CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Net interest margin:
Interest income	$ 6,711	$ 949
Interest expense (from secured funding facilities)	(1,385)	(339)
Net interest margin	5,326	610
Expenses:
Other interest expense	1,950
Management fees to affiliate	614
Professional fees	566	65
Acquisition and investment pursuit costs	640
General and administrative expenses	482	37
General and administrative expenses reimbursed to affiliate	747
Total expenses	4,999	102
Net income	327	508
Less income (loss) attributable to Series A Convertible Preferred Stock:
Preferred dividends		(52)
Accretion of redemption premium		(572)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 327	$ (116)
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.04	$ (0.12)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	9,212,644	998,571
Diluted weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	9,267,162	998,571
Dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.30