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Real Estate and Other Investment Risks The current economic slowdown has affected certain of the lifestyle properties in which we invest, and the financial difficulties of our tenants and operators could adversely affect us. The current economic environment has affected certain of our tenants ability to make rental payments to us in accordance with their lease agreement. Because our revenues are highly dependent on lease payments from our properties and interest payments from loans that we make, defaults by our tenants or borrowers would reduce our cash available for the repayment of our outstanding debt and for distributions We do not have control over market and business conditions that may affect our success. Our exposure to typical real estate investment risks could reduce our income. If one or more of our tenants file for bankruptcy protection, we may be precluded from collecting all sums due. Multiple property leases or loans with individual tenants or borrowers increase our risks in the event that such tenants or borrowers become financially impaired. We may rely on various cash flow or income security provisions in our leases for minimum rent payments. It may be difficult for us to exit a joint venture after an impasse. Discretionary consumer spending may affect the profitability of certain properties we acquire. The inability to increase or maintain lease rates at our properties might affect the level of distributions to stockholders. Seasonal revenue variations in certain asset classes will require the operators of those asset classes to manage cash flow properly over time so as to meet their non-seasonal scheduled rent payments to us Our real estate assets may be subject to impairment charges. The real estate industry is capital intensive and we are subject to risks associated with ongoing needs for renovation and capital improvements to our properties as well as financing for such expenditures. We will not control the management of our properties. Joint venture partners may have different interests than we have, which may negatively impact our control over our ventures. Adverse weather conditions may damage certain properties we acquire and/or reduce our operators ability to make scheduled rent payments to us. Our operating results may be negatively affected by potential development and construction delays and resultant increased costs and risks. If we set aside insufficient reserves for capital expenditures, we may be required to defer necessary property improvements Our loans may be affected by unfavorable real estate market conditions. Foreclosures create additional ownership risks that could adversely impact our returns on mortgage investments. Our loans will be subject to interest rate fluctuations. Lack of principal amortization of loans increases the risk of borrower default at maturity and delays in liquidating defaulted loans could reduce our investment returns and our cash available for distributions. We may make loans on a subordinated and unsecured basis and may not be able to collect outstanding principal and interest. Continued uncertainty and volatility in the credit markets could affect our ability to obtain debt financing on reasonable terms, which could reduce the number of properties we may be able to acquire. There is no guarantee that borrowing arrangements or other arrangements for obtaining leverage will be available, or if available, will be available on terms and conditions acceptable to us. Currently, the market for credit facilities is very challenging and many lenders are actively seeking to reduce their balances outstanding by lowering advance rates on financed assets and increasing borrowing costs, to the extent such facilities continue to be available. Defaults on our borrowings may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Financing arrangements involving balloon payment obligations may adversely affect our ability to make distributions. Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and adversely affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. We may borrow money to make distributions and distributions may not come from funds from operations. Lenders may require us to enter into restrictive covenants relating to our operations, which could limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. We may acquire various financial instruments for purposes of hedging or reducing our risks which may be costly and/or ineffective and will reduce our cash available for distribution to our stockholders. We will be subject to increased taxation if we fail to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. You should be aware that opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or on any court. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we would be subject to additional federal income tax at regular corporate rates. Our leases may be recharacterized as financings which would eliminate depreciation deductions on our properties. Excessive non-real estate asset values may jeopardize our REIT status Despite our REIT status, we remain subject to various taxes which would reduce operating cash flow if and to the extent certain liabilities are incurred We may be required to pay a penalty tax upon the sale of a property. We may have difficulty funding distributions solely from cash flow from operations, which could reduce the funds we have available for investments and your overall return Yields on and safety of deposits may be lower due to the extensive decline in the financial markets We may not be able to pay distributions at an increasing rate We may be unable to invest the proceeds we receive from our common stock offerings in a timely manner. The price of our shares is subjective and may not bear any relationship to what a stockholder could receive if their shares were resold. Although we have adopted a redemption plan, we have discretion not to redeem your shares, to suspend the plan and to cease redemptions.

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