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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 March 31, 2010

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: 000-17573

REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI,
a California Limited Partnership
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
94-3031211
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)


   
900 Veterans Blvd., Suite 500, Redwood City, CA
94063
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(650) 365-5341
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)



 
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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. [X] YES    [   ]  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    [   ]  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    [X] NO



 
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Part I –FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Balance Sheets
MARCH 31, 2010 (unaudited) AND DECEMBER 31, 2009 (audited)

ASSETS
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
330,342
   
$
396,019
 
                 
Loans
               
Secured by deeds of trust
               
Principal balances
   
5,059,602
     
5,382,578
 
Advances
   
6,278
     
74,460
 
Accrued interest
   
71,256
     
100,228
 
Unsecured, net of discount of $87,587 and $91,685 for March 31, 2010
               
and December 31, 2009, respectively
   
228,979
     
238,156
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(537,202
)
   
(453,809
)
Net loans
   
4,828,913
     
5,341,613
 
                 
Receivable from affiliate
   
27,708
     
14,058
 
                 
Real estate held for sale
   
1,335,891
     
 
                 
Total assets
 
$
6,522,854
   
$
5,751,690
 

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL
 
Liabilities
               
Accounts payable
 
$
51,038
   
$
31,313
 
Mortgage payable
   
825,281
     
 
Payable to affiliate
   
16,878
     
15,906
 
Total liabilities
   
893,197
     
47,219
 
                 
Capital
               
Partners’ capital
               
Limited partners’ capital, subject to redemption
   
5,619,896
     
5,694,710
 
General partners’ capital
   
9,761
     
9,761
 
Total partners’ capital
   
5,629,657
     
5,704,471
 
Total liabilities and capital
 
$
6,522,854
   
$
5,751,690
 

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

 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Statements of Income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
(unaudited)


   
2010
   
2009
 
Revenues
               
Loans
               
Interest
 
$
124,869
   
$
131,363
 
Late fees
   
6,039
     
767
 
Total loan revenue
   
130,908
     
132,130
 
                 
Other interest
   
533
     
855
 
Rental income
   
11,166
     
 
Total revenues
   
142,607
     
132,985
 
                 
Interest expense
   
4,633
     
 
Provision for loan losses
   
4,099
     
19,557
 
                 
Operating Expenses
               
Mortgage servicing fees
   
11,441
     
12,063
 
Asset management fees
   
5,350
     
5,609
 
Costs from Redwood Mortgage Corp.
   
2,049
     
1,986
 
Professional services
   
45,578
     
14,320
 
Rental operations
   
2,291
     
 
Other
   
4,687
     
783
 
Total operating expenses
   
71,396
     
34,761
 
                 
Net income
 
$
62,479
   
$
78,667
 
                 
Net income (loss)
               
General partners (  1%)
 
$
462
   
$
787
 
Limited partners (99%)
   
62,017
     
77,880
 
   
$
62,479
   
$
78,667
 
                 
Net income (loss) per $1,000 invested by
               
limited partners for entire period
               
Where income is reinvested
 
$
11
   
$
13
 
Where partner receives income in monthly distributions
 
$
11
   
$
13
 


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

 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
(unaudited)


   
Limited
   
General
       
   
Partners
   
Partners
   
Total
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
5,694,710
   
$
9,761
   
$
5,704,471
 
Net income
   
62,017
     
462
     
62,479
 
Early withdrawal penalties
   
(1,811
)
   
     
(1,811
)
Partners' withdrawals
   
(135,020
)
   
(462
)
   
(135,482
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
5,619,896
   
$
9,761
   
$
5,629,657
 



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

 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 and 2009
(unaudited)
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash flows from operating activities
               
Net income
 
$
62,479
   
$
78,667
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
               
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
               
Provision for loan losses
   
4,099
     
19,557
 
Early withdrawal penalties credited to income
   
(1,811
)
   
(500
)
Amortization of discount on unsecured loans
   
(4,098
)
   
(3,058
)
Change in operating assets and liabilities
               
Loans unsecured
   
13,275
     
11,363
 
Accrued interest
   
(611
)
   
(19,748
)
Advances
   
(11,526
)
   
(2,334
)
Receivable from affiliate
   
(13,650
)
   
 
Accounts payable
   
18,019
     
5,506
 
Payable to affiliate
   
972
     
2,032
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
   
67,148
     
91,485
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Loans originated
   
(3,959
)
   
(130,000
)
Principal collected on loans
   
7,935
     
369,851
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
3,976
     
239,851
 
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Payments on mortgage
   
(1,319
)
   
 
Partners’ withdrawals
   
(135,482
)
   
(120,845
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
(136,801
)
   
(120,845
)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(65,677
)
   
210,491
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
   
396,019
     
333,800
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year
 
$
330,342
   
$
396,019
 
                 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
               
Non-cash investing activities
               
Loans foreclosed including related interest and advances
 
$
503,340
   
$
 
Mortgages taken subject to collateral foreclosure
   
826,600
     
 
Real estate acquired through foreclosure on loans
               
receivable
 
$
1,329,940
   
$
 
                 
Cash paid for interest
 
$
4,633
   
$
 


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


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 

 
NOTE 1 – GENERAL

In the opinion of the management of the partnership, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial information included therein. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in the partnership’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three month period ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.

Redwood Mortgage Investors VI (a California Limited Partnership) was organized in 1987.  The general partners are Michael R. Burwell, an individual, and Gymno Corporation, a California corporation that is owned and controlled by Michael R. Burwell through his individual stock ownership and as trustee of certain family trusts.  The partnership was organized to engage in business as a mortgage lender for the primary purpose of making loans secured by deeds of trust on California real estate.  Loans are arranged and serviced by Redwood Mortgage Corp. (RMC), an affiliate of the general partners.

The rights, duties and powers of the general and limited partners of the partnership are governed by the limited partnership agreement and Sections 15611 et seq. of the California Corporations Code.  Income taxes – federal and state – are the obligation of the partners, if and when taxes apply, other than for the annual California franchise taxes levied on and paid by the partnership.


NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods.  Such estimates relate principally to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, including the valuation of impaired loans, (which itself requires determining the fair value of the collateral), and the valuation of real estate held for sale and held as investment, at acquisition and subsequently.  Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

Collateral fair values are reviewed quarterly and the protective equity for each loan is computed. As used herein, “protective equity” is the arithmetic difference between the fair value of the collateral, net of any senior liens, and the loan balance, where “loan balance” is the sum of the unpaid principal, advances and the recorded interest thereon.  This computation is done for each loan (whether impaired or performing), and while loans secured by collateral of similar property type are grouped, there is enough distinction and variation in the collateral that a loan-by-loan, collateral-by-collateral analysis is appropriate.

The fair value of the collateral is determined by exercise of judgment based on management’s experience informed by appraisals (by licensed appraisers), brokers’ opinion of values, and publicly available information on in-market transactions.  Historically, it has been rare for determinations of fair value to be made without substantial reference to current market transactions. However, in recent years, due to the low levels of real estate transactions, and the rising number of transactions that are distressed (i.e., that are executed by an unwilling seller – often compelled by lenders or other claimants - and/or executed without broad exposure or with market exposure but with few, if any, resulting offers), more interpretation, judgment and interpolation/extrapolation within and across property types is required.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 

 
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Management estimates (continued)

Appraisals of commercial real property generally present three approaches to estimating value: 1) market comparables or sales approach; 2) cost to replace and 3) capitalized cash flows or investment approach.  These approaches may or may not result in a common, single value.  The market-comparables approach may yield several different values depending on certain basic assumptions, such as, determining highest and best use (which may or may not be the current use); determining the condition (e.g. as-is, when-completed, or for land when-entitled); and determining the unit of value (e.g. as a series of  individual unit sales or as a bulk disposition).  Further complicating this process already subject to judgment, uncertainty and imprecision are the current low transaction volumes in the residential, commercial and land markets, and the variability that has resulted.  This exacerbates the imprecision in the process, and requires additional considerations and inquiries as to whether the transaction was entered into by a willing seller in a functioning market or the transaction was completed in a distressed market, in which the predominant number of sellers are surrendering properties to lenders in partial settlement of debt (as is currently prevalent in the residential markets and is occurring more frequently in commercial markets) and/or participating in “arranged sales” to achieve partial settlement of debts and claims and to generate a tax advantage. Either way, the present market is at historically low transaction volumes with neither potential buyers nor sellers willing to transact.  In certain asset classes the time elapsed between transactions – other than foreclosures – was 12 or more months.

The uncertainty in the process is exacerbated by the tendency in a distressed market for lesser-quality properties to transact while upper echelon properties remain off the market - or come on and off the market – because these owners commonly believe in the intrinsic value of their properties (and the recoverability of that value) and are unwilling to accept non-economic offers from opportunistic – often all cash – acquirers taking advantage of distressed markets. This accounts for the ever lower transaction volumes for higher-quality properties which exacerbate the perception of a broadly declining market in which each succeeding transaction establishes a new low.

Management has the requisite familiarity with the markets in which the partnership lends generally and of the security properties specifically to analyze sales-comparables and assess their suitability/applicability. Management is acquainted with market participants – investors, developers, brokers, lenders – that are useful, relevant secondary sources of data and information regarding valuation and valuation variability.  These secondary sources may have familiarity with and perspectives on pending transactions, successful strategies to optimize value, and the history and details of specific properties - on and off the market - that enhance the process and analysis that is particularly and principally germane to establishing value in distressed markets and/or property types (such as land held for development and for units in a condominium conversion).

Loans, advances and interest income

Loans and advances generally are stated at the unpaid principal balance. Management has discretion to pay amounts (advances) to third parties on behalf of borrowers to protect the partnership’s interest in the loan.  Advances include, but are not limited to, the payment of interest and principal on a senior lien to prevent foreclosure by the senior lien holder, property taxes, insurance premiums, and attorney fees. Advances generally are stated at the unpaid principal balance and accrue interest until repaid by the borrower.

