Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Investment income	$ 57,736,968	$ 47,553,660
Property revenues	7,208,661	6,986,009
Contingent interest income	1,848,825	12,043
Other interest income	1,657,840	967,338
Other income		9,518
Total revenues	68,452,294	55,528,568
Expenses:
Real estate operating (exclusive of items shown below)	3,992,293	4,347,441
Provision for credit loss (Note 6)	1,856,893	7,318,590
Provision for loan loss (Note 10)	444,302	911,232
Impairment charge on real estate assets		25,200
Depreciation and amortization	2,732,922	2,810,073
Interest expense	21,943,885	21,215,888
General and administrative	14,824,668	13,027,349
Total expenses	45,794,963	49,655,773
Other Income:
Loss on sale of real estate asset	(14,800)
Gain on sale of securities		1,416,023
Gain on sale of investments in unconsolidated entities	15,520,749
Income before income taxes	38,163,280	7,288,818
Income tax expense	63,792	79,990
Net income	38,099,488	7,208,828
Redeemable Preferred Unit distributions and accretion	(2,871,051)	(2,871,051)
Net income available to Partners	35,228,437	4,337,777
Net income (loss) available to Partners allocated to:
General Partner	2,830,481	(32,666)
Net income available to Partners and noncontrolling interest	$ 35,228,437	$ 4,337,777
BUC holders' interest in net income per BUC, basic and diluted	$ 0.52	$ 0.07
Weighted average number of BUCs outstanding, basic	61,971,556	60,606,989
Weighted average number of BUCs outstanding, diluted	61,971,556	60,606,989
Beneficial Unit Certificate Holders [Member]
Net income (loss) available to Partners allocated to:
Limited Partners	$ 32,258,667	$ 4,304,208
Restricted Unitholders [Member]
Net income (loss) available to Partners allocated to:
Limited Partners	$ 139,289	$ 66,235