Document:

EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

ADVISORY AGREEMENT

AMONG

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.,

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY HOLDINGS, LP,

AND

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY ADVISOR, LLC

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	 	 	 	 	 
	1. Definitions
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	2. Appointment
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	3. Duties of the Advisor
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	4. Authority of Advisor
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	5. Bank Accounts
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	6. Records; Access
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	7. Limitations on Activities
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	8. Relationship with Director
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	9. Fees
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	10. Expenses
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	11. Other Services
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	12. Reimbursement to the Advisor
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	13. Business Combination
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	14. Other Activities of the Advisor
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	15. The Bluerock Name
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	16. Term of Agreement
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	16. Termination by the Parties
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	17. Assignment to an Affiliate
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	18. Payments to and Duties of Advisor Upon Termination
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	19. Indemnification by the Company and the Operating Partnership
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	20. Indemnification by Advisor
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	21. Notices
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	22. Modification
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	23. Severability
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	24. Construction
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	25. Entire Agreement
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	26. Indulgences, Not Waivers
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	27. Gender
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	28. Titles Not to Affect Interpretation
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	29. Execution in Counterparts
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ADVISORY AGREEMENT

     THIS ADVISORY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of the [l] day of
[l], 2008 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among Bluerock Enhanced
Multifamily Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Bluerock Enhanced
Multifamily Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”),
and Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Advisor”). Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
Section 1 below.

W I T N E S S E T H

     WHEREAS, the Company intends to qualify as a REIT, and to invest its funds in investments
permitted by the terms of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code;

     WHEREAS, the Company is the general partner, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bluerock REIT
Holdings, LLC, is the sole limited partner of the Operating Partnership, and the Company intends to
conduct all of its business and make all Investments through the Operating Partnership;

     WHEREAS, the Company and the Operating Partnership desire to avail themselves of the
experience, sources of information, advice, assistance and certain facilities of the Advisor and to
have the Advisor undertake the duties and responsibilities hereinafter set forth, on behalf of, and
subject to the supervision of the Board of Directors of the Company, all as provided herein; and

     WHEREAS, the Advisor is willing to undertake to render such services, subject to the
supervision of the Board of Directors, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

     1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the definitions
hereinafter indicated:

     Acquisition Expenses. Any and all expenses, exclusive of Acquisition Fees, incurred
by the Company, the Operating Partnership, the Advisor, or any of their Affiliates in connection
with the selection, evaluation, acquisition, origination, making or development of any Investments,
whether or not acquired, including, without limitation, legal fees and expenses, travel and
communications expenses, costs of appraisals, nonrefundable option payments on property not
acquired, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance premiums, and the costs of performing due
diligence.

     Acquisition Fee. The term “Acquisition Fee” shall mean the fees payable to the
Advisor pursuant to Section 9(a).

 

 

     Advisor. Advisor shall mean Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company, any successor advisor to the Company, the Operating Partnership or any
Person to which Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC or any successor advisor subcontracts
substantially all of its functions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person hired or retained by
Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC to perform property management and related services for
the Company or the Operating Partnership that is not hired or retained to perform substantially all
of the functions of Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC with respect to the Company or the
Operating Partnership as a whole shall not be deemed to be an Advisor.

     Affiliate or Affiliated. With respect to any Person, (i) any Person directly or
indirectly owning, controlling or holding, with the power to vote, ten percent (10%) or more of the
outstanding voting securities of such other Person; (ii) any Person ten percent (10%) or more of
whose outstanding voting securities are directly or indirectly owned, controlled or held, with the
power to vote, by such other Person; (iii) any Person directly or indirectly controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such other Person; (iv) any executive officer, director,
trustee or general partner of such other Person; and (v) any legal entity for which such Person
acts as an executive officer, director, trustee or general partner.

     Articles of Incorporation. The Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended
from time to time.

     Asset Management Fee. The term “Asset Management Fee” shall mean the fees payable to
the Advisor pursuant to Section 9(e).

     Average Invested Assets. For a specified period, the average of the aggregate book
value of the assets of the Company invested, directly or indirectly, in Investments before
deducting depreciation, bad debts or other non-cash reserves, computed by taking the average of
such values at the end of each month during such period.

     Board of Directors or Board. The individuals holding such office, as of any
particular time, under the Articles of Incorporation, whether they be the Directors named therein
or additional or successor Directors.

     Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company, as amended and as the same are in effect from time
to time.

     Cause. With respect to the termination of this Agreement, fraud, criminal conduct,
willful misconduct or willful or negligent breach of fiduciary duty by the Advisor, or a material
breach of this Agreement by the Advisor.

     Code. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor
statute thereto. Reference to any provision of the Code shall mean such provision as in effect
from time to time, as the same may be amended, and any successor provision thereto, as interpreted
by any applicable regulations as in effect from time to time.

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     Company. Company shall mean Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc., a Maryland
corporation.

     Competitive Real Estate Commission. A real estate or brokerage commission for the
purchase or sale of property which is reasonable, customary, and competitive in light of the size,
type, and location of the property.

     Contract Sales Price. The total consideration received by the Company for the sale of
an Investment.

     Dealer Manager. Select Capital Corporation, or such other Person or entity selected
by the Board to act as the dealer manager for the Offering.

     Dealer Manager Fee. 2.5% of Gross Proceeds from the sale of Shares in the Primary
Offering, payable to the Dealer Manager for serving as the dealer manager of such Offering.

     Director. A member of the Board of Directors of the Company.

     Disposition Fee. The term “Disposition Fee” shall mean the fees payable to the
Advisor pursuant to Section 9(d).

     Distributions. Any distributions of money or other property by the Company to
Stockholders, including distributions that may constitute a return of capital for federal income
tax purposes.

     Effective Date. Effective Date shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

     Excess Amount. Excess Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

     Expense Year. Expense Year shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

     Financing Fee. The term “Financing Fee” shall mean the fees payable to the Advisor
pursuant to Section 9(g).

     Funds From Operations. As defined by the National Association of Real Estate
Investment Trusts, Funds From Operations means net income computed in accordance with GAAP,
excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after
adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures in which the REIT holds an interest.

     GAAP. Generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States of
America from time to time.

     Gross Proceeds. The aggregate purchase price of all Shares sold for the account of
the Company through all Offerings, without deduction for Selling Commissions, volume discounts, any
marketing support and due diligence expense reimbursement or Organization and Offering

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Expenses. For the purpose of computing Gross Proceeds, the purchase price of any Share for
which reduced Selling Commissions are paid to the Dealer Manager or a Participating Dealer (where
net proceeds to the Company are not reduced) shall be deemed to be the full amount of the offering
price per Share pursuant to the Prospectus for such Offering without reduction.

     Indemnitee. The terms “Indemnitee” and “Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 20.

     Independent Director. Independent Director shall have the meaning set forth in the
Articles of Incorporation.

