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Segments (Capital Expenditures) (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]
Acquisition of operating properties, net	$ 16,810,985	$ 15,774,855
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements	3,156,986	3,713,626
Total real estate investments	19,967,971	19,488,481
Office/Industrial Properties [Member]
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements	3,115,489	3,629,586
Residential Properties [Member]
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]
Acquisition of operating properties, net	16,810,985	15,774,855
Retail/Mixed Use Properties [Member]
Reconciliation of Other Significant Reconciling Items from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]
Capital expenditures and tenant improvements	$ 41,497	$ 84,040

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The total of additions to real estate and lease intangibles

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Reconciliation of other significant reconciling items from segments to consolidated.

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Amount of cash outflow for the allowance granted to lessee and/or direct costs incurred by lessor used to prepare the leased premises for tenant's occupancy.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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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 13
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3213-108585

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