REAL ESTATE

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Real Estate [Abstract]

REAL ESTATE

NOTE 2. REAL ESTATE

At December 31, 2016 and 2015, our real estate land holdings consisted of 131.1 developable acres of land held subject to a sales contract with a carrying value of $22.7 million at each period end. All of the land is located in Farmers Branch, Texas.

During September 2015, the Company, in exchange for a $3.0 million payment, granted additional easement rights to the City of Farmers Branch, Texas.  The Company retained title to the property and recorded the payment as a reduction in real estate land holdings.

In November 2015, the Company entered into a sales contract with an unrelated party. The contract was for all of the developable land owned by the Company. In addition, TCI, ARL and RAI also sold land in this transaction. Total consideration for the sale was $75 million. The ultimate allocation of sales proceeds to the parties involved is yet to be determined and will be completed when the final use of the land, certain development commitments are completed and the note is collected. The agreement between the parties to this transaction provides for TCI to hold the subordinated note from the buyer in the amount of $50 million. At the closing, the note payable to related parties of $9.6 million was paid off. Due to an inadequate down payment from the buyer and the level of seller financing involved, the transaction is being accounted for under the deposit method. Under the deposit method, no revenue is recognized and the asset sold remains on the books until the criteria for full revenue recognition are met.

Concentration of investment risk.    IOT has a high concentration of investment risk on properties located in Farmers Branch, Texas. This risk includes, but is not limited to, changes in local economic conditions, changes in real estate and zoning laws, increases in real estate taxes, floods, tornados and other acts of God and other factors beyond the control of management. In the opinion of management, this investment risk is partially mitigated by the diversification of property types in other geographical regions of the United States, management’s review of additional investments, acquisitions in other areas and by insurance.