Mortgages, notes payable and credit line (Details Narrative) (USD $)		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		11 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013 Damascus, MD	Oct. 31, 2013 Frederick, MD	Oct. 31, 2013 Rockaway, NJ	Oct. 31, 2013 Westwood, NJ#1	Oct. 31, 2013 Westwood, NJ #2	Oct. 31, 2013 Patchogue, NY	Oct. 31, 2013 Wayne, NJ	Oct. 31, 2013 River Edge, NJ First Mortgage	Oct. 31, 2013 River Edge, NJ Second Mortgage	Nov. 19, 2014 River Edge, NJ Refinanced Mortgage	Oct. 31, 2013 River Edge, NJ Refinanced Mortgage	Oct. 31, 2013 Maywood, NJ First Mortgage	Oct. 31, 2013 Maywood, NJ Second Mortgage	Nov. 19, 2013 Maywood, NJ Refinance	Oct. 31, 2013 Maywood, NJ Refinance	Oct. 31, 2013 Westwood, NJ #3	Oct. 31, 2013 Wayne, NJ	Oct. 31, 2013 Hackensack, NJ	Oct. 31, 2013 Damascus, MD	Dec. 26, 2012 Damascus, MD	May 06, 2010 Damascus, MD Damascus Second, LLC	Oct. 31, 2012 Damascus, MD Damascus Second, LLC	Feb. 12, 2008 Damascus, MD Damascus Second, LLC	Feb. 02, 2013 Baltimore, MD	Oct. 31, 2012 Baltimore, MD	Feb. 01, 2010 Baltimore, MD	Oct. 31, 2013 Baltimore, MD Grande Rotunda, LLC	Dec. 09, 2012 Baltimore, MD Grande Rotunda, LLC	Oct. 31, 2013 Provident Bank
Loan amount	$ 9,400,000					$ 22,750,000					$ 11,200,000				$ 8,500,000					$ 25,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 21,300,000		$ 27,300,000		$ 19,500,000	$ 22,500,000
Stated interest rate	6.40%		5.55%	5.37%	7.38%	4.75%	6.125%	6.09%	6.75%	5.53%	4.54%		6.75%	5.53%	4.54%		4.62%	6.04%	5.38%
Amended interest rate at period end							4.50%
Monthly installment amount				115,850	73,248	129,702	36,457	121,100	34,862	12,318			25,295	8,739			120,752	206,960	191,197
Book value of property securing debt			17,967,000	17,462,000		8,641,000	7,376,000	1,702,000	1,021,000	1,021,000		1,011,000	675,000	675,000		684,000	10,667,000	27,616,000	40,991,000	30,347,000							41,545,000
Loan-to-value (percentage)							75.00%
Maturity date											Dec. 01, 2023				Dec. 01, 2023
Unused borrowing capacity																				5,000,000			15,000						120,000,000
Carrying amount of debt																				20,000,000
Period of loan		36 months																				48 months						4 years		2 years
Description of variable rate																						BBA Libor				BBA Libor		Monthly Libor		30, 60, or 90 day LIBOR
Basis points of loan		2.10%																				1.35%				3.50%		2.25%		1.75%
Debt reduction																									110,000	3,000,000
Interest rate floor																										4.00%				3.50%
Monthly principal payment amount																										10,000
Guarantee of outstanding principal amount plus accrued interest (as percentage)																							30.00%
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity																														18,000,000
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity																														13,000,000
Line of credit, remaining capacity																														$ 11,000,000