The partnership may fund a specific loan origination net of an interest reserve to insure timely interest payments at the inception (one to two years) of the loan. As monthly interest payments become due, the partnership funds the payments into the affiliated trust account.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Loans, advances and interest income (continued)

If, based upon current information and events, it is probable the partnership will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, a loan may be designated as impaired.  Impaired loans are included in management’s periodic analysis of recoverability. Any subsequent payments on impaired loans are applied to late fees and then to reduce first the accrued interest, then advances, and then unpaid principal balances.

The partnership may negotiate and enter into contractual workout agreements with borrowers whose loans are past maturity or who are delinquent in making payments which can delay and/or alter the loan’s cash flow and delinquency status.

Interest is accrued daily based on the unpaid principal balance of the loans.  An impaired loan continues to accrue as long as the loan is in the process of collection and is considered to be well-secured.  Loans are placed on non-accrual status at the earlier of management’s determination that the primary source of repayment will come from the foreclosure and subsequent sale of the collateral securing the loan (which usually occurs when a notice of sale is filed) or when the loan is no longer considered well-secured.  When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, the accrual of interest is discontinued; however, previously recorded interest is not reversed.  A loan may return to accrual status when all delinquent interest and principal payments become current in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement.

Allowance for loan losses

Loans and the related accrued interest and advances are analyzed on a periodic basis for ultimate recoverability.  Delinquencies are identified and followed as part of the loan system.  Delinquencies are determined based upon contractual terms.  For impaired loans, a provision is made for loan losses to adjust the allowance for loan losses to an amount considered by management to be adequate, with due consideration to collateral values, such that the net carrying amount (unpaid principal balance, plus advances, plus accrued interest less the specific allowance) is reduced to the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or, if a loan is collateral dependent, to the estimated fair value of the related collateral net of any senior loans, which would include costs to sell in arriving at net realizable value if planned disposition of the asset securing a loan is by way of sale.  Loans that are determined not to be individually impaired are grouped by the property type of the underlying collateral, and for each loan and for the total by property type, the amount of protective equity or amount of exposure to loss (i.e., the dollar amount of the deficiency of the fair value of the underlying collateral to the loan balance) is computed.  Based on its knowledge of the borrowers and their historical (and expected) performance, and the exposure to loss, management estimates an appropriate reserve by property type for probable credit losses in the portfolio.

The fair value estimates are derived from information available in the real estate markets including similar property, and may require the experience and judgment of third parties such as commercial real estate appraisers and brokers. The partnership charges off uncollectible loans and related receivables directly to the allowance account once it is determined the full amount is not collectible.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Real estate held for sale

Real estate held for sale includes real estate acquired in full or partial settlement of loan obligations generally through foreclosure that is being marketed for sale.  Real estate held for sale is recorded at acquisition at the lower of the recorded investment in the loan, plus any senior indebtedness, or at the property’s net realizable value, which is the fair value less estimated costs to sell, as applicable.  Any excess of the recorded investment in the loan over the net realizable value is charged against the allowance for loan losses.  The fair value estimates are derived from information available in the real estate markets including similar property, and often require the experience and judgment of third parties such as commercial real estate appraisers and brokers.  The estimates figure materially in calculating the value of the property at acquisition, the level of charge to the allowance for loan losses and any subsequent valuation reserves. After acquisition, costs incurred relating to the development and improvement of property are capitalized to the extent they do not cause the recorded value to exceed the net realizable value, whereas costs relating to holding and disposition of the property are expensed as incurred. After acquisition, real estate held for sale is analyzed periodically for changes in fair values and any subsequent write down is charged to operating expenses.  Any recovery in the fair value subsequent to such a write down is recorded – not to exceed the net realizable value at acquisition - as an offset to operating expenses. Gains or losses on sale of the property are recorded in other income or expense. Recognition of gains on the sale of real estate is dependent upon the transaction meeting certain criteria related to the nature of the property and the terms of the sale including potential seller financing.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides amendments to ASC 820-10 and is intended to improve disclosure requirements related fair value measurements.  This update clarifies that a reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value.  A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position.  Reporting entities should also provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for fair value measurements falling within Level 2 or 3. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.  Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Information on fair value measurements is included in Note 8 to the financial statements.


NOTE 3 – GENERAL PARTNERS AND RELATED PARTIES

The following are commissions and/or fees that are paid to the general partners or their affiliates:

- Loan brokerage commissions - For fees in connection with the review, selection, evaluation, negotiation and extension of loans, the general partners may collect loan brokerage commissions (points) limited to an amount not to exceed 4% of the total partnership assets per year.  The loan brokerage commissions are paid by the borrowers and thus, are not an expense of the partnership.  In the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, loan brokerage commissions paid by the borrowers were $0 and $3,900 respectively.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 3 – GENERAL PARTNERS AND RELATED PARTIES (continued)

- Mortgage servicing fees - RMC, a related party, receives monthly mortgage servicing fees of up to 1/8 of 1% (1.5% annually) of the unpaid principal balance of the loan portfolio or such lesser amount as is reasonable and customary in the geographic area where the property securing the mortgage is located. Historically, RMC has charged 1.0% annually, and at times waived additional amounts to enhance the partnership’s earnings.  Such fee waivers were not made for the purpose of providing the partnership with sufficient funds to satisfy withdrawal requests, nor were such waivers made in order to meet any required level of distributions, as the partnership has no such required level of distributions.  RMC does not use any specific criteria in determining the exact amount of fees to be waived.  The decision to waive fees and the amount, if any, to be waived, is made by RMC in its sole discretion.

Mortgage servicing fees are summarized in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Maximum chargeable by RMC
 
$
17,162
   
$
18,095
 
Waived by RMC
   
(5,721
)
   
(6,032
)
Net charged
 
$
11,441
   
$
12,063
 

- Asset management fees - The general partners receive monthly fees for managing the partnership’s loan portfolio and operations of up to 1/32 of 1% of the “net asset value” (3/8 of 1% annually).  At times, the general partners have charged less than the maximum allowable rate to enhance the partnership’s earnings.  Such fee waivers were not made with the purpose of providing the partnership with sufficient funds to satisfy withdrawal requests, nor to meet any required level of distributions, as the partnership has no such required level of distributions.  The general partners do not use any specific criteria in determining the exact amount of fees to be waived. The decision to waive fees and the amount, if any, to be waived, is made by the general partners in their sole discretion.

Asset management fees were $5,350 and $5,609 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

- Costs from RMC - RMC, a related party, is reimbursed by the partnership for operating expenses incurred on behalf of the partnership including, without limitation, accounting and audit fees, legal fees and expenses, postage, and the costs for preparation of reports to limited partners, and out-of-pocket general and administration expenses. Operating expenses totaling $2,049 and $1,986 were reimbursed to RMC during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


NOTE 4 – LOANS

The partnership generally funds loans with a fixed interest rate and a five-year term. Approximately half of all loans outstanding provide for monthly payments of interest only, with the principal due in full at maturity.  The other loans require monthly payments of principal and interest, typically calculated on a 30 year amortization, with the remaining principal balance due at maturity.

The cash flow and the income generated by the real property securing the loan factor into the credit decisions, as does  the general creditworthiness, experience and reputation of the borrower. Such considerations though are subordinate to a determination that the value of the real property is sufficient, in and of itself, as a source of repayment.  The amount of the partnership’s loan combined with the outstanding debt and claims secured by a senior deed of trust on the property generally will not exceed a specified percentage of the appraised value of the property (the loan to value ratio or LTV) as determined by an independent written appraisal at the time the loan is made.  The loan-to-value ratio generally will not exceed 80% for residential properties (including apartments), 70% for commercial properties, and 50% for land.   The excess of the total debt, including the partnership’s loan, and the value of the collateral is the protective equity.

 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 4 – LOANS (continued)

Secured loan transactions are summarized in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Unpaid principal balance, beginning of the year
 
$
5,382,578
   
$
5,777,110
 
New loans
   
3,959
     
130,000
 
Borrower repayments
   
(7,935
)
   
(369,851
)
Foreclosures
   
(400,000
)
   
 
Reaffirmed
   
81,000
     
 
Unpaid principal balance, March 31,
 
$
5,059,602
   
$
5,537,259
 

Secured loans had the characteristics presented in the following table.

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Number of secured loans
   
23
     
23
 
Secured loans – unpaid principal balance (or Principal)
 
$
5,059,602
   
$
5,382,578
 
                 
Average secured loan
 
$
219,983
   
$
234,025
 
Average secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
4.35
%
   
4.35
%
Average secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
3.91
%
   
4.10
%
                 
Largest secured loan
 
$
604,016
   
$
607,853
 
Largest secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
11.94
%
   
11.29
%
Largest secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
10.73
%
   
10.66
%
Largest secured loan as percent of total assets
   
9.26
%
   
10.57
%
                 
Smallest secured loan
 
$
81,000
   
$
98,503
 
Smallest secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
1.60
%
   
1.83
%
Smallest secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
1.44
%
   
1.73
%
Smallest secured loan as percent of total assets
   
1.24
%
   
1.71
%
                 
Number of counties where security is located (all California)
   
16
     
16
 
Largest percentage of secured loans in one county
   
17.80
%
   
16.76
%
                 
Number of secured loans in foreclosure status
   
1
     
2
 
Secured loans in foreclosure – unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
                 
Number of secured loans with an interest reserve
   
     
 
Interest reserves
 
$
   
$
 
                 
Secured loans – interest rates range (fixed)
   
5.00-10.50
%
   
5.13-10.50
%

As of March 31, 2010, the partnership’s largest loan in the unpaid principal balance of $604,016, representing 11.94% of outstanding secured loans and 9.26% of partnership assets, was secured by land located in East Palo Alto, CA. The loan bears interest at a rate of 7.00% and matures on January 1, 2016.

Larger loans sometimes increase above 10% of the secured loan portfolio or partnership assets as these amounts decrease due to limited partner withdrawals, loan payoffs or restructuring of existing loans.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 4 – LOANS (continued)

- Lien positions - Secured loans had the lien positions presented in the following table.

