CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 11,384	$ 9,303
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
Gain on sale of real estate	(470)	(69)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		18
Net gain on investment in marketable securities		(666)
Gain on involuntary conversion	(197)	(398)
Loss on impairment of property	412	0
Loss on lease termination		58
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates	(957)	(1,086)
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	900	1,086
Depreciation	16,466	12,116
Amortization	3,742	1,897
Effects on operating cash flows due to changes in
Restricted deposits - tenant security deposits	(1,169)	(304)
Restricted deposits - real estate tax and insurance escrows	330	523
Due from related party	49	(45)
Receivables	(475)	199
Prepaid expenses	737	(372)
Marketable securities		666
Other assets	(64)	23
Due to related party	(2,037)	2,229
Tenant security deposits payable	159	244
Accounts payable - trade	(815)	439
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	320	2,066
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	28,315	27,927
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of real estate investment properties	(23,480)	(43,932)
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements	(5,759)	(10,536)
Proceeds from sale of real estate investments	1,424	625
Proceeds from involuntary conversion	529	906
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	(37)	(674)
Distributions in excess of earnings received from unconsolidated affiliates	152	274
Restricted deposits - replacement reserve escrows	1,456	(1,367)
Notes receivable issued	(51)	(600)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(25,766)	(55,304)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payments for financing and lease costs	(1,938)	(1,668)
Payments on investment certificates	(319)	(64)
Reinvested proceeds from investment certificates		17
Principal payments on special assessments payable	(117)	(35)
Proceeds from issuance of mortgage notes payable and unsubordinated debt	36,385	24,540
Principal payments on mortgage notes payable	(27,160)	(7,898)
Advances on lines of credit	16,305	29,630
Payments on lines of credit	(32,725)	(13,210)
Proceeds from contributions received from noncontrolling interest - partially owned properties	5,123
Proceeds from issuance of common shares	25,750
Proceeds from issuance of shares under optional purchase plan	1,783	1,892
Shares/units redeemed	(2,548)	(4,904)
Dividends/distributions paid	(15,935)	(14,129)
Payment of syndication costs	(1,335)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES	3,269	14,171
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	5,818	(13,206)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	643	13,849
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	6,461	643
SCHEDULE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of capitalized interest	16,249	12,395
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends reinvested	4,160	3,238
Dividends declared and not paid	1,762	1,264
UPREIT distributions declared and not paid	3,557	3,290
UPREIT units converted to REIT common shares	87	700
Stock issued pursuant to trustee compensation plan	56	23
Acquisition of assets in exchange for the issuance of noncontrolling interest units in UPREIT	11,228	16,771
Contributed assets in real estate venture		1,316
Purchase of subsidiary ownership from noncontrolling interest in exchange for the issuance of noncontrolling interest units in UPREIT		810
Increase in land improvements due to increase in special assessments payable	850	172
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	53	(37)
Acquisition of assets with new financing	45,830	67,813
Acquisition of assets through assumption of debt and liabilities	2,051	2,636
Capitalized interest related to construction in progress	71	224
Construction in progress with new financing	3,424
Acquisition of assets with accounts payable	$ 213	$ 1,066