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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions | The following table reflects the Company’s acquisition activity for the six months ended June 30, 2020:
Land Acquisition |  | Market |  | Acres |  |  | Date Acquired
Georgetown |  | Austin, TX |  |  | 22 |  |  | January 2020

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