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 September 30, 2020March 31, 2021

 

OR

 

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 000-55778

 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland47-1436295
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6363 Woodway Drive, Suite 110
Houston, Texas
 

9655 Katy Freeway, Suite 600

Houston, Texas

7705777024
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

 

(713) 977-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
NoneNoneNone

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit 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.

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Emerging Growth Company

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 ☒
   No

As of October 5, 2020, there were 13,630,429 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding, consisting of 12,990,645 shares of Class A common stock, 159,092 shares of Class I common stock, and 480,692 shares of Class T common stock.

As of May 8, 2021, there were 13,635,429 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding, consisting of 12,995,645 shares of Class A common stock, 159,092 shares of Class I common stock, and 480,692 shares of Class T common stock.

 

 

 

 

 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
INDEX

  Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATIONPage1
   
Item 1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)31
   
 Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019202031
   
 Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 201942
   
 Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited) for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 202153
   
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 201964
   
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements75
   
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations2419
   
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk3731
   
Item 4.Controls and Procedures3832
   
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION4033
   
Item 1.Legal Proceedings4033
   
Item 1A.Risk Factors4033
   
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds4335
   
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities4436
   
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures4436
   
Item 5.Other Information4436
   
Item 6.Exhibits4537

 

 

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 

 September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
 
ASSETS                
Investments in hotel properties, net $431,633  $441,025 
Investment in hotel properties, net $423,990  $427,801 
Cash and cash equivalents  3,377   7,303   4,897   4,642 
Restricted cash  5,285   8,645   4,686   5,860 
Investment in marketable securities  2,272   5,936      2,037 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $35 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019  768   766 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $35 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020  1,014   568 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  3,482   3,141   2,886   3,024 
Deferred franchise costs, net of accumulated amortization of $279 and $217 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  788   850 
Deferred franchise costs, net of accumulated amortization of $320 and $300 at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  747   767 
Total Assets $447,605  $467,666  $438,220  $444,699 
                
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                
Liabilities:                
Notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,784 and $3,293 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively $237,594  $238,603 
Note payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,446 and $2,614 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 $236,783  $237,516 
Note payable to related party  —     2,894   8,000    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  14,249   10,106   15,668   17,360 
Due to related parties, net  6,116   861   5,406   8,461 
Dividends payable  70   2,038   70   70 
Operating partnership distributions payable  —     47 
Total Liabilities  258,029   254,549   265,927   263,407 
                
Special Limited Partnership Interests  1   1   1   1 
                
Commitments and Contingencies        
        
Equity:                
        
Stockholders’ equity:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 100,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding  —     —         
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized, 13,630 and 13,251 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively  136   133 
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 1,000,000 shares authorized, 13,635 and 13,630 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively  136   136 
Additional paid-in capital  305,428   296,928   305,478   305,446 
Accumulated deficit  (119,571)  (88,258)  (136,512)  (127,686)
Total stockholders’ equity  185,993   208,803   169,102   177,896 
Noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership  3,582   4,313   3,190   3,395 
Total Equity  189,575   213,116   172,292   181,291 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $447,605  $467,666 
Total Liabilities and Equity $438,220  $444,699 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 

 Three months ended September 30,  Nine months ended September 30,  Three months ended
March 31,
 
 2020  2019  2020  2019  2021  2020 
Revenue                 
Room revenue $8,581  $21,436  $28,810  $60,546  $8,987  $14,180 
Other hotel revenue  595   1,317   2,075   3,737   683   1,063 
Total hotel revenue  9,176   22,753   30,885   64,283   9,670   15,243 
Interest and dividend income  3   101   10   554   1   4 
Total revenue  9,179   22,854   30,895   64,837   9,671   15,247 
                        
Expenses                        
Hotel operating expenses  7,871   14,837   25,588   41,366   8,251   11,200 
Property taxes, insurance and other  1,623   1,873   5,158   4,889   1,896   1,761 
Depreciation and amortization  3,852   3,698   11,539   10,368   3,865   3,839 
Acquisition expenses  —     —     —     2,212 
Corporate general and administrative  1,662   1,503   4,951   4,633   1,989   1,806 
Total expenses  15,008   21,911   47,236   63,468   16,001   18,606 
                        
Operating income (loss)  (5,829)  943   (16,341)  1,369 
Operating loss  (6,330)  (3,359)
                        
Other expenses (income)                
Other expenses        
Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs  3,011   3,413   9,049   9,732   2,934   3,035 
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities  —     —     440   (9)
Unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  205   24   2,231   57 
Loss on sale of marketable securities  245   37 
Unrealized (gain) loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  (397)   3,811 
Total other expenses  3,216   3,437   11,720   9,780   2,782   6,883 
                        
Loss before income taxes  (9,045)  (2,494)  (28,061)  (8,411)  (9,112)  (10,242)
                        
Income tax expense  28   60   65   156 
Income tax (credit) expense   (81)   13 
                        
Net loss  (9,073)  (2,554)  (28,126)  (8,567)  (9,031)  (10,255)
                        
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in Operating Partnership  206   63   641   225   205   236 
                        
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $(8,867) $(2,491) $(27,485) $(8,342) $(8,826) $(10,019)
                        
Per-share information – basic and diluted:                
Per-share information - basic and diluted:        
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $(0.65) $(0.20) $(2.03) $(0.71) $(0.65) $(0.75)
Dividends declared $0.00  $0.44  $0.28  $1.31  $  $0.29 
Weighted average common shares outstanding  13,630   12,347   13,563   11,680   13,635   13,427 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 


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MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
NineThree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 

  Preferred Stock Common Stock     Noncontrolling Interests in
Operating
Partnership
   
  Number
of
Shares
 Par
Value
 Number
of
Shares
 Par
Value
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 Accumulated Deficit Number
of
Units
 Value Total
Equity
 
Balance at December 31, 2019   $  13,251 $133 $296,928 $(88,258) 316 $4,313 $213,116 
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs      440  4  9,726        9,730 
Redemption of common stock      (120) (1) (2,747)       (2,748)
Issuance of common stock pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan      59    1,392        1,392 
Stock-based compensation          129        129 
Net loss            (27,485)   (641) (28,126)
Dividends and distributions declared            (3,828)   (90) (3,918)
Balance at September 30, 2020   $  13,630 $136 $305,428 $(119,571) 316 $3,582 $189,575 
  Preferred Stock  Common Stock        Noncontrolling
Interests in
Operating
Partnership
    
  Number
of
Shares
  Par
Value
  Number
of
Shares
  Par
Value
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Deficit
  Number
of
Units
  Value  Total
Equity
 
Balance at December 31, 2020    $   13,630  $136  $305,446  $(127,686)  316  $3,395  $181,291 
Stock-based compensation        5      32            32 
Net loss                 (8,826)     (205)  (9,031)
Balance at March 31, 2021    $   13,635  $136  $305,478  $(136,512)  316  $3,190  $172,292 

  

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 


MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

 

 Nine months ended September 30,  Three months ended
March 31,
 
 2020  2019  2021  2020 
Cash flows from operating activities                
Net loss $(28,126) $(8,567) $(9,031) $(10,255)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:        
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  11,539   10,368   3,865   3,839 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  509   854   168   169 
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities  440   (9)
Unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  2,231   57 
Loss on sale of securities  245   37 
Unrealized (gain) loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  (397)  3,811 
Stock-based compensation  129   171   32   64 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:        
Changes in operating assets and liabilities        
Accounts receivable  (1)  (489)  (446)  115 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (341)  (285)  137   (757)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  4,141   1,566   (1,694)  (1,873)
Due from related parties  4,828   1,159   (3,055  1,091 
Due to related parties     838 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities  (4,651)  5,663 
Net cash used in operating activities  (10,176)  (3,759)
                
Cash flows from investing activities                
Repayment of note receivable from related party  —     6,750 
Proceeds of sales of marketable securities  2,188    
Investment in marketable securities  (961)  (9,389)     (958)
Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities  1,954   4,160 
Improvements and additions to hotel properties  (2,084)  (7,323)  (30)  (1,507)
Acquisition of hotel property  —     (350)
Net cash used in investing activities  (1,091)  (6,152)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  2,158   (2,465)
                
Cash flows from financing activities                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  10,259   47,635      10,259 
Redemptions of common stock  (2,748)  (4,498)     (2,748)
Offering costs paid  (102)  (925)
Dividends paid  (4,404)  (11,472)     (4,404)
Operating partnership distributions paid  (138)  (416)     (138)
Proceeds of notes payable  —     25,000 
Repayment of notes payable  (1,517)  (41,747)  (901)  (1,093)
Repayment of notes payable to related party  (2,894)  (15,703)
Payment of debt issuance costs  —     (856)
Net cash used in financing activities  (1,544)  (2,982)
Proceeds of note payable to related party  8,000    
Repayment of note payable to related party     (2,708
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  7,099   (832
                
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash  (7,286)  (3,471)  (919)  (7,056)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period  15,948   19,194   10,502   15,948 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period $8,662  $15,723  $9,583  $8,892 
                
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Activity                
Interest paid $4,387  $9,066  $3,166  $2,872 
Income tax paid $2  $229 
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities        
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Financing Activity        
Increase in accrued offering costs due to related party $427  $70  $  $314 
Issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment plan $1,392  $3,651  $  $1,393 
Assumption of note payable in connection with acquisition of hotel property $—    $29,100 
Note payable to related party issued in connection with acquisition of hotel property $—    $22,550 
Dividends payable $70  $1,888  $70  $70 
Operating partnership distributions payable $—    $46 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.


MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2020

March 31, 2021

(unaudited)

 

1.Organization

 

As discussed in Note 6,5, “Equity,” Moody National REIT II, Inc. (the “Company”) was initially capitalized by Moody National REIT Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”). The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company owned (1) interests in fifteen hotel properties located in six states comprising a total of 2,123 rooms and (2) investment in marketable securities valued at $2.3 million.rooms. For more information on the Company’s real estate investments, see Note 3, “Investment in Hotel Properties.”

 

On January 20, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) declared the Company’s registration statement on Form S-11 effective, and the Company commenced its initial public offering of up to $1.1 billion in shares of common stock consisting of up to $1.0 billion in shares of the Company’s common stock offered to the public, and up to $100.0 million in shares offered to the Company’s stockholders pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRP”).

 

On June 26, 2017, the SEC declared effective the Company’s post-effective amendment to its registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering, whichCompany reallocated the Company’s shares of common stock as Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class A Shares”), Class D common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class D Shares”), Class I common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class I Shares”), and Class T common stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Class T Shares” and, together with the Class A Shares, the Class D Shares and the Class I Shares, the “Shares”) to be sold on a “best efforts” basis.. On January 16, 2018, the Advisor (as defined below) assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with the Company’s public offering; provided, however, that the Advisor intends to recoup the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees that it funds through an increased acquisition fee, or “Contingent Advisor Payment,” as described in Note 7,6, “Related Party Arrangements.”

 

On January 18, 2018, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-222610) registering $990.0 million in any combination of the Shares to be sold on a “best efforts” basis in the Company’s follow-on public offering. The SEC declared the registration statement effective on July 19, 2018. The registration statement provided for the Company to continue to offer Shares in the follow-on offering on a continuous basis until July 19, 2021, subject to extension for an additional year by the Company’s board of directors (“Board”).

 

On March 24, 2020, the Board approved the indefinite suspension of the sale of shares of the Company’s common stock in theThe Company’s follow-on public offering was terminated (including pursuant to the DRP) effective as of March 25, 2020 due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have in the Company’s hotel properties. As of September 30, 2020, theThe Company had accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued an aggregate of 10.2 million shares in the Company’s initial public offering and follow-on offering, excluding shares issued in connection with the Company’s merger with Moody National REIT I, Inc. and including 567,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in gross offering proceeds of $234.6 million. As of September 30, 2020, theThe Company had accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued 4.1 million shares in the follow-on offering, including 352,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in gross offering proceeds of $87.2 million for the follow-on offering.

 

The Company’s advisor is Moody National Advisor II, LLC (the “Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Sponsor. Pursuant to an advisory agreement among the Company, the OP (defined below) and the Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”), and subject to certain restrictions and limitations therein, the Advisor is responsible for managing the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis and for identifying and making acquisitions and investments on behalf of the Company.

 

Substantially all of the Company’s business is conducted through Moody National Operating Partnership II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “OP”). The Company is the sole general partner of the OP. The initial limited partners of the OP were Moody OP Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Moody Holdings II”), and Moody National LPOP II, LLC (“Moody LPOP II”), an affiliate of the Advisor. Moody Holdings II initially invested $1,000 in the OP in exchange for limited partnership interests, and Moody LPOP II invested $1,000 in the OP in exchange for a separate class of limited partnership interests (the “Special Limited Partnership Interests”). As the Company acceptsaccepted subscriptions for shares of common stock, it transferstransferred substantially all of the net proceeds from such sales to the OP as a capital contribution. The limited partnership agreement of the OP provides that the OP will be operated in a manner that will enable the Company to (1) satisfy the requirements for being classified as a REIT for tax purposes, (2) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability and (3) ensure that the OP will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), which classification could result in the OP being taxed as a corporation, rather than as a partnership. In addition to the administrative and operating costs and expenses incurred by the OP in acquiring and operating real properties, the OP pays all of the Company’s administrative costs and expenses, and such expenses are treated as expenses of the OP.

 

On March 24, 2020, the Board determined an estimated net asset value (“NAV”) per share of each class of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 2019 of $23.50.


COVID-19 Pandemic

 

The ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and operating results. Since its discovery in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread globally, including to every state in the United States. The spread of COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and in the United States the Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency with respect to COVID-19. Many governments, included at the federal, state and local level in the United States, have instituted a wide variety of measures intended to control the spread of COVID-19, including states of emergency, mandatory quarantines, “stay at home” orders, business closures, border closings, and restrictions on travel and large gatherings. These measures may be in place for a considerable period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are being made available to the general public in the United States and around the world, it will take time for the distribution of vaccines to materially affect the spread of the novel coronavirusvirus and the outbreak could have a continued adverse impact on economic and market conditions despite the distribution of vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted numerous industries, including transportation and hospitality, and triggered a material global economic slowdown. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that causes the disease known as coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”)United States has been in a recession since February 2020.

COVID-19 has dramatically reduced travel, which has had an unprecedented adverse impact on the hotel industry. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of the Company’s hotel properties, which depend primarily upon revenues driven by business and leisure travel. A number of measures taken by governmental entities and employers intended to slow the transmission of COVID-19 have dramatically reduced business and leisure travel, and a result the demand for rooms aton the Company’s hotel properties, including (i) restrictions on travelbusiness, financial performance and public gatherings, quarantines and shelter-at-home orders, (ii) the postponement or cancellation of conventions, festivals, sporting events and other public events, (iii) the closure of amusement parks, museums, retail centers and other tourist attractions, and (iv) the closure of colleges and universities. These measures may be in place for a considerable period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report,operating results. Since March 2020, the Company had not ceased operations at any of its hotel properties. However, during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company’s hotel propertieshas experienced a significant decline in bookings, occupancy and occupancy, resulting in a significant decrease in aggregate revenues generated byacross the Company’s hotel properties, as compared towhich the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The Company expects that the reduction in travel in response to the pandemic will continue to result in reduced bookings and occupancy at itsfor an indefinite period of time. The Company’s hotel properties have operated at least fora property net operating loss since the near term, as compared to pre-pandemic levels. The decline in demand for roomsoutbreak of COVID-19, which has had an adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and cash flow from operations. In addition, the Company has reduced certain services and amenities at the Company’s hotel properties. Although all of the Company’s hotel properties may ultimately requireare currently open and operational, the Company may be required, or elect, to close, or allow the Company’s lenders to foreclose on,temporarily suspend operations at one or more of the Company’s hotel properties.properties in the future depending on the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related effects. If operations at any of the Company’s hotel properties are suspended, the Company cannot give any assurance as to when operations at such hotel properties will resume at a full or reduced level.

Each of the Company’s hotel properties is subject to a mortgage loan secured by the Company’s ownership interest in the property. If the Company is unable to service the mortgage loan secured by a hotel property due to decreased revenues generated by such property, the lender with respect to such mortgage loan may initiate foreclosure procedures with respect to the property or initiate other available remedies. As of September 30, 2020,the date of this Quarterly Report, the Company wasis not current with respect to the payments due under the mortgage loans secured by the Company’s hotel properties and wasare engaged in discussions regarding modification of the terms of such mortgage loans with the lenders. As discussed in Note 5,4, “Debt,” certain of the Company’s lenders have already agreed to limited loan modifications, including temporary deferrals of interest and principal payments. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, no lenders have accelerated the maturity of any of the loans secured by the Company’s properties or initiated foreclosure procedures with respect to any of the Company’s properties.

 

In accordance with local government recommendations and guidance, many of the employees of the Advisor have been working remotely since March 2020. Although the Advisor has implemented protocols for remote work and is leveraging technology to ensure that its employees remain connected and productive, there can be no guarantee that such work conditions will not have an adverse impact on the ability of the Advisor to effectively perform its duties.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company terminated its public offering of common stock (including pursuant to the DRP), effective as of March 2020. The Company is not currently raising capital through the sale of its securities and the Company does not intend to begin to do so in the near term. The Company has also indefinitely suspended the payment of distributions to stockholders effective as of March 2020 and the operation of the Company’s share repurchase program effective as of April 2020. The Board and the Company’s management continue to evaluate the Company’s financial condition and the overall economic environment to determine if and when the Company will seek to resume raising capital, resume the payment of distributions and reinstate the Company’s share repurchase program. Specifically, the Board, in consultation with management, will continue to monitor the Company’s operations and intends to resume distributions at a time and level determined to be prudent in relation to the Company’s other cash requirements or in order to maintain the Company’s REIT status for federal income tax purposes. However, it is impossible to predict if or when the Company will be able to resume the payment of distributions or return to normal operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a continually evolving situation that presents significantmaterial uncertainty and risk with respect torisk. The extent and duration of the Company’s financial condition and resultsimpacts of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, financial condition, and such adverse impact may continue well beyond the effective containment or mitigation of the pandemic, including beyond the development and distribution of vaccines and additional therapeutic treatments. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s financial condition and results of operations will dependand cash flows is dependent on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted at this time, including without limitation the continuedscope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the cities and geographic regions most severely impacted by the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness of the measuresactions taken on an international, nationalto contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, the speed of the development and local level to mitigate the pandemic’s impact, distribution of vaccines for COVID-19 and the responseefficacy and availability of such vaccines, the overall economy asextent to which the general population is willing to be vaccinated, the effectiveness of currently available vaccines against emerging variants of COVID-19, the potential for hotel closures that may be mandated or advisable, whether based on increased COVID-19 cases, new variants or other factors, the reduction or reversal of previously implemented containment measures in certain states and cities, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic abate.pandemic. As a result, the Company cannot provide an estimate with reasonable certaintyof the overall impact of COVID-19 on the pandemic on its near- or longer-termCompany’s business, financial or operationalcondition, results of operations and cash flows or when, if ever,at all, the Company will be able to resume pre-pandemicpre-COVID-19 levels of operations.

