INCOME OPPORTUNITY REALTY INVESTORS INC /TX/ - Quarter Report: 2005 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

o		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 0-8187

INCOME OPPORTUNITY REALTY INVESTORS, INC.

Nevada		75-2615944
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1755 Wittington Place, Suite 340
Dallas, Texas

75234

(800) 400-6407
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ. No ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨. No þ.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨. No þ.

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE
PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ¨. No ¨.

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of Common Stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Common Stock, $.01 par value (Class)		4,168,035 (Outstanding at September 30, 2005)

 

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2005, have not been audited by independent certified public accountants, but in the opinion of the management of Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (“IORI”), all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of IORI’s consolidated financial position, consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash flows at the dates and for the periods indicated, have been included.

INCOME OPPORTUNITY REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		September 30,				December 31,
		2005				2004
						(Restated)
		(dollars in thousands,
		except per share)
Assets
Real estate held for investment			35,068			$	34,988
Less—accumulated depreciation			(4,287	)			(3,620	)
			30,781				31,368
Notes and interest receivable			62,876				54,911
Investment in real estate partnerships			560				604
Cash and cash equivalents			71				399
Receivables from affiliates			1,275				261
Other assets			3,010				3,095
			98,573			$	90,638
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Notes and interest payable			53,089			$	44,571
Payables to affiliates			—				1,248
Other liabilities			606				1,529
			53,695				47,348
Minority interest			475				—
Stockholders’ equity:
Common Stock, $.01 par value; authorized, 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,168,035 shares in 2005 and 4,316,835 shares in 2004			42				14
Paid-in capital			61,955				61,983
Accumulated deficit			(17,594	)			(18,707	)
			44,403				43,290
			98,573				90,638

These numbers reflect corrections for discontinued operations, the issuance of 3-for-1 stock dividends, and the accounting error related to a deferral of operating income and/or expense. See “NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION”.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		For the Three Months								For the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,								Ended September 30,
		(dollars in thousands, except per share)
		2005				2004				2005				2004
						(Restated)								(Restated)
Property revenue:
Rents		$	1,688			$	1,662			$	4,830			$	5,091
Property expense:
Property operations			870				975				2,516				2,705
Operating income			818				687				2,314				2,386
Other income (loss):
Interest			979				1,017				2,937				2,220
Equity in income (loss) of equity partnerships			(17	)			(20	)			(45	)			(9	)
			962				997				2,892				2,211
Other expense:
Interest			989				828				2,487				2,776
Depreciation			189				250				539				779
Advisory fee to affiliate			165				179				502				573
Net income fee to affiliate			25				4				92				246
General & Administrative			132				95				473				540
			1,500				1,356				4,093				4,914
Net income (loss) from continuing operations			280				328				1,113				(317	)
Discontinued operations:
(Loss)/Income from discontinued operations			—				(7	)			—				(182	)
Gain on sale of operations			—				15				—				3,689
							8								3,507
Net income (loss)		$	280			$	336			$	1,113			$	3,190
Earnings (loss) per share:
Net loss from continuing operations		$	0.07			$	0.07			$	0.27			$	(0.07	)
Discontinued operations			—				0.01				—				0.81
Net income (loss)		$	0.07			$	0.08			$	0.27			$	0.74
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share			4,168,035				4,316,835				4,168,035				4,316,835

These numbers reflect corrections for the discontinued operations, the issuance of 3-for-1 stock dividends, and the accounting error related to a deferral of operating income and/or expense. See “NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION”.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005

		Common Stock								Paid-in				Accumulated				Stockholders'
		Shares				Amount				Capital				Deficit				Equity
		(dollars in thousands)
Balance, January 1, 2005 (Restated)			1,389,345			$	14			$	61,983			$	(18,707	)		$	43,290
Common Stock Dividends			2,778,690				28				(28	)			—				—
Net income			—				—				—				1,113				1,113
Balance, September 30, 2005			4,168,035			$	42			$	61,955			$	(17,594	)		$	44,403

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		For the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,
		2005				2004
						(Restated)
		(dollars in thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities Net income/(loss)		$	1,113			$	3,190
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash used by operating activities Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities Depreciation and amortization			502				779
Gain on sale of real estate			—				(3,689	)
Loss (gain) on equity partnerships			44				9
Increase in interest receivable			(965	)			(391	)
Decrease (Increase) in other assets			85				(8,712	)
Increase in interest payable			17				(15	)
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities			(1,054	)			2,591
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			(258	)			(6,238	)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Proceeds from sale of real estate							3,505
Real estate improvements			85
Advances from (payments to) advisor and affiliates			(1,657	)			2,040
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(1,572	)			5,545
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Payments on notes payable		$	(2,110	)		$	(931	)
Advances from affiliate							497
Proceeds on notes payable			3,612				1,193
Purchase of treasury stock							(200	)
Deferred financing costs			—				169
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			1,502				728
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		$	(328	)		$	35
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			399				58
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	71			$	93
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest		$	2,431			$	3,088
Note receivable from sale of real estate			—				2,990

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.

INCOME OPPORTUNITY INVESTORS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2005. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in IORI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the “2004 Form 10-K”). Dollar amounts in tables are in thousands, except per share amounts.

Certain balances for 2004 have been reclassified to conform to the 2005 presentation in order to properly account for the discontinued operations, the issuance of 3-for-1 stock dividends, and the correction of the accounting error in the financial statements related to formation of certain partnerships with Metra Capital LLC in April 2002, which error evolved in the establishment of the process relating to accounting for a deferral of operating income or expense from the properties in question until the sale of the applicable property; the error correction necessitates the changes described below:

	•		Decrease in interest expense by $28,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004.
	•		Increase in advisory fee by $2,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004.
	•		Increase in interest expense by $97,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
	•		Decrease in advisory fee by $4,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

NOTE 2. REAL ESTATE

The following table reflects the properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2004. IORI has not sold any properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2005

						Sales				Net Cash				Debt				Gain
Property		Location		Units/Sq.Ft.		Price				Received				Discharged				on Sale
First Quarter
Apartment Building
Treehouse		San Antonio, TX		106 Units		$	5,400			$	1,100			$	3,747			$	3,257
Second Quarter
Apartment Building
Treehouse (1)		Irving, TX		160 Units		$	7,500			$	(498	)		$	5,018			$— (2)
Commercial Building
Akard Plaza		Dallas, TX		42,258 Sq.Ft.		$	3,900			$	2,007			$	1,849			$	417
Third Quarter
Land
Frankel Land		Midland, TX		1 Acre		$	63			$	61			$	—			$	15
Fourth Quarter
Commercial Building
Chuck Yeager		Chantilly, VA		60,060 Sq.Ft.		$	7,600			$	2,174			$	5,230			$	1,967

NOTE 3. NOTES AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE

Junior Mortgage Loans. Junior mortgage loans are loans secured by mortgages that are subordinate to one or more prior liens either on the fee or a leasehold interest in real estate. Recourse on the loans ordinarily includes the real estate which secures the loan, other collateral and personal guarantees of the borrower.

NOTE 4. RECEIVABLE FROM AND PAYABLE TO AFFILIATES

Related Party. On September 19, 2002, IORI’s Board of Directors authorized the Chief Financial Officer of the Company to advance funds either to or from the Company, through the advisor without interest, in an amount up to $5.0 million on the condition that such advances shall be repaid in cash or transfers of assets within 90 days. From time-to-time, IORI and its affiliates and related parties have made unsecured advances to each other to fund their respective operations, which generally have not had specific repayment terms and have been reflected in IORI’s financial statements as other assets. IORI had receivables of $1.2 million and payables of $1.3 million to Syntek West, Inc. (“SWI”) at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 respectively. IORI had payables of $141,000 and receivables of $261,000 from Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. (“TCI”) at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. See also NOTE 6. “RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS”.

