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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Aug. 03, 2016	Jan. 31, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
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Due From Affiliates Excluding Former Advisor				$ 2,900,000	$ 2,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross					333,848
Issuance of Preferred Stock, Commission Fee Percentage				10.00%
Issuance Of Preferred Stock Dealer Manager Fee Percentage				10.00%
Commissions Payable to Broker-Dealers and Clearing Organizations				$ 8,700,000	$ 3,700,000
Base Management Fee Expense						$ 6,400,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		1,056,211
Due to Correspondent Brokers				$ 11,400,000	4,900,000
Internatization Member [Member]
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Business Combination, Consideration Transferred			$ 41,240,000
BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfPaymentInEquity			99.90%
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs			$ 40,794
2015 Long term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
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General and Administrative Expense [Member]
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Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense					2,200,000	2,400,000
Reimbursement Of Offering Costs					1,500,000	600,000
Reimbursement of Payroll Related Costs				$ 400,000	100,000
Reimbursement of Payroll Operating Costs				$ 1,700,000	300,000
Base Management Fee Expense					10,000	400,000
Long-term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management Fees					$ 8,700,000
Long TermIncentive Plan Units Granted				179,562
Long-term Incentive Plan Units [Member] \| 2014 Inventive Plan [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long Term Incentive Plan Units Vesteded				212,203
Long-term Incentive Plan Units [Member] \| 2016 Long term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Long Term Incentive Plan Units Vesteded				117,740
Opertating Partnership Units [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			3,753,593
LTIP Units [Member] \| Long-term Incentive Plan Units [Member]
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Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Gross					783,881
Manager [Member]
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Incentive Fee Expense					$ 4,000,000	$ 200,000
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross	176,610
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Reimbursement Of Offering Costs				$ 1,300,000	100,000
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Reimbursement Of Offering Costs					$ 700,000
Common Class C [Member]
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Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares			76,603