 
March 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
First trust deeds
13
 
$
3,380,992
 
67
%
13
 
$
3,386,917
 
63
%
Second trust deeds
9
   
1,456,251
 
29
 
9
   
1,777,261
 
33
 
Third trust deeds
1
   
222,359
 
4
 
1
   
218,400
 
4
 
Total secured loans
23
   
5,059,602
 
100
%
23
   
5,382,578
 
100
%
Liens due other lenders at loan closing
     
3,937,437
           
4,804,104
     
                             
Total debt
   
$
8,997,039
         
$
10,186,682
     
                             
Appraised property value at loan closing
   
$
16,379,006
         
$
17,617,321
     
                             
Percent of total debt to appraised
                           
values (LTV) at loan closing (1)
     
54.93
%
         
57.82
%
   

(1)  
Based on appraised values and liens due other lenders at loan closing.  The loan to value computation does not take into account subsequent increases or decreases in security property values following the loan closing nor does it include decreases or increases of the amount owing on senior liens to other lenders by payments or interest accruals, if any. Property values likely have changed, particularly over the last two years, and the portfolio’s current loan to value ratio likely is higher than this historical ratio.

- Property type - Secured loans summarized by property type of the collateral are presented in the following table.

 
March 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Single family (2)
16
 
$
2,801,952
 
55
%
16
 
$
3,124,889
 
58
%
Multi family
1
   
243,776
 
5
 
1
   
243,936
 
5
 
Commercial
5
   
1,409,859
 
28
 
5
   
1,405,900
 
26
 
Land
1
   
604,015
 
12
 
1
   
607,853
 
11
 
Total secured loans
23
 
$
5,059,602
 
100
%
23
 
$
5,382,578
 
100
%

(2)
Single family properties include owner-occupied and non-owner occupied single family homes, and condominium units.

- Scheduled maturities - Secured loans are scheduled to mature as presented in the following table.

Scheduled maturities
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
2010
5
 
$
1,328,178
 
26
%
2011
7
   
1,155,742
 
23
 
2012
4
   
854,800
 
17
 
2013
1
   
198,240
 
4
 
2014
2
   
337,902
 
7
 
Thereafter
4
   
1,184,740
 
23
 
Total future maturities
23
   
5,059,602
 
100
 
Matured at March 31, 2010
   
 
 
Total secured loans
23
 
$
5,059,602
 
100
%


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 4 – LOANS (continued)

It is the partnership’s experience that loans may be repaid or refinanced before, at or after the contractual maturity date.  For matured loans, the partnership may continue to accept payments while pursuing collection of amounts owed from borrowers. Therefore, the above tabulation for scheduled maturities is not a forecast of future cash receipts.

- Delinquent loans - Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent in interest payments and/or on nonaccrual status are summarized in the following table.

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent
               
Number of loans (3)
   
1
     
2
 
Unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
Advances
   
2,610
     
70,281
 
Accrued interest
   
13,693
     
42,388
 
                 
Secured loans in nonaccrual status
               
Number of loans (3)
   
1
     
2
 
Unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
        Foregone interest, for the three months ended March 31, 2010                
  and for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
$
6,762
   
$
27,172
 

(3)
Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent include the loans on nonaccrual status.

Impaired loans - Secured loans designated as impaired loans are summarized in the following table for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009.

                           
Average
         
Interest
 
         
Unpaid
               
Investment
   
Interest
   
Income
 
         
Principal
   
Loan
   
Specific
   
Impaired
   
Income
   
Received
 
   
Loans
   
Balance
   
Balance
   
Reserve
   
Loans
   
Accrued
   
In Cash
 
March 31, 2010
    1     $ 317,971     $ 334,273     $ 71,818     $ 582,456     $     $  
December 31, 2009
    2     $ 717,971     $ 830,640     $ 71,818     $ 548,717     $ 34,618     $ 11,733  

Loans are designated impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable the partnership will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements.  For loans designated impaired, but that are deemed well collateralized, no impairment to the investment in the loan is recorded (i.e. there is no specific reserve recorded).  At March 31, 2010, and December 31, 2009, 1 loan had a specific reserve.



 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 5 – ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

Allowance for loan losses activity is presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 453,809     $ 489,913  
                 
Provision for loan losses
    4,099       19,557  
                 
Charge-offs (recoveries), net
               
Charge-offs
          (872 )
Recoveries
    79,294        
Charge-offs (recoveries), net
    79,294       (872 )
                 
Balance at end of March 31,
  $ 537,202     $ 508,598  
                 
Ratio of charge-offs during the period to average
               
secured loans outstanding during the period
    N/A       (0.02 ) %

In March 2010, a borrower whose loan had been charged-off, reaffirmed the debt.  The partnership recorded the receivable and a related specific reserve.  The specific reserve will be re-evaluated as the borrower makes payments.

Allowance for loan losses applicable to secured loans (by property type) and the percentage of unpaid principal balance (by property type) are presented in the following table.

   
March 31, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
   
Amount
 
Percent
   
Amount
 
Percent
 
Single family
 
$
399,635
 
55
%
 
$
315,732
 
58
%
Apartments
   
10,000
 
5
     
10,000
 
5
 
Commercial
   
33,706
 
28
     
34,059
 
26
 
Land
   
12,000
 
12
     
12,157
 
11
 
Total secured loans
 
$
455,341
 
100
%
 
$
371,948
 
100
%
                         
Unsecured loans
 
$
81,861
 
100
%
 
$
81,861
 
100
%
Total allowance for loan losses
 
$
537,202
 
100
%
 
$
453,809
 
100
%



 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 6 – REAL ESTATE HELD FOR SALE

Real estate held for sale activity and changes in the net realizable values are summarized in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Real estate held for sale - beginning of the year
  $     $  
Acquisitions
    1,335,891        
Dispositions
           
Improvements/betterments
           
Charge-offs
           
Changes in net realizable values
           
Real estate held for sale - March 31,
  $ 1,335,891     $  

Real estate held for sale summarized by property type is presented in the following table.

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Number of properties
    1        
                 
Property type
               
Multi family
    1,335,891        
Total real estate held for sale
  $ 1,335,891     $  

   
2010
   
2009
 
Rental income
 
$
11,166
   
$
 
                 
Operating expenses
               
Property taxes
   
     
 
Management, administration and insurance
   
894
     
 
Utilities, maintenance and other
   
1,397
     
 
Advertising and promotions
   
     
 
Total operating expenses
   
2,291
     
 
Earnings
 
$
8,875
   
$
 

Interest expense on the mortgage securing the rental property was $4,633 for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

In February 2010, the partnership, along with two affiliated partnerships, acquired though foreclosure, a 22 unit, condominium complex, in which the partnership holds a 13.33% ownership interest.  The property is subject to a senior loan with an interest rate of 7.21%.  The transaction resulted in an increase to real estate held as investment of $1,335,891, reductions to secured loans of $400,000, accrued interest of $29,583 and advances of $79,708.  The partnership's share of the unpaid principal balance of the senior loan is $826,600.  Following its acquisition, the property has been operated as a rental property.  An independent, professional management firm has been engaged to oversee property operations.  As of March 31, 2010, all of the units have been leased to tenants.  RMC is processing/filing necessary administrative documents to place the property for sale as individual units.



 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 

NOTE 7 – MORTGAGE PAYABLE

As noted above in Note 6, the partnership acquired a property subject to an existing senior mortgage held by a bank.  The senior loan, with an outstanding balance of $825,281 allocable to the partnership, has an interest rate of 7.21%, requires monthly payments of principal and interest, and matures on June 14, 2011.
 

NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE
 
GAAP defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. An orderly transaction is a transaction that assumes exposure to the market for a period prior to the measurement date to allow for marketing activities that are usual and customary for transactions involving such assets and liabilities; it is not a forced transaction.  Market participants are buyers and sellers in the principal market that are (i) independent, (ii) knowledgeable, (iii) able to transact and (iv) willing to transact.

The partnership determines the fair values of its assets and liabilities based on the fair value hierarchy established in GAAP. The standard describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value (Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3). Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the partnership has the ability to access at the measurement date. An active market is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs reflect the partnership’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability (including assumptions about risk). Unobservable inputs are developed based on the best information available in the circumstances and may include the partnership’s own data.

The partnership does not record loans at fair value on a recurring basis.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 31, 2010:

   
Fair Value Measurement at Report Date Using
 
   
Quoted Prices
   
Significant
             
   
in Active
   
Other
   
Significant
       
   
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
       
Item
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Impaired loans
 
$
   
$
   
$
262,455
   
$
262,455
 
Real estate held for sale
 
$
   
$
   
$
1,335,891
   
$
1,335,891
 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2009:

   
Fair Value Measurement at Report Date Using
 
   
Quoted Prices
   
Significant
             
   
in Active
   
Other
   
Significant
       
   
Markets for
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
       
   
Identical Assets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
       
Item
 
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
   
Total
 
Impaired loans
 
$
   
$
   
$
646,153
   
$
646,153
 

 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 
 
NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE (continued)
 
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value:

(a)  
Cash and cash equivalents. The carrying amount equals fair value. All amounts, including interest bearing accounts, are subject to immediate withdrawal.

(b)  
Secured loans. The fair value of the non-impaired loans of $4,581,000 and $4,639,000 at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, was estimated based upon projected cash flows discounted at the estimated current interest rates at which similar loans would be made. For impaired loans in which a specific allowance is established based on the fair value of the collateral, the collateral fair value is determined by exercise of judgment based on management’s experience informed by appraisals (by licensed appraisers), brokers opinion of values, and publicly available information on in-market transactions (Level 2 inputs).  Historically, it has been rare for determinations of fair value to be made without substantial reference to current market transactions.  However, in recent years, due to the low number of real estate transactions, and the rising number of transactions that are distressed (i.e., that are executed by an unwilling seller – often compelled by lenders or other claimants - and/or executed without broad exposure or with market exposure but with few, if any, resulting offers), more interpretation, judgment and interpolation/extrapolation within and across property types is required (Level 3 inputs).

