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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒          QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

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☐          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 000-56082

LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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(701) 630-6500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

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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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

As of May 17, 2021, there were 7,942,025 outstanding shares of common stock of Lodging Fund REIT III, Inc.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

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LODGING FUND REIT III, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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1.    ORGANIZATION

Lodging Fund REIT III, Inc. (“LF REIT III”), was formed on April 9, 2018 as a Maryland corporation. LF REIT III, together with its subsidiaries (the “Company”), was formed for the principal purpose of acquiring, through purchase or contribution, direct or indirect ownership interests in a diverse portfolio of limited-service, select-service and extended stay hotel properties located primarily in “America’s Heartland,” which the Company defines as the geographic area from North Dakota to Texas and the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains. LF REIT III has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes beginning with the taxable year ended December 31, 2018. The Company’s business activities are directed and managed by Legendary Capital REIT III, LLC (the “Advisor”) and its affiliates, which are related parties through common management, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), dated June 1, 2018. The Company has no foreign operations or assets and its operating structure includes only one operating and reportable segment.

Substantially all of the Company’s assets and liabilities are held by, and substantially all of its operations are conducted through, Lodging Fund REIT III OP, LP (the “Operating Partnership,” or “OP”), a subsidiary of LF REIT III. The OP has three voting classes of partnership units, Common General Partnership Units (“GP Units”), Interval Units and Common Limited Partnership Units (“Common LP Units”), and three classes of non-voting partnership units, Series B Limited Partnership Units (“Series B LP Units”), Series Growth & Opportunity (“GO”) Limited Partnership Units (“Series GO LP Units”) and Series T Limited Partnership Units (“Series T LP Units”).  LF REIT III was the sole general partner of the OP, as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no outstanding Common LP Units or Interval Units, and there were 1,000 outstanding Series B LP Units, all of which were owned by the Advisor.  As of March 31, 2021 and December 30, 2020, there were 1,103,758 and 0 Series T LP Units outstanding, respectively. As of March 31, 2021 and December 30, 2020, there were 1,258,817 and 654,868 Series GO LP Units outstanding, respectively.

On June 1, 2018, the Company commenced a private offering of shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, with a maximum offering of $100,000,000 (the “Offering”) to accredited investors only, pursuant to a confidential private placement memorandum exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition to sales of common shares for cash, the Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), which permits stockholders to reinvest their distributions back into the Company. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had issued and sold 7,872,134 shares of common stock, including 506,688 shares attributable to the DRIP, and received aggregate proceeds of $76.6 million.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company had repurchased 64,190 shares, which represents an original investment of $641,898, including $16,898 of DRIP, for $590,547 under the Company’s Share Repurchase Plan.  As of March 31, 2021, there were no outstanding redemption proceeds needing to be paid.

On April 29, 2020, the Company classified and designated 7,000,000 shares of authorized but unissued common stock, $0.01 par value per share, as shares of “Interval Common Stock,” to be part of the Offering. The offering of the Interval Common Stock, is a maximum offering of $30,000,000, which may be increased to $60,000,000 in the sole discretion of the Company’s board of directors, (the “Interval Share Offering”) to accredited investors only, pursuant to a confidential private placement memorandum exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not issued or sold any shares of Interval Common Stock.

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On June 15, 2020, the Operating Partnership commenced a private offering of limited partnership units in the OP, designated as Series GO LP Units, with a maximum offering of $20,000,000, which may be increased to $30,000,000 in the sole discretion of  LF REIT III as the General Partner of the OP, (the “GO Unit Offering”) to accredited investors only, pursuant to a confidential private placement memorandum exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had issued and sold 1,258,817 Series GO LP Units and received aggregate proceeds of $8.7 million.

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2.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to interim financial information. Accordingly, the unaudited financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for audited financial statements. The financial statements for the unaudited interim periods presented include all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, and which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair and consistent presentation of the results for such periods. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LF REIT III, the OP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. For the controlled subsidiaries that are not wholly-owned, the interests owned by an entity other than the Company represent a noncontrolling interest, which is presented separately in the consolidated financial statements. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates—The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities and the amounts of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.  

