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INVESTMENT IN DATACOM JOINT VENTURE
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
INVESTMENT IN DATACOM JOINT VENTURE  
INVESTMENT IN DATACOM JOINT VENTURE

7.INVESTMENT IN DATACOM JOINT VENTURE

StratCap Wireless Datacom Ventures, LLC (the “Datacom JV”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed on December 8, 2022 with its primary purpose is to invest in and manage certain fiber and wireless real estate assets. The Datacom JV was entered into by SWIF II Ventures I, LLC (the “SWIF Managing Member”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and DataCom, LP. (“DataCom Limited Partner,” collectively, “Datacom Members”). The Company accounts for its 51% ownership interest in the Datacom JV as an equity method investment as the Datacom JV is under the shared control of the two joint venture partners. The Company does not consolidate the Datacom JV as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact Datacom JV’s economic performance. The Company considered acquisition, disposition, major operating and capital raising and allocation decisions as activities that primarily impact the economic results of the Datacom JV.

As of December 31, 2025, the Datacom Members do not have any outstanding or unfunded capital commitments. Except for allocated fees and certain fee contributions as summarized below, SWIF Managing Member may request additional capital based on their respective membership interests to fund new investments as well as to fund working capital. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Datacom JV had member capital contributions of $8,193,081, of which the Company contributed $3,919,185. There were no capital calls during the year ended December 31, 2025.

Distributions of available cash are distributed to the Datacom Members based on their respective membership interests until certain internal rate of return (“IRR”) thresholds are met. As the rate of return thresholds are achieved, the allocation of distributions is modified as further described in the Agreement.

SWIF Managing Member is managed by the Advisor and its affiliates. The Datacom JV pays management fees to the Advisor and its affiliates, allocated as described below.

Type of Fees:

Basis

Allocation Percentage

Management fee

49% of 1.5% of gross revenues of Datacom JV

100% owed and allocated to DataCom Limited Partner

Leasing commissions

Market rate based on new leases and modified leases

100% owed and allocated to DataCom Limited Partner

Construction management fee

49% of the 5% of the project's costs.

100% owed and allocated to DataCom Limited Partner

Acquisition fee

49% of 1.5% of the agreed purchase price

Pro rata based on ownership interests.

Asset management fee

49% of 1/12 of 1.0% of Datacom JV's aggregate asset value

65% Allocated to Managing Member and 35% allocated to DataCom Limited Partner

Loan coordination fee

49% of 0.5% of the amount of any new financing, assumed loan in connection with the acquisition and refinancing

50% each payable to both members if the financing is outsourced by the DataCom Limited Partner. 100% payable to SWIF Managing Member if sourced by SWIF Managing Member.

Datacom JV Investments in Properties

The table below provides the cell tower assets owned by Datacom JV as of December 31, 2025:

Name of property

  ​ ​ ​

Location

  ​ ​ ​

Year Acquired

  ​ ​ ​

% of Ownership

  ​ ​ ​

Units

  ​ ​ ​

Acquisition Cost

Comm Facilities

Maine

2023

100%

2

$

2,642,160

Wireless Asset Group

Missouri

2023

100%

3

3,904,017

Prairie Mountain

Oregon

2023

100%

1

3,083,583

Telesite

Massachusetts

2023

100%

2

2,243,754

Coral Springs

Florida

2023

100%

1

1,331,568

Badger

Wisconsin

2023

100%

1

1,575,355

Gator

Florida

2023

100%

3

6,291,954

Rockville

New York

2023

100%

3

13,862,506

MW Towers

Missouri

2023

100%

2

1,829,159

Hemphill

Various

2023/2024

100%

71

52,390,735

Towercom

Various

2024/2025

100%

43

31,606,545

Bug Tussel

Various

2024

100%

18

7,450,449

Honey Bear

Various

2025

100%

1

490,943

Parker Road

Various

2025

100%

1

1,194,387

Total

152

$

129,897,115

Acquisition of Datacom JV Properties

During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Datacom JV acquired the following portfolios of cell tower assets:

Property

  ​ ​ ​

Acquisition Date

  ​ ​ ​

Number of Towers

  ​ ​ ​

Property Type

  ​ ​ ​

Acquisition Cost

Hemphill

January 2024

7

Cell Towers

$

3,399,951

Hemphill

March 2024

1

Cell Towers

510,072

Hemphill

May 2024

3

Cell Towers

3,228,624

Towercom

September 2024

34

Cell Towers

21,050,936

Bug Tussel

December 2024

18

Cell Towers

7,450,449

2024 Acquisitions

63

35,640,032

Honey Bear

June 2025

1

Cell Towers

$

490,943

TowerCom

July 2025

9

Cell Towers

10,555,609

Parker Road

August 2025

1

Cell Towers

1,194,387

2025Acquisitions

11

12,240,939

74

$

47,880,971

Datacom JV Debt

On September 10, 2024, the Datacom JV entered into a credit agreement (the “Datacom Revolving Facility”) pursuant to which the Datacom JV may request advances on a revolving facility up to an initial aggregate principal of $30,000,000. On October 29, 2024, the Datacom JV amended the Datacom Revolving Facility to increase the aggregate principal commitment to $45,000,000. The Datacom Revolving Facility bears interest at a spread over Term SOFR ranging between 1.25% and 1.75% based on the loan to value at the date of borrowing and matures on September 10, 2029.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, Datacom JV borrowed $11,802,627 on the Datacom Revolving Facility to finance the acquisition costs associated with the Parker Road property, acquire the remaining assets of Towercom portfolio, and fund the earnout related to the Towercom portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2024, Datacom JV borrowed $33,036,826 on the Datacom Revolving Facility to finance the acquisition of the Towercom and Bug Tussel portfolios as well as to fund the legal fees for the loan upsizing. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the carrying value of the Datacom Revolving Facility was $44,317,320 and $32,375,896, respectively, net of deferred financing costs. The unused capacity on Datacom Revolving Facility is $160,547 as of December 31, 2025.

Datacom JV Lease Arrangements

As a Lessor

The Datacom JV is the lessor to tenants under the operating leases. As of December 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining current term of the tenant contracts was approximately 6.2 years. The future minimum rent to be received over the next five years and thereafter for noncancellable operating leases are as follows:

Year ending December 31:

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

$

5,578,250

2027

5,040,231

2028

4,403,320

2029

3,706,762

2030

2,364,482

Thereafter

5,284,101

Total

$

26,377,146

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Datacom JV owned cell towers located in New York, Florida, Missouri, and Texas that account for approximately 11.22%, 8.23%, 11.03%, and 12.64 %, respectively, of Datacom JV total cell tower rental revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Datacom JV owned cell towers located in New York, Florida, Missouri, and Texas that account for approximately 16.48%, 11.01%, 12.52%, and 14.45%, respectively, of total cell tower rental revenue.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, cell tower leases with tenants under common control of Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc., US Cellular and T-Mobile USA, Inc. accounted for approximately 31.07%, 18.46%, 8.33% and 14.12 %, respectively, of total Datacom JV cell tower revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2024, cell tower leases with tenants under common control of Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Inc., US Mobile and T-Mobile USA, Inc. accounted for approximately 34.35%, 19.45%, 8.52% and 13.16%, respectively, of Datacom JV total cell tower revenue.

As a Lessee

The Datacom JV is a lessee for certain properties, including ground leases. The weighted-average remaining lease term was 6.2 years as of December 31, 2025. The Datacom JV’s weighted-average discount rate for operating leases was 7.8% and 6.8% as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The following table is a summary of the Datacom JV’s maturities of operating lease liabilities for each of the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter:

Year ending December 31:

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

$

1,206,555

2027

 

1,208,055

2028

 

1,205,169

2029

 

1,208,034

2030

 

1,207,772

Thereafter

 

5,868,425

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

11,904,010

Less imputed interest

 

(3,944,574)

Total lease liabilities - net

$

7,959,436

Datacom JV Condensed Financial Statements

The following table summarizes the balance sheets of the Datacom JV as of December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2025

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 2024

Assets

Investments in properties, net

$

53,561,971

$

51,256,072

Cash and cash equivalents

235,090

747,462

Restricted cash

2,576,463

3,747,132

Intangible assets, net

 

62,440,888

61,570,267

Ground lease ROU assets, net

7,792,632

 

7,158,070

Other assets, net

 

2,112,005

 

1,320,029

Total assets

$

128,719,049

$

125,799,032

Liabilities and members’ equity

 

  ​

 

  ​

Loan payable, net

$

44,317,320

$

32,375,896

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

948,144

781,914

Due to affiliates

 

132,059

 

193,014

Acquisition, asset and property management fees payable

 

1,559,853

 

753,555

Lease liabilities, net

7,959,436

7,257,455

Other liabilities, net

 

7,103,895

 

6,522,735

Total liabilities

62,020,707

47,884,569

Members’ equity

 

66,698,342

 

77,914,463

Total liabilities and members’ equity

$

128,719,049

$

125,799,032

The Company’s share of equity in Datacom JV

$

34,861,734

$

40,122,786

The following table summarizes the statements of operations of the Datacom JV for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

Year Ended December 31, 

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Rental revenues

$

5,776,710

$

4,054,803

Property operating expenses

 

2,092,617

 

1,319,728

General and administrative

924,834

592,840

Asset and property management fees

806,298

919,482

Depreciation and amortization

 

10,465,987

 

8,221,984

Interest expense, net of interest income

 

2,688,814

 

645,019

Total expenses

16,978,550

11,699,053

Net loss of Datacom JV

$

(11,201,840)

$

(7,644,250)

The Company’s allocated loss from Datacom JV

$

(5,261,052)

$

(3,378,066)