We leased our offices from the Saucier Business Trust, an entity that is related to our CEO through April 2014. The lease was entered into effective September 1, 2010 for a period of two years requiring a monthly rental payment of $10,359. Total payments made to this related party was $31,077 and $61,259 for each six month period ended June 30, 2014 and 2013.

We have a note receivable from Abyss Group, LLC, an entity that is related to our CEO. This note receivable was acquired as part of the 2007 asset purchase agreement with GGLLC. The note receivable is a ten year unsecured note with a 6% fixed interest rate, monthly principal and interest payments of $6,598 with the unpaid principal and interest due in February 2017. The terms of the note were amended whereby the monthly principal and interest payment was reduced to $3,332 and the unpaid principal and interest is due August 2015. The balance as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $383,298 and $383,298, respectively. Interest income associated with this note receivable was $11,022 and $11,560 for the six month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

We have a note payable to a related party, GGLLC, an entity that is controlled by our CEO. The note payable required monthly principal and interest payments of $9,159, at a fixed interest rate of 7.3% through February 2017, at which time there is a balloon payment due of $1,003,000. The balance as of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was $1,080,418 and $1,095,181, respectively. This note payable is a result of the asset purchase agreement with GGLLC. The note payable between GGLLC and Bank of America was the subject of litigation and was settled in March 2014. See Note 12 for further details.

Certain administrative, accounting and legal support services are performed by Carpathia Associates, LLC, an entity related to our CEO. We accrued or paid fees to the related party in the amount of $0 and $2,610 for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively.