Aggregate limited partnership units issued for acquisition purposes

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Aggregate value of limited partnership units issued for acquisition

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Represents the assumed liabilities in a business acquisition.

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The amount of closing costs and adjustments capitalized in the acquisition of real estate.

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The amount of consideration transferred in the acquisition of real estate.

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The amount of special assessments related to property acquisitions.

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Amount per share or per unit of equity securities issued. Represents the first price.

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The amount of 1031 tax-deferred exchange funds used in acquisitions of investment property.

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Units In Property Acquired

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3213-108585

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Business Combinations and Acquisitions - Purchases, Prior Year (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item $ / shares	Nov. 01, 2018 USD ($) item	Oct. 24, 2018 USD ($) item	Oct. 01, 2018 USD ($) item	Sep. 17, 2018 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 01, 2018 USD ($) item	Mar. 01, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition price								$ 29,657	$ 22,937
Capitalized closing costs and adjustments	$ 1,156							1,156	$ 258
Special assessments	$ 105							$ 105
Aggregate number of limited partnership units issued for acquisition \| shares								423,000	118,000
Price per limited partnership unit issued for acquisition, price one \| $ / shares	$ 18.50							$ 18.50	$ 16.00
Aggregate value of limited partnership units issued for acquisition								$ 7,819	$ 10,006
Assumed liabilities								576	132
1031 tax-deferred exchange funds								11,326	4,278
Consideration in cash to pay for acquisitions								$ 9,093	$ 4,599
Thunder Creek Apartments, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item							57
Acquisition price							$ 4,460
Chandler 1834, Grand Forks, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item						12
Acquisition price						$ 630
Dairy Queen, Apple Valley, MN
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| ft²					5,348
Acquisition price					$ 3,000
Hartford Apartments, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item				30
Acquisition price				$ 1,350
Bradbury Apartments, Bismarck, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item			96
Acquisition price			$ 5,826
Cityside Apartments, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item		31
Acquisition price		$ 1,054
Morningside Apartments, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item		17
Acquisition price		$ 714
Fredericksburg Apartments, Omaha, NE
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item		173
Acquisition price		$ 11,319
Cityside Apartments, Additional Units, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item	5
Acquisition price	$ 153
Cedars 4 Apartments, Fargo, ND
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
Units acquired \| item	18
Acquisition price	$ 1,151