MORTGAGE AND OTHER NOTES PAYABLE (Details) (USD $)			3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Unsecured Debt	Mar. 31, 2014 Fund IV Subscription Line	Feb. 28, 2014 Fund IV Subscription Line	Feb. 28, 2014 Libor Plus 2.25% Mortgage Note Secured Debt	Jan. 31, 2014 Libor Plus 2.25% Mortgage Note Secured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014 Libor Plus 2.25% Mortgage Note LIBOR Secured Debt	Jan. 31, 2014 Libor Plus 2.25% Mortgage Note LIBOR Secured Debt	Jan. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.65% Mortgage Note Secured Debt	Jan. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.65% Mortgage Note LIBOR Secured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014 Libor Plus 1.55% Mortgage Note Secured Debt	Feb. 28, 2014 Libor Plus 1.55% Mortgage Note LIBOR Secured Debt	Mar. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.88%, Mortgage Note Mortgages	Mar. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.88%, Mortgage Note LIBOR Mortgages	Mar. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.70% Mortgage Note Mortgages	Mar. 31, 2014 LIBOR Plus 1.70% Mortgage Note LIBOR Mortgages	Mar. 31, 2014 Construction Loan Under the United States Imigration Investment Program Construction Loans
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit			$ 15,000,000
Description of variable rate basis								LIBOR	LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR		LIBOR
Basis spread on variable rate								2.25%	1.88%		1.65%		155.00%		1.88%		1.70%
New mortgage loans					21,600,000		1,500,000			45,000,000		24,500,000		9,000,000		12,600,000
Expensed unamortized loan costs						200,000
Long-term debt refinanced						20,900,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt				16,700,000
Mortgage and other notes payable	1,108,304,000	1,039,617,000		73,700,000
Construction loan, amount released into restricted cash																		198,500,000
Construction loan, amount withdrawn from restricted cash																		103,800,000
Construction loan, amount released into restricted Cash, amount available																		$ 94,700,000