As an example, the significant real estate transactions that occurred in December 1995 with Harold Friend, Dwain Hoover, and subsidiaries of ALO enabled BFA to report an increase in net assets of $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1995, as opposed to the decrease in net assets that would have been reported. Importantly, for BFA to recognize a gain on these transactions in accordance with GAAP , the down payment for a buyer initial investment could not be “ funds that have been or will been loaned, refunded, or directly or indirectly provided to the buyer by the seller, or loans guaranteed or collateralized by the seller for the buyer,” 16 However, in reality, the cash for the initial down payments on many of these real estate sales can be traced back to BFA via transactions with affiliates of ALO and New Church Ventures.