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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Narrative (Details)							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 04, 2021 USD ($) property	Aug. 18, 2021 USD ($) property_unit	Jul. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2021 USD ($)	May 04, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 20, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property_unit	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) property_unit	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 property_unit	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($) property_unit
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment charge							$ 0	$ 3,642,000	$ 520,000	$ 3,642,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate							414,000	0	7,693,000	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 902,000	0	$ 902,000	0
Number of units \| property_unit							2,010		2,010
Mortgages payable
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt							$ 902,000		$ 902,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property_unit							27		27		31
Weighted average interest rate percentage							4.03%		4.03%		3.96%
Weighted average remaining term to maturity									7 years 6 months 3 days		7 years 8 months 1 day
Impairment charge							$ 0	0	$ 2,813,000	0
Insurance recoveries							0	0	2,813,000	0
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate							83,984,000	0	83,984,000	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt							9,401,000	$ 0	9,401,000	$ 0
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Texas
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment charge							2,813,000,000,000		2,813,000,000,000
Insurance recoveries							$ 2,813,000,000,000		2,813,000,000,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Anatole Apartments, Daytona Beach, FL \| Property Acquisition
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain from sale						$ 2,244,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Civic Center I and Civic Center II - Southaven, MS \| Property Acquisition \| VIE
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Additional interest acquired					14.69%
Purchase price					$ 6,031,000
Ownership percentage					74.69%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Avenue, Ocoee, FL
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale				$ 107,661,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate				39,668,000					19,518,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				9,093,000
Outstanding principal balance				53,060,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Avenue, Ocoee, FL \| BRT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate				$ (4,474,000)
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Lawrenceville, GA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of property held-for-sale			$ 118,250,000
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate			44,316,000						$ 15,464,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			308,000
Outstanding principal balance			54,447,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Lawrenceville, GA \| BRT
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of real estate			$ (107,000)
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Outstanding principal balance		$ 52,000,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN \| Construction Loans
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Outstanding principal balance		47,043,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN \| Mortgages payable
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Outstanding principal balance		$ 52,000,000
Interest rate		3.48%					3.48%		3.48%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN \| Property Acquisition \| VIE
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 27,860,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN \| Property Acquisition \| VIE \| Mortgages payable
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Interest rate		3.48%
Long-term debt term		10 years
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Bells Bluff, West Nashville, TN \| Property Acquisition \| VIE \| Multi-family
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Additional interest acquired		41.95%
Number of units \| property_unit		402
Interest rate, fixed rate term		20 years
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Crestmont at Thornblade, Greenville, SC \| Property Acquisition \| VIE \| Subsequent Event
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Purchase price												$ 1,570,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| Crestmont at Thornblade, Greenville, SC \| Property Acquisition \| VIE \| Multi-family \| Subsequent Event
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Additional interest acquired												10.00%
Number of units \| property_unit												266
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| St. Louis, MO
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Impairment charge									$ 520,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures \| St. Louis, MO \| Subsequent Event
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Gain (loss) on sale of real estate	$ 385,000
Number of property sold \| property	2