SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Balance Sheet Items
Total Assets	$ 114,458,000	$ 52,154,000
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets	4,284,000	8,746,000
Revenues [Abstract]
Mortgage loan income	944,000	340,000
Operating property, management fees, and other	4,930,000	5,099,000
Revenue	5,874,000	5,439,000
Expenses [Abstract]
Operating Property Direct Expenses (exclusive of interest and depreciation)	4,309,000	3,892,000
Expenses for non-operating real estate owned	831,000	376,000
Professional fees	5,226,000	4,364,000
General and Administrative Expense	8,958,000	7,646,000
Interest expense	2,073,000	5,305,000
Depreciation and amortization expense	395,000	759,000
Total Operating Expenses	21,792,000	22,342,000
Other (Income) Expense
Gain on disposal of assets, net	(3,851,000)	(10,997,000)
Provision for (recovery of) investment and credit losses, net	(6,461,000)	231,000
Impairment of real estate owned	744,000	0
Equity method loss from unconsolidated entities	239,000	236,000
Other Expenses	(9,329,000)	(10,530,000)
Total (Income) Costs and Expense, net	12,463,000	11,812,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	(6,589,000)	(6,373,000)
Benefit from income taxes, continuing operations	1,963,000	0
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations	(4,626,000)	(6,373,000)
Income from discontinued operations	5,034,000	(1,344,000)
Provision for income taxes, discontinued operations	(1,963,000)
Net loss	(1,555,000)	(7,717,000)
Mortgage and REO - Legacy Portfolio and Other Operations [Member]
Balance Sheet Items
Total Assets	66,577,000	41,071,000
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets	2,132,000	147,000
Revenues [Abstract]
Mortgage loan income	944,000	340,000
Operating property, management fees, and other	119,000	2,322,000
Revenue	1,063,000	2,662,000
Expenses [Abstract]
Total Operating Expenses	4,605,000	7,866,000
Other (Income) Expense
Gain on disposal of assets, net	(3,683,000)	(10,997,000)
Provision for (recovery of) investment and credit losses, net	(6,401,000)	231,000
Impairment of real estate owned	744,000
Equity method loss from unconsolidated entities	239,000	236,000
Other Expenses	(9,101,000)	(10,530,000)
Total (Income) Costs and Expense, net	(4,496,000)	(2,664,000)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	5,559,000	5,326,000
Benefit from income taxes, continuing operations	(2,167,000)	0
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations	3,392,000
Income from discontinued operations	0	0
Provision for income taxes, discontinued operations	0
Net loss	3,392,000	5,326,000
Hospitality and Entertainment Operations [Member]
Balance Sheet Items
Total Assets	39,337,000	2,092,000
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets	1,673,000	8,577,000
Revenues [Abstract]
Mortgage loan income	0	0
Operating property, management fees, and other	4,583,000	2,754,000
Revenue	4,583,000	2,754,000
Expenses [Abstract]
Total Operating Expenses	5,354,000	2,775,000
Other (Income) Expense
Gain on disposal of assets, net	(168,000)	0
Provision for (recovery of) investment and credit losses, net	0	0
Impairment of real estate owned	0
Equity method loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other Expenses	(168,000)	0
Total (Income) Costs and Expense, net	5,186,000	2,775,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	(603,000)	(21,000)
Benefit from income taxes, continuing operations	232,000	0
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations	(371,000)
Income from discontinued operations	5,034,000	(1,344,000)
Provision for income taxes, discontinued operations	(1,963,000)
Net loss	2,700,000	(1,365,000)
Corporate and Other [Member]
Balance Sheet Items
Total Assets	8,544,000	8,991,000
Expenditures for additions to long-lived assets	479,000	22,000
Revenues [Abstract]
Mortgage loan income	0	0
Operating property, management fees, and other	228,000	23,000
Revenue	228,000	23,000
Expenses [Abstract]
Total Operating Expenses	11,833,000	11,701,000
Other (Income) Expense
Gain on disposal of assets, net	0	0
Provision for (recovery of) investment and credit losses, net	(60,000)	0
Impairment of real estate owned	0
Equity method loss from unconsolidated entities	0	0
Other Expenses	(60,000)	0
Total (Income) Costs and Expense, net	11,773,000	11,701,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	(11,545,000)	(11,678,000)
Benefit from income taxes, continuing operations	3,898,000	0
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations	(7,647,000)
Income from discontinued operations	0	0
Provision for income taxes, discontinued operations	0
Net loss	$ (7,647,000)	$ (11,678,000)