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Group linked by Ricky B. Novak

One sponsor team, 7 deal companies · Birmingham, AL

Grouped because: 3 shared people, same business address (7 issuers) (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?

7deal companies
$31.3Mreported sold
388investors
7Form D filings
2016–2017active
0new, last 12 mo
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Oct 23, 2017 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Group linked by Ricky B. Novak is a sponsor group of 7 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business address; automatic match from the filings), filing 7 Form D filings between Dec 2016 and Oct 2017.

What this means One team, 7 deal companies, about 1 year of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.

Combined reported sold: $31.3M to 388 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: Other Real Estate (7). Issuers are based in AL (7).

What this means $31.3M raised across the group, about $81K per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.

Principal people: Ricky B. Novak (7 issuers, executive officer and promoter), Robert Lewis (7 issuers, executive officer), James W. Freeman (6 issuers, executive officer and promoter) and Jamess W Freeman (1 issuer, executive officer and promoter).

What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Oct 23, 2017.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 7 court cases matching the name, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 7 public filings for Group linked by Ricky B. Novak and found 3 differences: 11% of the money raised went to insiders; 15% of the money raised went to insiders; and more below.

What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.

What the community is saying

Community search for Group linked by Ricky B. Novak has not run yet — it is joining a line of 58,317 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 655 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: Bing (site:reddit.com / site:biggerpockets.com) and Reddit's own search, plus DuckDuckGo/Brave/BiggerPockets search when they are answering.

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

7 cases: 1 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

BROWN v. ROCK SPRING FINANCIAL, LLC open
District Court, District of Columbia · No. 1:26-cv-02196 · Filed Jun 22, 2026
Role of BROWN v. ROCK SPRING FINANCIAL, LLC: Party · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in DC (not the issuer's state)
Rock Spring Plaza II, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, LLC closed
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:23-mi-00085 · Filed Aug 22, 2023 · Closed Sep 6, 2023
Role of Rock Spring Plaza II, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, LLC: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2023-09-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in GA (not the issuer's state)
ROCK SPRING LAW GROUP, PLLC v. NEXUS SERVICES, INC. closed
District Court, District of Columbia · No. 1:23-cv-01070 · Filed Apr 18, 2023 · Closed Sep 13, 2023 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Role of ROCK SPRING LAW GROUP, PLLC v. NEXUS SERVICES, INC.: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2023-09-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in DC (not the issuer's state)
Rock Spring Plaza II, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, LLC closed
District Court, D. Maryland · No. 8:20-cv-01502 · Filed Jun 5, 2020 · Closed Jun 1, 2025 · Nature of suit: 290 Real Property: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Real Property
Role of Rock Spring Plaza II, LLC v. Investors Warranty of America, LLC: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2025-06-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MD (not the issuer's state)
PLEASANT RIDGE MANOR v. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION closed
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 1:19-cv-00104 · Filed Apr 11, 2019 · Closed Aug 23, 2019 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of PLEASANT RIDGE MANOR v. PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2019-08-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Statistical closing Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in PA (not the issuer's state)
Pleasant Ridge Investors, L. L. C. v. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC dismissed
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 2:07-cv-10832 · Filed Feb 23, 2007 · Closed Aug 24, 2007 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Pleasant Ridge Investors, L. L. C. v. New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC: Party · Outcome: Terminated 2007-08-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MI (not the issuer's state)
Camalier v. Rock Spring Limited closed
District Court, D. Maryland · No. 8:96-cv-01401 · Filed May 3, 1996 · Closed Jun 27, 1996 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Camalier v. Rock Spring Limited: Party · Outcome: Terminated 1996-06-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MD (not the issuer's state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: 48 regulators (FINRA, NASAA, 37 states) — crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Group linked by Ricky B. Novak..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