 


2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include its accounts and the accounts of its subsidiaries over which it has control. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Organization and Offering Costs

 

Organization and offering costs of the Company are paid directly by the Company or incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement between the Company and the Advisor, the Company is obligated to reimburse the Advisor or its affiliates, as applicable, for organization and offering costs incurred by the Advisor associated with each of the Company’s public offerings, provided that within 60 days of the last day of the month in which a public offering ends, the Advisor is obligated to reimburse the Company to the extent aggregate organization and offering costs incurred by the Company in connection with the completed public offering exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of the Company’s shares of common stock in the completed public offering. Such organization and offering costs include selling commissions and dealer manager fees paid to a dealer manager, legal, accounting, printing and other offering expenses, including marketing, salaries and direct expenses of the Advisor’s employees and employees of the Advisor’s affiliates and others. Any reimbursement of the Advisor or its affiliates for organization and offering costs will not exceed actual expenses incurred by the Advisor. The Company’s organization and offering costs incurred in connection with the Company’s initial public offering did not exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock in such offering.

 


All offering costs, including selling commissions and dealer manager fees, are recorded as an offset to additional paid-in-capital, and all organization costs are recorded as an expense when the Company has an obligation to reimburse the Advisor.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total offering costs for the initial public offering and the follow-on offering were $21.1 million, comprised of $12.3 million of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $8.8 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. Total offering costs for the initial public offering were $18.4 million, comprised of $12.3 million of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $6.1 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total offering costs for the follow-on offering were $2.7 million, comprised of $0 of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $2.7 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had $141,000$0 due to the Advisor for reimbursable offering costs.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2016. The Company did not meet all of the qualifications to be a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, including not having 100 shareholders for a sufficient number of days in 2015. Prior to qualifying to be taxed as a REIT, the Company was subject to normal federal and state corporation income taxes.

 

Provided that the Company continues to qualify as a REIT, it generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent it distributes its REIT taxable income to its stockholders, so long as it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP) and satisfies the other organizational and operational requirements for qualification as a REIT. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income. The Company leases the hotels it acquires to a wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) that is subject to federal, state and local income taxes.

 


The Company accounts for income taxes of its TRS using the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities from a change in tax rates is recognized in earnings in the period prior to when the new rates become effective. The Company records a valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets that are not expected to be realized.

 

The Company has reviewed tax positions under GAAP guidance that clarify the relevant criteria and approach for the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. The guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. A tax position may only be recognized in the consolidated financial statements if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. The Company had no material uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

The preparation of the Company’s various tax returns requires the use of estimates for federal and state income tax purposes. These estimates may be subjected to review by the respective taxing authorities. A revision to an estimate may result in an assessment of additional taxes, penalties and interest. At this time, a range in which the Company’s estimates may change is not expected to be material. The Company will account for interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions in the current period results of operations, if necessary. The Company has tax years 20142015 through 20182019 remaining subject to examination by various federal and state tax jurisdictions. For more information, see Note 11,10, “Income Taxes.”

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Fair value measures are classified into 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.

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following valuation techniques:

 

Market approach:Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.


Cost approach:Amount required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).

Income approach:Techniques used to convert future income amounts to a single amount based on market expectations (including present-value, option-pricing, and excess-earnings models).

 

The Company’s estimates of fair value were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and 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.

 

The Company has elected the fair value option in recording its investment in marketable securities whereby unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in earnings. With the exception of the Company’s fixed-rate notes receivable from related parties and notes payable, the carrying amounts of other financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes receivable, notes payable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature. For the fair value of the Company’s note receivable from related parties and notes payable, see Note 4, “Notes Receivable from Related Parties,” and Note 5, “Debt.”

 

Concentration of Risk

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash deposited in certain financial institutions in excess of federally insured levels. The Company diversifies its cash and cash equivalents with several banking institutions in an attempt to minimize exposure to any one of these institutions. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents or restricted cash.


The Company is exposed to geographic risk in that nine of its fifteen hotel properties are located in one state, Texas.

 

Valuation and Allocation of Hotel Properties — Acquisition

 

Upon acquisition, the purchase price of hotel properties is allocated to the tangible assets acquired, consisting of land, buildings and furniture, fixtures and equipment, any assumed debt, identified intangible assets and asset retirement obligations, if any, based on their fair values. Acquisition costs are charged to expense as incurred. Initial valuations are subject to change during the measurement period, but the measurement period ends as soon as the information is available. The measurement period shall not exceed one year from the acquisition date.

 

Land values are derived from appraisals and building values are calculated as replacement cost less depreciation or estimates of the relative fair value of these assets using discounted cash flow analyses or similar methods. The value of furniture, fixtures and equipment is based on their fair value using replacement costs less depreciation. Any difference between the fair value of the hotel property acquired and the purchase price of the hotel property is recorded as goodwill or gain on acquisition of hotel property.

 

The Company determines the fair value of any assumed debt by calculating the net present value of the scheduled mortgage payments using interest rates for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities that the Company believes it could obtain at the date of acquisition. Any difference between the fair value and stated value of the assumed debt is recorded as a discount or premium and amortized over the remaining life of the loan as a component of interest expense.

 

In allocating the purchase price of each of the Company’s properties, the Company makes assumptions and uses various estimates, including, but not limited to, the estimated useful lives of the assets, the cost of replacing certain assets and discount rates used to determine present values. The Company uses Level 3 inputs to value acquired properties. Many of these estimates are obtained from independent third partythird-party appraisals. However, the Company is responsible for the source and use of these estimates. These estimates require judgment and are subject to being imprecise; accordingly, if different estimates and assumptions were derived, the valuation of the various categories of the Company’s hotel properties or related intangibles could in turn result in a difference in the depreciation or amortization expense recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These variances could be material to the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

Valuation and Allocation of Hotel Properties — Ownership

 

Investment in hotel properties is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Major improvements that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over a period equal to the shorter of the life of the improvement or the remaining useful life of the asset. The costs of ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred.

 

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method based upon the following estimated useful lives:

 

  Estimated
Useful Lives
(years)
 
Buildings and improvements  39-40 
Exterior improvements  10-20 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  5-10 

 


Impairments

 

The Company monitors events and changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amount of a hotel property may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated over the life of the asset from operating activities and from its eventual disposition, to the carrying amount of the asset. In the event that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the Company recognizes an impairment loss to adjust the carrying amount of the asset to estimated fair value for assets held for use and fair value less costs to sell for assets held for sale. There were no such impairment losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020.

 

In evaluating a hotel property for impairment, the Company makes several estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the projected date of disposition of the property, the estimated future cash flows of the property during the Company’s ownership and the projected sales price of the property. A change in these estimates and assumptions could result in a change in the estimated undiscounted cash flows or fair value of the Company’s hotel property which could then result in different conclusions regarding impairment and material changes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 


Revenue Recognition

 

Hotel revenues, including room, food, beverage and other ancillary revenues, are recognized as the related services are delivered. Revenue is recorded net of any sales and other taxes collected from customers. Interest income is recognized when earned. Amounts received prior to guest arrival are recorded as advances from the customer and are recognized at the time of occupancy.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand or held in banks and short-term investments with an initial maturity of years or less at the date of purchase.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash includes reserves for property taxes, as well as reserves for property improvements, replacement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment and debt service, as required by certain management or mortgage and term debt agreements restrictions and provisions.

 

Investment in Marketable Securities

 

Investment in marketable securities of $2.3 million$0 and $5.9$2.0 million at September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively, consistsconsisted primarily of common stock investments in other REITs and which are classified as available-for-sale securities and recorded at fair value. The Company has elected the fair value option whereby unrealized holding gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are included in earnings. All of the Company’s investment in marketable securities was sold during the three months ended March 31, 2021. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, unrealized loss ongain (loss) change in fair value of investment in marketable securities was $205,000$397,000 and $24,000, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities was $2.2$(3.8) million, and $57,000, respectively. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, realized (loss) gainloss on sale of marketable securities was $0. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020$245,000 and 2019, realized (loss) gain on sale of marketable securities was $(440,000) and $9,000,$37,000, respectively.

 

Dividend income is recognized when earned. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, dividend income of $3,000$1,000 and $101,000, respectively, was recognized and is included in interest and dividend income on the consolidated statements of operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, dividend income of $9,000 and $288,000,$4,000, respectively, was recognized and is included in interest and dividend income on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

Accounts Receivable

 

The Company takes into consideration certain factors that require judgments to be made as to the collectability of receivables. Collectability factors taken into consideration are the amounts outstanding, payment history and financial strength of the customer, which, taken as a whole, determines the valuation. Ongoing credit evaluations are performed and an allowance for potential credit losses is provided against the portion of accounts receivable that is estimated to be uncollectible.

 

Impairment of Notes Receivable from Related Parties

The Company reviews the notes receivable from related parties for impairment in each reporting period pursuant to the applicable authoritative accounting guidance. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts recorded as assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company applies normal loan review and underwriting procedures (as may be implemented or modified from time to time) in making that judgment. When a loan is impaired, the Company measures impairment based on the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate against the value of the asset recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company may also measure impairment based on a loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral, if the loan is collateral dependent. If a loan is deemed to be impaired, the Company records a valuation allowance through a charge to earnings for any shortfall. The Company’s assessment of impairment is based on considerable judgment and estimates. The Company did not record a valuation allowance as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.


Deferred Franchise Costs

 

Deferred franchise costs are recorded at cost and amortized over the term of the respective franchise contract on a straight-line basis. Accumulated amortization of deferred franchise costs was $279,000$320,000 and $217,000$300,000 as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively.

 

Expected future amortization of deferred franchise costs as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Years Ending December 31,      
2020 $21 
2021  83  $62 
2022  82   82 
2023  80   77 
2024  77   77 
2025  77 
Thereafter  445   372 
Total $788  $747 

 


Debt Issuance Costs

 

Debt issuance costs are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the notes payable on the consolidated balance sheets. Debt issuance costs are amortized as a component of interest expense over the term of the related debt using the straight-line method, which approximates the interest method. Accumulated amortization of debt issuance costs was $4.5$4.9 million and $4.0$4.7 million as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively. Expected future amortization of debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Years Ending December 31,      
2020 $170 
2021  677  $509 
2022  677   677 
2023  632   632 
2024  440   440 
2025  152 
Thereafter  188   36 
Total $2,784  $2,446 

Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

Earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. Basic and diluted EPS are the same for all periods presented. Non-vested shares of restricted common stock totaling 03,750 and 7,5005,000 shares as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively, held by the Company’s independent directors are included in the calculation of basic EPS because such shares have been issued and participate in dividends.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,” which changes lessee accounting to reflect the financial liability and right-of-use assets that are inherent to leasing an asset on the balance sheet. The standard requires a modified retrospective approach, with restatement of the prior periods presented in the year of adoption, subject to any FASB modifications. This standard will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2019. The impact was minimal to the Company’s ongoing consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities,” which improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and simplifies the application of hedge accounting. This standard is effective for the first annual period beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 and aside from minor presentation changes in its disclosure on derivative and hedging activities, it will not have a material effect on the Company’s ongoing consolidated financial statements.


3.Investment in Hotel Properties

 

The following table sets forth summary information regarding the Company’s investment in hotel properties as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 (all $ amounts in thousands):

 

Property Name Date Acquired Location Ownership
Interest
  Original Purchase
Price(1)
  Rooms  Mortgage
Debt
Outstanding(2)
  Date Acquired Location Ownership Interest Original Purchase
Price(1)
 Rooms Mortgage
Debt
Outstanding(2)
 
Residence Inn Austin October 15, 2015 Austin, Texas 100% $27,500  112  $16,234  October 15, 2015 Austin, Texas 100%$27,500 112 $16,169 
Springhill Suites Seattle May 24, 2016 Seattle, Washington 100%  74,100  234  43,856  May 24, 2016 Seattle, Washington 100% 74,100 234 43,717 
Homewood Suites Woodlands September 27, 2017(5) The Woodlands, Texas 100%  17,356  91  8,799  September 27, 2017(5) The Woodlands, Texas 100% 17,356 91 8,717 
Hyatt Place Germantown September 27, 2017(5) Germantown, Tennessee 100%  16,074  127  6,783  September 27, 2017(5) Germantown, Tennessee 100% 16,074 127 6,755 
Hyatt Place North Charleston September 27, 2017(5) North Charleston, South Carolina 100%  13,806  113  6,922  September 27, 2017(5) North Charleston, South Carolina 100% 13,806 113 6,845 
Hampton Inn Austin September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100%  19,328  123  10,392  September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100% 19,328 123 10,358 
Residence Inn Grapevine September 27, 2017(5) Grapevine, Texas 100%  25,245  133  12,017  September 27, 2017(5) Grapevine, Texas 100% 25,245 133 12,016 
Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst September 27, 2017(5) Lyndhurst, New Jersey (3)   39,547  227  18,833  September 27, 2017(5) Lyndhurst,
New Jersey
 (3) 39,547 227 18,729 
Hilton Garden Inn Austin September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100%  29,288  138  17,997  September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100% 29,288 138 17,997 
Hampton Inn Great Valley September 27, 2017(5) Frazer, Pennsylvania 100%  15,285  125  7,804  September 27, 2017(5) Frazer, Pennsylvania 100% 15,285 125 7,804 
Embassy Suites Nashville September 27, 2017(5) Nashville, Tennessee 100%  82,207  208  41,057  September 27, 2017(5) Nashville, Tennessee 100% 82,207 208 40,502 
Homewood Suites Austin September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100%  18,835  96  10,541  September 27, 2017(5) Austin, Texas 100% 18,835 96 10,541 
Townplace Suites Fort Worth September 27, 2017(5) Fort Worth, Texas (4)   11,242  95  5,947  September 27, 2017(5) Fort Worth, Texas (4) 11,242 95 5,882 
Hampton Inn Houston September 27, 2017(5) Houston, Texas 100%  9,958  119  4,342  September 27, 2017(5) Houston, Texas 100% 9,958 119 4,343 
Residence Inn Houston Medical Center April 29, 2019(6) Houston, Texas 100%  52,000   182   28,854  April 29, 2019(6) Houston, Texas 100% 52,000  182  28,854 
Totals   $451,771   2,123  $240,378     $451,771  2,123 $239,229 

 

 

(1)Excludes closing costs and includes gain on acquisition.

(2)As of September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

(3)The Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst is owned by MN Lyndhurst Venture, LLC, of which the OP is a member and holds 100% of the Class B membership interests therein. See Note 5,4, “Debt.”

(4)The Townplace Suites Fort Worth is owned by MN Fort Worth Venture, LLC, of which the OP is a member and holds 100% of the Class B membership interests therein. See Note 5,4, “Debt.”

(5)Property acquired on September 27, 2017 as a result of the merger of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (“Moody I”) with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and the merger of Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P., the operating partnership of Moody I (“Moody I OP”), with and into the OP (the “Partnership Merger,” and together with the Merger, the “Mergers”).

 


Investment in hotel properties consisted of the following at September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 (all amounts in thousands):

 

  September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
 
Land $76,936  $76,936 
Buildings and improvements  338,729   338,729 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  60,156   58,072 
Total cost  475,821   473,737 
Accumulated depreciation  (44,188)  (32,712)
Investment in hotel properties, net $431,633  $441,025 

Acquisition of Residence Inn Houston Medical Center

On April 29, 2019 (“Closing Date”), Moody National Kirby-Houston Holding, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the OP (“Houston Holding”), acquired fee simple title to the Residence Inn Houston Medical Center (“Residence Inn Houston”) located in Houston, Texas from a related party for an aggregate purchase price, excluding acquisition costs, of $52.0 million, inclusive of (i) Houston Holding’s assumption as of the Closing Date of an existing mortgage loan from an institutional lender (“Lender”), secured by the Residence Inn Houston, with an outstanding balance as of the Closing Date of $28,180,000 (“Existing Loan”), and (ii) financing from the Seller in the amount of $22,550,000 (“Note Payable to Related Party”). See below for an additional discussion of the Existing Loan and the Note Payable to Related Party. In connection with the acquisition of the Residence Inn Houston, Advisor earned an aggregate acquisition fee of $2,002,000 (inclusive of a $1,222,000 contingent acquisition fee paid to reimburse Advisor for upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees paid by Advisor) and a financing coordination fee of $290,000.


The Residence Inn Houston is a 16-story select-service hotel consisting of 182 guest rooms located in Houston, Texas. The Residence Inn Houston is located in the Texas Medical Center, the world’s largest medical center, and is located adjacent to NRG Park area. The Residence Inn Houston includes a four and a half story parking garage.

Houston Holding leases the Residence Inn Houston to Moody National Kirby-Houston MT, LLC (“Master Tenant”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the OP, pursuant to a Hotel Lease Agreement between Houston Holding and the Master Tenant (“Hotel Lease”). Moody National Hospitality Management, LLC, a related party (“Property Manager”), manages the Residence Inn Houston pursuant to a Hotel Management Agreement between the Property Manager and the Master Tenant (“Management Agreement”), which Management Agreement was assigned to Master Tenant by Seller on the Closing Date.

Existing Loan

On the Closing Date, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement, Houston Holding assumed all of the Seller’s rights, duties and obligations under and with respect to the Existing Loan and all loan documents associated therewith, including, without limitation, (i) a Promissory Note, dated September 13, 2017, in the original principal amount of $29.1 million, evidencing the Existing Loan and payable to the Lender (the “Note”), (ii) the Construction Loan Agreement, dated September 13, 2017, between the Seller and the Lender (“Loan Agreement”), and (iii) the Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Financing Statement, dated September 13, 2017, for the benefit of Lender, securing payment of the Note (“ Deed of Trust.”)

The Existing Loan bears interest at a rate of 5% per annum. Payments of interest only were due on the Existing Loan on a monthly basis through October 1, 2019, and thereafter equal monthly payments of principal and interest in the amount of $170,000 will be due. Upon and during any event of default by Houston Holdings under the Note, the Loan Agreement or any other loan document relating to the Existing Loan, the Existing Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and 17%. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Existing Loan and all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable under the Note is due and payable in full on October 1, 2024. Houston Holding may not prepay the Existing Loan, in whole or in part, prior to November 1, 2021. Thereafter, upon at least 30 but not more than 90 days prior written notice to the Lender, Houston Holding may prepay the outstanding principle balance, plus all accrued interest and other amounts due, in full (but not in part), provided that such prepayment will be subject to certain additional prepayment fees as set forth in the Note.

