Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 16,068,000	$ (1,086,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net loss on sale of Maryland properties	171,000	1,003,000
Depreciation	2,249,000	2,198,000
Amortization	492,000	437,000
Stock based compensation expense	1,000	11,000
Director fees and related interest paid in stock units		26,000
Stock awards granted to directors	141,000	140,000
Loss on investment in tenancy-in-common	143,000	231,000
Deferred rents - straight line rent	88,000	91,000
Bad debt expense	116,000	26,000
Accreted interest on investment in U.S. Treasury securities	(595,000)	(154,000)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenants' security accounts	(40,000)	(33,000)
Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets	(191,000)	397,000
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred director compensation payable	1,318,000	(1,694,000)
Deferred revenue	21,000	285,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	19,982,000	1,878,000
Investing activities:
Cash outlays from sale of Maryland properties, net	(171,000)	(844,000)
Purchase of U.S. Treasury securities	(26,759,000)	(31,752,000)
Proceeds from maturities of U.S. Treasury securities	34,002,000	11,380,000
Capital improvements - existing properties	(697,000)	(1,154,000)
Deferred leasing costs	(88,000)	(140,000)
Due from Pierre TIC for reimbursement of costs	(166,000)
Distribution from investment in tenancy-in-common	455,000	390,000
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,576,000	(22,120,000)
Financing activities:
Repayment of mortgages	(8,819,000)	(1,124,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		1,263,000
Deferred financing costs	(207,000)	(604,000)
Dividends paid	(1,117,000)	(11,486,000)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	(1,020,000)	(3,295,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(11,163,000)	(15,246,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	15,395,000	(35,488,000)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period	18,356,000	58,500,000
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period	33,751,000	23,012,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow data:
Interest paid	5,061,000	5,461,000
Investing activities:
Accrued transactional costs for sale of the Maryland properties		159,000
Accrued capital expenditures, construction costs and pre-development costs	107,000	38,000
Financing activities:
Dividends declared but not paid	373,000	2,235,000
Cash and cash equivalents	29,429,000	17,757,000
Tenants' security accounts	921,000	978,000
Funds held in post-closing escrow	189,000	883,000
Mortgage escrows (included in prepaid expenses and other assets)	3,212,000	3,394,000
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 33,751,000	$ 23,012,000