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Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				$ 385,961	$ 278,867	$ 212,307
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				(784,666)	(252,841)	(608,952)
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				(8,937)	(312)	(1,115)
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations				0	25,020	0
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger				0	(350,000)	0
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				87,063	88,590	0
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans				0	47,186	0
Purchase of commercial office buildings				0	(27,105)	0
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				268	19,425	0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				9,292	8,347	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				0	0	(20,000)
Initial renovations to single-family properties				(47,911)	(39,912)	(147,583)
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				(37,540)	(27,807)	(27,369)
Other purchases of productive assets				(55,048)	(12,989)	0
Net cash used for investing activities				(837,479)	(522,398)	(861,800)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				694,765	102,830	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				548	3,171	251
Repurchase of Class A common shares				0	(96,098)	(57,383)
Redemptions of Class A units				(169)	(399)	0
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				(477,879)	(381,117)	(19,739)
Payments on secured note payable				(969)	(924)	(892)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests				(8,333)	(11,360)	(23,583)
Distributions to common shareholders				(38,901)	(48,171)	(42,126)
Distributions to preferred shareholders				(46,122)	(40,237)	(22,276)
Deferred financing costs paid				(3,974)	(10,476)	(25,335)
Net cash provided by financing activities				384,100	324,804	632,476
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(67,418)	81,273	(17,017)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			$ 250,241	250,241	168,968	185,985
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				182,823	250,241	168,968
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				(100,908)	(115,814)	(77,445)
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				7,964	(2,876)	821
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				50,000	0	0
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				1,524	0	0
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				4,536	0	0
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				5,710	0	0
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties				0	3,554	20,317
Redemption of participating preferred shares				(37,499)	0	0
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				26,982	0	0
American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Single-family properties				0	1,277,253	0
Rent and other receivables, net				0	843	0
Escrow deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets				0	35,134	0
Deferred costs and other intangibles, net				0	22,696	0
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net	$ (792,001)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				0	(38,485)	0
Asset-backed securitization | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net	(329,703)			0	(329,703)	0
Exchangeable senior notes | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net	$ (112,298)			0	(112,298)	0
Revolving Credit Facility
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				202,000	951,000	827,000
Payments on credit facility				(112,000)	(951,000)	(1,034,000)
Class A common shares/units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares		$ 312,000	336,500
Stock issuance costs		$ (9,200)	(400)	(10,637)	(227)	0
Class A common shares/units | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Class A shares and units issued				0	(530,460)	0
Preferred Shares/Units
Financing activities
Stock issuance costs				(9,229)	(15,938)	0
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				270,000	498,750	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				385,961	278,867	212,307
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				(784,666)	(252,841)	(608,952)
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				(8,937)	(312)	(1,115)
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations				0	25,020	0
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger				0	(350,000)	0
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				87,063	88,590	0
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans				0	47,186	0
Purchase of commercial office buildings				0	(27,105)	0
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				268	19,425	0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				9,292	8,347	0
Collections from intercompany notes				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				0	0	(20,000)
Initial renovations to single-family properties				(47,911)	(39,912)	(147,583)
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				(37,540)	(27,807)	(27,369)
Other purchases of productive assets				(55,048)	(12,989)	0
Net cash used for investing activities				(837,479)	(522,398)	(861,800)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				694,765	102,830	0
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				270,000	498,750	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				548	3,171	251
Repurchase of Class A common shares				0	(96,098)	(57,383)
Redemptions of Class A units				(169)	(399)	0
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				(477,879)	(381,117)	(19,739)
Payments on secured note payable				(969)	(924)	(892)
Payments on intercompany notes borrowed				0	0
Intercompany financing and distributions to parent				0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests				0	(230)	(1,902)
Distributions to common shareholders				(47,234)	(58,445)	(45,015)
Distributions to preferred shareholders				(46,122)	(40,237)	(22,276)
Deferred financing costs paid				(3,974)	(10,476)	(25,335)
Net cash provided by financing activities				384,100	324,804	632,476
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(67,418)	81,273	(17,017)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			250,241	250,241	168,968	185,985
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				182,823	250,241	168,968
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				(100,908)	(115,814)	(77,445)
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				7,964	(2,876)	821
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				50,000	0	0
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				1,524	0	0
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				4,536	0	0
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				5,710	0	0
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties				0	3,554	20,317
Redemption of participating preferred shares				(37,499)	0	0
Accrued distributions to affiliates				4,720
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				26,982	0	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Single-family properties				0	1,277,253	0
Rent and other receivables, net				0	843	0
Escrow deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets				0	35,134	0
Deferred costs and other intangibles, net				0	22,696	0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses				0	(38,485)	0
Class A shares and units issued				0	(530,460)	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Asset-backed securitization | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net				0	(329,703)	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Exchangeable senior notes | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net				0	(112,298)	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Revolving Credit Facility
