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Notes Receivable - Schedule of Notes Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 130,626 | $ 143,087
Notes Receivable |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | 130,626 | 143,087
Notes Receivable | ABC Land and Development, Inc. |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 4,408 | 4,408
Interest Rate | 9.50% |
Notes Receivable | ABC Paradise, LLC |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 1,210 | 1,210
Interest Rate | 9.50% |
Notes Receivable | Autumn Breeze |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 1,867 | 1,302
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Bellwether Ridge |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 3,858 | 3,765
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Centura Towers |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 0 | 19,845
Interest Rate | 2.28% |
Notes Receivable | Forest Pines |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 2,869 | 2,868
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | JEM Holdings, Inc. |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 0 | 300
Interest Rate | 6.00% |
Notes Receivable | Lake Wales |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 3,000 | 3,000
Interest Rate | 9.50% |
Notes Receivable | Legacy Pleasant Grove |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 496 | 496
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | McKinney Ranch |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 4,554 | 4,554
Interest Rate | 6.00% |
Notes Receivable | One Realco Land Holding, Inc. |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 1,728 | 1,728
Interest Rate | 9.50% |
Notes Receivable | Oulad Chikh Family Trust |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 0 | 174
Interest Rate | 8.00% |
Notes Receivable | Parc at Ingleside |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 2,523 | 1,531
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Parc at Windmill Farms |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 7,803 | 7,602
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Ownership interest if note converted | 100.00% |
Notes Receivable | Phillips Foundation For Better Living Inc ., Maturing 2022 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 0 | 314
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Phillips Foundation For Better Living Inc., Maturing 2023 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 61 | 0
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Plum Tree |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 857 | 413
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Riverview on the Park Land, LLC |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 1,045 | 1,045
Interest Rate | 9.50% |
Notes Receivable | RNC Portfolio, Inc. |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 8,853 | 8,802
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Spartan Land |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 5,907 | 5,907
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Spyglass of Ennis |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 5,360 | 5,288
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Steeple Crest |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 6,498 | 6,665
Interest Rate | 5.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing July 31, 2021 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 2,880 | 3,793
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc ., Maturing August 30, 2021 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 212 | 212
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing October 31, 2021 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 6,831 | 6,831
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing December 31, 2021 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 10,896 | 10,926
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing March 31, 2022 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 10,096 | 10,096
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing March 31, 2023 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 6,990 | 0
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing May 31, 2023 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 3,615 | 0
Interest Rate | 12.00% |
Notes Receivable | Unified Housing Foundation Inc., Maturing December 31, 2032 |  |
SEC Schedule, 12-29, Real Estate Companies, Investment in Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Line Items] |  |
Notes receivable | $ 26,209 | $ 30,012
Interest Rate | 12.00% |

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