UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    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 1, 2005

                      REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


            California                0-13112                 95-3778627
      (State or other jurisdiction  (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
           of incorporation         File Number)        Identification Number)

                                55 Beattie Place
                              Post Office Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


                                 (864) 239-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

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Item 8.01   Other Events

Real  Estate  Associates  Limited  VI  (the  "Partnership")  has a  99%  limited
partnership  interest in Lonsdale Housing  Associates  ("Lonsdale").  On June 1,
2005,  Lonsdale sold its  investment  property,  consisting of 131 units,  for a
sales price of  approximately  $5,177,000.  After  Lonsdale's  repayment  of the
mortgage   encumbering  its  investment   property  and  the  payment  of  other
liabilities  associated with its investment  property,  the Partnership received
from  Lonsdale  a  distribution   from  the  sales  proceeds  of   approximately
$2,400,000.

In accordance with the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partners of
the Partnership,  the Partnership's  corporate general partner is evaluating the
cash requirements of the Partnership to determine whether any portion of the net
proceeds will be distributed to the Partnership's partners.







                                    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.



                                REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI


                                By: National Partnership Investment Corp.
                                    Corporate General Partner


                                By: /s/Brian S. Shuman
                                    Brian S. Shuman
                                    Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial
                                    Officer


                               Date: June 7, 2005