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The number of income properties sold.

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Rent relief seek by tenants represented as percentage of annualized base rent.

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Area of Subsurface Area of Portfolio Of Mineral Interest.

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Area of land held.

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Area of a real estate property.

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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND PRINCIPLES OF INTERIM STATEMENTS - Description of Business (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) ft² a county property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Description of business
Number of properties as percentage of annual base rent	62.00%
Percentage of properties operating on limited basis	27.00%
Percentage of rent relief	37.00%
Cash on hand	$ 18,593,046	$ 6,474,637		$ 2,682,205
Gross leasable space \| ft²	522,681
Number of income properties sold \| property	2
Investment in PINE	$ 25,108,018	$ 38,814,425
Mitigation Bank
Description of business
Area of land owned \| a	2,500
Florida
Description of business
Subsurface area of portfolio of mineral interests \| a	455,000
Number of countries \| county	20
Commercial
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	36
Number of states in which entity operates \| county	12
Gross leasable space \| ft²	2,300,000
Single-tenant
Description of business
Number of real estate properties \| property	29
Multi-tenant
Description of business
Number of real estate properties	7
Undeveloped land \| Land JV
Description of business
Area of land held for sale \| a	4,900
Undeveloped Land in Daytona Beach, Florida, Along Interstate 95
Description of business
Area of land (in acres) \| a	5,300
Alpine
Description of business
Investment in PINE	$ 38,800,000		$ 38,800,000
Percentage of investment in PINE	22.50%		22.50%
Stock split ratio	1
Credit Facility
Description of business
Amount drawn from facility	$ 20,000,000
Borrowing capacity	200,000,000
Cash on hand	19,000,000
Amount outstanding	198,800,000
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 1,200,000
Term for removal of property from borrowing base	60 days