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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 Counterparty Segment	Oct. 31, 2017 Property
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of properties own that have partial interest | Property		2
Number of limited partnerships in which the company is sole General Partner	2
Number of partnerships that purchase and leaseback model homes from developers in which the company is a limited partner	4
Number of limited liability corporation that purchase and leaseback model homes from developers in which the company is a limited partner	1
Number of reportable segments | Segment	3
Partial Interest Properties
Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of properties own in fee interest | Property		20

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Number of limited liability that purchase and leaseback model homes from developers in which company is limited partner.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the statement of financial position to which the entity has fee simple title.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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