During the first quarter of 2020, there was a global outbreak of a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, which has spread to over 200 countries and territories, including the United States, and has spread to every state in the United States. The World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 as a pandemic, and numerous countries, including the United States, have declared national emergencies with respect to COVID-19. The impact of the outbreak on the U.S. and world economies has been evolving, and as cases of COVID-19 have continued to be identified in additional countries, there have been international mandates, and mandates in the United States from federal, state and local authorities, instituting quarantines and stay-at-home orders, closing schools, and instituting restrictions on travel and/or limiting operations of non-essential offices and retail centers. Such actions are adversely impacting many industries, with the travel and hospitality industries being particularly adversely affected. Although the Company’s hotel properties have remained open through the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the Company’s occupancy levels have been lower than historic levels. The outbreak could have a continued adverse impact on economic and market conditions and could trigger a continued slowdown in leisure and business travel, which is adversely impacting the travel and hospitality industries. The fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions. The Company believes the estimates and assumptions underlying the Company’s consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available as of March 31, 2021, however uncertainty over the ultimate impact COVID-19 will have on the global economy generally, and the Company’s business in particular, makes any estimates and assumptions as of March 31, 2021 inherently less certain than they would be absent the current and potential impacts of COVID-19.

Revenue Recognition—Revenues consist of amounts derived from hotel operations, including room sales and other hotel revenues, and are presented on a disaggregated basis in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. These revenues are recorded net of any sales and occupancy taxes collected from the hotel guests. All revenues are recorded on an accrual basis as they are earned. Any cash received prior to a guest’s arrival is recorded as an advance deposit from the guest and recognized as revenue at the time of the guest’s occupancy at the hotel property.

Investment in Hotel Properties—The Company evaluates whether each hotel property acquisition should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or a business combination. If substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, then the transaction is considered to be an asset acquisition. All of the Company’s acquisitions since inception have been determined to be asset acquisitions. Transaction costs associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized and transaction costs associated with business combinations would be expensed as incurred.

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The Company’s acquisitions generally consist of land, land improvements, buildings, building improvements, and furniture, fixtures and equipment (“FF&E”). The Company may also acquire intangible assets or liabilities related to in-place leases, management agreements, debt, and advanced bookings. For transactions determined to be asset acquisitions, the Company allocates the purchase price among the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis at the date of acquisition. The Company determines the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the assistance of third-party valuation specialists, using cash flow analysis as well as available market and cost data.  The determination of fair value includes making numerous estimates and assumptions.

The difference between the fair value and the face value of debt assumed in connection with an acquisition is recorded as a premium or discount and amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt assumed. The valuation of assumed debt liabilities is based on our estimate of the current market rates for similar liabilities in effect at the acquisition date.

The Company’s investments in hotel properties are carried at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 15 years for land improvements, 15 years for building improvements, 40 years for buildings and three to seven years for FF&E. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed in the period incurred and major renewals or improvements to the hotel properties are capitalized.

The Company assesses the carrying value of its hotel properties whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the property to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the property, which take into account current market conditions, including the impact of COVID-19, and the Company’s intent with respect to holding or disposing of the hotel properties. If the Company’s analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, the Company will recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The fair value is determined through various valuation techniques, including internally developed discounted cash flow models, comparable market transactions or third-party appraisals.

The use of projected future cash flows is based on assumptions that are consistent with a market participant’s future expectations for the industry and the economy in general and the Company’s expected use of the underlying hotel properties. The assumptions and estimates related to the future cash flows and the capitalization rates are complex and subjective in nature. Changes in economic and operating conditions, including those occurring as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, that occur subsequent to a current impairment analysis and the Company’s ultimate use of the hotel property could impact the assumptions and result in future impairment losses to the hotel properties.

Advertising Costs – The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred.  These costs represent the expense for franchise advertising and reservation systems under the terms of the hotel management and franchise agreements and expenses that are directly attributable to advertising and promotion. Advertising expense was $136,995 and $169,959 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and is included in sales and marketing in the consolidated statement of operations.

