Note 3 - Investments in and Advances To Local Limited Partnerships (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Limited Partnership Interests held by Partnership	1	11
General Partnership Interests held by Partnership via an affiliate	2	8
Consolidated Limited Partnership Interests held by Partnership	3	19
Apartment units within Investment Partnerhips	302	1,237
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships charged to expense	$ 41,000
Partnership interest in Arkansas City & Oakview assignment proceeds March 2012	3,000
Investment Partnership property cash sale proceeds - Yorkview May 2012	150,000
Distribution received by Partnership - Yorkview investment property sale May 2012	105,000
Deferred revenue - deposit received by Partnership in 2011 - Yorkview May 2012 property sale		50,000
Partnership Interest in Jasper, Shubuta & Puchta assignment proceeds May 2012	66,000
Partnership interest in Aristocrat assignment proceeds October 2012	5,000
Extinguishment of non-recourse note payable - Aristocrat sale October 2012	1,400,000
Extinguishment of accrued interest on non-recourse note payable - Aristocrat sale October 2012	$ 3,837,000