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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Partners' Capital, Distributions Policies
The Agreement provides that income is allocated as follows: first, to the Limited Partners (“LPs”) and the GP (collectively, the “Partners”) in proportion to and to the extent of the deficit balances, if any, in their respective capital accounts; second, to the Partners in proportion to the allocations of Distributable Cash (as defined in the Agreement); and third, 100% to the LPs.  All losses are allocated as follows: first, 100% to the LPs until the LPs have been allocated losses equal to the excess, if any, of their aggregate capital account balances over the aggregate Adjusted Capital Contributions (as defined in the Agreement); second, to the Partners in proportion to and to the extent of their respective remaining positive capital account balances, if any; and third, 100% to the LPs.
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as follows:

Subsidiaries
 
Number
of Units
 
Location
RRE Tamarlane Holdings, LLC, or Tamarlane Apartments (“Tamarlane”) (2)
 
—
 
—
RRE Bent Oaks Holdings, LLC, or Bent Oaks Apartments (“Bent Oaks”)
 
146
 
Austin, TX
RRE Cape Cod Holdings,  LLC, or Cape Cod Apartments (“Cape Cod”)
 
212
 
San Antonio, TX
RRE Woodhollow Holdings, LLC, or Woodhollow Apartments (“Woodhollow”)
 
108
 
Austin, TX
RRE Woodland Hills Holdings, LLC (“Hills”) (1)
 
—
 
—
RRE Woodland Village Holdings, LLC, or Woodland Village Apartments (“Village”)
 
308
 
Columbia, SC
 
 
774
 
 

 
(1) The Hills, a 228 unit multifamily apartment complex in Georgia, was sold on March 19, 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, Revenues and Net income attributable to Hills were $601,000 and $143,000, respectively. The Partnership recognized a $9.6 million gain on sale.
(2) Tamarlane, a 115 unit multifamily apartment complex in Maine, was sold on December 1, 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, Revenues and Net loss attributable to Tamarlane were $469,000 and $(4,000), respectively.
All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  The Partnership estimates the allowance for uncollectible receivables and loan losses and adjusts the balance quarterly.  The Partnership also estimates the liability for real estate taxes on the properties and adjusts the balance quarterly if necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Advertising
Advertising
The Partnership expenses advertising costs as they are incurred.  Advertising costs, which are included in rental operating expenses
Deferred Financing Costs
Deferred Financing Costs
Costs incurred to obtain financing have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the related debt using the effective yield method.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
Income taxes or credits resulting from earnings or losses are payable by, or accrue to the benefit of, the partners; accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes in these consolidated financial statements.
The Partnership evaluates the benefits of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in its tax returns under a two-step recognition and measurement process.  Only the largest amount of benefits from the tax positions that will more likely than not be sustainable upon examination are recognized by the Partnership.  The Partnership does not have any unrecognized tax benefits, nor interest and penalties, recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets or Consolidated Statements of Operations and does not anticipate significant adjustments to the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.
The Partnership is subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and by the taxing authorities in those states in which the Partnership has significant business operations.  The Partnership is not currently undergoing any examinations by taxing authorities.  The Partnership may be subject to U.S. federal income tax and state/local income tax examinations for years 2012 through 2015.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is primarily derived from the rental of residential housing units with lease agreement terms of generally one year or less.  The Partnership recognizes revenue in the period that rent is earned, which is on a monthly basis.  The Partnership recognizes rent as income on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease.  Additionally, any incentives included in the lease are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related lease.
Included within rental income are other income amounts such as utility reimbursements, late fees, parking fees, pet fees and lease application fees which are recognized when earned or received.
Long-Lived Assets
Long-Lived Assets
The Partnership reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  If it is determined that an asset’s estimated future cash flows will not be sufficient to recover its carrying amount, an impairment charge will be recorded to reduce the carrying amount for that asset to its estimated fair value. The Partnership has estimated that the future cash flows from its properties will be sufficient to recover their
carrying amounts and, as a result, the Partnership did not recognize any impairment losses with respect to its Properties for the
three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
Rental Properties
Rental Properties
Rental properties are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.  Buildings and improvements and personal property are depreciated for financial reporting purposes on the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives.  The value of in-place leases is amortized over the average remaining term of the respective leases on a straight-line basis.  Useful lives used for calculating depreciation for financial reporting purposes are as follows:
 
