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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions - Schedule of Real Estate Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 ft² a ApartmentUnit
Little Rock, AR [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Calais Forest [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 260 |
Disposal Date | 2019-11 |
Little Rock, AR [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Napa Valley [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 240 |
Disposal Date | 2019-11 |
Little Rock, AR [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Palisades at Chenal Valley [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 248 |
Disposal Date | 2019-12 |
Little Rock, AR [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Ridge at Chenal Valley [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 312 |
Disposal Date | 2019-10 |
Little Rock, AR [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Westside Creek [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 308 |
Disposal Date | 2019-11 |
Memphis, TN [Member] | Commercial [Member] | Poplar Avenue Office [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Square footage of real estate property | ft² | 42,000 |
Disposal Date | 2019-03 |
Atlanta, GA [Member] | Land [Member] | Peachtree Road - Outparcel [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Area of Land | a | 1 |
Disposal Date | 2019-02 |
Huntsville, AL [Member] | Land [Member] | Colonial Promenade - Outparcel [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Area of Land | a | 4 |
Disposal Date | 2019-04 |
Huntsville, AL [Member] | Land [Member] | Forty Seven Canal Place - Outparcel [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Area of Land | a | 45 |
Disposal Date | 2019-10 |
Huntsville, AL [Member] | Land [Member] | Craft Farms - Outparcel [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Area of Land | a | 33 |
Disposal Date | 2019-12 |
The Greene [Member] | Greenville, SC [Member] | Multifamily [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 271 |
Acquisition Date | 2019-11 |
Jefferson Sand Lake [Member] | Orlando, FL | Multifamily [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 264 | [1]
Acquisition Date | 2019-10 | [1]
Novel Midtown [Member] | Phoenix, AZ | Multifamily [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 345 | [2]
Acquisition Date | 2019-02 | [2]
220 Riverside Retail [Member] | Jacksonville, FL | Commercial [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Square footage of real estate property | ft² | 14,941 | [3]
Acquisition Date | 2019-08 | [3]
North Orange Avenue Outparcel [Member] | Orlando, FL | Land [Member] |  |
Acquisitions and Disposals [Line Items] |  |
Area of Land | a | 2 |
Acquisition Date | 2019-04 |
[1] | This pre-purchase multifamily community development is being developed through a joint venture with a local developer. The Company owns 95% of the joint venture that owns this property.
[2] | This pre-purchase multifamily community development is being developed through a joint venture with a local developer. The Company owns 80% of the joint venture that owns this property.
[3] | The Company acquired the ground floor retail portion of one of its existing multifamily apartment communities

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