The Note provides for customary events of default, including failure by Houston Holding to pay when due and payable any amounts payable under the terms of the Note. Upon any event of default by Houston Holding, Lender may accelerate the maturity date of the Loan and declare the entire unpaid principal balance of the Loan and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon due and payable in full immediately, and exercise any other rights available to it under law or equity.

The performance of the obligations of Houston Holding under the Existing Loan is secured by, among other things, a security interest in the Residence Inn Houston and other collateral granted to the Lender pursuant to the Deed of Trust. Pursuant to payment and completion guaranties in favor of the Lender, Brett C. Moody has agreed to irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee the prompt and unconditional payment to the Lender and its successors and assigns of all obligations and liabilities of Houston Holding for which Houston Holding may be personally liable with respect to the Existing Loan.

Note Payable to Related Party

On the Closing Date, the OP issued a promissory note payable to Seller in the original principal amount of approximately $22.6 million, evidencing the note payable to related party (the “Note Payable to Related Party”). The Note Payable to Related Party bore interest at a rate per annum equal to the lesser of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law and 3%. On the Closing Date, the OP made a principal payment of $7.8 million, and beginning on May 15, 2019 and ending on October 15, 2019, the OP made monthly principal and interest payments of $2.0 million. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Note Payable to Related Party, together with all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable under the Note Payable to Related Party, was due and payable in full on December 15, 2019. The maturity date of the note payable to related party was extended to June 15, 2020, with all other terms and conditions remaining unchanged. The balance of the Note Payable to Related Party was paid in full during the quarter ended June 30, 2020.


The following table presents a summary of assets acquired and the purchase price consideration in the acquisition of the Residence Inn Houston (in thousands):

Assets acquired at fair value:  
Land $6,480 
Building  40,920 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  4,600 
Net assets acquired at fair value $52,000 
Purchase price consideration:    
Cash $350 
Existing Loan  29,100 
Note payable to related party  22,550 
Purchase price consideration $52,000 

The results of operations of the Residence Inn Houston have been included in the consolidated statement of operations as of the date of acquisition of April 29, 2019. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is presented as if the Company acquired the Residence Inn Houston on January 1, 2019. This information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the Company completed the acquisition of the Residence Inn Houston on January 1, 2019, nor does it purport to represent the Company’s future operations (in thousands, except per common share amounts):

     
  Nine months ended
September 30, 2019
 
Revenue $67,970 
Net loss  (5,811)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders  (5,585)
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted $(0.71)
  March 31,
2021
  December 31,
2020
 
Land $76,936  $76,936 
Buildings and improvements  338,729   338,729 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  60,189   60,155 
Total cost  475,854   475,820 
Accumulated depreciation  (51,864)  (48,019)
Investment in hotel properties, net $423,990  $427,801 

 

4.Notes Receivable from Related Parties

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amount of the note receivable from related party was $0.

On August 21, 2015, Moody I originated an unsecured loan in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000 (the “Related Party Note”) to Moody National DST Sponsor, LLC, a Texas limited liability company and an affiliate of Sponsor (“DST Sponsor”). Proceeds from the Related Party Note were used by DST Sponsor solely to acquire a commercial real property located in Katy, Texas. The Company acquired the Related Party Note in connection with the Mergers.

On August 15, 2016, the maturity date of the Related Party Note was extended from August 21, 2016 to August 21, 2017 and the origination fee in the amount of $90,000 and an extension fee in the amount of $45,000 were paid to Moody I by DST Sponsor. On September 24, 2017, the maturity date was extended to August 21, 2018. On August 30, 2018, the maturity date was extended to April 30, 2019. The Related Party Note was paid in full on April 29, 2019.

Interest income from notes receivable from related parties was $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $0 and $264,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Interest receivable on notes receivable from related parties was $0 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

5.Debt

 

The Company’s aggregate borrowings are reviewed by the Board at least quarterly. Under the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement (as amended, the “Charter”), the Company is prohibited from borrowing in excess of 300% of the value of the Company’s net assets. “Net assets” for purposes of this calculation is defined to be the Company’s total assets (other than intangibles), valued at cost prior to deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts and other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities. However, the Company may temporarily borrow in excess of 300% of the value of the Company’s net assetsthese amounts if such excess is approved by a majority of the Company’s independent directors and disclosed to stockholders in the Company’s next quarterly report, along with an explanation for such excess. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company’s debt levels did not exceed 300% of the value of the Company’s net assets, as defined above.


As of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, the Company’s mortgage notes payable secured by the respective assets, consisted of the following ($ amounts in thousands):

 

           
Loan Principal
as of
September 30,
2020
 Principal
as of
December 31,
2019
 Interest
Rate at
September 30,
2020
  Maturity Date Loan Modifications Principal
as of
March 31, 2021
 Principal
as of
December 31,
2020
 Interest
Rate at
March 31, 2021
  Maturity Date Loan Modifications
Residence Inn Austin(1) $16,234 $16,300 4.580% November 1, 2025   $16,169 $16,169 4.580% November 1, 2025  
Springhill Suites Seattle(1)  43,856  44,165 4.380% October 1, 2026 Three months deferral of interest and principal payments from June to August, 2020. Four months interest only payments from September to December, 2020.  43,717   43,856 4.380% October 1, 2026 Three months deferral of interest and principal payments from June to August, 2020. Four months interest only payments from September to December, 2020.
Homewood Suites Woodlands(1)  8,799  8,915 4.690% April 11, 2025    8,717  8,759 4.690% April 11, 2025 
Hyatt Place Germantown(1)  6,783  6,865 4.300% May 6, 2023    6,755  6,755 4.300% May 6, 2023 
Hyatt Place North Charleston(1)  6,922  7,019 5.193% August 1, 2023 Payment of $100,000 cash deposit and may make interest and principal payments from restricted cash for six months from April to September, 2020.  6,845  6,873 5.193% August 1, 2023 Payment of $100,000 cash deposit and may make interest and principal payments from restricted cash for six months from April to September, 2020.
Hampton Inn Austin(1)  10,392  10,493 5.426% January 6, 2024 Four-month deferral of principal and interest payments for August to November, 2020.  10,358  10,359 5.426% January 6, 2024 Four-month deferral of principal and interest payments for August to November, 2020.
Residence Inn Grapevine(1)  12,017  12,114 5.250% April 6, 2024    12,016  12,016 5.250% April 6, 2024 
Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst(1)  18,833  18,934 4.700% September 27, 2024 April 2020 payment was interest only.  Six-month deferral of principal payments for April to September, 2020.Six months payment of interest only from April to September, 2020.  18,729  18,833 4.700% September 27, 2024 Six months payment of interest only from April to September, 2020.
Hilton Garden Inn Austin(1)  17,997  18,080 4.530% December 11, 2024    17,997  17,997 4.530% December 11, 2024 
Hampton Inn Great Valley(1)  7,804  7,861 4.700% April 11, 2025    7,804  7,804 4.700% April 11, 2025 
Embassy Suites Nashville(1)  41,057  41,250 4.2123% July 11, 2025    40,502  41,057 4.2123% July 11, 2025 April 2020 payment of principal and interest deferred. August 2020 to December 2020 interest only. Special servicer fee of $205,285 to be paid on or before April 30, 2021.
Homewood Suites Austin(1)  10,541  10,602 4.650% August 11, 2025    10,541  10,541 4.650% August 11, 2025 
Townplace Suites Fort Worth(1)  5,947  5,979 4.700% September 27, 2024 April 2020 payment was interest only. Six-month deferral of principal from April to September 2020. Two months deferral of interest payments for May and June, 2020.Three months interest only payments from July to September, 2020.  5,882  5,915 4.700% September 27, 2024 April 2020 payment was interest only. Six-month deferral of principal from April to September 2020. Two months deferral of interest payments for May and June, 2020.Three months interest only payments from July to September, 2020.
Hampton Inn Houston(1)  4,342  4,366 5.250% April 28, 2023 Seven-month deferral of principal and interest payments for payments due March 28, 2020 through September 28, 2020. Six months interest only for payments due October 28, 2020 through March 28, 2021.  4,343  4,342 5.250% April 28, 2023 Seven-month deferral of principal and interest payments for payments due March 28, 2020 through September 28, 2020. Six months interest only for payments due October 28, 2020 through March 28, 2021.
Residence Inn Houston Medical Center(2)  28,854  28,953 5.000% October 1, 2024 Deferral of principal and interest payments for six months from April to September, 2020. Interest only payments for an additional twelve months form October 2020 to September 2021.  28,854  28,854 5.000% October 1, 2024 Deferral of principal and interest payments for six months from April to September, 2020. Interest only payments for an additional twelve months form October 2020 to September 2021.
Total notes payable  240,378  241,896        239,229  240,130      
Less unamortized debt issuance costs  (2,784)  (3,293)        (2,446)  (2,614)       
Total notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs $237,594 $238,603       $236,783 $237,516       

 

(1)Monthly payments of principal and interest are due and payable until the maturity date.

(2)Monthly payments of interest were due and payable until October 2019. Monthly payments of principal and interest are due and payable beginning in November 2019 until the maturity date.

 


Hotel properties secure their respective loans.

 

Scheduled maturities of the Company’s notes payable as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 are as follows (all amounts in thousands):

 

   
Years ending December 31,      
2020 $1,183 
2021 4,845  $3,519 
2022 5,079   5,009 
2023 21,515   21,629 
2024 90,054   91,251 
2025  78,083 
Thereafter  117,702   39,738 
Total $240,378  $239,229 

 


Term Loan AgreementNote Payable to Related Party

 

On September 27, 2017, the OP, as borrower,March 30, 2021, Moody National Capital, LLC (“Moody Capital”), an affiliate of the Company, and certain ofloaned the Company’s subsidiaries, as guarantors, and KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank,” and together with any other lender institutions that may become parties thereto, the “Lenders”), as agent and lender, entered intoCompany $8 million pursuant to a term loan agreement (as amended, the “Term Loan Agreement”promissory note (the “Related Party Note”). Pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement,terms of the Lenders madeRelated Party Note, the Company may borrow up to an additional $2.0 million from Moody Capital, for a termmaximum aggregate loan to the OP in the principal amount of $70.0 million (the “Term Loan”). The Company used proceeds from the Term Loan to pay the cash consideration in connection with the Mergers, other costs and expenses related to the Mergers and for other corporate purposes. The Company began making principal payments of $1.5 million per month in November 2017.

The Term Loan originally matured on September 27, 2018. The maturity date of the Term Loan was originally extended to October 26, 2018 and on October 24, 2018, the maturity date of the Term Loan was extended again to September 27, 2019 in connection with the partial refinancing of the Term Loan. The outstanding balance of $26.5 million as of October 24, 2018, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all other obligations$10 million. All amounts borrowed under the Term Loan, was repaid in full on September 27, 2019. The Term Loan originally provided for monthly interest payments, for mandatory prepayments of principal from the proceeds of certain capital events, and for monthly payments of principal in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 50% of the OP’s Consolidated Net Cash Flow or (ii) $1.5 million. In connection with the extension of the Term Loan on October 24, 2018, monthly payments of principal were $100,000 per month, and the margins over the base rate or LIBOR rate were 2.75% and 3.75%, respectively.

Short-Term Loan

On October 24, 2018, the Company and the OP issued a promissory note in favor of Green Bank, N.A. in the original principal amount of $16.0 million (the “Short-Term Loan”). The proceeds of the Short-Term Loan were used to retire a portion of the Term Loan, resulting in a balance of $26.5 million for the Term Loan as of October 24, 2018. The Short-Term Loan bore interest at an annual rate equal to the one-month LIBORRelated Party Note plus 2.5% and the Company and the OP were collectively required to make a monthly payment on the outstanding principal and interest of the promissory note equal to the greater of $1.5 million and 50% of the Company’s consolidated net cash flow. The entire outstanding principle amount of the Short-Term Loan and all accrued interest thereon, were repaidwill be due and payable in full on April 24, 2019,March 29, 2024, provided that the Company may extend such maturity date for up to two years at the Company’s discretion. The principal amount of the Short-Term Loan.loans under the Related Party Note will bear interest at a rate per annum equal LIBOR plus 4.75%; provided, however, that such interest rate will be increased to a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 6.75% if the Related Party Note is subordinated to another lender. Interest will be paid as permitted by available cash flow of the Company, after the payment of expenses and amounts due to any senior lender, if applicable, and will be compounded semiannually. The Company expects to enter into a mutually agreeable subordination agreement with any such senior lender. The Company may prepay the amounts due under the Related Party Note without any prepayment penalty.

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s notes payable as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019, respectively,2020, was $240.5$239 million and $241.9$240 million, respectively. The fair value of the notes payable was estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using the current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements as of the respective reporting dates. The discounted cash flow method of assessing fair value results in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.


6.5.Equity

Capitalization

 

Under its Charter, the Company has the authority to issue 1.0one billion shares of common stock and 100.0100 million shares of preferred stock. All shares of such stock have a par value of $0.01 per share. On August 15, 2014, the Company sold 8,000 shares of common stock to the Sponsor at a purchase price of $25.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000, which was paid in cash. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, there were a total of 13.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, including 10.2 million shares, net of redemptions, issued in the Company’s public offerings, 3.3 million shares, net of redemptions, issued in connection with the Mergers, the 8,000 shares sold to Sponsor and 55,00060,000 shares of restricted stock issued to the Company’s directors, (asas discussed in Note 8, “Incentive Award Plan”)Plan,”  as follows (in thousands):

    
Class Shares
Outstanding
as of
September 30, 2020March 31, 2021
 
Class A Shares  12,99012,995 
Class T Shares  481 
Class I Shares  159 
Total  13,63013,635 

 


The Board is authorized to amend the Charter without the approval of the stockholders to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares of capital stock or the number of shares of any class or series that the Company has authority to issue.

 

Distributions

 

The Board previously authorized and declared a distribution to its stockholders for that would be (1) calculated daily and reduced for class-specific expenses; (2) payable in cumulative amounts on or before the 15th day of each calendar month to stockholders of record as of the last day of the previous month; and (3) calculated at a rate of $1.7528 per share of the Company’s common stock per year, or approximately $0.00480 per share per day, before any class-specific expenses. The Company first paid distributions on September 15, 2015.

On March 24, 2020, the Board unanimously approved the suspension of (i) the payment of distributions to the Company’s stockholders, effective immediately, and (ii) the operation of the DRP, effective as of April 6, 2020, due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have in the Company’s hotel properties. The payment of distributions and the operation of the DRP will remain suspended until such time as the Board approves their resumption.

 

The following table summarizes distributions paid in cash and pursuant to the DRP for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 (in(all amounts in in thousands):

 

Period Cash
Distribution
  Distribution
Paid Pursuant
to DRP(1)
  Total Amount
of Distribution
 
First Quarter 2020 $4,404  $1,392  $5,796 
Second Quarter 2020         
Third Quarter 2020         
Total $4,404  $1,392  $5,796 
             
First Quarter 2019 $3,517  $1,121  $4,638 
Second Quarter 2019  3,858   1,228   5,086 
Third Quarter 2019  4,097   1,302   5,399 
Total $11,472  $3,651  $15,123 
Period Cash
Distribution
  Distribution
Paid Pursuant
to DRP(1)
  Total Amount of Distribution 
First Quarter 2021 $  $  $ 
First Quarter 2020 $4,404  $1,393  $5,797 

 

 

(1)

Amount of distributions paid in shares of common stock pursuant to the DRP.

 

Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership

 

Noncontrolling interest in the OP at September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 was $3.6$3.2 million and $4.3$3.4 million, respectively, which represented 316,037 common units in the OP issued in connection with the acquisition of the Springhill Suites Seattle and the Partnership Merger, and is reported in equity in the consolidated balance sheets. Loss from the OP attributable to these noncontrolling interests was $206,000$205,000 and $63,000$236,000 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively, and was $641,000 and $225,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.


7.6.Related Party Arrangements

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor and certain affiliates of Advisor receive fees and compensation in connection with the Company’s public offering and the acquisition, management and sale of the Company’s real estate investments. In addition, in exchange for $1,000 and in consideration of services to be provided by the Advisor, the OP has issued an affiliate of the Advisor, Moody LPOP II, a separate, special limited partnership interest, in the form of Special Limited Partnership Interests. For further detail, please see Note 9,8, “Subordinated Participation Interest.”

 

Sales Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees

 

From January 1, 2017 through June 12, 2017, the Company paid Moody Securities an up-front selling commission of up to 7.0% of the gross proceeds of what are now the Class A Shares sold in the primary offering and a dealer manager fee of up to 3.0% of the gross proceeds of what are now the Class A Shares sold in the primary offering. Beginning on June 12, 2017, the Company reallocated its common shares into four separate share classes, Class A Shares, Class T Shares, Class I Shares and Class D Shares, with the differing fees for each class of shares.shares

 

Beginning January 16, 2018, the Advisor assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with the Company’s public offering; provided, however, that the Advisor intends to recoup the funding of such amounts through the Contingent Advisor Payment (described below). In connection with the implementation of the Contingent Advisor Payment, the Company reduced the up-front selling commission paid with respect to the Class A Shares from up to 7.0% to up to 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the Class A Shares sold in the primary offering and reduced the dealer manager fee paid with respect to the Class A Shares from up to 3.0% to up to 2.5%. of the gross proceeds of the Class A Shares sold in the primary offering.  As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, Advisor had paid Moody Securities $9.7 million in selling commissions, trailing stockholder servicing fees, and dealer manager fees related to the Company’s public offering, of which $8.5 million could potentially be recouped by the Advisor at a later date through the Contingent Advisor Payment.


 

Organization and Offering Expenses

 

The Advisor will receive reimbursement for organizational and offering expenses incurred on the Company’s behalf, but only to the extent that such reimbursements do not exceed actual expenses incurred by Advisor and do not cause the cumulative selling commissions, dealer manager fees, stockholder servicing fees and other organization and offering expenses borne by the Company to exceed 15.0% of gross offering proceeds from the sale of shares in the Company’s follow-on offering as of the date of reimbursement.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total offering costs for the initial public offering and the follow-on offering were $21.1 million, comprised of $12.3 million of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $8.8 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total offering costs for the initial public offering were $18.4 million, comprised of $12.3 million of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $6.1 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total offering costs for the follow-on offering were $2.7 million, comprised of $0 of offering costs incurred directly by the Company and $2.7 million in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to the Advisor. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had $141,000$0 due to the Advisor for reimbursable offering costs.