(c)  
Unsecured loans.  Unsecured loans are valued at their principal less any discount or loss reserves established by management after taking into account the borrower’s creditworthiness and ability to repay the loan.

(d)  
Real estate held.  Real estate acquired in full or partial settlement of loan obligations, generally through foreclosure, is recorded at acquisition at the lower of the recorded investment in the loan, plus any senior indebtedness, or at the property’s fair value less estimated costs to sell, as applicable.  The fair value estimates are derived from information available in the real estate markets including similar property, and often require the experience and judgment of third parties such as commercial real estate appraisers and brokers.  Historically, it has been rare for determinations of fair value to be made without substantial reference to current market transactions.  However, in recent years, due to the low number of real estate transactions, and the rising number of transactions that are distressed (i.e., that are executed by an unwilling seller – often compelled by lenders or other claimants - and/or executed without broad exposure or with market exposure but with few, if any, resulting offers), more interpretation, judgment and interpolation/extrapolation within and across property types is required.


NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Loan commitments

The partnership makes construction and rehabilitation loans which are not fully disbursed at loan inception.  The partnership typically approves the borrowers up to a maximum loan balance; however, disbursements are made periodically during completion phases of the construction or rehabilitation or at such other times as required under the loan documents.  At March 31, 2010, there were no undisbursed loan funds.  The partnership does not maintain a separate cash reserve to hold the undisbursed obligations, which are intended to be funded.

From time to time, the partnership negotiates various workout agreements with borrowers whose loans are past maturity or who are delinquent in making payments.  The partnership is not obligated to fund additional money as of March 31, 2010.


 
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REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI
(A California Limited Partnership)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2010 (unaudited)
 
 
NOTE 9 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (continued)

Legal proceedings

In the normal course of business, the partnership may become involved in various legal proceedings such as assignment of rents, bankruptcy proceedings, appointment of receivers, unlawful detainers, judicial foreclosure, etc., to enforce the provisions of the deeds of trust, collect the debt owed under the promissory notes, or to protect, or recoup its investment from the real property secured by the deeds of trust and to resolve disputes between borrowers, lenders, lien holders and mechanics.  None of these actions typically would be of any material importance.  As of the date hereof, the partnership is not involved in any legal proceedings other than those that would be considered part of the normal course of business.


NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

None

 
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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 unaudited financial statements and notes thereto, which are included in Item 1 of this Report, as well as the audited financial statements and the notes thereto, and “Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in the partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Forward-Looking Statements.

Certain statements in this Report on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the partnership’s expectations, hopes, intentions, beliefs and strategies regarding the future.  Forward-looking statements include statements regarding future interest rates and economic conditions and their effect on the partnership and its assets, trends in the California real estate market, estimates as to the allowance for loan losses, estimates of future limited partner withdrawals, 2010 annualized yield estimates, expectations regarding the level of loan delinquencies or foreclosures, plans to develop, hold or sell certain properties, beliefs relating to the impact on the partnership from current economic conditions and trends in the financial and credit markets, expectations as to when liquidations will resume or how long reduced earnings distributions will be in effect, beliefs regarding the partnership’s ability to recover its investment in certain properties, beliefs regarding the effect of borrower foreclosures on liquidity, the use of excess cash flow and the intention not to sell the partnership’s loan portfolio.  Actual results may be materially different from what is projected by such forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include unexpected changes in economic conditions and interest rates, the impact of competition and competitive pricing and downturns in the real estate markets in which the partnership has made loans.  All forward-looking statements and reasons why results may differ included in this Form 10-Q are made as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reason why actual results may differ.

Critical Accounting Policies.

Management estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions about the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities, at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods.  Such estimates relate principally to the determination of the allowance for loan losses, including the valuation of impaired loans (which itself requires determining the fair value of the collateral), and the valuation of real estate held for sale and held as investment, at acquisition and subsequently.  Actual results could differ significantly from these estimates. Collateral fair values are reviewed quarterly and the protective equity for each loan is computed. As used herein, “protective equity” is the arithmetic difference between the fair value of the collateral, net of any senior liens, and the loan balance, where “loan balance” is the sum of the unpaid principal, advances and the recorded interest thereon.  This computation is done for each loan (whether impaired or performing), and while loans secured by collateral of similar property type are grouped, there is enough distinction and variation in the collateral that a loan-by-loan, collateral-by-collateral analysis is appropriate.

The fair value of the collateral is determined by exercise of judgment based on management’s experience informed by appraisals (by licensed appraisers), brokers’ opinion of values, and publicly available information on in-market transactions.  Historically, it has been rare for determinations of fair value to be made without substantial reference to current market transactions.  However, in recent years, due to the low levels of real estate transactions, and the rising number of transactions that are distressed (i.e., that are executed by an unwilling seller – often compelled by lenders or other claimants - and/or executed without broad exposure or with market exposure but with few, if any, resulting offers), more interpretation, judgment and interpolation/extrapolation within and across property types is required.


 
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Appraisals of commercial real property generally present three approaches to estimating value: 1) market comparables or sales approach; 2) cost to replace and 3) capitalized cash flows or investment approach.  These approaches may or may not result in a common, single value.  The market-comparables approach may yield several different values depending on certain basic assumptions, such as, determining highest and best use (which may or may not be the current use); determining the condition (e.g. as-is, when-completed, or for land when-entitled); and determining the unit of value (e.g. as a series of  individual unit sales or as a bulk disposition).  Further complicating this process already subject to judgment, uncertainty and imprecision are the current low transaction volumes in the residential, commercial and land markets, and the variability that has resulted.  This exacerbates the imprecision in the process, and requires additional considerations and inquiries as to whether the transaction was entered into by a willing seller in a functioning market or the transaction was completed in a distressed market, in which the predominant number of sellers are surrendering properties to lenders in partial settlement of debt (as is prevalent in the residential markets and is occurring more frequently in commercial markets) and/or participating in “arranged sales” to achieve partial settlement of debts and claims and to generate tax advantage. Either way, the present market is at historically low transaction volumes with neither potential buyers nor sellers willing to transact.  In certain asset classes the time elapsed between transactions – other than foreclosures – was 12 or more months.

The uncertainty in the process is exacerbated by overt (over)conservatism and caution exercised by appraisers.  Criticized as having contributed to the asset bubble by inflating values, beginning in the immediate aftermath of the market and economic crisis, as a class the tendency of appraisers now is seemingly to (over)compensate by searching out or over-weighting lower sales comparables, thereby depressing values.  It also may be reflective of the tendency in distressed market for lesser-quality properties to transact while upper echelon properties remain off the market - or come on and off the market – because these owners often believe in the intrinsic value of the properties (and the recoverability of that value) and are unwilling to accept “vulture” offers. This accounts for the ever lower transaction volumes for higher quality properties which exacerbate the perception of a broadly declining market in which each succeeding transaction establishes a new low.

Management has the requisite familiarity with the markets the partnership lends in generally and of the collateral properties specifically to analyze sales-comparables and assess their suitability/applicability. Management is acquainted with market participants – investors, developers, brokers, lenders – that are useful, relevant secondary sources of data and information regarding valuation and valuation variability.  These secondary sources may have familiarity with and perspectives on pending transactions, successful strategies to optimize value, and the history and details of specific properties - on and off the market - that enhance the process and analysis that is particularly and principally germane to establishing value in distressed markets and/or property types (such as land held for development and for units in a condominium conversion).

Loans, advances and interest income

Loans and advances generally are stated at the unpaid principal balance. Management has discretion to pay amounts (advances) to third parties on behalf of borrowers to protect the partnership’s interest in the loan.  Advances include, but are not limited to, the payment of interest and principal on a senior lien to prevent foreclosure by the senior lien holder, property taxes, insurance premiums, and attorney fees. Advances generally are stated at the unpaid principal balance and accrue interest until repaid by the borrower.

The partnership may fund a specific loan origination net of an interest reserve to insure timely interest payments at the inception (one to two years) of the loan. As monthly interest payments become due, the partnership funds the payments into the affiliated trust account.

If, based upon current information and events, it is probable the partnership will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreement, a loan may be designated as impaired.  Impaired loans are included in management’s periodic analysis of recoverability. Any subsequent payments on impaired loans are applied to late fees and then to reduce first the accrued interest, then advances, and then unpaid principal balances.

From time to time, the partnership negotiates and enters into contractual workout agreements with borrowers whose loans are past maturity or who are delinquent in making payments which can delay and/or alter the loan’s cash flow and delinquency status.


 
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Interest is accrued daily based on the unpaid principal balance of the loans.  An impaired loan continues to accrue as long as the loan is in the process of collection and is considered to be well-secured.  Loans are placed on non-accrual status at the earlier of management’s determination that the primary source of repayment will come from the foreclosure and subsequent sale of the collateral securing the loan (which usually occurs when a notice of sale is filed) or when the loan is no longer considered well-secured.  When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, the accrual of interest is discontinued; however, previously recorded interest is not reversed.  A loan may return to accrual status when all delinquent interest and principal payments become current in accordance with the terms of the loan agreement.

Allowance for loan losses

Loans and the related accrued interest and advances are analyzed on a periodic basis for ultimate recoverability.  Delinquencies are identified and followed as part of the loan system.  Delinquencies are determined based upon contractual terms.  For impaired loans, a provision is made for loan losses to adjust the allowance for loan losses to an amount considered by management to be adequate, with due consideration to collateral values, such that the net carrying amount (unpaid principal balance, plus advances, plus accrued interest less the specific allowance) is reduced to the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or, if a loan is collateral dependent, to the estimated fair value of the related collateral net of any senior loans, which would include costs to sell in arriving at net realizable value if planned disposition of the asset securing a loan is by way of sale.  Loans that are determined not to be individually impaired are grouped by the property type of the underlying collateral, and for each loan and for the total by property type, the amount of protective equity or amount of exposure to loss (i.e., the dollar amount of the deficiency of the fair value of the underlying collateral to the loan balance) is computed.  Based on its knowledge of the borrowers and their historical (and expected) performance, and the exposure to loss, management estimates an appropriate reserve by property type for probable credit losses in the portfolio.

