Preliminary Offering Circular Amendment No. 1

File No. 024-12583

Preliminary Offering Circular dated August 14, 2025

An offering statement pursuant to Regulation A relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in this Preliminary Offering Circular is subject to completion or amendment. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted before the offering statement filed with the Commission is qualified. This Preliminary Offering Circular shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor may there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. The Company may elect to satisfy its obligation to deliver a Final Offering Circular by sending Investors a notice within two business days after the completion of the sale that contains the URL where the Final Offering Circular or the offering statement in which such Final Offering Circular was filed may be obtained.

OFFERING CIRCULAR

Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC

Up to $75,000,000 in Units

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission does not pass upon the merits of or give its approval to any securities offered or the terms of the offering, nor does it pass upon the accuracy or completeness of any offering circular or other solicitation materials. These securities are offered pursuant to an exemption from registration with the Commission; however, the Commission has not made an independent determination that the securities offered are exempt from registration.

The use of projections or forecasts in this offering is prohibited. No one is permitted to make any oral or written predictions about the cash benefits or tax consequences you will receive from your investment in the units of membership interests in the Company.

We offer our units on a best efforts basis primarily through the online investment portal on the Roots Real Estate Investment Community website (though we may distribute our units through other online portals as deemed appropriate by our Manager). Other offerings of our units may be made pursuant to exemptions under the Securities Act other than Regulation A. The Company incentivizes its renters (the “Residents”) to care for the property he or she is renting from the Company as if it were his or her own, by providing unique financial incentives to the Resident tied directly to the Resident partnering with the Company to take care of the property and proving, on a periodic basis, that they are living in it like they own it. This program is called “Live in it Like You Own It” and is an essential aspect of the Company’s overall business model. We believe it will enhance both the lives of our Residents, and the long-term values of the properties. The Company believes that homeownership does not have to be defined by “owning the home you live in.” It can be expanded to “Living In It Like You Own It.” See “Investment Objectives and Strategy – Investment Strategy and Market Opportunity” for more information about the “Live In It Like You Own It” program.

Generally, no sale may be made to you in this offering if the aggregate purchase price you pay is more than 10% of the greater of your annual income or net worth. Different rules apply to accredited investors and nonnatural persons. Before making any representation that your investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage you to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, we encourage you to refer to www.investor.gov.

This Offering Circular follows the Form S-11 disclosure format.

The date of this offering circular is August 14, 2025.

The mailing address of our principal executive office is:

Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC

1344 La France Street NE

Atlanta, Georgia 30307

Attn: Investor Relations

Our telephone number is 404 -965-4162 and our website address is www.investwithroots.com.

Investing in the units of membership interests in the Company (the “Units”) is speculative and involves substantial risks. An investor should purchase these securities only if the investor can afford a complete loss of his, her or its investment. Investors should carefully review the “Risk Factors” section of this offering circular, beginning on page 12, which contains a detailed discussion of the material risks that investors should consider before investing in the Units. These risks include the following:

Certain market and industry data used in this offering circular has been obtained from independent industry sources and publications and third-party sources, as well as from research reports prepared for other purposes. Any forecasts prepared by such sources are based on data (including third-party data), models and the experience of various professionals, and are based on various assumptions, all of which are subject to change without notice. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and additional uncertainties as other forward-looking statements included in this offering circular.

The information provided by these industry sources should not be construed to sponsor, endorse, offer or promote an investment, nor does it constitute any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding the advisability of an investment in the Units or the legality of an investment in the Units under appropriate laws.

Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC is a Georgia limited liability company which was formed on December 8, 2020 and has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company was formed to originate, invest in and manage a diversified portfolio primarily consisting of investments in single family and multifamily residential real estate properties and development projects. Initially, the Company has targeted real estate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metropolitan Statistical Area (the “Atlanta MSA”) in the State of Georgia that has value-add potential. However, the Company may also invest in other major MSAs across the United States. The Company believes that its targeted properties and geographies have displayed strong performance and are expected to be well positioned to see continued healthy rent growth and value appreciation moving forward. While the Company intends primarily to continue to invest in the targeted properties and target geographies outlined above, it may invest in other asset classes as well as other locations, depending on the availability of suitable investment opportunities that meet its investment guidelines. The Manager (defined below) is not limited to searching only in the Atlanta MSA, and the Company may invest in various major MSAs throughout the United States. The Company may make its investments through majority-owned or wholly-owned subsidiaries, and it may acquire minority interests or joint venture interests in subsidiaries. Additionally, affiliates of the Company may be interest holders in the joint ventures and subsidiaries in which the Company holds a majority or minority interest, which could cause potential conflicts of interests.

The use of the terms “RootsCom,” “Company,” “Roots,” “the REIT,” “we,” “us,” or “our” in this offering circular refer to Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC, unless the context indicates otherwise. We elected to be taxed, and currently qualify, as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with our taxable year ended December 31, 2022.

We are externally managed by Roots REIT Management, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the “Manager”) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). Substantially all of the Company’s business is managed by the Manager. Our Manager operates an online investment and educational community that allows investors to become equity holders in real estate opportunities that may have been historically difficult to access for some investors. Through the use of the investment portal on the RootsCom website, investors can view details of an investment in RootsCom and sign legal documents online. This portal also allows residents of our real estate assets unprecedented ways to engage with the community and the indirect owners of their residence. The primary mission of the Company is to create attractive returns while making a significant positive impact in the lives of the human beings who invest in, provide to, and rent from the Company, as well as on the communities that it serves.

On June 21, 2022, our initial offering of up to $75,000,000 of units of membership interests in the Company (each a “Unit” and collectively, the “Units”) pursuant to Regulation A was qualified by the SEC (the “Initial Offering”).

In this Follow-On Offering, we are continuing to raise up to $75,000,000 Units, subject to the rolling 12-month maximum of $75,000,000, and as of July 18, 2025, we have raised $23,510,797 in the preceding twelve months prior thereto.

We expect to offer the Units in this offering until the earlier of [_____], 2028, which is three years from the initial qualification date of this offering, or the date on which the maximum offering amount has been raised; provided, however, that our Manager may terminate this offering at any time or extend the offering. If we decide to extend this offering beyond three years from the date of this offering circular, we will provide this information in an offering circular supplement; however, in no event will we extend this offering beyond 180 days after the third anniversary of the qualification date of the follow-on offering, unless we file an additional follow-on offering.

As of the date of this offering circular, and through September 30, 2025, the per Unit purchase price for the Units will be $144.00 per Unit, which is equal to the NAV per Unit calculated at the end of the second quarter of 2025. Thereafter, within approximately 30 days after the end of the prior fiscal quarter, the per Unit purchase price will be adjusted and will equal the NAV per Unit calculated as of the close of business on the last day of the prior fiscal quarter. For example, prior to October 31, 2025, the Manager will announce the NAV per Unit calculated as of the close of business on September 30, 2025, on our website, www.investwithroots.com, and will update the per Unit purchase price to reflect the new NAV per Unit. Any investments made at any time will be at the published price of the NAV per Unit on the day the Subscription Agreement is signed.

The minimum investment in Units for initial purchases is $100.00, including purchases by individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) and other tax-deferred accounts. The minimum investment for subsequent purchases of Units is also $100.00, including purchases by IRAs, and other tax-deferred accounts. You should note that an investment in our Units will not, in itself, create a retirement plan and that, in order to create a retirement plan, you must comply with all the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Neither the Company nor our Manager provides any retirement plan, retirement, investment or tax advice to any individual investor. In the Manager’s sole discretion, we may in the future increase or decrease the minimum investment amount for all purchasers. We will disclose any new minimum investment amount on our website, www.investwithroots.com, at least two days in advance of that new minimum amount taking effect. Any change to the minimum investment amount will apply prospectively to all new purchasers.

Although we do not intend to list the Units for trading on an exchange or other trading market, we have adopted a Unit redemption program designed to provide our Members with limited liquidity on a quarterly basis for their investment in our Units. See “Description of Our Units—Quarterly Redemption Program” for more details. The Company has not registered, and does not intend to register, under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), in reliance upon the exemptions described in the “Investment Company Act Considerations” section. Investors will not have the benefits and protections arising out of registration under the Investment Company Act.

SUITABILITY STANDARDS

The Company will consider an investor’s answers to a number of questions soliciting information regarding investing experience, investment horizon, current investment portfolio, investment objectives, risk tolerance and liquidity needs. If an investor does not have investing experience or is in need of liquidity from his, her or its investments, the Company will elicit further information from the investor to determine whether an investment in the Units is suitable. While the Company does not have any specific minimum standards that must be satisfied before accepting an investor as a Member (other than the qualified purchaser requirements discussed elsewhere in this Offering Circular), the Company will evaluate the totality of an investor’s responses to these questions to determine whether, in the Company’s sole discretion, an investment in the Units is reasonable. The Company has implemented these suitability standards due to the volatility associated with investing in real estate, the difficulty of reselling Units and the long-term nature of an investment in the Units. The suitability standards will not apply to resales of the Units.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR

Please carefully read the information in this offering circular and any accompanying or subsequently filed offering circular supplements, collectively referred to as the Offering Circular. Investors should rely only on the information contained in this Offering Circular. The Company has not authorized anyone to provide investors with different information. This Offering Circular may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. Investors should not assume that the information contained in this Offering Circular is accurate as of any date later than the date hereof or such other dates as are stated herein or as of the respective dates of any documents or other information incorporated herein by reference.

This Offering Circular is part of an offering statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a continuous offering process. Periodically, as the Company updates its Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Unit amount or experiences other material developments, it will provide an offering circular supplement that may add, update or change information contained in this Offering Circular. Any statement that the Company makes in this Offering Circular will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by it in a subsequent offering circular supplement. The offering statement the Company filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this Offering Circular. Investors should read this Offering Circular and the related exhibits filed with the SEC and any offering circular supplement, together with additional information contained in the Company’s annual reports, semi-annual reports and other reports and information statements that it will file periodically with the SEC. See the section entitled “Additional Information” below for more details.

The offering statement and all supplements and reports that we have filed or will file in the future can be read at the SEC website, www.sec.gov. Also, a copy of the Company’s Offering Circular and all supplements will be posted on the Company’s website, www.investwithroots.com. The contents of the Company’s website (other than the Offering Circular and supplements thereto) are not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of this Offering Circular.

Those selling Units on our behalf in this Offering, including the Officers of the Company, will be permitted to make a determination that the purchasers of Units in this offering are “qualified purchasers” in reliance on the information and representations provided by an investor regarding the investor’s financial situation. Before making any representation that an investment does not exceed applicable thresholds, we encourage investors to review Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A. For general information on investing, the Company encourages investors to refer to www.investor.gov.

The Company includes a copy of Rule 251(d)(2)(i)(C) of Regulation A as an appendix to this Offering Circular and on the RootsCom website.

STATE LAW EXEMPTION AND PURCHASE RESTRICTIONS

The Units are being offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” (as defined in Regulation A under the Securities Act). As a Tier 2 offering pursuant to Regulation A under the Securities Act, this Offering will be exempt from state law “Blue Sky” review, subject to meeting certain state filing requirements and complying with certain anti-fraud provisions, to the extent that the Units offered hereby are offered and sold only to “qualified purchasers” or at a time when the Units are listed on a national securities exchange. “Qualified purchasers” include: (i) “accredited investors” under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and (ii) all other investors so long as their investment in the Units does not represent more than ten percent (10%) of the greater of their annual income or net worth (for natural persons), or ten percent (10%) of the greater of annual revenue or net assets at fiscal year-end (for non-natural persons). Accordingly, the Company, or the Manager, acting on the Company’s behalf, reserves the right to reject any investor’s subscription in whole or in part for any reason, including if the Company, or the Manager, on the Company’s behalf, determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that such investor is not a “qualified purchaser” for purposes of Regulation A.

To determine whether a potential investor is an “accredited investor” for purposes of satisfying one of the tests in the “qualified purchaser” definition, the investor must be a natural person:

The list above is non-exhaustive; prospective investors should review Rule 501 of Regulation D for more details on whether they are an “accredited investor.” If the investor is not a natural person, different standards apply. See Rule 501 of Regulation D for more details.

For purposes of determining whether a potential investor is a “qualified purchaser,” annual income and net worth should be calculated as provided in the “accredited investor” definition under Rule 501 of Regulation D.

¹ “Spousal equivalent” is defined as any cohabitant occupying a relationship generally equivalent to that of a spouse. Note that the investment does not have to been registered in joint name, even if relying on joint net worth or joint net income to meet the general eligibility criteria.

² When determining net worth, the value of the investor’s primary residence must be excluded, and the related amount of indebtedness secured by the primary residence up to its fair market value may also be excluded. However, indebtedness (i) secured by the residence in excess of the value of the home and (ii) obtained within the past 60 days for a purpose other than acquiring the primary residence should be considered a liability and deducted from the investor’s net worth.

