10. Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rates

	2017						2016
	($ in thousands)
				Percent of						Percent of
	Amount of tax			Pre-tax Income			Amount of tax			Pre-tax Loss
Expected tax (credit)	$	(513	)		-34.0	%	$	986			34.0	%
State income taxes, net of
federal tax benefits		(60	)		-4.0	%		116			4.0	%
Decrease in land inventory basis		-			0.0	%		(160	)		-6.0	%
Decrease in environmental
liability		7			0.0	%		2			0.0	%
Increase (decrease) in valuation
allowance		623			41.0	%		(944	)		-32.0	%
	$	57			3.0	%	$	-			-

Deferred tax assets/liabilities

	2017			2016
	($ in thousands)
Deferred tax asset:
Net operating loss carryover	$	16,948		$	25,240
Expenses capitalized under IRC 263(a)		37			56
Environmental liability		-			7
Tax credits (AMT)		57			-
Valuation allowance		(17,042	)		(25,303	)
Net deferred tax asset	$	-		$	-