NOTE 5. NOTES AND INTEREST PAYABLE

In April 2002, the Company transferred all of its residential properties to partnerships formed with Metra Capital LLC (“Metra”). The properties included the 60-unit Brighton Court, the 92-unit Del Mar, the 68-unit Enclave, the 280-unit Meridian, the 57-unit Signature, and the 114-unit Sinclair, all located in Midland, Texas, and the 106-unit Treehouse located in San Antonio, Texas. Innovo Realty, Inc., a subsidiary of Innovo Group, Inc. (“Innovo”) is a limited partner in the partnerships that purchased the properties. A former director of American Realty Investors, Inc. (“ARI”), a related party, controlled approximately 11.67% of the outstanding common stock of Innovo. The transfer constituted 23% of the total assets of the Company as of December 31, 2001. The transfer price for the properties totaled $26.2 million, of which the Company received $5.3 million in cash after the payment of $15.9 million in debt and various closing costs. Management determined to account for the transaction as a refinancing transaction (rather than a sale) in accordance with SFAS 66 “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.” At the time of the transaction in April 2002, ARI was a related party to the Company by virtue of ARI’s subsidiaries’ ownership of approximately 28.5% of the then outstanding common stock of the Company, and the fact that ARI and the Company had the same persons as executive officers. The compensation price for the properties transferred totaled $26.2 million and possible additional contingent consideration depending upon the sale price of the properties by the Metra partnerships. The Company also received $5.2 million in value of 8% non-recourse, non-convertible preferred stock of Innovo. Based upon the prospect of additional consideration, ultimate continued involvement through the preferred stock and the related-party nature of the former ARI director’s involvement, as well as the Company retaining a right to approve the price of any ultimate sale by a Metra partnership of the properties, and a process by which the Company effectively guaranteed a preferential return to the Metra investors, management determined that the transaction must be classified as a financing transaction and not a sale. The Company continued to be able to exert control over the Metra partnerships, and no sale was recorded. The Treehouse property was subsequently sold to a non-related party in February 2004, and all of its debts have been repaid to the lenders at the time of the sale. During August 2004, certain entities, including the Company, instituted an action in a Texas state court against Innovo and Metra and others over the process, as well as distribution questions. During April 2005, a resolution of the litigation occurred settling all liabilities remaining from the original partnership arrangements which included a return of the Metra investor equity, prepayment of prospective asset management fees and miscellaneous fees and transaction costs from the Company and the other plaintiffs as a payment of the Preferential Return along with the delegation of management to another entity. Of the payment made, the Company has recognized expense of $56,000 and a reduction of $1,476,000 in liabilities during the second quarter of 2005.

NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Prior to the time of settlement with Metra in April 2005 as mentioned in “NOTE 5. NOTES AND INTEREST PAYABLE”, IORI had been under a contractual agreement to pay a management fee, a cumulative annual amount of .5% of the average outstanding balance of the mortgage indebtedness secured by the properties, each to Metra and Innovo. Per the settlement, IORI’s obligation to pay the management fee to Metra has been delegated to Prime. ARI, TCI, and IORI acquired Innovo whose name was changed to Midland Odessa Properties, Inc. (“MOPI”). ARI paid $475,000 to acquire from IORI an additional 9.05% ownership of MOPI, which reduced IORI’s ownership interest in MOPI to 19.9%.

In August 2005 IORI purchased 10.08 acres from TCI , an affiliate for $13 million. The purchase price was paid by giving TCI $7 million in cash, which was raised through new financing collateralized by the acquired land and providing TCI with 3 mortgages with principal and interest approximating $6 million. The purchase agreement provides that for a period of one year following the closing and 90 days thereafter, IORI has the right to convey the land to TCI for the original sales price, plus a 12% preferred return per annum accruing from the closing date. Due to the related party nature of the transaction, and the anticipation that the put will be exercised the transaction has been treated as a financing transaction. IORI has recorded a receivable from TCI equal to the amount borrowed.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of Accounts Receivable from Affiliates as of September 30, 2005.

