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RENTAL PROPERTIES (Webster Green Apartments) (Details)	Mar. 29, 2018 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 item	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 item
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Number of units \| item		1,033	1,033	1,033
Line of credit			$ 2,000,000
Hamilton Highlands LLC Residential Needham Massachusetts [Member]
RENTAL PROPERTIES
Number of units \| item	79
Loan amount	$ 21,500,000
Purchase price of real estate properties	34,500,000
Cash payment	13,000,000
Cash from reserves	5,000,000
Line of credit	8,000,000
Closing costs associated with financing	141,000
Purchase price allocated to the value of the in-place leases	502,000
Purchase price allocated to the value of the tenant relationships	$ 40,000
Amortization period of value of the in-place leases	12 months
Amortization period of value of the tenant relationships	24 months