The Benchmark Companies

The Company intends to be a funding source or Originator for Notes Originated, brokered, and Serviced primarily by the Company and its Affiliates, Benchmark Capital Management II, LLC, the manager of the Company (the “Manager” or “BCM II”), Benchmark Capital Management, LLC (“BCM”) and WMPCF. BCM II, BCM, and WMPCF, may be collectively referred to as “Affiliates” of the Company because they are entities associated with the principals of the Company, Mr. Matthew J. Fox and Mr. Todd A. Harding (the “Principals”). The Manager is an entity managed by BCM whose Manager is Mr. Matthew J. Fox. With respect to the anticipated business of the Company, the Company intends: (i) to fund, refinance, purchase, sell, and/or otherwise acquire Notes on owner-occupied 1-4 family residential Collateral located in the State of Michigan primarily in West Michigan as Originated and/or brokered by Affiliates or third party Mortgage loan Originators; (ii) to fund, refinance, purchase, sell, and/or otherwise acquire Notes on non-owner-occupied 1-4 family residential and commercial Collateral located in the State of Michigan, primarily in West Michigan as Originated or brokered by BCM or third party Mortgage loan Originators; (iii) to acquire, develop, renovate, hold, and/or sell owner and non-owner-occupied Property located in the State of Michigan, primarily in West Michigan; (iv) to purchase, renovate, develop, and rent Property located in the State of Michigan, primarily in West Michigan; (v) to fund, purchase, sell, and otherwise acquire Notes for new construction on 1-4 family residential owner and non-owner residential Collateral; (vi) to fund, purchase, sell, develop, renovate, and/or broker other investments secured by owner-occupied, non-owner-occupied, and commercial Property located in the State of Michigan, primarily in West Michigan; and (vii) and any act reasonably related thereto. The Benchmark Companies Partners manages the West Michigan Private Capital Fund I, LLC, doing business as Benchmark Capital Finance, a Residential Real Estate Investment Fund which has successfully preserved our investor’s capital and consistently paid quarterly cash distributions though various economic and real estate cycles since 2009.