		SWI				Prime				ARI				TCI
Balance, December 31, 2004		$	(1,248	)		$	—			$	—			$	261
Cash transfers			(9,104	)			—				475				141
Cash repayments			11,926				22				—				(261	)
Other additions			—				—				—				—
Other repayments			(440	)			(22	)			(475	)			—
Balance, June 30, 2005
		$	1,134			$	—			$	—			$	141

NOTE 7. OPERATING SEGMENTS

Significant differences among the accounting policies of the operating segments as compared to the Consolidated Financial Statements principally involve the calculation and allocation of general and administrative expenses. Management evaluates the performance of the operating segments and allocates resources to each of them based on their operating income and cash flow. Items of income that are not reflected in the segments are interest and equity in partnerships totaling $962,000 and $2.9 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2005, and $997,000 and $2.2 million for the three and six months ended September 30, 2004. Expenses that are not reflected in the segments are general and administrative expenses, advisory fees, and net income fees totaling $322,000 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, and $278,000 and $1.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004. Excluded from operating segment assets are assets of $67.8 million at September 30, 2005 and $59.5 million at September 30, 2004, which are not identifiable with an operating segment. There are no intersegment revenues and expenses and all business is conducted in the United States.

Presented below is the operating income and assets of each operating segment.

Three Months Ended		Commercial
September 30, 2005		Properties				Apartments				Total
Rents		$	410			$	1,278			$	1,688
Property operating expenses			165				685				850
Operating income (loss)		$	245			$	593			$	838
Depreciation		$	78			$	111			$	189
Interest			571				418				989
Real estate improvements			85				—				—
Assets			12,857				17,924				30,781

Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2005
Rents		$	1,106			$	3,724			$	4,830
Property operating expenses			611				1,905				2,516
Operating income (loss)		$	495			$	1,819			$	2,314
Depreciation		$	205			$	334			$	539
Interest			1,492				997				2,487
Real estate improvements			—				—				—
Assets			12,857				17,924				30,781

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2004						Commercial
(Restated)		Land				Properties				Apartments				Total
Rents		$	—			$	490	*		$	1,172			$	1,662	*
Property operating expenses			—				262	*			713				975	*
Operating income (loss)		$	—			$	228	*		$	459			$	687	*
Depreciation		$	—			$	139	*		$	111			$	250	*
Interest			63				446	*			319	*			828	*
Real estate improvements			—				—				—				—
Assets			—				18,321				18,481				36,802

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2004
(Restated)
Rents		$	—			$	1,609	*		$	3,482			$	5,091	*
Property operating expenses			—				720	*			1,985				2,705	*
Operating income (loss)		$	—			$	889	*		$	1,497			$	2,386	*
Depreciation		$	—			$	445	*		$	334			$	779	*
Interest			778				877	*			1,121	*			2,776	*
Real estate improvements			—				—				—				—
Assets		$	—				18,321				18,481				36,802

NOTE 8. ADVISORY FEES, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, ETC.

Revenue, fees and cost reimbursements to its advisors and affiliates for the six months ended:

		For the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,
		2005				2004
						(Restated)
Fees
Advisory		$	502			$	573
Net income			9				246
		$	511			$	819
Cost reimbursements		$	36			$	58

NOTE 9. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Effective January 1, 2002, IORI adopted Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”), which established a single accounting model for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets including discontinued operations. This statement requires that the operations related to properties that have been sold, or properties that are intended to be sold, be presented as discontinued operations in the statement of operations for all periods presented, and the properties intended to be sold are to be designated as “held for sale” on the balance sheet. In the event of a future asset sale, IORI is required to reclassify portions of previously reported operations to discontinued operations within the Statements of Operations. No property was sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2005. The following table summarizes revenue and expense information for the properties sold.

		For the Three Months								For the Nine Months
		Ended September 30,								Ended September 30,
		2005				2004				2005				2004
Revenue
Rental		$	—			$				$	—			$	973
Property Operations			—				7				—				748
Operating income			—				(7	)			—				225
Expense
Interest			—				—				—				301
Depreciation			—				—				—				106
Total expenses			—				—				—				407
Net gain from discontinued operations before gains on sale of operations			—				(7	)			—				(182	)
Gain on sale of operations			—				15				—				3,689
Net income/(loss) from discontinued
operations		$	—			$	8			$	—			$	3,507

Discontinued operations have not been segregated in the consolidated statement of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions will not agree with respective consolidated statements of operations.

NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Liquidity. Management anticipates that IORI will generate excess cash from operations in 2005 due to increased rental rates and occupancy at its properties, however, such excess may not be sufficient to discharge all of IORI’s debt obligations as they mature. Management may selectively sell income producing assets, refinance real estate and/or incur additional borrowings against real estate to meet its cash requirements.