     Invested Capital. The original issue price paid for the Shares reduced by prior
Distributions from the sale or financing of the Investments.

     Investments. Any investments by the Company or the Operating Partnership in Real
Estate Assets, Real Estate Related Loans or any other asset.

     Joint Ventures. The joint venture or partnership arrangements (other than with the
Operating Partnership) in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a co-venturer or general
partner which are established to own Investments.

     Listing. The listing of the Shares on a national securities exchange or the receipt
by the Stockholders of securities that are listed on a national securities exchange in exchange for
the Company’s common stock. Upon such Listing, the Shares shall be deemed “Listed.”

     Loans. Any indebtedness or obligations in respect of borrowed money or evidenced by
bonds, notes, debentures, deeds of trust, letters of credit or similar instruments, including
mortgages and mezzanine loans.

     NASAA REIT Guidelines. The Statement of Policy Regarding Real Estate Investment
Trusts published by the North American Securities Administrators Association on May 7, 2007, as may
be amended from time to time.

     Net Income. For any period, the Company’s total revenues applicable to such period,
less the total expenses applicable to such period other than additions to reserves for
depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of
the Company’s assets.

     Offering. The public offering of Shares pursuant to a Prospectus.

     Operating Partnership. Operating Partnership shall mean Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily
Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

     Operating Partnership Agreement. The Operating Partnership Agreement between the
Company and Bluerock REIT Holdings, LLC.

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     OP Units. Units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership.

     Organization and Offering Expenses. Organization and Offering Expenses means all
expenses (other than the Selling Commission and the Dealer Manager Fee) to be paid by the Company
in connection with the Offering, including legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees,
charges of the escrow holder and transfer agent, charges of the Advisor for administrative services
related to the issuance of Shares in the Offering, reimbursement of the Advisor for costs in
connection with preparing supplemental sales materials, the cost of bona fide training and
education meetings held by the Company (primarily the travel, meal and lodging costs of the
registered representatives of broker-dealers), attendance and sponsorship fees and cost
reimbursement for employees of the Company’s Affiliates to attend retail seminars conducted by
broker-dealers and, in special cases, reimbursement to participating broker-dealers for technology
costs associated with the Offering, costs and expenses related to such technology costs, and costs
and expenses associated with facilitation of the marketing of the Shares and the ownership of
Shares by such broker-dealer’s customers.

     Origination Fee. The term “Origination Fee” shall mean the fees payable to the Advisor
pursuant to Section 9(b).

     Oversight Fee. The term “Oversight Fee” shall mean the fees payable to the Advisor
pursuant to Section 9(f).

     Participating Dealers. Broker-dealers who are members of the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority Inc., or that are exempt from broker-dealer registration, and who, in either
case, have executed participating dealer or other agreements with the Dealer Manager to sell
Shares.

     Person. An individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited
liability company or other entity.

     Primary Offering. The portion of an Offering other than the Shares offered pursuant
to the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

     Property Management Fee. The term “Property Management Fee” shall mean the fees
payable to the Advisor pursuant to Section 9(f).

     Prospectus. A “Prospectus” under Section 2(10) of the Securities Act, including a
preliminary Prospectus, an offering circular as described in Rule 253 of the General Rules and
Regulations under the Securities Act or, in the case of an intrastate offering, any document by
whatever name known, utilized for the purpose of offering and selling securities to the public.

     Real Estate Assets. Any investment by the Company or the Operating Partnership in
unimproved and improved Real Property (including, without limitation, fee or leasehold interests,
options and leases) either directly or through a Joint Venture.

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     Real Estate Related Loans. Any investments in, or origination of, mortgage loans and
other types of real estate related debt financing, including, without limitation, mezzanine loans,
bridge loans, convertible mortgages, wraparound mortgage loans, construction mortgage loans, loans
on leasehold interests and participations in such loans, by the Company or the Operating
Partnership.

     Real Property. Real property owned from time to time by the Company or the Operating
Partnership, either directly or through joint venture arrangements or other partnerships, which
consists of (i) land only, (ii) land, including the buildings located thereon, (iii) buildings only
or (iv) such investments the Board and the Advisor mutually designate as Real Property to the
extent such investments could be classified as Real Property.

     REIT. A “real estate investment trust” under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

     Sale or Sales. Any transaction or series of transactions whereby: (A) the Company or
the Operating Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this
definition) sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Real Property,
Loan or other Investment or portion thereof, including the lease of any Real Property consisting of
a building only, and including any event with respect to any Real Property which gives rise to a
significant amount of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards; (B) the Company or the Operating
Partnership directly or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition)
sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of all or substantially all of the
interest of the Company or the Operating Partnership in any Joint Venture in which it is a
co-venturer or partner; (C) any Joint Venture directly or indirectly (except as described in other
subsections of this definition) in which the Company or the Operating Partnership as a co-venturer
or partner sells, grants, transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any Real Property or
portion thereof, including any event with respect to any Real Property which gives rise to
insurance claims or condemnation awards; or (D) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly
or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants, conveys
or relinquishes its interest in any Real Estate Related Loans or portion thereof (including with
respect to any Real Estate Related Loan, all payments thereunder or in satisfaction thereof other
than regularly scheduled interest payments) and any event which gives rise to a significant amount
of insurance proceeds or similar awards; or (E) the Company or the Operating Partnership directly
or indirectly (except as described in other subsections of this definition) sells, grants,
transfers, conveys, or relinquishes its ownership of any other asset not previously described in
this definition or any portion thereof, but not including any transaction or series of transactions
specified in clauses (A) through (E) above in which the proceeds of such transaction or series of
transactions are reinvested by the Company in one or more assets within 180 days thereafter.

     Securities Act. The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     Selling Commission. 7.0% of Gross Proceeds from the sale of Shares in the Primary
Offering payable to the Dealer Manager and reallowable to Participating Dealers with respect to
Shares sold by them.

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     Shares. The shares of the Company’s capital stock, par value $0.01 per share.

     Special Committee. The term “Special Committee” shall have the meaning as provided in
Section 13(a).

     Sponsors. Sponsors shall mean Bluerock Real Estate, L.L.C, a Delaware limited
liability company and Orion Residential, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

     Stockholders. The registered holders of the Shares.

     Termination Date. The date of termination of this Agreement.

     Total Operating Expenses. All costs and expenses paid or incurred by the Company, as
determined under GAAP, that are in any way related to the operation of the Company or its business,
including asset management fees and other fees paid to the Advisor, but excluding (i) the expenses
of raising capital such as Organization and Offering Expenses, legal, audit, accounting,
underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration, and other fees, printing and other such expenses
and taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, registration and
Listing, (ii) interest payments, (iii) taxes, (iv) non-cash expenditures such as depreciation,
amortization and bad debt reserves, (v) incentive fees paid in compliance with the NASAA REIT
Guidelines, (vi) Acquisition Fees, Origination Fees and Acquisition Expenses and (vii) other fees
and expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition, management and ownership of real estate
interests, mortgages or other property (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums,
legal services, maintenance, repair, and improvement of property). The definition of “Total
Operating Expenses” set forth above is intended to encompass only those expenses which are required
to be treated as Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines. As a result, and
notwithstanding the definition set forth above, any expense of the Company which is not part of
Total Operating Expenses under the NASAA REIT Guidelines shall not be treated as part of Total
Operating Expenses for purposes hereof.

