Acquisition of Real Estate (Details Textual)					1 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				100.00%										100.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple	306												29
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable													$ 2,600,000
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount						$ 2,900,000
Aggregate Property Level Revenues And Recent Acquisitions														$ 28,200,000
Aggregate Property Level Net Income And Recent Acquisitions														4,100,000
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Debt Assumed														32,942,000	$ 116,800,000
IPO [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares				$ 14.50
Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 300,000
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share | $ / shares																			$ 13.00	$ 12.50	$ 11.90
BR Carroll Arium Grande Lakes Owner, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount	$ 29,400,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred Cash and Order Closing Costs	1,200,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 14,400,000
BR Lansbrook JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred Cash and Order Closing Costs													$ 1,400,000
Fund III VG Interest in BRVG Ann Arbor JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				38.6084%
Fund II VG Interest in BRVG Ann Arbor JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				58.6084%
Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				19,343
BR Carroll Lansbrook JV, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest													52.67%
Phase II [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest						100.00%
Lansbrook [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount					$ 3,700,000									$ 3,700,000
Minimum [Member] | Lansbrook [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest					76.80%
Maximum [Member] | Lansbrook [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest					90.00%
North Park Towers [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest			100.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple			313
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability																						$ 11,500,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee			$ 500,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares			32,276
North Park Towers [Member] | Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee			$ 400,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares			26,897
North Park Towers [Member] | BR-NPT Springing Entity [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares			282,759
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable			$ 4,100,000
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				50.00%
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Fund III VG Interest in BRVG Ann Arbor JV [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				11,523
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Fund II VG Interest in BRVG Ann Arbor JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 200,000
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Fund II VG Interest in BRVG Ann Arbor JV [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 300,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				23,322
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares				293,042
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions				$ 4,200,000
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Village Green Property [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple				520
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 700,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				48,357
Village Green of Ann Arbor [Member] | Funds III Vg Interest In Ann Arbor Jv [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares				193,042
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions				$ 2,800,000
Additional Interest in Springhouse at Newport News [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple				432
Additional Interest in Springhouse at Newport News [Member] | Fund I Spring house Interests In Br Spring house Managing Llc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				49.00%
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 400,000
Additional Interest in Springhouse at Newport News [Member] | BR Hawthorne Springhouse JV [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				75.00%
Additional Interest in Springhouse at Newport News [Member] | Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 300,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				20,593
Spring House [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				38.25%
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability				$ 23,400,000
Payments to Acquire Real Estate				$ 3,500,000
Grove At Waterford [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple				252
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability				$ 20,100,000
Grove At Waterford [Member] | Fund I Waterford Interest, in BR Waterford JV , LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				10.00%
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 50,000
Payments to Acquire Real Estate				$ 600,000
Grove At Waterford [Member] | Bell BR Waterford Crossing JV, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				60.00%
Grove At Waterford [Member] | Fund II Waterford Interest [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest				90.00%
Grove At Waterford [Member] | Fund II Waterford Interest [Member] | Common Class A [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 300,000
Business Combination Disposition Fee Shares				22,196
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares				361,241
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Acquisitions				$ 5,200,000
Grove At Waterford [Member] | Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination Disposition Fee				$ 500,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions | shares				30,828
Lansbrook Village [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest													90.00%
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple					602									602
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable													$ 5,400,000
Payments to Acquire Real Estate													8,800,000
Aggregate Indebtedness													$ 42,000,000
Percentage of Annual Capitalized Return													8.00%
Lansbrook Village [Member] | Palm Harbor, Florida [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties, Fee Simple					774									774
Lansbrook Village [Member] | Fund II BR Lansbrook [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest													7.33%
Lansbrook Village [Member] | Bluerock Multifamily Advisor, LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount													$ 200,000
Enders [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest		41.10%									89.50%	48.40%
Payments to Acquire Real Estate		$ 4,400,000
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount		$ 8,000,000
Park Kingston Phase I Units [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest										46.95%
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount								$ 6,500,000		$ 6,300,000
Park Kingston Phase I Units [Member] | Phase I [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount										27,850,000
Park Kingston Phase I Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								46.95%
Park Kingston Phase I Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								96.00%
Park Kingston Phase I Units [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount										$ 15,250,000
Fox Hill [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest									85.27%
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount								$ 1,100,000	$ 10,200,000
Fox Hill [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								85.27%
Fox Hill [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest								94.62%
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount									38,150,000
Fox Hill [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount									$ 26,710,000
ARIUM Palms [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest							95.00%
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount							$ 13,000,000
ARIUM Palms [Member] | Founded [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount							37,000,000
ARIUM Palms [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount							$ 25,000,000
Ashton II [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																$ 21,800,000		$ 13,500,000
Ashton II [Member] | Founded [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																		44,750,000
Ashton II [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																$ 15,300,000		$ 31,900,000
Sorrel [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																	$ 55,300,000
Long-term Investments, Total																	17,700,000
Sorrel [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																	38,700,000
Sovereign [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																	44,400,000
Long-term Investments, Total																	15,200,000
Sovereign [Member] | Senior Secured Mortgage Loan [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition Indirect Ownership, Amount																	$ 28,900,000
Sorrel and Sovereign [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage																	95.00%