Buildings and improvements
5 - 27.5 years
 
 
Personal property
3 - 15 years
 
Tenant Receivables
Tenant Receivables
Tenant receivables are stated at amounts due from tenants net of an allowance for uncollectible receivables.  Payment terms vary and receivables outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due.  The Partnership determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time receivables are past due, security deposits held, the Partnership’s previous loss history, the tenants’ current ability to pay their obligations to the Partnership, the general condition of the economy and the condition of the industry as a whole.  The Partnership writes off receivables when they become uncollectible.
Redemptions
Redemptions
The LPs may request redemption of their units at any time.  The Partnership has no obligation to redeem any units and will do so only at the GP’s discretion.  If the Partnership redeems units, the redemption price is generally the amount of the initial investment less all distributions from the Partnership to the LP, and less all organization and offering expenses charged to the LP.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance to change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations.  Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in a company's operations and financial results should be reported as discontinued operations, with expanded disclosures.  In addition, disclosure of the pre-tax income attributable to a disposal of a significant part of an organization that does not qualify as discontinued operations is required.  This guidance is effective for the Partnership as of January 1, 2015. Disposal of the rental property during the the three months ended March 31, 2016 was concluded by the Partnership not to represent a strategic shift in the business and, therefore, discontinued operations is not presented in accordance with the revised accounting standard.
         
In January 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, "Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20), Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items. The amendments in ASU No. 2015-01 eliminate from GAAP the concept of extraordinary items. Although the amendment will eliminate the requirements for reporting entities to consider whether an underlying event or transaction is extraordinary, the presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently will be retained and will be expanded to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring.  ASU No. 2015-01 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted provided that the guidance is applied from the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2015-01 and the adoption had no impact on the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-02, "Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" (“ASU 2015-02”), which makes certain changes to both the variable interest model and the voting model, including changes to (1) the identification of variable interests (fees paid to a decision maker or service provider), (2) the variable interest
entity characteristics for a limited partnership or similar entity and (3) the primary beneficiary determination. ASU 2015-02 is effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2016. On January 1, 2016, the Partnership adopted ASU 2015-02 and the adoption had no impact on the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" ("ASU 2015-03"), which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected. Upon adoption, the Partnership will apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis and adjust the balance sheet of each individual period presented to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. This guidance was effective and was adopted by the Partnership on January 1, 2016 and as result the Partnership has reclassified $261,000 of unamortized debt issuance costs at December 31, 2015 from deferred financing costs to liabilities as reduction of the related mortgage notes payable

In September 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-16, "Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments" ("ASU 2015-16"), which eliminates the requirement to retroactively revise comparative financial information for prior periods presented in financial statements due to changes in provisional amounts recorded for acquisitions in subsequent periods. Upon adoption, disclosure of the amounts recorded in current-period earnings that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized at the acquisition date are required. ASU 2015-16 was effective and adopted by the Partnership on January 1, 2016 and the adoption had no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Effective.

In May 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU") No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”, which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP.  The core principle of ASU No. 2014-09 is that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services.  ASU No. 2014-09 requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. ASU No. 2014-09 will be effective for the Partnership beginning January 1, 2018, including interim periods in 2018, and allows for both retrospective and prospective methods of adoption. The Partnership is in the process of determining the method of adoption and assessing the impact of this guidance on the Partnership’s consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern." Under the new guidance, an entity should evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. The guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of the new requirements is not expected to have a significant impact on the Partnership's consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases" ("ASU No. 2016-02"). which is intended to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions and requires organizations that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases. ASU No. 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is continuing to evaluate this guidance; however, it does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2016-02 to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.