     2%/25% Guidelines. 2%/25% Guidelines shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.

     2. APPOINTMENT. The Company and the Operating Partnership hereby appoint the Advisor to serve
as their advisor on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the Advisor hereby
accepts such appointment.

     3. DUTIES OF THE ADVISOR. As of the Effective Date, the Advisor undertakes to use its best
efforts to present to the Company and the Operating Partnership potential investment opportunities
and to provide a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment
objectives and policies of the Company as determined and adopted from time to time by the Board.
In performance of this undertaking, subject to the supervision of the Board and consistent with the
provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company and the Operating Partnership
Agreement, the Advisor shall, either directly or by engaging an Affiliate:

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          (a) serve as the Company’s and the Operating Partnership’s investment and financial advisor;

          (b) provide the daily management for the Company and the Operating Partnership and perform and
supervise the various administrative functions reasonably necessary for the management of the
Company and the Operating Partnership;

          (c) investigate, select, and, on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership, engage
and conduct business with and supervise the performance of such Persons as the Advisor deems
necessary to the proper performance of its obligations hereunder, including, but not limited to,
consultants, accountants, correspondents, lenders, technical advisors, attorneys, brokers,
underwriters, corporate fiduciaries, escrow agents, depositaries, custodians, agents for
collection, insurers, insurance agents, banks, builders, developers, property owners, real estate
management companies, real estate operating companies, securities investment advisors, mortgagors,
registrar and transfer agent and any and all agents for any of the foregoing, including Affiliates
of the Advisor, and Persons acting in any other capacity deemed by the Advisor necessary or
desirable for the performance of any of the foregoing services, including, but not limited to,
entering into contracts in the name of the Company and the Operating Partnership with any of the
foregoing;

          (d) consult with the officers and Directors of the Company and assist the Directors in the
formulation and implementation of the Company’s financial policies, and, as necessary, furnish the
Board with advice and recommendations with respect to the making of investments consistent with the
investment objectives and policies of the Company and in connection with any borrowings proposed to
be undertaken by the Company or the Operating Partnership;

          (e) subject to the provisions of Section 4 hereof, (i) participate in formulating an
investment strategy and asset allocation framework, (ii) locate, analyze and select potential
Investments, (iii) structure and negotiate the terms and conditions of transactions pursuant to
which acquisitions and dispositions of Investments will be made; (iv) research, identify, review
and recommend acquisitions and dispositions of Investments to the Board and make Investments on
behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership in compliance with the investment objectives
and policies of the Company; (v) arrange for financing and refinancing and make other changes in
the asset or capital structure of, and dispose of, reinvest the proceeds from the sale of, or
otherwise deal with, Investments; (vi) enter into leases and service contracts for Real Estate
Assets and, to the extent necessary, perform all other operational functions for the maintenance
and administration of such Real Estate Assets; (vii) actively oversee and manage Investments for
purposes of meeting the Company’s investment objectives and reviewing and analyzing financial
information for each of the Investments and the overall portfolio; (viii) select Joint Venture
partners, structure corresponding agreements and oversee and monitor these relationships; (ix)
oversee, supervise and evaluate Affiliated and non-Affiliated property managers who perform
services for the Company or the Operating Partnership; (x) oversee Affiliated and non-Affiliated
Persons with whom the Advisor contracts to perform certain of the services required to be performed
under this Agreement; (xi) manage accounting and other record-keeping functions for the Company and
the Operating Partnership, including reviewing

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and analyzing the capital and operating budgets for the Real Estate Assets and generating an
annual budget for the Company; (xii) recommend various liquidity events to the Board when
appropriate and (xiii) source and structure Real Estate Related Loans;

          (f) upon request, provide the Board with periodic reports regarding prospective investments;

          (g) make investments in, and dispositions of, Investments within the discretionary limits and
authority as granted by the Board;

          (h) negotiate on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership with banks or lenders for
Loans to be made to the Company and the Operating Partnership, and negotiate on behalf of the
Company and the Operating Partnership with investment banking firms and broker-dealers or negotiate
private sales of Shares or obtain Loans for the Company and the Operating Partnership, but in no
event in such a way so that the Advisor shall be acting as broker-dealer or underwriter; and
provided, further, that any fees and costs payable to third parties incurred by the Advisor in
connection with the foregoing shall be the responsibility of the Company or the Operating
Partnership;

          (i) obtain reports (which may, but are not required to, be prepared by the Advisor or its
Affiliates), where appropriate, concerning the value of Investments or contemplated investments of
the Company and the Operating Partnership;

          (j) from time to time, or at any time reasonably requested by the Board, make reports to the
Board of its performance of services to the Company and the Operating Partnership under this
Agreement, including reports with respect to potential conflicts of interest involving the Advisor
or any of its Affiliates;

          (k) provide the Company and the Operating Partnership with all necessary cash management
services;

          (l) do all things necessary to assure its ability to render the services described in this
Agreement;

          (m) deliver to, or maintain on behalf of, the Company copies of all appraisals obtained in
connection with the investments in any Real Estate Assets as may be required to be obtained by the
Board;

          (n) notify the Board of all proposed material transactions before they are completed;

          (o) effect any private placement of OP Units, tenancy-in-common (TIC) or other interests in
Investments as may be approved by the Board;

          (p) perform investor-relations and Stockholder communications functions for the Company; and

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          (q) maintain the Company’s accounting and other records and assist the Company in filing all
reports required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internal
Revenue Service and other regulatory agencies.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Advisor may delegate any of the foregoing duties to any
Person so long as the Advisor or any Affiliate remains responsible for the performance of the
duties set forth in this Section 3.

     4. AUTHORITY OF ADVISOR.

          (a) Pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including the restrictions included in this
Section 4 and in Section 7), and subject to the continuing and exclusive authority of the Board
over the management of the Company, the Board hereby delegates to the Advisor the authority to
perform the services described in Section 3.

          (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any investment in Real Estate Assets, including any
financing thereof, will require the prior approval of the Board, any particular Directors specified
by the Board or any committee of the Board, as the case may be.

          (c) If a transaction requires approval by the Independent Directors, the Advisor will deliver
to the Independent Directors all documents and other information required by them to properly
evaluate the proposed transaction.

