Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014		Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 segments	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Operating Segments										2
Total interest income	$ 10,267,875	[1]	$ 11,000,619	$ 10,831,220	$ 9,493,033	$ 8,773,339	$ 8,273,444	$ 5,935,511	$ 3,436,033	$ 41,592,747	$ 26,418,327	$ 9,398,319
Total interest expense	4,447,530	[1]	4,491,678	4,416,385	3,903,952	3,090,565	2,333,139	1,156,780	514,035	17,259,545	7,094,519	1,387,451
Net interest income	5,820,345	[1]	6,508,941	6,414,835	5,589,081	5,682,774	5,940,305	4,778,731	2,921,998	24,333,202	19,323,808	8,010,868
Non-interest income										4,730,212
Change in unrealized gain or loss										19,090,520
Realized gain										5,762,254
Gain or (loss) on derivative instruments										(5,921,725)	5,614,815	(1,171,219)
Advisory fee - related party										2,853,896	2,629,815	877,825
Salaries, commissions and benefits										3,765,784
Operating expenses										7,862,308	5,473,915	1,475,729
Expense										2,180,113
Transaction costs relating to acquisition of GMFS										2,177,617
Depreciation and amortization										154,010
Total other expenses										4,511,741	1,500,359	1,827,350
Net income/(loss) before income taxes										29,000,734	7,553,465	20,265,597
Income tax benefit	850,996	[1]								850,996
Net income/(loss) after income taxes	216,938	[1]	1,279,798	25,872,135	2,482,859	9,000,455	4,148,192	(7,568,877)	1,973,695	29,851,730	7,553,465	20,265,597
Mortgage loans held for investment	415,959,838					331,785,542				415,959,838	331,785,542
Mortgage loans held for investment, at cost	1,338,935									1,338,935
Mortgage loans held for sale	97,690,960									97,690,960
Real estate securities	148,585,733					226,155,221				148,585,733	226,155,221
Other investment securities	2,040,532									2,040,532
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	33,378,978									33,378,978
Goodwill	16,512,680									16,512,680
Intangible assets	5,668,611									5,668,611
Total assets	792,398,605					620,081,058				792,398,605	620,081,058
Residential Mortgage Loan Investments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total interest income										40,998,530
Total interest expense										11,451,687
Net interest income										29,546,843
Non-interest income
Change in unrealized gain or loss										19,090,520
Realized gain										5,762,254
Gain or (loss) on derivative instruments										(5,921,725)
Advisory fee - related party										3,835
Salaries, commissions and benefits
Operating expenses										251,305
Expense										2,180,113
Transaction costs relating to acquisition of GMFS
Depreciation and amortization
Total other expenses										2,180,113
Net income/(loss) before income taxes										46,042,639
Income tax benefit
Net income/(loss) after income taxes										46,042,639
Mortgage loans held for investment	415,959,838									415,959,838
Mortgage loans held for investment, at cost
Mortgage loans held for sale
Real estate securities	148,585,733									148,585,733
Other investment securities	2,040,532									2,040,532
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Total assets	596,553,227									596,553,227
Residential Mortgage Banking [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total interest income										594,217
Total interest expense										121,194
Net interest income										473,023
Non-interest income										4,730,212
Change in unrealized gain or loss
Realized gain
Gain or (loss) on derivative instruments
Advisory fee - related party										143,674
Salaries, commissions and benefits										3,765,784
Operating expenses										1,089,640
Expense
Transaction costs relating to acquisition of GMFS										2,177,617
Depreciation and amortization										154,011
Total other expenses										2,331,628
Net income/(loss) before income taxes										(2,127,491)
Income tax benefit										850,996
Net income/(loss) after income taxes										(1,276,495)
Mortgage loans held for investment
Mortgage loans held for investment, at cost	1,338,935									1,338,935
Mortgage loans held for sale	97,690,960									97,690,960
Real estate securities
Other investment securities
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value	33,378,978									33,378,978
Goodwill	16,512,680									16,512,680
Intangible assets	5,668,611									5,668,611
Total assets	194,700,643									194,700,643
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total interest income
Total interest expense										5,686,664
Net interest income										(5,686,664)
Non-interest income
Change in unrealized gain or loss
Realized gain
Gain or (loss) on derivative instruments
Advisory fee - related party										2,706,387
Salaries, commissions and benefits
Operating expenses										6,521,363
Expense
Transaction costs relating to acquisition of GMFS
Depreciation and amortization
Total other expenses
Net income/(loss) before income taxes										(14,914,414)
Income tax benefit
Net income/(loss) after income taxes										(14,914,414)
Mortgage loans held for investment
Mortgage loans held for investment, at cost
Mortgage loans held for sale
Real estate securities
Other investment securities
Mortgage servicing rights, at fair value
Goodwill
Intangible assets
Total assets	$ 1,144,735									$ 1,144,735

[1] On October 31, 2014 the Company, completed the acquisition of GMFS. The Company has recognized the revenues and earnings related to its investment in GMFS for the period from the acquisition date to December 31, 2014 which are reflected in its consolidated statements of operations.