Presidio Property Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

CAUTIONARY LANGUAGE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws that involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, financial condition, liquidity, capital resources, cash flows, results of operations and other financial and operating information.  Forward-looking statements included in this report include, but are not limited to, statements regarding purchases and sales of properties, plans for financing and refinancing our properties, the adequacy of our capital resources, changes to the markets in which we operate, our business plans and strategies, and our payment of dividends. When used in this report, the words “will,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “should,” “project,” “plan,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ from projections include, but are not limited to:

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Presidio Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Presidio Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

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Presidio Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020

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Presidio Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Presidio Property Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

September 30, 2021

1. ORGANIZATION

Organization. Presidio Property Trust, Inc. (“we”, “our”, “us” or the “Company”) is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”), with holdings in office, industrial, retail and model home properties. We were incorporated in the State of California on September 28, 1999, and in August 2010, we reincorporated as a Maryland corporation. In October 2017, we changed our name from “NetREIT, Inc.” to “Presidio Property Trust, Inc.” Through Presidio Property Trust, Inc., its subsidiaries, and its partnerships, we own 12 commercial properties in fee interest, two of which we own as a partial interest in various affiliates, in which we serve as general partner, member and/or manager.

The Company or one of its affiliates operates the following partnerships during the periods covered by these condensed consolidated financial statements:

The Company has determined that the limited partnerships in which it owns less than 100% should be included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the Company directs their activities and has control of such limited partnerships.

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), for federal income tax purposes. To maintain our qualification as a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders and meet the various other requirements imposed by the Code relating to such matters as operating results, asset holdings, distribution levels, and diversity of stock ownership. Provided we maintain our qualification for taxation as a REIT, we are generally not subject to corporate-level income tax on the earnings distributed currently to our stockholders that we derive from our REIT qualifying activities. If we fail to maintain our qualification as a REIT in any taxable year and are unable to avail ourselves of certain savings provisions set forth in the Code, all our taxable income would be subject to federal income tax at regular corporate rates, including any applicable alternative minimum tax. We are subject to certain state and local income taxes.

We, together with one of our entities, have elected to treat our subsidiaries as a taxable REIT subsidiary (a “TRS”) for federal income tax purposes. Certain activities that we undertake must be conducted by a TRS, such as non-customary services for our tenants, and holding assets that we cannot hold directly. A TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes. The Company has concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in its financial statements. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been assessed any significant interest or penalties for tax positions by any tax jurisdictions.

Reverse Stock Split. On July 29, 2020, we amended our charter to effect a one-for-two reverse stock split of every outstanding share of our Series A Common Stock. The financial statements and accompanying footnotes have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.

Initial Public Offering. On  October 6, 2020, we completed an initial public offering ("IPO"), selling 500,000 shares of our Series A Common Stock at $5.00 per share. Proceeds from our IPO were $2.0 million after deducting approximately $0.5 million in underwriting discounts, commissions and fees, and before giving effect to $0.5 million in other expenses relating to the IPO. Incremental costs of $0.5 million that were directly attributable to issuing new shares were deducted from equity in the Consolidated Statements of Equity, while costs that were not directly related to issuing new shares of $0.5 million were expensed in deferred offering costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. We utilized the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate and working capital purposes.

Additional Offerings & Warrants. Our Form S-3 Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on April 27, 2021.  Under this registration statement, we may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series, subject to limitation that may apply (such as under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933) various securities of the Company for total gross proceeds of up to $200,000,000. On July 12, 2021, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single U.S. institutional investor for the purchase and sale of 1,000,000 shares of our Series A common stock (“Common Stock”), warrants (“Common Stock Warrants”) to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Series A common stock and pre-funded warrants (“Pre-Funded Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Series A common stock. The Common Stock, Pre-Funded Warrants and Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants were issued pursuant to a prospectus supplement to the Form S-3 Registration Statement, with the Common Stock Warrants issued in a concurrent private placement.  Each share of Common Stock and accompanying Common Stock Warrants were sold together at a combined offering price of $5.00, and each share of Common Stock and accompanying Pre-Funded Warrants were sold together at a combined offering price of $4.99. The Pre-Funded Warrants were exercised in full during August 2021 at a nominal exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Common Stock Warrants have an exercise price of $5.50 per share, were exercisable upon issuance, and will expire five years from the date of issuance. 

In connection with this additional offering, we agreed to issue the Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 80,000 shares (the “Placement Agent Warrants”) of Series A Common Stock, representing 4.0% of the Series A Common Stock and shares of Series A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants.  The Placement Agent Warrants were issued in August 2021, post exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants with an exercise price of $6.25 and will expire five years from the date of issuance.  The Company registered for resale Series A common stock issuable upon exercise of Common Stock Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants issued in the July 2021 offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 that was declared effective by the SEC on September 14, 2021. 

The Company evaluated the accounting guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815 regarding the classification of the Pre-Funded Warrant, Common Stock Warrants, and Placement Agent Warrants as equity or a liability and ultimately determined that it should be classified as permanent equity.  As of September 30, 2021, none of the Common Stock Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants have been exercised.

Preferred Stock Series D.  On June 15, 2021, the Company completed its secondary offering of 800,000 shares of our 9.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock ("Series D Preferred Stock") for cash consideration of $25.00 per share to a syndicate of underwriters led by The Benchmark Company, LLC, as representative, resulting in approximately $18.1 million in net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company. The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 120,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to cover over-allotments, which they exercised on June 17, 2021, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company.  In total, the Company issued 920,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock with net proceeds of approximately $20.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company and deferred offering costs. The Company intends to use these proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes and to potentially acquire additional properties.  

