Anna Elizabeth Torma - Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs James M. DeCosmo - Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Christopher L. Nines - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Mark A. Weintraub - The Buckingham Research Group Incorporated Steven Chercover - D.A. Davidson & Co., Research Division Stephen O'Hara - Sidoti & Company, LLC William Christopher McDougall - Westlake Securities LLC, Research Division Jeffrey Bronchick - Cove Street Capital, LLC Robert Longnecker.

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Second Quarter 2014 Forestar Group Inc. Earnings Conference Call. My name is Lacy, and I'll be your coordinator for today. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded for replay purposes.

I would now like to turn the presentation over to your host for today, Anna Torma, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs. Please proceed..

Thanks, and good morning. I would like to welcome each of you who have joined us by conference call or webcast this morning to discuss Forestar's second quarter 2014 results. I'm Anna Torma, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs. Joining me on the call today is Jim DeCosmo, President and CEO; and Chris Nines, Chief Financial Officer.

This call is being webcast, and copies of the earnings release and presentation slides are now available on the Investor Relations section of our website at forestargroup.com.

Before we get started, let me remind you to please review the warning statements in our press release and our slides, as we will make forward-looking statements during the presentation. In addition, this presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures.

The required reconciliation to GAAP financial measures can be found at the back of our earnings release and slides, or on our website. Now let me turn the call over to Jim for some opening remarks..

Thank you, Anna, and good morning. I'd like to welcome everyone who's joined us on the call today. I'll begin by letting you know that we're on track to deliver our Growing FORward strategic initiatives. Our second quarter results are a step in the right direction. Let me share with you a few of the key highlights. First, we're driving EBITDA.

Segment EBITDA in the second quarter was $47 million, and that's up 150% from the second quarter of last year. We're capitalizing our portfolio of assets that are located in strong basins and markets, coupled with our ability and commitment to deliver. Second, we're investing in Forestar.

During the second quarter, we invested approximately $63 million, with the majority of investments in existing locations, projects and markets where we have a proven track record. Third, we're selling non-core assets. During the quarter, we sold $8 million of non-core oil and gas properties.

And year-to-date, we've delivered $28 million of the $100 million target. And finally, we expect the strength of our balance sheet, cash flows and liquidity to adequately fund our Growing FORward strategic initiatives. In fact, our liquidity is up $121 million since year end 2013. We've got an experienced and proven team with conviction.

We've delivered our initiatives in the past, and we fully intend on delivering our Growing FORward initiatives. Now let me turn the call over to Chris for a review of our second quarter financials..

Thanks, Jim, and welcome to everybody joining us on the call. In the second quarter of 2014, Forestar reported net income of approximately $14.8 million or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with net income of $0.5 million or $0.02 per share in the second quarter of 2013.

Real estate segment earnings were $27.3 million in the second quarter of 2014, up compared with $8.1 million in second quarter 2013.

Our second quarter 2014 real estate segment results included $10.5 million gain, pretax, associated with the conversion of over 10,000 acres of timber leases for ownership and approximately 5,400 acres of undeveloped land from the Ironstob venture.

In addition, higher residential lot and undeveloped land sales were key drivers of the improvement in segment results, which Jim will share with you in greater detail in just a few slides. Oil and gas segment earnings were $9.5 million in second quarter 2014, compared with $4.2 million in second quarter 2013.

This increase is principally due to $5.7 million in earnings associated with the sale of our interest in 97 gross non-core producing wells in Oklahoma and the sale of leasehold interest in 223 net mineral acres in North Dakota, combined with higher production volumes from our working interest investments, principally in the Bakken/Three Forks.

In addition, our second quarter 2014 oil and gas segment results include $2.1 million in additional dry hole expense associated with the working interest in an exploratory well in East Texas. Other natural resources segment earnings were $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with $1 million in second quarter 2013.

This increase was primarily due to approximately $700,000 in earnings from a renegotiated ground water reservation agreement and a $700,000 gain on the partial termination of a timber lease.

As a result of the increased financial performance across all 3 segments, total segment earnings were $38.9 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with $13.3 million in second quarter 2013. Before I turn the call back over to Jim, let me quickly review our balance sheet and liquidity profile.

