63,634    36,868    100,502 
Total assets   36,188,444    21,453,576    57,642,020 
                
Mortgage payable   26,482,194    15,002,061    41,484,255 
Accounts payable   1,667    44,594    46,261 
Other accrued liabilities   249,595    228,211    477,806 
Due to affiliates   495    1,087    1,582 
Noncontrolling interest   5,816,058    4,628,334    10,444,392 
Net Assets  $3,638,435   $1,549,289   $5,187,724 

 

Sale of Joint Venture Equity Interests

 

In June 2012, the Company sold all of its joint venture interest in BR Meadowmont Managing Member, LLC (the “Meadowmont Managing Member JV Entity”), for an aggregate sale price of $3,113,581, excluding closing costs and a disposition fee paid to an affiliate of the Advisor of $136,216 and recognized a gain on the sale of $2,014,533, net of disposition fees.

 

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After the business combination and sale of joint venture equity interests, the Company has two consolidated multifamily properties and two unconsolidated multifamily properties as of September 30, 2012.

 

The following unaudited consolidated pro forma information is presented as if we acquired the additional joint venture interest in the Springhouse Managing Member JV Entity and the Creekside Managing Member JV Entity and sold our joint venture interest in the BR Meadowmont Managing Member JV Entity on January 1, 2011. The information excludes activity that is non-recurring and not representative of our future activity, primarily acquisition and disposition fees of $216,376 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. There were no acquisition or disposition related expenses during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2011. We have also excluded the related gain on revaluation of equity, as well as the gain on the sale of the Meadowmont Managing Member JV Entity equity interests. The information presented below is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had we completed these transactions on January 1, 2011, nor does it purport to represent our future operations (in thousands, except per share data):

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Revenues  $1,557,675   $1,540,165   $4,657,892   $4,490,259 
Depreciation and amortization  $(459,906)  $(450,007)  $(1,359,919)  $(2,621,366)
Net loss  $(1,113,930)  $(465,162)  $(1,710,806)  $(2,895,977)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  $11,461   $112,445   $257,957   $(588,227)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders  $(1,125,392)  $(577,607)  $(1,968,763)  $(2,307,749)
Net loss per common share  $(0.61)  $(0.70)  $(1.28)  $(3.06)

 

Note 4 – Investments in Real Estate

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has invested in the following real estate properties through joint venture partnerships. The following table provides summary information regarding the Company’s investments ($ in thousands) that are either consolidated or presented on the equity method of accounting.

 

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Joint Venture 
Investment Information

         

Multifamily
Community
Name/Location

 

Approx.
Rentable
Square
Footage

  

Number of
Units

  

Date of
Initial
Acquisition

 

Property
Acquisition
Cost(1)

  

Gross
Amount of
Our
Investment

  

Our
Ownership
Interest in
Property
Owner

   Approx.
Annualized
Base Rent
(2)
  

Average
Annual 
Effective
Rent Per
Unit(3)

  

Approx.
% Leased

 

Springhouse at Newport
News/Newport News,

Virginia

   310,826    432   12/03/2009  $29,250   $2,670    38.25%  $4,287   $9    92%
                                            
The Reserve at Creekside Village/Chattanooga, Tennessee   211,632    192   03/31/2010  $14,250   $717    24.70%  $2,222   $11    93%
                                            
The Estates at Perimeter/ Augusta, Georgia   266,148    240   09/01/2010  $24,950   $1,931    25.00%  $2,971   $12    94%
                                            
Gardens at Hillsboro Village/  Nashville, Tennessee   187,430    201   09/30/2010  $32,394   $1,298    12.50%  $3,615   $18    97%
                                            
Total/Average   976,036    1,065      $100,844   $6,616        $13,095   $13    94%

 

(1)Property Acquisition Cost excludes acquisition fees and closing costs.
(2)Annualized base rent is calculated by annualizing the current, in-place monthly base rent for leases as of September 30, 2012 and does not take into account any rent concessions or prospective rent increases.
(3)Annual effective rent per unit includes the effect of tenant concessions over the term of the lease.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the major components of our consolidated real estate properties, Springhouse at Newport News and The Reserve at Creekside Village, were as follows:

 

Property  Land   Building and
Improvements
   Furniture, Fixtures
and Equipment
   Totals 
Springhouse  $6,500,00000   $27,493,773   $1,027,613   $35,021,386 
Creekside   1,920,000    17,940,974    419,977    20,280,951 
   $8,420,000   $45,434,747   $1,447,590   $55,302,337 
Less: Accumulated Depreciation   -    (395,838)   (75,134)   (470,972)
Totals  $8,420,000   $45,038,909   $1,372,456   $54,831,365 

 

Depreciation expense was $450,972 and $470,972 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. There was no depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as all of our investments were reported under the equity method of accounting and, thus, presented in a single, net line item amount.

 

Costs of intangibles related to our consolidated investments in real estate consist of the value of in-place leases. These in-place leases are amortized over the remaining term of the in-place leases, approximately a six-month term. Amortization expense related to our in-place leases was $635,674 and $663,926 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. There was no amortization expense associated with our in-place leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as all of our investments were reported under the equity method of accounting and, thus, presented in a single, net line item amount.

 

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Operating Leases

 

The Company’s real estate assets are leased to tenants under operating leases for which the terms and expirations vary, for duration equal to 12 months or less. The leases may have provisions to extend the lease agreements, options for early termination after paying a specified penalty and other terms and conditions as negotiated. The Company retains substantially all of the risks and benefits of ownership of the consolidated real estate assets leased to tenants. Generally, upon the execution of a lease, the Company requires security deposits from tenants in the form of a cash deposit. Amounts required as a security deposit vary depending upon the terms of the respective leases and the creditworthiness of the tenant, but generally are not significant amounts. Therefore, exposure to credit risk exists to the extent that a receivable from a tenant exceeds the amount of its security deposit. Security deposits received in cash related to tenant leases are included in other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and totaled $89,712 as of September 30, 2012 for the Company’s consolidated real estate properties. There were no security deposits recorded as of December 31, 2011, as all of our investments were reported under the equity method of accounting and, thus, presented in a single, net line item amount. No individual tenant represents over 10% of the Company’s annualized base rent for the consolidated real estate properties.

 

Note 5 – Equity Method Investments

 

The Company accounted for the acquisitions of our unconsolidated interests in properties through managing member LLCs in accordance with the provisions of the Consolidation Topic 810 of the FASB ASC. Following is a summary of the Company’s ownership interest by property as of September 30, 2012, for investments we report under the equity method of accounting.

 

Property  Joint Venture
Interest
   Managing Member
LLC Interest
   Indirect Equity
Interest in Property
 
Augusta   50.00%   50.00%   25.00%
Hillsboro   37.57%   33.27%   12.50%

 

For Augusta and Hillsboro, the Company’s initial contributions into the managing member LLCs were funded through loans from an affiliate; however, on June 29, 2012 and March 30, 2012, respectively, the loans were repaid and the managing member LLCs were no longer considered VIEs. The Company then analyzed the managing member LLCs under a voting interest model and determined that the investments in the unconsolidated joint ventures should be accounted for under the equity method as each member of the managing member LLC had an equal voting interest.

 

The carrying amount of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures was $2,470,256 and $5,387,147 as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. Summary unaudited information for Augusta and Hillsboro as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

   September 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Balance Sheet:          
Real estate, net of depreciation  $54,001,402   $54,788,607 
Other assets   1,581,766    1,632,794 
Total assets  $55,583,168   $56,421,401 
           
Mortgage payable  $41,154,000   $41,154,000 
Other liabilities   863,222    803,085 
Total liabilities  $42,017,222   $41,957,085 
Stockholders’ equity   13,565,946    14,464,316 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $55,583,168   $56,421,401 

 

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   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
Operating Statement:                    
Rental revenues  $1,604,232   $1,534,541   $4,749,491   $4,457,425 
Operating expenses   (603,606)   (562,515)   (1,673,970)   (1,570,253)
Income before debt service, acquisition costs, and depreciation and amortization   1,000,626    972,026    3,075,521    2,887,172 
Mortgage interest   (430,158)   (430,158)   (1,281,124)   (1,276,448)
Depreciation and amortization   (421,053)   (394,544)   (1,229,341)   (1,668,577)
Net income (loss)   149,415    147,324    565,056    (57,853)
Net income attributable to JV partners   (130,097)   (121,645)   (486,409)   (38,944)
    19,318    25,679    78,647    (18,909)
Amortization of deferred financing costs paid on behalf of joint ventures   (838)   (838)   (2,515)   (2,515)
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures  $18,480   $24,841   $76,132   $(21,424)

 

Note 6 – Mortgages Payable

 

Springhouse Mortgage Payable

 

On December 3, 2009, the Company, through an indirect subsidiary (the “Springhouse Borrower”), entered into a loan with CWCapital LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, for an amount of $23,400,000 (the “Springhouse Senior Loan”), which loan is secured by the Springhouse property. The loan was subsequently sold to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). The Springhouse Senior Loan matures on January 1, 2020 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.660% per annum. Monthly payments were interest-only for the first two years of the Springhouse Senior Loan. Yield maintenance payments will be required to the extent prepaid before the sixth month prior to the maturity date; during the period from the sixth month prior to the maturity date to the third month prior to the maturity date, a prepayment premium of 1% of the loan amount will be required, and thereafter the loan may be prepaid without penalty. The Springhouse Senior Loan is nonrecourse to the Springhouse Borrower with recourse carve-outs for certain deeds, acts or failures to act on the part of the Springhouse Borrower, or any of its officers, members, managers or employees.