Repaid Note. On September 17, 2019, the Company issued a Promissory Note (the “Polar Note”) pursuant to which Polar Multi-Strategy Master Fund ("Polar"), provided a loan in the principal amount of $14.0 million to the Company. The Polar Note bore interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum and required monthly interest-only payments. On September 1, 2020, we extended the maturity of the Polar Note from October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021, at which time the entire outstanding principal balance of $8.8 million and accrued and unpaid interest was to be due and payable. On September 30, 2020, we paid a renewal fee of 4% on the unpaid principal balance of the Polar Note. The Company used the proceeds of the Polar Note to redeem all the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock.  As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding principal balance of the Polar Note was approximately $7.7 million. During the first quarter of 2021, prior to maturity, the Polar Note was paid in full primarily from available cash on hand and proceeds of property sales.

Liquidity. The Company's anticipated future sources of liquidity may include existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, refinancing of existing mortgages, future real estate sales, new borrowings, financial aid from government programs instituted as a result of COVID-19, and the sale of equity or debt securities.  Future capital needs include paying down existing borrowings, maintaining our existing properties, funding tenant improvements, paying lease commissions (to the extent they are not covered by lender-held reserve deposits), and the payment of dividends to our stockholders. The Company is also seeking investments that are likely to produce income and achieve long-term gains in order to pay dividends to our stockholders and may seek a revolving line of credit to provide short-term liquidity. To ensure that we can effectively execute these objectives, we routinely review our liquidity requirements and continually evaluate all potential sources of liquidity.

Short-term liquidity needs include paying our current operating costs, satisfying the debt service requirements of existing mortgages, completing tenant improvements, paying leasing commissions, and funding dividends to stockholders.  Future principal payments due on mortgage notes payables, during the last three months of 2021, total approximately $0.9 million, of which $0.6 million is related to model home properties.  Management expects certain model home properties can be sold, and that the underlying mortgage notes will be paid off with sales proceeds while other mortgage notes can be refinanced, as the Company has historically been able to do in the past.  Additional principal payments will be made with cash flows from ongoing operations.

As the Company continues its operations, it may re-finance or seek additional financing; however, there can be no assurance that any such re-financing or additional financing will be available to the Company on acceptable terms, if at all. If events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not obtain additional funding, it will most likely be required to reduce its plans and/or certain discretionary spending, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its intended business objectives. Management believes that the combination of working capital on hand and the ability to refinance commercial and model home mortgages will fund operations through at least the next twelve months from the date of the issuance of these unaudited interim financial statements.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no significant changes to the Company’s accounting policies since it filed its audited financial statements in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. For further information about the Company’s accounting policies, refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2020, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021.

Basis of Presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company's management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures required for annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or excluded pursuant to rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature that are considered necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of our operations, and cash flows as of, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. However, the results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021. The results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2021 due to real estate market flections, available mortgage lending rates and other factors, such as the effects of COVID-19 and its possible influence on our future results.

Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Presidio Property Trust and its subsidiaries, NetREIT Advisors, LLC and Dubose Advisors LLC (collectively, the “Advisors”), and NetREIT Dubose Model Home REIT, Inc. The consolidated financial statements also include the results of the NetREIT Partnerships and the Model Home Partnerships.  As used herein, references to the “Company” include references to Presidio Property Trust, its subsidiaries, and the partnerships. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Company classifies the noncontrolling interests in the NetREIT Partnerships as part of consolidated net income (loss) in 2021 and 2020 and has included the accumulated amount of noncontrolling interests as part of equity since inception in February 2010. If a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in loss of control and deconsolidation, any retained ownership interest will be remeasured, with the gain or loss reported in the statement of operations. Management has evaluated the noncontrolling interests and determined that they do not contain any redemption features.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant estimates include the allocation of purchase price paid for property acquisitions between land, building and intangible assets acquired including their useful lives; valuation of long-lived assets, and the allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based on an evaluation of the tenants’ ability to pay. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Real Estate Assets and Lease Intangibles. Land, buildings and improvements are recorded at cost, including tenant improvements and lease acquisition costs (including leasing commissions, space planning fees, and legal fees). The Company capitalizes any expenditure that replaces, improves, or otherwise extends the economic life of an asset, while ordinary repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. The Company allocates the purchase price of acquired properties between the acquired tangible assets and liabilities (consisting of land, buildings, tenant improvements, and long-term debt) and identified intangible assets and liabilities (including the value of above-market and below-market leases, the value of in-place leases, unamortized lease origination costs and tenant relationships), in each case based on their respective fair values.

The Company allocates the purchase price to tangible assets of an acquired property based on the estimated fair values of those tangible assets, assuming the property was vacant. Estimates of fair value for land, building and building improvements are based on many factors including but not limited to comparisons to other properties sold in the same geographic area and independent third-party valuations. In estimating the fair values of the tangible assets, intangible assets, and liabilities acquired, the Company also considers information obtained about each property as a result of its pre‑acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities.

The value allocated to acquired lease intangibles is based on management’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease. Characteristics considered by management in allocating these values include but are not limited to the nature and extent of the existing business relationships with the tenant, growth prospects for developing new business with the tenant, the remaining term of the lease, the tenant’s credit quality, and other factors.

The value attributable to the above-market or below-market component of an acquired in-place lease is determined based upon the present value (using a market discount rate) of the difference between (i) the contractual rents to be paid pursuant to the lease over its remaining term, and (ii) management’s estimate of rents that would be paid using fair market rates over the remaining term of the lease. The amounts allocated to above or below-market leases are amortized on a straight-line basis as an increase or reduction of rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of the respective leases. Amortization of above and below-market rents resulted in a net increase in rental income of approximately $6,000 and $4,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.  Amortization of above and below-market rents resulted in a net increase in rental income of approximately $26,000 and $84,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.  

