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Real Estate Investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Investments | The major components of real estate investments as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
| September 30, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
Land | $ | 17,297 |  |  | 17,297 |
Buildings and improvements | 56,920 |  |  | 56,168 |
Intangibles | 329 |  |  | 329 |
Subtotal | 74,546 |  |  | 73,794 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 12,763 |  |  | 11,593 |
Total | $ | 61,783 |  |  | 62,201 |

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