Non-controlling Interest—Non-controlling interests represent the portion of equity related to shares with limited voting interest. Non-controlling interests are reported in the consolidated balance sheets within equity, separate from stockholders’ equity. Revenue and expenses attributable to both the Company and the non-controlling interests are reported in the consolidated statements of operations, with net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests reported separately from net income or loss attributable to the Company.

Cash and Cash Equivalents—Cash and cash equivalents include cash in bank accounts as well as highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. The Company deposits cash with several high-quality financial institutions. These deposits are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to an insurance limit of $250,000. At times, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents may exceed federally insured levels.

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reserves for future capital expenditures, as required by our debt agreements.  As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets included $1.8 million and $1.85 million, respective, of earnest money deposits.

Accounts Receivable—Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables due from hotel guests for room stays and meeting and banquet room rentals, which are uncollateralized customer obligations. Management determines the likelihood of collectability of receivables on an individual customer basis, based on the amount of time the balance has been outstanding, likelihood of collecting, and the customer’s current economic status. The carrying amount of the accounts receivables is reduced by a valuation allowance that reflects management’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected.

Deferred Financing Costs—Deferred financing costs represent origination fees, legal fees, and other costs associated with obtaining financing. Deferred financing costs are presented on the consolidated balance sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability. These costs are amortized to interest expense over the terms of the respective financing agreements using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. The Company expenses unamortized deferred financing costs when the associated financing agreement is refinanced or repaid before maturity unless certain criteria are met that would allow for the carryover of such costs to the refinanced agreement. Costs incurred in connection with potential financial transactions that are not completed are expensed in the period in which it is determined the financing will not be completed.

Offering Costs—The Company has incurred certain costs related directly to the Company’s private offering consisting of, among other costs, commissions, legal, due diligence costs, printing, marketing, filing fees, postage, data processing fees, and other offering related costs. These costs are capitalized and recorded as a reduction of equity proceeds on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Property Operations Expenses—Property operations expenses consist of expenses related to room rental, food and beverage sales, telephone usage, and other miscellaneous service costs, as well as all costs of operating the Company’s hotel properties such as building repairs, maintenance, property taxes, utilities, and other related costs.

Property Management Fees—Property management fees include expenses incurred for management services provided for the day-to-day operations of our hotel properties, which are generally charged at a rate of 4% of gross revenues. Property management fees also include asset management fees, which may be charged at an annual rate of up to 0.75% of gross assets and are paid to the Advisor.  For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, asset management fees were charged only on the value of investments in hotel properties.

Franchise Fees—The Company pays initial fees related to hotel franchise rights prior to acquiring a hotel property. The fees are included in prepaid expenses and other assets until the time the related hotel property is acquired. Initial franchise fees related to hotel properties that are acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life of the agreement. Initial franchise fees related to hotel properties that are not acquired are refunded to the Company, net of any associated fees, and any fees are expensed as incurred. Franchise fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations include the amortization of initial franchise fees, as well as monthly fees paid to franchisors for royalty, marketing, and reservation fees and other related costs.

Acquisition Costs—The Company incurs costs during the review of potential hotel property acquisitions including legal fees, environmental reviews, market studies, financial advisory services, and other professional service fees. If the Company does complete a property acquisition, an acquisition fee of up to 1.4% is charged by the Advisor, based on the purchase price of the property plus any estimated property improvement plan (“PIP”) costs. For transactions determined to be asset acquisitions, these costs are capitalized as part of the overall cost of the project. For transactions determined to be business combinations, these costs would be expensed in the period incurred. Acquisition-related and acquisition due diligence costs that relate to a property that is not acquired, are expensed and included in acquisition costs on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Prior to the ultimate determination of whether a property will be acquired or not, acquisition-related and acquisition due diligence costs are recorded as, and included in, prepaid expenses and other assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock—Basic net loss per common share is computed based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is calculated after giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding for the period. Basic and diluted net loss per common share were the same for the periods presented.

Income Taxes—The Company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, subject to certain adjustments and excluding any net capital gain, to stockholders. The Company’s intention is to adhere to the REIT qualification requirements and to maintain its qualification for taxation as a REIT.