The value of in-place leases and unamortized lease origination costs are amortized to expenses over the remaining term of the respective leases, which range from less than a year to ten years. The amount allocated to acquired in-place leases is determined based on management’s assessment of lost revenue and costs incurred for the period required to lease the “assumed vacant” property to the occupancy level when purchased. The amount allocated to unamortized lease origination costs is determined by what the Company would have paid to a third-party to secure a new tenant reduced by the expired term of the respective lease. The amount allocated to tenant relationships is the benefit resulting from the likelihood of a tenant renewing its lease. Amortization expense related to these assets was approximately $68,000 and $275,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.  Amortization expense related to these assets was approximately $116,000 and $369,000 for the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2020, respectively.

Deferred Leasing Costs. Costs incurred in connection with successful property leases are capitalized as deferred leasing costs and amortized to leasing commission expense on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases which generally range from one to five years. Deferred leasing costs consist of third-party leasing commissions. Management re-evaluates the remaining useful lives of leasing costs as the creditworthiness of the tenants and economic and market conditions change. If management determines the estimated remaining life of the respective lease has changed, the amortization period is adjusted. At September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, the Company had net deferred leasing costs of approximately $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Total amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was approximately $85,000 and $257,000, respectively.  Total amortization expense for the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2020, was approximately $106,000 and $306,000, respectively.

Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had approximately $27.8 million and $11.5 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, respectively, of which approximately $3.8 million and $4.2 million represented restricted cash, respectively. Our cash equivalents and restricted cash consist of invested cash and cash in our operating accounts and are held in bank accounts at third-party institutions. Restricted cash typically consists of funds held by lenders to be used for property taxes, insurance, capital expenditures and leasing commissions.

Real Estate Held for Sale. Real estate held for sale during the current period is classified as “real estate held for sale” for all prior periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Mortgage notes payable related to the real estate held for sale during the current period are classified as “mortgage notes payable related to real estate held for sale, net” for all prior periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2021, one commercial property met the criteria to be classified as held for sale (World Plaza) and three model homes were classified as held for sale.

Deferred Offering Costs. Deferred offering costs represent legal, accounting, and other direct costs related to our public offerings. Total deferred offering costs, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, were approximately $2,000 and $109,000, at the end of each period.  These costs include direct costs related to the preparation of a registration statement on Form S-3 filed on December 29, 2020, and amended on April 13, 2021. These costs were deferred and were included in Other Assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.  Offering costs/deferred offering costs/underwriters' discount in connections to the issuance of the Preferred Stock Series D were charged against shareholders' equity within Additional paid-in-capital. Offering costs typically include legal, accounting, and other fees associated with the cost of raising equity capital.  As of September 30, 2021 offering costs related to the Series D Preferred Stock, netted against offering proceeds, totaled approximately $2.5 million and offering costs related to the issuance of additional Common Stock and related warrants, netted against offering proceeds, totaled approximately $1.1 million.

Impairments of Real Estate Assets. We regularly review for impairment on a property-by-property basis. Impairment is recognized on a property held for use when the expected undiscounted cash flows for a property are less than the carrying amount at which time the property is written-down to fair value. The calculation of both discounted and undiscounted cash flows requires management to make estimates of future cash flows including but not limited to revenues, operating expenses, required maintenance and development expenditures, market conditions, demand for space by tenants and rental rates over long periods. Since our properties typically have a long life, the assumptions used to estimate the future recoverability of carrying value requires significant management judgment. Actual results could be significantly different from the estimates. These estimates have a direct impact on net income because recording an impairment charge results in a negative adjustment to net income. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is highly subjective and is based in part on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results in future periods.

Properties held for sale are recorded at the lower of the carrying amount or the expected sales price less costs to sell. Although our strategy is to hold our properties over the long-term, if our strategy changes or market conditions otherwise dictate an earlier sale date, an impairment loss may be recognized to reduce the property to fair value and such loss could be material.

During the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company recorded its Highland Court property (“Highland Court”) as held for sale and subsequently entered into a purchase and sale agreement (“PSA”) with an unrelated third-party.  Highland Court had a book value of approximately $10.5 million prior to entering into the PSA. The final selling price as agreed upon in the PSA was approximately $10.2 million. As such, the Company recorded a $0.3 million non-cash impairment in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations at  March 31, 2021.  The sale was completed in May 2021.

Fair Value Measurements.  Under GAAP, we are required to measure certain financial instruments at fair value on a recurring basis. In addition, we are required to measure other non-financial and financial assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis (e.g., carrying value of impaired real estate loans receivable and long-lived assets). Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The GAAP fair value framework uses a three-tiered approach. Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

When available, we utilize quoted market prices from independent third-party sources to determine fair value and classify such items in Level 1 or Level 2. In instances where the market for a financial instrument is not active, regardless of the availability of a nonbinding quoted market price, observable inputs might not be relevant and could require us to make a significant adjustment to derive a fair value measurement. Additionally, in an inactive market, a market price quoted from an independent third-party may rely more on models with inputs based on information available only to that independent third-party. When we determine the market for a financial instrument owned by us to be illiquid or when market transactions for similar instruments do not appear orderly, we use several valuation sources (including internal valuations, discounted cash flow analysis and quoted market prices) and establish a fair value by assigning weights to the various valuation sources.  As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our marketable securities presented on the balance sheet were measured using Level 1 market prices.  There were no financial liabilities measured at fair value as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Additionally, when determining the fair value of a liability in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for an identical liability is not available, we measure fair value using (i) a valuation technique that uses the quoted price of the identical liability when traded as an asset or quoted prices for similar liabilities when traded as assets or (ii) another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, such as the income approach or the market approach.  Changes in assumptions or estimation methodologies can have a material effect on these estimated fair values. In this regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, may not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument.