³ In this context “investment company” is as defined in Section 3 of the Investment Company Act, but for Sections 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of such act.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THIS OFFERING

The following questions and answers about this offering highlight material information regarding the Company and this offering, including in some cases information that is not otherwise addressed in the “Offering Summary” section of this offering circular. You should read this entire offering circular, including the section entitled “Risk Factors,” before deciding to purchase the Units.

Questions about Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC

Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC

1344 La France Street NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

404-965-4162

Attn: Investor Relations

Risk Factors

An investment in the Units involves substantial risks. You should carefully consider the following risk factors in addition to the other information contained in this offering circular before purchasing the Units. You should purchase the Units only if you can afford a complete loss of your investment. The risks and uncertainties discussed below are not the only ones we face, but do represent those risks and uncertainties that we believe are most significant to our business, operating results, prospects and financial condition. Some statements in this offering circular, including statements in the following risk factors, constitute forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information.”

Risks Related to an Investment in Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC

Because no public trading market for our Units currently exists, it will be difficult for you to sell your Units and, if you are able to sell your Units, you will likely sell them at a substantial discount to the public offering price.

Our operating agreement does not require the Manager to seek Member approval to liquidate our assets by a specified date, nor does our operating agreement require the Manager to list our Units for trading on a national securities exchange by a specified date. There is no public market for our Units. While we and our affiliates may explore developing a secondary trading market for our Units, it is possible that we will not be able to, or will decide not to, develop such a market. Our operating agreement prohibits the ownership of more than 9.8% in value of our outstanding Units or more than 9.8% in value or number of Units, whichever is more restrictive, of our outstanding Units unless exempted prospectively or retroactively by the Manager, which may inhibit large investors from purchasing your Units. Following the conclusion of this offering, in its sole discretion, including to protect our operations and our remaining Members, to prevent an undue burden on our liquidity or to preserve our status as a REIT, the Manager could amend, suspend or terminate our Unit redemption program without notice. Further, the Unit redemption program includes numerous restrictions that would limit your ability to sell your Units. We describe these restrictions in more detail under “Description of Our Units — Quarterly Redemption Program.” Therefore, it will be difficult for you to sell your Units promptly or at all. If you are able to sell your Units, you would likely have to sell them at a substantial discount to their public offering price. It is also likely that your Units would not be accepted as the primary collateral for a loan. Because of the illiquid nature of our Units, you should purchase Units only as a long-term investment and be prepared to hold them for an indefinite period of time.

If we are unable to find suitable investments, or are delayed in finding suitable investments we may not be able to achieve our investment objectives or pay distributions in a timely manner, or at all.

Our ability to achieve our investment objectives and to pay distributions depends upon the performance of our Manager, on behalf of the Sponsor, in the acquisition of real estate that meets our investment guidelines. You must rely entirely on the management abilities of our Manager.

Further, because we are raising a “blind pool” whereby we are not committed to investing in any particular assets, it may be difficult for us to invest the net offering proceeds promptly and on attractive terms.

We cannot assure you that our Manager will be successful in continually obtaining suitable investments on financially attractive terms or that our objectives will be achieved. If we are consistently unsuccessful in locating suitable investments, we may ultimately decide to liquidate. In the event we are unable to continually timely locate suitable investments, we may be unable or limited in our ability to pay distributions, and we may not be able to meet our investment objectives.

We may allocate the net proceeds from this offering to investments with which you may not agree.

We will have significant discretion in the types of investments we will make with the net proceeds of this offering. You will be unable to evaluate the manner in which the net proceeds of this offering will be invested or the economic merit of our expected investments and, as a result, we may use the net proceeds from this offering to invest in investments with which you may not agree. The failure of our management to apply these proceeds effectively or find investments that meet our investment criteria in sufficient time or on acceptable terms could result in unfavorable returns and could cause the value of our Units to decline.

We may be unable to pay or maintain cash distributions or increase distributions over time.

There are many factors that can affect the availability and timing of cash distributions to our Members. Distributions are based primarily on anticipated cash flow from operations over time. The amount of cash available for distributions is affected by many factors, such as the performance of our Manager in selecting investments, selecting tenants for our properties and securing financing arrangements, our ability to buy properties as offering proceeds become available, the amount of rental income from our properties, and our operating expense levels, as well as many other variables. We may not always be in a position to pay distributions to you and any distributions we do make may not increase over time. In addition, our actual results may differ significantly from the assumptions used by the Manager in establishing the distribution rate to our Members. There also is a risk that we may not have sufficient cash flow from operations to fund distributions required to qualify as a REIT or maintain our REIT status.

We may pay some of our distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations, including borrowings, proceeds from asset sales or the sale of our securities in this or future offerings, which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in real estate and may negatively impact the value of your investment in our Units.

To the extent that cash flow from operations is insufficient to fully cover our distributions to our Members, we may pay some of our distributions from sources other than cash flow from operations. Such sources may include borrowings, proceeds from asset sales or the sale of our securities in this or future offerings. We have no limits on the amounts we may pay from sources other than cash flow from operations. The payment of distributions from sources other than cash provided by operating activities may reduce the amount of proceeds available for investment and operations or cause us to incur additional interest expense as a result of borrowed funds, and may cause subsequent investors to experience dilution. This may negatively impact the value of your investment in our Units.

Because we may pay distributions from sources other than our cash flow from operations, distributions at any point in time may not reflect the current performance of our properties or our current operating cash flows.

Our organizational documents permit us to make distributions from any source, including the sources described in the risk factor above. Because the amount we pay out in distributions may exceed our earnings and our cash flow from operations, distributions may not reflect the current performance of our properties or our current operating cash flows. To the extent distributions exceed cash flow from operations, distributions may be treated as a return of your investment and could reduce your basis in our Units. A reduction in a Member’s basis in our Units could result in the Member recognizing more gain upon the disposition of his or her Units, which, in turn, could result in greater taxable income to such Member.

Future disruptions in the financial markets or deteriorating economic conditions could adversely impact the residential real estate market as well as the market for debt-related investments generally, which could hinder our ability to implement our business strategy and generate returns to you.

We have acquired and intend to continue to acquire a portfolio of single family and multifamily real estate assets, which may be significantly impacted by economic conditions. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Units and Investments in Real Estate.” The value of our real estate assets or the collateral securing or underlying any debt investment we make could decrease below our investment or outstanding principal amount of such investment. In addition, revenues on the properties and other assets underlying any investments we may make could decrease, making it more difficult for tenants or operators to meet their payment obligations to us. Each of these factors would increase the likelihood of default, which would likely have a negative impact on the value of our investment.

More generally, the risks arising from the financial market and economic conditions are applicable to all of the investments we may make. The risks apply to any equity investments we may make as well as any investments held by entities in which we invest. They also apply to the debt and equity securities of companies that have investment objectives similar to ours.

Future disruptions in the financial markets or deteriorating economic conditions may also impact the market for our investments and the volatility of our investments. The returns available to investors in our targeted investments are determined, in part, by: (i) the supply and demand for such investments and (ii) the existence of a market for such investments, which includes the ability to sell or finance such investments. During periods of volatility, the number of investors participating in the market may change at an accelerated pace. If either demand or liquidity increases, the cost of our targeted investments may increase. As a result, we may have fewer funds available to make distributions to investors.

All of the factors described above could adversely impact our ability to implement our business strategy and make distributions to our investors and could decrease the value of an investment in us.

This is a blind pool offering, and we are not committed to acquiring any particular investments with the net proceeds of this offering. You may not have the opportunity to evaluate our investments before we make them, which makes your investment more speculative.

This is a blind pool offering whereby we are not committed to acquiring any particular assets or investments with the net proceeds of this offering. Apart from any investments previously made and disclosed herein, or that may be described in supplements to this offering circular, we are not able to provide you with any information to assist you in evaluating the merits of any specific investments that we may make. We will seek to invest substantially all of the offering proceeds available for investment, after the payment of fees and expenses, in residential properties located in target markets throughout the United States. Except as noted above, because you will be unable to evaluate the economic merit of assets before we invest in them, you will have to rely entirely on the ability of our Manager to select suitable and successful investment opportunities. These factors increase the risk that your investment may not generate returns comparable to our competitors.

Because we are limited in the amount of funds we can raise, we will be limited in the number and type of investments we make and the value of your investment in us will fluctuate with the performance of the specific assets we acquire.

This offering is being made on a “best efforts” basis and we have begun to invest net proceeds from this offering since commencement of the Initial Offering. Further, under Regulation A, we are only allowed to sell up to $75,000,000 in any twelve month period, and as of July 18, 2025, we sold $23,510,797 of Units in the preceding twelve months thereto, therefore, we are permitted to sell up to $51,489,203 in Units in this Follow-On Offering, which represents the value of the Units available to be offered as of July 18, 2025 out of the rolling 12-month maximum offering amount of $75,000,000 in Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the total. Offering amount may change from time to time (increase or decrease), depending on the calculation of the total amount raised during the trailing twelve months, as of the date of such calculation, and any change in such offering amount will be reflected in a future post-qualification amendment to this offering circular. We expect the size of the residential real estate loans and equity investments that we make will continue to average to about $120,000 to $5.0 million per asset. If we are unable to raise substantial funds, we will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number and size of investments that we make. Further, we will have certain fixed operating expenses, including certain filings with the SEC, regardless of whether we are able to raise substantial funds in this offering. Our inability to raise substantial funds would increase our fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income, reducing our net income and limiting our ability to make distributions.

Our investments may be concentrated and will be subject to risk of default.

While we intend to diversify our portfolio of investments in the manner described in this offering circular, we are not required to observe specific diversification criteria. To the extent that our portfolio is concentrated in any one geographic region, downturns relating generally to such region may result in tenant defaults with respect to our real estate assets within a short time period, which may reduce our net income and the value of our Units and accordingly may reduce our ability to pay distributions to you.

We are dependent on our Manager’s and Sponsor’s key personnel for our success.

Our future depends, in part, on the continued contributions of our Manager’s and Sponsor’s key personnel, each of whom would be difficult to replace. In particular, Larry Dorfman and Daniel Dorfman are critical to the management of our business and operations and the development of our strategic direction. The loss of the services of Larry and/or Daniel Dorfman, or other executive officers or key personnel and the process to replace any key personnel would involve significant time and expense and may significantly delay or prevent the achievement of our business objectives.

We may change our targeted investments without Member consent.

The Manager may change our targeted investments and asset allocation at any time without the consent of our Members, which could result in our making investments that are different from, and possibly riskier than, the investments described in this offering circular. A change in our targeted investments may increase our exposure to interest rate risk, default risk and real estate market fluctuations, all of which could adversely affect the value of our Units and our ability to make distributions to you. Furthermore, a change in our asset allocation could result in our making investments in asset categories different from those described in this offering circular.

The market in which we participate is competitive and, if we do not compete effectively, our operating results could be harmed.

The real estate investment market is competitive. We expect competition to persist and potentially intensify in the future, which could harm our operating results. Our principal competitors include major financial institutions, private equity funds, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies, private investment funds, hedge funds, as well as online platforms that compete with the RootsCom Platform. Competition could result in the failure of the RootsCom Platform to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance, which could harm our business. In addition, in the future, we and the RootsCom Platform may experience new competition from more established internet companies possessing large, existing customer bases, substantial financial resources and established distribution channels. If any of these companies or any major financial institution, acquire one of our existing competitors or form a strategic alliance with one of our competitors, our ability to compete effectively could be significantly compromised and our operating results could be harmed.

Many of our competitors listed above have significantly more financial and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources to the development and support of their platforms and distribution channels. We may not be able to compete successfully with those competitors for investments. In addition, the number of entities and the amount of funds competing for suitable investments may increase. If we pay higher prices for investments, our returns will be lower and the value of our assets may not increase or may decrease significantly below the amount we paid for such assets. If such events occur, you may experience a lower return on your investment.

The online real estate investing industry is driven by constant innovation. If we or the RootsCom Platform are unable to compete with such companies and meet the need for innovation, the demand for the RootsCom Platform could stagnate or substantially decline.

Our Manager’s due diligence of potential investments may not reveal all of the liabilities associated with such investments and may not reveal other weaknesses in such investments, which could lead to investment losses.

Before making an investment, our Manager assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the asset as well as other factors and characteristics that are material to the performance of the investment. In making the assessment and otherwise conducting customary due diligence, our Manager relies on resources available to it and, in some cases, an investigation by third parties. There can be no assurance that our Manager’s due diligence process will uncover all relevant facts or that any investment will be successful.

If the security of our investors’ confidential information stored in our Sponsor’s systems is breached or otherwise subjected to unauthorized access, your secure information may be stolen.

The investment portal on the RootsCom website may store investors’ bank information and other personally-identifiable sensitive data. Any accidental or willful security breach or other unauthorized access could cause your secure information to be stolen and used for criminal purposes, and you would be subject to increased risk of fraud or identity theft. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not recognized until they are launched against a target, the investment portal on the RootsCom website and its third-party hosting facilities may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. In addition, many states have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals of data security breaches involving their personal data. These mandatory disclosures regarding a security breach are costly to implement and often lead to widespread negative publicity, which may cause our investors to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our data security measures. Any security breach, whether actual or perceived, would harm our reputation, resulting in a potential loss of investors and adverse effect on the value of your investment in us.