Other Litigation. IORI is also involved in various other lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion that the outcome of these lawsuits will have no material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

ITEM 2.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

IORI invests in equity interests in real estate through acquisitions, leases and partnerships and also invests in mortgage loans. IORI is the successor to a California business trust organized on December 14, 1984, which commenced operations on April 10, 1985.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of IORI’s financial condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult, complex or subjective judgments. IORI’s critical accounting policies relate to the evaluation of impairment of long-lived assets and the evaluation of the collectibility of accounts and notes receivable.

If events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of a rental property to be held and used or land held for development may be impaired, management performs a recoverability analysis based on estimated undiscounted cash flows to be generated from the property in the future. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, the property is written down to estimated fair value and an impairment loss is recognized. If management decides to sell rental properties or land held for development, management evaluates the recoverability of the carrying amounts of the assets. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from estimated net sales proceeds, the property is written down to estimated fair value less costs to sell and an impairment loss is recognized within income from continuing operations. IORI’s estimates of cash flow and fair values of the properties are based on current market conditions and consider matters such as rental rates and occupancies for comparable properties, recent sales data for comparable properties and, where applicable, contracts or the results of negotiations with purchasers or prospective purchasers. IORI’s estimates are subject to revision as market conditions and IORI’s assessments of them change.

IORI’s allowance for doubtful accounts receivable and notes receivable is established based on analysis of the risk of loss on specific accounts. The analysis places particular emphasis on past due accounts. Management considers such information as the nature and age of the receivable, the payment history of the tenant or other debtor, the financial condition of the tenant or other debtor and IORI’s assessment of its ability to meet its lease or interest obligations. IORI’s estimate of the required allowance, which is reviewed on a quarterly basis, is subject to revision as these factors change and is sensitive to the effects of economic and market conditions. Typically, IORI’s notes receivable are collateralized by income producing real estate. IORI had notes receivable of $62.9 million at September 30, 2005 and $54.9 million at December 31, 2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2005 were $71,000, compared with $399,000 at December 31, 2004. IORI’s principal sources of cash have been and will continue to be property operations, proceeds from asset sales, interest earned on notes receivable, financings and refinancings and partnership distributions. Management anticipates that IORI will generate excess cash from operations in 2005 due to increased rental receipts at its properties, however, such excess may not be sufficient to discharge all of IORI’s debt obligations as they mature. Management may selectively sell income producing assets, refinance real estate and/or incur additional borrowings against real estate to meet its cash requirements.

The Company reported net income of $1,113,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, which included the following changes: depreciation and amortization of $502,000, decreases in other assets of $85,000, increases in interest receivable of $965,000, increases in interest payable of $17,000, loss on equity partnership of $44,000, and decreases in other liabilities of $1,054,000. Net cash used in operating activities amounted to $258,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, the decrease in other liabilities was primarily due to a decrease in accrued property taxes and the decrease in other assets was primarily due to a decrease in deposits, deferred borrowing costs, and accounts receivable. Net cash used in investing activities of $1.6 million was principally net advances to SWI. Net cash provided in financing activities of $1.5 million was proceeds from new financings in excess of the payments on obligations.

Management reviews the carrying values of IORI’s properties at least annually and whenever events or a change in circumstances indicate that impairment may exist. Impairment is considered to exist if, in the case of a property, the future cash flow from the property (undiscounted and without interest) is less than the carrying amount of the property. If impairment is found to exist, a provision for loss is recorded by a charge against earnings. The property review generally includes selective property inspections, discussions with the manager of the property, visits to selected properties in the area and a review of the following: (1) the property’s current rents compared to market rents, (2) the property’s expenses, (3) the property’s maintenance requirements and (4) the property’s cash flows.

Results of Operations

IORI had net income of $280,000 for the three months ended September 30 2005, and net income of $1,113,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, as compared to net income of $336,000 and $3.2 million for the corresponding periods in 2004. The net income in 2004 included gains on sale of real estate totaling $3.7 million whereas no property was sold in 2005. Fluctuations in components of revenue and expense between the 2005 and 2004 periods are discussed below.

Rents in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $1.7 million and $4.8 million versus $1.7 million and $5.1 million in the corresponding periods in 2004.

