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Number of Parking Stalls	1,605
Number of Units in Real Estate Property	475
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Land			4,500,000
Available-for-sale Securities [Member] \| St. Petersburg [Member]
Land			3,000,000
Available-for-sale Securities [Member] \| Kansas and California [Member]
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KENTUCKY \| Real Estate [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum			4.70%
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