The fair value estimates are derived from information available in the real estate markets including similar property, and may require the experience and judgment of third parties such as commercial real estate appraisers and brokers. The partnership charges off uncollectible loans and related receivables directly to the allowance account once it is determined the full amount is not collectible.

Real estate held for sale

Real estate held for sale includes real estate acquired in full or partial settlement of loan obligations generally through foreclosure that is being marketed for sale.  Real estate held for sale is recorded at acquisition at the lower of the recorded investment in the loan, plus any senior indebtedness, or at the property’s net realizable value, which is the fair value less estimated costs to sell, as applicable.  Any excess of the recorded investment in the loan over the net realizable value is charged against the allowance for loan losses.  The fair value estimates are derived from information available in the real estate markets including similar property, and often require the experience and judgment of third parties such as commercial real estate appraisers and brokers.  The estimates figure materially in calculating the value of the property at acquisition, the level of charge to the allowance for loan losses and any subsequent valuation reserves. After acquisition, costs incurred relating to the development and improvement of property are capitalized to the extent they do not cause the recorded value to exceed the net realizable value, whereas costs relating to holding and disposition of the property are expensed as incurred. After acquisition, real estate held for sale is analyzed periodically for changes in fair values and any subsequent write down is charged to operating expenses.  Any recovery in the fair value subsequent to such a write down is recorded – not to exceed the net realizable value at acquisition - as an offset to operating expenses. Gains or losses on sale of the property are recorded in other income or expense. Recognition of gains on the sale of real estate is dependent upon the transaction meeting certain criteria related to the nature of the property and the terms of the sale including potential seller financing.


 
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Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which provides amendments to ASC 820-10 and is intended to improve disclosure requirements related fair value measurements.  This update clarifies that a reporting entity should provide fair value measurement disclosures for each class of assets and liabilities measured at fair value.  A class is often a subset of assets or liabilities within a line item in the statement of financial position.  Reporting entities should also provide disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for fair value measurements falling within Level 2 or 3.  The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward of activity in Level 3 fair value measurements.  Those disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years.  Information on fair value measurements is included in Note 8 to the financial statements.

Related Parties.

The general partners of the partnership are Gymno Corporation and Michael R. Burwell.  Most partnership business is conducted through RMC, which arranges services and maintains the loan portfolio for the benefit of the partnership.  The fees received by the general partners are paid pursuant to the partnership agreement and are determined at the sole discretion of the general partners, subject to limitations imposed by the partnership agreement. In the past the general partners have elected not to take the maximum compensation.  See Note 3 (General Partners and Related Parties) to the financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Report for a detailed discussion of the various partnership activities for which related parties are compensated.
 
Contributed Capital

The general partners jointly or severally are required to contribute 1/10 of 1% in cash contributions as proceeds from the offerings are received from the limited partners.  As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, a general partner, Gymno Corporation, had contributed $9,761 as capital in accordance with Section 4.02(a) of the partnership agreement.

Results of Operations.

The partnership’s operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 are discussed below.

   
Changes during the three months ended March 31, 2010 versus 2009
   
   
Dollars
   
Percent
   
Revenues
             
Loans
             
Interest
  $ (6,494 )     (5 ) %
Late fees
    5,272       687    
Total loan revenue
    (1,222 )     (1 )  
Other interest
    (322 )     (38 )  
Rental income
    11,166          
Total revenues
    9,622       7    
                   
Interest expense
    4,633          
Provision for loan losses
    (15,458 )     (79 )  
                   
Operating expenses
                 
Mortgage servicing fees
    (622 )     (5 )  
Asset management fees
    (259 )     (5 )  
Clerical costs through Redwood Mortgage Corp.
    63       3    
Professional services
    31,258       218    
Rental operations
    2,291          
Other
    3,904       499    
Total operating expenses
    36,635       105    
Net income
  $ (16,188 )     (21 ) %


 
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Please refer to the above table throughout the discussions of Results of Operations.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2010 versus the three months ended March 31, 2009

Revenue – Loans – Interest

The interest on loans decreased for 2010 due to a decrease in the average secured loan portfolio balance and the decrease in the related average yield rate.  Each period includes income gained through amortization of discount on unsecured loans, which has been eliminated in the calculation of the average interest rate.  The table below recaps the quarterly averages.

   
Average
     
   
Secured
 
Effective
 
   
Loan
 
Yield
 
   
Balance
 
Rate
 
2009
 
$
5,405,236
 
9.49
%
2010
 
$
5,316,173
 
9.09
%

Late fees

The partnership recorded $3,321 of late fees collected from a receiver/borrower related to the loan subsequently foreclosed in 2010.

Revenue – Rental Income

The rental revenue for 2010 is attributable to the partnership’s partial ownership in a condominium complex acquired by foreclosure during the first quarter of 2010, which is being operated as a rental property.  An independent, professional management firm was engaged to oversee operations.

Interest Expense

The increased interest expense for 2010 is due to the senior mortgage securing the rental property acquired in February 2010.

Provision for losses on loans

The decrease in provision for loan losses in 2010 resulted from the 2009 increase in the allowance for loan losses for loan impairments.

Operating Expenses

The increase in professional services for 2010 was due to increases in professional costs for legal services, audits and, tax return processing.  As more issues have arisen related to delinquent and impaired loans, and real estate owned, management’s need to consult with experts has increased.

The increase in rental operations for 2010 is due to the partnership acquiring a rental property.  Please see the earlier discussion under Revenue - Rental Income in this item.

Operating expenses of rental property are presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Operating expenses
               
Property taxes
 
$
   
$
 
Management, administration and insurance
   
894
     
 
Utilities, maintenance and other
   
1,397
     
 
Advertising and promotions
   
     
 
Total operating expenses
 
$
2,291
     
 


 
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Allowance for Losses.

The allowance for loan losses is principally the total of the specific reserves for loans designated impaired (and therefore deemed collateral dependent). The decrease in impaired loans is due to the foreclosure of an impaired loan.  Details of loans designated impaired are below.

                           
Average
         
Interest
 
         
Unpaid
               
Investment
   
Interest
   
Income
 
         
Principal
   
Loan
   
Specific
   
Impaired
   
Income
   
Received
 
   
Loans
   
Balance
   
Balance
   
Reserve
   
Loans
   
Accrued
   
In Cash
 
March 31, 2010
    1     $ 317,971     $ 334,273     $ 71,818     $ 582,456     $     $  
December 31, 2009
    2     $ 717,971     $ 830,640     $ 71,818     $ 548,717     $ 34,618     $ 11,733  

For impaired loans, a provision is made for loan losses to adjust the allowance for loan losses to an amount considered by management to be adequate, with due consideration to collateral values, such that the net carrying amount (unpaid principal balance, plus advances, plus accrued interest less the specific allowance) is reduced to the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate, or, if a loan is collateral dependent, to the estimated fair value of the related collateral net of any senior loans, which would include costs to sell in arriving at net realizable value if planned disposition of the asset securing a loan is by way of sale.  Loans that are determined not to be individually impaired are grouped by the property type of the underlying collateral, and for each loan and for the total by property type, the amount of protective equity or amount of exposure to loss (i.e., the dollar amount of the deficiency of the fair value of the underlying collateral to the loan balance) is computed.  Based on its knowledge of the borrowers and their historical (and expected) performance, and the exposure to loss, management estimates an appropriate reserve by property type for probable credit losses in the portfolio. The decline in real estate transactions and volumes has impacted adversely the protective equity for substantially all loans and the allowance for loan losses increased correspondingly.

The partnership may enter into a workout agreement with a borrower whose loan is past maturity or whose loan payments are delinquent.  Typically, a workout agreement allows the borrower to extend the maturity date of the balloon payment and/or allows the borrower to make current monthly payments while deferring for periods of time, past due payments, or allows time to pay the loan in full.  By deferring maturity dates of balloon payments or deferring past due payments, workout agreements may adversely affect the partnership’s cash flow and maybe classified for financial reporting purposes as a troubled debt restructuring.  If a workout agreement cannot be reached, if the borrower repeatedly is delinquent and/or if the collateral is at risk, the general partners may initiate foreclosure by filing a notice of default.  This may result – unless the delinquency is satisfied by the borrower or a workout agreement is negotiated – in a foreclosure sale, often resulting in the title to the collateral property being taken by the partnership in satisfaction of the debt.  Both troubled debt restructurings and foreclosure sales may result in charge-offs being recorded as offsets to the allowance for loan losses. The partnership charges off uncollectible loans and related receivables directly to the allowance account once it is determined the full amount is not collectible.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses is presented in the following table for the three months ended March 31.

   
2010
 
2009
   
Balance at beginning of year
 
$
453,809
 
$
489,913
   
                 
Provision for loan losses
   
4,099
   
19,557
   
                 
Charge-offs (recoveries), net
               
Charge-offs
         
(872
)
 
Recoveries
   
79,294
         
Charge-offs (recoveries), net
   
79,294
   
(872
)
 
                 
Balance at end of March 31,
 
$
537,202
 
$
508,598
   
                 
Ratio of charge-offs, net during the period to average
               
secured loans outstanding during the period
   
N/A
   
(0.02
)
%


 
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In March 2010, a borrower whose loan had been charged-off, reaffirmed the debt.  The partnership recorded the receivable and a related specific reserve.  The specific reserve will be re-evaluated as the borrower makes payments.

The partnership may restructure loans which are delinquent or past maturity.  This is done either through the modification of an existing loan or by re-writing a whole new loan.  It could involve, among other changes, an extension in maturity date, a reduction in repayment amount, a reduction in interest rate or granting an additional loan.

Liquidity and Capital Resources.