Risks Related to Compliance and Regulation

There may be deficiencies with our internal controls that require improvements, and if we are unable to adequately evaluate internal controls, we may be subject to sanctions.

As a Tier 2 issuer, we will not need to provide a report on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and we will be exempt from the auditor attestation requirements concerning any such report as long as we are a Tier 2 issuer. We conducted an evaluation of our internal controls and believe we have the necessary framework in place. However, internal controls have inherent limitations. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by our internal controls. However, we believe that our internal controls are effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.

We may not be successful in availing ourselves of the Investment Company Act exclusion, and even if we are successful, the exclusion would impose limits on our operations, which could adversely affect our operations.

We intend to continue to conduct our operations so that neither we nor any subsidiaries we establish will be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. We anticipate that we will hold real estate and real estate-related assets described below.

A person will generally be deemed to be an “investment company” for purposes of the Investment Company Act if, absent an available exception or exemption, it (i) is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities; or (ii) owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis.

If, however, our operations are conducted in such a manner so as to cause us to fall within the definition of an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act, we intend to rely on an exclusion from the definition of investment company provided by Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act. Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act as interpreted by the staff of the SEC, requires us to invest at least 55% of our assets in mortgages and other liens on, and interests in, real estate, including fee interests, leasehold interests in real estate and promissory notes fully secured by mortgages solely on real estate, or Qualifying Real Estate Assets, and at least 80% of our assets in Qualifying Real Estate Assets plus real estate related assets.

To classify the assets held by us or any of our subsidiaries as Qualifying Real Estate Assets or real estate-related assets, we will rely on no-action letters and other guidance published by the staff of the SEC regarding those kinds of assets, as well as upon our analyses (in consultation with outside counsel) of guidance published with respect to other types of assets. There can be no assurance that the laws and regulations governing the Investment Company Act status of companies similar to ours, or the guidance from the SEC or its staff regarding the treatment of assets as Qualifying Real Estate Assets or real estate-related assets, will not change in a manner that adversely affects our operations. To the extent that the staff of the SEC provides more specific guidance regarding any of the matters bearing upon our exclusion from the need to register or exclusion under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to adjust our strategy accordingly. Any additional guidance from the staff of the SEC could further inhibit our ability to pursue the strategies that we have chosen.

Although we will monitor our holdings and income in an effort to comply with Section 3(c)(5)(C) and related guidance, there can be no assurance that we will be able to remain in compliance or to maintain our exclusion from registration. If we are required to adjust our strategy, our ability to make certain investments could be limited or we could be required to sell assets in a manner, at a price or at a time that we otherwise would not have chosen. This could negatively affect the value of our Units, the sustainability of our business model and our ability to make distributions.

Registration under the Investment Company Act would require us to comply with a variety of substantive requirements that impose, among other things:

If we were required to register as an investment company but failed to do so, we could be prohibited from engaging in our business, and criminal and civil actions could be brought against us.

Registration with the SEC as an investment company would be costly, would subject us to a host of complex regulations and would divert attention from the conduct of our business, which could materially and adversely affect us. In addition, if we purchase or sell any real estate assets to avoid becoming an investment company under the Investment Company Act, our net asset value, the amount of funds available for investment and our ability to pay distributions to our Members could be materially adversely affected.

We are not subject to regulatory oversight by any state or federal regulatory agency.

We are not subject to the periodic examinations to which, for example, commercial banks and other thrift institutions are subject. Consequently, our acquisition, financing and disposition decisions and our decisions regarding establishing the fair value of our investments are not subject to periodic review by any governmental agency. Moreover, we are not subject to regulatory oversight relating to our capital, asset quality, management or compliance with laws.

As internet commerce develops, federal and state governments may adopt new laws to regulate internet commerce, which may negatively affect our business.

As internet commerce continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal and state governments becomes more likely. Our and the RootsCom Platform’s business could be negatively affected by the application of existing laws and regulations or the enactment of new laws applicable to lending. The cost to comply with such laws or regulations could be significant and would increase our operating expenses, and we may be required to pass along those costs to our sponsors in the form of increased fees, which could negatively impact our ability to make real estate investments. In addition, federal and state governmental or regulatory agencies may decide to impose taxes on services provided over the internet. These taxes could discourage the use of the internet as a means of commercial financing, which would adversely affect the viability of the RootsCom Platform.

Laws intended to prohibit money laundering may require us to disclose investor information to regulatory authorities.

The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, or the PATRIOT Act, requires that financial institutions establish and maintain compliance programs to guard against money laundering activities, and requires the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury to prescribe regulations in connection with anti-money laundering policies of financial institutions. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, an agency of the Department of Treasury, has announced that it is likely that such regulations would subject certain pooled investment vehicles to enact anti-money laundering policies. It is possible that there could be promulgated legislation or regulations that would require us or our service providers to share information with governmental authorities with respect to prospective investors in connection with the establishment of antimony laundering procedures. Such legislation and/or regulations could require us to implement additional restrictions on the transfer of our Units to comply with such legislation and/or regulations. We reserve the right to request such information as is necessary to verify the identity of prospective members and the source of the payment of subscription monies, or as is necessary to comply with any customer identification programs required by FinCEN and/or the SEC. In the event of delay or failure by a prospective member to produce any information required for verification purposes, an application for, or transfer of, Units may be refused. We will not have the ability to reject a transfer of Units where all necessary information is provided and any other applicable transfer requirements, including those imposed under the transfer provisions of our operating agreement, are satisfied.

We are relying on the exemption for insignificant participation by benefit plan investors under ERISA.

The Plan Assets Regulation provides that the assets of an entity will not be deemed to be the assets of a benefits plan if equity participation in the entity by benefit plan investors, including benefit plans, is not significant. The Plan Assets Regulation provides that equity participation in the entity by benefit plan investors is “significant” if at any time 25% or more of the value of any class of equity interest is held by benefit plan investors, which for these purposes includes IRAs (even though IRAs themselves are not subject to regulation under ERISA). Because we are relying on this exemption, we will not accept investments from benefit plan investors equal to or exceeding, in the aggregate, 25% of the value of any class of equity interest. If redemptions of Units cause us to go over this limit, we may redeem Units of benefit plan investors without their consent until we are under the 25% limit. See “ERISA Considerations” for additional information regarding the Plan Assets Regulation.

Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest

There are conflicts of interest between us, our Manager and our Sponsor.

Our Manager is wholly-owned by our Sponsor, and our founders are also principals of our Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, which indirectly provides asset management and other services to our Manager and us. All of the agreements and arrangements between such parties, including those relating to compensation, are not the result of arm’s length negotiations. Contractual rates are determined by our Manager and affiliates based on industry standards and expectations of what our Manager would be able to negotiate with a third party on an arm’s length basis and are intended to approximate prevailing market rates, but there can be no assurances that the contracts are in fact consistent with the prevailing market rates or terms. Some of the conflicts inherent in our transactions with our Manager and its affiliates are described below. To the extent that such parties take actions that are more favorable to other entities than us, these actions could have a negative impact on our financial performance and, consequently, on distributions to Members and the value of our Units.

The interests of our Manager, its principals and its other affiliates may conflict with your interests.

Our operating agreement provides our Manager with broad powers and authority which may result in one or more conflicts of interest between your interests and those of our Manager, its principals and its other affiliates. This risk is increased by our Manager being controlled by Larry Dorfman and Daniel Dorfman, who are also principals of Seed InvestCo, LLC, and who participates, or expects to participate, directly or indirectly in other offerings by Seed InvestCo, LLC and its affiliates. Potential conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

We have agreed to limit remedies available to us and our Members for actions by our Manager.

In the operating agreement, we have agreed to limit the liability of our Manager and to indemnify our Manager against certain liabilities. These provisions are detrimental to Members because they restrict the remedies available to them for actions that might constitute breaches of duty and could reduce Member returns. By purchasing our Units, you will be treated as having consented to the provisions set forth in the operating agreement. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under the operating agreement because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with our Manager.

If our Sponsor establishes additional REITs and other RootsCom Platform investment opportunities in the future, there may be conflicts of interests among the various REIT offerings.

Our Sponsor and our Manager may sponsor and manage, respectively, additional REIT offerings and continue to offer investment opportunities through the RootsCom Platform, including offerings that will acquire or invest in residential real estate assets and other real estate-related assets. These additional REITs may have investment criteria that compete with us. Except under any policies that may be adopted by our Manager or Sponsor, no REIT (including us) or RootsCom Platform investment opportunity will have any duty, responsibility or obligation to refrain from:

In addition, any decisions by our Sponsor or Manager to renew, extend, modify or terminate an agreement or arrangement, or enter into similar agreements or arrangements in the future, may benefit one REIT more than another REIT or limit or impair the ability of any REIT to pursue business opportunities. In addition, third parties may require as a condition to their arrangements or agreements with or related to any one particular REIT that such arrangements or agreements include or not include another REIT, as the case may be. Any of these decisions may benefit one REIT more than another REIT.

Our participation in a co-ownership arrangement could subject us to risks that otherwise may not be present in other real estate investments, which could result in litigation or other potential liabilities that could increase our costs and negatively affect our results of operations.

From time to time, we may enter in co-ownership arrangements with respect to properties. Co-ownership arrangements involve risks generally not otherwise present with an investment in real estate and could result in litigation or other potential liabilities, such as the following:

In the event that our interests become adverse to those of the other co-owners, we may not have the contractual right to purchase the co-ownership interests from the other co-owners. Even if we are given the opportunity to purchase such co-ownership interests in the future, we cannot guarantee that we will have sufficient funds available at the time to purchase coownership interests from the co-owners.

We might want to sell our co-ownership interests in a given property at a time when the other co-owners in such property do not desire to sell their interests. Therefore, because we anticipate that it will be much more difficult to find a willing buyer for our co-ownership interests in a property than it would be to find a buyer for a property we owned outright, we may not be able to sell our co-ownership interest in a property at the time we would like to sell.

Risks Related to Our Units and Investments in Real Estate

Investing in our Units may involve a high degree of risk.

The investments we make in accordance with our investment objectives may result in a high amount of risk when compared to alternative investment options and volatility or loss of principal. Our investments may be highly speculative and aggressive, are subject to credit risk, interest rate, and market value risks, among others, and therefore an investment in our Units may not be suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance.

We may not realize income or gains from our investments.

We invest to generate both current income and capital appreciation. The investments we invest in may, however, not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize income or gains from our investments. Any gains that we do realize may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. Any income that we realize may not be sufficient to offset our expenses.

Residential real estate equity investments will be subject to risks inherent in ownership of real estate.

Real estate cash flows and values are affected by a number of factors, including competition from other available properties and our ability to provide adequate property maintenance and insurance and to control operating costs. Real estate cash flows and values are also affected by such factors as government regulations (including zoning, usage and tax laws), interest rate levels, the availability of financing, property tax rates, utility expenses, potential liability under environmental and other laws and changes in environmental and other laws. Residential real estate equity investments that we make will be subject to such risks.

Many of our investments are illiquid and we may not be able to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions.

The illiquidity of our target investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need or desire arises. We expect many of our investments will be illiquid, and if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments and our ability to vary our portfolio in response to changes in economic and other conditions may be relatively limited, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

If we overestimate the value or income-producing ability or incorrectly price the risks of our investments, we may experience losses.

Analysis of the value or income-producing ability of a residential property is highly subjective and may be subject to error. Our Manager will value our potential investments based on yields and risks, taking into account estimated future losses on select residential real estate equity investments, and the estimated impact of these losses on expected future cash flows and returns. In the event that we underestimate the risks relative to the price we pay for a particular investment, we may experience losses with respect to such investment.

A prolonged economic slowdown, a lengthy or severe recession or declining real estate values could harm our operations.

Many of our investments may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions, which could lead to financial losses in our investments and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. An economic slowdown or recession, in addition to other non-economic factors such as an excess supply of properties, could have a material negative impact on the values of residential real estate. Declining real estate values will likely reduce our ability to acquire new real estate assets, since sponsors often use increases in the value of their existing properties to support the purchase or investment in additional properties. Any sustained period of increased payment delinquencies, foreclosures or losses could significantly harm our revenues, results of operations, financial condition, business prospects and our ability to make distributions to you.

Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect the value of our Units and underlying investments.

Terrorist attacks may harm the value of our underlying investments and our Units. We cannot assure you that there will not be further terrorist attacks against the United States or U.S. businesses. These attacks or armed conflicts may directly impact the property underlying our investments. More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility in the United States and worldwide financial markets and economies. These and other types of adverse economic conditions could harm the value of the property underlying our investments or the securities markets in general which could harm our investment returns and may adversely affect our ability to make distributions.

