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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Assets Measured on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) a property	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) a
Fair value of financial instruments
Impairment charges		$ 209,908
Undeveloped Land
Fair value of financial instruments
Impairment charges	$ 0	$ 0
Land Under Contract for Sale \| Undeveloped Land
Fair value of financial instruments
Area of Land \| a	4.5		8
Impairment charges			$ 1,000,000
Land Sales \| Undeveloped Land
Fair value of financial instruments
Number of properties \| property	1
Nonrecurring basis
Fair value of assets
Asset fair value	$ 1,119,410
Total	1,119,410
Nonrecurring basis \| Land Under Contract for Sale \| Undeveloped Land
Fair value of assets
Asset fair value	1,119,410
Total	1,119,410
Nonrecurring basis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair value of assets
Asset fair value	1,119,410
Total	1,119,410
Nonrecurring basis \| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) \| Land Under Contract for Sale \| Undeveloped Land
Fair value of assets
Asset fair value	1,119,410
Total	$ 1,119,410