The partnership relies upon loan payoffs, borrowers’ mortgage payments, partnership operations and partner liquidations, sale of real estate owned and to a lesser degree, retention of income for the source of funds for new loans.  Recently, mortgage interest rates have decreased somewhat from those available at the inception of the partnership.  If interest rates were to increase substantially, the yield of the partnership’s loans may provide lower yields than other comparable debt-related investments.  Additionally, since the partnership has made primarily fixed rate loans, if interest rates were to rise, the likely result would be a slower prepayment rate for the partnership.  This could cause a lower degree of liquidity as well as a slowdown in the ability of the partnership to invest in loans at the then current interest rates.  Conversely, in the event interest rates were to decline, the partnership could experience significant borrower prepayments, which, if the partnership can only obtain the then existing lower rates of interest may cause a dilution of the partnership’s yield on loans, thereby lowering the partnership’s overall yield to the limited partners.  Cash is generated from borrower payments of interest, principal, loan payoffs and from the partnership’s sale of real estate owned properties.

Currently the credit and financial markets are facing a significant and prolonged disruption.  As a result, loans are not readily available to borrowers or purchasers of real estate.  These credit constraints have impacted the partnership and our borrowers’ ability to sell properties or refinance their loans in the event they have difficulty making loan payments or their loan matures.  Borrowers are also generally finding it more difficult to refinance or sell their properties due to the general decline in California real estate values in recent years.  The partnership’s loans generally have shorter maturity terms than typical mortgages.  As a result, constraints on the ability of our borrowers to refinance their loans on or prior to maturity have had and will likely continue to have a negative impact on their ability to repay their loans. In the event a borrower is unable to repay a loan at maturity due to their inability to refinance the loan or otherwise, the partnership may consider extending the maturing loan through workouts or modifications, or foreclose on the property as the general partners deem appropriate based on their evaluation of each individual loan. A slow down or reduction in loan repayments would likely reduce the partnership’s cash flows and restrict the partnership’s ability to invest in new loans or provide earnings and capital distributions.

At the time of their subscription to the partnership, limited partners must elect either to receive monthly, quarterly or annual cash distributions from the partnership, or to compound earnings in their capital account.  If an investor initially elects to receive monthly, quarterly or annual distributions, such election, once made, is irrevocable.  If the investor initially elects to compound earnings in his/her capital account, in lieu of cash distributions, the investor may, after three (3) years, change the election and receive monthly, quarterly or annual cash distributions.  Earnings allocable to limited partners, who elect to compound earnings in their capital account, will be retained by the partnership for making further loans or for other proper partnership purposes and such amounts will be added to such limited partners’ capital accounts.  As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, limited partners electing to withdraw earnings represented 43% and 40%, respectively.

 
Three months ended
March 31,
 
 
2010
 
2009
 
Distributing
  $ 19,761     $ 31,301  
Compounding
    25,939       46,579  
Total
  $ 45,700     $ 77,880  

The partnership also allows the limited partners to withdraw their capital account subject to certain limitations and penalties (see “Withdrawal From Partnership” in the Limited Partnership Agreement).  Once a limited partner’s initial five-year holding period has passed, the general partners expect to see an increase in liquidations due to the ability of limited partners to withdraw without penalty.  This ability to withdraw five years after a limited partner’s investment has the effect of providing limited partner liquidity and the general partners expect a portion of the limited partners to avail themselves of this liquidity.


 
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Capital liquidations, including early withdrawals, made by limited partners are summarized in the following table during the past three months ended March 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
     
 
     
 
 
Capital liquidations – without penalty
 
$
95,009
   
$
84,137
 
Capital liquidations – subject to penalty
   
22,638
     
6,250
 
Total
 
$
117,647
   
$
90,387
 

In some cases in order to satisfy broker-dealers and other reporting requirements, the general partners have valued the limited partners’ interest in the partnership on a basis which utilizes a per unit system of calculation, rather than based upon the investors’ capital account.  This information has been reported in this manner in order to allow the partnership to integrate with certain software used by the broker-dealers and other reporting entities.  In those cases, the partnership will report to broker-dealers, trust companies and others a “reporting” number of units based upon a $1.00 per unit calculation.  The number of reporting units provided will be calculated based upon the limited partner’s capital account value divided by $1.00.  Each investor’s capital account balance is set forth periodically on the partnership account statement provided to investors.  The reporting units are solely for broker-dealers requiring such information for their software programs and do not reflect actual units owned by a limited partner or the limited partners’ right or interest in cash flow or any other economic benefit in the partnership.  Each investor’s capital account balance is set forth periodically on the partnership account statement provided to investors.  The amount of partnership earnings each investor is entitled to receive is determined by the ratio each investor’s capital account bears to the total amount of all investor capital accounts then outstanding.  The capital account balance of each investor should be included on any FINRA member client account statement in providing a per unit estimated value of the client’s investment in the partnership in accordance with NASD Rule 2340.

While the general partners have set an estimated value for the units, such determination may not be representative of the ultimate price realized by an investor for such units upon sale.  No public trading market exists for the units and none is likely to develop.  Thus, there is no certainty the units can be sold at a price equal to the stated value of the capital account.  Furthermore, the ability of an investor to liquidate his or her investment is limited subject to certain liquidation rights provided by the partnership, which may include early withdrawal penalties.

Current Economic Conditions.

Beginning in 2007, the United States began to experience what has turned out to be the deepest, most devastating recession since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Statistics comparing this recession, commonly called the “Great Recession,” to all other economic downturns (except the Great Depression) don’t begin to come close to the deep negative statistics of these two watershed economic events.  The ongoing negative effects on employment, Gross Domestic Product, business incomes, personal incomes, personal wealth, bank failures, governmental deficits, real estate values, home ownership, consumer confidence, and credit cessation are difficult to fathom as the magnitudes of economic demise has been so great and so sudden relative to other recessions.  The overall impact and results of these changes has been virtually impossible to comprehend because this economic crisis, unlike others, was precipitated by a crisis in the United States’ capital markets.

The crisis in the capital markets and resulting recession in the United States began in December 2007 and continued to deepen as 2008 progressed.  The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States, began the first quarter of 2008 with a decrease of 0.7 percent, then ticked up 1.5 percent in the second quarter before progressively declining with a 2.7 percent drop in the third quarter and a dramatic fourth quarter 2008 decrease of 5.4 percent.  The effects of the long economic slow down continued to worsen in 2009.  In the first quarter of 2009, GDP tumbled further by 6.4 percent and again declined 0.7 percent in the second quarter. The third and fourth quarters of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 saw GDP increases of 2.2 percent, 5.6 percent and 3.2 percent.  However, for the year 2009 GDP decreased from its 2008 level by 2.4 percent. 

The late 2009 and early 2010 increases, while meaningful, have only just begun to erase the prior year and a half of continuous declines in GDP.  Long-term, consistent GDP gains will be necessary for the vital areas of the economy – credit, jobs and housing - to start to recover and keep that recovery sustainable.


 
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Credit/Capital markets - As a result of the dysfunctional capital markets, the United States economy generally and the real estate markets in particular, faced a meltdown in the third and fourth quarters of 2008.  Among the events that collided and contributed to the virtual seizure of the financial system were: the failure of the brokerage firm Lehman Brothers; the forced mergers of Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch; the government takeover of both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the largest holders of residential mortgages in the United States); the forced merger of Wachovia Bank; the merger of Bank of America with Countrywide (the third largest holder of residential mortgages in the United States); and the $85 billion government bailout of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), one of the worlds largest insurers. 

The fallout and impact of this virtual financial seizure in late 2008 began to assert their effects in 2009.  Some of the areas affected were:  bank failures, further credit availability reductions, further real estate value reductions, continued loan delinquencies and increased foreclosures.  During 2009, 140 banks failed and were taken over by the FDIC.  Continuing in 2010, 68 banks failed through May 10, 2010.  Credit, one of the necessary components of a functioning economic system, virtually ceased to exist and the financial system became illiquid.  Real estate, already suffering from record loan delinquencies and reductions in values throughout late 2007 and 2008, is a heavy user of credit.  As the capital markets constricted and then almost ceased, financing for real estate became ever more unavailable.  This magnified the weaknesses in the already difficult real estate markets and caused further uncertainty, difficulty in completing transactions, increased loan delinquencies, and helped cause further real estate value reductions.  Without available real estate credit, owners of real estate could not efficiently sell or refinance property, as underwriting standards materially continued to evolve, tighten and reduce the types of qualifying properties borrower standard that are deemed acceptable risks. In many cases, all cash transactions were necessary to complete a purchase.

In response to these events and to help bolster the financial and capital markets, the United States government, through the Federal Reserve and Treasury, adopted several measures.  These measures include, among others, two financial stimulus packages, enactment of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to provide capital to financial institutions, reduction of the Federal Funds Rate to a range of 0.00 percent to 0.25 percent and enactment of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.  While these efforts have provided much-needed assistance in keeping the capital markets and financial system from collapsing completely, they have not fully stabilized or fully returned the overall capital markets and financial systems to health.  The primary sources of lending capital remaining to real estate borrowers have been reduced to loans that may be sold to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and a few large well-capitalized portfolio lenders.  This curtailment of lending to real estate in general has resulted in a real estate credit crisis that is leaving borrowers and purchasers without available sources of credit.  In addition to less availability of money for real estate lending, the remaining lenders have both increased their underwriting standards as well as eliminated a wide variety of lending programs.  This has significantly reduced the number of potential borrowers for both residential and commercial properties that may qualify for loans.  Increased lending standards have led to reduced potential viable purchasers of real estate, in some cases only all cash buyers at vulture prices.  In general, this contributes to a reduced demand for real estate and a real estate market that lacks solid markers to value due to distressed sales which may dominate markets or skew market indicators of value.

As a result of the dysfunction in the capital markets and the deepening recession in the United States, the Federal Reserve instituted a number of lending programs to provide well-secured, mostly short-term credit to the financial system.  As financial conditions in the United States started to show signs of improvement in late 2009 and early 2010, the Federal Reserve began phasing out these lending programs.  The last of the major programs still in operation is the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), which has supported the market for asset-backed securities. The TALF is scheduled to close on March 31, 2010, for all loans except those backed by newly issued commercial mortgage-backed securities; on June 30 the TALF will close for all loans.  The Fed’s lending programs may have helped hold down interest rates; it is too early to tell if rates will rise in the absence of Fed intervention however, no dramatic changes have occurred in the brief period since March 31, 2010.