 

Creekside Mortgage Payable

 

On October 13, 2010, the Company, through an indirect subsidiary (the “Creekside Borrower”), entered into a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loan agreement with Walker & Dunlop, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for an amount of $12,972,200 (the “Creekside Senior Loan”), which loan is secured by the Creekside property. The Creekside Senior Loan matures on November 1, 2050 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.60% per annum. Prepayment of the Creekside Senior Loan is prohibited before December 1, 2012. On or after December 1, 2012 until November 30, 2020 a prepayment premium equal to a percentage of the principal balance would be due. The prepayment premium is 8% on December 1, 2012 and reduces by 1% every December 1 until December 1, 2020 when the Creekside Senior Loan can be prepaid without penalty. The Creekside Senior Loan is nonrecourse to the Creekside Borrower, subject to certain provisions in the HUD Regulatory Agreement, which states that the Creekside Borrower and all of its existing and future members will be liable for any funds or property which they receive but are not entitled to and for acts and deeds by themselves or others which they have authorized in violation of the provisions of the Regulatory Agreement. 

 

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As of September 30, 2012, contractual principal payments for the five subsequent years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year  Total 
2012  $104,910 
2013   430,380 
2014   454,215 
2015   479,382 
2016   502,325 
Thereafter   33,978,304 
   $35,949,516 
Add: Unamortized fair value debt adjustment   5,290,262 
Total  $41,239,778 

 

Note 7 – Notes Payable

 

The carrying amounts of the notes payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

       Interest Rate as of   Principal Outstanding 
Note Payable  Maturity    September 30, 2012   September 30, 2012   December 31, 2011 
Augusta   August 28, 2012    7.0%  $-   $1,931,484 
Springhouse   June 3, 2012    7.0%   -    646,067 
Hillsboro   March 31, 2012    7.0%   -    1,257,027 
             $-   $3,834,578 

 

On September 1, 2010, BEMT Augusta LLC (“BEMT Augusta”), entered into a loan agreement with one of our Advisor’s affiliates, Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund, LLC (“BEMT Co-Investor”) pursuant to which it borrowed $1.9 million (the “BEMT Co-Investor Augusta Loan”), in connection with the Augusta Property closing. The BEMT Co-Investor Augusta Loan initially had a six-month term maturing February 28, 2011, which was subsequently extended to August 31, 2011, and again to February 28, 2012 and again to August 28, 2012. It bore interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 5.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 7.00%, annualized. Interest on the loan was paid on a current basis from cash flow distributed to us from BR Augusta Managing Member, LLC (“Augusta Managing Member JV Entity”). The BEMT Co-Investor Augusta Loan was secured by a pledge of our indirect membership interest in the Augusta property and a pledge of BEMT Augusta’s membership interest in the Augusta Managing Member JV Entity. The remaining loan balance, plus accrued interest, was paid in full on June 29, 2012.

 

On December 3, 2009, BEMT Springhouse LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of our operating partnership (“BEMT Springhouse”), entered into a loan agreement with BEMT Co-Investor pursuant to which BEMT Springhouse borrowed $2.8 million (the “BEMT Co-Investor Springhouse Loan”). The BEMT Co-Investor Springhouse Loan initially had a six-month term, maturing June 3, 2010, which was subsequently extended to December 3, 2010, and again to June 3, 2011, and again to December 3, 2011 and again to June 3, 2012.  It bore interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 5.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 7.00%, annualized. Interest on the loan was paid on a current basis from cash flow distributed to us from BR Springhouse Managing Member, LLC (the “Springhouse Managing Member JV Entity”). The BEMT Co-Investor Springhouse Loan was secured by a pledge of our indirect membership interest in the Springhouse property and a pledge of BEMT Springhouse’s membership interest in the Springhouse Managing Member JV Entity. A partial repayment in the amount of $1.1 million was made on June 23, 2010. An additional partial repayment in the amount of $1.0 million was made on December 29, 2011. The remaining loan balance, plus accrued interest, was paid in full on March 30, 2012.

 

On September 30, 2010, BEMT Hillsboro LLC entered into a loan agreement with one of our Advisor’s affiliates, Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund II, LLC (“BEMT Co-Investor II”) pursuant to which it borrowed $1.3 million (the “BEMT Co-Investor II Hillsboro Loan).  The BEMT Co-Investor II Hillsboro Loan initially had a six-month term maturing March 31, 2011, which was subsequently extended to September 30, 2011, and again to March 31, 2012.  It bore interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 5.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 7.00%, annualized.  Interest on the loan was paid on a current basis from cash flow distributed to us from BR Hillsboro Managing Member, LLC (“Hillsboro Managing Member JV Entity”). The BEMT Co-Investor II Hillsboro Loan was secured by a pledge of our indirect membership interest in the Hillsboro property and a pledge of BEMT Hillsboro’s membership interest in the Hillsboro Managing Member JV Entity. The loan plus accrued interest was paid in full on March 30, 2012.

 

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Note 8 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The GAAP fair value framework uses a three-tiered approach. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

·Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities;
·Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
·Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques where little or no market data is available that requires inputs that are significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

 

 If the inputs used to measure the fair value of a financial instrument fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the financial instrument is categorized based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Whenever possible, the Company uses quoted market prices to determine fair value. In the absence of quoted market prices, the Company uses independent sources and data to determine fair value.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the Company believes the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets, payables to affiliates, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and distributions payable approximate their fair values based on their highly-liquid nature. As of September 30, 2012, the carrying value and approximate fair value of the mortgage payables, as presented on the balance sheet, were $41.2 million and $42.4 million, respectively. The fair value of mortgage payables is estimated based on the Company’s current interest rates (Level 3 inputs) for similar types of borrowing arrangements. The only nonrecurring fair value measurements during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were in connection with the consolidation of previously unconsolidated properties, as discussed in Note 3, “Business Combinations.”

 

Note 9 – Related Party Transactions

 

In connection with the Company’s investments, it entered into loan agreements with Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund, LLC and Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund II, LLC, the terms of which are described above in Note 7 - Notes Payable.

 

As of September 30, 2012, $2,965,111 of organizational and offering costs have been incurred on the Company’s behalf. The Company is liable to reimburse these costs only to the extent selling commissions, the dealer manager fee and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. When recorded by the Company, organizational costs are expensed and third-party offering costs are charged to stockholders’ equity. Organizational and offering costs will be reimbursed from the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering. Through September 30, 2012, $3,079,573 of offering costs have been charged to stockholders’ equity.

 

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The Advisor performs its duties and responsibilities as the Company’s fiduciary under an advisory agreement. The advisory agreement has a one-year term expiring October 14, 2013, and may be renewed for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods upon the mutual consent of the Company and its Advisor. The Advisor conducts the Company’s operations and manages its portfolio of real estate and real estate-related investments under the terms of the advisory agreement. Certain of the Company’s affiliates will receive fees and compensation in connection with the Initial Public Offering, and the acquisition, management and sale of its real estate investments.

 

The Company pays its Advisor a monthly asset management fee for the services it provides pursuant to the advisory agreement. On September 26, 2012, the Company amended the advisory agreement to reduce the monthly asset management fee from one-twelfth of 1.0% of the higher of the cost or the value of each asset to one-twelfth of 0.65% of the higher of the cost or the value of each asset, where (A) cost equals the amount actually paid, excluding acquisition fees and expenses, to purchase each asset it acquires, including any debt attributable to the asset (including any debt encumbering the asset after acquisition), provided that, with respect to any properties the Company develops, constructs or improves, cost will include the amount expended by the Company for the development, construction or improvement, and (B) the value of an asset is the value established by the most recent independent valuation report, if available, without reduction for depreciation, bad debts or other non-cash reserves. The asset management fee will be based only on the portion of the cost or value attributable to our investment in an asset if the Company does not own all of an asset.

