INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES (Details 3) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 28, 2009	Oct. 03, 2005	Mar. 02, 2005	Sep. 30, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004	Nov. 30, 2001
Hamilton Essex 81
Revenues
Rental income	$ 368,163	$ 373,304	$ 1,090,071	$ 1,043,460
Laundry and sundry income	7,622	4,306	10,114	12,425
Total Revenues	375,785	377,610	1,100,185	1,055,885
Expenses
Administrative	8,781	6,235	17,087	23,376
Depreciation and amortization	132,477	108,663	356,925	324,833
Management fee	14,929	14,832	46,666	43,937
Operating	22,961	27,938	81,724	96,904
Renting	2,185	908	8,906	11,875
Repairs and maintenance	44,380	51,584	110,815	125,411
Taxes and insurance	54,826	55,807	161,702	172,802
Total Expenses	280,539	265,967	783,825	799,138
Income Before Other Income	95,246	111,643	316,360	256,747
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(100,585)	(121,659)	(337,847)	(361,857)
Total Other Income (loss)	(100,585)	(121,659)	(337,847)	(361,857)
Net Income (Loss)	$ (5,339)	(10,016)	(21,487)	(105,110)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (5,008)	$ (10,744)	$ (52,555)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Hamilton Essex 81 | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (2,670)
Hamilton Essex Development
Revenues
Rental income	72,523	$ 72,523	$ 217,568	$ 218,995
Total Revenues	72,523	72,523	217,568	218,995
Expenses
Administrative	425	350	1,434	1,180
Depreciation and amortization	2,117	2,822	7,761	8,466
Management fee	2,912	2,901	8,714	8,760
Repairs and maintenance	200		200	3,150
Taxes and insurance	12,659	12,859	39,503	40,498
Total Expenses	18,313	18,932	57,612	62,054
Income Before Other Income	54,210	53,591	159,956	156,941
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(13,472)	(14,036)	(40,644)	(41,932)
Total Other Income (loss)	(13,472)	(14,036)	(40,644)	(41,932)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 40,738	39,555	119,312	115,009
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ 19,778	$ 59,656	$ 57,505
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Hamilton Essex Development | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 20,369
345 Franklin
Revenues
Rental income	354,840	$ 335,607	$ 1,033,115	$ 994,331
Laundry and sundry income			323
Total Revenues	354,840	335,607	1,033,438	994,331
Expenses
Administrative	11,531	12,719	25,912	32,580
Depreciation and amortization	93,804	100,712	281,390	300,816
Management fee	13,731	13,319	42,971	41,823
Operating	16,055	13,390	67,241	45,984
Renting	3,544	7,745	12,649	11,368
Repairs and maintenance	26,888	25,489	45,950	56,421
Taxes and insurance	29,873	29,643	89,750	87,842
Total Expenses	195,426	203,017	565,863	576,834
Income Before Other Income	159,414	132,590	467,575	417,497
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(97,968)	(97,895)	(293,906)	(293,469)
Total Other Income (loss)	(97,968)	(97,895)	(293,906)	(293,469)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 61,446	34,695	173,669	124,028
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ 17,348	$ 86,835	$ 62,014
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%						50.00%
345 Franklin | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 30,723
Hamilton 1025
Revenues
Rental income	236,343	$ 250,921	$ 713,771	$ 698,401
Total Revenues	236,343	250,921	713,771	698,401
Expenses
Administrative	2,338	2,624	5,500	6,784
Depreciation and amortization	60,569	60,204	180,630	180,524
Management fee	9,442	9,330	28,273	27,973
Operating	183	171	531	523
Renting				5,918
Repairs and maintenance	79,646	81,607	235,033	246,576
Taxes and insurance	40,360	38,487	126,255	119,861
Total Expenses	192,538	192,423	576,222	588,159
Income Before Other Income	43,805	58,498	137,549	110,242
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(69,431)	(70,528)	(206,872)	(210,158)
Interest Income	3	6	11	15
Total Other Income (loss)	(69,428)	(70,522)	(206,861)	(210,143)
Net Income (Loss)	$ (25,623)	(12,024)	(69,312)	(99,901)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (6,012)	$ (34,656)	$ (49,951)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Hamilton 1025 | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (12,812)
Hamilton Bay Sales
Revenues
Rental income	19,080	$ 45,216	$ 78,548	$ 151,937
Total Revenues	19,080	45,216	78,548	151,937
Expenses
Administrative	1,863	715	6,537	3,388
Depreciation and amortization	8,988	19,174	26,961	57,524
Management fee	820	1,613	3,143	5,888
Operating	271	423	476	1,028
Renting	159			753
Repairs and maintenance	10,879	27,069	34,914	74,719
Taxes and insurance	5,479	7,360	16,415	30,025
Total Expenses	28,459	56,354	88,446	173,325
Income Before Other Income	(9,379)	(11,138)	(9,898)	(21,388)
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(55)	(86)	(268)	(485)
Interest Income				468
Gain on Sale of Real Estate	76,648	50,001	76,523	350,523
Total Other Income (loss)	76,593	49,915	76,255	350,506
Net Income (Loss)	$ 67,214	38,777	66,357	329,118
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ 19,389	$ 33,179	$ 164,559
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Hamilton Bay Sales | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 33,607
Hamilton Bay Apartments
Revenues
Rental income	246,892	$ 242,294	$ 733,978	$ 704,397
Total Revenues	246,892	242,294	733,978	704,397
Expenses
Administrative	1,883	3,916	5,507	14,493
Depreciation and amortization	80,607	80,047	239,898	238,744
