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Term of mortgage.

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Investment Property and Equipment (Details Narrative)								1 Months Ended
Investment Property and Equipment (Details Narrative)	Dec. 22, 2017 USD ($) a HomeSites HomeCommunity	May 31, 2017 USD ($) a HomeSites	Jan. 24, 2017 USD ($) a HomeSites	Jan. 20, 2017 USD ($) a HomeSites HomeCommunity	Dec. 19, 2016 USD ($) a HomeSites	Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) a HomeSites HomeCommunity	May 02, 2016	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Mortgage loan									$ 304,895,117	$ 293,025,592
Maturity Date							Jun. 01, 2026
Amortization of principal repayments term							30 years
Transaction costs									$ 798,000	$ 0
Bonus payment								$ 251,680
Royalty fee percentage								18.00%
Lease term								5 years
Ohio Manufactured Home Communities [Member]
Number of manufactured home communities acquired \| HomeCommunity				2		2
Purchase price of acquired entity				$ 9,588,000	$ 4,323,000	$ 2,954,000
Number of property sites \| HomeSites				532	124	165
Area of acquired real estate property \| a				149	121	71
Percentage of average occupancy				57.00%	82.00%	64.00%
Mortgage loan					$ 3,195,000
Interest rate on mortgage					4.83%
Mortgage maturity date					Oct. 06, 2025
Indiana Manufactured Home Communities [Member]
Number of manufactured home communities acquired \| HomeCommunity				2
Purchase price of acquired entity				$ 24,437,000
Area of acquired real estate property \| a				155
Percentage of average occupancy				77.00%
Term of mortgage				10 years
Mortgage loan				$ 14,250,000
Interest rate on mortgage				4.56%
Amortization of principal repayments term				30 years
Boardwalk,Age Restricted Community [Member]
Number of property sites \| HomeSites				195
Parke Place, All-age Community [Member]
Number of property sites \| HomeSites				364
Hillcrest Crossing Manufactured Home Communities [Member]
Purchase price of acquired entity			$ 2,485,000
Number of property sites \| HomeSites			200
Area of acquired real estate property \| a			78
Percentage of average occupancy			40.00%
Cinnamon Woods Manufactured Home Communities [Member]
Purchase price of acquired entity		$ 4,000,000						$ 4,000,000
Number of property sites \| HomeSites		63
Age Restricted Community [Member]
Area of acquired real estate property \| a		79
Percentage of average occupancy		92.00%
Acreage available for expansion \| a		61
Pennsylvania Communities [Member]
Number of manufactured home communities acquired \| HomeCommunity	5
Purchase price of acquired entity	$ 22,780,000
Area of acquired real estate property \| a	141
Percentage of average occupancy	72.00%
Mortgage loan	$ 2,418,000
Interest rate on mortgage	6.35%
Mortgage maturity date	Jan. 01, 2023
Three all Age Communities and Two Age Restricted Communities [Member]
Number of property sites \| HomeSites	643