          (d) The prior approval of a majority of the Independent Directors not otherwise interested in
the transaction and a majority of the Board not otherwise interested in the transaction will be
required for each transaction to which the Advisor or its Affiliates is a party.

          (e) The Board may, at any time upon the giving of notice to the Advisor, modify or revoke the
authority set forth in this Section 4; provided, however, that such modification or revocation
shall be effective upon receipt by the Advisor and shall not be applicable to investment
transactions to which the Advisor has committed the Company or the Operating Partnership prior to
the date of receipt by the Advisor of such notification.

     5. BANK ACCOUNTS. The Advisor may establish and maintain one or more bank accounts in its own
name for the account of the Company or the Operating Partnership or in the name of the Company and
the Operating Partnership and may collect and deposit into any such account or accounts, and
disburse from any such account or accounts, any money on behalf of the Company or the Operating
Partnership, under such terms and conditions as the Board may approve, provided that no funds shall
be commingled with the funds of the Advisor; and the Advisor shall from time to time render
appropriate accountings of such collections and payments to the Board and to the auditors of the
Company.

     6. RECORDS; ACCESS. The Advisor shall maintain appropriate records of all its activities
hereunder and make such records available
for inspection by the Directors and by counsel, auditors and authorized agents of the Company,
at any time or from time to time during

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normal business hours. The Advisor shall at all reasonable
times have access to the books and records of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

     7. LIMITATIONS ON ACTIVITIES. Anything else in this Agreement to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Advisor shall refrain from taking any action which, in its sole judgment made
in good faith, would (a) adversely affect the status of the Company as a REIT unless the Board has
determined that REIT, qualification is not in the best interests of the Company and its
Stockholders, (b) subject the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, or (c) violate any law, rule, regulation or statement of policy of any governmental body
or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or its Shares, or otherwise not be permitted by the
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, except if such action shall be ordered by the
Board, in which case the Advisor shall notify promptly the Board of the Advisor’s judgment of the
potential impact of such action and shall refrain from taking such action until it receives further
clarification or instructions from the Board. In such event, the Advisor shall have no liability
for acting in accordance with the specific instructions of the Board so given. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Advisor, its directors, officers, employees and members, and the partners,
directors, officers, members and stockholders of the Advisor’s Affiliates shall not be liable to
the Company or to the Directors or Stockholders for any act or omission by the Advisor, its
directors, officers, employees, or members, and the partners, directors, officers, members or
stockholders of the Advisor’s Affiliates taken or omitted to be taken in the performance of their
duties under this Agreement except as provided in Section 20 of this Agreement.

     8. RELATIONSHIP WITH DIRECTORS. Subject to Section 7 of this Agreement and to restrictions
advisable with respect to the qualification of the Company as a REIT, directors, officers and
employees of the Advisor or an Affiliate of the Advisor or any corporate parent of an Affiliate,
may serve as a Director and as officers of the Company, except that no director, officer or
employee of the Advisor or its Affiliates who also is a Director or officer of the Company shall
receive any compensation from the Company for serving as a Director or officer other than
reasonable reimbursement for travel and related expenses incurred in attending meetings of the
Board and no such Director shall be deemed an Independent Director for purposes of satisfying the
Director independence requirement set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.

     9. FEES.

          (a) Acquisition Fees. The Advisor shall receive an Acquisition Fee payable by the
Company as compensation for services rendered in connection with the investigation, selection and
acquisition (by purchase, investment or exchange) of Investments. The total Acquisition Fees
payable to the Advisor or its Affiliates shall equal 1.5% of the purchase price. The purchase
price of an Investment shall equal the amount paid or allocated to the purchase, development,
construction or improvement of a property, inclusive of expenses related thereto, and the amount of
debt associated with such Investment. The purchase price allocable for a joint venture investment
shall equal the product of (i) the purchase price in the underlying Real Estate
Asset and (ii) the Company’s ownership percentage in the joint venture. For purposes of this
section, “ownership percentage” shall be the percentage of capital stock owned by the Company,

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without regard to classification of such capital stock. With respect to investments in and
originations of Real Estate Related Loans, the Company will pay the Advisor an Origination Fee in
lieu of the Acquisition Fee. The Advisor shall submit an invoice to the Company following the
closing or closings of each Investment, accompanied by a computation of the Acquisition Fee. The
Company shall pay the Acquisition Fee promptly following receipt of the invoice.

          (b) Origination Fees. As compensation for the investigation, selection, sourcing and
acquisition or origination of Real Estate Related Loans, the Company shall pay an Origination Fee
to the Advisor for each such acquisition or origination equal to 1.5% of (i) the amount funded by
the Company to originate the Real Estate Related Loan or (ii) the purchase price of any Real Estate
Related Loan that the Company acquires. The Company will not pay an Acquisition Fee with respect
to any such Real Estate Related Loan. The Company will not pay an Origination Fee to the Advisor
with respect to any transaction pursuant to which the Company is required to pay the Advisor an
Acquisition Fee. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the payment of Origination Fees
by the Company shall be subject to the limitations on Acquisition Fees contained in the Company’s
Articles of Incorporation. The Advisor shall submit an invoice to the Company following the closing
or closings of each Real Estate Related Loan, accompanied by a computation of the Origination Fee.
The Company shall pay the Origination Fee to the Advisor promptly following receipt of the invoice.

          (c) Limitation on Total Acquisition Fees, Origination Fees and Acquisition Expenses.
Pursuant to the NASAA REIT Guidelines, the total of all Acquisition Fees, Origination Fees and
Acquisition Expenses payable in connection with any Investment shall not exceed 6.0% of the
“contract purchase price,” as defined in the Articles of Incorporation, of the Investment acquired.

          (d)
Disposition Fee. In connection with a Sale of an
Investment (except for such Investments that are traded on a national
securities exchange) in which the Advisor
or any Affiliate of the Advisor provides a substantial amount of services, as determined by the
Independent Directors, the Company shall pay to the Advisor or its Affiliate a Disposition Fee
equal to the lesser of (i) one-half of a Competitive Real Estate Commission or (ii) 3.0% of the
Contract Sales Price of such Investment. Any Disposition Fee payable under this Section 9(d) may
be paid in addition to real estate commissions paid to non-Affiliates, provided that the total real
estate commissions (including such Disposition Fee) paid to all Persons by the Company for the Sale
of each Investment shall not exceed 6.0% of the Contract Sales Price. Substantial assistance in
connection with a Sale may include the preparation of an investment package (for example, for a
Sale, a package including a new investment analysis, rent rolls, tenant information regarding
credit, a property title report, an environmental report, a structural report and exhibits) or
other such substantial services performed in connection with a Sale.