An epidemic, pandemic or public health crisis, including a resurgence of COVID-19 could have a detrimental impact on our investments and investment performance.

Our business could be materially and adversely affected by the outbreak of a widespread health epidemic or pandemic, such as coronavirus, avian flu or African swine flu. Outbreaks of contagious illnesses occur from time to time around the world. The occurrence of such an outbreak or other adverse public health developments could materially disrupt our investments, including if government authorities impose rent moratoriums, mandatory closures, seek voluntary closures or impose restrictions on operations. If an outbreak reaches pandemic levels, there may also be long-term effects on the economy of the United States. Any of the foregoing could severely disrupt our investments or our ability to make investments and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Even if a virus or other illness does not spread significantly, the perceived risk of infection or health risk may affect our business. Our operations could also be disrupted if any of our employees or employees of our Manager, Sponsor or third-party service providers were suspected of having a contagious illness or susceptible to becoming infected with a contagious illness.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus caused massive disruption in the global economic environment and contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. After initially closing state and local economies in Spring 2020, all states re-opened their economies and loosened prior restrictions by early Fall 2020. The restrictions previously created, as well as any new restrictions created to curb the spread of potentially new variants of the original SARS-CoV-2 virus may continue to create disruption in supply chains, adversely impacting a number of industries.

The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. and world economies, and the extent and effectiveness of any responses taken on a national and local level, is uncertain and could result in a world-wide economic downturn and disrupt financial markets that impact trading programs in unanticipated and unintended ways. The rapid development of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of the novel coronavirus. Nevertheless, the novel coronavirus presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to our business, regardless of the widespread distribution of the vaccines.

Insurance may not cover all losses on the properties that underlie our investments.

We may have equity investments with underlying properties that have comprehensive insurance, including liability, fire and extended coverage. However, there are certain types of losses, generally of a catastrophic nature, such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes that may be uninsurable or not economically insurable. For example, some properties may not have terrorism insurance if it is deemed commercially unreasonable. Inflation, changes in building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations, and other factors also might make it infeasible to use insurance proceeds to replace a property if it is damaged or destroyed. Under such circumstances, the insurance proceeds, if any, might not be adequate to restore the economic value of the property, which might impair our security and decrease the value of the property and thus the value of your investment.

Our operating results will be affected by economic and regulatory changes that impact the real estate market in general. Our investments in residential properties will be subject to risks generally attributable to the ownership of real property, including:

All of these factors are beyond our control. Any negative changes in these factors could affect our ability to meet our obligations and make distributions to Members. We are unable to predict future changes in global, national, regional or local economic, demographic or real estate market conditions. For example, a recession or rise in interest rates could make it more difficult for us to lease or dispose of residential properties and could make alternative interest-bearing and other investments more attractive and therefore potentially lower the relative value of the real estate investments we make. These conditions, or others we cannot predict, may adversely affect our results of operations and returns to our Members. In addition, the value of the residential properties underlying our investments may decrease following the date we acquire such assets due to the risks described above or any other unforeseen changes in market conditions. If the value of any of our investments decrease, we may be forced to dispose of the investment at a price lower than the price we paid to acquire it, which could adversely impact the results of our operations and our ability to make distributions and return capital to our investors.

A concentration of our investments in the residential sector or in certain geographic regions may leave our profitability vulnerable to a downturn or slowdown in the sector or state or region.

Our property portfolio is currently comprised solely of residential properties, however it is possible that we will purchase commercial properties in the future. As a result, we will be subject to risks inherent in investments in a single type of property. If our investments are solely in the residential sector, the potential effects on our revenues, and as a result, on cash available for distribution to our Members, resulting from a downturn or slowdown in the residential sector could be more pronounced than if we had more fully diversified our investments. The underlying value of our properties and the ability to make distributions to our Members depend upon the ability of the residents of our properties to generate enough income to pay their rents in a timely manner, and the success of our investments depends upon the occupancy levels, rental income and operating expenses of our properties and our company. Residents’ inability to timely pay their rents may be impacted by employment and other constraints on their personal finances, including debts, purchases and other factors. These and other changes beyond our control may adversely affect our residents’ ability to make rental payments.

In the event of a resident default or bankruptcy, we may experience delays in enforcing our rights as landlord and may incur costs in protecting our investment and re-leasing our property. We may be unable to re-lease the property for the rent previously received. We may be unable to sell a property with low occupancy without incurring a loss. These events and others could cause us to reduce the amount of distributions we make to Members and the value of our Members’ investments to decline. In order to attract residents, we may be required to expend funds for capital improvements and property renovations when residents do not renew their leases or otherwise vacate the properties. In addition, we may require substantial funds to renovate a property in order to sell it, upgrade it or reposition it in the market. If we have insufficient capital reserves, we will have to obtain financing from other sources. We intend to establish capital reserves in an amount we, in our discretion, believe is necessary. A lender also may require escrow of capital reserves in excess of any established reserves. If these reserves or any reserves otherwise established are designated for other uses or are insufficient to meet our cash needs, we may have to obtain financing from either affiliated or unaffiliated sources to fund our cash requirements. We cannot assure our Members that sufficient financing will be available or, if available, will be available on economically feasible terms or on terms acceptable to us. Moreover, certain reserves required by lenders may be designated for specific uses and may not be available for capital purposes such as future capital improvements. Additional borrowing for capital needs and capital improvements will increase our interest expense, and therefore our financial condition and our ability to make cash distributions to our Members may be adversely affected.

In addition, because our investments are concentrated in the Atlanta MSA, if the Atlanta MSA experiences economic difficulty disproportionate to the nation as a whole, then the potential effects on our revenues, and as a result, on cash available for distribution to our Members, could be more pronounced than if we had more fully diversified our investments geographically. The geographic concentration of our portfolio may make us particularly susceptible to adverse economic developments in the real estate markets of those areas. In addition to general, regional and national economic conditions, our operating results may be impacted by the economic conditions of the specific markets in which we have concentrations of properties. Any adverse economic or real estate developments in these markets, such as business layoffs or downsizing, industry slowdowns, relocations of businesses, changing demographics and other factors, or any decrease in demand for residential property space resulting from the local business climate, could adversely affect our property revenue, and hence net operating income.

A property that experiences significant vacancy could be difficult to sell or re-lease.

A property may experience significant vacancy through the eviction of residents and/or the expiration of leases. Certain of the residential properties in which we invest may have some level of vacancy at the time of our acquisition of the property and we may have difficulty obtaining new residents. If vacancies continue for a long period of time, we may suffer reduced revenues resulting in lower cash distributions to Members. In addition, the resale value of the property could be diminished because the market value may depend principally upon the value of the leases of such property.

We will compete with numerous other persons and entities for real estate investments.

We will be subject to significant competition in seeking real estate investments and residents. We will compete with many third parties engaged in real estate investment activities, including other REITs, specialty finance companies, savings and loan associations, banks, mortgage bankers, insurance companies, mutual funds, institutional investors, investment banking firms, lenders, hedge funds, governmental bodies and other entities. Many of our competitors may have substantially greater financial and other resources than we have and may have substantially more operating experience than us. They may also enjoy significant competitive advantages that result from, among other things, a lower cost of capital. There is no assurance that we will be able to invest in residential properties on favorable terms, if at all. These factors could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, value of our investments and ability to pay distributions to you.

Competition from multifamily communities and housing alternatives for residents could reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.

The multifamily property market in particular is highly competitive. This competition could reduce occupancy levels and revenues at our properties, which would adversely affect our operations. We will face competition from many sources, including from multifamily properties in our target markets. In addition, overbuilding of multifamily properties may occur, which would increase the number of multifamily homes available and may decrease occupancy and unit rental rates. Furthermore, properties we invest in most likely will compete with numerous housing alternatives in attracting residents, including owner-occupied single and multifamily homes available to rent or purchase. Competitive housing in a particular area and the increasing affordability of owner-occupied single- and multifamily homes available to rent or buy (caused by declining mortgage interest rates and government programs to promote home ownership) could adversely affect our ability to retain our residents, lease homes and increase or maintain rental rates.

Our strategy for acquiring value-enhancement properties involves greater risks than more conservative investment strategies.

We implement a “value-enhancement” strategy for over 95% of our investment portfolio. Our value-enhancement strategy involves the acquisition of under-managed and/or dated properties and the investment of additional capital to make strategic upgrades of the interiors, and sometimes exteriors, of the homes. These opportunities will vary in degree based on the specific business plan for each asset, but could include new appliances, upgraded cabinets, countertops and flooring. Our strategy for acquiring value-enhancement properties involves greater risks than more conservative investment strategies. The risks related to these value enhancement investments include risks related to delays in the repositioning or improvement process, higher than expected capital improvement costs, possible borrowings necessary to fund such costs, and ultimately that the repositioning process may not result in the higher rents and occupancy rates. In addition, our value-enhancement properties may not produce revenue while undergoing capital improvements. Furthermore, we may also be unable to complete the improvements of these properties and may be forced to hold or sell these properties at a loss. For these and other reasons, we cannot assure you that we will realize growth in the value of our value-enhancement properties, and as a result, our ability to make distributions to our Members could be adversely affected.

We may have no or only limited recourse for any problems later identified for certain residential properties in which we invest, which could materially and adversely affect us, including our results of operations.

It is possible that certain sellers of residential properties that we seek to acquire will sell such properties “as is,” “where is” and “with all faults,” without any warranties. In addition, certain purchase and sale agreements may contain limited warranties, representations and indemnifications that will only survive for a limited period after the closing. The purchase of properties with no or limited warranties increases the risk that we may lose some or all of our invested capital in the property, as well as the loss of rental income from that property, which could materially and adversely affect us.

Residential properties are illiquid investments, and we may be unable to adjust our portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions or sell a property if or when we decide to do so.

Residential properties are illiquid investments. We may be unable to adjust our portfolio in response to changes in economic or other conditions. In addition, the real estate market is affected by many factors, such as general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates, supply and demand, and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any real property for the price or on the terms set by us, or whether any price or other terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable to us. We cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser and to close the sale of a real property. Additionally, we may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a real property can be sold. We cannot assure you that we will have funds available to correct such defects or to make such improvements.

Our residential properties are subject to property taxes that may increase in the future, which could adversely affect our cash flow.

Our residential properties are subject to real and personal property taxes, as well as excise taxes, that may increase as tax rates change and as the properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. As the owner of the properties, we will be ultimately responsible for payment of the taxes to the applicable government authorities. If we fail to pay any such taxes, the applicable taxing authority may place a lien on the real property and the real property may be subject to a tax sale. In addition, we will generally be responsible for real property taxes related to any vacant space.

Uninsured losses or costly premiums for insurance coverage relating to real property may adversely affect your returns.

We ensure that all of the residential properties in which we invest are adequately insured against casualty losses. The nature of the activities at certain properties we have acquired, and may acquire, may expose us and our operators to potential liability for personal injuries and property damage claims. In addition, there are types of losses, generally catastrophic in nature, such as losses due to wars, acts of terrorism, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, pollution or environmental matters that are uninsurable or not economically insurable, or may be insured subject to limitations, such as large deductibles or co-payments. Risks associated with potential acts of terrorism could sharply increase the premiums we pay for coverage against property and casualty claims. Mortgage lenders sometimes require residential property owners to purchase specific coverage against acts of terrorism as a condition for providing mortgage loans. These policies may not be available at a reasonable cost, if at all, which could inhibit our ability to finance or refinance our properties. In such instances, we may be required to provide other financial support, either through financial assurances or self-insurance, to cover potential losses. Changes in the cost or availability of insurance could expose us to uninsured casualty losses. In the event that any of our properties incurs a casualty loss that is not fully covered by insurance, the value of our assets will be reduced by any such uninsured loss. In addition, we cannot assure you that funding will be available to us for repair or reconstruction of damaged real property in the future. Costs of complying with governmental laws and regulations related to environmental protection and human health and safety may be high.

All real property investments and the operations conducted in connection with such investments are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection and human health and safety.

Some of these laws and regulations may impose joint and several liability on customers, owners or operators for the costs to investigate or remediate contaminated properties, regardless of fault or whether the acts causing the contamination were legal. Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be liable for the cost of removing or remediating hazardous or toxic substances on such real property. These environmental laws often impose liability whether or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, the presence of hazardous substances, or the failure to properly remediate these substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell, rent or pledge such real property as collateral for future borrowings. Environmental laws also may impose restrictions on the manner in which real property may be used or businesses may be operated. Some of these laws and regulations have been amended so as to require compliance with new or more stringent standards as of future dates. Compliance with new or more stringent laws or regulations or stricter interpretation of existing laws may require us to incur material expenditures. Future laws, ordinances or regulations may impose material environmental liability.

