INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Components of income (loss) before income taxes, after adjusting the income (loss) for non-controlling interests
United States	$ 5,436,000	$ 1,518,000
Canada	1,149,000	(6,271,000)
Total	6,585,000	(4,753,000)
Current provision (benefit): United States - Federal
Before operating loss carryforwards	60,000	0
Benefit of operating loss carryforwards	(60,000)	0
After operating loss carryforwards	0	0
Current provision (benefit): United States - State
Before operating loss carryforwards	174,000	(23,000)
Benefit of operating loss carryforwards	(7,000)	0
After operating loss carryforwards	167,000	(23,000)
Canadian	0	0
Total current	167,000	(23,000)
Deferred provision:
United States – State	165,000	26,000
Canadian	0	0
Total deferred	165,000	26,000
Total	$ 332,000	3,000
Reconciliation between the reported income tax provision (benefit) and the amount computed by multiplying the earnings (loss) attributable to the entity by the U.S. federal tax rate
U.S. federal tax rate	21.00%
Tax provision (benefit) computed by applying statutory rate	$ 1,383,000	(998,000)
Impact of TCJA limitation on post-TCJA net operating loss carryforwards	0	(260,000)
(Decrease) increase in the valuation allowance	(1,482,000)	1,978,000
Additional effect of the foreign tax provision on the total tax provision	87,000	(762,000)
U.S. state tax provision, net of federal benefit	332,000	3,000
Other	12,000	42,000
Total	332,000	3,000
Deferred income tax assets:
Foreign tax credit carryover under U.S. tax law	1,197,000	2,421,000
U.S. federal net operating loss carryover	8,846,000	8,874,000
U.S. state unitary net operating loss carryovers	939,000	877,000
Canadian net operating loss carryovers	1,411,000	1,351,000
Tax basis of investment in land in excess of book basis under U.S. tax law	305,000	306,000
Property and equipment accumulated book depreciation and depletion in excess of tax under Canadian tax law	1,091,000	1,421,000
Property and equipment accumulated book depreciation and depletion in excess of tax under U.S. tax law	699,000	931,000
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under U.S. tax law	1,225,000	1,894,000
Liabilities accrued for books but not for tax under Canadian tax law	1,813,000	1,591,000
Other	170,000	345,000
Total gross deferred income tax assets	17,696,000	20,011,000
Less Valuation allowance	(16,398,000)	(19,357,000)
Net deferred income tax assets	1,298,000	654,000
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Book basis of investment in land development partnerships in excess of tax basis under U.S. tax law	(1,156,000)	(654,000)
Book basis of investment in land development partnerships in excess of tax basis under U.S. state non-unitary tax law	(352,000)	(194,000)
U.S. oil and gas property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under U.S. tax law	(142,000)	0
U.S. oil and gas property and equipment accumulated tax depreciation and depletion in excess of book under U.S. state tax law	(7,000)	0
Total deferred income tax liabilities	(1,657,000)	(848,000)
Deferred tax liability, net	(359,000)	(194,000)
Net deferred income tax liability included in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Deferred income tax assets	0	0
Deferred income tax liabilities	359,000	194,000
Valuation allowance, other disclosures
Decrease in valuation allowance	(2,959,000)
Decrease in valuation allowance, domestic	(1,225,000)
Decrease in valuation allowance, domestic, related to foreign tax credit carryovers	(1,224,000)
Decrease in valuation allowance, foreign	(257,000)
Income tax (benefit) expense recognized in valuation allowance change	(2,830,000)
Change in valuation allowance charged to accumulated other comprehensive loss	(129,000)
Tax carryovers
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	0	$ 0
Federal
Tax carryovers
Tax credit carryovers	1,197,000
Operating loss carryovers	42,125,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Tax carryovers
Operating loss carryovers	14,674,000
Foreign
Tax carryovers
Operating loss carryovers	$ 5,716,000