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Note 15 - Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

15. RELATED PARTY

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company leased portions of its corporate headquarters to Puppy Toes, Inc., a company owned by the Chief Executive Officer and his wife, and to Centurion Counsel, Inc., which is owned by Puppy Toes, Inc. Rent billed to these entities from the Company totaled $3,479 and $3,378 for three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

 

Additionally, we received full payroll reimbursement for employee services provided to Centurion Counsel, Inc. and Puppy Toes, Inc. during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, which totaled approximately $3,944 and $23,640 respectively. These reimbursements were at cost and were not marked up or discounted. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had reimbursement receivable balances of approximately $1,163 and $1,524 which were paid in full during January 2025 and January 2026, respectively.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company paid a family member of the Board of Directors $20,403 and $16,280, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, these payments were a combination of consulting payments totaling $12,500, and distributions and return of capital in his trust’s investments in Dubose Model Home Investors #203, LP, Dubose Model Home Investors #204, LP, Dubose Model Home Investors #205, LP, Dubose Model Home Investors #206, LP and Dubose Model Home Investors #207, LP, totaling $7,903. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, these payments were a combination of consulting payments totaling $12,500, and distributions and return of capital in his trust’s investments in Dubose Model Home Investors #205, LP, and Dubose Model Home Investors #207, LP, totaling $3,780. We also recognized payments made to the Company's Chief Executive Officer, for his investment in Dubose Model Home Investors #207, LP. These payments were a combination of distributions and capital returns from DMH#207 LP. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the payments were $370 and $390, respectively.