Paul Cullen | Executive Vice President, Investor Relations |
Joel Murphy | Chief Executive Officer |
John Isakson | Chief Financial Officer |
Michael Lewis | Truist Securities |
Jason Stewart | Jones Trading |
Gaurav Mehta | National Securities |
Barry Oxford | Colliers |
Aaron Hecht | JMP Securities |
Good morning, and welcome to the Preferred Apartment Communities' Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this event is being recorded. I'd now like to turn the conference over to Paul Cullen, Executive Vice President, Investor Relations.