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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract] |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] | The following chart shows our acquisition activity for the year ended December 31, 2015:
Community |  | Location |  | Units/Acres |  | Date Acquired
River's Walk (4 outparcels) |  | Charleston, South Carolina |  | 2.5 acres |  | Q1/Q2 2015 - various
Residences at Burlington Creek |  | Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas MSA |  | 298 |  | January 15, 2015
SkySong |  | Scottsdale, Arizona |  | 325 |  | June 11, 2015
Retreat at West Creek |  | Richmond, Virginia |  | 254 |  | June 15, 2015
Radius |  | Norfolk/Hampton/Virgina Beach, Virginia MSA |  | 252 |  | July 28, 2015
Haven at Prairie Trace |  | Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas MSA |  | 280 |  | July 30, 2015
Retreat at West Creek II |  | Richmond, Virginia |  | 4.4 acres |  | October 14, 2015
Cityscape at Market Center II |  | Dallas, Texas |  | 318 |  | November 19, 2015
The Denton |  | Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas MSA |  | 55 |  | December 17, 2015
The Denton II |  | Kansas City, Missouri-Kansas MSA |  | 4.51 acres |  | December 17, 2015
Schedule of Business Dispositions, by Disposition [Table Text Block] | The following chart shows our disposition activity for the year ended December 31, 2015:
Community |  | Location |  | Units/Sq. Ft./Acres |  | Date Sold
Vistas |  | Macon, Georgia |  | 144 |  | February 26, 2015
Austin Chase |  | Macon, Georgia |  | 256 |  | February 26, 2015
Fairways at Hartland |  | Bowling Green, Kentucky |  | 240 |  | February 26, 2015
Fountain Lake |  | Brunswick, Georgia |  | 113 |  | March 25, 2015
Westbury Creek |  | Augusta, Georgia |  | 120 |  | April 1, 2015
Woodwinds |  | Aiken, South Carolina |  | 144 |  | April 1, 2015
Colony at South Park |  | Aiken, South Carolina |  | 184 |  | April 1, 2015
Bradford Pointe |  | Augusta, Georgia |  | 192 |  | April 1, 2015
Colonial Promenade Craft Farms |  | Gulf Shores, Alabama |  | 67,735 sq. ft. |  | April 28, 2015
Colonial Promenade Craft Farms outparcel |  | Gulf Shores, Alabama |  | 0.23 acres |  | April 28, 2015
Anatole |  | Daytona Beach, Florida |  | 208 |  | April 29, 2015
Oaks |  | Jackson, Tennessee |  | 100 |  | April 29, 2015
Post House Jackson |  | Jackson, Tennessee |  | 150 |  | April 29, 2015
Woods of Post House |  | Jackson, Tennessee |  | 122 |  | April 29, 2015
Post House North |  | Jackson, Tennessee |  | 145 |  | April 29, 2015
Bradford Chase |  | Jackson, Tennessee |  | 148 |  | April 29, 2015
Sutton Place |  | Memphis, Tennessee MSA |  | 253 |  | April 29, 2015
Southland Station |  | Warner Robbins, Georgia |  | 304 |  | April 29, 2015
Huntington Chase |  | Warner Robbins, Georgia |  | 200 |  | April 29, 2015
Paddock Park |  | Ocala, Florida |  | 480 |  | April 29, 2015
Colonial Grand Wilmington |  | Wilmington, North Carolina |  | 390 |  | July 1, 2015
Savannah Creek |  | Memphis, Tennessee MSA |  | 204 |  | July 1, 2015
Whisperwood |  | Columbus, Georgia |  | 1,008 |  | July 1, 2015

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