Additionally, the existing condition of land when we buy it, operations in the vicinity of our properties, such as the presence of underground storage tanks, or activities of unrelated third parties, may affect our properties. There are also various local, state and federal fire, health, life-safety and similar regulations with which we may be required to comply and which may subject us to liability in the form of fines or damages for noncompliance. In connection with the acquisition and ownership of our properties, we may be exposed to these costs in connection with such regulations. The cost of defending against environmental claims, any damages or fines we must pay, compliance with environmental regulatory requirements or remediating any contaminated real property could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations, lower the value of our assets and, consequently, lower the amounts available for distribution to our Members.

Potential Company liability for environmental matters could adversely affect our financial condition.

Although we subject most of our residential properties to an inspection and assessment prior to acquisition, we may not be made aware of all the environmental liabilities associated with a property prior to its purchase. There may be hidden environmental hazards that may not be discovered prior to acquisition. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of hazardous substances may be substantial. In addition, the presence of hazardous substances on one of our properties, or the failure to properly remediate a contaminated property, could adversely affect our ability to sell or rent the property or to borrow using the property as collateral. Various federal, state and local environmental laws impose responsibilities on an owner or operator of real estate and subject those persons to potential joint and several liabilities. Typical provisions of those laws include:

The costs associated with complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act may reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our Members.

Investment in properties may also be subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, or the ADA. Under the ADA, all places of public accommodation are required to comply with federal requirements related to access and use by disabled persons. We are committed to complying with the ADA to the extent to which it applies. The ADA has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial facilities” that generally require that buildings and services be made accessible and available to people with disabilities. With respect to the properties we invest in, the ADA’s requirements could require us to remove access barriers and could result in the imposition of injunctive relief, monetary penalties or, in some cases, an award of damages. We will attempt to invest in properties that comply with the ADA or place the burden on the seller or other third party, such as residents, to ensure compliance with the ADA. We cannot assure you that we will be able to invest in properties or allocate responsibilities in this manner. Any monies we use to comply with the ADA will reduce the amount of cash available for distribution to our Members. To the extent we invest in age-restricted communities, we may incur liability by failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act, the Housing for Older Persons Act or certain state regulations, which may affect cash available for distribution to our Members.

Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

Our operating agreement permits the Manager to authorize the issuance of Units with terms that may subordinate the rights of Members or discourage a third party from acquiring us in a manner that might result in a premium price to our Members.

Our Manager has the right, in its sole discretion, to designate one or more additional classes of Units, with such rights and preferences senior or junior to the current class of Units. Specifically, the Manager could authorize the issuance of a class of units with terms and conditions that have a priority as to distributions and amounts payable upon liquidation over the rights of the holders of our Units being issued hereunder

The Manager may change certain of our policies without Member approval, which could alter the nature of your investment. If you do not agree with the decisions of the Manager, you only have limited control over changes in our policies and operations and may not be able to change such policies and operations.

The Manager determines our major policies, including our policies regarding investments, financing, growth, debt capitalization, REIT qualification and distributions. The Manager may amend or revise these and other policies without a vote of our Members. As a result, the nature of your investment could change without your consent. If the Manager determines to make any such change, we will notify our Members through a supplement to this offering circular, a letter to our Members and/or a public filing with the SEC.

Under the Georgia Limited Liability Company Act and our operating agreement, our Members generally have a right to vote only on the following:

All other matters are subject to the discretion of the Manager.

Our rights and the rights of our Members to recover claims against our principals and our Manager are limited, which could reduce your and our recovery against them if they cause us to incur losses.

Georgia law provides that a manager has no liability in that capacity if he or she performs his or her duties in good faith and in compliance with the law. Our operating agreement and management agreement, in the case of our Manager and its affiliates, require us, to the maximum extent permitted by Georgia law, to indemnify and advance expenses to our Manager and its affiliates. Our operating agreement permits us to provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to our Manager and its affiliates. Additionally, our operating agreement limits, to the maximum extent permitted by Georgia law, the liability of our Manager and its affiliates to us and our Members for monetary damages. We and our Members may have more limited rights against our Manager and its affiliates, than might otherwise exist under common law, which could reduce our Members’ and our recovery against it. In addition, our Manager is not required to retain cash to pay potential liabilities and it may not have sufficient cash available to pay

liabilities if they arise. If our Manager is held liable for a breach of its fiduciary duty to us, or a breach of its contractual obligations to us, we may not be able to collect the full amount of any claims we may have against our Manager. We may be obligated to fund the defense costs incurred by our Manager in some cases, which would decrease the cash otherwise available for distribution to our Members.

By purchasing Units in this Offering, you agree to resolve disputes through binding arbitration and waive rights that may limit your ability to seek legal recourse.

Our Operating Agreement contains an arbitration provision in Article 9 that requires that all parties to the Operating Agreement in any action, lawsuit or proceeding, whether in contract or in tort, relating to any dispute arising under or in connection with the operating agreement or any transaction described in the operating agreement or to any dispute between the parties, including claims arising from federal securities laws, (i) waive their right to trial by jury and (ii) submit to binding arbitration in Atlanta, Georgia, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

This means that by purchasing Units in this Offering, you are waiving your right to bring claims in court, including claims under the U.S. federal securities laws, except in limited circumstances. You are also waiving your right to a trial by jury for any such claims. Arbitration provisions like the one in our Operating Agreement can significantly limit an investor’s rights in several ways. For example, arbitration may result in higher costs than court litigation, and investors may face limited access to information, such as discovery or public records, and other imbalances of resources compared to the Company. These provisions may discourage claims against the Company because it limits the ability of investors to bring a claim in a judicial forum they find favorable, and limits investors’ ability to bring class action lawsuits or seek remedy on a class basis for any disputes arising under the operating agreement or subscription agreement. Although arbitration provisions in commercial agreements are generally enforced under federal law and the laws of the State of Georgia, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce the arbitration provision in the context of claims under the federal securities laws. If the arbitration provision were overruled or deemed unenforceable, Section 17.12 of our Operating Agreement provides that any related disputes would be resolved in the state or federal courts located in Georgia, and includes a waiver of the right to a jury trial in any such proceeding. Investors cannot waive the Company’s compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in arbitration. However, the enforceability of these waivers and the arbitration provision as applied to federal securities claims remains uncertain and may ultimately be determined by a court.

Forum Selection Provision

The Company’s Subscription Agreement, a form of which is included in the Post-Qualification Amendment as Exhibit 4, and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the Company (the “Operating Agreement,”), a copy of which is included as Exhibit 2.3, provide that the state or federal courts located in the State of Georgia will be the exclusive forum for certain legal actions, including actions arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These provisions could be unfavorable to an Investor as they may (1) increase the costs for an investor to bring a claim, (2) discourage the bringing of claims, and (3) limit investors’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable.

Section 27 of the Exchange Act provides that Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over lawsuits brought under the Exchange Act, and that such lawsuits may be brought in any Federal district where the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business. Section 22 of the Securities Act provides that Federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction with State courts over lawsuits brought under the Securities Act, and that such lawsuits may be brought in any Federal district where the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business. As a result, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce our forum selection provisions with respect to claims arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. Investors cannot waive our (or their) compliance with Federal securities laws. Hence, to the extent the forum selection provisions of the Subscription Agreement or Operating Agreement conflict with these Federal statutes, the Federal statutes would prevail. Investors should not interpret the forum selection provisions as waiving compliance with any federal securities laws or the rules and regulations thereunder.

Limitations on Remedies May Restrict Investors’ Ability to Recover Damages

The Subscription Agreement includes a provision that limits the types of damages Investors may recover in connection with any claim, controversy, or dispute arising out of or relating to the Subscription Agreement or the Units. Specifically, it provides that none of the parties to the Subscription Agreement may have a remedy of, or be liable to the other for, indirect, special, consequential, lost profits, punitive, or exemplary damages in any judicial proceeding, mediation, or arbitration.

This provision is intended to apply to a broad range of potential claims, including those brought under federal securities laws, although Investors cannot waive the Company’s compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. There is uncertainty, however, as to whether a court or arbitrator would enforce this limitation as it applies to claims under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. If enforceable, this limitation on damages could restrict the remedies available to Investors, even in cases where they prevail in asserting a claim. For example, investors may be precluded from recovering punitive or exemplary damages designed to punish misconduct, lost profits, or other forms of consequential or indirect damages. These limitations may discourage investors from asserting claims, limit the financial recovery available, or otherwise affect the outcome of any legal dispute with the Company.

Your interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional Units.

Existing Members and potential investors in this offering do not have preemptive rights to any Units issued by us in the future. Subject to any limitations set forth under Georgia law, the Manager may classify or reclassify any unissued Units into other classes of Units without the necessity of obtaining Member approval. All of such Units may be issued in the discretion of the Manager. Investors purchasing Units in this offering likely will suffer dilution of their equity investment in us, in the event that we (1) sell Units in this offering or sell additional Units in the future, including those issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, (2) sell securities that are convertible into Units, (3) issue Units in a private offering of securities to institutional investors, or (4) issue Units to our Manager, its successors or assigns in payment of an outstanding fee obligation as set forth under our management agreement.

Federal Income Tax Risks

Failure to qualify as a REIT would cause us to be taxed as a regular corporation, which would substantially reduce funds available for distributions to our Members.

If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will face serious tax consequences that will substantially reduce the funds available for distributions to our Members because:

In addition, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will no longer be required to make distributions. As a result of all these factors, our failure to qualify as a REIT could impair our ability to expand our business and raise capital, and it would adversely affect the value of our Units. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to us and our Units.

Even if we qualify as a REIT, we may owe other taxes that will reduce our cash flows.

Even if we qualify for taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain U.S. federal, state and local taxes on our income and assets, on taxable income that we do not distribute to our Members, on net income from certain “prohibited transactions,” and on income from some activities conducted as a result of a foreclosure, and state or local income, property and transfer taxes. For example, to the extent we satisfy the 90% distribution requirement but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal corporate income tax on our undistributed taxable income. We also will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that we distribute to our Members in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the Code. As another example, we are subject to a 100% “prohibited transaction” tax on any gain from a sale of property that is characterized as held for sale, rather than investment, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless we comply with a statutory safe harbor or earn the gain through a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”). Further, any TRS that we establish will be subject to regular corporate U.S. federal, state and local taxes. Any of these taxes would decrease cash available for distribution to Members.

REIT distribution requirements could adversely affect our liquidity and may force us to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions.

In order to qualify as a REIT and maintain REIT status and to meet the REIT distribution requirements, we may need to borrow funds on a short-term basis or sell assets, even if the then-prevailing market conditions are not favorable for these borrowings or sales. In addition, we may need to reserve cash (including proceeds from this offering) to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements, even though there are attractive investment opportunities that may be available. To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute to our Members at least 90% of our REIT taxable income each year, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gains. In addition, we will be subject to corporate income tax to the extent we distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted. We intend to make distributions to our Members to comply with the requirements of the Code for REITs and to minimize or eliminate our corporate income tax obligation to the extent consistent with our business objectives. Our cash flows from operations may be insufficient to fund required distributions, for example as a result of differences in timing between the actual receipt of income and the recognition of income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the effect of non-deductible capital expenditures, the creation of reserves or required debt service or amortization payments. If we have insufficient cash flows to cover our distribution requirements, the shortfall could require us to seek and raise short- and long-term debt or sell equity securities in order to fund distributions required to maintain our REIT status. In addition, we will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions paid by us in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income and 100% of our undistributed income from prior years. To address and/or mitigate some of these issues, we may make taxable distributions that are in part paid in cash and in part paid in our Units. In such cases our Members may have tax liabilities from such distributions in excess of the cash they receive. It also is possible the taxable Unit distribution will not count towards our distribution requirement, in which case adverse consequences could apply.

If we fail to invest a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from selling our Units in real estate assets within one year from the receipt of the proceeds, we could fail to qualify as a REIT.

Temporary investment of the net proceeds from sales of our Units in short-term securities and income from such investment generally will allow us to satisfy various REIT income and asset requirements, but only during the one-year period beginning on the date we receive the net proceeds. If we are unable to invest a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from sales of our Units in qualifying real estate assets within such one-year period, we could fail to satisfy one or more of the gross income or asset tests and/or we could be limited to investing all or a portion of any remaining funds in cash or cash equivalents. If we fail to satisfy any such income or asset test, unless we are entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Code, we could fail to qualify as a REIT. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

If we form a TRS, our overall tax liability could increase.

Any TRS we form will be subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax on its taxable income. Accordingly, although our ownership of any TRSs may allow us to participate in the operating income from certain activities that we could not participate in without violating the REIT income tests requirements of the Code or incurring the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions, the TRS through which we earn such operating income or gain will be fully subject to corporate income tax. The after-tax net income of any TRS would be available for distribution to us; however, any dividends received by us from our domestic TRSs will only be qualifying income for the 95% REIT income test, not the 75% REIT income test. If we have any non-U.S. TRSs, then they may be subject to tax in jurisdictions where they operate and under special rules dealing with foreign subsidiaries, and they may generate income that is nonqualifying for either of the REIT income tests.

