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Related Party Transaction (Merger Acquisition of CHG) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Goodwill recorded					$ 2,423,000us-gaap_Goodwill	$ 2,423,000us-gaap_Goodwill
NetREIT 01, LP [Member]
Limited Partners' Capital Account [Line Items]
Limited Partner Interest Converted		52.80%	47.20%
Limited Partners Capital Account Units Converted		21,000	18,807
Subsidiary of Limited Liability Company or Limited Partnership, Ownership Interest		89.00%
Distributions Per Limited Partnership and General Partnership Unit, Outstanding, Basic		$ 7.858
Partners' Capital Account, Treasury Units, Purchased	148,000
CHG Properties, Inc. [Member]
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Fair market value of acquiree				1,900,000
Goodwill recorded				1,300,000
CHG Properties, Inc. [Member] \| Customer Contracts and Relationships [Member]
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Fair market value of acquiree				$ 600,000
Amortization period of customer relationships				10 years