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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 09, 2015 property
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance recovery receivable	$ 248,969	$ 345,645
Westgate Apartments LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of apartments damaged | property			10
Proceeds from Insurance	714,000
Insurance recovery receivable	$ 155,000

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The cash inflow from the amounts received by the insured under the terms of an insurance contract settlement. This element pertains only to insurance proceeds related to operating activities. It excludes insurance settlements classified as investing cash flows, for example, insurance settlements related to fixed assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=56944662&loc=d3e3337-108585

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