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Real Estate Assets, Net - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) property | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease |  |  |  |
Depreciation expense | $ 83,700 | $ 78,300 | $ 245,100 | $ 233,700
Secured Promissory Note Maturing June 2025 | Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations | Bulk portfolio disposition |  |  |  |
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease |  |  |  |
Note receivables |  | 30,700 |  | 30,700
Discount |  | $ 1,200 |  | $ 1,200
Single Family Homes |  |  |  |
Property Subject to or Available for Operating Lease |  |  |  |
Single-family properties: Properties sold | property | 233 | 341 | 859 | 954
Single-family properties: Net proceeds | $ 56,150 | $ 64,014 | $ 184,962 | $ 179,465
Single-family properties: Net gain on sale | 12,422 | 13,506 | 36,831 | 32,655
Land: Net proceeds | 0 | 316 | 71 | 1,511
Land: Net gain on sale | $ 0 | $ 15 | $ 7 | $ 240

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