As we have shared with you in the past, we are committed to maintaining a strong balance sheet and financial flexibility while executing our growth strategy.

During the second quarter, we issued $250 million of senior secured notes due in 2022, and we used the net proceeds to repay our existing $200 million term loan under our senior secured credit facility, with the remainder for general corporate purposes.

This financing provides much better match between our debt maturities and the duration of the assets in our portfolio. And as you can see on the slide, our debt maturity schedule has vastly improved, with only minimal debt maturities before 2020, which increases our financial flexibility.

At the end of the second quarter, our financial leverage, as measured on a total debt to total capital basis, was 35%, in line with our target leverage profile, and we had over $474 million in available liquidity.

As Jim shared with you earlier, the combination of our strong balance sheet, the expected cash flows and our ample liquidity are expected to adequately fund our Growing FORward strategic initiatives. Now let me turn the call back over to Jim for some additional operating highlights from the second quarter..

first, to invest primarily in development of derisked locations expected to drive earnings, cash flow and returns; second, opportunistically sell non-core assets; and third, prudently manage capital, and for that matter, all expenses. I'd like to end where I started.

After 2 quarters, we're making good progress and are on track to deliver our Growing FORward strategic initiatives. Our second quarter results are a positive step in the right direction. Our focus, number one, generating $200 million in segment EBITDA by 2016.

On a fully diluted basis, EBITDA per share would be about 4.5x higher than the annual average from 2008 through 2011. Through the first half of 2014, we generated segment EBITDA of nearly $77 million. That's up over 50% from the first half of 2013, and I'd expect 2014 segment EBITDA to be up in the 20%, 25% range year-over-year.

Number two, monetizing $100 million of non-core assets by 2016. Once again, we've divested about $28 million in non-core assets. That's almost 30% of the way to our target in just 2 quarters. Number three, growing through strategic, and let me underline, disciplined investment.

The first 6 months, we've invested about $136 million of capital in our 2 core businesses, roughly $47 million in oil and gas and $89 million in real estate, with the majority of the capital being invested in existing communities and basins.

With 2 quarters behind us, we anticipate total 2014 capital to be in the $275 million to $300 million range, with oil and gas accounting for about $125 million of the investment. Relative to financial strength, just let me be very clear, we fully expect our cash flows and available liquidity to adequately fund our Growing FORward initiatives.

We ended the quarter with liquidity being up $121 million, as compared to year end 2013. So as I look at where Forestar is today, I see a very strong portfolio of assets in the right locations, with a team dedicated to delivering results. That's our DNA.

Once again, I want to thank you for joining us on the call this morning, as well as your interest in Forestar. And now I'd like to open up the call for questions..

[Operator Instructions] And our first question comes from the line of Mark Weintraub with Buckingham Research..

A couple of questions. First off, on the Cibolo Canyons, there's also the cost of assets that you expect to convey to utility and improvement districts.

Is there any update on when you might see any proceeds related to that?.

Chris has been heavily involved with the district and working with that process. So I'm going to let Chris respond to that, Mark..

Yes, I would tell you, Mark, at the end of the second quarter, we have roughly $40 million in major tract infrastructure costs that are pending reimbursement from the district.

Based on the current ad valorem tax value in the district, we would expect that there could potentially be another bond issuance later this year in the range of $5 million to $7 million..

Okay.

I mean, I think you had mentioned that, but so any visibility on the -- would you anticipate a significant amount more potentially next year? Or is this going to be a slow process of $5 million to $10 million a year?.

Yes, Mark, it will continue to be a function of the amount of infrastructure that's put on the ground relative to the houses that are built, as well as the commercial sites that are being developed, as well as the changes ultimately in the tax rates for the district.

So when we're aware of potential future reimbursements, we'll communicate that to the market. But what we can see today is about $5 million to $7 million between now and year end..

Mark, this is Jim. It's simply just a function of the rate of increase in ad valorem tax receipts, so as you build the ad valorem tax base, then it will provide additional bonding capacity going forward..

