INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURES (Details 3) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Oct. 28, 2009	Oct. 03, 2005	Mar. 02, 2005	Sep. 30, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004	Nov. 30, 2001
Hamilton Essex 81
Revenues
Rental income	$ 362,007	$ 341,387	$ 721,908	$ 670,157
Laundry and sundry income		4,200	2,492	8,120
Total Revenues	362,007	345,587	724,400	678,277
Expenses
Administrative	4,369	13,963	8,306	17,141
Depreciation and amortization	112,979	108,267	224,448	216,170
Management fee	16,392	15,829	31,737	29,105
Operating	21,230	23,995	58,763	68,967
Renting	6,221	10,850	6,721	10,967
Repairs and maintenance	40,751	41,549	66,434	73,827
Taxes and insurance	53,458	58,712	106,875	116,996
Total Expenses	255,400	273,165	503,284	533,173
Income Before Other Income	106,607	72,422	221,116	145,104
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(119,029)	(120,829)	(237,262)	(240,198)
Total Other Income (loss)	(119,029)	(120,829)	(237,262)	(240,198)
Net Income (Loss)	(12,422)	(48,407)	(16,146)	(95,094)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (6,211)	$ (24,203)	$ (8,073)	$ (47,547)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Hamilton Essex Development
Revenues
Rental income	$ 72,523	$ 73,236	$ 145,045	$ 146,472
Total Revenues	72,523	73,236	145,045	146,472
Expenses
Administrative	425	513	1,008	830
Depreciation and amortization	2,821	2,823	5,644	5,644
Management fee	2,901	2,929	5,802	5,859
Repairs and maintenance		3,150		3,150
Taxes and insurance	13,423	14,070	26,844	27,640
Total Expenses	19,570	23,485	39,298	43,123
Income Before Other Income	52,953	49,751	105,747	103,349
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(13,620)	(13,977)	(27,172)	(27,896)
Total Other Income (loss)	(13,620)	(13,977)	(27,172)	(27,896)
Net Income (Loss)	39,333	35,774	78,575	75,453
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 19,667	$ 17,887	$ 39,288	$ 37,727
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
345 Franklin
Revenues
Rental income	$ 342,800	$ 330,748	$ 678,276	$ 658,488
Laundry and sundry income		657	323	235
Total Revenues	342,800	331,405	678,599	658,723
Expenses
Administrative	6,620	13,038	14,381	19,861
Depreciation and amortization	93,793	100,379	187,586	200,104
Management fee	15,131	14,839	29,240	28,505
Operating	11,114	7,770	51,186	32,593
Renting	2,760	180	9,105	3,623
Repairs and maintenance	13,075	18,595	19,062	30,932
Taxes and insurance	29,941	28,555	59,877	58,200
Total Expenses	172,434	183,356	370,437	373,818
Income Before Other Income	170,366	148,049	308,162	284,905
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(98,002)	(97,821)	(195,938)	(195,574)
Total Other Income (loss)	(98,002)	(97,821)	(195,938)	(195,574)
Net Income (Loss)	72,364	50,228	112,224	89,331
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 36,182	$ 25,114	$ 56,112	$ 44,666
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%						50.00%
Hamilton 1025
Revenues
Rental income	$ 237,028	$ 216,294	$ 477,428	$ 447,481
Total Revenues	237,028	216,294	477,428	447,481
Expenses
Administrative	1,170	2,193	3,162	4,161
Depreciation and amortization	60,033	60,167	120,062	120,320
Management fee	9,391	9,412	18,831	18,643
Operating	223	193	348	353
Renting		624		6,376
Repairs and maintenance	78,891	84,068	155,388	164,511
Taxes and insurance	42,844	40,770	85,895	81,374
Total Expenses	192,552	197,427	383,686	395,738
Income Before Other Income	44,476	18,867	93,742	51,743
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(68,953)	(70,070)	(137,440)	(139,629)
Interest Income	1	5	8	10
Total Other Income (loss)	(68,952)	(70,065)	(137,432)	(139,619)
Net Income (Loss)	(24,476)	(51,198)	(43,690)	(87,876)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (12,238)	$ (25,598)	$ (21,845)	$ (43,938)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%			50.00%
Hamilton Bay Sales
Revenues
Rental income	$ 30,173	$ 43,923	$ 59,468	$ 106,721
Total Revenues	30,173	43,923	59,468	106,721
Expenses
Administrative	1,895	1,969	4,674	2,674
Depreciation and amortization	8,987	19,175	17,974	38,350
Management fee	1,049	1,891	2,323	4,275
Operating	181	355	205	605
Renting				753
Repairs and maintenance	12,390	23,827	23,876	47,651
Taxes and insurance	5,056	10,767	10,936	22,665
Total Expenses	29,558	57,984	59,988	116,973
Income Before Other Income	615	(14,061)	(520)	(10,252)
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(105)	(205)	(214)	(399)
Interest Income from Note		135		468
Gain on Sale of Real Estate		248,239		300,522
Other Income (Expenses)			(125)
Total Other Income (loss)	(105)	248,169	(339)	300,591
Net Income (Loss)	510	234,108	(859)	290,339
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 255	$ 117,054	$ (430)	$ 145,171
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Hamilton Bay Apartments
Revenues
Rental income	$ 236,513	$ 223,212	$ 487,086	$ 462,103
Total Revenues	236,513	223,212	487,086	462,103
Expenses
Administrative	1,809	5,732	3,624	10,577
Depreciation and amortization	79,963	79,383	159,291	158,697
Management fee	9,937	9,140	19,432	18,600
