EQUITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
		May 05, 2021	Jan. 03, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	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 issued (in shares)				24,947,883	24,943,383
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				24,947,883	24,943,383
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)				50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)				2,400,000	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,400,000	0
Dividends payable	[1]			$ 3,242,809	$ 3,242,640
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)				$ 25.00
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)				50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)				$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)		2,400,000		2,400,000	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,400,000	0
Proceeds from Issuance of Redeemable Preferred Stock		$ 58,100,000
Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)				4,500	1,251,219
Dividends payable				$ 8,980,832
Dividends payable, amount per share (in dollars per share)				$ 0.36
Common Stock | Private Placement
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			1,246,719
Common stock, shares issued (in dollars per share)			$ 4.61
Proceeds from issuance of common stock			$ 5,700,000
Stock Repurchase Program
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount						$ 10,000,000
Shares repurchased				126,856
Weighted average share price of common stock repurchased (in dollars per share)				$ 5.09
Common stock shares repurchased (in shares)				0
Common stock shares repurchased (in shares)				$ 9,400,000

[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 December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $1,003,896,995 and $591,318,506, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $827,390,435 and $463,411,967, respectively.