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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions - Schedule of Real Estate Asset Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021 a ApartmentUnit
Jackson, MS [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Crosswinds [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 360
Acquisition Date | 2021-06
Jackson, MS [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Pear Orchard [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 389
Acquisition Date | 2021-06
Jackson, MS [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Reflection Pointe [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 296
Acquisition Date | 2021-06
Jackson, MS [Member] | Multifamily [Member] | Lakeshore Landing [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 196
Acquisition Date | 2021-06
Huntsville, AL [Member] | Land | Colonial Promenade [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Area of Land | a | 1
Disposal Date | 2021-09
Birmingham, AL [Member] | Land | Tutwiler [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Area of Land | a | 9
Disposal Date | 2021-09
Novel Daybreak [Member] | Salt Lake City, UT [Member] | Multifamily [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 400
Acquisition Date | 2021-04
Novel West Midtown [Member] | Atlanta, GA [Member] | Multifamily [Member] |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | 340
Acquisition Date | 2021-04
M A A Westshore | Tampa F L | Land |
Acquisitionsand Disposals [Line Items] |
Area of Land | a | 19
Disposal Date | 2021-06

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