Earnings per share (“EPS”). The EPS on Common stock has been computed pursuant to the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share.  The guidance requires the classification of the Company’s unvested restricted stock, which contain rights to receive non-forfeitable dividends, as participating securities requiring the two-class method of computing net income per share of common stock.  In accordance with the two-class method, earnings per share have been computed by dividing the net income less net income attributable to unvested restricted shares by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding less unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding in accordance with the treasury stock method.

As of September 30, 2021, there were 401,167 shares of restricted unvested common stock grants to employees that were anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share.  As of September 30, 2020, there were 212,517 shares of restricted unvested common stock grants to employees that were anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. 

Subsequent Events. We evaluate subsequent events up until the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements.  In June 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, amended in February 2020 with ASU No. 2020-02, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326) and Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-13 introduces a new model for estimating credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including loans receivable, held-to-maturity debt securities, and net investments in direct financing leases, amongst other financial instruments. ASU 2016-13 also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and expands the disclosure requirements regarding an entity’s assumptions, models, and methods for estimating the allowance for losses. While ASU 2016-13 was effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2019, the issuance of ASU 2020-02 has allowed for the delay in adoption for certain smaller public companies and is now effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2022. Retrospective adjustments shall be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and does not believe it will have a material impact on the financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). This ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument and more convertible preferred stock as a single equity instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted earnings per share (EPS) calculation in certain areas.  The amendments in ASU No. 2020-06 are effective for public business entities that meet the definition of a SEC filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after  December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company is continuing to evaluate the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and does not believe it will have a material impact on the financial statements.

3. RECENT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company disposed of the following properties:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company acquired the following properties:

On August 17, 2021, the Company, through its 61.3% owned subsidiaries NetREIT Palm Self Storage, LP and NetREIT Highland LLC, acquired a single story newly constructed 10,500 square foot building in Houston, Texas for a purchase price of approximately $4.9 million, in connection with a like-kind exchange transaction pursued under Section 1031 of the Code 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code").  The building is 100% occupied under a 15-year triple net lease.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company acquired six model homes for approximately $2.9 million. The purchase price was paid through cash payments of approximately $0.9 million and mortgage notes of approximately $2.0 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company disposed of 39 model homes for approximately $19.0 million and recognized a gain of approximately $2.9 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company disposed of the following properties:

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company acquired 25 model homes for approximately $9.0 million. The purchase price was paid through cash payments of approximately $2.7 million and mortgage notes of approximately $6.3 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company disposed of 33 model homes for approximately $12.6 million and recognized a gain of approximately $0.9 million.

4. REAL ESTATE ASSETS

The Company owns a diverse portfolio of real estate assets. The primary types of properties the Company invests in are office, industrial, retail, and triple-net leased model home properties.  We have five commercial properties located in Colorado, four in North Dakota, two in Southern California and one in Texas. Our model home properties are located in four states. As of September 30, 2021, the Company owned or had an equity interest in:

A summary of the properties owned by the Company as of September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020 is as follows:

(1) This property was sold during the nine months ended  September 30, 2021.

(2) This property is held for sale as of September 30, 2021.

(3) Genesis Plaza is owned by two tenants-in-common, each of which owns 57% and 43%, respectively, and we beneficially own an aggregate of 76.4%.

(4) A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Highland Court were used in like-kind exchange transactions pursued under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue for the acquisition of our Mandolin property.  Mandolin is owned by NetREIT Palm Self-Storage LP, through its wholly owned subsidiary NetREIT Highland LLC, and the Company is the sole general partner and owns 61.3% of NetREIT Palm Self-Storage LP.

(5) Includes three Model Homes listed as held for sale as of September 30, 2021.

5. LEASE INTANGIBLES

The following table summarizes the net value of other intangible assets acquired and the accumulated amortization for each class of intangible asset:

At  September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, gross lease intangible assets of $0.0 and $1.1 million, respectively, were included in real estate assets held for sale.  At  September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, accumulated amortization related to the lease intangible assets of $0.0 and $1.1 million, respectively, were included in real estate assets held for sale.

The net value of acquired intangible liabilities was approximately $86,852 and $139,045 relating to below-market leases at  September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020, respectively.

Future aggregate approximate amortization expense for the Company's lease intangible assets is as follows:

6. OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consist of the following:

As of September 30, 2021, we owned common shares of 17 different publicly traded REITs and options in six of those same REITs.  As of  September 30, 2021, the fair value of these shares was approximately $1.6 million based on the September 30, 2021 closing price.  As of December 31, 2020, we owned common shares and options of two different publicly traded REITs a money market account with a closing market value of approximately $83,000.  These shares are presented at fair value as “marketable securities” on our consolidated balance sheets and the gains and losses resulting from the mark-to-market of these securities are recognized in current period earnings.

