NATURE OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
NATURE OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS	NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS Resource Real Estate Investors 7, L.P. (“R-7” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership which owns and operates multifamily residential rental properties located in Texas and South Carolina (the “Properties”). The Partnership also may invest in interests in real estate mortgages and other debt instruments that are secured, directly or indirectly, by multifamily residential rental properties, although the Partnership held no such investments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Partnership was formed on March 28, 2008 and commenced operations on June 16, 2008. The General Partner, Resource Capital Partners, Inc. (“RCP”, the “General Partner”, or the “GP”), is in the business of sponsoring and managing real estate investment limited partnerships and tenant in common programs. RCP contributed $1,000 in cash as its minimum capital contribution to the Partnership. In addition, RCP held a 5.62% limited partnership interest in the Partnership at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. RCP is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Resource America, Inc. (“RAI”), a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: REXI) operating in the real estate, financial fund management and commercial finance sectors. In accordance with the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Agreement”), the GP has the right to extend the Partnership term for a maximum of two years in the aggregate following the initial termination date. In February 2016, the GP extended the Partnership term for one year until March 28, 2017. 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. Distributable cash from operations, payable monthly, as determined by the GP, is first allocated 100% to the LPs until the LP’s have received their Preferred Return (as defined in the Agreement); and thereafter, 80% to the LPs and 20% to the GP. Distributable cash from capital transactions, as determined by the GP, is first allocated 100% to the LPs until the LPs have received their Preferred Return; second, 100% to the LPs until their Adjusted Capital Contributions have been reduced to zero; and thereafter, 80% to the LPs and 20% to the GP. The consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained in the notes thereto as of March 31, 2016 are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all the necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending December 31, 2016.

NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

Resource Real Estate Investors 7, L.P. (“R-7” or the “Partnership”) is a Delaware limited partnership which owns and operates multifamily residential rental properties located in Texas and South Carolina (the “Properties”). The Partnership also may invest in interests in real estate mortgages and other debt instruments that are secured, directly or indirectly, by multifamily residential rental properties, although the Partnership held no such investments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The Partnership was formed on March 28, 2008 and commenced operations on June 16, 2008. The General Partner, Resource Capital Partners, Inc. (“RCP”, the “General Partner”, or the “GP”), is in the business of sponsoring and managing real estate investment limited partnerships and tenant in common programs. RCP contributed $1,000 in cash as its minimum capital contribution to the Partnership. In addition, RCP held a 5.62% limited partnership interest in the Partnership at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. RCP is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Resource America, Inc. (“RAI”), a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: REXI) operating in the real estate, financial fund management and commercial finance sectors.

In accordance with the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Agreement”), the GP has the right to extend the Partnership term for a maximum of two years in the aggregate following the initial termination date. In February 2016, the GP extended the Partnership term for one year until March 28, 2017.

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.

Distributable cash from operations, payable monthly, as determined by the GP, is first allocated 100% to the LPs until the LP’s have received their Preferred Return (as defined in the Agreement); and thereafter, 80% to the LPs and 20% to the GP.

Distributable cash from capital transactions, as determined by the GP, is first allocated 100% to the LPs until the LPs have received their Preferred Return; second, 100% to the LPs until their Adjusted Capital Contributions have been reduced to zero; and thereafter, 80% to the LPs and 20% to the GP.

The consolidated financial statements and the information and tables contained in the notes thereto as of March 31, 2016 are unaudited. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). However, in the opinion of management, these interim financial statements include all the necessary adjustments to fairly present the results of the interim periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 may not necessarily be indicative of the results of operations for the full year ending December 31, 2016.