Company: LGIH
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001580670-25-000016
Chunk: 383

Company: LGI Homes, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 383
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 impairment of real estate inventory, warranty reserves, loss contingencies, incentive compensation expense, and income taxes.Cash and Cash Equivalents and Concentration of Credit RiskCash and cash equivalents are defined as cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions, and short-term liquid investments with an initial maturity date of less than three months. Our cash in demand deposit accounts may exceed federally insured limits and could be negatively impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, we have experienced no loss or diminished access to cash in our demand deposit accounts.Accounts ReceivableAccounts receivable consist primarily of proceeds due from title companies for sales closed prior to period end and are generally collected within a few days from closing.Real Estate InventoryInventory consists of land, land under development, finished lots, information centers, homes in progress, completed homes and real estate not owned. Inventory is stated at cost unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case the affected inventory is written down to fair value.Land, development and other project costs, including interest and property taxes incurred during development and home construction, net of expected reimbursable development costs, are capitalized to real estate inventory. Land development and other common costs that benefit the entire community, including field construction supervision and related direct overhead, are allocated to individual lots or homes, as appropriate. The costs of lots are transferred to homes in progress when home construction begins. Home construction costs and related carrying charges are allocated to the cost of individual homes using the specific identification method. Costs that are not specifically identifiable to a home are allocated on a pro rata basis, which we believe approximates the costs that would be determined using an allocation method based on relative sales values since the individual lots or homes within a community are similar in value. Changes to estimated total development costs subsequent to initial home closings in a community are generally allocated to the remaining unsold lots and homes in the community on a pro rata basis. Inventory costs for completed homes are expensed to cost of sales as homes are closed. We purchase both finished lots and land to be developed.  Generally, the life cycle of a community ranges from two to five years.  For projects we develop, the period between the acquisition of a raw piece of land and completion of the development of that land generally ranges from two to three years. During the life of a project, a constructed home is used as the community information center and then sold. Actual individual community lives will vary based on the size of the