 

Acquisition Fees

 

As of January 16, 2018, the Advisor assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees in connection with the Company’s public offering. In connection therewith, as of January 16, 2018, the acquisition fee payable to the Advisor was increased from 1.5% to up to a maximum of 3.85% of (1) the cost of all investments the Company acquires (including the Company’s pro rata share of any indebtedness assumed or incurred in respect of the investment and exclusive of acquisition and financing coordination fees), (2) the Company’s allocable cost of investments acquired in a joint venture (including the Company’s pro rata share of the purchase price and the Company’s pro rata share of any indebtedness assumed or incurred in respect of that investment and exclusive of acquisition fees and financing coordination fees) or (3) the amount funded by the Company to acquire or originate a loan or other investment, including mortgage, mezzanine or bridge loans (including any third-party expenses related to such investment and exclusive of acquisition fees and financing coordination fees). The up to 3.85% acquisition fee consists of (i) a 1.5% base acquisition fee and (ii) up to an additional 2.35% contingent acquisition fee (the “Contingent Advisor Payment”). The 1.5% base acquisition fee will always be payable upon the acquisition of an investment by the Company, unless the receipt thereof is waived by the Advisor. The amount of the Contingent Advisor Payment to be paid in connection with the closing of an acquisition will be reviewed on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis and such payment shall not exceed the then-outstanding amounts paid by the Advisor for dealer manager fees, selling commissions or stockholder servicing fees at the time of such closing. For purposes of determining the amount of Contingent Advisor Payment payable, the amounts paid by the Advisor for dealer manager fees, selling commissions or stockholder servicing fees and considered “outstanding” will be reduced by the amount of the Contingent Advisor Payment previously paid and taking into account the amount of the Contingent Advisor Holdback. The Advisor may waive or defer all or a portion of the acquisition fee at any time and from time to time, in the Advisor’s sole discretion. ForThe Company did not incur any acquisition fees to Advisor during the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019, the Company incurred acquisition fees of $0. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred acquisition fees of $0 and $2.2 million, respectively.2020.


Reimbursement of Acquisition Expenses

 

The Advisor may also be reimbursed by the Company for actual expenses related to the evaluation, selection and acquisition of real estate investments, regardless of whether the Company actually acquires the related assets. The Company did not reimburse the Advisor for any acquisition expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020.

 

Financing Coordination Fee

 

The Advisor also receives financing coordination fees of 1% of the amount available under any loan or line of credit made available to the Company and 0.75% of the amount available or outstanding under any refinanced loan or line of credit. The Advisor will pay some or all of these fees to third parties with whom it subcontracts to coordinate financing for the Company. The Company did not incur any financing coordination fees payable to the Advisor during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020.

 

Property Management Fee

 

The Company pays Moody National Hospitality Management, LLC (“Property Manager”) a monthly hotel management fee equal to 4.0% of the monthly gross operating revenues from the properties managed by Property Manager for services it provides in connection with operating and managing properties. The hotel management agreements between the Company and the Property Manager generally have initial terms of ten years. Property Manager may pay some or all of the compensation it receives from the Company to a third-party property manager for management or leasing services. In the event that the Company contracts directly with a non-affiliated third-party property manager, the Company will pay Property Manager a market-based oversight fee. The Company will reimburse the costs and expenses incurred by Property Manager on the Company’s behalf, including legal, travel and other out-of-pocket expenses that are directly related to the management of specific properties, but the Company will not reimburse Property Manager for general overhead costs or personnel costs other than employees or subcontractors who are engaged in the on-site operation, management, maintenance or access control of the properties. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, the Company paid the Property Managerincurred property management fees to Property Manager of $943,000$861,000 and $910,000,$610,000, respectively, and accounting fees of $112,000 and $112,000, respectively. Forrespectively, pursuant to the nine months ended September 30, 2020terms of a hotel management agreement, and 2019, the Company paid the Property Manager property management fees of $2.4 million and $2.6 million, respectively, and accounting fees of $337,000 and $325,000, respectively, which are included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 


The Company pays an annual incentive fee to Property Manager. Such annual incentive fee is equal to 15% of the amount by which the operating profit from the properties managed by Property Manager for such fiscal year (or partial fiscal year) exceeds 8.5% of the total investment of such properties. Property Manager may pay some or all of this annual incentive fee to third-party sub-property managers for management services. For purposes of this annual incentive fee, “total investment” means the sum of (i) the price paid to acquire a property, including closing costs, conversion costs, and transaction costs; (ii) additional invested capital and (iii) any other costs paid in connection with the acquisition of the property, whether incurred pre- or post-acquisition. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had not paid any annual incentive fees to Property Manager.

 

Asset Management Fee

 

The Company pays the Advisor a monthly asset management fee of one-twelfth of 1.0% of the cost of investment of all real estate investments the Company acquires. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, the Company incurred asset management fees of $1.2 million payable to Advisor, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred asset management fees of $3.6 million and $3.4 million, respectively, payable to Advisor, which are recorded in corporate general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Disposition Fee

 

The Company also pays the Advisor or its affiliates a disposition fee in an amount of up to one-half of the brokerage commission paid on the sale of an asset, but in no event greater than 3% of the contract sales price of each property or other investment sold; provided, however, in no event may the aggregate disposition fees paid to the Advisor and any real estate commissions paid to unaffiliated third parties exceed 6% of the contract sales price. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had not incurred any disposition fees payable to the Advisor.

 

Operating Expense Reimbursement

 

The Company will reimburse the Advisor for all expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor in connection with the services provided to the Company, subject to the limitation that the Company will not reimburse the Advisor for any amount by which the Company’s aggregate operating expenses (including the asset management fee payable to the Advisor) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of: (1) 2% of the Company’s average invested assets, or (2) 25% of the Company’s net income determined without reduction for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of the Company’s assets for that period (the “2%/25% Limitation”). Notwithstanding the above, the Company may reimburse the Advisor for expenses in excess of the 2%/25% Limitation if a majority of the Company’s independent directors determines that such excess expenses are justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total operating expenses of the Company were $6.7 million, which included $5.3$5.1 million in operating expenses incurred directly by the Company and $1.4$1.6 million incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company. Of the $6.7 million in total operating expenses incurred during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, $0 exceeded the 2%/25% Limitation. The Company reimbursed the Advisor $1.2$1.6 million during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had $494,000$382,000 due to the Advisor for operating expense reimbursement.


8.7.Incentive Award Plan

 

The Company has adopted an incentive plan (the “Incentive Award Plan”) that provides for the grant of equity awards to its employees, directors and consultants and those of the Company’s affiliates. The Incentive Award Plan authorizes the grant of non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and other stock-based awards or cash-based awards. Shares of common stock will be authorized and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Award Plan. The Company has also adopted an independent directors compensation plan (the “Independent Directors Compensation Plan”) pursuant to which each of the Company’s independent directors was entitled, subject to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan’s conditions and restrictions, to receive an initial grant of 5,000 shares of restricted stock when the Company raised the minimum offering amount of $2,000,000 in the Company’s initial public offering. Each new independent director who subsequently joins the Board will receive a grant of 5,000 shares of restricted stock upon his or her election to the Board. In addition, on the date of each of the first four annual meetings of the Company’s stockholders at which an independent director is re-elected to the Board, he or she will receive an additional grant of 2,500 shares of restricted stock. Subject to certain conditions, the non-vested shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan will vest and become non-forfeitable in four equal quarterly installments beginning on the first day of the first quarter following the date of grant; provided, however, that the restricted stock will become fully vested on the earlier to occur of (1) the termination of the independent director’s service as a director due to his or her death or disability or (2) a change in control of the Company. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, there were 1,945,0001,940,000 common shares remaining available for future issuance under the Incentive Award Plan and the Independent Directors Compensation Plan.

 


The Company recorded compensation expense related to such shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan of $1,000$32,000 and $41,000$64,000 for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively, and $129,000 and $171,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, there were no3,750 non-vested shares of restricted common stock granted pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan and noPlan. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense associated with the 3,750 non-vested shares.shares of $66,000 will be recognized during the second and third quarters of 2021.

 

The following is a summary of activity under the Independent Directors Compensation Plan for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2019:2020:

 

  Number of Shares  Weighted
Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
  Number of
Shares
  Weighted Average
Grant
Date Fair
Value
 
Balance of non-vested shares as of December 31, 2018   7,500  $23.19 
Shares granted on August 5, 2019   10,000  $23.32 
Balance of non-vested shares as of December 31, 2019  7,500  $23.32 
Shares granted on November 12, 2020  5,000  $23.50 
Shares vested   (10,000) $23.22   (7,500) $23.22 
                 
Balance of non-vested shares as of December 31, 2019   7,500  $23.32 
Balance of non-vested shares as of December 31, 2020  5,000  $23.50 
Shares vested   (7,500) $23.32   (1,250) $23.50 
Balance of non-vested shares as of September 30, 2020   0  $0.00 
Balance of non-vested shares as of March 31, 2021  3,750  $23.50 

 

9.8.Subordinated Participation Interest

 

Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement for the OP, Moody LPOP II, the holder of the Special Limited Partnership Interests, is entitled to receive distributions equal to 15.0% of the OP’s net cash flows, whether from continuing operations, the repayment of loans, the disposition of assets or otherwise, but only after the Company’s stockholders (and current and future limited partnership interest holders of the OP other than the former limited partners of Moody I OP) have received, in the aggregate, cumulative distributions equal to their total invested capital plus a 6.0% cumulative, non-compounded annual pre-tax return on such aggregated invested capital. Former limited partners of Moody I OP must have received a cumulative annual return of 8.0%, which is equal to the same return to which such holders were entitled before distributions to the special limited partner of Moody I OP could have been paid under the limited partnership agreement of Moody I OP. In addition, Moody LPOP II is entitled to a separate payment if it redeems its Special Limited Partnership Interests. The Special Limited Partnership Interests may be redeemed upon: (1) the listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange or (2) the occurrence of certain events that result in the termination or non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement, in each case for an amount that Moody LPOP II would have been entitled to receive had the OP disposed of all of its assets at the enterprise valuation as of the date of the event triggering the redemption.


10.9.Commitments and Contingencies

 

Restricted Cash

 

Under certain management and debt agreements existing at September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company escrows payments required for property improvement plans, real estate taxes, replacement of hotel furniture and fixtures, debt service and rent holdback. The composition of the Company’s restricted cash as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 20192020 are as follows (in(all amounts in in thousands):

 

 September 30,
2020
  December 31,
2019
  March 31,  December 31, 
Property improvement plan $158  $190 
 2021  2020 
Real estate taxes  1,674   3,040  $67  $2,235 
Insurance  121   235      148 
Hotel furniture and fixtures  1,927   3,283   2,997   1,762 
Debt service  1,073   939   1,394   1,557 
Seasonality  317   888 
Rent holdback  15   15 
Immediate repairs     55 
Property improvement plan  228  158 
Total restricted cash $5,285  $8,645  $4,686  $5,860 

 


Franchise Agreements

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, all of the Company’s hotel properties, including those acquired as part of the Moody I Portfolio,portfolio in the Mergers, are operated under franchise agreements with initial terms ranging from 10 to 20 years. The franchise agreements allow the properties to operate under the franchisor’s brand. Pursuant to the franchise agreements, the Company pays a royalty fee generally between 2.5%3.0% and 6.0% of room revenue, plus additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs that amount to between 1.5% and 4.3% of room revenue. The Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $804,000$856,000 and $2.1$1.3 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020, and 2019, respectively, and $2.7 million and $5.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which amounts are included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

11.10.Income Taxes

 

The Company has formed a TRS that is treated as a C-corporation for federal income tax purposes and uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Tax return positions are recognized in the consolidated financial statements when they are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon examination by the taxing authority. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences. Temporary differences are differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future periods. A valuation allowance may be placed on deferred income tax assets, if it is determined that it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset may not be realized.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had operating loss carry-forwards of $6.0 million.

 

The Company had deferred tax assets of $2.3 million as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, net of a valuation allowance of $8.2$11.5 million and $3.3$10.0 million as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, respectively, related to net operating loss carry forwards of the TRS which are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the TRS had a net operating loss carry-forward of $26.8$26.7 million, of which $7.3 million was transferred from Moody I’s taxable REIT subsidiaries when they were merged into the Company’s TRS on the date of the closing of the Mergers.

 

The income tax expense (benefit) for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Three months ended
March 31,
 
 2020  2019  2020  2019  2021  2020 
Current expense $28  $60  $65  $156 
Current (benefit) expense $(81) $13 
Deferred benefit  (1,747)  (488)  (4,851)  (1,314)  (1,582)  (1,097)
Valuation provision for deferred benefit  1,747   488   4,851   1,314   1,582   1,097 
Total expense $28  $60  $65  $156 
Total (benefit) expense $(81) $13 
                        
Federal $(1,747) $(488) $(4,851) $(1,314) $(1,582) $(1,097)
Valuation provision for federal taxes  1,747   488   4,851   1,314   1,582   1,097 
State  28   60   65   156   (81)  13 
Total tax expense $28  $60  $65  $156 
Total tax expense (benefit) $(81) $13 

 


On September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the Company had net deferred tax assets of $2.3 million primarily due to past years’ federal and state tax operating losses of the TRS. These loss carryforwards will generally expire in 2033 through 2038 if not utilized by then. The Company analyzes state loss carryforwards on a state by state basis and records a valuation allowance when management deems it more likely than not that future results will not generate sufficient taxable income in the respective state to realize the deferred tax asset prior to the expiration of the loss carryforwards. Management believes that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations of the TRS will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets, in excess of the valuation allowance, related to federal and state loss carryforwards prior to the expiration of the loss carryforwards and has determined that no valuation allowance is necessary. From time to time, the Company may be subjected to federal, state or local tax audits in the normal course of business.

 

12.11.Subsequent Events

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of the Company’s hotel properties and overall financial condition. See Note 1, “Organization.”

 


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

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

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Moody National REIT II, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,”  “our,”  “us”  and “our company” refer to Moody National REIT II, Inc. and, as required by context, Moody National Operating Partnership II, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as our “operating partnership,” and to their respective subsidiaries. References to “shares” and “our common stock” refer to the shares of our common stock.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, or this Quarterly Report, that are not historical facts (including any statements concerning investment objectives, other plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions or forecasts related thereto) are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are only predictions. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees. Actual events or our investments and results of operations could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terms.

 

The forward-looking statements included herein are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs, which involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors

The most significant factor that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements continues to be the adverse effect of the pandemic of a novel strain of coronavirus which causes the disease known as COVID-19 (“COVID-19”), including new variants thereof, on our business, financial performance and condition, operating results and cash flows, the real estate market and the hospitality industry specifically, and the global economy and financial markets generally. The significance, extent and duration of the continued impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on our company will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence at this time, including without limitation the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness of the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, the speed of the development and distribution of vaccines for COVID-19 and variants thereof and the efficacy and availability of such vaccines, the willingness of the general population to be vaccinated, the duration of associated immunity and efficacy of the currently available vaccines against emerging variants of COVID-19, the potential for hotel closures that may be mandated or advisable, whether based on increased COVID-19 cases, new variants or other factors, the reduction or reversal of containment measures in certain states and cities, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic.

In addition to COVID-19, other factors that could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

 

whether we will be able to resume raising capital pursuant to public or private offerings of our securities;

 

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitality industry and our hotel properties, including but not limited to reduced business and leisure travel due to travel-related health concerns and measures taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact;

our ability to effectively deploy the remaining proceeds previously raised in our suspended public offering;

our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms, satisfy our existing debt service obligations and negotiate modifications to the terms of our existing financing arrangements to the extent necessary;

 

our ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets on terms that are favorable to us;

 

risks inherent in the real estate business, including the lack of liquidity for real estate and real estate-related assets on terms that are favorable to us;

 

our ability to compete in the hotel industry;

 

adverse developments affecting our sponsor and its affiliates;

 

the availability of cash flow from operating activities for distributions;

 

changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and debt markets specifically;

 


conflicts of interest arising out of our relationship with our advisor and its affiliates;

 

legislative or regulatory changes, including changes to the laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts;

 

the availability of capital; and

 

changes in interest rates.

 

Any of the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included herein could be inaccurate, and undue reliance should not be placed upon any forward-looking statements included herein. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made after the date of this Quarterly Report, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Risk Factors,” the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this Quarterly Report will be achieved.


Overview

 

We are a Maryland corporation formed on July 25, 2014 to invest in a portfolio of select-service hospitality properties with premier brands including, but not limited to, Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. We have elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2016. We own, and in the future intend to own, substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through Moody National Operating Partnership II, LP, or our operating partnership. We are the sole general partner of our operating partnership, and the initial limited partners of our operating partnership were our subsidiary, Moody OP Holdings II, LLC, or Moody Holdings II, and Moody National LPOP II, LLC, or Moody LPOP II, an affiliate of our advisor (as defined below). Moody Holdings II invested $1,000 in our operating partnership in exchange for limited partnership interests in our operating partnership, and Moody LPOP II invested $1,000 in our operating partnership in exchange for special limited partnership interests in our operating partnership. As we accept subscriptions for sales of shares of our common stock, we transfer substantially all of the net proceeds from such sales to our operating partnership in exchange for limited partnership interests and our percentage ownership in our operating partnership increases proportionally.\

 

We are externally managed by Moody National Advisor II, LLC, a related party, which we refer to as our advisor, pursuant to an advisory agreement among us, our operating partnership and our advisor, or the advisory agreement. Our advisor was formed in July 2014. Moody National REIT Sponsor, LLC, which we refer to as our sponsor, is owned and managed by Brett C. Moody, who also serves as our Chief Executive Officer and President and the Chief Executive Officer and President of our advisor.

 

On January 20, 2015, we commenced our initial public offering of up to $1.1 billion in shares of common stock, consisting of up to $1.0 billion in shares of our common stock offered to the public and up to $100 million in shares offered to our stockholders pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, or the DRP. On June 26, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, declared effective a post-effective amendment to our registration statement whichwe reallocated the shares of our common stock being sold in our initial public offering as Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or the Class A Shares, Class I common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or the Class I Shares, and Class T common stock, $0.01 par value per share, or the Class T Shares. We collectively refer to the Class A Shares, Class I Shares and Class T Shares as our “shares.” EffectiveOn July 19, 2018, the SEC declared effective our registration statement (Registration No. 333-222610) and we commenced our follow-on public offering of up to $990 million in any combination of the three classes of our shares, consisting of up to $895 million in shares of our common stock offered to the public which we refer to as the “primary offering,” and up to $95 million in shares of our common stock offered to our stockholders pursuant to the DRP.

 

Effective January 16, 2018, our advisor assumed responsibility forOur follow-on public offering was terminated (including pursuant to the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with our public offering; provided, however, that our advisor intends to recoup the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees that it funded through receipt of an increased acquisition fee (as discussed in Note 7, “Related Party Agreements-Acquisition Fees,” in the accompanying consolidated financial statements).

