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INVESTMENT IN VAA (Details 2) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Number | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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Costs to Date |  | $ 22,363 | $ 21,916
Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] |  |  |
Total Apartment Units | Number |  | 9,888 |
Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] | Lakeside Lofts Apartments [Member] | Framers Branch, Texas |  |  |
Total Apartment Units | Number |  | 249 |
Costs to Date | [1] | $ 50,357 |
Total Projected Costs | [1] | $ 80,622 |
Victory Abode Apartments, LLC [Member] | Apartment Projects In Development [Member] |  |  |
Total Apartment Units | Number |  | 249 |
Costs to Date | [1] | $ 50,357 |
Total Projected Costs | [1] | $ 80,622 |
[1] | Costs include construction hard costs, construction soft costs and loan borrowing costs.

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