Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 143,000	$ (216,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Write-downs on real estate held for sale	316,000	132,000
Recovery of allowance for doubtful notes receivable	(59,000)	(21,000)
Gain related to recovery of allowance for loan loss	(188,000)
Gain on sale of real estate held for sale	(4,000)
Gain related to recovery from settlement with loan guarantor	(711,000)
Provision for loan loss	19,000	127,000
Amortized interest income		(2,000)
Income from equity method investee held for sale		(333,000)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest and other receivables	(5,000)	648,000
Due to/from related parties	(85,000)	(690,000)
Asset held for sale, net of liabilities	(39,000)
Deferred gain on sale of HFS	(16,000)
Other assets	40,000	62,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(86,000)	(1,235,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	(665,000)	(1,528,000)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in real estate loans	(12,163,000)	(490,000)
Purchase of marketable securities – related party		(547,000)
Proceeds from loan payoffs	5,576,000	134,000
Sale of investments in real estate loans to third parties	1,938,000
Proceeds from settlement from loan guarantor	711,000
Proceeds from notes receivable	59,000	10,000
Proceeds from sale of real estate held for sale	133,000
Proceeds related to nonrefundable extension fees on real estate held for sale	2,000
Distributions from investment in equity method investee held for sale		213,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,744,000)	(680,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchase of treasury stock at cost		(104,000)
Principal payments on notes payable	(55,000)	(58,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(55,000)	(162,000)
NET CHANGE IN CASH	(4,464,000)	(2,370,000)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	6,758,000	8,145,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	2,294,000	5,775,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows information:
Interest paid	1,000	12,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Write-off of interest receivable and related allowance	229,000
Other real estate owned through deed in lieu, net of prior allowance	786,000
Note payable relating to prepaid D & O insurance	166,000	167,000
Adjustment to note receivable and related allowance	1,057,000
Asset held for sale acquired through foreclosure, net of prior allowance	(3,059,000)
Unrealized loss on marketable securities - related party	$ (20,000)	$ (126,000)