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REAL ESTATE - Acquisitions (Details) - Residential $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2023 USD ($) property | May 05, 2022 USD ($) property | Feb. 01, 2022 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property
2023 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property |  |  |  | 500 |
Contract purchase price | $ |  |  |  | $ 108,000 |
2023 Acquisitions | Elme Druid Hills |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property | 500 |  |  |  |
Asset acquisition, occupancy percentage | 96.00% |  |  |  |
Contract purchase price | $ | $ 108,000 |  |  |  |
2022 Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property |  |  |  |  | 1,079
Contract purchase price | $ |  |  |  |  | $ 283,236
2022 Acquisitions | Elme Sandy Springs |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property |  |  | 389 |  |
Asset acquisition, occupancy percentage |  |  | 90.70% |  |
Contract purchase price | $ |  |  | $ 105,586 |  |
2022 Acquisitions | Elme Marietta |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property |  | 420 |  |  |
Asset acquisition, occupancy percentage |  | 90.20% |  |  |
Contract purchase price | $ |  | $ 107,900 |  |  |
2022 Acquisitions | Elme Cumberland |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes | property |  | 270 |  |  |
Asset acquisition, occupancy percentage |  | 95.90% |  |  |
Contract purchase price | $ |  | $ 69,750 |  |  |

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