Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 47,607	$ 29,585
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	1,804	238
Share-based compensation expense	1,597	2,242
Deferred income taxes	11,120	11,771
Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	3,361	259
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables	(2,245)	640
Increase in inventory	(108,634)	(70,605)
Decrease (increase) in earnest money deposits	1,021	(6,905)
Increase in other assets	(3,053)	(1,460)
Increase in accounts payable	8,424	910
Increase in accrued expenses	3,914	2,463
Increase in customer and builder deposits	3,293	8,668
Net cash used in operating activities	(38,325)	(23,162)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(6,534)	(968)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Business combination, net of acquired cash	(26,861)	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(755)	(241)
Purchase of property and equipment	(1,767)	(27)
Net cash used in investing activities	(29,383)	(268)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings from lines of credit	133,000	61,500
Payments of debt issuance costs	(228)	(452)
Repayments of lines of credit	(40,000)	(41,500)
Repayments of notes payable	(9,181)	(744)
Withholdings of taxes from vesting of restricted stock awards	(412)	(586)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	0	438
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(10,746)	(9,740)
Net cash provided by financing activities	72,433	8,916
Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash	4,725	(14,514)
Cash, beginning of period	36,684	35,157
Restricted cash, beginning of period	3,605	4,445
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period	40,289	39,602
Cash, end of period	33,116	20,720
Restricted cash, end of period	11,898	4,368
Cash and restricted cash, end of period	45,014	25,088
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	0	0
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	3,400	2,872
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Decrease in land not owned under option contracts	0	2,271
NoncashOrPartNoncashEquityInvestmentNoncashFinancialOrEquityInstrumentConsiderationEquityIssuedValue	$ 0	$ 14,623