Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 8,381,328	$ 3,561,436
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	4,998,440	1,657,892
Property operating expenses – affiliates	690,927	111,682
General and administrative	608,205	337,082
Depreciation	1,982,769	1,019,870
Intangible amortization expense	1,837,073	1,973,608
Acquisition expenses – affiliates		55,974
Other property acquisition expenses		164,927
Total operating expenses	10,117,414	5,321,035
Operating loss	(1,736,086)	(1,759,599)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(2,585,597)	(903,182)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(197,573)	(78,537)
Other	18,847	7,698
Net loss	(4,500,409)	(2,733,620)
Less: Distributions to preferred unitholders in our Operating Partnership	(238,240)
Less: Accretion of preferred equity costs	(11,649)
Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in our Operating Partnership	9,517	7,275
Net loss attributable to Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc. common stockholders	(4,740,781)	(2,726,345)
Student Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,023,952	2,293,714
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	985,000	923,181
Property operating expenses – affiliates	238,249	86,182
Depreciation	823,049	808,228
Intangible amortization expense		1,615,800
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(535,350)	(535,350)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(26,496)	(17,031)
Other	2,001
Net loss	(582,191)	(1,692,058)
Senior Housing [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	6,357,376	1,267,722
Operating expenses:
Property operating expenses	4,013,440	734,711
Property operating expenses – affiliates	452,678	25,500
Depreciation	1,156,782	211,642
Intangible amortization expense	1,837,073	357,808
Acquisition expenses – affiliates		55,974
Other property acquisition expenses		164,927
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(2,050,247)	(367,832)
Interest expense – debt issuance costs	(171,077)	(61,506)
Other	(962)
Net loss	$ (3,324,883)	$ (712,178)
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.42)	$ (0.28)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	11,211,762	9,705,067
Class T Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.42)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	39,480
Class W Common Stock [Member]
Other income (expense):
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$ (0.42)
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted	62,657