On March 24, 2020, our board of directors determined an estimated net asset value, or NAV, per share of all classes of our common stock as of December 31, 2019 of $23.50.

As discussed below, on March 24, 2020, our board of directors approved the indefinite suspension of the sale of shares of our common stock in our public offering,DRP) effective as of March 25, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, we hadWe accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued an aggregate of 10.2 million shares in our initial public offering and our follow-on public offering, excluding shares issued in connection with the Mergers (as defined below) and including 567,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $234.6 million. As of September 30, 2020, we hadWe accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued 4.1 million shares in the follow-on offering, including 352,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in gross offering proceeds of $87.2 million for the follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2020, $894.7 million in shares of our stock remained registered and unsold in our public offering. We cannot predict if, or when, we will be able to resume the sale of our common stock in a public offering.

 

Effective January 16, 2018, our advisor assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with our public offering; provided, however, that our advisor intends to recoup the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees that it funded through receipt of an increased acquisition fee (as discussed in Note 6, “Related Party Agreements-Acquisition Fees,”  in the accompanying consolidated financial statements).


Moody Securities, LLC, an affiliate of our advisor, which we refer to as the “dealer manager” or “Moody Securities,” served asis our dealer manager for our public offerings and was responsible for the distribution of our common stock in our public offerings.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our portfolio consisted of (1) ownership interests in fifteen hotel properties located in six states, comprising a total of 2,123 rooms and (2) a portfolio of marketable securities valued at $2.3 million.rooms.

 

Our principalprinciple executive offices are located at 6363 Woodway Drive, Suite 110,9655 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77057,77024, and our main telephone number is (713) 977-7500.

 


COVID-19 Pandemic

 

The global COVID-19 pandemic of a novel strain of coronavirus which causes the disease known as COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

 

Since its discovery in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread from Chinaglobally, including to almost every other country, includingstate in the United States. The spread of COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and in the United States the Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency with respect to COVID-19. Many governments, including at the federal, state and local level in the United States, have instituted a wide variety of unprecedented measures intended to control the spread of COVID-19, including states of emergency, mandatory quarantines, “stay at home” orders, business closures, border closings, and restrictions on travel and large gatherings. These measures may be in place for a considerable period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future. Although vaccines for COVID-19 are being made available to the general public in the United States and around the world, it will take time for the distribution of vaccines to materially affect the spread of the virus and the President has declaredoutbreak could have a national emergency in response to the pandemic. The pandemic has triggered a period of global economic slowdown and is expected to continue to have ancontinued adverse impact on economic and market conditions.conditions despite the distribution of vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted numerous industries, including transportation and hospitality, and triggered a global economic slowdown. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the United States has been in a recession since February 2020.

 

TheCOVID-19 has dramatically reduced travel, which has had an unprecedented adverse impact on the hotel industry. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of our hotel properties, which depend primarily upon revenues driven by business and leisure travel. A number of measures taken by governmental entities and employers intended to slow the transmission of COVID-19 have dramatically reduced business and leisure travel, and a result the demand for rooms aton our hotel properties, including (i) restrictions on travelbusiness, financial performance and public gatherings, quarantines and shelter-at-home orders, (ii) the postponement or cancellation of conventions, festivals, sporting events and other public events, (iii) the closure of amusement parks, museums, retail centers and other tourist attractions, and (iv) the closure of colleges and universities. These measures may be in place for a considerable period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future. As of the date of this Quarterly Report,operating results. Since March 2020, we had not ceased operations at any of our hotel properties. However, during the quarter ended September 30, 2020, our hotel propertieshave experienced a significant decline in bookings, occupancy and occupancy, resulting inrevenues across our hotel properties, which we expect to continue for an indefinite period of time. Our hotel properties have operated at a significant decrease in revenues as compared toproperty net operating loss since the quarter ended September 30, 2019. We expect that the reduction in travel in response to the pandemic will continue to result inoutbreak of COVID-19, which has had an adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow from operations. In addition, we have reduced bookingscertain services and occupancyamenities at our hotel properties at least for the near term, as compared to pre-pandemic levels. The decline in demand for rooms atproperties. Although all of our hotel properties are currently open and operational, we may ultimately require usbe required, or elect, to close, or allow our lenders to foreclose on,temporarily suspend operations at one or more of our hotel properties.properties in the future depending on the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related effects. If operations at any of our hotel properties are suspended, we cannot give any assurance as to when operations at such hotel properties will resume at a full or reduced level.

 

Each of our hotel properties is subject to a mortgage loan secured by our ownership interest in the property. If we are unable to service the mortgage loan secured by a hotel property due to decreased revenues generated by such property, the lender with respect to such mortgage loan may initiate foreclosure procedures with respect to the property or initiate other available remedies. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we are not current with respect to the payments due under the mortgage loans secured by our hotel properties and are engaged in discussions regarding modification of the terms of such mortgage loans with the lenders. As discussed in Note 5,4, “Debt,” to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report, certain of our lenders have already agreed to limited loan modifications, including temporary deferrals of interest and principal payments. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, no lenders have accelerated the maturity of any of the loans secured by our properties or initiated foreclosure procedures with respect to any of our properties.

 

In accordance with local government recommendations and guidance, many of the employees of our advisor have been working remotely since March 2020. Although our advisor has implemented protocols for remote work and is leveraging technology to ensure that its employees remain connected and productive, there can be no guarantee that such work conditions will not have an adverse impact on the ability of our advisor to effectively perform its duties.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic is a continually evolving situation that presents significant uncertainty and risk with respectIn response to our financial condition and results of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, and such adverse impact may continue well beyond the effective containment or mitigation of the pandemic, including beyond the development and distribution of vaccines and additional therapeutic treatments. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, impactswe terminated our financial condition and resultspublic offering of operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including the continued severity and duration of the pandemic, the cities and geographic regions most severely impacted by the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness of the measures taken on an international, national and local level to mitigate the pandemic’s impact, and the response of the overall economy as the effects of the pandemic abate. As a result, we cannot estimate with reasonable certainty the impact of the pandemic on our near- or longer-term financial or operational results, or when, if ever, we will be able to resume pre-pandemic levels of operations.

On March 24, 2020, in responsecommon stock (including pursuant to the pandemic, our board of directors approved the indefinite suspension of (i) the sale of shares of our common stock in our continuous public offering,DRP), effective as of March 25, 2020, (ii)2020. We are not currently raising capital through the sale of our securities and we do not intend to begin to do so in the near term. We also indefinitely suspended the payment of all distributions to our stockholders effective immediately, (iii) the operation of our DRP, effective as of April 6,March 2020 and (iv) the operation of our share repurchase program effective as of April 6, 2020. Our board of directors based its determination to suspend the sale of shares of our common stock in our public offering, the payment of distributions and the operation of our DRP and share repurchase program on (1) the diminished demand for rooms across the hotel sector, which is expected to continue to adversely affect bookings and occupancy levels at our hotel properties, stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) our current and anticipated financial condition and capital needs. Our board of directors and our management continue to evaluate our financial condition and the overall economic environment to determine if and when we will seek to resume raising capital, resume the payment of distributions and reinstate our DRP and share repurchase program. Specifically, our board of directors, in consultation with management, will continue to monitor our operations and intends to resume distributions at a time and level determined to be prudent in relation to our other cash requirements or in order to maintain our REIT status for federal income tax purposes. However, it is impossible to predict if or when we will be able to take any or allresume the payment of such actionsdistributions or return to normal operations.


The COVID-19 pandemic is a continually evolving situation that presents material uncertainty and risk. The extent and duration of the impacts of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows is dependent on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted at this time, including without limitation the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness of the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, the speed of the development and distribution of vaccines for COVID-19 and the efficacy and availability of such vaccines, the extent to which the general population is willing to be vaccinated, the effectiveness of currently available vaccines against emerging variants of COVID-19, the potential for hotel closures that may be mandated or advisable, whether based on increased COVID-19 cases, new variants or other factors, the reduction or reversal of previously implemented containment measures in certain states and cities, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic. As a result, we cannot provide an estimate of the overall impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows or when, if at all, we will be able to resume pre-COVID-19 levels of operations.

Merger with Moody National REIT I, Inc.

 

On September 27, 2017, the merger of Moody National REIT I, Inc., or Moody I, with and into our company, or the Merger, and the merger of Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P., the operating partnership of Moody I, or Moody I OP, with and into our operating partnership, or the Partnership Merger, were completed. We refer to the Merger and the Partnership Merger herein as the “Mergers.”  For additional discussion of the Mergers, see Part I., Item 1. “Business—Merger with Moody National REIT I, Inc.” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

Factors Which May Influence Results of Operations

 

Economic Conditions Affecting Our Target Portfolio

 

Adverse economic conditions affecting the hospitality sector, the geographic regions in which we plan to invest or the real estate market generally may have a material impact on our capital resources and the revenue or income to be derived from the operation of our hospitality investments. As discussed above, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of our hotel properties.

 

Offering Proceeds

 

Our ability to make investments depends in significant part upon the net proceeds raised infrom the sale of our public offeringssecurities and our ability to finance the acquisition of our investments. As discussed above, on March 24, 2020 our board of directors approved the indefinite suspension of the sale of shares of our common stock inwe terminated our public offering of common stock (including pursuant to the DRP), effective as of March 25, 2020. Our ability to continue to acquire targetadditional assets, satisfy our debt service obligations and pay other operating expenses will be adversely impacted until such time as we resume raising capital. If we are not able to resume raising capital, we will make fewer investments resulting in relatively less portfolio diversification and sources of income, and the likelihood of our profitability being affected by the performance of any one of our investments will increase. In addition, if we are unable to resume raising capital, our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income will be relatively higher than if we do not resume raising capital, which could affect our net income and results of operations. We cannot predict if or when we will be able to resume raising capital in a public offering or that we will identify other means of raising significant additional capital.

 

Results of Operations

 

We were formed on July 25, 2014. As of September 30,March 31, 2021, we owned interests in fifteen hotel properties located in six states, comprising a total of 2,123 rooms. As of March 31, 2020, we owned (1) interests in fifteen hotel properties located in ninesix states, comprising a total of 2,123 rooms and (2) investments in marketable securities valued at $2.3$3.0 million. As

Beginning in March 2020, COVID-19 caused widespread cancellations of September 30, 2019, we owned (1) interestsboth business and leisure travel throughout the United States, resulting in fifteensignificant decreases in bookings, occupancy and revenues throughout our hotel properties located in nine states, comprising a total of 2,123 roomsportfolio and (2) investments in marketable securities valued at $3.2 million. In general, we expect that our income and expenses related to our investment portfolio will increase in future periodsthe hospitality industry as a resultwhole. Due to the overall uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, it is difficult to project the duration of revenue declines for the industry and our company; however, we currently expect the decline in revenue and operating results as compared to 2019 to continue throughout 2021 and potentially into subsequent years. We expect a gradual recovery fromin revenues as the effectspercentage of the population which has been fully vaccinated increases and restrictions on travel and public gatherings are lifted. However, our future revenues and operating results could be negatively impacted if, among other things, COVID-19 pandemic.cases increase, state and local governments and businesses reinstate restrictions on travel and public gatherings or consumer sentiment towards travel further deteriorates. It is impossible to predict if or when we will be able to resume pre-COVID-19 levels of operations.

 


Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 versus the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020

 

Revenue

 

Total revenue decreased to $9.2$9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 from $22.9$15.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Hotel revenue decreased to $9.2$9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 from $22.8$15.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 due to decreased hotel occupancies primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interest and dividend income from our investment in marketable securities decreased to $3,000$1,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 from $101,000$4,000 for three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 due to the repaymentsale of the note receivablemarketable securities. We expect that room revenue, other hotel revenue and total revenue will each increase in future periods as a result of improvements in travel as the U.S. economy recovers from related party during the second quarter of 2019.COVID-19 pandemic.


A comparison of hotel revenues for the hotels owned continuously for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 follows (all amounts in thousands): is set forth below. Hotel revenues for such properties for the three months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by 37% as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

 

Three months ended

September 30,

  Increase  Three months ended
March,
 Increase 
 2020  2019  (Decrease)  2021 2020 (Decrease) 
Residence Inn Austin $727  $1,244  $(517) $732 $899 $(167)
Springhill Suites Seattle  819   3,857   (3,038) 927 1,253 (326)
Homewood Suites Woodlands  412   765   (353) 420 579 (159)
Hyatt Place Germantown  706   1,032   (326) 555 637 (82)
Hyatt Place North Charleston  347   883   (536) 302 541 (239)
Hampton Inn Austin  235   984   (749) 360 877 (517
Residence Inn Grapevine  629   1,715   (1,086) 938 1,471 (533)
Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst  581   2,399   (1,818) 614 1,393 (779)
Hilton Garden Inn Austin  300   1,206   (906) 675 973 (298
Hampton Inn Great Valley  375   977   (602) 219 642 (423
Embassy Suites Nashville  799   3,462   (2,663) 845 2,338 (1,493
Homewood Suites Austin  700   1,073   (373) 627 852 (225)
Townplace Suites Fort Worth  602   794   (192) 457 689 (232)
Hampton Inn Houston  235   542   (307) 302 546 (244)
Residence Inn Houston Medical Center  1,709   1,820   (111)  1,697  1,553  144 
 $9,176  $22,753  $(13,577) $9,670 $15,243 $(5,573)

 

Revenues for all hotel properties except for Residence Inn Houston Medical Center decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 primarily due to decreased hotel occupancies primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Hotel Operating Expenses

 

Hotel operating expenses decreased to $7.9$8.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 from $14.8$11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.  Such decrease was primarily due to decreased occupancies for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Property Taxes, Insurance and Other

 

Property taxes, insurance and other expenses decreasedincreased to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in property taxes, insurance and other expenses was primarily due toMarch 31, 2021 from $1.8 million for the fact was due to reductions in certain state and local property taxes.three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Depreciation and Amortizationamortization

 

Depreciation and amortization increased to $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 from $3.7$3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. TheMarch 31, 2020. Such increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily due to the fact that depreciation of our improvements and additions to hotel properties madesince March 31, 2020 was recognized during the year ended September 30, 2020.

Acquisition Expenses

Acquisition expenses were $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.March 31, 2021.

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses were $1.7increased to $2.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and $1.5March 31, 2021 from $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020 due to an increase in the allocation of our transfer agent’s fees to operating expenses from offering costs. These general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of asset management fees, professional fees, restricted stock compensation and directors’ fees. We expect corporate general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions, but to decrease as a percentage of total revenue.


 

Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt issuanceIssuance Costs

 

Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs decreased to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 from $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $3.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. In future periods our interest expense will vary based on the amount of our borrowings, which will depend on the availability and cost of borrowings and our advisor’s ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets that meet our investment objectives.

 


Gain (loss)Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities

 

Gain or lossLoss on sale of marketable securities was $0$245,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.March 31, 2021 compared to $37,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

 

Unrealized LossGain (Loss) on Change in Fair Value of Investment in Marketable Securities

 

Unrealized gain on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities was $397,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to an unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities increased to $205,000of $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $24,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. Such unrealized lossincrease was due to a decreasean increase in the value of our marketable securities.

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

Our income tax expense decreased to $28,000credit was $81,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $60,000March 31, 2021 compared to an income tax expense of $13,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020. Such decrease was due to a decrease in state taxable income of theour taxable REIT subsidiary, or TRS, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from the three months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2021.

 

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2020 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2019

Revenue

Total revenue decreased to $30.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $64.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Hotel revenue decreased to $30.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $64.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to decreased hotel occupancies primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Interest and dividend income decreased to $10,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $554,000 for nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the repayment of the note receivable from related party during the second quarter of 2019.

The table below sets forth a comparison of hotel revenues for the hotels we owned continuously for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (all amounts in thousands):

  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Increase 
  2020  2019  (Decrease) 
Residence Inn Austin $2,060  $3,879  $(1,819)
Springhill Suites Seattle  2,654   9,031   (6,377)
Homewood Suites Woodlands  1,288   2,304   (1,016)
Hyatt Place Germantown  1,799   2,872   (1,073)
Hyatt Place North Charleston  1,148   2,734   (1,586)
Hampton Inn Austin  1,302   3,435   (2,133)
Residence Inn Grapevine  2,649   5,184   (2,535)
Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst  2,266   6,767   (4,501)
Hilton Garden Inn Austin  1,580   4,151   (2,571)
Hampton Inn Great Valley  1,258   2,826   (1,568)
Embassy Suites Nashville  3,697   10,639   (6,942)
Homewood Suites Austin  2,117   3,350   (1,233)
Townplace Suites Fort Worth  1,765   2,331   (566)
Hampton Inn Houston  927   1,704   (777)
  $26,510  $61,207  $(34,697)

Revenues for all hotel properties decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily due to decreased hotel occupancies primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hotel Operating Expenses

Hotel operating expenses decreased to $25.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $41.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Such decrease was primarily due to decreased occupancies for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily resulting from a reduction in travel in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Property Taxes, Insurance and Other

Property taxes, insurance and other expenses increased to $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $4.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in property taxes, insurance and other expenses was primarily due to the fact that we owned fifteen hotel properties for the entire nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to owning fewer than fifteen hotel properties for the entire nine months ended September 30, 2019.


Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization increased to $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $10.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in depreciation and amortization was primarily due to the fact that we owned fifteen hotel properties for the entire nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to owning fewer than fifteen hotel properties for the entire nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Acquisition Expenses

Acquisition expenses decreased to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to the fact that we acquired no properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the acquisition of the Residence Inn Houston Medical Center during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

Corporate general and administrative expenses were $5.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and $4.6 million for the nine ended September 30, 2019. These general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of asset management fees, professional fees, restricted stock compensation and directors’ fees.

Interest Expense and Amortization of Debt issuance Costs

Interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs decreased to $9.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. In future periods our interest expense will vary based on the amount of our borrowings, which will depend on the availability and cost of borrowings and our ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets that meet our investment objectives.

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Marketable Securities

Loss on sale of marketable securities was $440,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to a gain of $9,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Unrealized Loss on Change in Fair Value of Investment in Marketable Securities

Unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities increased to $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $57,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Such unrealized loss was due to a decrease in the value of our marketable securities.

Income Tax Expense

Our income tax expense decreased to $65,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $156,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 due to a decrease in taxable income of our TRS for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal demand for funds is for the acquisition of real estate assets, the payment of operating expenses, principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and, to the extent we elect to resume the payment of distributions, the payment of distributions to our stockholders. To the extent that our operating results continue to be adversely impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, our liquidity and capital resources will be adversely impacted. Proceeds

Our principal short-term source of liquidity is the operating cash flows generated from our hotel properties. Historically, proceeds from our public offering have historically supplied a significant portion of our available cash. However, our public offering has been indefinitely suspended effective as of March 25, 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our hotel propertiesterminated and we cannot predict if or when we will be able to resume raising capital pursuant to a public offeringthe sale of our securities. Our board of directors has also indefinitely suspended the payment of all distributions and the operation of our share repurchase program.

