Area of acquired real estate property.

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Borrowed On Mortgage Line.

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Completion size of acquired real estate.

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Estimated number of real estate site licenses.

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Lease term.

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Lease term extended.

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Number of developed home sites own and operates.

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Number of manufactured home communities acquired.

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Percentage of average occupancy.

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Royalty received from oil and gas.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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The cash inflow associated with the collection of receivables arising from the lease of real estate, equipment or other fixed assets for a specified time in exchange for payment, usually in the form of rent; excludes proceeds from sales-type lease transactions, which are classified as operating activities.

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-Glossary Investing Activities

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Investment Property and Equipment (Details Textual) (USD $)	0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Nov. 06, 2013 Home_Community	May 23, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013 Home_Site	Mar. 01, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 01, 2012 Pennsylvania and New York [Member] acre Home_Community Home_Site	Aug. 01, 2012 Pennsylvania [Member] Home_Community	Aug. 01, 2012 New York [Member] Home_Community	Nov. 06, 2013 Manufactured Home Community [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community	Mar. 01, 2013 Manufactured Home Community [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community	Mar. 01, 2013 Manufactured Home Community [Member] Indiana [Member] Home_Community	Mar. 01, 2013 Manufactured Home Community [Member] Pennsylvania [Member] Home_Community	Mar. 01, 2013 Manufactured Home Community [Member] Michigan [Member] Home_Community	Apr. 02, 2013 Holiday Mobile Village [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community	Oct. 02, 2013 Rolling Hills Estates [Member] acre Home_Community Home_Site	Jan. 12, 2012 Countryside Estates [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community	Jul. 26, 2012 Meadowood Estates manufactured home community [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community	Sep. 12, 2012 Other manufactured home community [Member] acre Home_Community Home_Site	Dec. 03, 2012 Twin Oaks [Member] acre Home_Community Home_Site	Dec. 19, 2012 Olmsted Falls [Member] acre Home_Site Home_Community
Investment Property and Equipment (Textual)
Number of manufactured home communities acquired	5					11	10	1	5	10	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Number of developed home sites company own and operates			13,500			968			519	1,854				274	91	90	123	280	141	125
Area of acquired real estate property (in acres)						200			200	400				68	32	64	20	62	21	14
Purchase price of acquired entity						$ 28,250,000			$ 11,800,000	$ 67,500,000				$ 7,250,000	$ 1,720,000	$ 2,100,000	$ 3,400,000	$ 5,900,000	$ 4,350,000	$ 3,600,000
Percentage of average occupancy						92.00%			82.00%	85.00%				82.00%	91.00%	79.00%	88.00%	89.00%	89.00%	96.00%
Mortgage loan	7,700,000		160,639,944	53,760,000	108,871,352	13,980,000			7,700,000	53,760,000									2,774,660
Borrowed on margin Line						6,200,000
Fixed rate on Mortgage									4.75%	4.06%									5.75%
Maturity date of mortgage	Dec. 06, 2022								Dec. 06, 2022	Mar. 01, 2023									Dec. 01, 2019
Estimated number of real estate site licenses																Over 200 sites.
Completion size of acquired real estate																Approximately 205 sites.
Lease term		5 years
Option to extend lease term		5 years
Proceeds from lease signing with Oil and Gas community		$ 499,471
Royalty received from oil and gas, percentage		20.00%