Property operations expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were $870,000 and $2.5 million versus $975,000 and $2.7 million in the corresponding periods in 2004.

Interest income in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $1 million and $2.9 million versus $1 million and $2.2 million in the corresponding periods in 2004. The increase in 2005 from 2004 was due to additional interest earned from the additional notes receivable obtained from affiliates of IORI. Interest income is expected to exceed the previous year in the remaining quarter of 2005 due to the increase in notes receivable during 2004.

Interest expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $1 million and $2.5 million versus $828,000 and $2.8 million in the corresponding periods in 2004. The decrease in 2005 from 2004 was primarily due to the retirement of four notes payable from sale of properties during 2004. The increase in the third quarter is due to the additional debt that was incurred.

Depreciation expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $189,000 and $539,000 versus $250,000 and $779,000 in the corresponding periods in 2004. The decrease in 2005 from 2004 was due to sale of properties and fully depreciated tenant improvements in 2004.

Advisory fee to affiliate in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $165,000 and $502,000 versus $179,000 and $573,000 in the corresponding periods in 2004. The decrease in 2005 from 2004 was due to changes in gross assets, the basis of the fee. See NOTE 8. “ADVISORY FEES.”

Net income fee to affiliate was $92,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005. Net income fee is based on 7.5% of IORI’s net income.

General and administrative expense in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $132,000 and $473,000 versus $95,000 and $540,000 in the corresponding periods in 2004. The decrease in 2005 from 2004 was primarily due to a decrease in property insurance and rental expense.

Related Party Transactions

Historically, IORI, ARI, Regis Realty I, LLC (“Regis I”), and TCI have each engaged in and may continue to engage in business transactions, including real estate partnerships with related parties. Management believes that all of the related party transactions represented the best investments available at the time and were at least as advantageous to IORI, ARI, Regis I, and TCI as could have been obtained from unrelated third parties.

Taxes

For the tax years prior to 2003, IORI elected and qualified to be treated as a Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”), as defined in Sections 856 and 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and as such was not taxed for federal income tax purposes on that portion of its taxable income which is distributed to stockholders. Due to the completion of a tender offer by ARI, an affiliate, and the resulting concentration of ownership, IORI no longer met the requirements for tax treatment as a REIT under the Code as of January 1, 2003, and is prohibited for re-qualifying for REIT status for at least five years.

Financial statement income varies from taxable income principally due to the accounting for income and losses of investees, gains and losses from asset sales, depreciation on owned properties, amortization of discounts on notes receivable and payable and the difference in the allowance for estimated losses. IORI had a loss for federal income tax purposes for the first nine months of 2005 and a loss for federal income tax purposes after the use of net operating loss carryforwards for the first nine months of 2004; therefore, it recorded no provision for income taxes.

At September 30, 2005, IORI had a net deferred tax asset of approximately $2.2 million due to tax deductions available to it in future years. However, as management cannot determine that it is more likely than not that IORI will realize the benefit of the deferred tax asset, a 100% valuation allowance has been established.

Inflation

The effects of inflation on IORI’s operations are not quantifiable. Revenues from apartment operations tend to fluctuate proportionately with inflationary increases and decreases in housing costs. Fluctuations in the rate of inflation also affect the sales value of properties and the ultimate gain to be realized from property sales. To the extent that inflation affects interest rates, earnings from short-term investments and the cost of new financings, as well as the cost of variable interest rate debt, will be affected.

Environmental Matters

Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, IORI may be potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other potential costs, relating to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property) where property-level managers have arranged for the removal, disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, certain environmental laws impose liability for release of asbestos-containing materials into the air and third parties may seek recovery for personal injury associated with such materials.