 

Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Advisor receives an acquisition fee for its services in connection with the investigation, selection, sourcing, due diligence and acquisition of a property or investment. On September 26, 2012, the Company amended its Advisory Agreement to increase the acquisition fee from 1.75% to 2.50% of the purchase price. The purchase price of a property or investment will equal the amount paid or allocated to the purchase, development, construction or improvement of a property, inclusive of expenses related thereto, and the amount of debt associated with such real property or investment. The purchase price allocable for joint venture investments will equal the product of (1) the purchase price of the underlying property and (2) the Company’s ownership percentage in the joint venture. The Company will pay the Advisor an origination fee in lieu of an acquisition fee for services in connection with the investigation, selection, sourcing, due diligence, and acquisition of mortgage, subordinated, bridge or other loans of 2.50% of the principal amount of the borrower’s loan obligation or of the purchase price of any loan the Company purchases including third-party expenses. Acquisition and disposition fees of zero and $216,376 were paid during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. No acquisition or disposition fees were paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

The Advisor also receives a financing fee equal to 1% of the amount, under any loan or line of credit, made available to the Company. The Advisor may re-allow some or all of this fee to reimburse third parties with whom it may subcontract to procure such financing for the Company. In addition, to the extent the Advisor provides a substantial amount of services in connection with the disposition of one or more of our properties or investments (except for securities that are traded on a national securities exchange), the Advisor will receive fees equal to the lesser of (A) 1.5% of the sales price of each property or other investment sold or (B) 50% of the selling commission that would have been paid to a third-party broker in connection with such a disposition. In no event may disposition fees paid to the Advisor or its affiliates and unaffiliated third parties exceed in the aggregate 6% of the contract sales price. In addition to the fees payable to the Advisor, the Company reimburses the Advisor for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with services provided to the Company, subject to the limitation that it will not reimburse any amount that would cause the Company’s total operating expenses at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters to exceed the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of its net income determined (1) without reductions for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and (2) excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for the period. Notwithstanding the above, the Company may reimburse amounts in excess of the limitation if a majority of its independent directors determines such excess amount was justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. If such excess expenses are not approved by a majority of the Company’s independent directors, the Advisor must reimburse us at the end of the four fiscal quarters the amount by which the aggregate expenses during the period paid or incurred by us exceeded the limitations provided above. The Company will not reimburse the Advisor for personnel costs in connection with services for which the Advisor receives acquisition, origination or disposition fees. From January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2011, the Company’s Advisor and its affiliates incurred $677,415 of operating expenses on our behalf. Due to the limitation discussed above and because operating expenses incurred directly by the Company exceeded the 2% threshold, the amount due to the Advisor had not been recorded on its income statement as of December 31, 2010. Further, $973,607 had been recorded as a receivable from the Advisor as of December 31, 2010 for the excess operating expenses incurred directly by the Company over the 2% threshold. The Company’s Board of Directors, including all of its independent directors, reviewed the total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2009 (and the four fiscal quarters ended each quarter after) and an estimate of the Company’s total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters to end March 31, 2011 and unanimously determined the excess amount to be justified because of the costs of operating a public company in its early stage of operation. Upon approval of these costs on March 22, 2011, $1,646,818 of these costs were expensed and $677,415 became a liability to the Company, payable to its Advisor and its affiliates. As the Board of Directors has previously approved such expenses, all 2011 and 2012 operating expenses have been and will be expensed as incurred. As of September 30, 2012, $677,415 has been paid to the Company’s Advisor.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company has issued 1,000 shares of convertible stock, par value $0.01 per share, to the Company’s Advisor. The convertible stock will convert to shares of common stock if and when: (A) the Company has made total distributions on the then outstanding shares of its common stock equal to the original issue price of those shares plus an 8% cumulative, non-compounded, annual return on the original issue price of those shares or (B) subject to specified conditions, the Company lists its common stock for trading on a national securities exchange. A “listing” will be deemed to have occurred on the effective date of any merger of the Company in which the consideration received by the holders of its common stock is the securities of another issuer that are listed on a national securities exchange. Upon conversion, each share of convertible stock will convert into a number of shares of common stock equal to 1/1000 of the quotient of (A) 15% of the excess of (1) the Company’s “enterprise value” (as defined in the Company’s charter) plus the aggregate value of distributions paid to date on the outstanding shares of its common stock over the (2) aggregate purchase price paid by the stockholders for those shares plus an 8% cumulative, non-compounded, annual return on the original issue price of those shares, divided by (B) the Company’s enterprise value divided by the number of outstanding shares of common stock, in each case calculated as of the date of the conversion. If an event triggering the conversion occurs after the advisory agreement with the Advisor is not renewed or terminates (other than because of a material breach by the Advisor), the number of shares of common stock the Advisor will receive upon conversion will be prorated to account for the period of time the advisory agreement was in force.

 

The Company may pay Bluerock REIT Property Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Advisor, a property management fee equal to 4% of the monthly gross income from any properties it manages. In general, the Company contracts property management services for certain properties directly to non-affiliated third parties, in which event it will pay the Advisor an oversight fee equal to 1% of monthly gross revenues of such properties.

 

All of the Company’s executive officers and some of its directors are also executive officers, managers and/or holders of a direct or indirect controlling interest in the Advisor and other Bluerock-affiliated entities. As a result, they owe fiduciary duties to each of these entities, their members and limited partners and investors, which fiduciary duties may from time to time conflict with the fiduciary duties that they owe to the Company and its stockholders.

 

Some of the material conflicts that the Advisor or its affiliates face are: 1) the determination of whether an investment opportunity should be recommended to us or another Bluerock-sponsored program or Bluerock-advised investor; 2) the allocation of the time of key executive officers, directors, and other real estate professionals among the Company, other Bluerock-sponsored programs and Bluerock-advised investors, and the activities in which they are involved; 3) the fees received by the Advisor and its affiliates in connection with transactions involving the purchase, origination, management and sale of investments regardless of the quality of the asset acquired or the service provided us; and 4) the fees received by the Advisor and its affiliates in connection with the Initial Public Offering.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the advisory agreement, summarized below are the related party amounts payable as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. There were no related party amounts receivable as of December 31, 2011. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company paid the Advisor approximately $1.3 million of its outstanding accounts payable, leaving a balance of $1.0 million.

 

   September 30,
2012
   December 31,
2011
 
Asset management and oversight fees  $351,134   $562,732 
Acquisitions fees   -    81,776 
Financing fees   -    14,491 
Reimbursable operating expenses   394,899    900,512 
Reimbursable offering costs   207,180    171,099 
Reimbursable organizational costs   49,931    49,931 
Other   19,262    10,899 
Total related-party amounts payable  $1,022,406   $1,791,440 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In addition to the amounts shown above, the Company’s Advisor has incurred on the Company’s behalf $2,407,524 of offering costs which will become payable as additional offering proceeds are raised to the extent that selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15% of gross offering proceeds.

 

Related party amounts receivable of $50,937 as of September 30, 2012 were primarily related to cash distributions due to us as part of the sale of our joint venture equity interests in Meadowmont.

 

Note 10 – Stockholders’ Equity

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

Basic net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders, less dividends on restricted stock expected to vest plus gains on redemptions on common stock, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and any potential dilutive shares for the period. Under the two-class method of computing earnings per share, net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders is computed by adjusting net loss for the non-forfeitable dividends paid on non-vested restricted stock.

 

The following table reconciles the components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share:

 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   Nine Months Ended September 30, 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $(719,870)  $(662,354)  $3,737,066   $(3,777,765)
Dividends on restricted stock expected to vest   (3,127)   (3,003)   (8,575)   (7,899)
Gain on redemption of common stock(2)   250    6,750    4,018    6,750 
Basic net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $(722,747)  $(658,607)  $3,732,509   $(3,778,914)
                     
Weighted average common shares outstanding   1,855,791    828,387    1,537,554    754,151 
                     
Potential dilutive shares (1)   -    -    16,319    - 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and potential dilutive shares   1,855,791    828,387    1,553,873    754,151 
                     
Basic income (loss) per share  $(0.39)  $(0.80)  $2.43   $(5.01)
                     
Diluted income (loss) per share  $(0.39)  $(0.80)  $2.40   $(5.01)

 

(1) Excludes 17,022 and 17,723 shares related to non-vested restricted stock for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectfully, and 15,088 shares for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, as the effect would be anti-dilutive. Also excludes any dilution related to the 1,000 shares of convertible stock as currently there would be no conversion into common shares.

 

(2) Represents the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the common stock upon redemption.

 

Share Repurchase Plan and Redeemable Common Stock

 

The Company has adopted a share repurchase plan that may enable stockholders to sell their shares to the Company in limited circumstances.

 

There are several limitations on the Company’s ability to repurchase shares under the share repurchase plan:

 

·The Company may not repurchase shares until the stockholder has held the shares for one year.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

·During any calendar year, the share repurchase plan limits the number of shares the Company may repurchase to those that the Company could purchase with the net proceeds from the sale of shares under the distribution reinvestment plan during the previous fiscal year.
·During any calendar year, the Company may not repurchase in excess of 5% of the number of shares of common stock outstanding as of the same date in the prior calendar year.

 

Pursuant to the share repurchase plan, the Company will initially repurchase shares at prices determined as follows:

 

·The lower of $9.25 or the price paid to acquire the shares from the Company for stockholders who have held their shares for at least one year;
·The lower of $9.50 or the price paid to acquire the shares from the Company for stockholders who have held their shares for at least two years;
·The lower of $9.75 or the price paid to acquire the shares from the Company for stockholders who have held their shares for at least three years; and
·The lower of $10.00 or the price paid to acquire the shares from the Company for stockholders who have held their shares for at least four years

 

The Company’s Board of Directors may amend or modify any provision of the plan at any time in its discretion without prior notice to participants. In the event that the Company’s Board of Directors amends, suspends or terminates the share repurchase plan, however, the Company will send stockholders notice of the change(s) following the date of such amendment, suspension or modification, and will disclose the change(s) in a report filed with the SEC on either Form 8-K, Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, as appropriate. 

