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Common stock shares purchased from related party.

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Common stock value owned by parent company.

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Common stock value purchased from related party.

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Fair value of common stock value owned by parent company.

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Maximum percentage of undepreciated assets.

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Weighted average cost per shares.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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The change in unrealized holding gain (loss), net of tax, on available-for-sale securities included in a separate component of shareholders' equity during the period.

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This item represents the difference between the gross realized gains and losses realized on the sale of debt or equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities. Additionally, this item would include any losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments in debt and equity securities.

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The total amount of proceeds received for the sale of securities, categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading securities, during the reporting period.

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The cash outflow to acquire debt and equity securities not classified as either held-to-maturity securities or trading securities which would be classified as available-for-sale securities and reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholders' equity.

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Securities Available For Sale (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Available for sale securities	$ 111,046,262		$ 111,046,262		$ 75,011,260
Securities sold			10,431,184
Gain on sale of securities available for sale	$ 884,458	$ 47,671	1,898,836	$ 127,419
Purchases of securities available for sale			23,453,933	$ 9,171,695
Total net unrealized gains in REIT securities portfolio			$ 20,957,227
Real Estate Investment Trusts [Member]
Maximum percentage of undepreciated assets			20.00%
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation [Member]
Common stock purchased from Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation			86,050
Common stock purchased from Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation, value			$ 1,023,326
Weighted average cost per shares			$ 11.89
Company owns total number of shares in MREIC			2,211,321
Cost of common stock owned by the company for MREIC shares			$ 18,878,380
Fair value of common stock owned by the company for MREIC shares			$ 31,555,547