7. MORTGAGE NOTES PAYABLE

Mortgage notes payable consist of the following:

Scheduled principal payments of mortgage notes payable were as follows as of September 30, 2021:

8. NOTES PAYABLE

On September 17, 2019, the Company executed a Promissory Note pursuant to which Polar, extended a loan in the principal amount of $14.0 million to the Company (the “Polar Note”). The Polar Note bore interest at a fixed rate of 8% per annum and required monthly interest-only payments. On  September 1, 2020, we extended the maturity of the Polar Note from  October 1, 2020 to  March 31, 2021, at which time the entire outstanding principal balance of $8.8 million and accrued and unpaid interest was to be due and payable. On  September 30, 2020, we paid the extension or renewal fee, which was 4% of the unpaid principal balance.  The principal balance of the Polar Note as of December 31, 2020, consisted of cash received, less cash repayments from property sales of $6.3 million and Original Issue Discount (“OID”) of $1.4 million. The OID was recorded on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the principal of the Polar Note and was recognized as interest expense over the term of the Polar Note commencing on September 17, 2019 through October 1, 2020. There was no unrecognized OID as of  September 30, 2021 or  December 31, 2020.

The Company incurred approximately $1.1 million in legal and underwriting costs related to the transaction. These costs were recorded as debt issuance costs on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the principal of the Polar Note and were amortized over the term of the Polar Note.   During the first quarter of 2021, prior to maturity, the Polar Note was paid in full, primarily from available cash on hand and proceeds of property sales and all unamortized debt issuance costs were expensed.

On April 22, 2020, the Company received an Economic Injury Disaster Loan of $10,000 from the Small Business Administration ("SBA") to provide economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. This loan advance is not required to be repaid, has no stipulations on use, and has been recorded as fees and other income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations during fiscal 2020. On  August 17, 2020, we received an additional Economic Injury Disaster Loan ("EIDL") of $150,000, for which principal and interest payments are deferred for twelve months from the date of issuance, and interest accrues at 3.75% per year. The loan matures on August 17, 2050. We have used the funds for general corporate purposes to alleviate economic injury caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which economic injury included abating or deferring rent to certain tenants (primarily retail tenants).

On  April 30, 2020, the Company received a Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan of $0.5 million from the SBA to provide additional economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The PPP loan, less the $10,000 related to the EIDL received on April 22, 2020, was forgiven by the SBA prior to December 31, 2020, and the remaining $10,000 was fully forgiven in January 2021, upon repeal of the EIDL holdback requirements. On  June 5, 2020, the period in which the loan could be utilized was extended to 24 weeks. The unforgiven portion of the PPP loan was recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of  December 31, 2020.  During the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the forgiven amount totaling $10,000 was recorded as a gain on extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  We have used the funds received from the PPP loan to cover payroll related costs.

On  April 1, 2021, our wholly-subsidiary, Dubose Model Homes Investors #203 LP ("DMH 203"), issued an unsecured promissory note with LGD Investments Ltd ("LGD") for $330,000 with an interest rate of 4% per annum and a maturity date of  April 30, 2022.  LGD Investments is owned and controlled by one of our directors, Larry Dubose.  During April and May 2021, DMH 203 paid LGD $2,200 in interest related to the promissory note.  On June 1, 2021, the Company assumed the promissory note from LGD a face value for $330,000 with no other changes in the terms of the note.  The note payable and note receivable, including interest expense and interest income related to this promissory note during June 2021 were eliminated through consolidation.

On September 3, 2021, we issued promissory notes to our majority owned subsidiary Dubose Model Home Investors 202 LP and Dubose Model Home Investors 204 LP for the refinancing of four model home properties in Texas and Wisconsin, for $0.9 million with an interest rate of 3.0% per annum and a maturity date of November 15, 2022.   These notes payable and note receivable, including interest expense and interest income related to this promissory note, are eliminated through consolidation on our financial statements.

On August 17, 2021, we issued a promissory note to our majority owned subsidiary NetREIT Highland for the acquisition of the Mandolin property in Houston Texas, for $1.56 million with an interest rate of 4.0% per annum and a maturity date of August 17, 2022.   This note payable and note receivable, including interest expense and interest income related to this promissory note, are eliminated through consolidation on our financial statements.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is obligated under certain tenant leases to fund tenant improvements and the expansion of the underlying leased properties.

Litigation. From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits or legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of the Company’s properties are presently subject to any material litigation nor, to the Company’s knowledge, is there any material threatened litigation.

Environmental Matters. The Company monitors its properties for the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. While there can be no assurance that a material environmental liability does not exist, the Company is not currently aware of any environmental liability with respect to the properties that would have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. Further, the Company is not aware of any environmental liability or any unasserted claim or assessment with respect to an environmental liability that the Company believes would require additional disclosure or recording of a loss contingency.

10. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred Stock. The Company is authorized to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix the number of shares of any series of the Preferred Stock, to determine the designation of any such series, and to determine or alter the rights granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock including the dividend rights, dividend rate, conversion rights, voting rights, redemption rights (including sinking fund provisions), redemption price, and liquidation preference.

On June 15, 2021, the Company completed its secondary offering of 800,000 shares of our Series D Preferred Stock for cash consideration of $25.00 per share to a syndicate of underwriters led by Benchmark, as representative, resulting in approximately $18.1 million in net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company. The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 120,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock to cover over-allotments, which they exercised on June 17, 2021, resulting in approximately $2.7 million in net proceeds, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company.  In total, the Company issued 920,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock with net proceeds of approximately $20.5 million, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and the offering expenses paid by the Company and deferred offering costs.  The Series D Preferred Stock is listed and trading on The Nasdaq Capital market under the symbol SQFTP.   The Company intends to use these proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes, including to potentially acquire additional properties.  Below are some of the key terms of the Series D Preferred Stock:

Dividends:

Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 9.375% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $2.34375 per annum per share). Dividends will be payable monthly on the 15th day of each month (each, a “Dividend Payment Date”), provided that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a business day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that Dividend Payment Date may be paid on the next succeeding business day without adjustment in the amount of the dividend.