 
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Employment/Jobs - The economic downturn continues to impact the United States and California’s unemployment figures.  Unemployment for the nation had risen to 6.9 percent by the end of 2008, and continued to rise during 2009.  Average national unemployment rose to 8.2 percent during the first quarter of 2009, then to 9.3 percent in the second quarter, 9.7 percent in the third quarter, and to 10.0 percent as of December 2009.  By the end of 2009, national unemployment was at the highest level in over 25 years.  As of March 31, 2010, national unemployment had declined slightly to 9.7 percent.  California’s unemployment mirrored the nation with unemployment rising significantly throughout 2008 and 2009.  California’s unemployment rate began 2009 at 9.2 percent and ended the year at 12.3 percent.  During the first quarter of 2010 California’s unemployment rate continued to increase to 12.6 percent of the labor force.  The California unemployment rate is the highest it has been since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started keeping records in 1976; in many areas within the state, unemployment rates are at their highest levels since the Great Depression.  These figures do not include the underemployed, where a worker is either employed below their skill level, forced to work part time, or unproductive due to overstaffing.  According to some estimates, up to 20 percent of the nation’s labor force may be underemployed, meaning they are contributing less to the nation’s productivity and spending less because of reduced income and uncertainty about their employment situation.  Overall, the rapid rise in unemployment has caused significant concerns among workers regarding their job security and lowered their confidence in their own financial circumstances.  In situations where workers have lost jobs they may not be able to meet their financial obligations.

In reaction to the economic distress and uncertainty, the consumer has become pessimistic.  The Consumer Confidence Index is a measure of consumers’ optimism about the state of the economy.  Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high; consumers are also more likely to spend when confidence is high.  The Index is benchmarked at 100, meaning at that level the consumer is neither optimistic nor pessimistic.  At the start of 2008, consumer confidence index was at 87.3. By December 2008, the index dropped to 38.6 before hitting a record low in February 2009 at 25.3.  Confidence has since rebounded slightly and has ranged from the mid to upper 40s to mid 50s from May 2009 through April 2010.

Housing - Also in line with the general worsening of the United States’ economy in 2008 and early 2009 and the decline in consumer confidence, the housing market experienced high volumes of delinquencies and foreclosures.  According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s National Delinquency Survey, the delinquency rate for mortgage loans on residential properties fell to 9.47 percent as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, down slightly from the third quarter, but still up 1.59 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008.  The delinquency rate includes loans that are past due but not in foreclosure.  The percentage of loans in foreclosure at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 was 4.58 percent, an increase of 0.11 percent from the third quarter and a 1.28 percent increase from the fourth quarter of 2008.  The combined percentage of loans in foreclosure or past due at the end of the fourth quarter of 2009 was 15.02 percent, the highest ever recorded in the MBA delinquency survey.  In California, delinquencies and foreclosures are higher than the national figures.  In the first quarter of 2009, the number of foreclosures filed peaked at 135,431 – the highest number ever recorded.  In the second quarter, foreclosure filings dropped to 124,562, then to 111,689 in the third quarter, down to 84,568 in the fourth quarter of 2009 and down again to 81,054 in the first quarter of 2010.  Overall, foreclosure filings were down 4.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009 and down 40.2 percent from the first quarter of 2009.  The number of Trustees Deeds recorded in the state of California, or the number of house or condo units taken over by the lender, totaled 42,857 for the first quarter of 2010.  That represents a 16.1 percent decrease from the 51,060 recorded during the fourth quarter of 2009 and an overall decrease of 1.7 percent from the 43,620 for the first quarter 2009. The all-time peak was 79,511 in the third quarter of 2008.

Mortgage interest rates are a key factor in the affordability of real estate.  The higher the interest rate, the less affordable real estate becomes.  Mortgage interest rates are significantly influenced by the United States 10-year treasury rate.  The 10-year rate began 2008 at an average rate of 3.74 percent, rose to a high of 4.10 percent in June, and then fell to 2.42 percent in December 2008.  In 2009, the 10-year rate rose from 2.84 in January to 3.84 in December.  During the first quarter of 2010, the 10 year rate traded within a relatively narrow range of 3.59 percent to 3.90 percent.  Mortgage interest rates on 30 year fixed rate conforming loans followed suit as measured by Freddie Mac.  In January 2008, the average rate was 5.76 percent.  It rose to a high of 6.48 percent in August 2008 and dropped through the remainder of 2008 to 5.29 percent in December.  In January 2009, the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage was 5.05 percent.  That rate dropped early in the second quarter before peaking at 5.42 percent in June, and then dropped again through the remainder of 2009 to 4.93 percent in December.  For the week ending May 6, 2010, rates were back up to 5.00 percent with a 0.7 percent cost.  While low by historic standards, the rates are not sufficiently low to entice concerned consumers to take on mortgage debt and tight underwriting standards can make financing at these rates difficult to obtain.


 
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In addition to mortgage rates, home prices also factor into affordability.  Median home prices have declined from their highs in 2006.  The median national sales price of existing homes as reported by the National Association of Realtors was $221,900 for 2006 and then declined to $219,000 in 2007, to $198,100 in 2008, and then to $172,500 in 2009.  As of March 2010, the median national sales price had dropped to $170,700.  According to Dataquick, the median home price in California was $255,000 in March 2010, up 14.3 percent from $223,000 in March 2009.  The median price peaked at $484,000 in early 2007 and hit a low of $221,000 in April 2009.  In March 2010, the median home price in the nine-county San Francisco Bay area reached $380,000, a 31 percent increase from March 2009.  The median price peaked in the Bay Area peaked in June and July of 2007 at $665,000 and reached bottom at $290,000 in March 2009.

During the same time period, national sales volumes of existing homes fell from an annual rate of 6,287,800 homes in 2006 to 5,652,000 in 2007, and then to 4,913,000 in 2008.  In 2009, after a slow start to the year, existing home sales increased to an annual rate of 5,156,000, due to robust sales volumes in the third and fourth quarter.  Sales volumes peaked for the year in November at an annual rate of 6,490,000.  Volumes retracted in December to 5,440,000 and were still down as of March 2010, when the annual rate was 5,350,000.  According to DataQuick, 37,295 homes and condos were sold in California in March 2010, a 3 percent increase from the 36,215 sales in March 2009.  Sales in California peaked in 2004 at 65,793.  On average, there are about 44,708 sales per month in California.  There is some speculation that volumes could continue to decline after the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit expires on April 30, 2010.

Commercial real estate, although slower to react than residential real estate, has seen an enormous adjustment from the record sales volumes in 2007.  Few transactions are occurring as the market remains devoid of financing and buyers and sellers expectations remain widely divergent.  In general, in the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as across the United States, sales volumes are down, values are down, rents are down, and vacancies are up.  Office rents, after falling for three straight years, began 2010 remaining relatively stable as reported by Grubb and Ellis at $32.94 and $26.46 for Class A and Class B office space in San Francisco and at $33.72 and $26.04 for Silicon Valley.  With respect to vacancy, Grubb & Ellis’s Office Trends Report declared that by the fourth quarter of 2009 and first quarter of 2010, vacancy rates in the office sector had reached 28 percent in the core business districts of the Silicon Valley but had declined in San Francisco from 19 percent at December 2009 to 17.6 percent at March 2010.  Given the current difficult credit market there is concern that borrowers with commercial mortgages that have balloon payments coming due in the next three years will have a difficult time extending or refinancing their existing real estate debt. To the extent that they cannot extend or refinance their debt, these borrowers will be forced to sell or default, resulting in increased available commercial real estate and placing downward price pressure on this asset class. All in all, the San Francisco Bay Area hasn’t seen this steep of a decline in the commercial real estate sector since the dot-com bust hit the area and in some cases since the recession in the early 1990s.  The recent trends may be a sign that commercial rents and vacancies are stabilizing albeit at a greatly reduced lease rates from their highs only a few years ago.

Overall, while there are some signs that economic conditions are improving as indicated among some watched statistics and indices it must be remembered that these improvements are coming from historic lows often not seen in decades.  A return to a stable economic climate appears to be at best slow in returning and perhaps includes periods of downturn.  A continuing risk is that home prices might further decline.  Most analysts expect some further pressure on prices as unemployment remains high, government stimulus programs end and interest rates eventually rise.  Perhaps the most important factor in the near term direction of residential real estate prices is the “shadow inventory” of properties that have or will be taken back by lenders.  The volume and timing of the shadow inventory supply may exert downward pressure upon residential real estate prices. In light of the current economic conditions, the partnership has been increasing its allowance for loan losses, protecting loan interests in its collateral, and taking back collateral.  In some instances, the partnership anticipates realizing losses should it choose to immediately sell properties it acquires.  The partnership believes it may be beneficial, in some cases, to hold property as an investment if the property has the potential to generate rental income or the value of the property can be enhanced through improvements or improved management.  The current difficult economic conditions are not conducive to real estate sales and values, and make holding property taken in foreclosure attractive until more normal sales conditions result.  This tactic will cause the partnership to hold properties as investments.

Contractual Obligations

Contractual obligations of the partnership are summarized in the following table as of March 31, 2010.
 
Contractual Obligation
 
Total
   
Less than 1 Year
   
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
                             
Mortgage payable (principal)
 
$
825,281
   
$
8,306
   
$
816,975
 


 
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PORTFOLIO REVIEW

Secured Loan Portfolio.

The partnership generally funds loans with a fixed interest rate and a five-year term. Approximately 43% of all loans outstanding provide for monthly payments of interest only, with the principal due in full at maturity.  The other loans require monthly payments of principal and interest, typically calculated on a 30 year amortization, with the remaining principal balance due at maturity.

