Organization and Background - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) state property investment property_unit	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Organization, background and significant accounting policies
Number of properties \| property	34
Number of units \| property_unit	9,684
Number of units in properties in lease up stage \| property_unit	445
Number of properties in lease up stage \| property	2
Number of units under construction \| property_unit	402
Number of states \| state	11
Real estate properties, net	$ 931,996	$ 902,281
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	21,115	$ 21,415
Multi-family
Organization, background and significant accounting policies
Real estate properties, net	$ 921,522
Two Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Organization, background and significant accounting policies
Number of investments \| investment	3
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 21,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
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