Voting Rights:

Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights. However, if the Company does not pay dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock for eighteen or more monthly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of all other classes or series of the Company’s preferred stock it may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series D Preferred Stock in the election referred to below) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve on the Company’s  Board of Directors until the Company pays, or declares and sets apart funds for the payment of, all dividends that it owes on the Series D Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations.

In addition, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (voting together as a class with all other series of parity preferred stock the Company may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable) is required at any time for the Company to (i) authorize or issue any class or series of its stock ranking senior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets on liquidation, dissolution or winding up or (ii) to amend any provision of the Company charter so as to materially and adversely affect any rights of the Series D Preferred Stock or to take certain other actions. 

Liquidation Preference:

In the event of the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets the Company has legally available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of its stock the Company may issue ranking senior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Company’s common stock or any other class or series of the Company’s stock it may issue that ranks junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.

In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Company’s available assets are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of the Company’s stock that it issues ranking on parity with the Series D Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock and all other such classes or series of stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. 

Redemption:

Commencing on or after June 15, 2026, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including the redemption date. Prior to June 15, 2026, upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Articles Supplementary), the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or part, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including the redemption date. The Series D Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, will not be subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any of our other securities.

The Company evaluated the accounting guidance in ASC 480 regarding the classification of the Series D Preferred Stock as equity or a liability and ultimately determined that it should be classified as permanent equity.  On June 24, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company declared the first dividend on its Series D Preferred Stock for the initial period from the issue date of June 15, 2021 to June 30, 2021.  In accordance with the terms of the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series D monthly dividend has been approved by the Board of Directors through December 2021 in the amount of $0.10417 per share payable on the 15th of every month to stockholders of record of Series D Preferred Stock as of the last day of the prior month.  Total dividends paid to Series D Preferred stockholders during the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $455,207. 

Common Stock. The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of Series A Common Stock, 1,000 shares of Series B Common Stock, and 9,000,000 shares of Series C Common Stock (collectively, the "Common Stock") each with $0.01 par value per share. Each class of Common Stock has identical rights, preferences, terms, and conditions except that the holders of Series B Common Stock are not entitled to receive any portion of Company assets in the event of the Company's liquidation. No shares of Series B or Series C Common Stock have been issued. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote. Shares of our Common Stock are not subject to redemption and do not have any preference, conversion, exchange, or preemptive rights. The articles of incorporation contain a restriction on ownership of the Common Stock that prevents one person from owning more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of common stock.

In connection with this additional offering, we agreed to issue the Placement Agent Warrants to purchase up to 80,000 shares of Series A Common Stock, representing 4.0% of the Series A Common Stock and shares of Series A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrant.  The Placement Agent Warrants were issued in August 2021, post exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants with an exercise price of $6.25 and will expire five years from the date of issuance.

The Company evaluated the accounting guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815 regarding the classification of the Pre-Funded Warrant, Common Stock Warrants, and Placement Agent Warrants as equity or a liability and ultimately determined that it should be classified as permanent equity.  As of September 30, 2021, none of the Common Stock Warrants and Placement Agent Warrants have been exercised.

Stock Repurchase Program.  On September 17, 2021 the Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $10 million outstanding shares of our Series A Common Stock.  During September, the Company was able to purchase 18,133 shares at an average price of $3.73692 per share, plus commission of $0.035 per share, for a total cost of $68,396.  These shares will be treated as unissued in accordance with Maryland law and shown as a reduction of stockholders' equity at cost.

Cash Dividends on Common Stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 the Company paid three cash dividends to the common stockholders of approximately $1.0 million or $0.101 per common share, approximately $1.0 million or $0.102 per common share and approximately $1.2 million or $0.103 per share. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 there were no cash dividends paid by the Company.

Partnership Interests. Through the Company, its subsidiaries, and its partnerships, we own 12 commercial properties in fee interest, two of which we own partial interests in through our holdings in various affiliates in which we serve as general partner, member and/or manager. Each of the limited partnerships is referred to as a “DownREIT.” In each DownREIT, we have the right, through put and call options, to require our co-investors to exchange their interests for shares of our Common Stock at a stated price after a defined period (generally five years from the date they first invested in the entity’s real property), the occurrence of a specified event or a combination thereof. The Company is a limited partner in five partnerships and sole stockholder in one corporation, which entities purchase and leaseback model homes from homebuilders.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan. The Company adopted a distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”) that allowed stockholders to have dividends and other distributions otherwise distributable to them invested in additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company registered 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the DRIP. The purchase price per share used in the past was 95% of the price the Company sold its shares, or $19.00 per share. No sales commission or dealer manager fees were paid on shares sold through the DRIP. The Company may amend, suspend or terminate the DRIP at any time. Any such amendment, suspension or termination is effective upon a designated dividend record date and notice of such amendment, suspension or termination is sent to all participants at least thirty (30) days prior to such record date. The DRIP became effective on January 23, 2012, was suspended on December 7, 2018 and adopted on October 6, 2020 in connection with our IPO, and updated to reflect a change in transfer agent and registrar. As of September 30, 2021, approximately $17.4 million or approximately 917,074 shares of Common Stock have been issued under the DRIP. No shares were issued under the DRIP during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

11. SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN

The Company maintains a restricted stock incentive plan for the purpose of attracting and retaining officers, employees, and non-employee board members. Share awards generally vest in equal annual installments over a three to ten year period from date of issuance. Non-vested shares have voting rights and are eligible for any dividends paid to common shares. The Company recognized compensation cost for these fixed awards over the service vesting period, which represents the requisite service period, using the straight-line method. Prior to our IPO, the value of non-vested shares was calculated based on the offering price of the shares in the most recent private placement offering of $20.00, adjusted for stock dividends since granted and assumed selling costs, which management believed approximated fair market value as of the date of grant. Upon our IPO, the value of non-vested shares granted is calculated based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of the grant.