Although our use of TRSs may partially mitigate the impact of meeting certain requirements necessary to maintain our qualification as a REIT, there are limits on our ability to own and engage in transactions with TRSs, and a failure to comply with the limits would jeopardize our REIT qualification and may result in the application of a 100% excise tax.

A REIT may own up to 100% of the stock or securities of one or more TRSs. A TRS may hold assets and earn income that would not be qualifying assets or income if held or earned directly by a REIT. A TRS also may sell assets without incurring the 100% tax on prohibited transactions. Both the subsidiary and the REIT must jointly elect to treat the subsidiary as a TRS. A corporation of which a TRS directly or indirectly owns more than 35% of the voting power or value of the stock will automatically be treated as a TRS. Overall, no more than 20% of the value of a REIT’s assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more TRSs. In addition, the rules limit the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by a TRS to its parent REIT to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. The rules also impose a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT that are not conducted on an arm’s length basis (for example if we charged our TRS interest in excess of an arm’s length rate). We may jointly elect with one or more subsidiaries for those subsidiaries to be treated as TRSs for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These TRSs will pay U.S. federal, state and local income tax on their taxable income, and their after-tax net income will be available for distribution to us but is not required to be distributed to us. We will monitor the value of our respective investments in any TRSs we may form for the purpose of ensuring compliance with TRS ownership limitations and intend to structure our transactions with any such TRSs on terms that we believe are arm’s length to avoid incurring the 100% excise tax described above. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to comply with the 20% TRS limitation or to avoid application of the 100% excise tax.

Dividends payable by REITs generally are subject to a higher tax rate than regular corporate dividends under current law.

Under current law, the maximum U.S. federal income tax rate for certain qualified dividends payable to U.S. shareholders that are individuals, trusts and estates generally is 20%. Dividends payable by REITs, however, are generally subject to a higher tax rate when paid to such shareholders (but under the Tax Act (as defined below), U.S. shareholders that are individuals, trusts and estates may generally deduct 20% of ordinary dividends from a REIT for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026). The more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate dividends under current law could cause investors who are individuals, trusts and estates or are otherwise sensitive to these lower rates to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the stock of REITs, including our Units.

Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities or to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

To qualify as a REIT, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of our income, the nature and diversification of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our Members and the ownership of our Units. We may be required to make distributions to our Members at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution. Thus, compliance with the REIT requirements may, for instance, hinder our ability to make certain otherwise attractive investments or undertake other activities that might otherwise be beneficial to us and our Members, or may require us to borrow or liquidate investments in unfavorable market conditions and, therefore, may hinder our investment performance. As a REIT, at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets must consist of cash, cash items, U.S. Government securities and qualified “real estate assets.” The remainder of our investments in securities (other than cash, cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities issued by a TRS and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of our total assets (other than cash, cash items, U.S. Government securities, securities issued by a TRS and qualified real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 20% of the value of our total securities can be represented by securities of one or more TRSs. After meeting these requirements at the close of a calendar quarter, if we fail to comply with these requirements at the end of any subsequent calendar quarter, we must correct the failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter or qualify for certain statutory relief provisions to avoid losing our REIT qualification. As a result, we may be required to liquidate from our portfolio or forego otherwise attractive investments. These actions could have the effect of reducing our income and amounts available for distribution to our Members.

The ability of our Manager to revoke our REIT qualification without Member approval may cause adverse consequences to our Members.

Our operating agreement provides that our Manager may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election, without the approval of our Members, if it determines that it is no longer in our best interest to continue to qualify as a REIT. If we cease to be a REIT, we will not be allowed a deduction for distributions paid to Members in computing our taxable income and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at regular corporate rates, as well as state and local taxes, which may have adverse consequences on our total return to our Members.

The IRS may take the position that gains from sales of property are subject to a 100% prohibited transaction tax.

We may have to sell assets from time to time to fund Unit redemption requests, to satisfy our REIT distribution requirements, to satisfy other REIT requirements, or for other purposes. It is possible that the IRS may take the position that one or more sales of our properties may be a prohibited transaction, which is a sale of property held by us primarily for sale in the ordinary course of our trade or business. If we are deemed to have engaged in a prohibited transaction, our gain from such sale would be subject to a 100% tax. The Code sets forth a safe harbor under which a REIT may, under certain circumstances, sell property without risking the imposition of the 100% tax, but there is no assurance that we will be able to qualify for the safe harbor. We do not intend to hold property for sale in the ordinary course of business, but there is no assurance that the IRS will not challenge our position, especially if we make frequent sales or sales of property in which we have short holding periods. Therefore, in order to avoid the prohibited transactions tax, we may choose not to engage in certain sales of assets at the REIT level (and may conduct such sales through a TRS), even though the sales might otherwise be beneficial to us.

Members may have a current tax liability on distributions they elected to reinvest in Units.

If Members participate in our distribution reinvestment plan, they will be deemed to have received, and for United States federal income tax purposes will be taxed on, the amount reinvested in Units to the extent the amount reinvested was not a tax-free return of capital. In addition, Members may be treated, for United States federal income tax purposes, as having received an additional distribution to the extent the Units are purchased at a discount from their fair market value. As a result, unless Members are a tax-exempt entity, they may have to use funds from other sources to pay their tax liability on the value of the Units stock received.

Possible legislative, regulatory or other actions affecting REITs could adversely affect our Members and us.

The rules dealing with U.S. federal, state and local income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. Changes to tax laws (which changes may have retroactive application) could adversely affect our members or us. We cannot predict whether, when, in what forms, or with what effective dates, tax laws, regulations and rulings may be enacted, promulgated or decided, which could result in an increase in our, or our members’, tax liability or require changes in the manner in which we operate in order to minimize increases in our tax liability. A shortfall in tax revenues for states and municipalities in which we operate may lead to an increase in the frequency and size of such changes. If such changes occur, we may be required to pay additional taxes on our assets or income or be subject to additional restrictions. These increased tax costs could, among other things, adversely affect our financial condition, the results of operations and the amount of cash available for the payment of distributions.

A portion of our distributions may be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which could reduce the basis of a Member’s investment in our Units and may trigger taxable gain.

A portion of our distributions, including distributions that are reinvested pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, may be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a general matter, a portion of our distributions will be treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes if the aggregate amount of our distributions for a year exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits for that year. To the extent that a distribution is treated as a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it will reduce a holder’s adjusted tax basis in the holder’s Units, and to the extent that it exceeds the holder’s adjusted tax basis will be treated as gain resulting from a sale or exchange of such Units. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.” Distributions that are reinvested pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan will be treated as a new Unit purchase as of the date of the distribution.

Our Manager and its affiliates have no prior experience managing a portfolio of assets to comply with REIT requirements.

REITs are subject to numerous complex requirements in order to maintain their REIT status, including income and asset composition tests. Our Manager and its affiliates have no prior experience managing a portfolio in the manner intended to comply with such requirements. To the extent our Manager and its affiliates manage us in a manner that causes us to fail to be a REIT, it could adversely affect the value of our Units.

Property taxes could increase due to property tax rate changes or reassessment, which could impact our cash flow.

Even if we qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we generally will be required to pay state and local taxes on our properties. The real property taxes on our properties may increase as property tax rates change or as our properties are assessed or reassessed by taxing authorities. If the property taxes we pay increase, our financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, NAV per Unit, our ability to satisfy our principal and interest obligations in the event we incur debt, and to make distributions to our members could be adversely affected.

STATEMENTS REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

The Company makes statements in this offering circular that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “seek,” “may,” “continue,” “could,” “might,” “potential,” “predict,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions or statements regarding future periods or the negative of these terms are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from any predictions of future results, performance or achievements that the Company expresses or implies in this offering circular or in the information incorporated by reference into this offering circular.

The forward-looking statements included in this offering circular are based upon the Company’s current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs that 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 the Company’s control. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on Company operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could be inaccurate. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this offering circular. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this offering circular and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this offering circular will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this offering circular, 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 offering circular, including, without limitation, the risks described under “Risk Factors,” the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this offering circular will be achieved.

ESTIMATED USE OF PROCEEDS

The table below sets forth the Company’s estimated use of proceeds from this offering, assuming the Company sells in this offering $75,000,000 in Units, the maximum offering amount (subject to the rolling 12-month maximum discussed elsewhere in this offering circular; as of July 18, 2025 we have raised $23,510,797 in the preceding twelve months prior thereto). The Units will be offered at $144.00 per Unit through September 30, 2025. Thereafter, the price per Unit will continue to be adjusted every fiscal quarter and will be based on the NAV as of the end of the prior fiscal quarter.

The Company has used, and continues to expect to use, substantially all of the net proceeds from this offering (after paying or reimbursing organization and offering expenses) to invest in and manage a diversified portfolio of residential real estate investments. The Company expects that any expenses or fees payable to the Manager for its services in connection with managing the Company’s daily affairs will be paid from cash flow from operations. If such fees and expenses are not paid from cash flow (or not waived) they will reduce the cash available for investment and distribution and will directly impact the NAV. See “Management Compensation” for more details regarding the fees that will be paid to the Manager and its affiliates. Many of the amounts set forth in the table below represent the Manager’s best estimate since they cannot be precisely calculated at this time.

The Company may not be able to promptly invest the net proceeds of this offering in residential real estate. Additionally, from time to time, the Company will have excess cash that it needs to manage, pending its distribution to investors or investment by the Company in accordance with the investment strategy.

If the Company unable to raise substantial funds during the offering, it will make fewer investments resulting in less diversification in terms of the type, number and size of investments it makes and the value of an investment in the Company will fluctuate more significantly with the performance of the specific assets it acquires. The Company’s inability to raise substantial funds would increase fixed operating expenses as a percentage of gross income, reducing net income and cash flow and limiting the ability to make distributions to the investors.

MANAGEMENT

General

Our Manager

The Company operates under the direction of the Board of Managers (the “Board”), which is currently composed of a single Manager, Roots REIT Management, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Manager”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of our sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“Sponsor”). Our Sponsor and our Manager are currently controlled and managed by Daniel Dorfman and Larry Dorfman. The Manager manages the Company’s day to day operations, including providing real estate-related acquisition services (including performing due diligence on the Company’s investments), offering services, real estate portfolio management services, marketing and advertising services, accounting and other administrative services, Member services, financing services, disposition services, and manages the RootsCom Platform, among others. In addition, the Manager will make all the decisions regarding the selection, negotiation, financing and disposition of the Company’s investments.

The Company will follow investment guidelines adopted by the Manager and the investment and borrowing policies set forth in this offering circular unless they are modified by the Manager. The Manager may establish further written policies on investments and borrowings and will monitor the Company’s administrative procedures, investment operations and performance to ensure that the policies are fulfilled. The Manager may change the Company’s investment objectives at any time without approval of investors

The Manager performs its duties and responsibilities pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated operating agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Company Operating Agreement”). The Company has agreed to limit the liability and to indemnify the Manager (and certain other persons accorded such limited liability and indemnification by the Manager, in its sole discretion) against certain liabilities.

Responsibilities of the Manager

The responsibilities of the Manager include:

Offering Services

Real Estate Advisory and Acquisition Services

Asset Management Services

Financing Services

Disposition Services

Accounting and Other Administrative Services

Investor Services

The Manager, at its own expense, may hire third parties to assist with the performance of the aforementioned services.

Neither our Manager nor any of its affiliates will vote or consent to the voting of our Units they now own or hereafter acquire on matters submitted to the Members regarding either (1) the removal of our Manager, any officer or any of their respective affiliates, or (2) any transaction between us and our Manager, any officer or any of their respective affiliates. In determining the requisite percentage in interest required to approve such a matter, Units owned by our Manager and its affiliates will not be included.

Executive Officers of our Sponsor and Manager

The Sponsor is led by a management team of professionals who together have extensive experience in real estate and company management. These professionals also serve as the executive officers of the Manager. As of the date of this offering circular, the executive officers and directors of the Sponsor and Manager are as follows:

*As of July 18, 2025

Daniel Dorfman, Manager of Sponsor, Principal Executive Officer of Manager

Daniel co-founded the Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, upon its inception in early 2021, and became a full-time partner of the Sponsor at that time. In 2012 Daniel and his wife, Rosanne, created a real estate community where they could help everyday people better understand how to buy their first home, or to upgrade to their last, and along the way they have been committed to leveraging their business and the relationships they have built to help the communities they serve. A portion of all of their commissions have gone to different local charities around the markets they, and their clients, work and live in. They have helped lead over 50 syndicated real estate transactions, and managed the properties in each of those over the last 11 years.