Okay. And then additionally, on your residential lot expectations, it seems to imply a bit of a slowing in the second half from what was a good pace in the first half of the year.

Any additional color you can provide on why that expectation?.

Yes, a little bit, Mark. Remember, the first half included a couple of bulk sales that, I think, elevated the run rate quite a bit. But if I think about just the core run rate of our business and lot sales, it's -- I would tell you, it's pretty consistent.

But as I said on a number of occasions, Mark, the lot sales can be a little bit lumpy in that we've got takedown contracts that fall in and out of quarters and can create a little bit of variability..

Okay.

Because it looks like your -- what is it, about 800 for the balance of the year is what you're expecting, order of magnitude?.

Yes, that's about right..

Okay.

And on the higher prices that you were getting on the lot sales in the second quarter, is that the market getting better? Or is that mix?.

Mark, I'd have to say it's a combination of both. We have certainly seen some price increases in same-store sales, if you will, or within the same community. But also, we're going to be somewhat influenced by mix. We had sales, for the first time, that impacted the average in our Morgan Farms in Nashville, Tennessee.

And I think those lots were selling, golly, for like $180,000, $190,000 a piece. So that's kind of a big number for us in the mix..

Sure.

And then lastly, could you just remind us, what was the book value on Ironstob? Or at least that part which you were writing up?.

Mark, our basis in the Ironstob venture was about $750,000 prior to the conversion, which was effectively our basis in the timber leases..

Okay.

And so effectively, you've now -- the way to understand that is, you got a little over $11 million as the basis on the 5,400 acres, or however many acres you had?.

That's correct..

Our next question comes from the line of Steve Chercover with D.A. Davidson..

So first of all, if you receive that $5 million to $7 million payment from Cibolo Canyon, how will you treat it? Will you call that out as a special item? Or should we just model it as part of your revenue and EBITDA?.

It will be essentially basis recovery. So it will not flow through the P&L, Steve..

So it's a cash flow item..

Yes, we'll debit cash and credit investment in real estate. So it won't flow through the P&L..

Got it, okay. And then switching over to the mineral side. If I'm not mistaken, your full year BOE projection, while still up nicely, is down from about 1.5 million earlier this year.

So is that due to the legacy ownership kind of diminishing? Or is it due to the sale of some of the interest that you just announced? Or maybe you can tell us how that flows through..

Sure. Steve, it's the combination of the 2. You partially answered your question. One is the decline in production from the legacy minerals. But second is principally an adjustment that we make to the drilling completion and the production activity from the Bakken/Three Forks.

If you look at the production to date, and there's schedules in the release, you'll see that about half of our production comes from the Bakken/Three Forks. So it's the primary mover. So we try to -- we do make adjustments based on intelligence and communications that we have with operators..

Well, they say you should never ask a question where you don't already know the answer, but I promise, I really don't know the answers.

And then with respect to the decline in the legacy minerals, I know that years ago, you were trying to move from gas towards liquids, but as the price of the gases improves, presumably, will we see a bit of a reversal in that decline?.

Steve, it will certainly help. I think what we need to see, as well as other operators, is good, solid fundamentals underneath a gas price that supports exploration and development in the various zones and formations that are part of our minerals.

I'll tell you, we're seeing a little bit more activity, even with the recent improvement that we had, but it's -- I'd be reluctant to say that it's a needle mover, but it -- I'm somewhat encouraged. We do keep a close eye on development of other resource plays.

I mean, if you look at where the majority of the capital is being invested today in oil and gas, it's resource plays with longer life and more certain economics, if you will. So we keep a close eye on developments in East Texas and Gulf Coast, relative to those types of emerging resources. So there is some activity.

I think I would probably -- getting a little bit ahead of us to say that we've got one that's trending into Forestar minerals. But there's a couple of resources that are heading in the right direction, but a little bit too early to call potential..

This is probably way above my pay grade, since I'm just an equity analyst, but do you guys have a view on the policy towards liquid natural gas exports or energy exports of any kind?.