As a REIT, the Company is generally not subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on the portion of taxable income that is distributed to stockholders. If the Company fails to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes at regular corporate rates and it may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years. As a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to U.S. federal income and excise taxes on undistributed taxable income. Taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes at the applicable rates.

The TRS accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax basis, and for net operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. The deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted income tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be realized or settled. The effect on the deferred tax assets and liabilities from a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period when the new rate is enacted. However, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is more likely than not that they will be realized based on consideration of all available evidence, including the future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future projected taxable income and tax planning strategies. Valuation allowances are provided if, based upon the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company performs periodic reviews for any uncertain tax positions and, if necessary, will record the expected future tax consequences of uncertain tax positions in the consolidated financial statements.

Fair Value Measurement—The Company establishes fair value measures based on the fair value definition and hierarchy levels established by GAAP. These fair values are based on a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1—Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets.

Level 2—Directly or indirectly observable inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require a reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company’s estimates of fair value were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methods may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The Company classifies assets and liabilities in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—The Company, as an emerging growth company, has elected to use the extended transition period which allows us to defer the adoption of new or revised accounting standards. This allows the Company to adopt new or revised accounting standards as of the effective date for non-public business entities.

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In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2019 and has applied it on a modified retrospective basis. Based on the Company’s completed assessment of this updated accounting guidance, it does not materially affect the amount or timing of revenue recognition for the Company and the Company did not recognize any cumulative-effect adjustment as a result of adoption.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases” (“ASU No. 2016-02”) (Topic 842), which sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e., lessees and lessors). ASU No. 2016-02 requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase of the leased asset by the lessee. This classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance for operating leases. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to existing guidance for sales type leases, direct financing leases and operating leases. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. We plan to adopt ASU 2016-02 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, and for interim periods beginning on January 1, 2022. We do not anticipate any reclassifications or significant impacts on our consolidated financial statements as a result of this adoption.

3.    INVESTMENT IN HOTEL PROPERTIES

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As of March 31, 2021, the Company owned eight hotel properties with an aggregate of 847 rooms located in seven states.

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Acquisitions of Hotel Properties

The Company acquired one property during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and two properties during the year ended December 31, 2020.  Each of the Company’s hotel acquisitions to date have been determined to be asset acquisitions.  The table below outlines the details of the property acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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Each of the Company’s hotel properties, except the Southaven Property, is subject to a property management agreement with NHS, LLC dba National Hospitality Services (“NHS”) with an initial term expiring on December 31st of the fifth full calendar year following the effective date of the agreement, which will automatically renew for successive 5-year periods unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. The Southaven Property is currently being managed on a day-to-day basis by Vista Host, Inc. pursuant to a property management agreement with an initial term expiring on February 21, 2025, which will automatically renew for two successive 5-year periods unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms.

The seller of the Pineville Property, an affiliate of Beacon, may be entitled to additional cash consideration if the property exceeds certain performance criteria based on increases in the property’s net operating income (“NOI”) for a selected 12-month period of time. At any time during the period beginning April 1, 2021 through the date of the final NOI determination (on or about April 30, 2023), the seller of the property may make a one-time election to receive the additional consideration. The variable amount of the additional consideration, if any, is based on the excess of the property’s actual NOI over a base NOI for the applicable 12-month calculation period divided by the stated cap rate for such calculation period. As of March 31, 2021, no amounts were owed or paid to the seller of the Pineville Property, and no election to receive the additional consideration had been made.