A summary of the activity for the Company’s restricted stock was as follows:

The non-vested restricted shares outstanding as of September 30, 2021 will vest over the next one to seven years.

The value of non-vested restricted stock granted as of  September 30, 2021 and  December 31, 2020 was approximately $2.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

Share-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was approximately $0.3 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, share-based compensation expense was approximately $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

12. SEGMENTS

The Company’s reportable segments consist of three types of real estate properties for which the Company’s decision-makers internally evaluate operating performance and financial results: Office/Industrial Properties, Model Home Properties and Retail Properties. The Company also has certain corporate-level activities including accounting, finance, legal administration, and management information systems which are not considered separate operating segments.  There is no material inter-segment activity.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based upon net operating income (“NOI”), which is a non-GAAP supplemental financial measure. The Company defines NOI for its segments as operating revenues (rental income, tenant reimbursements and other operating income) less property and related expenses (property operating expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, asset management fees, impairments and provision for bad debt). NOI excludes certain items that are not considered to be controllable in connection with the management of an asset such as non-property income and expenses, depreciation and amortization, real estate acquisition fees and expenses and corporate general and administrative expenses. The Company uses NOI to evaluate the operating performance of the Company’s real estate investments and to make decisions regarding allocation of resources.

The following tables compare the Company’s segment activity to its results of operations and financial position as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020:

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 15, 2021, the Company announced the continued monthly dividend on its Preferred Stock Series D in the amount of $0.19531 per share on November 15, 2021, to stockholders of record as of the dividend record date of October 31, 2021.

On October 28, 2021 the Company acquired three model home properties in Houston, TX, for approximately $1.5 million.  The purchase price was paid through cash payments of approximately $0.5 million and mortgage notes of approximately $1.0 million.

During October 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sales agreement to acquire a property in Baltimore, MD for approximately $8.7 million, with an estimated closing date in late November 2021.

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in Item 1 of this report and the more detailed information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2021.

We may refer to the three months ended September 30, 2021 and September 30, 2020 as the “2021 Quarter” and the “2020 Quarter,” respectively.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” or “potential” and/or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases which are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and also of which do not relate solely to historical matters. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of COVID-19 and ensuing economic turmoil on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company, particularly our ability to collect rent, on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of our tenants, and on the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants will depend on current and future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among others. Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of the risks identified in the risk factors discussed in this 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021, as well as the risks set forth below, as being heightened as a result of the ongoing and numerous adverse impacts of COVID-19. Additional factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the risks associated with the ownership of real estate in general and our real estate assets in particular; the economic health of the metro regions where we conduct business; the risk of failure to enter into/and or complete contemplated acquisitions and dispositions, within the price ranges anticipated and on the terms and timing anticipated; changes in the composition of our portfolio; fluctuations in interest rates; reductions in or actual or threatened changes to the timing of federal government spending; the risks related to use of third-party providers and joint venture partners; the ability to control our operating expenses; the economic health of our tenants; the supply of competing properties; shifts away from brick and mortar stores to e-commerce; the availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of securities markets; compliance with applicable laws, including those concerning the environment and access by persons with disabilities; terrorist attacks or actions and/or risks relating to information technology and cybersecurity attacks, loss of confidential information and other related business disruptions; weather conditions, natural disasters and pandemics; ability to maintain key personnel; failure to qualify and maintain our qualification as a REIT and the risks of changes in laws affecting REITs; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements or risk factors to reflect new information, future events, or otherwise.

Outlook

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19, a respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus, a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020, the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic caused state and local governments within our areas of business operations to institute quarantines, “shelter-in-place” mandates, including rules and restrictions on travel and the types of businesses that may continue to operate. While certain areas have re-opened, others have seen an increase in the number of cases reported, prompting local governments to consider enforce further restrictions. We continue to monitor our operations and government recommendations. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law to provide widespread emergency relief for the economy and to provide aid to corporations.

The CARES Act includes several significant provisions related to taxes, refundable payroll tax credits and deferment of social security payments. We utilized certain relief options offered under the CARES Act and continue to evaluate the relief options for us and our tenants available under the CARES Act, as well as other emergency relief initiatives and stimulus packages instituted by the federal government. Several of the relief options contain restrictions on future business activities, which require careful evaluation and consideration, such as restrictions on the ability to repurchase shares and pay dividends. We will continue to assess these options, and any subsequent legislation or other relief packages, including the accompanying restrictions on our business, as the effects of the pandemic continue to evolve.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact our operating results during the first three quarters of 2021. We continue to monitor and communicate with our tenants to assess their needs and ability to pay rent. We have negotiated lease amendments with certain tenants who have demonstrated financial distress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which have included or may include rent deferral, temporary rent abatement, or reduced rental rates and/or lease extension periods, however no new negotiations were initiated during the first three quarters of 2021. While these amendments have affected our short-term cash flows, we do not believe they represent a change in the valuation of our assets for the properties affected and have not significantly affected our results of operations. Given the longevity of this pandemic and the potential for other variants of the coronavirus, such as the delta variant, the COVID-19 outbreak may materially affect our financial condition and results of operations going forward, including but not limited to real estate rental revenues, credit losses, leasing activity, and potentially the valuation of our real estate assets. We do expect additional rent deferrals, abatements, and/or credit losses from our commercial tenants during the remainder of 2021 and we do not expect our existing rent deferrals, abatements, and/or credit losses to have a material impact on our real estate rental revenue and cash collections. While we do expect that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our ability to lease up available commercial space, our business operations and activities in many regions may be subject to future quarantines, "shelter-in-place" rules, and various other restrictions for the foreseeable future. Due to the uncertainty of the future impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the extent of the financial impact cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.  We are currently focused on growing our portfolio with the recent capital raised from the sale of our 9.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock in June 2021 and our Series A common stock in July 2021.  For more information, see Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021.

