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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Real Estate Assets Narrative Tagging (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Real Estate Assets Narrative Tagging (Details)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Property Unit	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Unit
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties			$ 4,599,109
Available-for-sale Securities			47,366,656				$ 70,601,045
Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land			7,400,000
The Suites on Paseo [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			1,800,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ 1,000,000
Woodland Park [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue				$ 1,000,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent				$ 164,000
Glynn Place [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| Unit							128
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	$ 5,500,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties	$ 1,200,000
The Colonial
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment		$ 10,700,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties		$ 3,400,000
The Suites on Paseo [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| Unit			394
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost					$ 43,400,000	$ 43,400,000
Other Assets, Current					200,000
Real Estate Investments, Net			$ 43,600,000
The Suites on Paseo [Member] \| Series A and B [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities					$ 41,000,000
Panama City [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land			$ 2,900,000
St. Petersburg [Member] \| Available-for-sale Securities [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Land							$ 3,000,000
Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			8
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| Unit			2,217
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties			$ 0
Limited Partner [Member] \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			99.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			1
Limited Liability Company [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			100.00%
Number of Limited Liability Companies \| Property			6
General Partner [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			1.00%
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties			$ 0
KANSAS \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			1
NEBRASKA \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			2
KENTUCKY \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			1
INDIANA \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			1
CALIFORNIA \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			1
TEXAS \| Consolidated Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property			2