Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate (percentage)		8.75%	8.75%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)		$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		0	1,610,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		0	1,610,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		450,000,000	450,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		23,692,164	23,687,664
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		23,692,164	23,687,664
Total Assets	[1]	$ 657,901,998	$ 679,352,035
Total Liabilities	[1]	549,257,286	529,148,697
Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd.
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total Assets		636,541,489	636,951,486
Total Liabilities		506,662,238	504,846,712
Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd. | Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total Assets		636,541,489	636,951,486
Total Liabilities		$ 506,662,238	504,846,712
FREMF 2012-KF01 Trust | Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total Assets			24,357,335
Total Liabilities			$ 19,595,186

[1] Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIE's) as the Company was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, assets of the consolidated VIEs related to Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd. totaled $636,541,489 and $636,951,486, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs related to Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd. totaled $506,662,238 and $504,846,712, respectively.