OVERVIEW

The Company operates as an internally managed, diversified REIT, with primary holdings in office, industrial, retail, and triple-net leased model home properties. In October 2017, we changed our name from “NetREIT, Inc.” to “Presidio Property Trust, Inc.” The Company acquires, owns, and manages a geographically diversified portfolio of real estate assets including office, industrial, retail and model home residential properties leased to homebuilders located in the United States. As of September 30, 2021, the Company owned or had an equity interest in:

We own five commercial properties located in Colorado, four in North Dakota, two in Southern California and one in Texas. Our model home properties are located in four states.  While geographical clustering of real estate enables us to reduce our operating costs through economies of scale by servicing several properties with less staff, it makes us susceptible to changing market conditions in these discrete geographic areas, including those that have developed as a result of COVID-19. We do not develop properties but acquire properties that are stabilized or that we anticipate will be stabilized within two or three years of acquisition. We consider a property to be stabilized once it has achieved an 80% occupancy rate for a full year as of January 1 of such year or has been operating for three years.

Most of our office and retail properties are leased to a variety of tenants ranging from small businesses to large public companies, many of which are not investment grade. We have in the past entered into, and intend in the future to enter into, purchase agreements for real estate having net leases that require the tenant to pay all of the operating expense or pay increases in operating expenses over specific base years. Most of our office leases are for terms of three to five years with annual rental increases. Our model homes are typically leased back for two to three years to the home builder on a triple-net lease. Under a triple-net lease, the tenant is required to pay all operating, maintenance and insurance costs and real estate taxes with respect to the leased property.

We seek to diversify our portfolio by commercial real estate segments, including office, industrial, retail and model home properties to reduce the adverse effect of a single under-performing segment and/or tenant. We further mitigate risk at the tenant level through our credit review process, which varies by tenant class. For example, our commercial and industrial tenants tend to be corporations or individual owned businesses. In these cases, we typically obtain financial records, including financial statements and tax returns (depending on the circumstance), and run credit reports for any prospective tenant to support our decision to enter into a rental arrangement. We also typically obtain security deposits from these commercial tenants. Our Model Home commercial tenants are well-known homebuilders with established credit histories. These tenants are subjected to financial review and analysis prior to us entering into a sales-leaseback transaction.

Initial Public Offering. On October 6, 2020, we completed an initial public offering ("IPO"), selling 500,000 shares of our Series A Common Stock at $5.00 per share. Proceeds from our IPO were $2.0 million after deducting approximately $0.5 million in underwriting discounts, commissions and fees and before giving effect to $0.5 million in other expenses relating to the IPO. Incremental costs of $0.5 million that were directly attributable to issuing new shares were deducted from equity in the Consolidated Statements of Equity, while costs that were not directly related to issuing new shares of $0.5 million were expensed in deferred offering costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operation. We utilized the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate and working capital purposes.

9.375% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.  

Dividends:

Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends at a rate of 9.375% per annum of the $25.00 per share liquidation preference (equivalent to $2.34375 per annum per share). Dividends will be payable monthly on the 15th day of each month (each, a “Dividend Payment Date”), provided that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a business day, then the dividend that would otherwise have been payable on that Dividend Payment Date may be paid on the next succeeding business day without adjustment in the amount of the dividend.

Voting Rights:

Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock will generally have no voting rights. However, if the Company does not pay dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock for eighteen or more monthly dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock (voting separately as a class with the holders of all other classes or series of the Company’s preferred stock it may issue upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable and which are entitled to vote as a class with the Series D Preferred Stock in the election referred to below) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve on the Company’s  Board of Directors until the Company pays, or declares and sets apart funds for the payment of, all dividends that it owes on the Series D Preferred Stock, subject to certain limitations.

Liquidation Preference:

In the event of the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the holders of shares of Series D Preferred Stock will be entitled to be paid out of the assets the Company has legally available for distribution to its stockholders, subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of its stock the Company may issue ranking senior to the Series D Preferred Stock with respect to the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of payment, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Company’s common stock or any other class or series of the Company’s stock it may issue that ranks junior to the Series D Preferred Stock as to liquidation rights.

In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the Company’s available assets are insufficient to pay the amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of the Company’s stock that it issues ranking on parity with the Series D Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series D Preferred Stock and all other such classes or series of stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. 

Redemption:

Commencing on or after June 15, 2026, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price equal to $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Prior to June 15, 2026, upon a Change of Control (as defined in the  Articles Supplementary), the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series D Preferred Stock, in whole or part, at a cash redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends to, but not including the redemption date. The Series D Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, will not be subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any of our other securities.

Reverse Stock Split. On July 29, 2020, we amended our charter to effect a one-for-two reverse stock split of every outstanding share of our Series A Common Stock. The financial statements and accompanying footnotes have been retroactively restated to reflect the reverse stock split.

SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS IN 2021 AND 2020

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company disposed of the following properties: