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Sierra Springs Opportunity Fund Inc. ("SSOF") Investment (Details)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 09, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 a
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage			9.00%
Variable interest entity shares authorized \| shares			75,000,000
Assets held for sale, net (Note 2)			$ 10,512,066	$ 6,328,338
Impairment expense			500,000
Advances to affiliate			0	1,315,000
Industrial, land and senior water rights
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of land \| a					98
Commercial land
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Area of land \| a					160
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, net (Note 2)			10,512,066	6,328,338
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| DTSS (Land)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Assets held for sale, net (Note 2)	$ 3,600,000		3,589,876	3,589,876
Downtown Silver Springs, LLC Equity Purchase Agreement
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Purchase option, water and sewer rights		$ 3,600,000
Percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%
Payments to acquire land	$ 4,100,000
Comstock Industrial LLC
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 6,500,000
Sierra Springs, LLC
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Deposits for investment			$ 300,000	$ 300,000