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ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) ft² a Number | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) Number
Number of apartment units | 7,983 |
Number of properties | 48 |
Rentable square feet | ft² | 2,200,000 |
Acres of land | a | 3,812 |
Area of land comprising golf course | ft² | 96 |
Real estate, at cost | $ | $ 954,390 | $ 810,214
Apartments [Member] |  |
Number of properties | 9 |
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Number of properties | 48 | 36
Real estate, at cost | $ | $ 384,500 | $ 363,500
Minimum [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership | 20.00% |
Minimum [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Number of apartment units | 32 | 32
Maximum [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership | 50.00% |
Maximum [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] |  |
Number of apartment units | 320 | 320
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets | 10 years |
Buildings And Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets | 40 years |
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets | 5 years |
Furniture, Fixtures And Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Useful life of fixed assets | 10 years |
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] |  |
Ownership interest | 80.90% |
Transcontinential Realty Investors [Member] | Income Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. [Member] |  |
Ownership interest | 81.10% |
Related Party [Member] |  |
Percentage of ownership | 86.70% |
Number of apartment units | 835 |
Number of properties | 6 |
Acres of land | a | 91 |

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