Note 7 - Transactions with Affiliates (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		18 Months Ended								6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Additional [Member] Extended [Member] Quarter [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Additional [Member] Extended [Member] Year-to-Date [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Additional [Member] Extended [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 First Deed [Member] General Partner Holds Deeds of Trust [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Exit Fee [Member] General Partner Holds Deeds of Trust [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Management Fee [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Servicing Fee [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Management and Service Fees [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Management and Service Fees [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Difference [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Difference [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Extended [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Additional [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Capital Distributions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 General Partner Holds Deeds of Trust [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Rate													2.75%	0.25%
Number of Months in a Year	12 months		12 months		12 months
	$ 454,770	$ 530,604	$ 895,877	$ 1,285,835													$ 8,000	$ 429,000					$ 904,000	$ 1,715,000
	41,161	73,554	82,142	155,915
Due to Related Parties	345,512		345,512		345,512		329,002								333,000	329,000
Potential Decrease in Net Income, Percentage			0.88%
Potential Increase in Net Income, Percentage				28.20%
Late Fee Income Generated by Servicing Financial Assets, Amount	33,000	322,000	35,000		774,000
Fees and Commissions, Other			0	8,000
Loan Fees Earned by General Partner		90,000	24,000	168,000																78,000
Loans secured by trust deeds	65,159,982	3,494,000	65,159,982	3,494,000	65,159,982		69,421,876	2,406,000	10,240,000	800,000	2,200,000								800,000
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	165,000	156,000	330,000	318,000
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest			1.00%																						0.50%
General Partners' Contributed Capital	1,496,000		1,496,000		1,496,000
General Partners' Capital Account, Period Distribution Amount																					118,000
Amount of Loan Held by General Partner												$ 517,000										$ 853,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.07%		5.07%		5.07%	5.00%					12.00%