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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cumulative amount of depreciation for real estate property held for investment purposes.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 210

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.1(3))

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 7

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Amount of real estate investment property which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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Amount of real estate investment property, net of accumulated depreciation, which may include the following: (1) land available-for-sale; (2) land available-for-development; (3) investments in building and building improvements; (4) tenant allowances; (5) developments in-process; (6) rental properties; and (7) other real estate investments.

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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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RENTAL PROPERTIES (Details)	6 Months Ended
RENTAL PROPERTIES (Details)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Rental properties
Total fixed assets	$ 227,453,571	$ 225,021,946
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(80,770,875)	(75,905,862)
Total fixed assets, net	146,682,696	149,116,084
Land, improvements and parking lots
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 44,694,293	44,541,471
Land, improvements and parking lots \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	15 years
Land, improvements and parking lots \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	40 years
Buildings and Improvements
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 153,905,317	153,059,430
Buildings and Improvements \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	15 years
Buildings and Improvements \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	40 years
Kitchen cabinets
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 7,406,845	6,865,348
Kitchen cabinets \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Kitchen cabinets \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	10 years
Carpets
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 6,722,293	6,341,227
Carpets \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Carpets \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	10 years
Air conditioning
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 721,937	705,116
Air conditioning \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Air conditioning \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	10 years
Laundry equipment
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 236,283	147,721
Laundry equipment \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Laundry equipment \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	7 years
Elevators
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 1,139,296	1,139,296
Elevators \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	20 years
Elevators \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	40 years
Swimming pools
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 444,629	444,629
Swimming pools \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	10 years
Swimming pools \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	30 years
Equipment
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 5,653,232	5,491,992
Equipment \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Equipment \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	7 years
Motor vehicles
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 130,859	130,563
Motor vehicles \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Fences
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 24,670	24,670
Fences \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Fences \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	15 years
Furniture and fixtures
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 6,153,480	5,910,046
Furniture and fixtures \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Furniture and fixtures \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	7 years
Smoke alarms
Rental properties
Total fixed assets, net	$ 220,437	$ 220,437
Smoke alarms \| Minimum
Rental properties
Useful Life	5 years
Smoke alarms \| Maximum
Rental properties
Useful Life	7 years
Residential and mixed-use properties
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Total \| item	2,412
Number of properties \| item	20
Residential and mixed-use properties \| Partially owned properties
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Total \| item	790
Number of properties \| item	9
Residential and mixed-use properties \| Partially owned properties \| Minimum
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Percentage of ownership interest	40.00%
Residential and mixed-use properties \| Partially owned properties \| Maximum
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%
Condominium
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Total \| item	19