Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Nov. 02, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 5,983,698	$ 8,810,420
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	180,047	163,077
Deferred income taxes	83,724	(25,008)
Undistributed earnings in joint venture—Majestic 21	(80,091)	(78,107)
Gain on sale of investment in retirement community		(1,510,000)
Gain on property held for sale		(864,887)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(32,041)	(15,242)
Decrease in fair value of equity investments	155,406
Stock-based compensation	9,274	21,004
Amortization of operating lease right of use assets	36,340
Decrease (increase) in:
Accounts receivable - trade	561,792	431,235
Inventories	1,322,101	(3,346,228)
Pre-owned homes	(379,946)	267,600
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	202,913	(127,610)
Interest receivable	(150,459)	(73,517)
Income taxes receivable	(105,676)
(Decrease) increase in:
Accounts payable	(183,121)	26,121
Accrued compensation	(78,106)	(121,031)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(672,119)	706,572
Income taxes payable	(2,016,132)	1,436,346
Customer deposits	2,075,815	(1,041,450)
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,913,419	4,659,295
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(318,215)	(447,413)
Purchase of certificates of deposit	(20,000)	(4,080,058)
Proceeds from certificates of deposit	5,574,124
Proceeds from property held for resale		1,078,324
Proceeds from sale of investment in retirement community		1,510,000
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment	33,139
Collections on interest receivable	147,603	34,093
Collections on mortgage notes receivable	2,373	2,022
Collections on equipment and other notes receivable	84,430	62,977
Issuance of equipment and other notes receivable		(39,768)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	(177,928)	(180,001)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,325,526	(2,059,824)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of cash dividend	(3,630,970)	(3,864,216)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options		19,710
Purchase of treasury stock	(822,450)	(4,585,861)
Reduction of operating lease obligation	(13,588)
Net cash used in financing activities	(4,467,008)	(8,430,367)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,771,937	(5,830,896)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	22,533,965	28,364,861
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	30,305,902	22,533,965
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid	4,002,000	$ 1,550,000
Paycheck Protection Program Loan [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from paycheck protection program	1,449,700
Return of proceeds from paycheck protection program	$ (1,449,700)