          (e) Asset Management Fee. The Advisor shall receive the Asset Management Fee as
compensation for services rendered in connection with the management of the Company’s assets. The
Asset Management Fee shall be equal to an annual fee of 1.0%, payable monthly, of the higher of (A)
the aggregate cost of each Real Estate Asset the Company acquires, excluding acquisition fees and
expenses but including any debt attributable to the asset (including debt encumbering the asset
after its acquisition) and the outstanding principal amount of the Loans acquired or originated and
other Investments,, and (B) the fair market value of each
Real Estate Asset or Investment (before non-cash reserves, bad debt and depreciation) as
determined by an independent valuation report, if available). The Asset Management Fee will be

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based only on the portion of the cost or value attributable to the Company’s investment in an asset
if the Company does not own all of an asset.

          (f) Property Management Fee. The Advisor shall receive a Property Management Fee
equal to 4.0% of the monthly gross income from any Real Property it manages, payable monthly. In
the alternative, should the Company contract property management services for certain Real
Properties to non-Affiliated third parties, the Advisor shall receive an Oversight Fee equal to
1.0% of monthly gross income of such Real Properties so managed.

          (g) Financing Fee. The Advisor shall receive a Financing Fee equal to 1.0% of the
amount made available to the Company under any Loan made available to it. The Advisor may reallow
some or all of this Financing Fee to reimburse third parties with whom it may subcontract to
procure any such Loan.

          (h) Exclusion of Certain Transactions. In the event the Company or the Operating
Partnership shall propose to enter into any transaction in which the Advisor, any Affiliate of the
Advisor or any of the Advisor’s directors or officers has a direct or indirect interest, then such
transaction shall be approved by a majority of the members of the Board not otherwise interested in
such transaction, including a majority of the Independent Directors.

     10. EXPENSES.

          (a) In addition to the compensation paid to the Advisor pursuant to Section 9 hereof, the
Company or the Operating Partnership shall pay directly or reimburse the Advisor for all of the
expenses paid or incurred by the Advisor or its Affiliates in connection with the services it
provides to the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, including, but
not limited to:

               (i) Organization and Offering Expenses; provided, however, that the Company shall not
reimburse the Advisor to the extent such reimbursement would cause the total amount of Organization
and Offering Expenses paid by the Company and the Operating Partnership to exceed 15.0% of the
Gross Proceeds raised as of the date of the reimbursement;

               (ii) Acquisition Expenses incurred in connection with the selection and acquisition of
Investments subject to the aggregate 6.0% cap on Acquisition Fees, Origination Fees and Acquisition
Expenses set forth in Section 9(c);

               (iii) the actual cost of goods and services used by the Company and obtained from entities not
affiliated with the Advisor;

               (iv) interest and other costs for borrowed money, including discounts, points and other
similar fees;

               (v) taxes and assessments on income of the Company or Investments;

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               (vi) costs associated with insurance required in connection with the business of the Company
or by the Board;

               (vii) expenses of managing and operating Investments owned by the Company, whether payable to
an Affiliate of the Company or a non-affiliated Person;

               (viii) all expenses in connection with payments to the Directors for attending meetings of the
Board and Stockholders;

               (ix) expenses associated with a Listing, if applicable, or with the issuance and distribution
of Shares, such as selling commissions and fees, advertising expenses, taxes, legal and accounting
fees, listing and registration fees, and other Organization and Offering Expenses;

               (x) expenses connected with payments of Distributions;

               (xi) expenses of organizing, revising, amending, converting, modifying, or terminating the
Company or any subsidiary thereof or the Articles of Incorporation or governing documents of any
subsidiary;

               (xii) expenses of maintaining communications with Stockholders, including the cost of
preparation, printing, and mailing annual reports and other Stockholder reports, proxy statements
and other reports required by governmental entities;

               (xiii) administrative service expenses (including (a) personnel costs; provided, however, that
no reimbursement shall be made for costs of personnel to the extent that such personnel perform
services in transactions for which the Advisor receives Acquisition Fees, Origination Fees or
Disposition Fees, and (b) the Company’s allocable share of other overhead of the Advisor such as
rent and utilities); and

               (xiv) audit, accounting and legal fees.

          (b) Expenses incurred by the Advisor on behalf of the Company and the Operating Partnership
and payable pursuant to this Section 10 shall be reimbursed no less than monthly to the Advisor.

          (c) The Advisor shall prepare a statement documenting the expenses of the Company and the
Operating Partnership during each quarter, and shall deliver such statement to the Company and the
Operating Partnership within 45 days after the end of each quarter.

     11. OTHER SERVICES. Should the Board request that the Advisor or any director, officer or
employee thereof render services for the Company and the Operating Partnership other than set forth
in Section 3, such services shall be separately compensated at such rates and in such amounts as
are agreed upon by the Advisor and the Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors,
subject to the limitations
contained in the Articles of Incorporation, and shall not be deemed to be services pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement.

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     12. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISOR. The Company shall not reimburse the Advisor at the end of
any fiscal quarter in which Total Operating Expenses for the four consecutive fiscal quarters then
ended (the “Expense Year”) exceed (the “Excess Amount”) the greater of 2% of
Average Invested Assets or 25% of Net Income (the “2%/25% Guidelines”) for such year. Any
Excess Amount paid to the Advisor during a fiscal quarter shall be repaid to the Company or, at the
option of the Company, subtracted from the Total Operating Expenses reimbursed during the
subsequent fiscal quarter. If there is an Excess Amount in any Expense Year and the Independent
Directors determine that such excess was justified based on unusual and nonrecurring factors which
they deem sufficient, then the Excess Amount may be carried over and included in Total Operating
Expenses in subsequent Expense Years and reimbursed to the Advisor in one or more of such years,
provided that there shall be sent to the Stockholders a written disclosure of such fact, together
with an explanation of the factors the Independent Directors considered in determining that such
excess expenses were justified. Such determination shall be reflected in the minutes of the
meetings of the Board. All figures used in the foregoing computation shall be determined in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis.

     13. BUSINESS COMBINATION.

          (a) Business Combination with Advisor. The Company shall consider becoming a
self-administered REIT once the Company’s assets and income are, in the view of the Board, of
sufficient size such that internalizing the management functions performed by the Advisor is in the
best interests of the Company and the Stockholders. If the Board should make this determination in
the future, the Company shall pay one-half, and the Advisor shall pay the other one-half, of the
cost of an independent investment banking firm, which shall jointly advise the Company and the
Advisor on the value of the Advisor. After the investment banking firm completes its analyses, the
Company shall require it to prepare a written report and make a formal presentation to the Board.
Following the presentation by the investment banking firm, the Board shall form a special committee
(the “Special Committee”) comprised entirely of Independent Directors to consider a
possible business combination with the Advisor. The Board shall, subject to applicable law,
delegate all of its decision-making power and authority to the Special Committee with respect to
matters relating to a possible business combination with the Advisor. The Special Committee also
shall be authorized to retain its own financial advisors and legal counsel to, among other things,
negotiate with representatives of the Advisor regarding a possible business combination with the
Advisor.

