EQUITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
		Jan. 03, 2020	Feb. 14, 2019	Nov. 29, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 15, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)					450,000,000			450,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)					$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)					24,938,883		24,938,883	23,692,164
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)					24,938,883			23,692,164
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount										$ 10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)								50,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)								$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)								1,610,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)								1,610,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage					8.75%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)								$ 25.00
Dividends payable					$ 1,874,166	[1]	$ 1,661,844	$ 1,776,912	[1]
Noncontrolling interests	[1]				99,500			$ 99,500
Dividends on the HCMT Preferred Shares					$ 3,750		$ 480,472
Stock Repurchase Program
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased (in shares)					126,856
Weighted average share price of common stock repurchased (in dollars per share)					$ 5.09
Common stock repurchase activity (in shares)					0
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized amount					$ 9,400,000
Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)								$ 0.01
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage					8.75%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)					$ 25
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			1,610,000
Preferred stock, dividend rate, percentage			8.75%
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)			$ 25
Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock, net (in shares)		1,246,719			1,246,719
Dividends payable					$ 1,870,416
Dividends payable, amount per share (in dollars per share)					$ 0.08
Noncontrolling interests | Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Number of shares issued (in shares)				125
Noncontrolling interests				$ 99,500
Equity raised				125,000
Non-controlling interests expenses				$ 25,500
Dividend rate percentage				12.00%
Dividends on the HCMT Preferred Shares					$ 3,750			$ 15,000
Hunt | Private Placement
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock, shares issued (in dollars per share)		$ 4.61
Aggregate capital raise		$ 5,700,000

[1] Our consolidated balance sheets include assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities ("VIEs") as the Company was the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, assets of consolidated VIEs related to Hunt CRE 2017-F1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd. totaled 636,607,029 and $636,541,489, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs related to Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd totaled 506,907,671 and $506,662,238 respectively. See Note 5 for further discussion.