Debt Financing - Schedule of Contractual Maturities of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Financing [Abstract]
Remainder of 2021	$ 4,456,041
2022	23,310,689
2023	217,166,816
2024	104,029,152
2025	11,363,784
Thereafter	354,282,763
Total	714,609,245
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt premium	(2,820,344)
Total debt financing, net	$ 711,788,901	$ 673,957,640

Debt Financing [Abstract]

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, excluding the unamortized finance costs.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds scheduled to be repaid within one year .

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Debt financing liabilities net.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds maturing in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds maturing after the fifth year following the latest fiscal year.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax=exempt mortgage revenue bonds maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds maturing in the fourth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Long-term debt financing provided through the securitization of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds maturing in the third fiscal year following the latest fiscal year.

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Debt unamortized deferred financing costs and premium.

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