Larry Dorfman, Manager of Sponsor, Principal Financial Officer of Manager

Larry co-founded the Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, upon its inception in early 2021, and became a full-time partner of the Sponsor at that time. Larry co-founded APCO Holdings, Inc, one of Atlanta’s Top 100 privately held companies. He started the company in 1984 with five other people and they grew it to an organization of over 560 team members with a valuation of almost a billion dollars. Along the way they took the company public on NASDAQ in 1988, sold it to Ford Motor Company in 1999, bought it back with the rest of management and an equity firm in 2007, and did another significant transaction to another equity group in 2014. Larry stepped down as Chairman/CEO in mid-2019 to focus on family and charitable work and was compelled to rejoin the workforce when given the opportunity to be a part of the Company’s mission. Further, in 2019, Larry worked at Ranger Distribution, Inc in Elkhart, IN as a founder and employee and is still employed there. Ranger is a parts distribution company for the Recreational Vehicle industry. Larry also has an extensive background in real estate investment.

Scott Jacobsen, Chief Operating Officer of Manager

Scott co-founded the Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, upon its inception in early 2021, and became a full-time partner of the Sponsor at that time. Scott graduated from the University of South Carolina and was employed shortly thereafter by APCO Holdings, Inc where he quickly developed into an expert operations and implementation manager. He was at APCO for a total of 10 years before joining Seed and his last 5 years at APCO he was a National Program Manager building and launching new products across the U.S.

Mel Myrie, Chief Financial Officer of Manager

Mel joined the Sponsor, Seed InvestCo, LLC, shortly after its inception in June 2021, and became a full-time partner of the Sponsor at that time. Mel has 20+ years in the finance and accounting industry. Just prior to joining the company Mel was managing a team of 30 accounting professionals for a company with a multi-billion dollar real estate portfolio. Mr. Myrie’s most recent experience includes acting as the Financial Controller/VP of Singapore based real estate firm Mapletree US Management where he managed an $11B real estate portfolio consisting of Office, Data Center, Logistics, and Student Housing assets. He was responsible for the management of a team in all aspects of accounting and finance including monthly close, budgeting, forecasting in GAAP and IFRS.

Limited Liability and Indemnification of Our Manager, Officers and Other Agents

Subject to certain limitations, our Company Operating Agreement and the management agreement limits the liability of our Manager and any other person who is accorded such limited liability by the Board (an “Indemnified Person”), in its sole discretion, for monetary damages or otherwise and provides that we will indemnify and pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to our Manager and the Indemnified Persons.

Our Company Operating Agreement and management agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law our Manager and the Indemnified Persons will not be liable to us unless it is established (the person asserting such liability having the burden of proof) that such action or failure to act constituted an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to us, constituted actual fraud, or was undertaken with reckless disregard for our best interests. In addition, our Company Operating Agreement provides that to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law our Manager and the Indemnified Persons will not be liable to us for any action permitted by our Company Operating Agreement.

We have also agreed to indemnify and hold harmless our Manager and its affiliates which are performing services for us from specific claims and liabilities arising out of the performance of their obligations under the management agreement. As a result, investors may be entitled to a more limited right of action than they would otherwise have if these indemnification rights were not included in the management agreement.

The general effect to investors of any arrangement under which we agree to insure or indemnify any persons against liability is a potential reduction in distributions resulting from the payment of premiums associated with insurance or indemnification payments in excess of amounts covered by insurance. In addition, indemnification could reduce the legal remedies available to us and our investors against our Manager and other Indemnified Persons.

The SEC and some state securities commissions take the position that indemnification against liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy and unenforceable.

Compensation of Executive Officers

We do not currently have any employees nor do we currently intend to hire any employees who will be compensated directly by us. As described above, certain of the executive officers of our Sponsor also serve as executive officers of our Manager. Each of these individuals, and other employees of our Sponsor, receives compensation for his or her services, including services performed for us on behalf of our Manager, from the Sponsor. As executive officers and/or employees of our Manager and/or Sponsor, these individuals will manage our day-to-day affairs, oversee the review, selection and recommendation of investment opportunities, service acquired investments and monitor the performance of these investments to ensure that they are consistent with our investment objectives. Although we will indirectly bear some of the costs of the compensation paid to these individuals, through fees we pay to our Manager or reimbursement for specific duties done by their employees that are directly related to the business operations of the Company, we do not intend to pay any compensation directly to these individuals. For a description of the fees paid by the Company to the Manager, please see the table on page 37 below under the heading “Management Compensation.”

Holdings of our Units

The Initial Offering was qualified on June 21, 2022. As of July 18, 2025 the aggregate Units outstanding were approximately 560,560 Units for total proceeds of approximately $72,614,686 (including the 63,735 Units totaling $6,525,654 received in a private placement prior to the Initial Offering being declared effective).

RootsCom Platform

We will conduct this offering primarily on the investment portal on the RootsCom Platform (though we may distribute our Units through other online portals as deemed appropriate by our Manager), which will host this offering in connection with the distribution of the Units offered pursuant to this offering circular. The RootsCom Platform is owned and operated by Seed InvestCo, our Sponsor. We will not pay our Sponsor any sales commissions or other remuneration for hosting this offering on the RootsCom Platform.

MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION

We will pay our Manager and possibly its affiliates fees and expense reimbursements for services relating to this offering and the investment and management of our assets. Our Manager does not provide any offering, investment or management services to any other entity, although it may do so in the future. The items of compensation that may be payable or expenses that are reimbursable to our Manager or its affiliates, as applicable, are as follows: organization and offering expense reimbursement, acquisition fees, gain from the sale of properties from the Sponsor to the Company, a management fee, a leasing fee, a fixed maintenance and repair reserve, costs and expenses for capital improvements and normal wear and tear to the properties, disposition fees, and ongoing operating expense reimbursements, and each of these expense reimbursements or fees are summarized in greater detail in the following table. The Company will not pay our Manager or its affiliates any selling commissions or dealer manager fees in connection with the offer and sale of our Units.

Type of Payment and Recipient		Description and Determination of Amount		Amount

Compensation – Disposition Fee – Manager		We may pay the Manager a one-time 3% disposition fee, per disposition, which will be calculated on the final disposition value when a property is sold, utilized in a 1031 exchange, or otherwise disposed of by the Manager on behalf of the Company, which will be paid at or shortly after closing on the property.		Actual amounts are dependent upon the final sales price of properties we own and subsequently sell. The Company has paid $0 in disposition fees in each of 2023 and 2024.
Expense Reimbursement – Other Operating Expenses — Manager		We will reimburse the Manager or the Sponsor, as applicable, in the event the Manager or Sponsor incurs any out-of-pocket expenses on our behalf, including license fees, auditing fees, fees associated with SEC reporting requirements, increases in insurance costs, tax return preparation fees, taxes and filing fees, administration fees, fees for the services of an independent representative, and third-party costs associated with the aforementioned expenses. These expenses do not include our Manager’s or our Sponsor’s overhead, employee costs, utilities or technology costs.   The aforementioned expense reimbursements that we will pay to our Manager may be originally incurred by our Manager or our Sponsor.		Actual amounts are dependent upon our operations. The Company has paid all operating expenses to-date.

Transactions with Related Persons – Roots REIT Management, LLC, Seed InvestCo, LLC and the Company

As disclosed elsewhere in this offering circular, the Manager is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Sponsor, and our founders, Larry Dorfman and Daniel Dorfman, are also principals of our Sponsor and managers of both our Manager and our Sponsor. The Sponsor also owns Units of the Company. The Manager is responsible for managing the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis, and our Sponsor indirectly provides asset management and other services to our Manager and us. The Company’s operating agreement expressly grants the general authority to the Manager to acquire property for the Company from any person as the Manager may determine, and the fact that a Manager or a member of the Company is directly or indirectly affiliated or connected with any such person shall not prohibit the Manager from dealing with that person. Furthermore, the Company’s operating agreement expressly permits the Company to enter into transactions, contracts, agreements, or arrangements with the Manager and its affiliates.

All of the agreements and arrangements between such parties, including those relating to compensation, are not the result of arm’s length negotiations. Contractual rates are determined by our Manager and affiliates based on industry standards and expectations of what our Manager would be able to negotiate with a third party on an arm’s length basis and are intended to approximate or be below prevailing market rates, but there can be no assurances that the contracts are in fact consistent with the prevailing market rates or terms. A description of the fees payable to and expenses reimbursable to our Manager are set forth in the Management Compensation table directly above, including certain amounts paid to our Manager for the last two fiscal years. Any expenses or fees payable to our Manager for its services in connection with managing our daily affairs are typically paid from cash flow from operations. If such fees and expenses are not paid from cash flow, they will reduce the cash available for investment and distribution and will directly impact our NAV.

In addition, on behalf of the Sponsor, the Manager will facilitate the identification and acquisition of properties that are in need of renovation and/or repair, perform the value-add services, and then sell the property(ies) to the Company (such renovated and/or repaired properties are referred to herein as “curated properties”). The policy related to these affiliated transactions of sales of curated properties from the Sponsor to the Company is as follows: after the Sponsor acquires the property(ies) and the Manager performs the value-add services thereto (such as renovations and/or repairs), the Manager engages a third-party certified real estate appraiser to appraise the fair market value of the curated property(ies), and then can only sell the curated property(ies) to the Company at or below such appraised fair market value. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is likely that the Sponsor will realize gain when it sells a curated property to the Company. For example, if the Sponsor acquires a single-family home for $100,000, and puts $50,000 of renovation and/or repair costs into the property, and the subsequent third-party certified real estate appraiser appraises the fair market value of the curated property at $200,000, the Sponsor will realize gain equal to the difference of the price it sells the curated property to the Company (which will be no more than the fair market value, or in this case $200,000) less the Sponsor’s all-in cost of $150,000. The Sponsor may take some of this gain in the form of Company equity at the then-current NAV price per Unit, however the Sponsor has not taken any gain in the form of Company equity as of the date of this offering circular.

See below for a summary of the sales of curated properties by the Sponsor to the Company since January 1, 2024:

Furthermore, as discussed elsewhere in this offering circular, we have loaned, and intend to continue to loan, funds needed for acquisitions of properties to our Sponsor, which loans are secured by the real property and are repaid or cancelled upon the Sponsor’s sale of the curated property(ies) to the Company. Our policy was to loan these funds to our Sponsor at an interest rate of no less than 6% per year, however we amended our policy to increase the interest rate to no less than 7% per year as of October 1, 2023.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had advanced net amounts of $14,467,006 and $7,465,015, respectively, to the Sponsor for certain acquisitions identified. Advances bore interest at 6% through September 30, 2023 and bear interest at 7% beginning October 1, 2023. Interest is calculated on each individual advance as of the date of such advance. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company earned interest income related to advances to the Sponsor totaling $766,060 and $442,058, respectively.

PRINCIPAL MEMBERS

The following table sets forth the beneficial ownership of our Units as of the date of this offering circular for each person or group that holds more than 5% of our Units, for each executive officer of our Manager and for the executive officers of our Manager as a group. To our knowledge, each person that beneficially owns our Units has sole voting and disposition power with regard to such Units.

Unless otherwise indicated below, each person or entity has an address in care of our principal executive offices at 1344 La France Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30307.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

We are subject to various conflicts of interest arising out of our relationship with our Sponsor, our Manager and their respective affiliates. We discuss these conflicts below and conclude this section with a discussion of the corporate governance measures we have adopted to mitigate some of the risks posed by these conflicts.

Potential Interests in Other Seed InvestCo-Sponsored Entities

General

In the future, the officers and managers of our Manager and the key real estate professionals of our Sponsor who perform services for us on behalf of our Manager and other affiliates of our Sponsor may organize other real estate related programs and acquire for their own account real estate related investments that may be suitable for us.

Allocation of Investment Opportunities

Future Funds

Our Sponsor may, from time to time, sponsor other real estate funds that raise capital in the future with similar or different investment parameters and strategies. These similar programs may have investment criteria that compete with us. Potential investment opportunities are evaluated by our Manager, which shall determine whether the investment opportunity is suitable based on each program’s investment strategy (including portfolio objectives, investment size, return requirements, investment timing, capital availability, and policies related to leverage) and diversification parameters, and whether the investment opportunity is accretive to the program’s overall portfolio, as well as is a compelling investment in its own right.

Receipt of Fees and Other Compensation by our Manager and its Affiliates

Our Manager is a wholly owned subsidiary of our Sponsor. We pay fees and expenses to our Manager, as outlined in the Management Compensation section, which were not determined on an arm’s length basis. Our Manager may benefit by us retaining ownership of our assets at times when our Members may be better served by the sale or disposition of our assets due to the property management fee payable to our Manager each month. Further, the built-in gain earned by our Manager may influence the timing of the sale of a real estate asset to us.