If we are able to resume raising capital pursuant to an offering of our securities, there may be a delay between the sale of our securities and our purchase of assets, which could result in a delay in the benefits to our stockholders, if any, of returns generated from our investment operations. Our advisor, subject to the oversightAs a result of our board, will evaluate potential acquisitions and will engagedeclines in negotiations with sellers and lenders on our behalf. If necessary,occupancy caused by COVID-19, we may use financings or other sources of capitalanticipate significantly reduced cash from operations until travel increases in the eventUnited States. In 2020, we took measures to preserve capital and increase liquidity, including suspending our monthly distribution and postponing non-essential capital improvements. In addition, as a result of unforeseen significant capital expenditures.the effects of COVID-19 on the economic environment, the lenders for certain of the mortgage loans secured by our properties granted us temporary deferrals of principal and interest payments. We anticipate funding our near-term cash needs with operating cash flows generated from our properties.

 

We may, but are not required to, establish working capital reserves out of cash flow generated by our real estate assets or out of proceeds from the sale of our real estate assets. We do not anticipate establishing a general working capital reserve; however, we may establish working capital reserves with respect to particular investments. We also may, but are not required to, establish reserves out of cash flow generated by our real estate assets or out of net sale proceeds in non-liquidating sale transactions. Working capital reserves are typically used to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions and major capital expenditures. We also escrow funds for property improvements. Our lenders also may require working capital reserves. Financing agreements that we enter into may also contain various customary covenants, including but not limited to financial covenants, covenants requiring monthly deposits in respect of certain property costs, covenants imposing restrictions on indebtedness and liens, and restrictions on investments and participation in other asset disposition, merger or business combination or dissolution transactions.

 


ToAlthough there can be no assurances, we anticipate that available cash will be adequate to meet our near-term potential operating cash flow deficits that may result from the extent that any workingeffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, debt service and capital reserveexpenditures. If we establish is insufficientare unable to satisfy our near-term anticipated cash requirements additional fundsas currently planned, we may raise capital through the disposition of assets, the sale of our equity or debt securities or short-term borrowing, all of which may be provided from cash generated from operations, short-term borrowing, equity capital from joint venture partners, ormore costly to us in the proceeds of public or private offerings of our shares or interests in our operating partnership. In addition, subject to certain limitations, we may incur indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of any real estate assets, refinance the debt thereon, arrange for the leveraging of any previously unfinanced property or reinvest the proceeds of financing or refinancing in additional properties. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such capital or financing on favorable terms, if at all.current economic environment.

 

Net Cash (Used in) Provided byUsed in Operating Activities

 

As of September 30,March 31, 2021, we owned interests in fifteen hotel properties. As of March 31, 2020, we owned interests in fifteen hotel properties and an investmentinvestments in marketable securities of approximately $2.3 million. As of September 30, 2019, we owned interests in fifteen hotel properties and an investment in marketable securities of approximately $3.2valued at $3.0 million. Net cash (used in) provided byused in operating activities for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 was $(4.7)$10.2 million and $5.7$3.8 million, respectively. The decreaseincrease in cash provided byused in operating activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 was primarily due to the fact we had a net operating loss of $28.1that amounts due from related parties decreased by $3.1 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 compared to a net operating lossan increase in amounts due from related parties of $8.6$1.5 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.


 

Net Cash Used inProvided by (Used in) Investing Activities

 

OurFor the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, net cash used inprovided by (used in) investing activities will vary based on how quickly we invest the remaining net offering proceeds from our public offering. Netwas $2.2 million and $(2.5) million, respectively. The increase in cash used inprovided by investing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 was $1.1 million and $6.2 million, respectively. The decrease in cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 was due to reductions inthe fact that we had proceeds of sales of marketable securities of $2.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to investment in marketable securities proceeds from the sale of marketable securities$1.0 million and improvements and additions to hotel properties forof $1.5 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

 

Net Cash Used inProvided by (Used in) Financing Activities

 

For the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our cash flows from financing activities consisted primarily of proceeds from our public offering (priora note payable to its indefinite suspension in March 2020),related party, net of offering costs, distributions paid to our stockholders, and repaymentrepayments of debt.notes payable. Net cash used inprovided by (used in) financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 was $1.5$7.1 million and $3.0 million,$(832,000), respectively. The decreaseincrease in cash used inprovided by financing activities for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 was primarily due to the fact that we raisedhad proceeds of a note payable to related party of $8.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to gross offering proceeds of $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $47.6less dividends paid of $4.4 million in gross offering proceeds for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and the fact that repaymentredemptions of notes payable was $1.5common stock of $2.7 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $41.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had cash on hand, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $8.7$9.6 million.

 

Debt

 

We use, and intend to use in the future, secured and unsecured debt as a means of providing additional funds for the acquisition of real property, and potentially for the acquisition of real estate-related securities. By operating on a leveraged basis, we expect that we will have more funds available for investments and will be able to make more investments than would otherwise be possible, which will potentially result in enhanced investment returns and a more diversified portfolio. However, our use of leverage increases the risk of default on loan payments and the resulting foreclosure on a particular asset. In addition, lenders may have recourse to assets other than those specifically securing the repayment of the indebtedness. When debt financing is unattractive due to high interest rates or other reasons, or when financing is otherwise unavailable on a timely basis, we may purchase certain assets for cash with the intention of obtaining debt financing at a later time.

 

Each of our hotel properties is subject to a mortgage loan secured by our ownership interest in the property. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant decline in the revenues generated by our hotel properties. If we are unable to service the mortgage loan secured by a hotel property due to such decreased revenues, the lender may initiate foreclosure procedures with respect to the property or initiate other available remedies. As of March 31, 2021, we were current in all payments under the mortgage loans secured by our hotel properties and not otherwise in default under the terms of any of such mortgage loans. However, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, we wereare not current with respect to the payments due under the mortgage loans secured by our hotel properties and are engaged in discussions regarding modification of the terms of such mortgage loans with the lenders. As discussed in Note 5, “Debt,” to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report, certain of our lenders have already agreed to limited loan modifications, including temporary deferrals of interest and principal payments. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, no lenders have accelerated the maturity of any of the loans secured by our properties or initiated foreclosure procedures with respect to any of our properties.

 


Note Payable to Related Party

 

On April 29, 2019, the acquisition dateMarch 30, 2021, Moody National Capital, LLC (“Moody Capital”), an affiliate of the Residence Inn Houston Medical Center, our operating partnership issuedsponsor, loaned us $8 million pursuant to a promissory note payable(the “Related Party Note”). Pursuant to the sellerterms of the Residence Inn Houston Medical Center propertyPromissory Note, we may borrow up to an additional $2.0 million from Moody Capital, for a maximum aggregate loan amount of $10 million. All amounts borrowed under the Related Party Note, plus all accrued interest thereon, will be due and payable in the originalfull on March 29, 2024, provided that we may extend such maturity date for up to two years at our discretion. The principal amount of $22.6 million, or the note payable to related party. The note payable to related party boreloans under the Related Party Note will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 4.75%; provided, however, that such interest rate will be increased to a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 6.75% if the lesser of the maximum rateRelated Party Note is subordinated to another lender. Interest will be paid as permitted by our available cash flow, after the payment of expenses and amounts due to any senior lender, if applicable, law and 3%. The maturity date ofwill be compounded semiannually.  We expect to enter into a mutually agreeable subordination agreement with any such senior lender. We may prepay the note payable to related party was September 15, 2020. The entire outstanding principal balance of the note payable to related party, together with all accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payabledue under the note payable to related party, was paid in full during the six months ended June 30, 2020.Related Party Note without any prepayment penalty.

 

Aggregate Indebtedness

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our outstanding indebtedness totaled $240.5$247.2 million, which amount includes the outstanding balance of the Related Party Note and the mortgage loans secured by each of our hotel properties (including debt associated with properties acquired in the Mergers). Our aggregate borrowings are reviewed by our board of directors at least quarterly. Under our charter, we are prohibited from borrowing in excess of 300% of the value of our net assets. “Net assets” for purposes of this calculation is defined to be our total assets (other than intangibles), valued at cost prior to deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts and other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities. The preceding calculation is generally expected to approximate 75% of the aggregate cost of our assets before non-cash reserves and depreciation. However, we may temporarily borrow in excess of 300% of the value of our net assetsthese amounts if such excess is approved by a majority of our independent directors and disclosed to our stockholders in our next quarterly report, along with an explanation for such excess. As of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, our debt levels did not exceed 300% of the value of our net assets.


 

For more information on our outstanding indebtedness, see Note 5,4, “Debt” to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

Contractual Commitments and Contingencies

 

The following is a summary of our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 (in thousands):

 

 Payments Due By Period  Payments Due By Period 
Contractual Obligations Total  2020  2021-2022  2023-2024  Thereafter  Total 2021 2022-2023 2024-2025 Thereafter 
Long-term debt obligations(1) $240,378  $1,183  $9,924  $111,569  $117,702  $239,229 $3,519 $26,638 $169,334 $39,738 
Interest payments on outstanding debt obligations(2)  48,823   2,817   22,074   18,615   5,317   43,729  8,664  21,299  12,309  1,457 
Total $289,201  $4,000  $31,998  $130,184  $123,019  $282,958 $12,183 $47,937 $181,643 $41,195 

(1)Amounts include principal payments only.

(2)Projected interest payments are based on the outstanding principal amounts and weighted-average interest rates at September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

Organization and Offering Costs

 

Our organization and offering expenses may be incurred directly by us or may be incurred by our advisor on our behalf. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, we will reimburse our advisor for organizational and offering expenses associated with our public offerings incurred by our advisor on our behalf, provided that within 60 days of the last day of the month in which any public offering ends, our advisor is obligated to reimburse us to the extent that organization and offering costs we have incurred in connection with such public offering exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in such offering. We terminated our follow-on public offering effective March 2020. The total organization and offering costs incurred in connection with our follow-on public offering did not exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in our follow-on public offering. As of January 16, 2018, our advisor assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with our public offering. We will not reimburse our advisor for the selling commissions and fees it paidpays on our behalf, however our advisor intends to recoup all or a portion of such amounts over time through receipt of the contingent advisor payment, as discussed in Note 7,6, “Related Party Arrangements”  to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total organization and offering expenses for our initial public offering and follow-on offering were $21.1$20.9 million, comprised of $12.3 million of expenses incurred directly by us and $8.8$8.6 million in expenses incurred by and reimbursable to our advisor (excluding the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid on our behalf by our advisor effective as of January 16, 2018). Total organization and offering expenses for the initial public offering were $18.4 million, comprised of $12.3 million of expenses incurred directly by us and $6.1 million in expenses incurred by and reimbursable to our advisor (excluding the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid on our behalf by our advisor). As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, total organization and offering expenses for the follow-on offering were $2.7$2.5 million, comprised of $0 of expenses incurred directly by us and $2.7$2.5 million in expenses incurred by and reimbursable to our advisor (excluding the selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid on our behalf by our advisor). As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had $141,000$0 due to our advisor for reimbursable offering costs.

 


All offering costs, including selling commissions and dealer manager fees, are recorded as an offset to additional paid-in-capital, and all organization costs are recorded as an expense when we have an obligation to reimburse our advisor.

 

Operating Expenses

 

We will reimburse our advisor for all expenses paid or incurred by our advisor in connection with the services it provides to us, subject to the limitation that we will not reimburse our advisor for any amount by which our operating expenses (including the asset management fee we pay to our advisor) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of: (1) 2% of our average invested assets, or (2) 25% of our net income determined without reduction for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for that period, which we refer to as the “2%/25% Limitation.”  Notwithstanding the above, we may reimburse our advisor for expenses in excess of the 2%/25% Limitation if a majority of our independent directors determine that such excess expenses are justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our total operating expenses were $6.7 million, which included $5.3$5.1 million in operating expenses incurred directly by us and $1.4$1.6 million in operating expenses incurred by our advisor on our behalf. Of that $6.7 million in total operating expenses incurred during four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, $0 exceeded the 2%/25% Limitation. We reimbursed our advisor for $1.4$1.6 million in operating expenses during four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had $494,000$382,000 due to our advisor for operating expense reimbursements.


 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

General

 

We consider the accounting policies described below to be critical because they involve significant judgments and assumptions, require estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain and because they are important for understanding and evaluating our reported financial results. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions is different, it is possible that different accounting policies will be applied or different amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses will be recorded, resulting in a different presentation of the consolidated financial statements or different amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses.

 

Income Taxes

 

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2016. We did not meet all of the qualifications to be a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2015 and for the period from July 25, 2014 (inception) to December 31, 2014, including not having the requisite number of shareholders for a sufficient number of days in those periods. Prior to qualifying to be taxed as a REIT we were subject to normal federal and state corporation income taxes.

 

Provided that we continue to qualify as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent we distribute our REIT taxable income to our stockholders, so long as we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which is computed without regard to the dividends-paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP) and satisfy the other organizational and operational requirements for REIT qualification. Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income.

 

We lease the hotels that we acquire to a wholly owned TRS that is subject to federal, state and local income taxes.

 

We account for income taxes of our TRS using the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. We record a valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets that are not expected to be realized.

 

We have reviewed tax positions under GAAP guidance that clarify the relevant criteria and approach for the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. The guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. A tax position may only be recognized in the consolidated financial statements if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. We had no material uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2020.March 31, 2021.

 

The preparation of our various tax returns requires the use of estimates for federal and state income tax purposes. These estimates may be subjected to review by the respective taxing authorities. A revision to an estimate may result in an assessment of additional taxes, penalties and interest. At this time, a range in which our estimates may change is not expected to be material. We will account for interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax provisions in the current period’s results of operations, if necessary. We have tax years 2014 through 2018 remaining subject to examination by various federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 


Valuation and Allocation of Hotel Properties — Acquisitions

 

Upon acquisition, the purchase price of hotel properties are allocated to the tangible assets acquired, consisting of land, buildings and furniture, fixtures and equipment, any assumed debt, identified intangible assets and asset retirement obligations, if any, based on their fair values. Acquisition costs are charged to expense as incurred. Initial valuations are subject to change during the measurement period, but the measurement period ends as soon as the information is available. The measurement period shall not exceed one year from the acquisition date.


 

Land fair values are derived from appraisals, and building fair values are calculated as replacement cost less depreciation or our estimates of the relative fair value of these assets using discounted cash flow analyses or similar methods. The fair value of furniture, fixtures and equipment is based on their fair value using replacement costs less depreciation.

 

We determine the fair value of any assumed debt by calculating the net present value of the scheduled mortgage payments using interest rates for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities that we believe we could obtain at the date of acquisition. Any difference between the fair value and stated value of the assumed debt is recorded as a discount or premium and amortized over the remaining life of the loan as interest expense.

 

In allocating the purchase price of each of our properties, we make assumptions and use various estimates, including, but not limited to, the estimated useful lives of the assets, the cost of replacing certain assets and discount rates used to determine present values. Many of these estimates are obtained from independent third partythird-party appraisals. However, we are responsible for the source and use of these estimates. These estimates are based on judgment and subject to being imprecise; accordingly, if different estimates and assumptions were derived, the valuation of the various categories of our hotel properties or related intangibles could, in turn, result in a difference in the depreciation or amortization expense recorded in our consolidated financial statements. These variances could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Valuation and Allocation of Hotel Properties — Ownership

 

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method based upon the following estimated useful lives:

 

  Estimated
Useful Lives
(years)
Buildings and improvements 39-40
Exterior improvements 10-20
Furniture, fixtures and equipment 5-10

 

Impairment

 

We monitor events and changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amounts of our hotel properties may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated over the life of the asset from operating activities and from its eventual disposition, to the carrying amount of the asset. In the event that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, we recognize an impairment loss to adjust the carrying amount of the asset to estimated fair value for assets held for use and fair value less costs to sell for assets held for sale. There were no such impairment losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019.2020.

 

In evaluating our hotel properties for impairment, we make several estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the projected date of disposition of the properties, the estimated future cash flows of the properties during our ownership and the projected sales price of each of the properties. A change in these estimates and assumptions could result in a change in the estimated undiscounted cash flows or fair value of our hotel properties which could then result in different conclusions regarding impairment and material changes to our consolidated financial statements.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases,” which changes lessee accounting to reflect the financial liability and right-of-use assets that are inherent to leasing an asset on the balance sheet. The standard requires a modified retrospective approach, with restatement of the prior periods presented in the year of adoption, subject to any FASB modifications. This standard will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2018. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2019. In evaluating the effect that ASU No. 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, we believe the impact will be minimal to our ongoing consolidated financial statements.


In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging: Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities,” which improves the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements and simplifies the application of hedge accounting. This standard will be effective for the first annual period beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those periods. Early adoption is permitted. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 and aside from minor presentation changes in its disclosure on derivative and hedging activities, it will not have a material effect on our ongoing consolidated financial statements.

Inflation

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our investments consisted of ownership interests in fifteen hotel properties and investments in marketable securities valued at $2.3 million.properties. Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. Competitive pressures may, however, limit the operators’ ability to raise room rates. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we were not experiencing any material impact from inflation.

 

REIT Compliance

 

We elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2016. To qualify as a REIT for tax purposes, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (determined for this purpose without regard to the dividends-paid deduction and excluding net capital gain) to our stockholders. We must also meet certain asset and income tests, as well as other requirements. We will monitor the business and transactions that may potentially impact our REIT status. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year following the taxable year in which we initially elect to be taxed as a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and generally will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the four taxable years following the year during which our REIT qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants us relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect our net income and net cash available for distribution to our stockholders. We did not meet all of the qualifications to be a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the period from July 25, 2014 (inception) to December 31, 2014.

 


Distributions

 

Our board of directors previously authorized and declared a distribution to our stockholders that would be (1) calculated daily and reduced for class-specific expenses; (2) payable in cumulative amountsWe first paid distributions on or before the 15th day of each calendar month to stockholders of record as of the last day of the previous month; and (3) calculated at a rate of $1.7528 per share of our common stock per year, or approximately $0.00480 per share per day, before any class-specific expenses.

September 15, 2015. On March 24, 2020, our board unanimously approved the indefinite suspension of the payment of distributions to our stockholders, effective immediately, and the operation of the DRP, effective as of April 6, 2020. The payment of distributions and the DRP will each remain suspended until such time as ourOur board of directors, approves their resumption.in consultation with management, will continue to monitor our operations and intends to resume distributions at a time and level determined to be prudent in relation to our other cash requirements or in order to maintain our REIT status for federal income tax purposes. However, it is impossible to predict if or when we will be able to resume the payment of distributions.

