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Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

NOTE 13 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company follows ASC 825, Fair Value Measurements, for financial assets and liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company measures certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis, including securities available for sale. The fair value of these certain financial assets and liabilities was determined using the following inputs at December 31, 2017 and 2016:

		Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
		Total				Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)				Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)				Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)

December 31, 2017:
Equity Securities - Preferred Stock		$	5,377,522			$	5,377,522			$	-0-			$	-0-
Equity Securities - Common Stock			127,586,754				127,586,754				-0-				-0-
Interest Rate Swap ⁽¹⁾			-0-				-0-				-0-				-0-
Total		$	132,964,276			$	132,964,276			$	-0-			$	-0-

December 31, 2016:
Equity Securities - Preferred Stock		$	13,028,200			$	13,028,200			$	-0-			$	-0-
Equity Securities - Common Stock			95,726,972				95,726,972				-0-				-0-
Interest Rate Swap ⁽¹⁾			(3,983	)			-0-				(3,983	)			-0-
Total		$	108,751,189			$	108,755,172			$	(3,983	)		$	-0-

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Included in accrued liabilities and deposits

In addition to the Company’s investment in Securities Available for Sale at Fair Value, the Company is required to disclose certain information about fair values of its other financial instruments, as defined in ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments. Estimates of fair value are made at a specific point in time, based upon, where available, relevant market prices and information about the financial instrument. Such estimates do not include any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company’s entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. All of the Company’s securities available for sale have quoted market prices. However, for a portion of the Company’s other financial instruments, no quoted market value exists. Therefore, estimates of fair value are necessarily based on a number of significant assumptions (many of which involve events outside the control of management). Such assumptions include assessments of current economic conditions, perceived risks associated with these financial instruments and their counterparties, future expected loss experience and other factors. Given the uncertainties surrounding these assumptions, the reported fair values represent estimates only and, therefore, cannot be compared to the historical accounting model. Use of different assumptions or methodologies is likely to result in significantly different fair value estimates.

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and notes receivables approximates their current carrying amounts since all such items are short-term in nature. The fair value of securities available for sale is primarily based upon quoted market values. The fair value of variable rate mortgages payable and loans payable approximate their current carrying amounts since such amounts payable are at approximately a weighted average current market rate of interest. The estimated fair value of fixed rate mortgage notes payable is based on discounting the future cash flows at a year-end risk adjusted borrowing rate currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. These fair value measurements fall within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2017, the fair and carrying value of fixed rate mortgages payable amounted to $303,741,677 and $308,444,180, respectively. As of December 31, 2016, the fair and carrying value of fixed rate mortgages payable amounted to $282,369,069 and $285,584,102, respectively. Prior to 2017, if the Company acquired a property that was considered an acquisition of a business, the Company was required to fair value all of the acquired assets and liabilities, including intangible assets and liabilities (See Note 1). Those fair value measurements fell within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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