Loans Held for Investment, Net - Schedule of Loans Held for Investment (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) Loan	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) Loan
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 818,201	$ 773,752
Carrying Value	$ 788,279	$ 740,799
Loan Count \| Loan	53	54
Fixed Rate	68.05%	67.92%
Coupon	10.75%	10.40%
Life (years)	1 year 10 months 24 days	2 years 4 months 24 days
Mortgage loans, held-for-investment
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 106,844	$ 118,550
Carrying Value	$ 108,903	$ 121,239
Loan Count \| Loan	8	9
Fixed Rate	100.00%	100.00%
Coupon	5.26%	5.31%
Life (years)	1 year 7 months 6 days	1 year 10 months 24 days
Mezzanine loans, held-for-investment
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 235,292	$ 229,927
Carrying Value	$ 226,547	$ 220,814
Loan Count \| Loan	21	22
Fixed Rate	41.14%	43.35%
Coupon	10.35%	10.18%
Life (years)	2 years 3 months 18 days	2 years 7 months 6 days
Preferred equity, held-for-investment
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 261,731	$ 261,175
Carrying Value	$ 247,872	$ 244,959
Loan Count \| Loan	19	20
Fixed Rate	53.03%	54.84%
Coupon	10.81%	10.92%
Life (years)	2 years	2 years 9 months 18 days
Promissory notes, held-for-investment
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 48,990	$ 15,500
Carrying Value	$ 48,477	$ 15,459
Loan Count \| Loan	4	2
Fixed Rate	100.00%	100.00%
Coupon	14.91%	13.65%
Life (years)	1 year 2 months 12 days	7 months 6 days
Revolving credit facility, held-for-investment
Financing Receivable, Modified [Line Items]
Outstanding Face Amount	$ 165,344	$ 148,600
Carrying Value	$ 156,480	$ 138,328
Loan Count \| Loan	1	1
Fixed Rate	100.00%	100.00%
Coupon	13.50%	13.50%
Life (years)	1 year 9 months 18 days	2 years

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The percentage of weighted average coupon on loans and leases receivable.

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The weighted average life of loans and leases receivable, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The gross amount of loans and preferred equity.

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Loans And Preferred Equity, Net, Including Purchase Premiums (Discounts) and Allowance For Loan Losses

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