COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010
Revenues:
Real estate management revenue	$ 997,854	$ 993,602	$ 1,063,270
Land resource management revenue	4,341,767	2,872,670	2,557,013
Rental income revenue	1,790,087	1,812,874	1,793,996
Total revenues	7,129,708	5,679,146	5,414,279
Costs and expenses:
Real estate management costs	1,010,413	1,016,444	1,127,137
Land resource management costs	4,670,340	4,436,374	5,612,485
Rental income costs	934,013	964,880	995,448
General and administrative expense	1,881,691	1,791,381	2,438,220
Gain on sale of assets	(4,609)	(19,165)
Total costs and expenses	8,491,848	8,189,914	10,173,290
Loss from continuing operations	(1,362,140)	(2,510,768)	(4,759,011)
Other income and (expense):
Interest and other income	3,315	11,259	21,591
Interest expense (net of capitalized interest of $0 in 2012,$198,728 in 2011 and $312,944 in 2010)	(1,128,087)	(1,415,031)	(1,261,339)
Total other income and expense	(1,124,772)	(1,403,772)	(1,239,748)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(2,486,912)	(3,914,540)	(5,998,759)
(Credit) provision for income taxes on continuing operations:
Current income taxes on continuing operations	67,000	2,000	(3,000)
Deferred income taxes on continuing operations	(1,339,000)	(1,329,000)	(2,180,000)
Total (credit) provision for income taxes on continuing operations	(1,272,000)	(1,327,000)	(2,183,000)
Net loss before discontinued operations	(1,214,912)	(2,587,540)	(3,815,759)
Discontinued operations (including $82 gain and $476,279 loss on disposals in 2012 and 2011, respectively)	(66,722)	169,775	616,679
Provision (credit) for income taxes on discontinued operations:
Current income taxes on discontinued operations	(1,000)		0
Deferred income taxes on discontinued operations	(22,000)	57,000	210,000
Total provision (credit) for income taxes on discontinued operations	(23,000)	57,000	210,000
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	(43,722)	112,775	406,679
Net loss	$ (1,258,634)	$ (2,474,765)	$ (3,409,080)
Net loss before discontinued operations	$ (0.49)	$ (1.06)	$ (1.56)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ (0.02)	$ 0.05	$ 0.17
Total basic (loss) earnings per weighted average combined share	$ (0.51)	$ (1.01)	$ (1.39)