Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
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)		24,943,383	23,692,164
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		24,943,383	23,692,164
Total Assets	[1]	$ 621,489,779	$ 657,901,998
Total Liabilities	[1]	507,786,627	549,257,286
Cash and cash equivalents		11,375,960	10,942,115	[1]
Restricted cash		57,999,396	5,069,715	[1]
Loans held for investment		547,345,334	635,260,420	[1]
Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd.
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total Assets		591,318,506	636,541,489
Total Liabilities		463,411,967	506,662,238
Cash and cash equivalents		57,999,396	5,069,715
Loans held for investment		$ 531,363,401	$ 629,157,956

[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 December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, assets of the consolidated VIEs related to Hunt CRE 2017-FL1, Ltd. and Hunt CRE 2018-FL2, Ltd. totaled $591,318,506 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 $463,411,967 and $506,662,238, respectively.