          (b) Conditions to Completion of Business Combination with Advisor. Before the Company
may complete any business combination with the Advisor in accordance with this Section 13, the
following conditions shall be satisfied:

               (i) the Special Committee formed in accordance with Section 13(a) hereof receives an opinion
from a qualified investment banking firm, separate and distinct from the firm jointly retained by
the Company and the Advisor to provide a valuation analysis in accordance
with Section 13(a) hereof, concluding that the consideration to be paid to acquire the Advisor is
fair to the Stockholders from a financial point of view;

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               (ii) the Board determines that such business combination is advisable and in the best
interests of the Company and the Stockholders; and

               (iii) such business combination is approved by the Stockholders entitled to vote thereon in
accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

     14. OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE ADVISOR. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Advisor or
any of its Affiliates from engaging in or earning fees from other activities, including, without
limitation, the rendering of advice to other Persons (including other REITs) and the management of
other programs advised, sponsored or organized by the Advisor or its Affiliates; nor shall this
Agreement limit or restrict the right of any director, officer, member, partner, employee, or
stockholder of the Advisor or its Affiliates to engage in or earn fees from any other business or
to render services of any kind to any other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or
association and earn fees for rendering such services; provided, however, that the Advisor must
devote sufficient resources to the Company’s business to discharge its obligations to the Company
under this Agreement. The Advisor may, with respect to any investment in which the Company is a
participant, also render advice and service to each and every other participant therein, and earn
fees for rendering such advice and service. Specifically, it is contemplated that the Company may
enter into joint ventures or other similar co-investment arrangements with certain Persons, and
pursuant to the agreements governing such joint ventures or arrangements, the Advisor may be
engaged to provide advice and service to such Persons, in which case the Advisor will earn fees for
rendering such advice and service.

     The Advisor shall report to the Board the existence of any condition or circumstance, existing
or anticipated, of which it has knowledge, which creates or could create a conflict of interest
between the Advisor’s obligations to the Company and its obligations to or its interest in any
other partnership, corporation, firm, individual, trust or association. The Advisor or its
Affiliates shall promptly disclose to the Board knowledge of such condition or circumstance. If
the Advisor, Director or Affiliates thereof have sponsored other investment programs with similar
investment objectives which have investment funds available at the same time as the Company, the
Advisor shall inform the Board of the method to be applied by the Advisor in allocating investment
opportunities among the Company and competing investment entities and shall provide regular updates
to the Board of the investment opportunities provided by the Advisor to competing programs in order
for the Board (including the Independent Directors) to fulfill its duty to ensure that the Advisor
and its Affiliates use their best efforts to apply such method fairly to the Company.

     15. THE BLUEROCK NAME. The Advisor and its Affiliates have a proprietary interest in the name
“Bluerock.” The Advisor hereby grants to the Company a non-transferable, non-assignable,
non-exclusive, royalty-free right and license to use the name “Bluerock” during the term of this
Agreement. Accordingly, and in recognition of this right, if at any time the Company ceases to
retain the Advisor or one of
its Affiliates to perform advisory services for the Company, the Company will, promptly after
receipt of written request from the Advisor, cease to conduct business under or use the name
“Bluerock” or any derivative thereof and the Company shall change its name and the names of any of
its subsidiaries to a name that does not contain the name “Bluerock” or any other word or words
that might, in the reasonable discretion of the

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Advisor, be susceptible of indication of some form
of relationship between the Company and the Advisor or any its Affiliates. At such time, the
Company will also make any changes to any trademarks, servicemarks or other marks necessary to
remove any references to the word “Bluerock.” Consistent with the foregoing, it is specifically
recognized that the Advisor or one or more of its Affiliates has in the past and may in the future
organize, sponsor or otherwise permit to exist other investment vehicles (including vehicles for
investment in real estate) and financial and service organizations having “Bluerock” as a part of
their name, all without the need for any consent (and without the right to object thereto) by the
Company.

     16. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall continue in force for a period of one year from
the date of the Prospectus pursuant to which the initial Offering is made, subject to an unlimited
number of successive one-year renewals upon mutual consent of the parties.

     17. TERMINATION BY THE PARTIES. This Agreement may be terminated upon 60 days written notice
without Cause and without penalty by the Independent Directors of the Company or the Advisor. The
provisions of Sections 18 through 30 of this Agreement survive termination of this Agreement.

     18. ASSIGNMENT TO AN AFFILIATE. This Agreement may be assigned by the Advisor to an Affiliate
with the approval of a majority of the Directors (including a majority of the Independent
Directors). The Advisor may assign any rights to receive fees or other payments under this
Agreement to any Person without obtaining the approval of the Directors. This Agreement shall not
be assigned by the Company or the Operating Partnership without the consent of the Advisor, except
in the case of an assignment by the Company or the Operating Partnership to a corporation, limited
partnership or other organization which is a successor to all of the assets, rights and obligations
of the Company or the Operating Partnership, in which case such successor organization shall be
bound hereunder and by the terms of said assignment in the same manner as the Company and the
Operating Partnership are bound by this Agreement.

     19. PAYMENTS TO AND DUTIES OF ADVISOR UPON TERMINATION.

          (a) After the Termination Date, the Advisor shall not be entitled to compensation for further
services hereunder except it shall be entitled to receive from the Company or the Operating
Partnership within 30 days after the effective date of such termination all unpaid reimbursements
of expenses and all earned but unpaid fees payable to the Advisor prior to termination of this
Agreement, subject to the 2%/25% Guidelines to the extent applicable.

          (b) The Advisor shall promptly upon termination:

               (i) pay over to the Company and the Operating Partnership all money collected and held for the
account of the Company and the Operating Partnership pursuant to this Agreement, after deducting
any accrued compensation and reimbursement for its expenses to which it is then entitled;

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               (ii) deliver to the Board a full accounting, including a statement showing all payments
collected by it and a statement of all money held by it, covering the period following the date of
the last accounting furnished to the Board;

               (iii) deliver to the Board all assets, including all Investments, and documents of the Company
and the Operating Partnership then in the custody of the Advisor; and

               (iv) cooperate with the Company and the Operating Partnership to provide an orderly management
transition.

     20. INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP. The Company and the
Operating Partnership shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, including
their respective directors (the “Indemnitees,” and each an “Indemnitee”), from all
liability, claims, damages or losses arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, and
related expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent such liability, claims,
damages or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent
that such indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of Maryland, the
Articles of Incorporation or the provisions of Section II.G of the NASAA REIT Guidelines.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not provide for
indemnification of an Indemnitee for any loss or liability suffered by such Indemnitee, nor shall
they provide that an Indemnitee be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by the Company
and the Operating Partnership, unless all of the following conditions are met:

          (a) the Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the
loss or liability was in the best interest of the Company and the Operating Partnership;

          (b) the Indemnitee was acting on behalf of, or performing services for, the Company or the
Operating Partnership;

          (c) such liability or loss was not the result of negligence or willful misconduct by the
Indemnitee; and

          (d) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the
Company’s net assets and not from the Stockholders.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnitee shall not be indemnified by the Company and the
Operating Partnership for any losses, liabilities or expenses arising from or out of an alleged
violation of federal or state securities laws by such Indemnitee unless one or more of the
following conditions are met:

          (a) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged
securities law violations as to the Indemnitee;

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          (b) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent
jurisdiction as to the Indemnitee; or

          (c) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the
Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made,
and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory
authority in which securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership were offered or sold as
to indemnification for violation of securities laws.