Operating	44	580	708	1,039
Renting		1,550	2,350	5,042
Repairs and maintenance	101,359	70,304	186,217	143,741
Taxes and insurance	38,394	41,247	76,225	82,005
Total Expenses	231,506	207,936	447,847	419,701
Income Before Other Income	5,007	15,276	39,239	42,402
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(64,775)	(65,868)	(129,239)	(131,333)
Total Other Income (loss)	(64,775)	(65,868)	(129,239)	(131,333)
Net Income (Loss)	(59,768)	(50,592)	(90,000)	(88,931)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ (29,884)	$ (25,296)	$ (45,000)	$ (44,466)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%		50.00%
Hamilton Minuteman
Revenues
Rental income	$ 233,578	$ 232,870	$ 467,474	$ 456,812
Laundry and sundry income		(1)		168
Total Revenues	233,578	232,869	467,474	456,980
Expenses
Administrative	1,069	2,440	2,693	5,443
Depreciation and amortization	81,976	79,852	163,494	159,254
Management fee	9,620	9,643	19,445	18,953
Operating	13,935	11,248	46,482	44,102
Renting	1,003	3,622	4,746	6,088
Repairs and maintenance	17,640	21,547	32,764	38,434
Taxes and insurance	31,013	29,665	61,971	59,235
Total Expenses	156,256	158,017	331,595	331,509
Income Before Other Income	77,322	74,852	135,879	125,471
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(76,066)	(77,061)	(151,557)	(153,561)
Total Other Income (loss)	(76,066)	(77,061)	(151,557)	(153,561)
Net Income (Loss)	1,256	(2,209)	(15,678)	(28,090)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 628	$ (1,105)	$ (7,839)	$ (14,045)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%				50.00%
Hamilton on Main Apts
Revenues
Rental income	$ 762,855	$ 722,682	$ 1,524,128	$ 1,440,362
Laundry and sundry income	11,805	9,692	22,446	19,148
Total Revenues	774,660	732,374	1,546,574	1,459,510
Expenses
Administrative	10,660	21,277	19,935	30,762
Depreciation and amortization	242,355	237,117	483,116	473,132
Management fee	30,974	29,557	61,054	57,820
Operating	46,638	64,310	184,893	206,470
Renting	1,636	11,268	3,401	18,097
Repairs and maintenance	98,321	99,885	182,482	190,403
Taxes and insurance	82,793	95,947	166,301	191,586
Total Expenses	513,377	559,361	1,101,182	1,168,270
Income Before Other Income	261,283	173,013	445,392	291,240
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(187,893)	(201,634)	(373,703)	(402,014)
Gain on Sale of Real Estate	96
Other Income (Expenses)			97
Total Other Income (loss)	(187,797)	(201,634)	(373,606)	(402,014)
Net Income (Loss)	73,486	(28,621)	71,786	(110,774)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 36,743	$ (14,310)	$ 35,893	$ (55,386)
Percentage of ownership interest	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%					50.00%
Dexter Park
Revenues
Rental income	$ 3,572,475	$ 3,352,710	$ 7,061,280	$ 6,709,764
Laundry and sundry income	24,833	23,213	44,078	48,593
Total Revenues	3,597,308	3,375,923	7,105,358	6,758,357
Expenses
Administrative	52,304	62,450	104,634	116,993
Depreciation and amortization	816,804	1,348,640	1,631,773	2,694,103
Management fee	80,673	76,544	155,624	148,442
Operating	274,150	248,068	729,806	736,853
Renting	16,920	38,946	33,213	57,536
Repairs and maintenance	323,559	317,690	540,177	514,184
Taxes and insurance	372,658	376,140	733,913	757,325
Total Expenses	1,937,068	2,468,478	3,929,140	5,025,436
Income Before Other Income	1,660,240	907,445	3,176,218	1,732,921
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(1,219,133)	(1,237,262)	(2,429,434)	(2,464,957)
Total Other Income (loss)	(1,219,133)	(1,237,262)	(2,429,434)	(2,464,957)
Net Income (Loss)	441,107	(329,817)	746,784	(732,036)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 176,445	$ (131,927)	$ 298,714	$ (292,814)
Percentage of ownership interest	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%	40.00%
Total
Revenues
Rental income	$ 5,849,952	$ 5,537,062	$ 11,622,093	$ 11,098,360
Laundry and sundry income	36,638	37,761	69,339	76,264
Total Revenues	5,886,590	5,574,823	11,691,432	11,174,624
Expenses
Administrative	80,321	123,575	162,417	208,442
Depreciation and amortization	1,499,711	2,035,803	2,993,388	4,065,774
Management fee	176,068	169,784	343,488	330,202
Operating	367,515	356,519	1,072,391	1,090,982
Renting	28,540	67,040	59,536	108,482
Repairs and maintenance	685,986	680,615	1,206,400	1,206,833
Taxes and insurance	669,580	695,873	1,328,837	1,397,026
Total Expenses	3,507,721	4,129,209	7,166,457	8,407,741
Income Before Other Income	2,378,869	1,445,614	4,524,975	2,766,883
Other Income (loss)
Interest expense	(1,847,576)	(1,884,727)	(3,681,959)	(3,755,561)
Interest Income	1	5	8	10
Interest Income from Note		135		468
Gain on Sale of Real Estate	96	248,239		300,522
Other Income (Expenses)			(28)
Total Other Income (loss)	(1,847,479)	(1,636,348)	(3,681,979)	(3,454,561)
Net Income (Loss)	531,390	(190,734)	842,996	(687,678)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	221,586	(62,382)	346,820	(270,633)
Total | NERA 50%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	45,142	69,545	48,106	22,181
Total | NERA 40%
Other Income (loss)
Proportionate share of net income (loss)	$ 176,445	$ (131,927)	$ 298,714	$ (292,814)