NOTE 4 – LOANS

Loans generally are funded at a fixed interest rate with a loan term of up to five years.

As of September 30, 2016, 45 (79%) of the partnership’s loans (representing 96% of the aggregate principal of the partnership’s loan portfolio) have a term of five years or less from loan inception. The remaining loans have terms longer than five years. Substantially all loans are written without a prepayment penalty clause.

As of September 30, 2016, 22 (39%) of the loans outstanding (representing 62% of the aggregate principal balance of the partnership’s loan portfolio) provide for monthly payments of interest only, with the principal due in full at maturity. The remaining loans require monthly payments of principal and interest, typically calculated on a 30-year amortization, with the remaining principal balance due at maturity.

Secured loans unpaid principal balance (principal)

Secured loan transactions are summarized in the following table for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively ($ in thousands).

	2016			2015
Principal, January 1	$	62,740		$	71,017
Loans funded or acquired		61,745			24,363
Principal payments received		(38,255	)		(27,345	)
Loans sold to affiliates		(2,500	)		(4,937	)
Foreclosures		(345	)		(16,312	)
Other - loans charged off against allowance		—			(65	)
Principal, September 30	$	83,385		$	46,721

In September 2016, RMI 8 purchased three loans from affiliated funds in liquidation status. The purchase price was approximately $470,000 for loan balances of approximately $558,000.

There were no renewals during the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Loan characteristics

Secured loans had the characteristics presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Number of secured loans		57			53
Secured loans – principal	$	83,385		$	62,740
Secured loans – lowest interest rate (fixed)		5.0	%		5.0	%
Secured loans – highest interest rate (fixed)		11.0	%		11.0	%

Average secured loan – principal	$	1,463		$	1,184
Average principal as percent of total principal		1.8	%		1.9	%
Average principal as percent of partners’ capital		0.9	%		0.6	%
Average principal as percent of total assets		0.8	%		0.6	%

Largest secured loan – principal	$	14,000		$	14,000
Largest principal as percent of total principal		16.8	%		22.3	%
Largest principal as percent of partners’ capital		8.1	%		7.5	%
Largest principal as percent of total assets		7.3	%		6.7	%

Smallest secured loan – principal	$	49		$	95
Smallest principal as percent of total principal		0.1	%		0.2	%
Smallest principal as percent of partners’ capital		0.1	%		0.1	%
Smallest principal as percent of total assets		0.1	%		0.1	%

Number of counties where security is located (all California)	19				20
Largest percentage of principal in one county		26.9	%		23.7	%

Number of secured loans in foreclosure status		—			1
Secured loans in foreclosure – principal	$	—		$	345

Number of secured loans with an interest reserve		—			—
Interest reserves	$	—		$	—

As of September 30, 2016, the partnership’s largest loan, in the unpaid principal balance of approximately $14,000,000 (representing 16.8% of outstanding secured loans and 7.2% of partnership total assets), had an interest rate of 7.3%, was secured by a commercial building in Contra Costa county, and has a maturity of January 1, 2019.

As of September 30, 2016, the partnership had no outstanding construction or rehabilitation loans and no commitments to fund construction, rehabilitation or other loans.

Lien position

At funding, secured loans had the following lien positions and are presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30, 2016								December 31, 2015
	Loans		Principal			Percent			Loans		Principal			Percent
First trust deeds		36	$	62,173			74	%		32	$	44,078			70	%
Second trust deeds		19		17,996			22			21		18,662			30
Third trust deeds		2		3,216			4			—		—			—
Total secured loans		57	$	83,385			100	%		53		62,740			100	%
Liens due other lenders at loan closing				30,884								30,920

Total debt			$	114,269							$	93,660

Appraised property value at loan closing			$	230,821							$	178,188

Percent of total debt to appraised values (LTV) at loan closing⁽¹⁾				51.7	%							54.5	%

(1)

Based on appraised values and liens due other lenders at loan closing. The weighted-average loan-to-value (LTV) computation above does not take into account subsequent increases or decreases in property values following the loan closing, nor does it include decreases or increases of the amount owing on senior liens to other lenders.

Property type

Secured loans summarized by property type are presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Loans	Principal		Percent			Loans	Principal		Percent
Single family⁽²⁾	35	$	29,479		35	%	33	$	27,673		45	%
Multi-family	2		893	1			1		584	1
Commercial	19		52,563	63			18		34,033	53
Land	1		450	1			1		450	1
Total secured loans	57	$	83,385		100	%	53	$	62,740		100	%

(2)

Single family properties include owner-occupied and non-owner occupied 1-4 unit residential buildings, condominium units, townhouses, and condominium complexes. The single family property type as of September 30, 2016 consists of 17 loans with principal of approximately $12,221,000 that are owner occupied and 18 loans with principal of approximately $17,258,000 that are non-owner occupied. At December 31, 2015, single family property consisted of 15 loans with principal of approximately $14,157,000 that were owner occupied and 18 loans with principal of approximately $13,516,000 that were non-owner occupied.

