Schedule of Allowance for Loan Losses as Contra-Asset Account (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Beginning	$ 2,005,127	$ 1,453,037
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs
Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision	(251,273)	552,090
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance	1,753,853	2,005,127
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	131,576	219,905
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,622,277	1,785,222
Mortgage loans	310,661,878	253,771,091
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,745,722	10,282,470
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	306,916,156	243,488,621
Commercial Loan [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Beginning	187,129	187,129
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs
Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance	187,129	187,129
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	187,129	187,129
Mortgage loans	52,087,010	46,836,866
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	575,260	2,148,827
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	51,511,750	44,688,039
Residential Mortgage [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Beginning	1,774,796	1,222,706
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs
Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision	(251,274)	552,090
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance	1,523,522	1,774,796
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	131,576	219,905
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	1,391,946	1,554,891
Mortgage loans	89,544,581	111,111,777
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment	3,170,462	7,932,680
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	86,374,119	103,179,097
Residential Construction [Member]
Marketable Securities [Line Items]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Beginning	43,202	43,202
Allowance for credit losses, Charge-offs
Allowance for Credit Losses, Provision
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Ending Balance	43,202	43,202
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Individually Evaluated for Impairment
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	43,202	43,202
Mortgage loans	169,030,287	95,822,448
Financing Receivable, Individually Evaluated for Impairment		200,963
Financing Receivable, Collectively Evaluated for Impairment	$ 169,030,287	$ 95,621,485

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