UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



         Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 14, 2001


                    MAXUS REAL PROPERTY INVESTORS-FOUR, L.P.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


        MISSOURI                   000-11023                    43-1250566
(State or  Other Jurisdiction     (Commission                  (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)          File Number)               Identification No.)


104 Armour Road, North  Kansas City, MO                             64116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (816) 303-4500



Item 5. Other Events.

   The Registrant has issued a press release dated June 14, 2001 with respect to
the  results of the  tender  offer  commenced  by the  Registrant  to redeem its
limited  partnership  units and the  declaration of a cash  distribution  to the
Registrant's limited partners.

   A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit hereto.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

   (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

       Not applicable.

   (b) Pro Forma Financial Information

       Not applicable.

   (c) Exhibits

       99.1 Press Release dated June 14, 2001 released by the Registrant.

                                    SIGNATURE

   Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                       MAXUS REAL PROPERTY INVESTORS-FOUR,  L.P.
                       Missouri limited partnership

                       By: Maxus Capital Corp., the Registrant's General Partner

  Date: June 14, 2001      By: /s/ David L. Johnson
                           Name:   David L. Johnson
                           Title:  Chairman and
                                   Executive Vice President


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                            EXHIBIT INDEX TO FORM 8-K

     Exhibit
     Number                       Description

      99.1     Press Release dated June 14, 2001 released by the Registrant.

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