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Management fee of our cumulative equity raised.

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	May 07, 2013 Property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management fee of our cumulative equity raised				0.375%
Advisor incentive fee		20.00%		20.00%
Internal return per share \| $ / shares				$ 0.20
Dividends paid, common stock				$ 17,013
RAIT
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				15.40%		15.50%
Dividends paid, common stock		$ 1,308	$ 1,308	$ 2,617	$ 2,617
Advisor
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Quarterly management fee as percentage of average real estate assets	0.1875%
Number of properties excluded from computation of base management fee \| Property	8
Asset management fees earned		1,784	1,046	3,415	2,047
Incentive fee earned by the advisor		79	214	144	425
Advisor \| Incentive Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Incentive fees payable to advisor		1,793		$ 1,793		$ 1,854
Advisor \| If IROP elects to extend its maturity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisor incentive fee	0.00%
Advisor \| If IROP elects to extend its maturity \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, hurdle rate	1.75%
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, annual hurdle rate	7.00%
Advisor \| if pre-incentive fee Core FFO exceeds hurdle rate
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Advisor incentive fee	20.00%
Advisor \| if pre-incentive fee Core FFO exceeds hurdle rate \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, hurdle rate	1.75%
Cumulative gross amount of equity capital, annual hurdle rate	7.00%
Property Manager
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of gross revenues from the property				4.00%
Payment of property management and construction management fees		1,229	$ 764	$ 2,491	$ 1,519
Property Manager \| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and construction fee payable		$ 0		$ 0		$ 440