Consolidated Statements Of Operations (unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenues
Interest income from investment in real estate loans	$ 210,000	$ 103,000	$ 352,000	$ 231,000
Gain related to pay off of notes receivable, including recovery of allowance for notes receivable	29,000	21,000	59,000	21,000
Gain related to pay off of real estate loan, including recovery of allowance for loan loss	132,000		188,000
Other income				2,000
Total revenues	371,000	317,000	599,000	254,000
Operating expenses
Management fees - related party	69,000	69,000	138,000	138,000
Provision for loan loss			19,000	127,000
Interest expense	1,000	5,000	1,000	12,000
Professional fees	213,000	81,000	388,000	273,000
Insurance	55,000	62,000	111,000	120,000
Consulting	20,000	29,000	38,000	47,000
Other	26,000	69,000	80,000	125,000
Total operating expenses	384,000	315,000	775,000	842,000
Loss from operations	(13,000)	(191,000)	(144,000)	(588,000)
Non-operating income
Interest income from banking institutions		2,000		5,000
Discounted professional fees		300,000		300,000
Recovery from settlement with loan guarantor	711,000		711,000
Settlement expense			(23,000)
Income from equity method investee held for sale		225,000		333,000
Total non-operating income	711,000	527,000	688,000	638,000
Income from continuing operations	698,000	336,000	513,000	50,000
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net gain on sale of real estate held for sale	2,000		4,000
Expenses related to real estate held for sale	(56,000)	(53,000)	(87,000)	(134,000)
Income from assets held for sale, net of income taxes	39,000		39,000
Write-downs on real estate held for sale	(316,000)	(132,000)	(316,000)	(132,000)
Total loss from discontinued operations	(331,000)	(185,000)	(360,000)	(266,000)
Net income (loss)	367,000	151,000	153,000	(216,000)
Allocation to non-controlling interest – related party	10,000		10,000
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 357,000	$ 151,000	$ 143,000	$ (216,000)
Continuing operations (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 0.05	$ 0.08	$ 0.01
Discontinued operations (in Dollars per share)	$ (0.05)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.04)
Total basic and diluted income (loss) per weighted average common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ (0.03)
Dividends declared per common share (in Dollars per share)
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in Shares)	6,340,859	6,382,748	6,340,859	6,401,002