Yes, we -- from a Forestar position, or certainly from my opinion, Steve, we believe that having the option to export hydrocarbons is a good thing for the U.S., as well as the nation. Oil already is a global commodity. NGL is just another form of liquid. There has been some activity. There has been some approved permits.

If you look at the total number of permits that are in place, it's about almost half of the total natural gas production in the U.S. Obviously, all those permits aren't going to get granted.

But given the volume of natural gas that's in place, onshore North America, we believe it's the right thing to do and provides energy security, not only for U.S., but other regions of the world..

And then my final question was just trying to determine the size of the water opportunity. And I think what you were discussing here does not represent the totality of your water interest.

But when you were talking about getting, I think, $22 per acre foot on what you hope to be 45,000 acres, does that mean you'd have an income stream of $1 million?.

Yes, for the 5-year agreement. Ultimately, Steve, where we'd like to get to is a production or a development agreement which is tied to the production of water. This is similar to a banking instrument, if you will. So there's -- as I'm sure you probably discerned, there is no water moving.

But ultimately, what we're trying to do is get the permits approved for up to the 45,000 acre feet per year and ultimately get some portion of that volume flowing on an as-needed basis..

But ultimately, the revenue stream would be well in excess of $1 million, I should think?.

Sure. Assuming that we move toward a development agreement, that would be the expectation..

Our next question comes from the line of Steve O'Hara with Sidoti & Company..

I was just curious about the multifamily exposure. I mean, that market seems to be really hot. And I'm just kind of wondering what your -- maybe the view on kind of what inning we're in and where you kind of start to maybe back away from that business as that continues to kind of improve and potentially overheat at some point..

Right. Steve, there are certain markets and locations in some markets that we're very concerned about the level of supply and the pipelines coming online, especially if you look at it relative to demand and absorption levels. There is other locations that we're comfortable with, that we can meet our return expectations without taking on undue risks.

So it really does vary a lot by market and by location, Steve. But even if you look at the numbers on a national level, they're not out of bounds by any stretch of the imagination. And then if you'd look at the other fundamental, too, the -- just the demographics, the millennials or the echo boomers are a significant part of the population.

And if you look at some of the challenges they have, it appears as though they're going to be renters for quite a bit longer than their parents, the baby boomers. So to answer your question, Steve, we -- I agree with you. There are certain locations we need to be very careful with. In others, there's still some opportunity.

And maybe another way to put that in perspective, 2 years ago, we probably were able to convert 1 out of 10 prospects. Today, it's more like 1 out of 20 to 25. So to that point, yes, it's getting a little bit tighter..

Okay. And then -- and maybe -- okay. And on Eleven, you'd commented about kind of the delay or maybe taking longer than expected.

And were you saying that it was taking longer than expected or maybe longer than anticipated to sell it based on the demand for the property? Is that you're seeing better demand than you had expected? Is that fair?.

Yes. That was the message, Steve. We had quite a bit of interest and a lot of offers to process. Even though you'd call for offers and you have a form that you're looking for, they all come in a little bit different. Nobody follows directions..

Right. And then just in terms of the -- I think last quarter, you said the success rate in Kansas and Nebraska, it had kind of fallen, or hadn't -- wasn't as high.

Can you just talk about that, what that was in the quarter?.

Yes. The fourth quarter of '13 was, I think, was around 25% or 26%. The first quarter of '14 was close to 40%. And then the second quarter of this year was around 45%, 46%, something like that. So that's what we're looking for. Steve, that's a good question, because I'd like to elaborate on that a little bit.

The success rate is very important in the way in which it impacts earnings, given that we use successful efforts accounting. But I will tell you what's equally as important is the EURs from the successful wells. So we keep just as close an eye on what we think the estimated recoveries are going to be, as well as the success rate.

So to answer your question, we're doing good in Kansas and Nebraska. But here again, if you look at it over time, there's a little bit of variability there and -- from quarter-to-quarter..

Right.

And just so I'm clear, in terms of the success rate, I mean is that -- what's the threshold where it stops to meet your return requirements? Is there -- is that -- are we well above that 45%?.

