EQUITY - Narrative (Details)					12 Months Ended
		Apr. 20, 2023 tradingDay shares	Feb. 22, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	May 05, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 shares	Dec. 15, 2015 USD ($)
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) | $ / shares					$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)					52,248,631	52,231,152
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)					52,248,631	52,231,152
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) | $ / shares					$ 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]				$ 4,654,904	$ 4,131,369
Dividends declared per weighted average share of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.26	$ 0.24
Number of trading days | tradingDay		10
Series A Preferred Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share) | $ / shares				$ 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) | $ / shares					$ 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
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) | $ / shares					$ 5.09
Common stock shares repurchased (in shares)					0
Common stock shares repurchased (in shares) | $					$ 9,400,000
Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)					52,248,631	52,231,152	24,947,883
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			27,277,679		17,479	27,283,269
Common stock, shares issued (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 3.06
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | $			$ 83,500,000
Dividends payable | $					$ 13,581,323
Dividends declared per weighted average share of common stock (in dollars per share) | $ / shares					$ 0.26
Common Stock | Stock-for-Fees Program
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock issued (in shares)		2,611,555			17,479
Sale of Stock, Weighted Average Price | $ / shares					$ 2.2825
Common Stock | Stock-for-Fees Program | Director
Stockholders' Equity Note [Line Items]
Common stock issued (in shares)					522,311

[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, 2023 and December 31, 2022, assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $1,384,136,334 and $1,005,507,371, respectively and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs totaled $1,150,207,290 and $831,575,144, respectively. See Note 4 for further discussion.