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				202,000	951,000	827,000
Payments on credit facility				(112,000)	(951,000)	(1,034,000)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Line of Credit
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				25,000	325,000
Payments on credit facility				(100,000)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Class A common shares/units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				694,765	102,830
Stock issuance costs				(10,637)	(227)	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Preferred Shares/Units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares					498,750
Stock issuance costs				(9,229)	(15,938)	0
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				270,000
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Series C Convertible Units
Financing activities
Distributions to preferred shareholders					(856)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Line of Credit
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				25,000
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				(66,411)	(137,991)
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				0	0
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				0	0
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations					0
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger					(350,000)
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				14,265	0
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans					0
Purchase of commercial office buildings					(20,056)
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				680	7,200
Collections from intercompany notes				9,507	19,092
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				(854,346)	(155,139)
Initial renovations to single-family properties				0	0
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				0	0
Other purchases of productive assets				(6,657)	(4,576)
Net cash used for investing activities				(836,551)	(503,479)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				548	3,171
Repurchase of Class A common shares					(96,098)
Redemptions of Class A units				(169)	(399)
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				0	0
Payments on secured note payable				0	0
Payments on intercompany notes borrowed				0	0
Intercompany financing and distributions to parent				0	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					0
Distributions to common shareholders				(47,234)	(58,445)
Distributions to preferred shareholders				(46,122)	(40,237)
Deferred financing costs paid				(3,974)	(10,436)
Net cash provided by financing activities				862,948	707,115
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(40,014)	65,645
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			76,913	76,913	11,268
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				36,899	76,913	11,268
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				(9,263)	(8,774)
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				0	0
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				50,000
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				1,524
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				0
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				5,710
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties					0
Redemption of participating preferred shares				(37,499)
Accrued distributions to affiliates				4,720
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				26,982
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Single-family properties					0
Rent and other receivables, net					0
Escrow deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets					0
Deferred costs and other intangibles, net					0
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					(8,660)
Class A shares and units issued					(530,460)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Asset-backed securitization | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Exchangeable senior notes | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Revolving Credit Facility
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				202,000	951,000
Payments on credit facility				(112,000)	(951,000)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Line of Credit
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities					325,000
Payments on credit facility				(100,000)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Class A common shares/units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				694,765	102,830
Stock issuance costs				(10,637)	(227)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Preferred Shares/Units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares					498,750
Stock issuance costs				(9,229)	(15,938)
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				270,000
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. (Parent Company) | Series C Convertible Units
Financing activities
Distributions to preferred shareholders					(856)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				(4,513)	5,692
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				0	0
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				0	0
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations					3,317
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger					0
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				5,156	603
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans					0
Purchase of commercial office buildings					0
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				0	0
Collections from intercompany notes				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				36,533	(9,508)
Initial renovations to single-family properties				(1,613)	(41)
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				0	0
Other purchases of productive assets				0	0
Net cash used for investing activities				40,076	(5,629)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				0	0
Repurchase of Class A common shares					0
Redemptions of Class A units				0	0
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				0	0
Payments on secured note payable				0	0
Payments on intercompany notes borrowed				0	0
Intercompany financing and distributions to parent				(35,594)	(1)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					0
Distributions to common shareholders				0	0
Distributions to preferred shareholders				0	0
Deferred financing costs paid				0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities				(35,594)	(1)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(31)	62
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			62	62	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				31	62	0
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				(3,738)	(3,115)
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				11	0
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				0
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				0
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				0
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				0
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties					0
Redemption of participating preferred shares				0
Accrued distributions to affiliates				0
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Single-family properties					5,898
Rent and other receivables, net					50
Escrow deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets					666
Deferred costs and other intangibles, net					109
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					(4,475)