Yes, yes, yes, I think we've shared that with a 40% success rate and 35,000 to 40,000 BOEs as EURs, you generate a very attractive return. So you've got downside from there. As I said though, we watch both success rates as well as EURs. The return is actually a little bit more sensitive to EURs than success rate.

So we keep a very close eye on both, to make sure that we're trending in the right direction..

Okay. And then finally, just to kind of jump back to the real estate.

Can you just talk about the Radisson improvements that were made and maybe what the plans are going forward in terms of how you think that will impact your -- the value there?.

Yes, Steve, the capital investments to date have been primarily in the redesign and refurbishment of the restaurant and the ballroom, and then to a minor extent, the pool. The reception and the response so far has been very strong. It's been very good.

We also will be refurbishing the rooms according to the agreement that we have with the flag, which is the Radisson. That's going to happen, I guess, for the balance of this year. Hopefully, we will have that done by the end of the year.

As we underwrite those investments, as you would expect, they certainly meet or exceed our return criteria, which is good, but we also believe that we're creating a lot of value in the property in and of itself, which is your point. So we've -- we're encouraged by the investments to date. We're looking forward to finishing up the project..

And just real quick on that. I mean, in terms of -- when we were there, it seemed like the -- you can definitely tell the difference, obviously. It was a big change in the rooms, the restaurant, et cetera.

But I mean, does the bigger return come eventually when you get kind of re-rated in terms of people are starting to pay -- willing to pay a little bit higher rates now for the rooms, based on kind of a re-rating of the property by consumers?.

Yes, Steve, that's accurate. We believe that the improvements will enable us to raise room rates and drive RevPAR, as well as NOI..

Our next question comes from the line of Chris McDougall with Westlake Securities..

So you covered a lot of my questions already, but I did just want to get a little bit of background on the non-core oil and gas sales of the producing wells in Oklahoma.

About how much production were those running at when they were sold?.

Steve, I don't know the exact production off the top of my head, but what I can tell you is that these were kind of some older, relic wells that were part of the Credo acquisition. They were shallow verticals, primarily in the Pennsylvanian. About half of them were waterfloods.

So it was a -- it is a very mature field, but I have to get back -- I can't remember the exact production, but it was, relative to what we produced, Steve, it was -- I mean, Chris, it was minor..

Okay. No, that's fine.

And then on your other non-core sales, what is sort of the makeup of this $128 million target, by basin and such?.

Yes, the target is $100 million..

Okay, $100 million..

$100 million. We've -- we've sold $28 million to date, or through the first 2 quarters. The makeup is really across the board. It's a combination of undeveloped land, either assets or projects or communities in the real estate portfolio, that we believe are not good long-term investments.

And then there is some other -- what we believe to be some smaller opportunities in oil and gas, somewhat similar to what I reported on for the second quarter..

Our next question comes from the line of Jeff Bronchick with Cove Capital..

Just kind of running through some things, so when you're -- just maybe nailing down the adequately fund the 4 initiatives.

So that means, no, you don't think you have a need for additional capital in '14? And does that mean you also don't, in other words, does that adequately cover '15 and '16 or just '15? Or what are you kind of committing to?.

Yes, Jeff, the Growing FORward initiatives are through 2016. And so we're in good shape through 2016. But as I say that Jeff, I certainly don't want to imply that you get to the end of 2016 and you've hit the wall.

It's important to us that we maintain adequate liquidity and a good solid balance sheet over time, but what I'm saying, Jeff, is where we are today and given the initiatives that we have, we're in good shape, certainly through 2016 and expect that to be the case even going forward..

Got it, and so what -- maybe talk -- was the dry hole drilled on your own legacy mineral land? Or was that an additional play?.

It was in East Texas, Jeff. It's associated with our minerals. It was Travis Peak and Pettit target. On occasion, there is going to be locations on our minerals where we believe there is a good opportunity to prove up a field or future wells, if you will, or locations. We don't have much of an appetite just to drill a one-off.

To the case that we can prove up a zone or formation in a little bit broader extent, then we will take those opportunities as we see them. But as I said in my comments, Jeff, we've got to be diligent in managing the mix between development and exploration.

So that's really going to determine the level of capital and the extent that we can step out in some exploration opportunities..

