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Real Estate Investments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Real Estate Investments, Net [Abstract] |
Schedule of Real Estate Investments | The major components of real estate investments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:
| March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Land | $ | 17,297 |  |  | 17,297 |
Buildings and improvements | 57,262 |  |  | 57,015 |
Intangibles | 329 |  |  | 329 |
Subtotal | 74,888 |  |  | 74,641 |
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | 13,599 |  |  | 13,207 |
Total | $ | 61,289 |  |  | 61,434 |

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