The cash flow and the income generated by the real property securing the loan factor into the credit decisions, as does  the general creditworthiness, experience and reputation of the borrower. Such considerations though are subordinate to a determination that the value of the real property is sufficient, in and of itself, as a source of repayment.  The amount of the partnership’s loan combined with the outstanding debt and claims secured by a senior deed of trust on the property generally will not exceed a specified percentage of the appraised value of the property (the loan to value ratio or LTV) as determined by an independent written appraisal at the time the loan is made.  The loan-to-value ratio generally will not exceed 80% for residential properties (including apartments), 70% for commercial properties, and 50% for land.   The excess of the total debt, including the partnership’s loan, and the value of the collateral is the protective equity.

Secured loan activity is recapped in the following table for the three months ended March, 31.

   
2010
   
2009
 
Unpaid principal balance, beginning of the year
 
$
5,382,578
   
$
5,777,110
 
New loans
   
3,959
     
130,000
 
Borrower repayments
   
(7,935
)
   
(369,851
)
Foreclosures
   
(400,000
)
   
 
Reaffirmed
   
81,000
     
 
Unpaid principal balance, March 31,
 
$
5,059,602
   
$
5,537,259
 

Secured loans had the characteristics presented in the following table at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Number of secured loans
   
23
     
23
 
Secured loans – unpaid principal balance (or Principal)
 
$
5,059,602
   
$
5,382,578
 
                 
Average secured loan
 
$
219,983
   
$
234,025
 
Average secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
4.35
%
   
4.35
%
Average secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
3.91
%
   
4.10
%
                 
Largest secured loan
 
$
604,016
   
$
607,853
 
Largest secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
11.94
%
   
11.29
%
Largest secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
10.73
%
   
10.66
%
Largest secured loan as percent of total assets
   
9.26
%
   
10.57
%
                 
Smallest secured loan
 
$
81,000
   
$
98,503
 
Smallest secured loan as percent of total secured loans
   
1.60
%
   
1.83
%
Smallest secured loan as percent of partners’ capital
   
1.44
%
   
1.73
%
Smallest secured loan as percent of total assets
   
1.24
%
   
1.71
%
                 
Number of counties where security is located (all California)
   
16
     
16
 
Largest percentage of secured loans in one county
   
17.80
%
   
16.76
%
                 
Number of secured loans in foreclosure status
   
1
     
2
 
Secured loans in foreclosure – unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
                 
Number of secured loans with an interest reserve
   
     
 
Interest reserves
 
$
   
$
 
                 
Secured loans – interest rates range (fixed)
   
5.00-10.50
%
   
5.13-10.50
%


 
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As of March 31, 2010, the partnership’s largest loan in the unpaid principal balance of $604,016, representing 11.94% of outstanding secured loans and 9.26% of partnership assets, was secured by land located in East Palo Alto, CA. The loan bears interest at a rate of 7.00% and matures on January 1, 2016.

Larger loans sometimes increase above 10% of the secured loan portfolio or partnership assets as these amounts decrease due to limited partner withdrawals and loan payoffs and due to restructuring of existing loans.

Secured loans had the lien positions presented in the following table at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 
March 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
Lien position
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
First trust deeds
13
 
$
3,380,992
 
67
%
13
 
$
3,386,917
 
63
%
Second trust deeds
9
   
1,456,251
 
29
 
9
   
1,777,261
 
33
 
Third trust deeds
1
   
222,359
 
4
 
1
   
218,400
 
4
 
Total secured loans
23
   
5,059,602
 
100
%
23
   
5,382,578
 
100
%
Liens due other lenders at loan closing
     
3,937,437
           
4,804,104
     
                             
Total debt
   
$
8,997,039
         
$
10,186,682
     
                             
Appraised property value at loan closing
   
$
16,379,006
         
$
17,617,321
     
                             
Percent of total debt to appraised
                           
values (LTV) at loan closing (1)
     
54.93
%
         
57.82
%
   

(1)  
Based on appraised values and liens due other lenders at loan closing.  The loan to value computation does not take into account subsequent increases or decreases in security property values following the loan closing nor does it include decreases or increases of the amount owing on senior liens to other lenders by payments or interest accruals, if any. Property values likely have changed, particularly over the last two years, and the portfolio’s current loan to value ratio likely is higher than this historical ratio.

Secured loans summarized by property type of the collateral are presented in the following table at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

 
March 31, 2010
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Single family
16
 
$
2,801,952
 
55
%
16
 
$
3,124,889
 
58
%
Multi family
1
   
243,776
 
5
 
1
   
243,936
 
5
 
Commercial
5
   
1,409,859
 
28
 
5
   
1,405,900
 
26
 
Land
1
   
604,015
 
12
 
1
   
607,853
 
11
 
Total secured loans
23
 
$
5,059,602
 
100
%
23
 
$
5,382,578
 
100
%

Single family properties include owner-occupied and non-owner occupied single family homes, and condominium units.

Secured loans are scheduled to mature as presented in the following table at March 31, 2010.

Scheduled maturities
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
2010
5
 
$
1,328,178
 
26
%
2011
7
   
1,155,742
 
23
 
2012
4
   
854,800
 
17
 
2013
1
   
198,240
 
4
 
2014
2
   
337,902
 
7
 
Thereafter
4
   
1,184,740
 
23
 
Total future maturities
23
   
5,059,602
 
100
 
Matured at March 31, 2010
   
 
 
Total secured loans
23
 
$
5,059,602
 
100
%


 
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It is the partnership’s experience that loans may be repaid or refinanced before, at or after the contractual maturity date.  On matured loans the partnership may continue to accept payments while pursuing collection of amounts owed from borrowers. Therefore, the above tabulation for scheduled maturities is not a forecast of future cash receipts.

Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent in interest payments and/or on nonaccrual status are summarized in the following table at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.
 


   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent
               
Number of loans (2)
   
1
     
2
 
Unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
Advances
   
2,610
     
70,281
 
Accrued interest
   
13,693
     
42,388
 
                 
Secured loans in nonaccrual status
               
Number of loans (2)
   
1
     
2
 
Unpaid principal balance
 
$
317,971
   
$
717,971
 
Foregone interest, for the three months ended March 31, 2010
               
   and for the year ended December 31, 2009
 
$
6,762
   
$
27,172
 
 
(2)
Secured loans more than 90 days delinquent include the loans shown above as on nonaccrual status.

Loans designated as impaired and the allowance for loan losses are presented and discussed under Part I – Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

As of March 31, 2010 and 2009, the partnership held secured loans in the following locations:

 
2010
 
2009
 
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
Loans
 
Principal
 
Percent
 
San Francisco Bay Area
8
 
$
2,433,192
 
48
%
9
 
$
2,921,829
 
53
%
Other Northern California
10
   
1,855,060
 
37
 
10
   
1,836,575
 
33
 
Southern California
5
   
771,350
 
15
 
5
   
778,855
 
14
 
Total secured loans
23
 
$
5,059,602
 
100
%
24
 
$
5,537,259
 
100
%


ITEM 3.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not included as a smaller reporting company.


ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The partnership carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the general partners of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Based upon that evaluation, the general partners concluded the partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes to Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

There have not been any changes in the partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.


 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.              Legal Proceedings

In the normal course of business, the partnership may become involved in various types of legal proceedings such as assignment of rents, bankruptcy proceedings, appointment of receivers, unlawful detainers, judicial foreclosure, etc., to enforce the provisions of the deeds of trust, collect the debt owed under the promissory notes, or to protect, or recoup its investment from the real property secured by the deeds of trust and resolve disputes between borrowers, lenders, lien holders and mechanics.  None of these actions would typically be of any material importance.  As of the date hereof, the partnership is not involved in any legal proceedings other than those that would be considered part of the normal course of business.


ITEM 1A.           Risk Factors

Not included as a smaller reporting company.


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

Not Applicable.


ITEM 3.              Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable.


ITEM 4.               (Removed and Reserved)


ITEM 5.              Other Information

None.


ITEM 6.              Exhibits

31.1 Certification of General Partner pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2 Certification of General Partner pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certification of General Partner pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2 Certification of General Partner pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



 
 

 
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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, thereto duly authorized.


REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS VI


Signature
Title
Date

/S/ Michael R. Burwell
       
Michael R. Burwell
 
General Partner
 
May 17, 2010



/S/ Michael R. Burwell
       
Michael R. Burwell
 
President of Gymno Corporation, (Principal Executive Officer); Director of Gymno Corporation Secretary/Treasurer of Gymno Corporation (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
 
May 17, 2010



 
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Exhibit 31.1
GENERAL PARTNER CERTIFICATION

 
I, Michael R. Burwell, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Redwood Mortgage Investors VI, a California Limited Partnership (the “Registrant”);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


/s/ Michael R. Burwell
_____________________________
Michael R. Burwell, General Partner
May 17, 2010

 
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Exhibit 31.2

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

 
I, Michael R. Burwell, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Redwood Mortgage Investors VI, a California Limited Partnership (the “Registrant”);

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

/s/ Michael R. Burwell
_____________________________
Michael R. Burwell, President, and
Chief Financial Officer of Gymno
Corporation, General Partner
May 17, 2010

 
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Exhibit 32.1


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Redwood Mortgage Investors VI (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Michael R. Burwell, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

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

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the partnership at the dates and for the periods indicated.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Redwood Mortgage Investors VI and will be retained by Redwood Mortgage Investors VI and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





 
/s/ Michael R. Burwell
 
_____________________________
 
Michael R. Burwell, General Partner
 
May 17, 2010

 
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Exhibit 32.2


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Redwood Mortgage Investors VI (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I, Michael R. Burwell, certify that to the best of my knowledge:

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

 
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the partnership at the dates and for the periods indicated.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Redwood Mortgage Investors VI and will be retained by Redwood Mortgage Investors VI and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.





 
/s/ Michael R. Burwell
 
_____________________________
 
Michael R. Burwell, President, and
 
Chief Financial Officer of Gymno
 
Corporation, General Partner
May 17, 2010


 
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