Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Net income	$ 11,545	$ 8,872
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Gain from land disposition	(1,713)	(87)
Gain on valuation of derivative instruments	0	(4)
Stock compensation expense	1,170	688
Depreciation and amortization	49,425	40,010
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,916	813
Distributions from affiliate	(850)	(2,650)
Change in notes receivable from financed sales of inventory homes, net of repayments	(2,738)	(4,435)
Change in inventory, other assets and other receivables, net	1,469	4,729
Change in accounts payable and other liabilities	216	(4,452)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES	60,440	43,484
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in properties	(89,922)	(60,930)
Acquisitions	(82,718)	(24,482)
Payments to Acquire Notes Receivable	49,441	0
Proceeds related to affiliate dividend distribution	850	2,650
Proceeds related to disposition of land	0	172
Proceeds related to disposition of assets and depreciated homes, net	697	1,211
Increase in notes receivable, net	(144)	(5,736)
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(220,678)	(87,115)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Issuance and associated costs of common stock, OP units and preferred OP units, net	261,967	157,343
Net proceeds from stock option exercise	149	149
Distributions to stockholders, OP unit holders, and preferred OP unit holders	(47,843)	(34,184)
Borrowings on lines of credit	189,392	71,635
Payments on lines of credit	(200,887)	(176,038)
Proceeds from issuance of other debt	15,522	54,567
Payments on other debt	(78,363)	(30,521)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(2,719)	(678)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES	137,218	42,273
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(23,020)	(1,358)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	29,508	5,857
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	6,488	4,499
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Cash paid for interest	29,780	28,519
Cash paid for interest on mandatorily redeemable debt	1,621	1,677
Cash paid for state income taxes	219	320
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps	177	599
Reduction in secured borrowing balance	7,299	6,081
Change in dividends declared and outstanding	4,498	2,935
Noncash investing and financing activities at the date of acquisition:
Acquisitions - A-1 preferred OP units issued	3,463	0
Acquisitions - release of note receivable and accrued interest	$ 49,441	$ 0