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Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate - Separate Agreements to Acquire (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Thousands | Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($) Property ApartmentUnit
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Property/Unit schedule |
Properties | Property | 1
Apartment Units | ApartmentUnit | 136
Purchase Price | $ | $ 57,028
Rental Properties to be Acquired [Member] |
Property/Unit schedule |
Properties | Property | 1
Apartment Units | ApartmentUnit | 136
Purchase Price | $ | $ 57,028

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- Definition Properties contracted to be acquired. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total number of units associated with the property or properties to be acquired from unaffiliated third parties. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Purchase price for commitments to acquire + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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- Details
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