Management fee	9,482	9,606	28,914	28,206
Operating	208	643	917	1,683
Renting			2,350	5,042
Repairs and maintenance	87,765	79,825	273,982	223,566
Taxes and insurance	38,861	38,387	115,086	120,392
Total Expenses	218,806	212,424	666,654	632,126
Income Before Other Income	28,086	29,870	67,324	72,271
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(65,172)	(66,300)	(194,411)	(197,633)
Total Other Income (loss)	(65,172)	(66,300)	(194,411)	(197,633)
Net Income (Loss)	$ (37,086)	(36,430)	(127,087)	(125,362)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (18,215)	$ (63,544)	$ (62,681)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Hamilton Bay Apartments | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (18,543)
Hamilton Minuteman
Revenues
Rental income	231,545	$ 226,213	$ 699,019	$ 683,025
Laundry and sundry income		676		844
Total Revenues	231,545	226,889	699,019	683,869
Expenses
Administrative	1,032	2,661	3,724	8,104
Depreciation and amortization	83,182	81,233	246,675	240,486
Management fee	9,529	9,536	28,974	28,489
Operating	17,946	16,528	64,428	60,631
Renting	1,877	1,482	6,623	7,571
Repairs and maintenance	23,864	19,697	56,628	58,132
Taxes and insurance	30,972	30,264	92,943	89,496
Total Expenses	168,402	161,401	499,995	492,909
Income Before Other Income	63,143	65,488	199,024	190,960
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(76,823)	(77,635)	(228,380)	(231,196)
Total Other Income (loss)	(76,823)	(77,635)	(228,380)	(231,196)
Net Income (Loss)	$ (13,680)	(12,147)	(29,356)	(40,236)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (6,074)	$ (14,678)	$ (20,118)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%				50.00%
Hamilton Minuteman | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (6,840)
Hamilton on Main Apts
Revenues
Rental income	781,336	$ 737,588	$ 2,305,464	$ 2,177,950
Laundry and sundry income	10,888	10,065	33,335	29,213
Total Revenues	792,224	747,653	2,338,799	2,207,163
Expenses
Administrative	12,414	12,037	32,349	42,799
Depreciation and amortization	243,760	242,960	726,876	716,092
Management fee	30,816	28,609	91,870	86,429
Operating	111,793	82,442	296,685	288,912
Renting	2,300	3,034	5,701	21,131
Repairs and maintenance	114,683	101,601	297,165	292,004
Taxes and insurance	87,515	87,450	253,816	279,034
Total Expenses	603,281	558,133	1,704,462	1,726,401
Income Before Other Income	188,943	189,520	634,337	480,762
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(189,919)	(208,944)	(563,622)	(610,958)
Interest Income from Note			96
Total Other Income (loss)	(189,919)	(208,944)	(563,526)	(610,958)
Net Income (Loss)	$ (976)	(19,424)	70,811	(130,196)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (9,712)	$ 35,406	$ (65,098)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%					50.00%
Hamilton on Main Apts | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (488)
Dexter Park
Revenues
Rental income	3,588,943	$ 3,433,856	$ 10,650,223	$ 10,143,620
Laundry and sundry income	23,361	26,620	67,439	75,213
Total Revenues	3,612,304	3,460,476	10,717,662	10,218,833
Expenses
Administrative	76,791	64,668	181,425	181,661
Depreciation and amortization	820,856	1,354,577	2,452,629	4,048,679
Management fee	72,222	68,588	227,847	217,031
Operating	241,740	224,085	971,545	960,938
Renting	39,160	99,320	72,373	156,856
Repairs and maintenance	390,221	413,587	930,398	927,771
Taxes and insurance	407,819	398,451	1,141,731	1,155,775
Total Expenses	2,048,809	2,623,276	5,977,948	7,648,711
Income Before Other Income	1,563,495	837,200	4,739,714	2,570,122
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(1,227,139)	(1,245,694)	(3,656,573)	(3,710,651)
Total Other Income (loss)	(1,227,139)	(1,245,694)	(3,656,573)	(3,710,651)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 336,356	(408,494)	1,083,141	(1,140,529)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)		$ (163,395)	$ 433,256	$ (456,212)
Percentage of ownership interest	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%
Dexter Park | NERA 40%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 134,543
Total
Revenues
Rental income	5,899,665	$ 5,717,522	$ 17,521,757	$ 16,816,116
Laundry and sundry income	41,871	41,667	111,211	117,695
Total Revenues	5,941,536	5,759,189	17,632,968	16,933,811
Expenses
Administrative	117,058	105,925	279,475	314,365
Depreciation and amortization	1,526,360	2,050,392	4,519,745	6,116,164
Management fee	163,883	158,334	507,372	488,536
Operating	411,157	365,620	1,483,547	1,456,603
Renting	49,225	112,489	108,602	220,514
Repairs and maintenance	778,526	800,459	1,985,085	2,007,750
Taxes and insurance	708,364	698,708	2,037,201	2,095,725
Total Expenses	3,754,573	4,291,927	10,921,027	12,699,657
Income Before Other Income	2,186,963	1,467,262	6,711,941	4,234,154
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(1,840,564)	(1,902,777)	(5,522,523)	(5,658,339)
Interest Income	3	6	11	483
Interest Income from Note			96
Gain on Sale of Real Estate	76,648	50,001	76,523	350,523
Total Other Income (loss)	(1,763,913)	(1,852,770)	(5,445,893)	(5,307,333)
Net Income (Loss)	423,050	(385,508)	1,266,048	(1,073,179)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	177,890	(151,902)	524,710	(422,535)
Total | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	43,347	11,493	91,454	33,677
Total | NERA 40%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 134,543	$ (163,395)	$ 433,256	$ (456,212)