Note 3 - General Partners and Related Parties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	Initial Offering of $15,000			1996 Offering of $30,000			2000 Offering of $30,000			2002 Offering of $50,000			2003 Offering of $75,000			2005 Offering of $100,000			Total
Limited Partner contributions	$	14,932		$	29,993		$	29,999		$	49,985		$	74,904		$	100,000		$	299,813
Formation Loan	$	1,075		$	2,272		$	2,218		$	3,777		$	5,661		$	7,564		$	22,567
Unamortized discount on Formation loan		—			—			(2	)		(31	)		(238	)		(1,018	)		(1,289	)
Formation Loan, net		1,075			2,272			2,216			3,746			5,423			6,546			21,278
Repayments		(991	)		(2,099	)		(1,883	)		(2,948	)		(3,414	)		(2,962	)		(14,297	)
Early withdrawal penalties		(84	)		(173	)		(137	)		(100	)		(142	)		(7	)		(643	)
Formation Loan, net at December 31, 2012		—			—			196			698			1,867			3,577			6,338
Unamortized discount on Formation loan		—			—			2			31			238			1,018			1,289
Balance, December 31, 2012	$	—		$	—		$	198		$	729		$	2,105		$	4,595		$	7,627
Percent loaned		7.2	%		7.6	%		7.4	%		7.6	%		7.6	%		7.6	%		7.5	%

Schedule of Financing Receivables, Minimum Payments [Table Text Block]

2013	$	—
2014		—
2015		1,898
2016		1,674
2017		1,323
Thereafter		2,732
Total	$	7,627

Mortgage Servicing Fee Activities [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Chargeable by RMC	$	1,083		$	3,906
Waived by RMC		(361	)		(1,302	)
Charged	$	722		$	2,604

Distribution of Syndication Costs [Table Text Block]

Costs incurred	$	5,010
Early withdrawal penalties applied		(190	)
Allocated to date		(4,499	)
December 31, 2012 balance	$	321