EQUITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
		Feb. 22, 2022	May 05, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	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)				52,231,152	24,947,883
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				52,231,152	24,947,883
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	2,400,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,400,000	2,400,000
Dividends payable	[1]			$ 4,131,369	$ 3,242,809
Dividends declared per weighted average share of common stock (in dollars per share)				$ 0.24	$ 0.36
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	2,400,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)				2,400,000	2,400,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Redeemable Preferred Stock			$ 58,100,000
Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		27,277,679		27,283,269	4,500
Common stock, shares issued (in dollars per share)		$ 3.06
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 83,500,000
Dividends payable				$ 12,535,116
Dividends declared per weighted average share of common stock (in dollars per share)				$ 0.07
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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $1,005,507,371 and $1,003,896,995, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $831,575,144 and $827,390,435, respectively.