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The Aurora Property was acquired on February 4, 2021 for contractual consideration comprising of $15.0 million in debt, $1.9 million in cash paid at closing and the issuance of 1,103,758 Series T LP Units of the Operating Partnership” (the “Series T Units”).  The Series T Units will convert into Common Limited Units of the Operating Partnership beginning 36 months, or at the option of the Company, up to 48 months, after February 4, 2021, at which point the value will be calculated pursuant to the terms of a Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2020, as amended on February 4, 2021 (the “Contribution Agreement”).  The number of Common Limited Units to be issued to the Company based on such conversion may be higher or lower than the initial valuation of the Series T Units.  Accordingly, the aggregate purchase price used for the acquisition accounting noted in the tables above and below of $23.6 million, was determined to be the value assigned by a third-party appraisal, as the appraisal value was more reliably measurable. The aggregate purchase price for the hotel properties acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 were allocated as follows:

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On February 10, 2020, the Company entered into a $5.0 million revolving line of credit.  The line of credit requires monthly payments of interest only, with all outstanding principal amounts being due and payable at maturity on February 10, 2021. On January 19, 2021, the line of credit was amended to extend the maturity date to May 10, 2021. The line of credit had a variable interest rate equal to the U.S. Prime Rate, plus 0.50%, resulting in an effective rate of 3.75% per annum as of March 31, 2021.  On May 6, 2021, the line of credit was amended to extend the maturity date to May 10, 2022.  On that date, the interest rate was also amended to incorporate an interest rate floor equal to 4.00%.  The line of credit is secured by the Company’s Cedar Rapids Property and Eagan Property, which are also subject to term loans with the same lender, and 100,000 Common LP Units of the Operating Partnership.  The line of credit includes cross-collateralization and cross-default provisions such that the existing mortgage loan agreements with respect to the Cedar Rapids Property and the Eagan Property, as well as future loan agreements that the Company may enter into with this lender, are cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with each other.  The line of credit, including all cross-collateralized debt, is guaranteed by Corey Maple, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.  As of March 31, 2021, there was no outstanding balance on the line of credit.

On August 22, 2018, the Company entered into a $3.0 million revolving line of credit, collateralized by 300,000 partnership units of Lodging Fund REIT III OP, LP. The line of credit had a variable interest rate equal to the U.S. Prime Rate, plus 1.00%, with a minimum rate of 5.00%. The line of credit required monthly payments of interest only, with all principal due at maturity. The line of credit to include a partial guarantee by each of Corey Maple and Norman

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Leslie, as the members of the Advisor, each in the amount of $1.2 million. The line of credit was not renewed on November 22, 2020 and the loan was closed.

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As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $79.3 million in outstanding mortgage debt secured by eight properties, with maturity dates ranging from February 2024 to April 2029. Seven of the loans have fixed interest rates ranging from 3.70% to 5.33%, and a weighted-average interest rate of 4.54%. One of the loans is a variable interest loan at a rate of LIBOR plus 6.0% per annum, provided that LIBOR shall not be less than 1.0%, resulting in an effective rate of 7% as of March 31, 2021. The loans generally require monthly payments of principal and interest on an amortized basis, with certain loans allowing for an interest-only period up to 12 months following origination, and generally require a balloon payment due at maturity. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, certain mortgage debt was guaranteed by the members of the Advisor.  Except as described below, the Company was either in compliance with all debt covenants or received a waiver of testing of its debt covenants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

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As of March 31, 2021, the Company was not in compliance with the required financial covenants under the terms of its promissory note secured by the Pineville Property and related loan documents (the “Pineville Loan”), which constitutes an event that puts the Company into a trigger period pursuant to the loan documents. At the onset of a trigger period, the Pineville Loan will enter into a cash management period. The Company has requested a waiver of the financial covenants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, but as of the date of this filing it had not been received. If the Company is unable to obtain a waiver, the loan will go into cash management, however the other terms of the Pineville Loan will not change, including the timing or amounts of payments, or the expiration date. The lender for the Company’s loan secured by the Lubbock Fairfield Property (the “Lubbock Fairfield Loan”) waived the required financial covenants under the terms of the Lubbock Fairfield Loan through March 31, 2021. The promissory note and related loan documents regarding the Lubbock Home2 Property did not have any required financial covenants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Other than as described above for the Pineville Loan, the Company was either in compliance with its debt covenants or received a waiver of testing of its debt covenants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 as noted below.