Other Transactions Involving Affiliates

Affiliate Investments

We may from time to time engage in certain transactions with our affiliates (including our Sponsor, our Sponsor’s managers, our Manager, or other future affiliates sponsored or controlled by Seed InvestCo or its affiliates) by purchasing investments from or through such affiliates, selling assets to such affiliates, co-investing with such affiliates in certain investments and investing in entities in which such affiliates hold interests. Such affiliates may have an incentive to seek, refer or recommend such investments to us, or agree to a price for such investments, or agree on other terms that are not as favorable as might be obtained from an unaffiliated third party acting on a completely arm’s-length basis, as a result of such affiliates’ financial interests in such investments. Our sponsor, our Manager and their affiliates may face conflicts in exercising rights under such co-investment arrangements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may from time to time engage in certain transactions with affiliates by purchasing investments from or through such affiliates, accepting assignment of a right or option to purchase investments from such affiliates, accepting assignment of any purchase and sale agreement from such affiliates, leasing real estate assets or properties to such affiliates, co-investing with such affiliates in certain investments and/or investing in entities in which such affiliates hold interests. Such investment transactions will be made on terms (including the consideration to be paid) that are determined by our Manager to be fair and reasonable to us.

No Independent Underwriter

As we are conducting this offering without the aid of an independent underwriter, you will not have the benefit of an independent due diligence review and investigation of the type normally performed by an independent underwriter in connection with the offering of securities. See “Plan of Distribution.”

Legal Counsel

Our legal counsel does not and will not serve as counsel for or represent the interests of investors, and such counsel has disclaimed any fiduciary or attorney-client relationship with the investors.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGY

Investment Objectives

Our investment objectives are:

We cannot assure you that we will attain these objectives or that the value of our assets will not decrease. Furthermore, within our investment objectives and policies, our Manager will have substantial discretion with respect to the selection of specific investments and the purchase and sale of our assets.

Investment Strategy and Market Opportunity

The primary business purpose of Roots Real Estate Investment Community I, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (“RootsCom”), is to leverage professional real estate expertise and experienced business management with technology, scale, and local market insights to generate attractive returns for its Members and the future members of RootsCom and unique opportunities and value to the communities that it serves. The Manager’s and/or Sponsor’s employees, officers and management personnel will be responsible for the general oversight, administration and implementation of RootsCom, as well as identifying, selecting and procuring targeted assets for the RootsCom portfolio.

RootsCom is a “Commercially Motivated, Community Inspired” real estate fund. We want to create attractive returns while making a significant positive impact on the lives of the human beings who invest in, provide to, and rent from the Company, as well as on the communities that it serves.

The Manager targets real estate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metropolitan Statistical Area (the “Atlanta MSA”), that has value-add potential, however, the Manager is not limited to searching only in the Atlanta MSA. The general concept of a metropolitan statistical area is that of a core area containing a substantial population nucleus, together with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with that core.¹⁴ Currently delineated metropolitan statistical areas are based on application of 2010 standards (which appeared in the Federal Register on June 28, 2010) to 2010 Census and 2011-2015 American Community Survey data, as well as 2018 Population Estimates Program data.¹⁵ Current metropolitan statistical area delineations were announced by the United States Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) effective March 2020.¹⁶ The Atlanta MSA consists of four (4) principal cities: Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, and Marietta, and twenty-nine (29) counties: Barrow, Bartow, Butts, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Haralson, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Lamar, Meriwether, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton.¹⁷

¹⁴ https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html

¹⁵ Id.

¹⁶ Id.

¹⁷ United States Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 20-01.

The Manager intends to continue to acquire the properties, facilitate the necessary renovations, repairs, upgrades and/or capital expenditures, as applicable per property, obtain or retain, as applicable, renters, get a third-party certified real property appraisal, and then sell and/or transfer such properties to the Company at or below the appraised fair market value. The Manager may forego payment for up to five percent (5%) of the value of each property in exchange for equity in the Company. The Company’s Members will get the benefit of rental income and portfolio appreciation. The Company’s intention is to hold each asset for as little as one (1) and as many as five (5) years, however market conditions will determine if and when the Company can sell each of its assets. The Company also intends to utilize 1031 exchanges wherever possible when certain assets are liquidated. “Final” liquidation will occur when a 1031 exchange is either not able, or not chosen, to be utilized.

The Company will loan proceeds from this Offering to the Manager to facilitate the acquisitions of the properties, at an interest rate of seven percent (7%) per annum, with reasonable repayment terms.

The Manager will also receive a set monthly fee out of rents payable to the Company to fund repairs and maintenance for each property. The Company will not have to bear the financial responsibility of unexpected repairs and maintenance above and beyond this set monthly fee out of rents payable, which will allow RootsCom to have greater predictability and consistency with respect to cash flow per property. The Manager will be responsible for the coordination and implementation of such repairs and maintenance and the payment for any repairs and maintenance that exceed the monthly fee received out of rents payable.

The Sponsor, and the Manager’s management team, has invested side-by-side with the RootsCom Members, so that there is both a shared common interest in attractive investment returns and a contribution to the wellbeing of the communities where the real estate assets are located.

Almost forty-five million (45,000,000) American households are currently renting.¹⁸ The median income for a family who rents in the State of Georgia is $40,524, and the average rent, according to the Prosperity Now report is $1,050, but that was in 2018.¹⁹ Average rents are now up well over $1,200 and rising. The average renting family has less than $650 in savings, so less than half a month’s rent. Most people in this category have not, and will never have the chance to actually own their own home or invest in real estate. RootsCom plans to open the doors to real estate investment to these residents and thousands of other “non-accredited” individuals who have never had the opportunity to own real estate, not even their own homes.

RootsCom incentivizes its renters (the “Residents”) to care for each rental property as if it was their own by providing unique financial incentives in the Resident’s lease that will be tied directly to the Resident partnering with the Company to take care of the property and proving, on a periodic basis, that they are living in it like they own it. This program is called “Live in it Like You Own It” and is an essential aspect of the RootsCom overall business model. We believe it will enhance both the lives of our Residents, and the long-term values of the properties. The Company believes that homeownership does not have to be defined by “owning the home you live in.” It can be expanded to “Living In It Like You Own It.” The Company has also coined the term “Rentership” in relation to this concept.

¹⁸ U.S. Households: Renters and Owners, National Multifamily Housing Council, https://www.nmhc.org/research-insight/quick-facts-figures/quick-facts-resident-demographics/renters-and-owners/

¹⁹ Cost of Living Report, Georgia, Prosperity Now Scorecard, https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/reports#report-state-cost-of-living.

The share of middle-income renters paying more than 30% of income for housing has steadily risen.²⁰ The largest jump has been among renters earning $30,000 – $44,999 annually, with their cost-burdened share up 5.4% in 2011–2018, to 55.7%.²¹ The increase among households earning $45,000 – $74,999 is nearly as large at 4.3%, to a share of 27%.²² While occurring across the country, the growing incidence of cost burdens among middle-income renters is most apparent in larger, high-cost metropolitan areas.²³

The Atlanta MSA statistics show a population of over 6 million people, with a median age of 36.8 years old, with almost 75% of those people of legal renting age (18 years of age or older).²⁴ Approximately 42% of those people fall within the age range of 20 years old and 49 years old (evenly split between each decade of age).²⁵

The total number of households is over 2.1 million, and the number of “housing units” is over 2.3 million, and roughly 35% of these units are renter-occupied.²⁶ The median household income in the Atlanta MSA is $71,742, with 35% of households making $100,000 or greater, and the per capital income is $37,331.²⁷ As previously mentioned, the median income of households that rent is approximately $40,500. Based on inflation since the previously cited report, it is estimated that current income of renting households in 2022 is approximately $44,500 and average rent in the Atlanta MSA is approximately $1,250 outside the City of Atlanta and considerably more in the city limits.

²⁰ American’s Rental Housing 2020, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/reports/files/Harvard_JCHS_Americas_Rental_Housing_2020.pdf, at page 4.

²¹ Id.

²² Id.

²³ Id.

²⁴ Census Reporter: https://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US12060-atlanta-sandy-springs-alpharetta-ga-metro-area/

²⁵ Id.

²⁶ Id.

²⁷ Id.

RootsCom permits its Residents to pay a fee to opt into the “Live In It Like You Own It” program, that provides the Residents incentives to take good care of the property while they are in it. The Residents can (i) earn reimbursement of their opt-in fee, and (ii) receive additional payments from the Company, for a Resident’s successful performance of certain monthly tasks and upkeep to the property. The “Live In It Like You Own It” program provides a mutually beneficial scenario for both the Resident and the Company. A Resident is incentivized to truly care about the property he or she lives in by performing routine upkeep, including timely reporting of any damage or maintenance needs, which are commonly found to be tenant responsibilities in leases between landlords and tenants in residential and multifamily leases, but that typically get ignored or deferred by tenants. The Company incentivizes its Residents to not ignore or defer these important tasks that preserve the value of the properties and minimizes the short- and long-term costs associated with deferred maintenance and repairs, by reimbursing the Residents the opt-in fee and making additional payments to the Residents, so long as the Residents successfully perform these tasks. The Residents benefit, because they have the opportunity to earn back their opt-in fee through reimbursement and to receive additional payments from the Company, and the Company benefits knowing that its real estate assets are being cared for. Many Residents believe in the mission and alignment of the “Live In It Like You Own It” program so much, that they have purchased Units in this Offering.

The Manager will pay for all standard maintenance and any repairs, as well as home-related expenses, such as real estate taxes and property insurance. The residents get to enjoy the home like they own it, and with RootsCom’s unique financial incentives, save money along the way. RootsCom also believes they will benefit from lower maintenance and repair costs and a lower tenant turnover due to the symbiotic relationship, contributing to great investment returns for all Members. RootsCom will help renters feel like owners.

Over the period of time from June 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, the Manager tested the “Live in it Like You Own It” model on properties with an average of 60 residential doors. The Manager has continued to utilize and execute the “Live in it Like You Own It” model, and as of the fourth quarter of 2024, over 78% of the Residents were fully engaged.

The Company seeks to earn above market rates of return for its Investors, while also positively impacting the community. To achieve this goal, the Manager is guided by an investment strategy that focuses on:

When evaluating acquisitions, the Manager conducts a detailed analysis of the property as well as other factors. If a property substantially meets the investment criteria, given economic, market, and other circumstances, the Manager will pursue it further if it believes it is well positioned to compete for it. Because in most scenarios the Manager does not require traditional financing to purchase properties and can pay cash and close quickly, it believes it will be in an advantageous position to purchase at attractive prices. The Manager believes it has positive working relationships with many industry participants, including banks, prospective sellers, and financing sources, which enable it to become aware of acquisition opportunities. The Manager takes the front-end purchasing risks, and no property is offered to the Company for purchase until it is fully tenanted and producing a minimum acceptable cashflow from rents. This substantially lowers the Company’s and the Members’ risk as it relates to early vacancy and unexpected repairs, and results in more consistent returns overall.

The Company holds a portfolio asset until it determines that the sale of such property is advantageous in view of the Company’s investment objectives. In deciding whether to acquire or sell a portfolio asset, the Manager may consider factors such as potential capital appreciation, net cash flow, tenant credit quality, rental rates, potential use of sale proceeds and federal income tax considerations. In evaluating a particular portfolio asset, the Manager may consider a variety of factors, including:

In line with the Company’s policies, RootsCom does not believe in displacing current residents who have been good tenants simply because they are unable to pay an increased rent that may be needed to drive a return acceptable to the Company. Therefore, the Company has partnered with a 501(c)(3) entity that is able to provide “Rental Assistance” and more to individual tenants who show a significant need for such assistance for specific periods of time. A resident tenant who indicates he or she cannot pay the full new rent needed, and fills out an application for rental assistance that clearly indicates that they, for any number of reasons, cannot cover the additional rent, may be eligible for short or long term assistance from the 501(c)(3) entity. If approved the entity pays the amount of rental assistance, they are approved for to the Company directly and, as a result of that assistance and the rent paid by the Resident, the company is paid in full on the rental amount each month. RootsCom is in the business of “humans helping humans” and is built to combine the attributes of a real estate investment, including recurring cash flow, asset appreciation, and tax benefits, to achieve an attractive investment while making an immediate and long-term positive impact on the communities we invest in. RootsCom is “Real Estate Reimagined.”

Through the “Rentership” and “Rental Assistance” programs, the Company believes that it will retain more tenants who take better care of their residence, thereby increasing the overall returns of the properties in the Company, and potentially have a positive impact on the community the home is located in.

Real Estate Portfolio

Since the commencement of the Initial Offering, the Company has acquired 309 total properties, 300 of which were curated properties purchased from the Sponsor directly or through the purchase of wholly-owned subsidiaries of our Sponsor.

The real estate portfolio consists of single and multifamily homes in Georgia, particularly in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta Metropolitan Statistical Area (the “Atlanta MSA”), that are leased to individual tenants. The aggregate acquisition cost for the entire real estate portfolio was $93,487,865. All properties are owned in fee simple by the Company or its wholly owned subsidiaries, subject to financing in certain circumstances, as set forth elsewhere in this Offering Circular. The Company ensures that all of the residential properties in which it invests are adequately insured against casualty losses. When the Company acquires additional properties, it will continue to provide this information in an offering circular supplement, as it has historically done.

The following table provides an overview of the Company’s Real Estate Portfolio as of the date of this offering circular.