Distribution by California counties

The distribution of secured loans outstanding by the California county in which the primary collateral is located is presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30, 2016					December 31, 2015
	Unpaid Principal Balance		Percent			Unpaid Principal Balance		Percent
San Francisco Bay Area⁽³⁾
Contra Costa	$	16,724		20.1	%	$	14,327		22.8	%
San Mateo		11,099		13.3			8,008		12.8
Santa Clara		8,289		9.9			4,924		7.9
San Francisco		7,204		8.6			7,656		12.2
Alameda		3,704		4.4			920		1.5
Solano		1,875		2.3			2,575		4.1
Napa		963		1.2			976		1.6
Marin		849		1.0			674		1.1
		50,707		60.8			40,060		64.0
Other Northern California
Monterey		3,513		4.2			1,366		3.2
El Dorado		2,044		2.5			2,045		3.2
Santa Cruz		871		1.0			928		1.5
Sacramento		419		0.5			421		0.6
Calaveras		152		0.2			156		0.2
San Benito		94		0.1			95		0.1
Mariposa		49		0.1			—		—
		7,142		8.6			5,011		7.8
Total Northern California		57,849		69.4			45,071		71.8

Los Angeles & Coastal
Los Angeles		22,466		26.9			14,873		23.7
San Diego		2,300		2.8			375		0.6
Orange		666		0.8			669		1.1
Ventura		—		—			344		0.5
		25,432		30.5			16,261		25.9
Other Southern California
Kern		104		0.1			108		0.2
San Bernardino		—		—			1,300		2.1
		104		0.1			1,408		2.3
Total Southern California		25,536		30.6			17,669		28.2
Total Secured Loans Balance	$	83,385		100.0	%	$	62,740		100.0	%

(3)	Includes the Silicon Valley

Delinquency, modifications, and workout agreements

Secured loans summarized by payment delinquency are presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30, 2016				December 31, 2015
	Loans		Amount		Loans		Amount
Past Due
30-89 days		1	$	187		—	$	—
90-179 days		—		—		1		345
180 or more days		—		—		—		—
Total past due		1	$	187		1		345
Current		56		83,198		52		62,395
Total secured loan balance		57	$	83,385		53	$	62,740

At September 30, 2016, the partnership had one workout agreement in effect with a principal balance of $152,000. The borrower had made all required payments under the workout agreement, and was included in the above table as current. The loan was designated as impaired but was not in non-accrual status.

Scheduled maturities

Secured loans are scheduled to mature as presented in the following table ($ in thousands).

Scheduled maturities, as of September 30, 2016	Loans		Principal		Percent
2016⁽⁴⁾		2	$	283		1	%
2017		21		25,815		31
2018		9		18,693		22
2019		13		33,147		39
2020		6		3,192		4
2021		3		1,148		1
Thereafter		1		871		1
Total future maturities		55		83,149		99
Matured as of September 30, 2016		2		236		1
Total secured loan balance		57	$	83,385		100	%

(4)	Loans maturing in 2016 from October 1 to December 31.

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.

Matured loans

Secured loans past maturity are summarized in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30,			December 31,
	2016			2015
Number of loans⁽⁵⁾		2			1
Principal	$	236		$	4,000
Advances		47			—
Accrued interest		48			85
Total secured loan balance past maturity	$	331		$	4,085
Percent of total secured loan balance		1	%		6	%

(5)

At September 30, 2016 there were two loans past maturity. Both loans were in the process of negotiating an extension agreement, and neither loan was designated impaired. At December 31, 2015, there was one loan past maturity, for which RMI 8 received all sums due per the note terms in September, 2016.

Loans in non-accrual status

Secured loans in non-accrual status are summarized in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Number of loans		1		2
Principal	$	230	$	577
Advances		2		32
Accrued interest		2		14
Loan balance	$	234	$	623
Foregone interest	$	—	$	—

At September 30, 2016, there were no loans that were contractually 90 or more days past due as to principal or interest and not in non-accrual status. At December 31, 2015, there was one loan with a loan balance of $345,000, that was contractually 90 or more days past due as to principal or interest and not in non-accrual status.

Loans designated impaired

Impaired loans had the balances shown and the associated allowance for loan losses presented in the following table as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Principal	$	383	$	732
Recorded investment⁽⁶⁾	$	392	$	784
Impaired loans without allowance	$	392	$	784
Impaired loans with allowance	$	—	$	—
Allowance for loan losses, impaired loans	$	—	$	—

Number of Loans		2		3

(6)	Recorded investment is the sum of principal, advances, and interest accrued for financial reporting purposes.

Impaired loans had the average balances and interest income recognized and received in cash as presented in the following table as of, and for, the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 ($ in thousands).

	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Average recorded investment	$	588	$	10,992
Interest income recognized	$	28	$	43
Interest income received in cash	$	28	$	29

Allowance for loan losses

At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the partnership had not recorded an allowance for loan losses, as all loans were deemed to have protective equity such that collection is reasonably assured for amounts owing.