Forbearance Agreements and Loan Amendments

On April 17, 2020, the Company entered into a Change In Terms Agreement (the “Cedar Rapids Amendment”), amending the terms of the its original Promissory Note (the “Cedar Rapids Note”), dated March 5, 2019 in the original principal amount of $5.9 million. Pursuant to the Cedar Rapids Amendment, the maturity date of the Cedar Rapids Note was extended from March 1, 2024, to September 1, 2024, the requirement to make any replacement reserve deposits was waived until March 1, 2021, and the requirement to make any payments of principal and interest was deferred until October 1, 2020.  In addition to the Cedar Rapids Amendment, the lender has also waived the required financial covenants under the terms of the Cedar Rapids Note through December 31, 2020.

On April 17, 2020, the Company entered into a Change In Terms Agreement (the “Eagan Amendment”), amending the terms of the its original Promissory Note (the “Eagan Note”), dated June 19, 2019 in the original principal amount of $9.4 million. Pursuant to the Eagan Amendment, the maturity date of the Eagan Note was extended from July 1, 2024, to January 1, 2025, the requirement to make any replacement reserve deposits was waived until June 1, 2021, and the requirement to make any payments of principal and interest was deferred until October 1, 2020. In addition to the Eagan Amendment, the lender has also waived the required financial covenants under the terms of the Eagan Note through December 31, 2020.

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On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Prattville Forbearance Agreement”),  effective May 1, 2020, amending the terms of its original loan agreement (the “Prattville Loan”), dated July 11, 2019, in the original principal amount of $9.6 million. Pursuant to the Prattville Forbearance Agreement, the Company did not make interest payments that were due and payable during the Prattville Forbearance Period (as defined below) which constituted events of default under the terms of the Prattville Loan (collectively, the “Prattville Projected Events of Default”).  However, during the Prattville Forbearance Period, the lender agreed to forbear from exercising any available rights and remedies under the Prattville Loan and other Loan Documents (as defined in the

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Prattville Loan) to the extent such rights and remedies arise as a result of the Prattville Projected Events of Default. The lender further agreed to defer the interest accrued during the Prattville Forbearance Period such that the accrued interest of $100,878 was paid-in-kind and added to the outstanding principal balance of the loan. The forbearance period (the “Prattville Forbearance Period”) was the period from May 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020.

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On August 14, 2020, the Prattville Loan was amended (the “Prattville Amendment”) to waive the Prattville Projected Events of Default and to adjust other terms of the Prattville Loan.  The Prattville Amendment, among other things, extended the required PIP completion date to align with the extension provided by the franchise agreement, adjusted certain financial covenants, put into place certain liquidity requirements and added restrictions on capital expenditures, related party payments, including management fees payable to NHS and loan guarantee fees, and cash distributions until certain financial covenants are achieved. Pursuant to the Prattville Forbearance Agreement and Prattville Amendment, until certain financial covenants are achieved, the borrower may not make any payments for capital expenditures or any distributions and must maintain a minimum cash balance of $155,000 in its hotel operating account.  The restriction on distributions precludes the borrower subsidiary entities from making distributions of cash to the Operating Partnership, and as of December 31, 2020, the borrower subsidiary entities had cash balances in the amount of $831,379, which is included in cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company was in compliance with the required financial covenants under the terms of the Prattville Amendment through March 31, 2021.

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On April 22, 2020, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement (the “Southaven Forbearance Agreement”),  effective May 1, 2020, amending the terms of its original loan agreement (the “Southaven Loan”), dated February 21, 2020, in the original principal amount of $13.5 million. Pursuant to the Southaven Forbearance Agreement, the Company did not make interest payments that were due and payable during the Southaven Forbearance Period (as defined below) which constituted events of default under the terms of the Southaven Loan (collectively, the “Southaven Projected Events of Default”).  However, during the Southaven Forbearance Period, the lender agreed to forbear from exercising any available rights and remedies under the Southaven Loan and other Loan Documents (as defined in the Southaven Loan) to the extent such rights and remedies arise as a result of the Southaven Projected Events of Default. The lender further agreed to defer the interest accrued during the Southaven Forbearance Period such that the accrued interest of $126,110 was paid-in-kind and added to the outstanding principal balance of the loan. The forbearance period (the “Southaven Forbearance Period”) was the period from May 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020.