Got it. So this was an example of one of these ideas of bringing on Credo was to further develop or look at opportunities on existing legacy land. And this was an attempt at that..

Yes, that's right, Jeff. There is -- as I said, there are certain opportunities.

When we look at the opportunity on -- particularly on Forestar minerals, it's a little bit different equation in that if we can prove something up without the cost of lease bonus and having to pay out a royalty, it gives us a little bit of an advantage in -- with certain locations and formations..

And so obviously, the run rate in spend in oil and gas is seasonally picking up.

And so looking out at 2015, barring weather issues, one would expect a higher number than $125 million that you're going to see in '14?.

In 2015, Jeff, is that your question?.

Yes, exactly..

Yes, Jeff, it could be. The main driver for our oil and gas business today is the level of drilling in the Bakken/Three Forks. That's really the governor for our capital spend, if you will. As I said now a couple of times, to prudently manage capital, we've got to be very diligent in maintaining the mix between development and exploration.

A majority of the development is the Bakken/Three Forks. So it's really calibrated and governed by the level of drilling in North Dakota..

Got it. And so you're continuing to acquire acreage in Lansing, in and around.

Is that -- are you done there? Or is this a continuing program? And then the second part of that is, where else are you nosing around and spending capital outside of Lansing and the Bakken?.

Jeff, we picked up a bulk sale for the Lansing-Kansas City and Nebraska. It fit within the fairway in which we are drilling. We're in pretty good shape today. I mean, Jeff, what I would tell you, for as long as we can maintain the economics and return, we're good with investing in Kansas and Nebraska.

But here again, that's kind of steady as you go, and we're not going terribly fast there. We certainly don't want to outrun our coverage. And then relative to other opportunities, we look for locations that have got some good economics and that we understand, we have the experience in or our people have experience in, to expand the business.

But I'll go back to what I said earlier, Jeff. You got to be very careful with the level of investment that's beyond your development. So that's -- so we're governed by how much we can invest in new plays or new exploration..

Got it.

And given some of the transactions that have happened in the Bakken over the last 3 or 4 months or so, I mean, is your phone ringing about interest in your acreage?.

No, no it has not..

And lastly, just again, bigger picture. So you have a FORward initiative, and you're going to hit $200 million in 2016 of EBITDA. That's your target. And then I hate to ask the question, and then what? Because your business is cyclical and your business is episodic and transaction-oriented.

So I mean, if you sold every lot you own this year and you could hit $400 million, $500 million, that wouldn't really help 2015.

So maybe just talk about, given the cycles in your businesses, and then what? Is this -- is the whole mission simply to generate $200 million and then reinvest it? Or maybe just talk through how you see the value created for shareholders. Just maybe rearticulate it..

Sure, Jeff, I'll be happy to. And I think you know that the initiative is not to get to the end of 2016 and game over. If you look at the history of our initiatives, Jeff, this is the third set in Growing FORward. We've delivered them, and we've increased it and we moved on.

So my expectation is that at the end -- before we get to the end of 2016, we'll have developed and articulated the next set of strategic initiatives. And I don't anticipate going backwards. That's never a good thing. Relative to the uses of cash, obviously, we will reinvest them into the business. That's a requirement of Forestar today.

Yes, there is some cyclicality in the business, but Jeff, when I look at housing today, to me, it appears to be slow and steady, instead of something that's boom and bust, just because of the underlying fundamentals and the economics that we're dealing with. And so longer term, well beyond 2016, I like our position.

We've got a nice portfolio of assets and communities. We are reinvesting, not to the extent that's covering our sales, but fortunately, we've got a pretty good size of portfolio.

And then the other comment that I would make is that -- and I'm sure you heard, that we've made some good investments in multifamily, which we think is a nice complement to our community development, our single-family, particularly given the fundamentals and the support that we're seeing with the demographics..

And Jim, so just, again -- this is my last point, and I'll turn it over. Just the -- you're not -- I don't see the -- you're not building a legacy for your grandchildren, as they say.

