The number of real estate properties acquired on acquisition date.

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The number of units in a real estate property acquired.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, excluding real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) Property	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) Property	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily properties owned		56
Number of units located with multifamily properties		15,280
Real estate properties held for sale \| $		$ 141,132,000		$ 0
Number of property acquired		1,263
Acquisition of real estate properties \| $		$ 89,547,000	$ 84,417,000
Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties acquired	2
Bridgeview \| Tampa, FL \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of property acquired	348
Acquisition of real estate properties \| $	$ 43,000,000
Collier Park \| Columbus, OH \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of property acquired	232
Acquisition of real estate properties \| $	$ 21,200,000
Held-for-sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily properties owned		5
Number of units located with multifamily properties		1,348
Real estate properties held for sale \| $		$ 141,132,000		$ 0