10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

or

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE

ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number 0-13112

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	95-3778627
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089

Greenville, South Carolina  29602

(Address of principal executive offices)

(864) 239-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes  [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). [ ] Yes  [ ] No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [ ]	Accelerated filer [ ]
Non-accelerated filer [ ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes  [X] No

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

	September 30,	December 31,
	2010	2009
	(Unaudited)	(Note)
Assets
Investments in and advances to Local Limited
Partnerships (Note 2)	$   284	$   284
Cash and cash equivalents	1,387	1,577
Receivables – limited partners	184	170
Total assets	$ 1,855	$ 2,031
Liabilities and Partners’ (Deficiency) Capital
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$    30	$    39
Taxes payable	29	53
Notes payable, in default (Note 3)	520	520
Accrued interest payable, in default (Note 3)	1,302	1,265
	1,881	1,877
Contingencies (Note 7)
Partners' (deficiency) capital
General partners	(352)	(350)
Limited partners	326	504
	(26)	154
Total liabilities and partners' (deficiency)
capital	$ 1,855	$ 2,031

Note: The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per interest data)

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2010	2009	2010	2009
Revenues:
Interest and other income	$    - --	$     1	$    - --	$     3
Operating expenses:
Management fees - partners (Note 4)	35	35	105	106
Legal and accounting	19	21	71	75
Tax expense (Note 5)	29	24	86	(26)
General and administrative	6	6	16	18
Interest (Note 3)	13	12	37	37
Total operating expenses	102	98	315	210
Loss from partnership operations	(102)	(97)	(315)	(207)
Distributions from Local Limited
Partnerships recognized as
income (Note 2)	4	- --	135	- --
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships
recognized as expense (Note 2)	- --	- --	--	(38)
Equity in loss of Local Limited
Partnerships and amortization of
acquisition costs (Note 2)	--	(42)	--	(55)
Net loss	$   (98)	$  (139)	$  (180)	$  (300)
Net loss allocated to general
partners (1%)	$    (1)	$    (1)	$    (2)	$    (3)
Net loss allocated to limited
partners (99%)	(97)	(138)	(178)	(297)
	$   (98)	$  (139)	$  (180)	$  (300)
Net loss per limited partnership interest
interest (Note 1)	$ (5.81)	$ (8.26)	$(10.67)	$(17.79)

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' (DEFICIENCY) CAPITAL

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except interest data)

	General	Limited
	Partners	Partners	Total
Number of limited partnership
interests (A)		16,686
Partners' (deficiency) capital,
December 31, 2009	$ (350)	$   504	$   154
Net loss for the nine months
ended September 30, 2010	(2)	(178)	(180)
Partners' (deficiency) capital,
September 30, 2010	$ (352)	$   326	$   (26)
Percentage interest at
September 30, 2010	1%	99%	100%

(A)   Consists of 16,686 limited partnership interests at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2010	2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$   (180)	$   (300)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
operating activities:
Distribution from sale of Local Limited Partnership
property recognized as income	(131)	- --
Equity in loss of Local Limited Partnerships and
amortization of acquisition costs	- --	55
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships recognized as
expense	- --	38
Change in accounts:
Receivables – limited partners	(14)	(1)
Due to affiliate	--	(416)
Taxes payable	(24)	(163)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(9)	(5)
Accrued interest payable	37	37
Net cash used in operating activities	(321)	(755)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Distribution from sale of Local Limited Partnership
property	131	- --
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships	--	(38)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities	131	(38)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(190)	(793)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,577	2,431
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 1,387	$ 1,638

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATEDFINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The information contained in the following notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the audited annual consolidated financial statements; accordingly, the consolidated financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in the annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 prepared by Real Estate Associates Limited VI (the "Partnership" or "Registrant"). Accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

In the opinion of the Partnership’s management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring items) necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Partnership at September 30, 2010 and the consolidated results of operations and changes in cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

The general partners collectively have a one percent interest in profits and losses of the Partnership. The limited partners have the remaining 99 percent interest which is allocated in proportion to their respective individual investments. The general partners of the Partnership are National Partnership Investments Corp. ("NAPICO” or the "Corporate General Partner") and National Partnership Investment Associates.  The Corporate General Partner is a subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management Company (“AIMCO”), a publicly traded real estate investment trust.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The Partnership’s management evaluated subsequent events through the time this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was filed.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Real Estate Associates Limited VI and its majority-owned general partnership.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Losses in excess of the minority interest in equity that would otherwise be attributed to the minority interest are being allocated to the Partnership.

Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The investments in unconsolidated local limited partnerships (the “Local Limited Partnerships”) are accounted for using the equity method. Acquisition, selection fees and other costs related to the acquisition of the Local Limited Partnerships have been capitalized as part of the investment account and are being amortized by the straight line method over the estimated lives of the underlying assets, which is generally 30 years.