 

The Company records amounts that are redeemable under the share repurchase plan as redeemable common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets because the shares are redeemable at the option of the holder and, therefore, their redemption is outside the Company’s control. The maximum amount redeemable under the Company’s share repurchase plan is limited to the number of shares the Company could repurchase with the amount of the net proceeds from the sale of shares under the distribution reinvestment plan during the prior fiscal year. However, because the amounts that can be repurchased in future periods are determinable and only contingent on an event that is likely to occur (e.g., the passage of time), the Company presents the net proceeds from the current dividend reinvestment plan, net of current year redemptions, as redeemable common stock in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company classifies financial instruments that represent a mandatory obligation to the Company to repurchase shares as liabilities. When the Company determines it has a mandatory obligation to repurchase shares under the share repurchase plan, the Company will reclassify such obligations from temporary equity to a liability based upon their respective settlement values. In addition, upon reclassification of such obligation to a liability, the difference between the fair value of the instrument and the carrying amount should be added to (or subtracted from) net earnings available to common shareholders in the calculation of earnings per share.

 

The Company limits the dollar value of shares that may be repurchased under the program as described above. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company redeemed $212,767 of common stock based on the maximum amount available for repurchases, which was equal to the amount of net proceeds raised from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during 2011, totaling $212,767. As of September 30, 2012, we received a total of four redemption requests during the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. Of these four redemption requests, we honored a total of 5,926 shares aggregating $59,005, and deferred redemption requests with respect to 2,500 shares. In September 2012, the board of directors approved the redemption of $59,005 of common stock, in excess of the amount available for repurchases due to certain extraordinary circumstances, bringing total redemptions to $271,772 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The average redemption price for the fulfilled redemptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $9.96 per share. Funds for the payment of redemption requests were derived from the proceeds of our distribution reinvestment plan. We do not expect to be able to fulfill redemption requests during the remainder of 2012, except in exceptional circumstances as determined by our board of directors. As the Company receives additional share redemption requests, such shares will be queued for repurchase in 2013 in accordance with the terms of the share repurchase plan and subject to the funds available from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during 2012. Based on the amount of net proceeds raised from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaling $312,407, less the $59,005 redeemed during the three months ended September 30, 2012, additional redemption requests in 2012 may be redeemed up to $253,402 in 2013. As the Company has received additional redemption requests totaling $23,125 that it will have capacity to fill in 2013 based on net proceeds from the sale of the shares under the dividend reinvestment plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, it has reclassified this amount from redeemable common stock to other accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2012.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Stock-based Compensation for Independent Directors

 

The Company’s independent directors received an automatic grant of 5,000 shares of restricted stock on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering and will receive an automatic grant of 2,500 shares of restricted stock when such directors are reelected at each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders thereafter. Each person who thereafter is elected or appointed as an independent director will receive an automatic grant of 5,000 shares of restricted stock on the date such person is first elected as an independent director and an automatic grant of 2,500 shares of restricted stock when such director is reelected at each annual meeting of our stockholders thereafter. To the extent allowed by applicable law, the independent directors will not be required to pay any purchase price for these grants of restricted stock. The restricted stock will vest 20% at the time of the grant and 20% on each anniversary thereafter over four years from the date of the grant. All restricted stock may receive distributions, whether vested or unvested. The value of the restricted stock to be granted is not determinable until the date of grant. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, 2,500 shares of restricted stock have been granted to each of the three independent directors.

 

A summary of the status of the Company’s non-vested shares as of September 30, 2012, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, is as follows:

 

Non Vested shares  Shares   Weighted average grant-date
fair value
 
Balance at January 1, 2012   16,500   $165,000 
Granted   7,500    75,000 
Vested   (4,500)   (45,000)
Forfeited   -    - 
Balance at September 30, 2012   19,500   $195,000 

 

At September 30, 2012, there was $168,750 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options granted under the Plan. The original cost is expected to be recognized over a period of four years. The total fair value of shares vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $45,000.

 

The Company currently uses authorized and unissued shares to satisfy share award grants.

 

Distributions

 

Distributions, including distributions paid by issuing shares under the distribution reinvestment plan, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

   Distributions 
2012  Declared   Paid 
First Quarter  $213,217   $197,708 
Second Quarter   272,107    255,192 
Third Quarter   332,188    313,424 

 

Distributions are calculated based on stockholders of record each day during the period at a rate of $0.00191781 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 7.0% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

 

Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is subject to various legal actions and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of any legal matter cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not believe that any of these legal proceedings or matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

 

Note 12 – Economic Dependency

 

The Company is dependent on the Advisor for certain services that are essential to the Company, including the identification, evaluation, negotiation, purchase and disposition of properties and other investments; management of the daily operations of its real estate portfolio; and other general and administrative responsibilities. In the event that these companies are unable to provide the respective services, the Company will be required to obtain such services from other sources.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 13 – Subsequent Events

 

The Company has performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date the Company’s consolidated financial statements were issued. No material subsequent events, other than the items disclosed below, have occurred that required recognition or disclosure in these financial statements.

 

Acquistion of Enders Place

 

On October 2, 2012, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company entered into a joint venture investment along with Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund III, LLC (“BEMT Co-Investor III”), an affiliate of our Company’s Sponsor, and Waypoint Residential, LLC, an unaffiliated entity, to acquire 198 units of a 220-unit multifamily housing community commonly known as “Enders Place,” located in Orlando, Florida. The Company invested $4,716,846 to acquire a 48.4% indirect interest in the Enders property. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 9, 2012.

 

Affiliate Working Capital Line of Credit

 

On October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a working capital line of credit provided by BEMT Co-Investor II and BEMT Co-Investor III, pursuant to which it may borrow up to $12.5 million (the “BEMT Co-Investor LOC”), pursuant to which it made an initial draw of $4.8 million on October 2, 2012 and a subsequent draw of $3.2 million on October 18, 2012. The BEMT Co-Investor LOC has a 6-month term. The maturity date is April 2, 2013, and may be prepaid without penalty. It bears interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 6.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 7.50%, annualized for three months, and thereafter bears interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 6.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 8.50% for the remainder of the term. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 8, 2012.

 

Acquisition of Berry Hill

 

On October 18, 2012, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company entered into a joint venture investment along with BEMT Co-Investor III, an affiliate of our Company’s Sponsor, and an affiliate of Stonehenge Real Estate Group, LLC, an unaffiliated entity, to develop a 266-unit, class A, mid-rise apartment community in Nashville, Tennessee, to be known as 23Hundered@Berry Hill. The Company invested $3,788,725 to acquire a 58.575% indirect interest in the Berry Hill development. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2012.

 

Status of the Offering

 

For the period October 1, 2012 through November 5, 2012 the Company sold approximately 77,733 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $679,141 including issuances through its distribution reinvestment plan.

 

Distributions Paid

 

Distributions
Declared Daily
For Each Day in
Month Listed
  Date Paid  Total Distribution   Cash Distribution   Dollar amount of
Shares Issued
pursuant to the
Distribution
Reinvestment
plan
 
September 2012  October 1, 2012  $115,533   $71,665   $43,868 
October 2012  November 1, 2012  $122,384   $75,906   $46,478 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Distributions Declared

 

On November 5, 2012, our Board of Directors declared distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record were or will be paid in cash on or before the 15th day of the following month. 

 

Distributions are calculated based on stockholders of record per day during the period at a rate of $0.00191781 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 7.0% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc., and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as our “operating partnership,” and to their subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc., and members of our management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

 

The following are some of the risks and uncertainties, although not all risks and uncertainties, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those presented in our forward-looking statements:

 

·We have a limited operating history, which makes our future performance difficult to predict.

 

·We will rely on our Advisor, an affiliate of our officers and non-independent directors, to manage our business and select and manage investments. The success of our business will depend on the success of our Advisor in performing these duties.

 

·Our officers and non-independent directors have substantial conflicts of interest because they also are officers and owners of our Advisor and its affiliates, including our sponsor and our dealer manager.

 

·During the early stages of our operations, we have funded and expect to continue to fund distributions from the un-invested proceeds of our public offering and borrowings. Thereafter, we may pay distributions from un-invested proceeds of our public offering, borrowings and the sale of assets to the extent distributions exceed our earnings or cash flows from operations.

 

·For the year ended December 31, 2011, and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, none of our distributions paid during those periods were covered by our cash flow from operations or our funds from operations for those same periods.

 

·To the extent we sell substantially less than the maximum number of shares in our public offering, we may not have sufficient funds, after the payment of offering and related expenses, to acquire a diverse portfolio of properties.

 

·We may fail to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. We would then be subject to corporate level taxation and we would not be required to pay any distributions to our stockholders.

 

·Our current corporate operating expenses exceed the cash flow received from our investments in real estate joint ventures. If the rate at which we raise offering proceeds does not improve significantly, our general and administrative costs will remain higher relative to the size of our portfolio.