 

The following table summarizes distributions paid in cash and pursuant to the DRP for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and 2019 (in thousands):2020.

 

Period Cash
Distribution
  Distribution
Paid Pursuant
to DRP(1)
  Total Amount
of Distribution
 
First Quarter 2020 $4,404  $1,392  $5,796 
Second Quarter 2020         
Third Quarter 2020         
Total $4,404  $1,392  $5,796 
             
First Quarter 2019 $3,517  $1,121  $4,638 
Second Quarter 2019  3,858   1,228   5,086 
Third Quarter 2019  4,097   1,302   5,399 
Total $11,472  $3,651  $15,123 
Period Cash
Distribution
  Distribution
Paid Pursuant
to DRP(1)
  Total Amount of Distribution 
First Quarter 2021 $  $  $ 
First Quarter 2020 $4,404  $1,393  $5,797 

(1)Amount of distributions paid in shares of common stock pursuant to the DRP.

 

Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations

 

One of our objectives is to provide cash distributions to our stockholders from cash generated by our operations. Cash generated from operations is not equivalent to net income as determined under GAAP. Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, an industry trade group, has promulgated a standard known as Funds from Operations, or FFO, which it believes more accurately reflects the operating performance of a REIT. As defined by NAREIT, FFO means net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures in which the REIT holds an interest. We have adopted the NAREIT definition for computing FFO because, in our view, FFO is a meaningful supplemental performance measure in conjunction with net income.

 


Changes in the accounting and reporting rules under GAAP that have been put into effect since the establishment of NAREIT’s definition of FFO have prompted a significant increase in the magnitude of non-cash and non-operating items included in FFO, as defined. As a result, in addition to FFO, we also calculate modified funds from operations, or MFFO, a non-GAAP supplemental financial performance measure that our management uses in evaluating our operating performance. Similar to FFO, MFFO excludes items such as depreciation and amortization. However, MFFO excludes non-cash and non-operating items included in FFO, such as amortization of certain in-place lease intangible assets and liabilities and the amortization of certain tenant incentives. Our calculation of MFFO will exclude these items, as well as the effects of straight-line rent revenue recognition, fair value adjustments to derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, non-cash impairment charges and certain other items, when applicable. Our calculation of MFFO will also include, when applicable, items such as master lease rental receipts, which are excluded from net income (loss) and FFO, but which we consider in the evaluation of the operating performance of our real estate investments.

 

We believe that MFFO reflects the overall impact on the performance of our real estate investments of occupancy rates, rental rates, property operating costs and development activities, as well as general and administrative expenses and interest costs, which is not immediately apparent from net income (loss). As such, we believe MFFO, in addition to net income (loss) as defined by GAAP, is a meaningful supplemental performance measure which is used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and determine our operating, financing and dividend policies.

 

Please see the limitations listed below associated with the use of MFFO as compared to net income (loss):

 

Our calculation of MFFO will exclude any gains (losses) related to changes in estimated values of derivative instruments related to any interest rate swaps which we hold. Although we expect to hold these instruments to maturity, if we were to settle these instruments prior to maturity, it would have an impact on our operations. We do not currently hold any such derivate instruments and thus our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below does not reflect any such exclusion.

 


Our calculation of MFFO will exclude any impairment charges related to long-lived assets that have been written down to current market valuations. Although these losses will be included in the calculation of net income (loss), we will exclude them from MFFO because we believe doing so will more appropriately present the operating performance of our real estate investments on a comparative basis. We have not recognized any such impairment charges and thus our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below does not reflect any such exclusion.

 

Our calculation of MFFO will exclude organizational and offering expenses and acquisition expenses. Although organizational and acquisition expenses reduce net income, we fund such costs with proceeds from our offering and acquisition-related indebtedness, and do not consider these expenses in the evaluation of our operating performance and determining MFFO. Offering expenses do not affect net income. Our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below reflects the exclusion of acquisition expenses.

 

We believe MFFO is useful to investors in evaluating how our portfolio might perform after our offering and acquisition stage has been completed and, as a result, may provide an indication of the sustainability of our distributions in the future. However, as described in greater detail below, MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or as an indication of our liquidity. Many of the adjustments to MFFO are similar to adjustments required by SEC rules for the presentation of pro forma business combination disclosures, particularly acquisition expenses, gains or losses recognized in business combinations and other activity not representative of future activities. MFFO is also more comparable in evaluating our performance over time and as compared to other real estate companies, which may not be as involved in acquisition activities or as affected by impairments and other non-operating charges.

 

MFFO is useful in assisting management and investors in assessing the sustainability of operating performance in future operating periods, and in particular, after the offering and acquisition stages are complete and net asset value is disclosed. However, MFFO is not a useful measure in evaluating net asset value because impairments are taken into account in determining net asset value but not in determining MFFO. Investors are cautioned that, due to the fact that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows and, given the relatively limited term of our operations, it could be difficult to recover any impairment charges.

 

The calculation of FFO and MFFO may vary from entity to entity because capitalization and expense policies tend to vary from entity to entity. Consequently, our presentation of FFO and MFFO may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other REITs. In addition, FFO and MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or to cash flows from operating activities and are not intended to be used as a liquidity measure indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs. In particular, as we are currently in the acquisition phase of our life cycle, acquisition costs and other adjustments which are increases to MFFO are, and may continue to be, a significant use of cash. MFFO also excludes impairment charges, rental revenue adjustments and unrealized gains and losses related to certain other fair value adjustments. Accordingly, both FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.

 


The table below summarizes our calculation of FFO and MFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2021 and 2020 and 2019 and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial performance measures to our net income (in thousands).income.

 

 Three months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Three months ended
March 31,
 
 2020  2019  2020  2019  2021  2020 
Net loss $(9,073) $(2,554) $(28,126) $(8,567)
Net Loss $(9,031) $(10,255)
Adjustments:                        
Depreciation of real estate  3,852   3,698   11,539   10,368 
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities        440   (9)
Depreciation and amortization  3,865   3,839 
Loss on sale of marketable securities  245   37 
Funds from Operations  (5,221)  1,144   (16,147)  1,792   (4,921)  (6,379)
Adjustments:                        
Acquisition expenses           2,212 
Unrealized loss (gain) on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  205   24   2,231   57 
Unrealized loss on change in fair value of investment in marketable securities  (397)  3,811 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  170   254   509   854   168   169 
Modified Funds from Operations $(4,846) $1,422  $(13,407) $4,915  $(5,150) $(2,399)

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 


Related Party Transactions and Agreements

 

We have entered into agreements with our advisor and its affiliates whereby we have paid, and may continue to pay, certain fees to, and reimburse certain expenses of, our advisor or its affiliates in connection with the services our advisor and its affiliates provide to us. See Note 7,6, “Related Party Arrangements,” to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report for a discussion of our related-party transactions, agreements and fees.

 

Subsequent Events

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

As discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of our hotel properties and overall financial condition.

ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

ITEM 3.       QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Market Risk

 

Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and expand our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Market fluctuations in real estate financing may affect the availability and cost of funds needed to expand our investment portfolio. In addition, restrictions upon the availability of real estate financing or high interest rates for real estate loans could adversely affect our ability to dispose of real estate in the future. We will seek to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. We may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our assets. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.

 

With regard to variable rate financing, our advisor will assess our interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. Our advisor maintains risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding and forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. While this hedging strategy will be designed to minimize the impact on our net income and funds from operations from changes in interest rates, the overall returns on your investment may be reduced.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, our indebtedness, as described below, was comprised of notes secured by our hotel properties. All such notes, except the Term Loan, accrue interest at a fixed rate and, therefore, an increase or decrease in interest rates would have no effect on our interest expense with respect such notes. Interest rate changes will affect the fair value of any fixed rate instruments that we hold. As we expect to hold our fixed rate instruments to maturity and the amounts due under such instruments would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instruments, would have a significant impact on our operations.


As of September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019,2020, our mortgage notes payable secured by the respective assets, consisted of the following ($ amounts in thousands):

           
Loan Principal
as of
September 30,
2020
 Principal
as of
December 31,
2019
 Interest
Rate at
September 30,
2020
 Maturity Date Loan Modifications  Principal
as of
March 31, 2021
 Principal
as of
December 31,
2020
 Interest
Rate at
March 31, 2021
  Maturity Date Loan Modifications
Residence Inn Austin(1) $16,234 $16,300 4.580%November 1, 2025    $16,169 $16,169 4.580% November 1, 2025  
Springhill Suites Seattle(1) 43,856 44,165 4.380%October 1, 2026 Three months deferral of interest and principal payments from June to August, 2020. Four months interest only payments from September to December, 2020.   43,717   43,856 4.380% October 1, 2026 Three months deferral of interest and principal payments from June to August, 2020. Four months interest only payments from September to December, 2020.
Homewood Suites Woodlands(1) 8,799 8,915 4.690%April 11, 2025     8,717  8,759 4.690% April 11, 2025 
Hyatt Place Germantown(1) 6,783 6,865 4.300%May 6, 2023   6,755  6,755 4.300% May 6, 2023 
Hyatt Place North Charleston(1) 6,922 7,019 5.193%August 1, 2023 

Payment of $100,000 cash deposit and may make interest and principal payments from restricted cash for six months from April to September, 2020.

 

   6,845  6,873 5.193% August 1, 2023 Payment of $100,000 cash deposit and may make interest and principal payments from restricted cash for six months from April to September, 2020.
Hampton Inn Austin(1) 10,392 10,493 5.426%January 6, 2024 Four-month deferral of principal and interest payments for August to November, 2020.   10,358  10,359 5.426% January 6, 2024 Four-month deferral of principal and interest payments for August to November, 2020.
Residence Inn Grapevine(1) 12,017 12,114 5.250%April 6, 2024   12,016  12,016 5.250% April 6, 2024 
Marriott Courtyard Lyndhurst(1) 18,833 18,934 4.700%September 27, 2024 April 2020 payment was interest only.  Six-month deferral of principal payments for April to September, 2020.Six months payment of interest only from April to September, 2020.   18,729  18,833 4.700% September 27, 2024 Six months payment of interest only from April to September, 2020.
Hilton Garden Inn Austin(1) 17,997 18,080 4.530%December 11, 2024   17,997  17,997 4.530% December 11, 2024 
Hampton Inn Great Valley(1) 7,804 7,861 4.700%April 11, 2025   7,804  7,804 4.700% April 11, 2025 
Embassy Suites Nashville(1) 41,057 41,250 4.2123%July 11, 2025   40,502  41,057 4.2123% July 11, 2025 April 2020 payment of principal and interest deferred. August 2020 to December 2020 interest only. Special servicer fee of $205,285 to be paid on or before April 30, 2021.
Homewood Suites Austin(1) 10,541 10,602 4.650%August 11, 2025   10,541  10,541 4.650% August 11, 2025 
Townplace Suites Fort Worth(1) 5,947 5,979 4.700%September 27, 2024 

April 2020 payment was interest only. Six-month deferral of principal from April to September 2020. Two months deferral of interest payments for May and June, 2020.Three months interest only payments from July to September, 2020.

 

   5,882  5,915 4.700% September 27, 2024 April 2020 payment was interest only. Six-month deferral of principal from April to September 2020. Two months deferral of interest payments for May and June, 2020.Three months interest only payments from July to September, 2020.
Hampton Inn Houston(1) 4,342 4,366 5.250%April 28, 2023 

Seven-month deferral of principal and interest payments for payments due March 28, 2020 through September 28, 2020. Six months interest only for payments due October 28, 2020 through March 28, 2021.

 

   4,343  4,342 5.250% April 28, 2023 Seven-month deferral of principal and interest payments for payments due March 28, 2020 through September 28, 2020. Six months interest only for payments due October 28, 2020 through March 28, 2021.
Residence Inn Houston Medical Center(2)  28,854  28,953 5.000%October 1, 2024 Deferral of principal and interest payments for six months from April to September, 2020. Interest only payments for an additional twelve months form October 2020 to September 2021.   28,854  28,854 5.000% October 1, 2024 Deferral of principal and interest payments for six months from April to September, 2020. Interest only payments for an additional twelve months form October 2020 to September 2021.
Total notes payable 240,378 241,896       239,229  240,130      
Less unamortized debt issuance costs  (2,784) (3,293)       (2,446)  (2,614)       
Total notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs $237,594 $238,603      $236,783 $237,516       

 
(1)Monthly payments of principal and interest are due and payable until the maturity date.

(2)Monthly payments of interest were due and payable until October 2019. Monthly payments of principal and interest are due and payable beginning in November 2019 until the maturity date.

 


Hotel properties secure their respective loans.

Credit Risk

 

We are also exposed to credit risk. Credit risk in our investments in debt and securities relates to each individual borrower’s ability to make required interest and principal payments on scheduled due dates. We seek to manage credit risk through our advisor’s comprehensive credit analysis prior to making an investment, actively monitoring our asset portfolio and the underlying credit quality of our holdings and subordination and diversification of our portfolio. Our analysis is based on a broad range of real estate, financial, economic and borrower-related factors which we believe are critical to the evaluation of credit risk inherent in a transaction.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

ITEM 4.       CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 


Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2020March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. We are monitoring and assessing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact to their design and operating effectiveness.


PART II—II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

From time to time, we may be party to legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. Management is not aware of any legal proceedings of which the outcome is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, nor are we aware of any such legal proceedings contemplated by government agencies.

 

ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS.

 

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors contained in Part I, Item 1A set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20192020 filed with the SEC on March 30, 2020.31, 2021.

 

The globalCOVID-19 pandemic of a novel strain of coronavirus which causes the disease known as COVID-19 has, and is expected to continue to, adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

 

Since its discovery in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread from Chinaglobally, including to almost every other country, includingstate in the United States. The spread of COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and in the United States the Health and Human Services Secretary has declared a public health emergency and the President has declared a national emergency in response to COVID-19. Many governments, including at the pandemic.federal, state and local level in the United States, have instituted a wide variety of unprecedented measures intended to control the spread of COVID-19, including states of emergency, mandatory quarantines, “stay at home” orders, business closures, border closings, and restrictions on travel and large gatherings. These measures may be in place for a considerable period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future. The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted numerous industries, including transportation and hospitality, and triggered a period of global economic slowdownslowdown. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared that the United States has been in a recession since February 2020.

Although a number of vaccines for COVID-19 are currently being made available to the general public in the United States and in countries around the world, it will take time for the distribution of vaccines to materially affect the spread of COVID-19 and the ultimate effectiveness of the vaccination effort is subject to significant uncertainty. The length and severity of the pandemic will be worsened to the extent that a significant portion of the population, in the United States and globally, is reluctant to be vaccinated, fails to complete required multi-step vaccination protocol or is unable to become vaccinated due to shortages in vaccine supply or suspensions in the distribution of vaccines due to safety concerns. Further, new and worsening outbreaks of COVID-19 in other countries may impact global vaccine supplies and lead to the emergence of new variants of the virus against which currently available vaccines are less effective. As a result of the foregoing factors, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to have ana continued adverse impact on economic and market conditions.conditions despite the ongoing distribution of vaccines.

 

TheCOVID-19 has dramatically reduced travel, which has had an unprecedented adverse impact on the hotel industry. As a result, the COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant adverse effect on the operating results of our hotel properties, which depend primarily upon revenues driven by business and leisure travel. A number of measures taken by governmental entities and employers intended to slow the transmission of COVID-19 have dramatically reduced business and leisure travel, and on our business, financial performance and operating results. Since March 2020, we have experienced a result the demand for rooms atsignificant decline in occupancy and revenues across our hotel properties, including (i) restrictions on travel and public gatherings, quarantines and shelter-at-home orders, (ii) the postponement or cancellation of conventions, festivals, sporting events and other public events, (iii) the closure of amusement parks, museums, retail centers and other tourist attractions, and (iv) the closure of colleges and universities. These measures may be in placewhich we expect to continue for a considerablean indefinite period of time, and additional, more restrictive measures may be implemented in the future. All of ourtime. Our hotel properties are currentlyhave operated at a property net operating at significantly reduced occupancy levelsloss since the outbreak of COVID-19, which has had an adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow from operations. In addition, we have reduced certain services and amenities at our hotel properties. If the decline in demand for rooms at our hotel properties continues, we may ultimately be required to close, or allow our lenders to foreclose upon, one or more hotel properties. If operations at anyAlthough all of our hotel properties are suspended,currently open and operational, we may be required, or elect, to temporarily suspend operations at one or more of our hotel properties in the future depending on the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related effects. If we suspend operations at a hotel property, we cannot give any assurance as to when operations at such hotel propertiesthe property will resumebe resumed at a full or reduced level. Each of our hotel properties is subject to a mortgage loan secured by our ownership interest in the property. If we are unable to service the mortgage loan secured by a hotel property due to decreased revenues generated by such property, the lender with respect to such mortgage loan may initiate foreclosure procedures with respect to the property or initiate other available remedies.

In addition to reducing demand for rooms at our hotel properties, the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented in response thereto may increase the cost of operation of our hotel properties and negatively impact the ability of our hotel properties to obtain necessary goods and services and provide adequate staffing. The pandemic may also cause delays in planned improvements, renovations or maintenance at our properties due to constraints on work force availability or difficulties in sourcing and transporting necessary materials.

 

In accordance with local government recommendations and guidance, many of the employees of our advisor have been working remotely since March 2020. Although our advisor has implemented protocols for remote work and is leveraging technology to ensure that its employees remain connected and productive, there can be no guarantee that such work conditions will not have an adverse impact on the ability of our advisor to effectively perform its duties.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic is a continually evolving situation that presents significant uncertainty and risk with respectIn response to our financial condition and results of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, and such adverse impact may continue well beyond the effective containment or mitigation of the pandemic, including beyond the development and distribution of vaccines and additional therapeutic treatments. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic, impactswe terminated our financial condition and resultspublic offering of operations will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including the continued severity and duration of the pandemic, the cities and geographic regions most severely impacted by the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness of the measures taken on an international, national and local level to mitigate the pandemic’s impact, and the response of the overall economy as the effects of the pandemic abate. As a result, we cannot estimate with reasonable certainty the impact of the pandemic on our near- or longer-term financial or operational results, or when, if ever, we will be able to resume pre-pandemic levels of operations.

On March 24, 2020, in responsecommon stock (including pursuant to the pandemic’s adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results, our boardDRP) effective as of directors approved the indefinite suspension ofMarch 2020. We are not currently raising capital through the sale of shares of our common stocksecurities and we do not intend to begin to do so in our public offering,the near term. We have also indefinitely suspended the payment of distributions to our stockholders effective as of March 2020 and the operation of our DRP and share repurchase program.program effective as of April 2020. Our board of directors and our management continue to evaluate our financial condition and the overall economic environment to determine if and when we will seek to resume raising capital, resume the payment of distributions and reinstate our DRP and share repurchase program. However, it is impossible to predict if or when we will be able to take any or all of such actions or return to normal operations.


