Note 4 - Real Estate Assets (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022 a
Number of States Real Estate Property is Located	3
Number of Limited Partnerships in which Company is Sole General Partner	5
Number of Limited Liability Companies	2
NetREIT Palm Self-Storage LP [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent	61.30%
Office/Industrial Properties [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre)	756,112
Retail Properties [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	3
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre)	65,242
Model Home [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	82
Area of Real Estate Property (Acre)	253,124
Number of Limited Partnerships in which Company is Sole General Partner	5
Number of Limited Liability Companies	1
Office Buildings [Member] \| Office/Industrial Properties [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	8
Industrial Buildings [Member] \| Office/Industrial Properties [Member]
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
Genesis Plaza [Member]
Real Estate Property, Number of Tenants-in-common Owning the Property	2
Percentage Beneficial Ownership in Property	76.40%
Genesis Plaza [Member] \| Tenant-in-common One [Member]
Percentage Ownership in Property	57.00%
Genesis Plaza [Member] \| Tenant-in-common Two [Member]
Percentage Ownership in Property	43.00%
COLOMBIA
Number of Real Estate Properties	5
NORTH DAKOTA
Number of Real Estate Properties	4
SOUTH DAKOTA
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
TEXAS
Number of Real Estate Properties	1
MARYLAND
Number of Real Estate Properties	1

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The number of states in which real estate property is located.

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Represents the aggregate percentage ownership by the reporting entity in the specified property.

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Area of a real estate property.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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