 

·There is no assurance that the Follow-On offering will become effective by April 13, 2012, the outside termination date of our Initial Public Offering, and to the extent our Follow-On Offering does not become effective we would not be able to sell securities beyond April 15, 2013. To the extent the Company cannot sell shares of common stock to raise capital after its current offering ends, the Company would need to seek alternative financing arrangements to continue our operations and investment activities. The Company can make no assurances that it will be able to secure alternative financing arrangements if that becomes necessary.

 

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All forward-looking statements should be read in light of the factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-153135) filed with the SEC, as the same may be amended and supplemented from time to time.

 

Overview

 

We were incorporated as a Maryland corporation on July 25, 2008, and have elected to be taxed, and currently qualify, as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

 

As of May 20, 2010, we had received gross offering proceeds sufficient to satisfy the minimum offering amount. Accordingly, we broke escrow with respect to subscriptions received from all states in which our shares are currently being offered. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we raised $9,006,240 in gross proceeds. A primary use of funds was the pay down of affiliate notes and short term debt of approximately $3,834,578. Our Total Equity increased $10,285,195 from a deficit of $384,885 as of December 31, 2011 to equity of $9,900,310 as of September 30, 2012.  The increase in our Total Equity is primarily attributable to the $9,006,240 in gross proceeds raised along with a $2,153,749 gain on the sale of Meadowmont and a $3,527,620 gain on the revaluation of equity on business combinations, not including any acquisition or disposition costs.   As of November 5, 2012, we had accepted aggregate gross offering proceeds of $20,024,505.  We will experience a relative increase in liquidity as we accept additional subscriptions for shares and a relative decrease in liquidity as we spend net offering proceeds in connection with the acquisition, development and operation of our assets. 

 

We intend to make reserve allocations as necessary to aid our objective of preserving capital for our investors by supporting the maintenance and viability of properties we acquire. If reserves and any other available income become insufficient to cover our operating expenses and liabilities, it may be necessary to obtain additional funds by borrowing, refinancing properties or liquidating our investment in one or more properties. There is no assurance that such funds will be available or, if available, that the terms will be acceptable to us.

 

We have elected be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and have qualified beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2010. In order to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute to our stockholders each calendar year at least 90% of our taxable income (excluding net capital gains). If we qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we generally will not be subject to federal income tax on income that we distribute to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and will not be permitted to qualify as a REIT for four years following the year in which our qualification is denied. Such an event could materially and adversely affect our net income and results of operations. We intend to continue to organize and operate in such a manner as to remain qualified as a REIT.

 

Results of Operations

 

The SEC declared the registration statement for our best efforts Initial Public Offering effective on October 15, 2009. On July 5, 2011, we provided our former dealer manager, Select Capital Corporation (“Select Capital”), with notice that we consider the Dealer Manager Agreement with Select Capital entered into on October 15, 2009 to have been terminated, effective immediately. In addition, on July 5, 2011, we entered into a dealer manager agreement with Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC (“Bluerock Capital Markets”), our affiliate, pursuant to which it assumed dealer manager responsibilities for the remainder of the Initial Public Offering. The dealer manager is responsible for marketing our shares in the Initial Public Offering.

 

Our management is not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, other than national economic conditions affecting our targeted portfolio, the apartment housing industry and real estate generally, which may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on the revenues or incomes to be derived from the operation of our assets. Our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not indicative of those expected in future periods as we are still in our organizational and development stage.

 

On June 27, 2012, we sold our indirect joint venture interest in The Apartments at Meadowmont, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  We acquired our interest in the property in April 2010 for an equity investment of $1.52 million and had a total investment in the property of $1.6 million at the time of sale.  Net proceeds for the sale were $3.0 million generating a 92.2% total return over a 26 month hold period.

 

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In addition, we purchased additional incremental interests in two properties within our portfolio: The Reserve at Creekside Village located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Springhouse at Newport News located in Newport News, Virginia for a combined purchase price of approximately $202,000.  As a result of the purchase, we recorded a $3.5 million gain on the revaluation of equity on the business combination. The acquisition of these interests and modification of the managing member agreements results in the Company having control over the Creekside Property and the Springhouse property, such that the Company now reports all of the Creekside property and the Springhouse property on the Company’s financial statements on a consolidated basis, reflecting gross amounts of assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests in its balance sheet and gross amounts of revenues and expenses in its statement of operations. Prior to the transactions described herein, the Company’s investment in the Creekside property and the Springhouse property were reported on an unconsolidated basis under the equity method and reflected those amounts as a single net amount on each statement.

 

The change in financial reporting of the Company’s investments in the Springhouse property and the Creekside property from the equity method of reporting to the consolidation method, along with the disposition of the Company’s interest in the Meadowmont property, has contributed to significant increases in many of our financial results.

 

The following is a summary of our investments as of the nine months ended September 30, 2012:

 

Multifamily
Community
  Date 
Acquired
  Number
of Units
   Our
Ownership
Interest in
Property
Owner
   Occupancy
%
   NOI
(in thousands)
   Debt
Service
Coverage
Ratio
 
                        
Springhouse at Newport News  12/03/2009   432    38.25%   92%  $1,844    1.71 
                             
The Reserve at Creekside Village  03/31/2010   192    24.70%   93%  $995    1.77 
                             
The Estates at Perimeter  09/01/2010   240    25.00%   94%  $1,291    2.15 
                             
Gardens at Hillsboro Village  09/30/2010   201    12.50%   97%  $1,953    2.61 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

Revenues, property operating expenses, management fees, depreciation and amortization, real estate taxes and insurance increased due to the consolidation of the Springhouse and Creekside properties in the second quarter of 2012. This consolidation was the result of the business combination from the Company’s purchase of additional equity in Springhouse and Creekside. All items increased from zero during the three months ended September 30, 2011 to the following during the three months ended September 30, 2012; revenues of $1,557,630, property operating expenses of $521,018, management fees of $63,304, depreciation and amortization of $1,086,646, and real estate taxes and insurance of $203,355.

 

General and administrative expenses decreased $62,385 from $502,016 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $439,631 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. This decrease is primarily due to managed payroll savings.

 

Interest expense increased $254,187 from $87,926 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $342,113 for the three months ended September 30, 2012.  The higher interest expense is the result of the amortizing of the fair value debt adjustment resulting from the consolidation of the Springhouse and Creekside properties in the second quarter of 2012, offset by the Company extinguishing its entire affiliated notes payable of $4,984,578 since September 30, 2011.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

 

Revenues, property operating expenses, management fees, depreciation and amortization, real estate taxes and insurance increased due to the consolidation of the Springhouse and Creekside properties for the period of June 27, 2012 through September 30, 2012. This consolidation was the result of the business combination from the Company’s purchase of additional equity in Springhouse and Creekside. All items increased from zero to the following: Revenues: $1,625,765, property operating expenses: $537,256, management fees: $66,092, depreciation and amortization: $1,134,898, and real estate taxes and insurance: $212,085.

 

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General and administrative expense decreased $2,018,620 from $3,180,883 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $1,162,263 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In 2010, the Company recorded expenses up to the 2% limitation of its average invested assets in its income statement and the remainder was recorded as a receivable for the expenses exceeding the 2% threshold until board approval in the first quarter of 2011, resulting in a significant increase over the prior year’s recorded amount. Upon approval, these costs totaling $1,646,818 were expensed in the first quarter of 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the amounts represent only those expenses incurred during the period. In addition, general and administrative expenses were decreased further by additional managed payroll savings.

 

Gain on revaluation of equity on business combination was as a result of the business combination from the Company’s additional equity purchases in Springhouse and Creekside in June 2012, which resulted in a revaluation gain of $3,450,460, net of acquisition costs. There were no business combinations that took place in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Gain on sale of joint venture interests increased as a result of the Company’s sale of its investment in Meadowmont in June 2012, resulting in a gain of $2,014,533, net of disposition fees. There were no dispositions that took place in the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

 

Interest expense increased $192,432 from $260,319 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $452,751 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.  The higher interest expense is the result of amortizing the fair value debt adjustment resulting from the consolidation of the Springhouse and Creekside properties late in the second quarter of 2012, offset by the Company extinguishing its entire affiliated notes payable of $4,984,578 since September 30, 2011.

 

Organization and Offering Costs

 

Our organization and offering costs (other than selling commissions and dealer manager fees) may be paid by our Advisor, our dealer manager or their affiliates on our behalf. Other offering costs include all expenses to be incurred by us in connection with our Initial Public Offering. Organization costs include all expenses incurred by us in connection with our formation, including but not limited to legal fees and other costs to incorporate. Organization costs are expensed as incurred and offering costs, which include selling commissions and dealer manager fees, are charged as incurred as a reduction to stockholders’ equity.

