Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 6 – Related Party Transactions
 
Allocated General and Administrative Expenses
 
In the future, the Company may receive an allocation of general and administrative expenses from the Advisor that are either clearly applicable to or were reasonably allocated to the operations of the properties. There were no allocated general and administrative expenses from the Advisor for the three months ended March 31, 2016 or the twelve months ended December 31, 2015.
 
Convertible Debenture, due to Majority Stockholder
 
The Company has received funds from its majority stockholder ZH USA, LLC in the form of convertible interest bearing notes (8% per annum, payable in arrears) due on demand unsecured debt, which are classified as “Convertible debenture, due to majority stockholder” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company may prepay the note at any time, in whole or in part. ZH USA, LLC may elect to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the note into shares of common stock in an amount equal to the principal amount of the note, together with accrued but unpaid interest, divided by $12.748.
 
A rollforward of the funding from ZH USA, LLC classified as convertible debenture, due to majority stockholder as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
Balance as of January 1, 2016
 
$
40,030,134
 
Conversion of convertible debenture to common shares (a)
 
 
(15,000,000)
 
Balance as of March 31, 2016
 
$
25,030,134
 
 
(a)
As disclosed in Note 5 – “Stockholders’ Equity” on March 2, 2016, ZH USA, LLC converted $15,000,000 of principal under the Convertible Debenture into 1,176,656 shares of the Company’s unregistered common stock.
 
Interest expense on the convertible debenture was $699,779 and $107,429 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, respectively.
 
The Company analyzed the conversion option in the convertible debenture for derivative accounting treatment under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” and determined that the instrument does not qualify for derivative accounting. The Company performed an analysis in accordance with ASC Topic 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” to determine if the conversion option was subject to a beneficial conversion feature and determined that the instrument does not have a beneficial conversion feature.  
 
Note Payable to Majority Stockholder
 
The Company has received funds from its majority stockholder ZH USA, LLC in the form of a non-interest bearing due on demand note payable, which is classified as “Note payable to majority stockholder” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
A rollforward of the funding from the majority stockholder as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
Balance as of January 1, 2016
 
$
421,000
 
Proceeds received from majority stockholder
 
 
-
 
Repayments of note payable
 
 
-
 
Balance as of March 31, 2016
 
$
421,000
 
 
Note Payable to Related Party
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company received total funds in the amount of $450,000 in the form of an interest bearing note payable from a related party. The note bears interest at 4% per annum and is due on demand. Interest expense incurred on this note for the three months ended March 31, 2016 was $1,634. Under the arrangement with the related party the Company has the ability to receive additional loans in the future.
 
Due to Related Parties, Net
 
A rollforward of the due (to) from related parties balance, net as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
Due to
 
 
 
Due (to) from
 
Total Due (To)
 
 
 
Due from
 
Advisor –
 
Due to Advisor –
 
Other Related
 
From Related
 
 
 
Advisor
 
Mgmt. Fees
 
Other Funds
 
Party
 
Parties, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1, 2016
 
$
178,111
 
 
(630,000)
 
 
(240,280)
 
 
(155,000)
 
 
(847,169)
 
Management fees due to Advisor (a)
 
 
-
 
 
(90,000)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(90,000)
 
Funds loaned by Advisor (b)
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
(152,893)
 
 
-
 
 
(152,893)
 
Funds loaned to Other Related Party
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
-
 
 
21,500
 
 
21,500
 
Balance as of March 31, 2016
 
$
178,111
 
 
(720,000)
 
 
(393,173)
 
 
(133,500)
 
 
(1,068,562)
 
 
(a)
This amount represents a cash flow operating activity.
(b)
Funds loaned to the Company were primarily used by the Company for general corporate purposes.
  
Management Agreement
 
On November 10, 2014, the Company entered into a Management Agreement, with an effective date of April 1, 2014, with Inter-American Management, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Company. Under the terms of the Management Agreement, the Advisor is responsible for designing and implementing the Company’s business strategy and administering its business activities and day-to-day operations. For performing these services, the Company is obligated to pay the Advisor a base management fee equal to the greater of (a) 2.0% per annum of the Company’s net asset value (the value of the Company’s assets less the value of the Company’s liabilities), or (b) $30,000 per calendar month. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015, management fees of $90,000 were incurred and expensed by the Company, due to the Advisor, and remain unpaid as of March 31, 2016. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company expensed $754,000 that was paid to the Advisor for the acquisitions of the Plano, Melbourne and Westland Facilities, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company incurred no acquisition expenses as no properties were acquired during this prior three month period.