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Real Estate Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Investments | The major components of real estate investments as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
| March 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Land | $ | 17,297 |  |  | 17,297 |
Buildings and improvements | 56,226 |  |  | 56,168 |
Intangibles | 329 |  |  | 329 |
Subtotal | 73,852 |  |  | 73,794 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 11,982 |  |  | 11,593 |
Total | $ | 61,870 |  |  | 62,201 |

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