 

Pursuant to the advisory agreement and the dealer manager agreement, we are obligated to reimburse our Advisor, the dealer manager or their affiliates, as applicable, for organization and other offering costs paid by them on our behalf; however, our Advisor is obligated to reimburse us to the extent selling commissions, dealer manager fees and organization and other offering costs incurred by us exceed 15% of gross proceeds from our Initial Public Offering. Through September 30, 2012, including shares issued through our distribution reinvestment plan, we had sold 2,063,884 shares in the offering for gross offering proceeds of $19,345,364 and recorded organization costs of $49,931, other offering costs of $3,079,573 and selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $1,821,226. In addition, our Advisor has incurred on our behalf $2,407,524 of offering costs which will become payable as additional offering proceeds are raised to the extent that selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs do not exceed 15% of gross offering proceeds.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Under our advisory agreement, our Advisor and its affiliates have the right to seek reimbursement from us for all costs and expenses they incur in connection with their provision of services to us, including our allocable share of our Advisor’s overhead, such as rent, employee costs, utilities and information technology costs. We do not, however, reimburse our Advisor for personnel costs in connection with services for which our Advisor receives acquisition, origination or disposition fees or for personnel costs related to the salaries of our executive officers. From January 1, 2009 through March 31, 2011, our Advisor and its affiliates incurred $677,415 of operating expenses on our behalf. Our charter limits our total operating expenses at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters to the greater of (A) 2% of our average invested assets, or (B) 25% of our net income determined (1) without reductions for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and (2) excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for the period, notwithstanding the above limitation, we may reimburse amounts in excess of the limitation if a majority or our independent directors determines that such excess amounts were justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. Due to the limitations discussed above and because operating expenses incurred directly by us have exceeded the 2% threshold, the amount due to the Advisor had not been recorded on our income statement as of December 31, 2010. Further, $973,607 had been recorded as a receivable from the Advisor as of December 31, 2010 for the excess operating expenses incurred directly by us over the 2% threshold. Our Board of Directors, including all of our independent directors, reviewed our total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2009 (and the four fiscal quarters ended each quarter after) and an estimate of our total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters to end March 31, 2011 and unanimously determined the excess amounts to be justified because of the costs of operating a public company in our early stages of operating. Upon approval of these costs on March 22, 2011, $1,646,818 of total costs were expensed and $677,415 became a liability to us, payable to our Advisor and its affiliates. As the Board of Directors has approved such expenses, all 2011 and 2012 operating expenses have been and will be expensed as incurred. As of September 30, 2012, $677,415 has been paid to the Advisor.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Pursuant to our Initial Public Offering, we are offering a maximum of $1,000,000,000 in shares of our common stock in our primary offering, at an offering price of $10.00 per share, with discounts available for certain categories of purchasers. We also are offering up to $285,000,000 in shares pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share. On September 20, 2012, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC, to register $500.0 million in shares of our common stock (exclusive of shares to be sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment program) at a price of $10.00 per share (subject to certain volume discounts described in the prospectus), and $50.0 million in shares of its common stock to be sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share, pursuant to a follow-on offering to the Initial Public Offering (the “Follow-On Offering”). As permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act, we will now continue the Initial Public Offering until the earlier of April 13, 2013 or the date the SEC declares the registration statement for the Follow-On Offering effective.

 

Our principal demands for cash will be for acquisition costs, including the purchase price of any properties, loans or securities we acquire, and construction, renovation and development costs and the payment of our operating and administrative expenses, continuing debt service obligations and distributions to our stockholders. Generally, we will fund our acquisitions from the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering. We intend to acquire our assets with cash and mortgage or other debt, but we may acquire assets free and clear of permanent mortgage or other indebtedness by paying the entire purchase price for the asset in cash or in units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership. Due to the delay between the sale of our shares and our acquisitions, there may be a delay in the benefits to our stockholders, if any, of returns generated from our investments.

 

We generally expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements, such as our operating and administrative expenses, continuing debt service obligations and the payment of distributions, through net cash provided by operations and net proceeds raised in our public offering. Operating cash flow is expected to increase as additional investments are added to our portfolio. We are continuing to raise proceeds in our ongoing Initial Public Offering; however, we suspended our offering on November 17, 2010 in order to restate certain of our financial statements and selling efforts did not recommence until March 2, 2011. In order to fund general working capital while our offering was suspended, on January 20, 2011, we entered a loan agreement for a line of credit with an affiliate of our sponsor that permits us to borrow up to $500,000. On January 20, 2012, the maturity date of the line of credit was extended to July 20, 2012. We borrowed and paid back in full $150,000 during 2011 and did not borrow further from the line prior to its maturity date. Our current corporate operating expenses exceed the cash flow received from our investments in real estate joint ventures. If the rate at which we raise offering proceeds does not improve significantly, our general and administrative costs will remain higher relative to the size of our portfolio and we may be required to incur additional debt to fund our operations. To the extent cash on hand is not sufficient to meet our short-term liquidity requirements, we expect to utilize credit facilities obtained from affiliated or unaffiliated third parties.

 

Our Sponsor has agreed to provide financial support to our Company sufficient for us to satisfy our obligations and debt service requirements as they come due until at least January 1, 2013, and satisfy all liabilities and obligations of our Company that we are unable to satisfy when due through January 1, 2013. Our Sponsor has also agreed to defer payment by the Company as needed of asset management fees, acquisition fees and organizational and offering costs incurred by the Company and has also agreed to defer current year reimbursable operating expenses as well as to fund any cash shortfall, as necessary.

 

In addition, our policy is generally to pay distributions from cash flow from operations. However, some or all of our distributions to date have been paid from proceeds from our public offering and may in the future be paid from additional sources, such as from borrowings, advances from our Advisor, and our Advisor’s deferral of its fees and expense reimbursements.  None of our distributions for the year ended December 31, 2011 or for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were funded with our cash from operations for those same periods. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as scheduled debt maturities and repayment of short-term financing of future property acquisitions, through long-term secured and unsecured borrowings.

 

Potential future sources of capital include proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in our Follow-On Offering, secured or unsecured financings from banks or other lenders, establishing additional lines of credit, proceeds from the sale of properties and undistributed cash flow.

 

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Our charter prohibits us from incurring debt that would cause our borrowings to exceed 300% of our net assets unless a majority of our independent directors approves the borrowing. Our charter also requires that we disclose the justification for any borrowings in excess of the 300% leverage guideline in the next quarterly report. Our independent directors approved excess borrowing of up to approximately $10.3 million to purchase the Springhouse, Creekside, Meadowmont, Augusta and Hillsboro properties resulting in a leverage ratio in excess of the 300% guideline. The independent directors determined that the excess leverage was justified for the following reasons:

 

·the loans enabled us to purchase the property and earn rental income more quickly;

 

·the property acquisition is likely to increase the net offering proceeds from our initial public offering, thereby improving our ability to meet our goal of acquiring a diversified portfolio of properties to generate current income for investors and preserve investor capital;

 

·the loans are non-recourse to us; and

 

·the prospectus for our initial public offering disclosed the likelihood that we would exceed the charter’s leverage guidelines during the early stages of the offering.

 

As of September 30, 2012, the percentage of our borrowings to our net assets was below the 300% guideline.

 

As of July 5, 2011, Bluerock Capital Markets, an affiliate of us and our Advisor, assumed the role of dealer manager for the remainder of the Initial Public Offering. Prior to July 5, 2011, Select Capital Corporation, a third party, served as dealer manager for the Initial Public Offering. We expect that this transition to an affiliated dealer manager will lead to greater sales of shares in the Initial Public Offering; however, we can provide no assurances that this will be the case. If Bluerock Capital Markets is unsuccessful in its efforts to market the Initial Public Offering or the Follow-On Offering (to the extent it becomes effective with the SEC), our liquidity will be adversely affected which would adversely affect our ability to fund our ongoing operations and make acquisitions.

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

As of September 30, 2012, we owned indirect equity interests in four real estate properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash used in operating activities was $1,999,722. Net income of $3,289,596 was adjusted for the following non-cash items:

 

·Gain on revaluation of equity on business combinations of $3,450,460;
·Gain on sale of Meadowmont joint venture interests of $2,014,533;
·Depreciation and amortization of $1,134,898;
·Amortization of fair value debt adjustment of $125,281;
·Stock-based compensation of $45,000; and
·Income in unconsolidated joint ventures of $4,049. This amount includes our pro-rata share of (1) non-cash adjustment for the depreciation and amortization at the property level and (2) any non-recurring acquisition costs incurred in the year we acquired our indirect equity interest in the property for our unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

The net cash used in operating activities consisted of the following:

 

·Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $40,216; and
·Increase in due to affiliates of $1,379,032.

 

This was offset by the following increases in our cash from operations:

 

·Cash distributions received for our unconsolidated joint ventures of $476,619; and
·Decrease in accounts receivable, prepaids and other assets of $12,696.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Cash flows from investing activities are primarily due to the purchasing or selling of our joint venture interests in various multifamily properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash flows provided by investing activities were $2,796,937 and consisted of the following:

 

·Proceeds from the sale of our joint venture interest in the Meadowmont property of $2,957,622; and

 

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·Cash acquired in excess of acquisition of consolidated real estate investments of $96,057.

