Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 5,990,993	$ 1,324,885	$ 14,912,362	$ 1,379,330
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses			8,562,961
Property operating expenses – affiliates	485,587	47,792	866,256	49,336
General and administrative	490,894	201,556	1,330,307	291,521
Depreciation	1,559,979	433,862	3,934,413	447,896
Intangible amortization expense	1,841,542	885,401	6,311,376	916,560
Acquisition expenses – affiliates	57,538	977,081	148,736	2,225,762
Other property acquisition expenses	34,602	203,598	304,483	380,958
Total operating expenses	8,380,311	3,315,636	21,458,532	4,893,025
Operating loss	(2,389,318)	(1,990,751)	(6,546,170)	(3,513,695)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(1,804,072)	(496,608)	(4,110,085)	(516,651)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(216,022)	(464,841)	(540,404)	(480,069)
Other	(31,154)	(2,803)	(64,003)	(9,402)
Net loss	(4,440,566)	(2,955,003)	(11,260,662)	(4,519,817)
Less: Distributions to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership	(88,874)	(132,044)	(92,543)	(136,282)
Less: Accretion of preferred equity costs	(7,344)	(33,176)	(7,981)	(35,059)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership	10,410	351,934	27,372	1,137,402
Net loss attributable to Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc. common stockholders	(4,526,374)	(2,768,289)	(11,333,814)	(3,553,756)
Student Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,841,243	1,324,885	6,415,533	1,379,330
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	1,218,285	$ 566,346	3,106,101	$ 580,992
Property operating expenses – affiliates			441,782
Depreciation			2,432,839
Intangible amortization expense			3,743,640
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(1,606,050)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs			(51,094)
Net loss			(4,965,973)
Senior Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	4,149,750		8,496,829
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	$ 2,691,884		5,456,860
Property operating expenses – affiliates			424,474
Depreciation			1,497,267
Intangible amortization expense			2,567,736
Acquisition expenses – affiliates			148,736
Other property acquisition expenses			304,483
Other income (expense):
Interest expense			(2,504,035)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs			(489,310)
Other			(64,699)
Net loss			$ (4,960,771)
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.41)	$ (1.39)	$ (1.08)	$ (6.15)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	10,925,932	1,987,757	10,485,885	577,906
Class W Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.41)		$ (1.08)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	12,003		4,045