The number of income properties pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Period of time used as the basis of an amortization schedule for repayment of principal, when required, on debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of time between issuance and when debt instrument is pre-payable, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of time between issuance and end of fixed interest rate on debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period of time between issuance and end of interest only payments on debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Represents the period after effective date of the loan that cash flows, as defined in the related loan agreement, generated by the underlying income properties must be used to pay down the principal balance of loan.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Outstanding Indebtedness (Details)	9 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - Outstanding Indebtedness (Details)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2015 USD ($)
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt	$ 180,469,527
Interest Rate Swap
Long-term debt
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)	3.17%
Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt	$ 50,745,579
Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)	1.50%
Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)	2.20%
Wells Fargo Mortgage Note Payable Originated September 30, 2014
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt	$ 30,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.33%
Number of income properties securing debt \| property	6
Period of fixed interest rate	10 years
Period of interest only payments	10 years
Period after which cash flows generated by underlying income properties must be used to pay down principal balance	10 years
Period to when loan is pre-payable	10 years
Wells Fargo Mortgage Note Payable Originated April 15, 2016
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt	$ 24,723,948	$ 24,700,000
Term of loan	5 years
Period of interest only payments	2 years
Period of amortization for principal payments	25 years
Fixed interest rate through use of derivative (as a percent)	3.17%
Wells Fargo Mortgage Note Payable Originated April 15, 2016 \| LIBOR
Long-term debt
Margin added to variable rate basis (as a percent)	1.90%
4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020
Long-term debt
Face Value of Debt	$ 75,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.50%