The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruptionsAlthough all facets of our business have been or could in the U.S.future be impacted by COVID-19, we currently believe the following impacts to be among the most important to us:

continued decreased demand for rooms at our hotel properties, resulting in properties not generating revenue sufficient to meet operating expenses, which may adversely affect the value of our hotel properties;

the further scaling back and delay of our planned capital expenditures, including planned renovation projects, which could adversely affect the value of our properties;

a material adverse effect on our advisor’s ability to consummate acquisitions and dispositions of hotel properties;

continued suspension of the payment of distributions or a change in the amount or frequency of distributions if and when we resume paying distributions;

increased indebtedness and sustained or further decreases in operating results, which could increase our risk of default under our loan agreements or other long-term contracts;

our inability to maintain compliance with certain covenants in our loan agreements and the need to seek amendments to such agreements in the future, which could require us to make concessions, such as increased interest rates;

disruptions in our supply chains, which may increase costs for essential capital improvements;

declines in regional and local economies, reducing travel to and from the localities;

increased risk relating to the continued service and availability of personnel, including our senior leadership team, and our advisor’s ability to recruit, attract and retain skilled personnel to the extent its management or personnel are impacted by the pandemic and are not available or allowed to conduct work;

disruptions as a result of employees working remotely, including risk of cybersecurity incidents and disruptions to internal control procedures; an

difficulty accessing debt and equity capital on attractive terms, or at all, to fund business operations or address maturing liabilities.

Moreover, many of the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2021, should be interpreted as heightened risks as a result of the ongoing and global economy and financial markets and could potentially create widespread business continuity issuesnumerous adverse impacts of an as yet unknown magnitude and duration.the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused,is a continually evolving situation that presents material uncertainty and risk. The extent and duration of the impacts of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows is likely to continue to cause, severe economic, marketdependent on future developments that are highly uncertain and other disruptions worldwide. We cannot predict whetherbe accurately predicted at this time, including without limitation the scope, severity and to what extent conditions in the lending, capital and other financial markets will continue to deteriorate as a resultduration of the pandemic, or whether our access to capitalthe extent and other sources of funding will become further constrained, which could adversely affect the availability and terms of future borrowings, renewals or refinancings.

Additionally, a prolonged economic recession, including lower GDP growth, corporate earnings, consumer confidence, employment rates, income levels and personal wealth, could result in significantly below-average lodging demand by both group and transient travelers that continues beyond the lifting of travel and other government restrictions and after the COVID-19 pandemic has been effectively contained. There can also be no guarantee that the demand for lodging, and consumer confidence in travel generally, will recover as quickly as other industries. Alleffectiveness of the foregoingactions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, the speed of the development and distribution of vaccines for COVID-19 and the efficacy and availability of such vaccines, the extent to which the general population is willing to be vaccinated, the efficacy of currently available vaccines against emerging variants of COVID-19, the potential for hotel closures that may be mandated or advisable, whether based on increased COVID-19 cases, new variants or other factors, could materially negativelythe reduction or reversal of previously implemented containment measures in certain states and cities, and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic. As a result, we cannot provide an estimate of the overall impact of COVID-19 on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and cash flows or when, if at all, we will be able to resume pre-COVID-19 levels of operations.

 

We have paid, and may continue to pay, distributions from the proceeds of our offering. To the extent that we pay distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operations, we will have reduced funds available for investment and the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced.

 

Our organizational documents permit us to pay distributions from any source, including net proceeds from our public offerings, borrowings, advances from our sponsor or advisor and the deferral of fees and expense reimbursements by our advisor, in its sole discretion. Since our inception, our cash flow from operations has not been sufficient to fund all of our distributions. Of the $54.5 million in total distributions we paid during the period from our inception through September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, including shares issued pursuant to our DRP, $0, or 0%, were paid from cash provided by operating activities and $54.5 million, or 100%, were paid from offering proceeds. Until we make substantial investments, we may continue to fund distributions from the net proceeds from our offering or sources other than cash flow from operations. We have not established a limit on the amount of offering proceeds, or other sources other than cash flow from operations, which we may use to fund distributions.


 

If we are unable to consistently fund distributions to our stockholders entirely from our cash flow from operations, the value of the shares of our common stock may be reduced, including upon a listing of our common stock, the sale of our assets or any other liquidity event should such event occur. To the extent that we fund distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operations, our funds available for investment will be reduced relative to the funds available for investment if our distributions were funded solely from cash flow from operations, our ability to achieve our investment objectives will be negatively impacted and the overall return to our stockholders may be reduced. In addition, if we make a distribution in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital, which will reduce the stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of common stock. The amount, if any, of each distribution in excess of a stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of common stock will be taxable as gain realized from the sale or exchange of property.

 

On March 24, 2020, our board of directors unanimously approved the suspension of the payment of distributions to our stockholders, effective immediately, due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have on our hotel properties. There can be no assurance when the payment of distributions will resume, if at all. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may materially delay or prevent our ability to resume the payment of distributions.

 

Our cash distributions have been indefinitely suspended. To the extent paid in the future, our distributions will not be guaranteed, may fluctuate and may constitute a return of capital or taxable gain from the sale or exchange of property.

On March 24, 2020, our board of directors approved the suspension of the payment of distributions to our stockholders, effective immediately, due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have on our hotel properties. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may materially delay our ability to resume the payment of distributions and there can be no assurance when the payment of distributions will resume, if at all. To the extent the payment of distributions is resumed, the amount and timing of distributions will be determined by our board of directors and will typically depend upon the amount of funds available for distribution, which will depend on items such as current and projected cash requirements and tax considerations. As a result, our distribution rate and payment frequency may vary from time to time. Our long-term strategy is to fund the payment of monthly distributions to our stockholders entirely from our funds from operations. However, we may need to borrow funds, request that our advisor in its discretion, defer its receipt of fees and reimbursements of expenses or, to the extent necessary, utilize offering proceeds in order to make cash distributions. Accordingly, the amount of distributions paid at any given time may not reflect current cash flow from operations. Distributions payable to stockholders may also include a return of capital, rather than a return on capital.


There is no public trading market for shares of our common stock and we are not required to effectuate a liquidity event by a certain date. As a result, it will be difficult for you to sell your shares of our common stock and, if you are able to sell your shares, you are likely to sell them at a substantial discount.

There is no current public market for the shares of our common stock and our charter does not require that we list our shares on any public securities market or consummate any other transaction to provide liquidity to stockholders on any date certain or at all. It will therefore be difficult for you to sell your shares of our common stock promptly or at all. Even if you are able to sell your shares of our common stock, the absence of a public market may cause the price received for any shares of our common stock sold to be less than what you paid or less than your proportionate value of the assets we own. We have adopted a share repurchase program but it is limited in terms of the amount of shares that a stockholder may sell back to us each quarter. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate our share repurchase program upon 10 days’ prior notice to our stockholders. On March 24, 2020, our board of directors approved the suspension of our share repurchase program, effective as of April 6, 2020, due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have on our hotel properties. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may materially delay or prevent our ability to resume the operation of our share repurchase program.

You are limited in your ability to sell your shares of common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program. You may not be able to sell any of your shares of our common stock back to us, and if you do sell your shares, you may not receive the price you paid.

Our share repurchase program, when operational, may provide you with a limited opportunity to have your shares of common stock repurchased by us at a price equal to or at a discount from the purchase price of the shares of our common stock being repurchased. Unless the shares are being repurchased in connection with a stockholder’s death or qualifying disability, shares may not be repurchased under our share repurchase program until after the first anniversary of the date of purchase of such shares. We anticipate that shares of our common stock may be repurchased on a quarterly basis. However, our share repurchase program contains certain restrictions and limitations, including those relating to the number of shares of our common stock that we can repurchase at any given time and limiting the repurchase price. Specifically, we presently limit the number of shares to be repurchased to no more than the lesser of (1) 5.0% of the weighted-average number of shares of our common stock outstanding during the prior calendar year and (2) the number of shares of our common stock that could be purchased with the net proceeds from the sale of shares under our distribution reinvestment plan in the prior calendar year plus such additional funds as may be reserved for share repurchase by our board of directors.

In addition, our board of directors reserves the right to amend, suspend or terminate our share repurchase program at any time upon 10 days’ prior written notice to our stockholders, which notice may be provided by including such information (i) in a current report on Form 8-K or in our annual or quarterly reports, as publicly filed or furnished with the SEC, or (ii) in a separate mailing to our stockholders. Therefore, you may not have the opportunity to make a repurchase request prior to an amendment, termination or suspension of our share repurchase program and you may not be able to sell any of your shares of common stock back to us pursuant to our share repurchase program. Moreover, if you do sell your shares of common stock back to us pursuant to our share repurchase program you may not receive the same price you paid for any shares of our common stock being repurchased.

We temporarily suspended our share repurchase program from March 24, 2017 to September 27, 2017 in connection with the mergers, and from January 1, 2018 to January 16, 2018, in connection with amending our registration statement to provide that our advisor will pay all underwriting compensation with respect to the sale of shares of our common stock. On March 24, 2020, our board of directors again approved the suspension of our share repurchase program, effective as of April 6, 2020, due to the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having and is expected to continue to have on our hotel properties. The ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may materially delay or prevent our ability to resume the operation of our share repurchase program.

Legislative, regulatory or administrative changes could adversely affect us or our stockholders.

Legislative, regulatory or administrative changes could be enacted or promulgated at any time, either prospectively or with retroactive effect, and may adversely affect us and/or our stockholders.

On December 22, 2017, tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made significant changes to the U.S. federal income tax rules for taxation of individuals and corporations. Most of the changes applicable to individuals are temporary and apply only to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017 and before January 1, 2026. The Internal Revenue Service has issued significant guidance under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but guidance on additional issues, finalization of proposed guidance and technical corrections legislation may adversely affect us or our stockholders. Federal legislation intended to ameliorate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act“), has been enacted that makes technical corrections to, or modifies on a temporary basis, certain of the provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, and it is possible that additional such legislation may be enacted in the future. In addition, further changes to the tax laws, unrelated to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, are possible.

We urge you to consult with your own tax advisor with respect to the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, legislation enacted to address the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and any other legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in shares of our common stock.


We will incur mortgage indebtedness and other borrowings, which may increase our business risks, could hinder our ability to make distributions and could decrease the value of your investment.

We generally finance a portion of the purchase price of our investments by borrowing funds. We also incurred debt in connection with the mergers. Under our charter, we are prohibited from borrowing in excess of 300% of the value of our net assets. “Net assets“ for purposes of this calculation is defined to be our total assets (other than intangibles), valued at cost prior to deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts or other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities. Generally speaking, the preceding calculation is expected to approximate 75% of the aggregate cost of our real estate assets before non-cash reserves and depreciation. We may temporarily borrow in excess of these amounts if such excess is approved by a majority of the independent directors and is disclosed to stockholders in our next quarterly report, along with justification for such excess. In addition, we may incur mortgage debt and pledge some or all of our real estate assets as security for that debt to obtain funds to acquire additional real estate assets or for working capital. We may also borrow funds as necessary or advisable to ensure we maintain our REIT tax qualification, including the requirement that we distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income to our stockholders (computed without regard to the distribution paid deduction and excluding net capital gains). However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain such borrowings on satisfactory terms.

High debt levels will cause us to incur higher interest charges, which would result in higher debt service payments and could be accompanied by restrictive covenants. If there is a shortfall between the cash flow from a property and the cash flow needed to service mortgage debt on that property, then the amount available for distributions to stockholders may be reduced. In addition, incurring mortgage debt increases the risk of loss since defaults on indebtedness secured by a property may result in lenders initiating foreclosure actions. In that case, we could lose the property securing the loan that is in default, thus reducing the value of your investment. For tax purposes, a foreclosure on any of our properties will be treated as a sale of the property for a purchase price equal to the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage. If the outstanding balance of the debt secured by the mortgage exceeds our tax basis in the property, we will recognize taxable income on foreclosure, but we would not receive any cash proceeds. If any mortgage contains cross collateralization or cross default provisions, a default on a single property could affect multiple properties. If any of our properties are foreclosed upon due to a default, our ability to pay cash distributions to our stockholders will be adversely affected.

Widespread outbreaks of contagious disease, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, can have a significant adverse effect on the hospitality industry. Such outbreaks increase the risk that we will be unable to satisfy our debt service obligations and the risk of the loss of properties due to foreclosure actions initiated by lenders. Due to the significant adverse effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the operating results of our hotel properties, as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q we are not current with respect to the payments due under the mortgage loans secured by our hotel properties. We are engaged in discussions regarding modification of the terms of such mortgage loans with the lenders, however there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such modifications on attractive terms, or at all.

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

 

On January 20, 2015, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-198305) registering our offering of up to $1.1 billion in shares of our common stock was declared effective and we commenced our initial public offering. In our initial public offering we offered up to $1.0 billion in shares of any class of our common stock to the public in our primary offering and up to $100.0$100 million of shares of any class of our common stock pursuant to the DRP. The initial offering price of our common stock in our initial public offering was $25.00 per share, and thereafter was adjusted based upon our annually determined estimated NAV per share.

On January 18, 2018, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-11 (Registration No. 333-222610) with the SEC registering $990,000,000 in any combination of our shares to be sold on a “best efforts“ basis in our follow-on offering. Effective July 19, 2018, the SEC declared the registration statement for our follow-on offering effective, we commenced our follow-on offering and we ceased selling shares pursuant to the registration statement for our initial public offering. On March 24, 2020, our board of directors approved the suspension of the sale of shares of our common stock in our public offering, effective as of March 25, 2020. Prior to the suspension of our public offering, each class of our shares of common stock was being offered (i) to the public in the primary offering at a purchase price of $23.32 per share, equal to the NAV per share of such class as of December 31, 2018, and (ii) to our stockholders pursuant to the DRP at a purchase price of $23.32 per share, equal to the NAV per share of such class as of December 31,DRP. Our initial public offering terminated on July 19, 2018.

 

AsOn July 19, 2018, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-222610) registering our follow-on public offering of September 30, 2020,up to $990 million in any combination of the three classes of our common stock was declared effective and we hadcommenced our follow-on public offering. In our follow-on public offering we offered up $895 million in shares of any class of our common stock to the public and up to $95 million in shares of any class of our common stock to our stockholders pursuant to the DRP. Our follow-on public offering (including pursuant to the DRP) was terminated effective as of March 25, 2020.

We accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued an aggregate of 10.2 million shares in our initial public offering and our follow-on public offering, excluding shares issued in connection with the Mergers and including 567,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $234.6 million. We accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued 6.1 million shares in the initial public offering, excluding shares issued in connection with the Mergers and including 215,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in gross offering proceeds of $147.4 million for the initial public offering. As of September 30, 2020, we hadWe accepted investors’ subscriptions for and issued 4.1 million shares in the follow-on public offering, including 352,000 shares pursuant to the DRP, resulting in gross offering proceeds of $87.2 million for the follow-on public offering.


We incurred selling commissions, dealer manager fees and other organization and offering costs in our initial public offering in the amounts set forth in the table below (in thousands). Our dealer manager reallowed all of the selling commissions and a portion of the dealer manager fees to participating broker-dealers.

 

Type of Expense Amount  Estimated/Actual 
Selling commissions, stockholder servicing fees and dealer manager fees $11,522   Actual 
Finders’ fees      
Expenses paid to or for underwriters      
Other organization and offering costs  6,843   Actual 
Total expenses $18,365     

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had incurred selling commissions, dealer manager fees, stockholder servicing fees and other organization and offering costs in our follow-on public offering in the amounts set forth in the table below (in thousands). Effective January 16, 2018, our advisor assumed responsibility for the payment of all selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees paid in connection with our ongoing public offering.

 

Type of Expense Amount  Estimated/Actual 
Selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees $   Actual 
Finders’ fees      
Expenses paid to or for underwriters      
Other organization and offering costs  2,720   Actual 
Total expenses $2,720     

 


The net offering proceeds to us from our initial public offering, after deducting the total expenses incurred as described above, were $129.1 million, excluding $5.2 million in offering proceeds from shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the DRP.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, the net offering proceeds to us from our follow-on public offering, after deducting the total expenses incurred as described above, were $84.5 million, excluding $8.2 million in offering proceeds from shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the DRP.

 

We intend to use the remaining proceeds from the sale and refinancing of our initial public offering and our follow-on offeringhotel properties to acquire additional hotel properties located in the East Coast, the West Coast and the Sunbelt regions of the United States. To a lesser extent, we may also invest in other hospitality properties located within other markets and regions as well as real estate securities and debt-related investments related to the hospitality sector.

 

As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we used $166.4 million of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and follow-on public offering to acquire the Residence Inn Austin, the Springhill Suites Seattle, the Moody I portfolio (pursuant to the Mergers), and the Residence Inn Houston Medical Center, to reduce the debt on Springhill Suites Seattle, to originate notes, and to reduce our borrowings. As of September 30, 2020,March 31, 2021, we had paid a cumulative amount of $16.9 million of acquisition expenses, including $13.0 million related to the Mergers.

 

OurShare Repurchase Program

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our board of directors indefinitely suspended our share redemptionrepurchase program was indefinitely suspended effective as of April 6, 2020. Accordingly, duringThe ongoing effects of the three months ended September 30, 2020, we fulfilledCOVID-19 pandemic may materially delay or prevent our ability to resume the operation of our share repurchase program. There is no redemption requests and redeemed noway to predict when, if at all, our board of directors will determine to resume the repurchase of shares of our common stock pursuant to our share redemptionrepurchase program.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program.

ITEM 3.ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.MINE SAFTEY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.


ITEM 6.EXHIBITS.

 

3.1Exhibit No.Description
3.1Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No.(File No. 333-198305) filed January 12, 2015)

3.2Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12,13, 2017)

 

3.3Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12,13, 2017)

 

3.4Bylaws of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.23.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No.(File No. 333-198305)) filed on August 22, 2014)

 

31.1*Certification of PrincipalChief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.2*Certification of PrincipalChief Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

101.INSXBRL Instance Document

 

101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith


SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 MOODY NATIONAL REIT II, INC.
  
 
Date: November 12, 2020May 14, 2021By:/s/ Brett C. Moody
  Brett C. Moody
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
  (Principal Executive Officer)
   
Date: November 12, 2020May 14, 2021By:/s/ Robert W. Engel
  Robert W. Engel
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-198305) filed January 12, 2015)

3.2Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2017)

3.3Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2017)

3.4Bylaws of Moody National REIT II, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-198305))

31.1*Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INSXBRL Instance Document

101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Filed herewith