SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Accounts Receivable, Consumer Loans Receivable, Notes Receivable from Mobile Home Parks, Other Notes Receivable (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Accounts Receivable
Credit period	30 days
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 457	$ 341
Consumer Loans Receivable
Average contractual interest rate	14.00%	14.00%
Escrow liability	$ 7,530	$ 5,951
Number of components comprising the allowance for loan losses \| item	2
General reserve calculation, period of historical loss rate	3 years
Principal outstanding on consumer loans	$ 1,677	1,445
Repossessed Assets	$ 1,846	$ 1,175
Interest rate spread on the MHP Notes	4.00%
Interest rate on the MHP notes above prime	8.00%
Interest rate on the MHP Notes	8.70%	9.20%
Minimum
Consumer Loans Receivable
Consumer loans receivable term	5 years
Term of notes receivables	4 years	4 years
Interest rate on the other notes	6.25%
Maximum
Consumer Loans Receivable
Consumer loans receivable term	25 years
Term of notes receivables	15 years	15 years
Interest rate on the other notes	12.00%
Notes Receivable from Mobile Home Parks
Consumer Loans Receivable
Charge offs	$ 0	$ 0
Allowance for loan losses	0	0
Other Note Receivable
Consumer Loans Receivable
Allowance for loan losses	$ 74	$ 63
Notes Receivable from Mobile Home Parks \| Customer concentration risk \| Independent third party and affiliates
Consumer Loans Receivable
Concentration risk percentage	38.30%	8.10%

The credit period offered, within which for customers has to pay the amounts due.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate for notes receivable from Mobile Home Parks.

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Fixed interest rate on the other notes.

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Term of notes receivables.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible.

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of all assets obtained in full or partial satisfaction of a debt arrangement through foreclosure proceedings or defeasance; includes real and personal property; equity interests in corporations, partnerships, and joint ventures; and beneficial interests in trusts.

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