 

This was offset by:

 

·Increase in restricted cash of $196,368;
·Additions to our consolidated real estate investments of $53,917; and
·Investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures of $6,457.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

Our cash flows from financing consist primarily of proceeds from the Initial Public Offering and repayments/proceeds from affiliate loans less distributions paid to our stockholders.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $2,629,195, which consisted of the following:

 

·$9,006,240 of gross offering proceeds related to our Initial Public Offering, net of (1) payments of commissions on sales of common stock and related dealer manager fees in the amount of $862,841, and (2) offering costs paid by us directly in the amount of $700,121.

 

This was offset by:

 

·Notes payable repayment of $3,834,578;
·Redemption of common stock of $271,772; and
·$472,942 of net cash distributions, after giving effect to distributions reinvested by stockholders of $312,407.

 

Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations

 

Funds from operations (“FFO”) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is widely recognized as a measure of REIT operating performance.  We consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of our operating performance as it is based on a net income analysis of property portfolio performance that excludes non-cash items such as depreciation. The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, presentations of operating results for a REIT, using historical accounting for depreciation, could be less informative. We define FFO, consistent with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREITs”) definition, as net income, computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property and impairment charges, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will be calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.

 

In addition to FFO, we use modified funds from operations ("Modified Funds from Operations" or "MFFO"), as defined by the Investment Program Association (“IPA”). MFFO excludes from FFO the following items:

 

(1)acquisition fees and expenses;
(2)straight line rent amounts, both income and expense;
(3)amortization of above or below market intangible lease assets and liabilities;
(4)amortization of discounts and premiums on debt investments;
(5)gains or losses from the early extinguishment of debt;
(6)gains or losses on the extinguishment or sales of hedges, foreign exchange, securities and other derivative holdings except where the trading of such instruments is a fundamental attribute of our operations;
(7)gains or losses related to fair value adjustments for derivatives not qualifying for hedge accounting, including interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives;
(8)gains or losses related to consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting;
(9)gains or losses related to contingent purchase price adjustments; and
(10)adjustments related to the above items for unconsolidated entities in the application of equity accounting.

 

We believe that MFFO is helpful in assisting management, investors and analysts assess the sustainability of our operating performance, and in particular, after our offering and acquisition stages are complete primarily because it excludes acquisition expenses that affect property operations only in the period in which the property is acquired. As we are currently in our offering and acquisition stage, we expect that the exclusion of acquisition expense will be our most significant adjustment for the near future. We have incurred $77,160 of acquisition expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. There were no acquisition expenses incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2012.

 

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In evaluating investments in real estate, including both business combinations and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting, management's investment models and analysis differentiate costs to acquire the investment from the operations derived from the investment. Acquisition costs related to business combinations are to be expensed.  We believe by excluding expensed acquisition costs, MFFO provides useful supplemental information that is comparable for each type of our real estate investments and is consistent with management's analysis of the investing and operating performance of our properties.  In addition, it provides investors with information about our operating performance so they can better assess the sustainability of our operating performance after our offering and acquisition stages are completed.  Acquisition expenses include those incurred with our Advisor or third parties. Table 1 presents our calculation of FFO and MFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

Because we have been raising capital in our Initial Public Offering since our inception, did not commence real estate operations until the end of 2009, made several additional equity investments in 2010 and made no investments in 2011, the results presented in Table 1 below are not directly comparable and should not be considered an indication of our future operating performance. Table 2 presents additional information about our MFFO on a property-level basis and presents our calculation of our pro-rata share of our investments’ MFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

 

TABLE 1  Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
                 
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders(1)  $(719,870)  $(662,354)  $3,737,066   $(3,777,765)
Add: Pro-rata share of investments depreciation and amortization(2)   441,240    243,094    1,005,965    805,798 
    (278,630)   (419,260)   4,743,031    (2,971,967)
Less: Pro-rata share of investments                    
gain on sale of joint venture interest and   -    -    (2,153,749)   - 
gain on revaluation of equity on business combinations   -    -    (3,527,621)   - 
FFO  $(278,630)  $(419,260)  $(938,339)  $(2,971,967)
Add: Pro-rata share of investments acquisition and disposition costs   -    -    216,376    - 
MFFO  $(278,630)  $(419,260)  $(721,963)  $(2,971,967)

 

(1)The net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes $1,646,818 of excess operating expenses approved by our Board of Directors on March 22, 2011 relating to our total operating expenses for the four fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2009 and the four fiscal quarters ended each quarter after through March 31, 2011.
(2)The real estate depreciation and amortization amount includes our share of consolidated real estate-related depreciation and amortization of intangibles, less amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests, and our similar estimated share of unconsolidated depreciation and amortization, which is included in earnings of our unconsolidated real estate joint venture investments. 

 

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TABLE 2  Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 
   Springhouse   Creekside   Meadowmont   Augusta   Hillsboro   Total 
Pro-rata share of properties’ income  $89,374   $15,887   $989   $54,417   $49,875   $210,542 
Less:                              
Depreciation and amortization   (267,105)   (95,936)   (252)   (49,270)   (28,677)   (441,240)
Asset management and oversight fees   (33,701)   (12,782)   -    (17,297)   (11,070)   (74,850)
Corporate operating expenses(1)   (238,239)   (146,315)   (53)   (4,395)   (25,320)   (414,322)
Net income (loss)  $(449,671)  $(239,146)  $684   $(16,545)  $(15,192)  $(719,870)
Add:                              
Depreciation and amortization   267,105    95,936    252    49,270    28,677    441,240 
FFO  $(182,566)  $(143,210)  $936   $32,725   $13,485   $(278,630)
Add:                              
Acquisition and disposition costs   -    -    -    -    -    - 
                               
MFFO  $(182,566)  $(143,210)  $936   $32,725   $13,485   $(278,630)

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 
   Springhouse   Creekside   Meadowmont   Augusta   Hillsboro   Total 
Pro-rata share of properties’ income  $275,798   $85,466   $77,570   $170,929   $142,470   $752,233 
Less:                              
Depreciation and amortization   (507,942)   (158,996)   (109,625)   (147,400)   (82,002)   (1,005,965)
Affiliate loan interest, net   (11,151)   -    -    (67,417)   (21,697)   (100,265)
Asset management and oversight fees   (88,545)   (29,389)   (36,815)   (51,936)   (33,181)   (239,866)
Acquisition and disposition costs   (37,210)   (39,950)   (139,216)   -    -    (216,376)
Corporate operating expenses(1)   (470,138)   (201,568)   (140,379)   (178,405)   (143,575)   (1,134,065)
Add:                              
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   -    -    2,153,749    -    -    2,153,749 
Gain on revaluation of equity on business combinations   2,284,657    1,242,964    -    -    -    3,527,621 
Net income (loss)  $1,445,469   $898,527   $1,805,284   $(274,229)  $(137,985)  $3,737,066 
Add:                              
Depreciation and amortization   507,942    158,996    109,625    147,400    82,002    1,005,965 
Less:                              
Gain on sale of joint venture interest   -    -    (2,153,749)   -    -    (2,153,749)
Gain on revaluation of equity on business combinations   (2,284,657)   (1,242,964)   -    -    -    (3,527,621)
FFO  $(331,246)  $(185,441)  $(238,840)  $(126,829)  $(55,983)  $(938,339)
Add:                              
Acquisition and disposition costs   37,210    39,950    139,216    -    -    216,376 
                               
MFFO  $(294,036)  $(145,491)  $(99,624)  $(126,829)  $(55,983)  $(721,963)

 

(1)Corporate operating expenses have been allocated amongst our portfolio based on the percentage of our investment in the joint venture to our total investments in joint ventures.

 

Operating cash flow, FFO and MFFO may also be used to fund all or a portion of certain capitalizable items that are excluded from FFO and MFFO, such as tenant improvements, building improvements and deferred leasing costs.

 

Presentation of this information is intended to assist the reader in comparing the sustainability of the operating performance of different REITs, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO or MFFO the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful.  FFO or MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss), as an indication of our liquidity, nor is either indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions.  Both FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.

 

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Provided below is additional information related to selected non-cash items included in net loss above, which may be helpful in assessing our operating results.

 

·Directors stock compensation of $45,000 and $53,125 was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
·Amortization of deferred financing costs paid on behalf of our joint ventures of approximately $56,354 and $7,543 was recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 

Distributions

 

On May 7, 2012, our Board of Directors declared distributions of $0.00191781 per common share based on daily record dates for the period from July 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012. Additionally, on August 7, 2012, our Board of Directors declared distributions of $0.00191781 per common share based on daily record dates for the period from October 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record were or will be paid in cash on or before the 15th day of the following month. A portion of each distribution may constitute a return of capital for tax purposes. We intend to make regular cash distributions to our stockholders, typically on a monthly basis. As current corporate operating expenses exceed cash flow received from our investments in real estate joint ventures, we can make no assurance that our Board of Directors will continue to approve monthly distributions at the current rate; however the recently approved distributions and the distributions paid to date represent an amount that, if paid each month for a 12-month period, would equate to a 7.0% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

 

Our Board of Directors will determine the amount of distributions to be distributed to our stockholders. The board’s determination will be based on a number of factors, including funds available from operations, our capital expenditure requirements and the annual distribution requirements necessary to maintain our REIT status under the Internal Revenue Code. As a result, our distribution rate and payment frequency may vary from time to time. However, to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes, we must make distributions equal to at least 90% of our “REIT taxable income” each year. Especially during the early stages of our operations, we may declare distributions in excess of funds from operations.

