Extended term of mortgage.

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Extension and modification of unsecured line of credit.

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- Definition

The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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- Definition

The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-SubTopic 10

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 18

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Financing Activities

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Loans and Mortgages Payable (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
Loans and Mortgages Payable (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 29, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012 Sun National Bank [Member]	Aug. 02, 2012 Sun National Bank [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Bank of America [Member]	Oct. 11, 2012 Bank of America [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Allentown and Clinton Mobile Home Resort [Member]	Feb. 02, 2012 Allentown and Clinton Mobile Home Resort [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Port Royal Village [Member]	Feb. 28, 2012 Port Royal Village [Member]	Jul. 31, 2012 Sandy Valley Estates [Member]
Loans and Mortgages Payable (Textual)
Mortgage obtained by the company		$ 13,980,000				$ 11,400,000
Variable rate on mortgage	LIBOR plus 3.25	LIBOR plus 3.00		Modified from LIBOR plus 400 basis points to LIBOR plus 375 basis points		LIBOR plus 3.25
Basis point on mortgage			3.00%				3.25%
Additional extension of mortgage	2 years					2 years
Maturity date of mortgage	Feb. 01, 2017	Aug. 01, 2017		Aug. 31, 2013		Feb. 01, 2017
Net fixed interest rate on the mortgage							4.39%
Interest rate on mortgage									7.36%
Repayment of mortgage								4,700,000		1,900,000
Extension and modification of unsecured line of credit					$ 5,000,000