CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
INCOME
Interest income	$ 27,416,000	$ 24,529,000	$ 79,697,000	$ 67,057,000
Provision for loan losses	(365,000)	0	(365,000)	0
Interest expense	(12,997,000)	(10,775,000)	(38,290,000)	(27,719,000)
Net interest income	14,054,000	13,754,000	41,042,000	39,338,000
Income from investments in affiliates	239,000	158,000	628,000	543,000
Other income	457,000	314,000	2,600,000	1,117,000
Total income	14,750,000	14,226,000	44,270,000	40,998,000
EXPENSE
Related party expense – loan servicing fees	2,457,000	2,187,000	7,598,000	6,003,000
Related party expense – management fee	1,456,000	1,428,000	4,428,000	3,830,000
Loan transaction expense	(25,000)	290,000	365,000	1,257,000
Professional fees	482,000	497,000	1,597,000	1,484,000
Real estate operating expenses	1,001,000	1,151,000	2,394,000	2,112,000
Other expense	964,000	910,000	2,920,000	2,482,000
Total expense	6,335,000	6,463,000	19,302,000	17,168,000
Loss on debt extinguishment	836,000	0	836,000	218,000
Income before provision for income taxes	7,579,000	7,763,000	24,132,000	23,612,000
Provision for income taxes	84,000	47,000	102,000	96,000
Consolidated net income	7,495,000	7,716,000	24,030,000	23,516,000
Less: consolidated net income attributable to the non-controlling interest	(937,000)	(246,000)	(2,286,000)	(773,000)
Consolidated net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 6,558,000	$ 7,470,000	$ 21,744,000	$ 22,743,000
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.35	$ 0.41	$ 1.16	$ 1.25
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.38	$ 1.09	$ 1.19
Weighted average shares - basic (in shares)	18,691,393	18,072,045	18,599,088	18,019,434
Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares)	26,592,806	25,246,764	26,488,984	22,380,788