Real Estate Investments (Details) - Real Estate Held for Investment (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	$ 3,484,216us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovements
Buildings	10,126,971
Total	13,611,187us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Accumulated Depreciation	2,650,190
KinderCare Andover MN
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	179,755
Buildings	1,084,452
Total	1,264,207
Accumulated Depreciation	544,032
Jared Jewelry Hanover MD
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	861,065
Buildings	1,128,070
Total	1,989,135
Accumulated Depreciation	490,712
Jared Jewelry Auburn Hills MI
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	280,993
Buildings	1,185,055
Total	1,466,048
Accumulated Depreciation	472,045
Best Buy Eau Claire WI
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	853,357
Buildings	2,784,349
Total	3,637,706
Accumulated Depreciation	770,337
Fresenius Medical Center Shreveport LA
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	102,046
Buildings	1,258,571
Total	1,360,617
Accumulated Depreciation	314,644
Tractor Supply Canton GA
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	700,000
Buildings	1,407,183
Total	2,107,183
Accumulated Depreciation	32,834
Gander Mountain Champaign IL
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Land	507,000
Buildings	1,279,291
Total	1,786,291
Accumulated Depreciation	$ 25,586

Aggregate of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of investments in building and building improvements.

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Amount before accumulated deprecation and depletion of real estate held for productive use and additions or improvements to real estate held for productive use, examples include, but are not limited to, walkways, driveways, fences, and parking lots. Excludes land held for sale.

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Amount, before accumulated depreciation, of real estate investments for entities with a substantial portion of business acquiring and holding investment real estate.

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