Mortgage Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	$ 72,748,381	$ 59,658,789
Havana Parker [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	3,183,162	3,242,767
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	24,330
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2016
Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.51%
Garden Gateway Plaza [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	9,321,619	9,533,849
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	71,412
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Apr. 04, 2014
Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.08%
Sparky's Thousand Palms Self-Storage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	4,353,391	4,431,783
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	28,865
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	May 01, 2034
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	5.50%
Minimum Interest rate	5.50%
Maximum Interest Rate	10.50%
Sparky's Hesperia East Self-Storage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,673,767	1,690,301
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	10,764
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Dec. 18, 2016
Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.25%
Sparky's Rialto Self-Storage [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	2,785,127	2,820,793
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	19,323
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	May 03, 2015
Weighted Average Interest Rate	6.25%
Genesis Plaza [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	4,768,306	4,854,307
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	28,219
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Sep. 01, 2015
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.65%
Executive Office Park [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	4,526,811	4,572,161
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	26,962
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jul. 01, 2018
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.79%
Dakota Bank Buildings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	5,560,002	5,640,568
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	36,200
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	May 31, 2016
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	5.75%
Minimum Interest rate	5.75%
Maximum Interest Rate	9.75%
Yucca Valley Retail Center [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	3,229,266	3,304,120
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	23,919
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Apr. 11, 2015
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.62%
Rangewood Medical Office Building [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,229,158	1,150,000
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	9,858
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2019
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.95%
Reqatta Square [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,279,784	1,300,000
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	7,562
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jan. 01, 2019
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.95%
Port of San Diego Complex [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	9,233,238	9,500,000
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	82,537
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 20, 2013
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	6.00%
Minimum Interest rate	6.00%
Morena Office Center [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	2,481,814	0
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	13,896
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2021
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	4.50%
Pacific Oaks Plaza [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,687,631	0
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	9,450
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2021
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	4.50%
Shoreline Medical Building [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	4,094,127	0
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	26,043
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2021
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Variable Interest, Percentage Rate	5.10%
NetReit Inc [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	59,407,203	52,040,649
Collaterized Model Home One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,666,083	1,779,823
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	20,588
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Feb. 10, 2014
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.50%
Collaterized Model Home Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	412,807	428,203
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	3,767
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Sep. 15, 2012
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.75%
Collaterized Model Home Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,473,714	2,205,798
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	19,219
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Dec. 15, 2015
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.75%
Collaterized Model Home Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	0	66,985
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	6,984
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Oct. 05, 2011
Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.55%
Collaterized Model Home Seven [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	1,878,864	2,747,709
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	20,507
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Aug. 15, 2016
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.75%
Collaterized Model Home Eight [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	3,624,377	389,622
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	33,166
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 15, 2017
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.50%
Collaterized Model Home Nine [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	4,285,333	0
Debt Instrument Frequency Of Periodic Payment	Monthly
Debt Instrument Periodic Payment	35,594
Debt Instrument Maturity Date	Jun. 15, 2017
Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.50%
Collaterized Model Home [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage notes payable	$ 13,341,178	$ 7,618,140

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