Management is not aware of any environmental liability relating to the above matters that would have a material adverse effect on IORI’s business, assets or results of operations.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES REGARDING MARKET RISK

At September 30, 2005, IORI’s exposure to a change in interest rates on its debt is as follows:

						Weighted				Effect of 1%
						Average				Increase In
		Balance				Interest Rate				Base Rates
Wholly-owned debt:
Variable rate		$	11,125				8.03	%		$	111
Total decrease in IORI’s annual Net income										$	111
Per share										$	0.03

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Based upon their most recent evaluation, which was completed as of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Acting Principal Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at September 30, 2005, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2005, except as described in the following paragraph, that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

However, the Company and its accountants identified a control deficiency in its internal controls over financial reporting as of April 2002 which continued undetected through March 2005 , which constituted a “material weakness” within the meaning of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Auditing Standard No. 2. A “material weakness” is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The material weakness related to the Company’s accounting for the “Metra” transaction in April 2002, which included a deferral of operating income and/or expense until the time of ultimate sale of a property to an independent third party purchaser. As a result, an error was discovered that affected the consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statement of operations, consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows for 2002 and subsequent periods. The amounts for 2002 were not material, but the amounts for 2003 were material which causes the need for correction of the 2003 financial statements. Management undertook exhaustive efforts to obtain relevant financial records to support the correction of error as of June 30, 2005 and concluded that the financial statements were improperly stated for such periods. In response to the material weakness, Management

     (i) is continuing to re-evaluate its control procedures with the assistance of an outside consulting firm that specializes in internal control procedures,

     (ii) has concluded that at a minimum, Management will, beginning August 1, 2005, review all material historical transactions and supporting documents that could have a continuing impact upon any current reporting periods,

     (iii) will review quarterly on a sampling basis non-material historical transactions that are included in financial statements for any current reporting period,

     (iv) will continue the process of reviewing all current transactions included in current reporting period financial statements, and

     (v) believes that the transaction involving the error was uniquely complex and is not likely to be repeated, but Management is working with its outside consultant for guidance about other possible control procedures to ensure that in the future, errors will be detected and material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will be prevented.

WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q and IORI’s 2004 Form 10-K, referred to herein, contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws. These statements concern the intent, belief or expectations of IORI’s officers with respect to IORI’s ability to lease its properties, tenant’s ability to pay rents, purchase of additional properties, ability to pay interest and debt principal and make distributions, policies and plans regarding investments and financings, and other matters. Also, words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “estimate”, or similar expressions identify forward looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by the forward looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, without limitation, the impact of changes in the economy and the capital markets on IORI and its tenants, competition within the real estate industry or those industries in which its tenants operate, and changes in federal, state and local legislation. For example: Some of IORI’s tenants may not renew expiring leases and IORI may be unable to locate new tenants to maintain the historical occupancy rates of the properties; rents which IORI can achieve at its properties may decline; tenants may experience losses and become unable to pay rents; and IORI may be unable to identify or to negotiate acceptable purchase prices for new properties. These results could occur due to many different circumstances, some of which, such as changes in IORI’s tenants’ financial conditions or needs for leased space, or changes in the capital markets or the economy, generally, are beyond IORI’s control. Forward looking statements are only expressions of IORI’s present expectations and intentions. Forward looking statements are not guaranteed to occur, and they may not occur. You should not place undue reliance upon forward looking statements.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(c) During the period of time covered by this Report, the Company did not repurchase any of its equity securities. The following table sets forth a summary by month for the quarter indicating no repurchases were made, and that at the end of the period covered by this Report, a specified number of shares may yet be purchased under the program specified below:

										Total Number of				Maximum Number
										Shares Purchased				of Shares that May
										as Part of Publicly				Yet be Purchased
		Total Number of				Average Price				Announced				Under the
Period		Shares Purchased				Paid per Share				Program				Program(1)
July 1-30, 2005			—			$	—				—				—
August 1-31, 2005			—				—				—				—
September 1-30, 2005.			—				—				—				—
Total			—			$	—								31,596

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

     The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference as indicated below:

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Designation
3.0		Articles of Incorporation of Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated February 12, 1996).
3.1		Bylaws of Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix D to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated February 12, 1996).
31.1		* Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1		* Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.

SIGNATURE PAGE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

				INCOME OPPORTUNITY REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
Date:		November 14, 2005		By:		/s/ Robert N. Crouch II
						Robert N. Crouch II
						Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Acting Principal Executive Officer

INCOME OPPORTUNITY REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
EXHIBITS TO
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the Quarter ended September 30, 2005

Exhibit				Page
Number		Description		Number
31.1		Certification Pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.			20
32.1		Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.			21