     In addition, the advancement of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s funds to an
Indemnitee for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which
indemnification is being sought is permissible only if all of the following conditions are
satisfied:

          (a) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or
services on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership;

          (b) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a Stockholder or the legal
action is initiated by a Stockholder acting in such Stockholder’s capacity as such and a court of
competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and

          (c) the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company or the Operating
Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such
Indemnitee is found not to be entitled to indemnification.

     21. INDEMNIFICATION BY ADVISOR. The Advisor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and
the Operating Partnership from contract or other liability, claims, damages, taxes or losses and
related expenses including attorneys’ fees, to the extent that such liability, claims, damages,
taxes or losses and related expenses are not fully reimbursed by insurance and are incurred by
reason of the Advisor’s bad faith, fraud, willful misfeasance, intentional misconduct, gross
negligence or reckless disregard of its duties; provided, however, that the Advisor shall not be
held responsible for any action of the Board in following or declining to follow any advice or
recommendation given by the Advisor.

     22. NOTICES. Any notice, report or other communication required or permitted to be given
hereunder shall be in writing unless some other
method of giving such notice, report or other communication is required by the Articles of
Incorporation, the Bylaws, or accepted by the party to whom it is given, and shall be given by
being delivered by hand, by facsimile transmission, by courier or overnight carrier or by
registered or certified mail to the addresses set forth herein:

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	To the Directors and to the Company:

	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc.
	 

	 	680 Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor
	 

	 	New York, New York 10019
	 

	 	Telephone: (212) 843-1601
	 

	 	Facsimile: (646) 278-4220
	 

	 	Attention: R. Ramin Kamfar,
	 

	 	                 Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 
	To the Operating Partnership:

	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P.
	 

	 	c/o Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc.
	 

	 	680 Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor
	 

	 	New York, New York 10019
	 

	 	Telephone: (212) 843-1601
	 

	 	Facsimile: (646) 278-4220
	 

	 	Attention: R. Ramin Kamfar,
	 

	 	                 Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 
	To the Advisor:

	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC
	 

	 	680 Fifth Avenue, 16th Floor
	 

	 	New York, New York 10019
	 

	 	Telephone: (212) 843-1601
	 

	 	Facsimile: (646) 278-4220
	 

	 	Attention: R. Ramin Kamfar,
	 

	 	                 Chief Executive Officer

     Any party may at any time give notice in writing to the other parties of a change in its
address for the purposes of this Section 22.

     23. MODIFICATION. This Agreement shall not be changed, modified, terminated, or discharged,
in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto, or their
respective successors or assignees.

     24. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this Agreement are independent of and severable from each
other, and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the
fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in
part.

     25. CONSTRUCTION. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.

     26. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or
written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms
hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any
of the terms hereof. This Agreement may not be modified or amended other than by an agreement in
writing.

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     27. INDULGENCES, NOT WAIVERS. Neither the failure nor any delay on the part of a party to
exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude
any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor
shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be
construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other
occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party
asserted to have granted such waiver.

     28. GENDER. Words used herein regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be
deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender,
masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires.

     29. TITLES NOT TO AFFECT INTERPRETATION. The titles of Sections and Subsections contained in
this Agreement are for convenience only, and they neither form a part of this Agreement nor are
they to be used in the construction or interpretation hereof.

     30. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears
thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement
shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof, individually or taken together, shall
bear the signatures of all of the parties reflected hereon as the signatories.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Advisory Agreement as of the date
and year first written above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	R. Ramin Kamfar	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Holdings, L.P.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc.
its General Partner	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	R. Ramin Kamfar	 	 
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Chief Executive Officer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Advisor, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Bluerock Real Estate, L.L.C.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	 

	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	Orion Residential, LLC	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

 

BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PLAN

 

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BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PLAN

ARTICLE 1

PURPOSE

     1.1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to attract, retain and compensate
highly-qualified individuals who are not employees of Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for service as members of the Board by providing them with
competitive compensation and an ownership interest in the Stock of the Company. The Company
intends that the Plan will benefit the Company and its shareholders by allowing Independent
Directors to have a personal financial stake in the Company through an ownership interest in the
Stock and will closely associate the interests of Independent Directors with that of the Company’s
shareholders.

     1.2. ELIGIBILITY. Independent Directors of the Company who are Eligible Participants,
as defined below, shall automatically be participants in the Plan.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

     2.1. DEFINITIONS. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:

     “Award Certificate” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Base Annual Cash Retainer” means the annual cash retainer (excluding Meeting Fees and
expenses) payable by the Company to an Independent Director pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof for
service as a director of the Company (i.e., excluding any Supplemental Annual Cash Retainer), as
such amount may be changed from time to time.

     “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

     “Cause” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Change in Control” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Company” means Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.

     “Disability” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Effective Date” of the Plan has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4 of the Plan.

     “Eligible Participant” means any person who is an Independent Director on the Effective Date
or becomes an Independent Director while this Plan is in effect; except that during any period a
director is prohibited from participating in the Plan by his or her employer or otherwise waives
participation in the Plan, such director shall not be an Eligible Participant.

     “Fair Market Value” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Grant Date” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

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     “Incentive Plan” means the Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan,
or any subsequent equity compensation plan approved by the Board and designated as the Incentive
Plan for purposes of this Plan.

     “Independent Director” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

     “Meeting Fees” means fees for attending a meeting of the Board or one of its committees as set
forth in Section 5.2 hereof.

     “Plan” means this Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc. Independent Directors Compensation
Plan, as amended from time to time.

     “Plan Year(s)” means the approximate twelve-month periods between annual meetings of the
shareholders of the Company, which, for purposes of the Plan, are the periods for which annual
retainers are earned.

     “Restricted Stock” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan. The terms of
Restricted Stock granted under the Plan are described in Article 6 of the Plan.

     “Stock” has the meaning assigned such term in the Incentive Plan.

ARTICLE 3

ADMINISTRATION

     3.1. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Board shall be authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend
and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make all other determinations
necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Board’s interpretation of the Plan,
and all actions taken and determinations made by the Board pursuant to the powers vested in it
hereunder, shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties concerned, including the Company, its
shareholders and persons granted awards under the Plan. The Board may appoint a plan administrator
to carry out the ministerial functions of the Plan, but the administrator shall have no other
authority or powers of the Board.

