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Investment in Real Estate - Real Estate Acquired (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Assets acquired |  |  |
Assets acquired | $ 265,129 |  |
Assets acquired |  | $ 142,255 | $ 122,448
Other assets | 0 |  |
Other assets |  | 229 | 20
Total assets acquired | 265,129 |  |
Total assets acquired |  | 142,484 | 122,468
Liabilities assumed |  |  |
Mortgage notes payable | 9,200 |  |
Mortgage notes payable |  | 5,900 | 22,010
Below-market lease liability | 10,645 |  |
Below-market lease liability |  | 0 | 0
Other liabilities | 0 |  |
Other liabilities |  | 32 | 2,214
Total liabilities assumed | 19,845 |  |
Total liabilities assumed |  | 5,932 | 24,224
Net assets acquired | 245,284 |  |
Net assets acquired |  | 136,552 | 98,244
Land |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |
Assets acquired | 171,111 |  |
Assets acquired |  | 82,539 | 62,489
Buildings and other depreciable property |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |
Assets acquired | 84,019 |  |
Assets acquired |  | 55,903 | 55,445
Manufactured homes |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |
Assets acquired | 140 |  |
Assets acquired |  | 840 | 67
In-place leases |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |
Assets acquired | $ 9,859 |  |
Assets acquired |  | $ 2,973 | $ 4,447

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