The number of land transactions that have closed.

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Represents the number of income properties expected to be reinvested in through the like-kind exchange structure.

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The number of land transactions.

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The number of real estate properties that are part of a financing transaction.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities.

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Total amount of new mortgage loans on real estate during the reporting period.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERIM STATEMENTS - Restricted Cash and Investment Securities (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Transaction item property	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) Transaction item property	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 Transaction	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 Transaction	Dec. 31, 2013 Transaction
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 7,027,196			$ 7,027,196				$ 9,855,469
Investment Securities
Impairment charge other-than-temporary impairments			0	$ 0		0	$ 0
Loss from disposition of Investment Securities					$ 576,000		$ 575,567
Investment Securities remaining			0			0		$ 0		$ 0
First mortgage loan
Restricted Cash
Mortgage loan originated	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Escrow deposit to be reinvested through like-kind exchange structure
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 5,500,000			$ 5,500,000
Escrow deposit to be reinvested through like-kind exchange structure \| Minimum
Restricted Cash
Number of income properties to be reinvested \| property			1			1
Restricted cash reserve for property taxes and insurance escrows for property financing
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 415,000			$ 415,000
Number of real estate properties in financing \| property			2			2
Restricted cash, escrow deposit related to land transactions
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 836,000			$ 836,000
Number of separate escrow accounts \| item			3			3
Number of separate land transactions \| Transaction			3			3
Number of closed land transactions \| Transaction									1		1	1
Restricted cash reserve for interest and property taxes for first mortgage loan investment
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 127,000			$ 127,000
Capital replacement reserve account
Restricted Cash
Restricted Cash			$ 147,000			$ 147,000
Number of real estate properties in financing \| property			6			6