     3.2. RELIANCE. In administering the Plan, the Board may rely upon any information
furnished by the Company, its public accountants and other experts. No individual will have
personal liability by reason of anything done or omitted to be done by the Company or the Board in
connection with the Plan. This limitation of liability shall not be exclusive of any other
limitation of liability to which any such person may be entitled under the Company’s certificate of
incorporation or otherwise.

ARTICLE 4

SHARES

     4.1. SOURCE OF SHARES FOR THE PLAN. The shares of Stock that may be issued pursuant
to the Plan shall be issued under the Incentive Plan, subject to all of the terms and conditions of
the Incentive Plan. The terms contained in the Incentive Plan are incorporated into and made a
part of this Plan with respect to Restricted Stock and any other equity awards granted pursuant
hereto and any such awards shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Incentive
Plan. In the event of any actual or alleged conflict between the provisions of the

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Incentive Plan and the provisions of this Plan, the provisions of the Incentive Plan shall be
controlling and determinative. This Plan does not constitute a separate source of shares for the
grant of the equity awards described herein.

ARTICLE 5

CASH COMPENSATION

     5.1. BASE ANNUAL CASH RETAINER. Each Eligible Participant shall be paid a Base Annual
Cash Retainer for service as a director during each Plan Year. The amount of the Base Annual Cash
Retainer shall be established from time to time by the Board. Until changed by the Board, the Base
Annual Cash Retainer for a full Plan Year shall be $25,000. The Base Annual Cash Retainer shall be
payable in approximately equal quarterly installments in arrears, beginning on the date of the
annual shareholders meeting; provided, however, that in no event shall any installment of the Base
Annual Cash Retainer be paid later than March 15 following the end of the given quarter.

     A
pro rata Base Annual Cash Retainer will be paid to any person who becomes an Eligible
Participant on a date other than the beginning of a Plan Year, based on the number of full months
he or she serves as an Independent Director during the Plan Year. Payment of such prorated Base
Annual Cash Retainer shall begin on the date that the person first becomes an Eligible Participant,
and shall resume on a quarterly basis thereafter; provided, however, that in no event shall any
installment of the pro rata Base Annual Cash Retainer be paid later than March 15 following the end
of the given quarter.

     5.2. MEETING FEES. Each Independent Director shall be paid Meeting Fees for attending
meetings of the Board or its committees, payable in cash no later than the March 15 of the year
following the year in which the meeting occurs. The amount of the Meeting Fees shall be
established from time to time by the Board. Until changed by the Board, the Meeting Fee for
attending a meeting of the Board in person shall be $2,500, or $1,000 for participation in a
telephonic meeting of the Board provided that minutes are kept at such telephonic meeting. Until
changed by the Board, the Meeting Fee for attending a meeting of a committee of the Board in person
shall be $2,000, or $1,000 for participation in a telephonic meeting of a committee of the Board
provided that minutes are kept at such telephonic meeting. If an Independent Director attends a
Board meeting and a committee meeting on a single day, he or she shall only receive a Meeting Fee
for the Board meeting attended.

     5.3. TRAVEL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. All Eligible Participants shall be reimbursed for
reasonable travel expenses (including spouse’s expenses to attend events to which spouses are
invited) in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board and its committees, or other
Company functions at which the Chief Executive Officer or Chair of the Board requests the
Independent Director to participate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s reimbursement
obligations pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall be limited to expenses incurred during such
director’s service as an Independent Director. Such payments will be made within 30 days after
delivery of the Independent Director’s written requests for payment, accompanied by such evidence
of expenses incurred as the Company may reasonably require, but in no event later than the last day
of the Independent Director’s tax year following the tax year in which the expense was incurred.
The amount reimbursable in any one tax year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other
tax year. Independent Directors’ right to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 5.3 shall not be
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

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ARTICLE 6

EQUITY COMPENSATION

     6.1. INITIAL RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT. Subject to share availability under the Incentive
Plan, each Independent Director shall receive on the first date he or she is initially elected or
appointed to the Board, 5,000 shares of Restricted Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each
Independent Director elected or appointed to the Board prior to the Company’s initial public
offering of its common stock being declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “IPO Effective Date”) and who remains as an Independent Director as of such date shall receive
such Restricted Stock grant on the IPO Effective Date. Such Restricted Stock shall be subject to
the terms and restrictions described below in this Article 6.

     6.2. SUBSEQUENT RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT. Subject to share availability under the
Incentive Plan, on the date following an Independent Director’s subsequent re-election to the
Board, such director shall receive 2,500 shares of Restricted Stock.

     6.3. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RESTRICTED STOCK. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be
evidenced by a written Award Certificate, and shall be subject to such restrictions and risk of
forfeiture as determined by the Board, and shall be granted under and pursuant to the terms of the
Incentive Plan. Unless and until provided otherwise by the Board, the Restricted Stock granted
pursuant to Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 herein shall vest and become non-forfeitable as to twenty
percent (20%) of the shares on the Grant Date and as to twenty percent (20%) on each of the next
four anniversaries of the Grant Date; provided, however, that the shares of Restricted Stock shall
become fully vested on the earlier occurrence of (i) the termination of the Independent Director’s
service as a director of the Company due to his or her death, Disability or termination without
Cause, or (ii) a Change in Control of the Company. If the Independent Director’s service as a
director of the Company terminates other than as described in clause (i) of the foregoing sentence,
then the Independent Director shall forfeit all of his or her right, title and interest in and to
any unvested shares of Restricted Stock as of the date of such termination from the Board and such
Restricted Stock shall be reconveyed to the Company without further consideration or any act or
action by the Independent Director.

ARTICLE 7

AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

     7.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board may, at any time and from
time to time, amend, modify or terminate the Plan without shareholder approval; provided, however,
that if an amendment to the Plan would, in the reasonable opinion of the Board, require shareholder
approval under applicable laws, policies or regulations or the applicable listing or other
requirements of a securities exchange on which the Stock is listed or traded, then such amendment
shall be subject to shareholder approval; and provided further, that the Board may condition any
other amendment or modification on the approval of shareholders of the Company for any reason.

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     8.1. ADJUSTMENTS. The adjustment provisions of the Incentive Plan shall apply with
respect to Restricted Stock or other equity awards outstanding or to be granted pursuant to this
Plan.

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     8.2. DURATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan shall remain in effect until terminated by the
Board.

     8.3. EXPENSES OF THE PLAN. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by
the Company.

     8.4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan was originally adopted by the Board on [ ], 2008, and
became effective on that date (the “Effective Date”).

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     The
foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Bluerock Enhanced Multifamily Trust, Inc.
Independent Directors Compensation Plan as adopted by the Board.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BLUEROCK ENHANCED MULTIFAMILY TRUST, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

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