1526 Rock Spring Road LLC and 1528 Rock Spring Road, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 15-23442 · Filed Sep 28, 2015 · Closed Dec 28, 2016
Role of 1526 Rock Spring Road LLC and 1528 Rock Spring Road, LLC: Party · Outcome: Case closed 2016-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MD (not the issuer's state)
1528 Rock Spring Road, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 15-23443 · Filed Sep 28, 2015 · Closed Dec 28, 2016
Role of 1528 Rock Spring Road, LLC: Party · Outcome: Case closed 2016-12-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MD (not the issuer's state)
ISG/Q-C Rock Spring Venture, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 04-32266 · Filed Sep 30, 2004 · Closed May 9, 2005
Role of ISG/Q-C Rock Spring Venture, LLC: Party · Outcome: Case closed 2005-05-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in MD (not the issuer's state)
Rock Spring LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 04-50893 · Filed Jul 22, 2004 · Closed Feb 24, 2005
Role of Rock Spring LLC: Party · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
company name words appear in the caption; court in CT (not the issuer's state)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this sponsor group yet.

3 differences found between the filings for Group linked by Ricky B. Novak (compared 7 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 15, 2016

11% of the money raised went to insiders — Pleasant Ridge Investors, LLC

The Dec 15, 2016 Form D reports $2,470,000 sold and $280,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters. Issuer's note: "$155,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Form D · Dec 15, 2016 ↗Pleasant Ridge Investors, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 14, 2016

15% of the money raised went to insiders — Payne Creek Investors, LLC

The Dec 14, 2016 Form D reports $2,565,000 sold and $380,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters. Issuer's note: "$255,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.".

What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.

Form D · Dec 14, 2016 ↗Payne Creek Investors, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Dec 14, 2016 – Dec 28, 2016

Ricky B. Novak is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Ricky B Novak" on 6 filings (from Dec 14, 2016), and "Ricky Novak" on the Dec 28, 2016 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Dec 14, 2016 ↗Form D · Dec 28, 2016 ↗Ricky B. Novak — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

7 of 7 offerings report sales commissions totalling $5,395,600; 0 report finder's fees; 7 report proceeds to related persons totalling $2,505,000.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 23, 2017 D
Tanyard Investors, LLC
File 021-297251
$902,000$0$425,000
$275,000 consulting fee for prior work and $150,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via Ricky Novak (CRD 6073887 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Jan 4, 2017 D
Rock Spring Investors, LLC
File 021-277546
$869,200$0$380,000
$255,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Jan 4, 2017 D
Locust Creek Investors, LLC
File 021-277548
$902,000$0$380,000
$255,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Dec 29, 2016 D
BRADFORD INVESTORS, LLC
File 021-277225
$918,400$0$380,000
$255,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via Ricky Novak (CRD 6073887 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Dec 28, 2016 D
DESOTO INVESTORS, LLC
File 021-277206
$934,800$0$280,000
$155,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via Ricky Novak (CRD 6073887 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via John Howard (CRD 6724179 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Dec 15, 2016 D
Pleasant Ridge Investors, LLC
File 021-276423
$426,400$0$280,000
$155,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via Ricky Novak (CRD 6073887 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Dec 14, 2016 D
Payne Creek Investors, LLC
File 021-276300
$442,800$0$380,000
$255,000 consulting fee for prior work and $125,000 for five year consulting agreement.
Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via James W. Freeman (CRD 5828888 ↗)

Bridge Capital Associates, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 143475 ↗
via Ricky Novak (CRD 6073887 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across all 7 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · last checked Oct 24, 2026, 10:16 AM ET · NYC and Cook County lookup still to run

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Group linked by Ricky B. Novak in the sources searched.

Not found in sources searched as of Oct 24, 2026, 10:16 AM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Harris County TX (HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026) — 1,032,426 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Dallas County TX (DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027) — 285,535 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll) — 514,336 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published) — 538,619 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026) — 1,263,035 records, loaded Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET. Still to be looked up for this group: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Harris County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; HCAD ownership rolls 2005–2026); Dallas County TX (ownership only, no deed, mortgage or sale records; DCAD ownership rolls 2021–2027); Hillsborough County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll + Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Broward County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Palm Beach County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll); King County WA (Assessor sale records 0000-00-00–2026-10-14; no owner-of-record names published); Cook County IL (Assessor sale records 1982–2026 + ownership rolls 1999–2026); also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed. Recorder indexes (party names on deeds, mortgages and liens) in TX, AZ, NV, CA and WA counties and outside the Clerk index in FL, mortgages and liens outside NYC and Hillsborough County, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Los Angeles County CA, Clark County NV, New York City bulk pass (not finished; per-issuer lookups only so far), Maricopa County AZ (loader ready; commercial-purpose statement not yet filed), Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 9:34 AM ET; Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp) Oct 24, 2026, 8:30 AM ET; King County WA Assessor Real Property Sales extract (EXTR_RPSale.csv) Oct 24, 2026, 8:27 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Palm Beach 60) Oct 24, 2026, 8:25 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Broward 16) Oct 24, 2026, 8:24 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 24, 2026, 8:23 AM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 24, 2026, 8:21 AM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 24, 2026, 8:20 AM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 AM ET; Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are also looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Issuers in this group

Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.

SourceIssuerLinked byLocationIndustryFilingsSold (max)InvestorsMin. investment (latest filing)Active
EDGAR ↗PC Payne Creek Investors, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBIRMINGHAM, ALOther Real Estate1$2,565,000
offering $2,565,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
23
similar: 4–53
$27,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2016–2016
EDGAR ↗PR Pleasant Ridge Investors, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBIRMINGHAM, ALOther Real Estate1$2,470,000
offering $2,470,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
26
similar: 4–53
$26,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2016–2016
EDGAR ↗DI DESOTO INVESTORS, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBIRMINGHAM, ALOther Real Estate1$5,415,000
offering $5,415,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
62
similar: 4–53
$28,500
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2016–2016
EDGAR ↗BI BRADFORD INVESTORS, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBIRMINGHAM, ALOther Real Estate1$5,320,000
offering $5,320,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
68
similar: 4–53
$28,000
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2016–2016
EDGAR ↗LC Locust Creek Investors, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBirmingham, ALOther Real Estate1$5,225,000
offering $5,225,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
85
similar: 4–53
$27,500
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2017–2017
EDGAR ↗RS Rock Spring Investors, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBirmingham, ALOther Real Estate1$5,035,000
offering $5,035,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
65
similar: 4–53
$26,500
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2017–2017
EDGAR ↗TI Tanyard Investors, LLCshared people, shared principal (person on 60+ issuers) at the same address or management entity, same business addressBIRMINGHAM, ALOther Real Estate1$5,225,000
offering $5,225,000 · similar: $3,160,078–$25,000,000
59
similar: 4–53
$41,250
similar: $25,000–$100,000
2017–2017

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other Real Estate / 506(c) (1,959 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Timeline of offerings

SourceFiledIssuerFormIndustryOfferedSold
EDGAR ↗Oct 23, 2017Tanyard Investors, LLCDOther Real Estate$5,225,000$5,225,000
EDGAR ↗Jan 4, 2017Locust Creek Investors, LLCDOther Real Estate$5,225,000$5,225,000
EDGAR ↗Jan 4, 2017Rock Spring Investors, LLCDOther Real Estate$5,035,000$5,035,000
EDGAR ↗Dec 29, 2016BRADFORD INVESTORS, LLCDOther Real Estate$5,320,000$5,320,000
EDGAR ↗Dec 28, 2016DESOTO INVESTORS, LLCDOther Real Estate$5,415,000$5,415,000
EDGAR ↗Dec 15, 2016Pleasant Ridge Investors, LLCDOther Real Estate$2,470,000$2,470,000
EDGAR ↗Dec 14, 2016Payne Creek Investors, LLCDOther Real Estate$2,565,000$2,565,000

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Oct 23, 2017. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: All 7 offerings reported: Other Real Estate (2016–2017).

People across the group

NameRolesIssuers hereFirst → last listed
RN Ricky B. NovakExecutive Officer, Promoter7Dec 14, 2016 → Oct 23, 2017
RL Robert LewisExecutive Officer7Dec 14, 2016 → Oct 23, 2017
JF James W. FreemanExecutive Officer, Promoter6Dec 14, 2016 → Jan 4, 2017
JF Jamess W FreemanExecutive Officer, Promoter1Oct 23, 2017 → Oct 23, 2017

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

None of the 7 issuers has a record in the registries searched.

Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file). A registry listing is the state's own record of the entity; it says nothing about the offering itself.

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Group linked by Ricky B. Novak.

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Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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Public profiles and social

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