Investments in Partnerships - Summarized Financial Information, Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Expenses:
Distributions from partnerships	$ 11,211		$ 70,929
Repayment of Advances to Local Partnership	(10,000)		0
Share of income from partnerships	321,497		298,073
Local Partnership Equity Method [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Local Partnerships	2	[1]	2
Revenue:
Rental	1,242,632		1,372,972
Other	214,957		206,948
Total revenue	1,457,589		1,579,920
Expenses:
Operating and other	869,862		1,062,690
Interest	(18,090)		33,968
Depreciation and amortization	267,553		239,712
Total expenses	1,119,325		1,336,370
Net income	338,264		243,550
Distributions from partnerships			11,535
Cash distribution recorded as reduction of investments in partnerships	11,211		11,535
Cash distribution recoreded as share of income from partnerships			0
Partnership’s share of Local Partnership net income	331,497		238,679
Repayment of Advances to Local Partnership	0
Share of income from partnerships	331,497		238,679
Local Partnership Equity Method Suspended [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Local Partnerships	2	[2]	2
Revenue:
Rental	633,793		3,449,932
Other	27,295		219,414
Total revenue	661,088		3,669,346
Expenses:
Operating and other	445,427		2,123,914
Interest	110,057		789,475
Depreciation and amortization	1,713		483,435
Total expenses	557,197		3,396,824
Net income	103,891		272,522
Distributions from partnerships			59,394
Cash distribution recorded as reduction of investments in partnerships	0		0
Cash distribution recoreded as share of income from partnerships			59,394
Partnership’s share of Local Partnership net income	0		0
Repayment of Advances to Local Partnership	(10,000)
Share of income from partnerships	(10,000)		59,394
Local Partnerships [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of Local Partnerships	4		4
Revenue:
Rental	1,876,425		4,822,904
Other	242,252		426,362
Total revenue	2,118,677		5,249,266
Expenses:
Operating and other	1,315,289		3,186,604
Interest	91,967		823,443
Depreciation and amortization	269,266		723,147
Total expenses	1,676,522		4,733,194
Net income	442,155		516,072
Distributions from partnerships	11,211		70,929
Cash distribution recorded as reduction of investments in partnerships	11,211		11,535
Cash distribution recoreded as share of income from partnerships			59,394
Partnership’s share of Local Partnership net income	331,497		238,679
Repayment of Advances to Local Partnership	(10,000)
Share of income from partnerships	$ 321,497		$ 298,073

[1] Meadow Lanes; Villa Mirage I (operations through dates of sales)

[2] Monterey/Hillcrest (operations through date of sale); Villa Mirage II (operations through date of sale)