USE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITIES AND VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 10,942,115	$ 7,882,862
Accrued interest receivable	[1]	2,342,354	2,430,790
Investment related receivable	[1]	0	33,042,234
Loans held for investment	[1]	635,260,420	555,172,891
Total assets	[1]	657,901,998	679,352,035
Accrued interest payable	[1]	805,126	1,231,649
Collateralized loan obligations, net	[1]	505,930,065	503,978,918
Total liabilities	[1]	549,257,286	529,148,697
Equity	[1]	108,545,212	150,103,838
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	657,901,998	679,352,035
Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd.
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents		5,069,715	51,330,950
Accrued interest receivable		2,313,818	2,398,905
Investment related receivable		0	32,666,128
Loans held for investment		629,157,956	550,555,503
Total assets		636,541,489	636,951,486
Accrued interest payable		732,173	867,794
Collateralized loan obligations, net		505,930,065	503,978,918
Total liabilities		506,662,238	504,846,712
Equity		129,879,251	132,104,774
Total liabilities and equity		$ 636,541,489	$ 636,951,486

[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.