Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenue	$ 118,848	$ 123,231
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	105,837	112,393
Gross Profit Home Sales	12,617	9,743
Gross Profit Fee Building	394	1,095
Other income (expense), net	(193)	(26)
Gross Profit	13,011	10,838
Selling and marketing expenses	(8,679)	(6,639)
General and administrative expenses	(7,391)	(6,019)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures	184	335
Equity in net income (loss) from Subsidiaries	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	417	0
Pretax loss	(2,651)	(1,511)
Benefit for income taxes	664	860
Net loss	(1,987)	(651)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	11
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(1,987)	(640)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	118,848	123,231
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	105,837	112,369
Gross Profit Home Sales	12,617	9,767
Gross Profit Fee Building	394	1,095
Other income (expense), net	(131)	(137)
Gross Profit	13,011	10,862
Selling and marketing expenses	(8,679)	(6,639)
General and administrative expenses	(6,825)	(4,913)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures	184	335
Equity in net income (loss) from Subsidiaries	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0
Pretax loss	(2,440)	(492)
Benefit for income taxes	728	387
Net loss	(1,712)	(105)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(1,712)	(105)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	24
Gross Profit Home Sales	0	(24)
Gross Profit Fee Building	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0	0
Gross Profit	0	(24)
Selling and marketing expenses	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Equity in net income (loss) from Subsidiaries	0	0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0
Pretax loss	0	(24)
Benefit for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	0	(24)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	11
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	0	(13)
Parent Company [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Gross Profit Home Sales	0	0
Gross Profit Fee Building	0	0
Other income (expense), net	(62)	111
Gross Profit	0	0
Selling and marketing expenses	0	0
General and administrative expenses	(566)	(1,106)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Equity in net income (loss) from Subsidiaries	(1,712)	(118)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	417
Pretax loss	(1,923)	(1,113)
Benefit for income taxes	(64)	473
Net loss	(1,987)	(640)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	(1,987)	(640)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Gross Profit Home Sales	0	0
Gross Profit Fee Building	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0	0
Gross Profit	0	0
Selling and marketing expenses	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Equity in net income (loss) from Subsidiaries	1,712	118
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0
Pretax loss	1,712	118
Benefit for income taxes	0	0
Net loss	1,712	118
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent	1,712	118
Home Sales
Revenue	99,186	79,437
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	86,569	69,694
Home Sales | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	99,186	79,437
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	86,569	69,670
Home Sales | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	24
Home Sales | Parent Company [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Home Sales | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Fee Building
Revenue	19,662	43,794
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	19,268	42,699
Fee Building | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	19,662	43,794
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	19,268	42,699
Fee Building | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Fee Building | Parent Company [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	0	0
Fee Building | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Revenue	0	0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold	$ 0	$ 0