Class A shares and units issued					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Asset-backed securitization | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Exchangeable senior notes | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					(112,298)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Revolving Credit Facility
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				0	0
Payments on credit facility				0	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Line of Credit
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				0	0
Payments on credit facility				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Class A common shares/units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				0	0
Stock issuance costs				0	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Preferred Shares/Units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares					0
Stock issuance costs				0	0
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | American Residential Properties OP, L.P. (Guarantor Subsidiary) | Series C Convertible Units
Financing activities
Distributions to preferred shareholders					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				456,885	411,166
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				(784,666)	(252,841)
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				(8,937)	(312)
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations					21,703
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger					0
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				67,642	87,987
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans					47,186
Purchase of commercial office buildings					(7,049)
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				268	19,425
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				8,612	1,147
Collections from intercompany notes				0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				0	0
Initial renovations to single-family properties				(46,298)	(39,871)
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				(37,540)	(27,807)
Other purchases of productive assets				(48,391)	(8,413)
Net cash used for investing activities				(849,310)	(158,845)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				0	0
Repurchase of Class A common shares					0
Redemptions of Class A units				0	0
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				(477,879)	(381,117)
Payments on secured note payable				(969)	(924)
Payments on intercompany notes borrowed				(9,507)	(19,092)
Intercompany financing and distributions to parent				853,407	164,648
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					(230)
Distributions to common shareholders				0	0
Distributions to preferred shareholders				0	0
Deferred financing costs paid				0	(40)
Net cash provided by financing activities				365,052	(236,755)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				(27,373)	15,566
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			173,266	173,266	157,700
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				145,893	173,266	157,700
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				(87,907)	(103,925)
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				7,953	(2,876)
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				0
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				0
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				4,536
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				0
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties					3,554
Redemption of participating preferred shares				0
Accrued distributions to affiliates				0
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Single-family properties					1,271,355
Rent and other receivables, net					793
Escrow deposits, prepaid expenses and other assets					34,468
Deferred costs and other intangibles, net					22,587
Accounts payable and accrued expenses					(25,350)
Class A shares and units issued					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Asset-backed securitization | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					(329,703)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Exchangeable senior notes | American Residential Properties Inc.
Merger with ARPI
Asset-backed securitization and Exchangeable senior notes, net					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Revolving Credit Facility
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				0	0
Payments on credit facility				0	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Line of Credit
Financing activities
Proceeds from credit facilities				0	0
Payments on credit facility				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Class A common shares/units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares				0	0
Stock issuance costs				0	0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Preferred Shares/Units
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares					0
Stock issuance costs				0	0
Proceeds from issuance of perpetual preferred shares				0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Reportable Legal Entities | Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Series C Convertible Units
Financing activities
Distributions to preferred shareholders					0
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Consolidating Adjustments
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities				0	0
Investing activities
Cash paid for single-family properties				0	0
Change in escrow deposits for purchase of single-family properties				0	0
Cash acquired in noncash business combinations					0
Payoff of credit facility in connection with ARPI merger					0
Net proceeds received from sales of single-family properties and other				0	0
Net proceeds received from sales of non-performing loans					0
Purchase of commercial office buildings					0
Collections from mortgage financing receivables				0	0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures				0	0
Collections from intercompany notes				(9,507)	(19,092)
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures				817,813	164,647
Initial renovations to single-family properties				0	0
Recurring and other capital expenditures for single-family properties				0	0
Other purchases of productive assets				0	0
Net cash used for investing activities				808,306	145,555
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, net of tax withholding				0	0
Repurchase of Class A common shares					0
Redemptions of Class A units				0	0
Payments on asset-backed securitizations				0	0
Payments on secured note payable				0	0
Payments on intercompany notes borrowed				9,507	19,092
Intercompany financing and distributions to parent				(817,813)	(164,647)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests					0
Distributions to common shareholders				0	0
Distributions to preferred shareholders				0	0
Deferred financing costs paid				0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities				(808,306)	(145,555)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash				0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period			$ 0	0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period (see Note 2)				0	0	$ 0
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized				0	0
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to property acquisitions and renovations				0	0
Transfer of term loan borrowings to revolving credit facility				0
Transfer of deferred financing costs from term loan to revolving credit facility				0
Transfers of completed homebuilding deliveries to properties				0
Note receivable related to a bulk sale of properties, net of discount				0
Conversion of nonperforming loans to properties					0
Redemption of participating preferred shares				0
Accrued distributions to affiliates				0
Accrued distributions to non-affiliates				0
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