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On August 14, 2020, the Southaven Loan was amended (the “Southaven Amendment”) to waive the Southaven Projected Events of Default and to adjust other terms of the Southaven Loan.  The Southaven Amendment, among other things, extended the required PIP completion date to align with the extension provided by the franchise agreement, adjusted certain financial covenants, put into place certain liquidity requirements and added restrictions on capital expenditures, related party payments, including loan guarantee fees, and cash distributions until certain financial covenants are achieved. Pursuant to the Southaven Forbearance Agreement and Southaven Amendment, until certain financial covenants are achieved, the borrower may not make any payments for capital expenditures or any distributions and must maintain a minimum cash balance of $225,000 in its hotel operating account.  The restriction on distributions precludes the borrower subsidiary entities from making distributions of cash to the Operating Partnership, and as of December 31, 2020, the borrower subsidiary entities had cash balances in the amount of $1,498,889, which is included in cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company did not have any required financial covenants under the terms of the Southaven loan in effect as of December 31, 2020. The Company was in compliance with the required financial covenants under the terms of the Southaven Amendment as of March 31, 2021.

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Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loans

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In April 2020, the Company entered into six unsecured promissory notes under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”), totaling $763,100. The PPP was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was passed in March 2020, and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The term of each PPP loan is 2 years, which may be extended to 5 years at the Company’s election. The interest rate on each PPP loan is 1.0% per annum, which shall be deferred for a period of time. After the initial deferral

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period, each loan requires monthly payments of principal and interest until maturity with respect to any portion of such PPP loan which is not forgiven as described below.  The initial deferral period ends at either i) the date the SBA remits the borrower’s loan forgiveness amount, or ii) if the Company has not applied for loan forgiveness, 10 months after the end of the borrower’s loan forgiveness covered period. The Company’s covered period ended September 25, 2020, for two of its PPP loans and ended October 2, 2020, for four of its PPP loans. The Company is permitted to prepay each PPP loan at any time with no prepayment penalties.   Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for, and be granted, forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations and ongoing rulemaking by the SBA, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels. As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the PPP Loans was $763,100. In February 2021, we applied for and received one hundred percent (100%) forgiveness of all six PPP Loans.  

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In January 2021, the Company entered into six new unsecured promissory notes totaling $716,400, under the Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program (the “Second Draw PPP”) created by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “CAA Act”), through Western State Bank. The term of each Second Draw PPP loan is five years. The interest rate on each Second Draw PPP loan is 1.0% per annum, which shall be deferred for the first sixteen months of the term of the loan. After the initial sixteen-month deferral period, each loan requires monthly payments of principal and interest until maturity with respect to any portion of such Second Draw PPP loan which is not forgiven as described below.  The Company is permitted to prepay each Second Draw PPP loan at any time with no prepayment penalties.

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In February 2021, the Company, through its subsidiary LF3 Southaven TRS, LLC (“Southaven TRS”), entered into an unsecured promissory note under the PPP through Western State Bank.  The amount of the PPP loan for Southaven TRS is $85,400.  The term of each PPP loan is five years. The interest rate on the PPP loan is 1.0% per annum, which shall be deferred for the first sixteen months of the term of the loan. After the initial sixteen-month deferral period, the loan requires monthly payments of principal and interest until maturity with respect to any portion of the PPP loan which is not forgiven as described below.  The Company is permitted to prepay the PPP loan at any time with no prepayment penalties.

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Under the terms of the CARES Act and the CAA Act, as applicable, PPP loan recipients and Second Draw PPP loan recipients can apply for, and be granted, forgiveness for all or a portion of such loans. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations and ongoing rulemaking by the SBA, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs, the maintenance of employee and compensation levels and certain other approved expenses. No assurance is provided that the Company will obtain forgiveness of any or all of the Second Draw PPP loans or the PPP loan for Southaven TRS in whole or in part.

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The following table sets forth the hotel properties securing each loan, the interest rate, maturity date, and the outstanding balance as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 for each of the Company’s mortgage debt obligations, respectively.

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