In other words, why wouldn't you take fallow, un-earning land and increasingly participate in multifamily, which has, in other cash flow producing vehicles, where -- and then you turn around after a 3 years of a FORward initiative, and we're left with, hey, $16 million of recurring revenue cash flow, which can be kind of valued and more appropriately and highly valued by the market, as opposed to the treadmill.

Which is, I guess, my point and I think one of the reasons why kind of your stock's gone nowhere over a number of FORward initiatives.

Maybe just talk through how you think about that in like -- particularly multifamily, what's the point of making it for someone else and letting them have the enduring value, and you put up $10 million and you make $20 million, but then you got nothing..

Yes, I'll put up $10 million and take $20 million all day long. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, Jeff. To your point though, if you look at the underpinning of Forestar today, that it's more consistent in its cash flow, and earnings characteristics is a lot deeper than it's been in the past.

But as we think about this business going forward, I don't disagree with you. To the extent we can continue to transition Forestar to where we have a more stable and consistent and long-run cash flow and earnings business, I think that's the direction that we are heading in.

But keep in mind, too, Jeff, in the multifamily, the first order of business is to establish your position in multifamily. And what we've now built is an opportunity to do just what you said.

We can -- whereas before, it would be very difficult just to take a piece out of these projects and turn it into longer-term cash flow, today and going forward, we believe that's an option. But in summary, Jeff, I wouldn't disagree with you. I mean, I think that's the direction that Forestar is heading in the track record we have.

We have a much deeper cash flow underpinning and earnings underpinning than we did several years ago, and it's not as transactional-based as it was..

Our next question comes from the line of Rob Longnecker with Jovetree Capital..

Can you provide a little more color on the bulk sale that you got in Nebraska? Who was the seller of those acres?.

The bulk sale in the -- it was Oklahoma..

Sorry, I mean, who sold you the acreage that you bought in Nebraska?.

That was Apache..

Apache, okay.

And you bought -- didn't you buy a package from them earlier in the year as well?.

No, that's the same package..

That's the same package, okay..

I may have -- Rob, I may have commented on the last call, closed in the second quarter..

Okay, got you.

And now many years of kind of drilling inventory do you now have in Nebraska?.

Rob, we have probably 18 to 30 months of inventory out in front of us..

I'm sorry, so -- so don't you guys have over 200,000 acres in Nebraska at this point, right?.

Yes..

And you've -- and that all gets drilled in the next 2 years?.

You don't drill the entire portfolio or the entire land base, Rob. It's a statistical play. So on average, it takes anywhere from 1,500 to 2,000 acres per producer..

Okay.

So do you -- so at what point would you guys be kind of satisfied with your inventory position that you have in Nebraska? Is there a level where you think you have enough?.

Sure, it really is dependent upon success, Rob. Given the locations that we have today and the analysis that's been performed through 3D seismic and using some other technology, we're good with where we are. We continue to have good success, and the play extends, then we'll move.

Now if we begin to run into issues associated with success, as well as EURs, then you pull the plug. But I will say, Rob, that the Lansing-Kansas City has been good. We like our position today, but I'll be the first one to tell you, it doesn't last forever..

Got you, okay.

And then have you guys updated what your CapEx spend is going to be in the Bakken for '14?.

Rob, the total CapEx for the year is going to be somewhere around $120 million to $125 million. And let's see, at 50 to 60 wells, and $1 million a well, we're probably close to 2/3 of that being the Bakken/Three Forks..

Got you.

And will you think it will be a similar number in 2015?.

Assuming that the pace of drilling is the same, yes. It's a little bit early to call 2015. We're in the process, and we'll continue to look at the permits that have been filed, as well as have conversations with the operators, to determine the rate of drilling for 2015..

Our final question is a follow-up question from the line of Mark Weintraub with Buckingham Research..

Just really quick.

Just on Eleven, is that still likely to close this year? And are you suggesting that potentially, there could be a little upside to the numbers that you had on the slide?.

Yes, that's the message. We expect to close this year. And we -- based on what we can see today, Mark, we expect it to exceed pro forma. That was our last question. I want to, once again, thank everyone who joined us on the call this morning. And I hope that you have a great day..

Thank you..

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