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Interest Rate On Deferred Acquisition Fee

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Joint Venture Loans, Accounts Payable, and Other, Loans Due To Joint Venture Partners

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The ownership interest in jointly owned investments by the reporting entity.

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The percentage fee paid to the advisor for managing the company's assets based on the average market value or average equity value, as applicable, depending on the type of investments.

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The percentage guideline for when the advisor is required to reimburse the amount of operating expenses that exceeds the greater of the percentages for average invested assets or adjusted net income.

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The percentage fee based on the lesser of competitive real estate commission or the contract sales prices of the investment being sold that is paid to the advisor for services provided in connection with disposition.

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The percentage of our common stock outstanding held by our advisor.

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The percentage of fees paid to the advisor for the structuring and negotiating investments on the company's behalf and based on the aggregate total costs of an investment for all investments other than those in readily-marketable real estate securities purchased in the secondary market.

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The percentage threshold for personnel and overhead reimbursement chargeable by the advisor for personnel cost. Personnel expenses excludes costs related to the advisor’s legal transaction group allocated. The threshold is based on pro rata revenue.

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The advisor's preferred non-compounded cumulative distribution return per annum.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties - Narratives (Details)		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) payment shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Jan. 01, 2019
Related Party Transaction
Advisory agreement, term		1 year
Advisory agreement additional renewal period, term		1 year
Advisory agreement, unpenalized cancellation period		60 days
Loans payable to joint venture		$ 4,700,000	$ 4,600,000
Percentage of asset management fees payable in cash (percent)					50.00%
Due to Related Party
Preferred return (as a percentage)		5.00%
Number of annual installment payments for acquisition and disposition fees \| payment		3
Personnel and overhead reimbursement (as a percentage)		1.00%
Distributions of available cash (as a percentage)		10.00%
Current
Due to Related Party
Acquisition fees (as a percentage)		2.50%
Deferred
Due to Related Party
Acquisition fees (as a percentage)		2.00%
Interest rate on deferred acquisition fee		2.00%
Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction
Net asset value (usd per share) \| $ / shares				$ 8.29
Percentage of asset management fees payable in shares (percent)					50.00%
Real estate commission
Due to Related Party
Subordinated disposition fees (as a percentage)			50.00%
Contract sales price of investment
Due to Related Party
Subordinated disposition fees (as a percentage)			3.00%
Average invested asset
Due to Related Party
Percentage of operating expense reimbursement		2.00%
Adjusted net income
Due to Related Party
Percentage of operating expense reimbursement		25.00%
Minimum
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest In joint venture (as a percentage)		50.00%
Minimum \| Average market value of investment
Related Party Transaction
Asset management fees (as a percentage)		0.50%
Maximum
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest In joint venture (as a percentage)		100.00%
Due to Related Party
Acquisition fees (as a percentage)		6.00%
Maximum \| Average equity value of investment
Related Party Transaction
Asset management fees (as a percentage)		1.50%
Affiliated Entity \| Advisor \| Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction
Number of shares held by advisor (shares) \| shares		6,211,580
Advisor owned percentage of common stock (as a percentage)		4.10%
Subsequent Event
Related Party Transaction
Interest rate equal to the LIBOR (percentage)	1.05%
Line of Credit \| Subsequent Event \| Affiliated Entity
Related Party Transaction
Unsecured line of credit	$ 25,000,000.0
Interest rate equal to the LIBOR (percentage)	1.05%