 

Distributions paid, cash flows from operations and FFO were as follows:

 

   Distributions Paid             
Period  Cash   Reinvested   Total   Cash Flow
from
Operations
   Distributions
Declared
   FFO 
First Quarter 2012  $119,815   $77,893   $197,708   $(275,234)  $213,217   $(204,701)
Second Quarter 2012   158,737    96,455    255,192    (3,619)   272,107    (455,008)
Third Quarter 2012   194,505    118,919    313,424    (1,720,869)   332,188    (278,630)
Total  $473,057   $293,267   $766,324   $(1,999,722)  $817,512   $(938,339)

 

For our three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we paid total distributions, including distributions reinvested through our distribution reinvestment plan, of approximately $313,424 and $766,324, respectively. Our FFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $(278,630) and $(938,339), respectively. Our net income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was approximately $(719,870) and $3,737,066, respectively. Since our inception on July 25, 2008 through September 30, 2012, we have paid total distributions, including distributions reinvested through our distribution reinvestment plan, of $1,513,235 and have had cumulative FFO of approximately $(5,612,896) and a cumulative net loss of approximately $(3,324,056). For the year ended December 31, 2011, we paid total distributions, including distributions reinvested through our distribution reinvestment plan, of approximately $554,202. Our FFO for the year ended December 31, 2011 was approximately $(3,269,382) and our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2011 was approximately $(4,315,331). For a discussion of how we calculate FFO and why our management considers it a useful measure of REIT operating performance as well as a reconciliation of FFO to our net loss, please see “—Funds from Operations and Modified Funds From Operations” above.

 

Significant Accounting Policies and Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Our significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Note 2 “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Subsequent Events

 

Acquistion of Enders Place

 

On October 2, 2012, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company entered into a joint venture investment along with Bluerock Special Opportunity + Income Fund III, LLC (“BEMT Co-Investor III”), an affiliate of our Company’s Sponsor, and Waypoint Residential, LLC, an unaffiliated entity, to acquire 198 units of a 220-unit multifamily housing community commonly known as “Enders Place,” located in Orlando, Florida. The Company invested $4,716,846 to acquire a 48.4% indirect interest in the Enders property. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 9, 2012.

 

Affiliate Working Capital Line of Credit

 

On October 2, 2012, the Company entered into a working capital line of credit provided by BEMT Co-Investor II and BEMT Co-Investor III, pursuant to which it may borrow up to $12.5 million (the “BEMT Co-Investor LOC”), pursuant to which it made an initial draw of $4.8 million on October 2, 2012 and a subsequent draw of $3.2 million on October 18, 2012. The BEMT Co-Investor LOC has a 6-month term. The maturity date is April 2, 2013, and may be prepaid without penalty. It bears interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 6.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 7.50%, annualized for three months, and thereafter bears interest compounding monthly at a rate of 30-day LIBOR + 6.00%, subject to a minimum rate of 8.50% for the remainder of the term. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 8, 2012.

 

Acquisition of Berry Hill

 

On October 18, 2012, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, the Company entered into a joint venture investment along with BEMT Co-Investor III, an affiliate of our Company’s Sponsor, and an affiliate of Stonehenge Real Estate Group, LLC, an unaffiliated entity, to develop a 266-unit, class A, mid-rise apartment community in Nashville, Tennessee, to be known as 23Hundered@Berry Hill. The Company invested $3,788,725 to acquire a 58.575% indirect interest in the Berry Hill development. For further information refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on October 24, 2012.

 

Status of the Offering

 

For the period October 1, 2012 through November 5, 2012 the Company sold approximately 77,733 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $679,141 including issuances through its distribution reinvestment plan.

 

Distributions Paid

 

Distributions
Declared Daily For
Each Day in
Month Listed
  Date Paid  Total
Distribution
   Cash Distribution   Dollar amount of
Shares Issued
pursuant to the
Distribution
Reinvestment
plan
 
September 2012  October 1, 2012  $115,533   $71,665   $43,868 
October 2012  November 1, 2012  $122,384   $75,906   $46,478 

 

Distributions Declared

 

On November 5, 2012, our Board of Directors declared distributions based on daily record dates for the period from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013. Distributions payable to each stockholder of record were or will be paid in cash on or before the 15th day of the following month. 

 

Distributions are calculated based on stockholders of record per day during the period at a rate of $0.00191781 per share per day and equal a daily amount that, if paid each day for a 365-day period, would equal a 7.0% annualized rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We have omitted a discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk because, as a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide such information.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated, as of June 30, 2012, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in this report filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Exchange Act and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

We believe, however, that a controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls systems are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, within a company have been detected.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There has been no change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 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

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

None.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

Use of Proceeds

 

On October 15, 2009, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-153135), covering a public offering of up to 130 million shares of common stock, was declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933. We commenced our Initial Public Offering on October 15, 2009. We are offering 100 million shares of common stock in our primary offering at an aggregate offering price of up to $1 billion, or $10 per share with discount available to certain categories of purchasers. The 30 million shares offered under our distribution reinvestment plan are initially being offered at an aggregate offering price of $285 million, or $9.50 per share.

 

On September 20, 2012, we filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the SEC, to register $500.0 million in shares of our common stock (exclusive of shares to be sold pursuant to the Company’s distribution reinvestment program) at a price of $10.00 per share (subject to certain volume discounts described in the prospectus), and $50.0 million in shares of its common stock to be sold pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share, pursuant to a follow-on offering to the Initial Public Offering (the “Follow-On Offering”). As permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act, we will now continue the Initial Public Offering until the earlier of April 13, 2013 or the date the SEC declares the registration statement for the Follow-On Offering effective. We may sell shares under the distribution reinvestment plan beyond the termination of the primary offering until we have sold all shares under the plan.

 

As of September 30, 2012, including shares issued through our distribution reinvestment plan, we had sold approximately 2,063,884 shares of common stock in our ongoing public offering and raised gross offering proceeds of approximately $19,345,364.  From this amount, we incurred approximately $1,821,226 in selling commissions and dealer manager fees payable to our dealer manager. We have used approximately $8,184,234 of net proceeds to purchase interests in real estate, net of notes payable.

 

Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we did not sell any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

 

Share Repurchases

 

We have adopted a share repurchase plan that may enable stockholders to sell their shares to us in limited circumstances. We amended and restated our share repurchase plan on February 12, 2010. The effect of the amendment was to change the price at which we will repurchase the shares. As amended, prior to establishing the estimated value of our shares, the prices at which we will initially repurchase shares are as follows:

 

·The lower of $9.25 or the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least one year;
·The lower of $9.50 or the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least two years;
·The lower of $9.75 or the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least three years; and
·The lower of $10.00 or the price paid to acquire the shares from us for stockholders who have held their shares for at least four years.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we redeemed $212,767 of common stock, based on the maximum amount available for repurchases, which was equal to the amount of net proceeds raised from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during 2011, totaling $212,767. Under the terms of the share repurchase plan, no additional repurchase requests may be fulfilled in 2012 other than as determined by our Board of Directors. As of September 30, 2012, we received a total of four redemption requests during the nine month period ended September 30, 2012. Of these four redemption requests, we honored a total of 5,926 shares aggregating $59,005, and deferred redemption requests with respect to 2,500 shares. In September 2012, the board of directors approved the redemption of $59,005 of common stock, in excess of the amount available for repurchases due to certain extraordinary circumstances, bringing total redemptions to $271,772 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The average redemption price for the fulfilled redemptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $9.96 per share. Funds for the payment of redemption requests were derived from the proceeds of our distribution reinvestment plan. We do not expect to be able to fulfill redemption requests during the remainder of 2012, except in exceptional circumstances as determined by our board of directors. As the Company receives additional share redemption requests, such shares will be queued for repurchase in 2013 in accordance with the terms of the share repurchase plan and subject to the funds available from the sale of shares under our dividend reinvestment plan during 2012. Based on the amount of net proceeds raised from the sale of shares under the dividend reinvestment plan during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, totaling $312,407, less the $59,005 redeemed during the three months ended September 30, 2012, additional redemption requests in 2012 may be redeemed up to $253,402 in 2013.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1 Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-153135)).
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-153135)).
4.1 Distribution Reinvestment Plan (included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus dated April 17, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit B to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-153135)).
4.2 Form of Subscription Agreement (included as Exhibit A to the Prospectus dated April 17, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-153135)).
10.1 Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement between Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P. and the Registrant dated September 26, 2012, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-153135).
31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1 The following information from the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Balance Sheets; (ii) Statements of Operations; (iii) Statement of Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) Statements of Cash Flows.

 

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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.

 

  BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.
   
DATE: November 13, 2012 /s/ R. Ramin Kamfar
  R. Ramin Kamfar
 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 DATE: November 13, 2012 /s/ Jerold E. Novack
  Jerold E. Novack
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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