Net Loss Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net loss per limited partnership interest was computed by dividing the limited partners’ share of net loss by the number of limited partnership interests outstanding at the beginning of the year. The number of limited partnership interests used was 16,686 and 16,698 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Variable Interest Entities

The Partnership consolidates any variable interest entities in which the Partnership holds a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the entity that has (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Partnership considers qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of the Partnership’s investment; the obligation or likelihood for the Partnership or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the business activities of the Partnership and the other investors.  Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values and performance of real estate held by these VIEs and general market conditions.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Partnership holds variable interests in 14 and 15 VIEs, respectively, for which the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary.  The Partnership has concluded, based on its qualitative consideration of the partnership agreement, the partnership structure and the role of the general partner in each of the Local Limited Partnerships, that the general partner of each of the Local Limited Partnerships is the primary beneficiary of the respective Local Limited Partnership.   In making this determination, the Partnership considered the following factors:

·the general partners conduct and manage the business of the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners have the responsibility for and sole discretion over selecting a property management agent for the Local Limited Partnerships’ underlying real estate properties;

·the general partners are responsible for approving operating and capital budgets for the properties owned by the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners are obligated to fund any recourse obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners are authorized to borrow funds on behalf of the Local Limited Partnerships; and

·the Partnership, as a limited partner in each of the Local Limited Partnerships, does not have the ability to direct or otherwise significantly influence the activities of the Local Limited Partnerships that most significantly impact such entities’ economic performance.

The 14 VIEs at September 30, 2010 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of 14 apartment properties with a total of 710 units. The Partnership is involved with those VIEs as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder. The Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the unconsolidated VIEs is limited to the Partnership’s recorded investments in and receivables from these VIEs, which were approximately $284,000 at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Partnership holds limited partnership interests in 12 and 13 Local Limited Partnerships, respectively. In addition, the Partnership holds a majority-owned general partner interest in Real Estate Associates III (“REA III”) which, in turn, holds limited partnership interests in two additional Local Limited Partnerships. In total, therefore, the Partnership holds interests, either directly or indirectly through REA III, in 14 and 15 Local Limited Partnerships which owned, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, residential low income rental projects consisting of 710 and 750 apartment units, respectively. Certain of the Local Limited Partnerships are encumbered by mortgage notes payable to or insured by various governmental agencies.

The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation. Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnerships based upon its respective ownership percentages between 90% and 99%. The Partnership is also entitled to 99.9% of the profits and losses of REA III. REA III is entitled to a 99% interest in each of the Local Limited Partnerships in which it has invested. Distributions of surplus cash from operations from most of the Local Limited Partnerships are restricted by the Local Limited Partnerships’ Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). These restrictions limit the distribution to a portion, generally less than 10% of the initial invested capital. The excess surplus cash is deposited into a residual receipts reserve, of which the ultimate realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently retains it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses and receives distributions from refinancings and sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships’ partnership agreements. These agreements usually limit the Partnership’s distributions to an amount substantially less than its ownership percentage in the Local Limited Partnership. 

The individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s profits less the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s losses, distributions and impairment charges. The Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships and is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero. Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been reduced to zero, subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership received $4,000 from the operations of one Local Limited Partnership. No operating distributions were received from the Local Limited Partnerships during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnership’s policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships.  Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the investment balance in 13 and 14 of the 14 and 15 Local Limited Partnerships, respectively, had been reduced to zero. The Partnership still has an investment balance in Park Place Limited Partnership.

At times, advances are made to the Local Limited Partnerships. Advances made by the Partnership to the individual Local Limited Partnerships are considered part of the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships for which the investment has been reduced to zero are charged to expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Partnership advanced approximately $38,000 to two Local Limited Partnerships, Oakwood Manor and Eastridge Associates, for working capital deficits.  While not obligated to make advances to any of the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made these advances in order to protect its economic investment in the respective Local Limited Partnerships. The Partnership made no advances to the Local Limited Partnerships during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

In January 2010, the Local Operating General Partner of one of the Local Limited Partnerships, Cady Brook Apartments, sold its investment property to a third party for a gross sale price of $1,588,000. The Partnership received a distribution of approximately $131,000, which was recognized as income on the consolidated statements of operations. The Partnership had no remaining investment balance in Cady Brook Apartments at September 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

The following is a summary of the investments in Local Limited Partnerships for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of period	$  284
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnerships	7
Amortization of acquisition costs	(7)
Balance, end of period	$  284

The following are unaudited condensed combined estimated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 of Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2010	2009	2010	2009
Revenues
Rental and other	$ 1,237	$ 1,137	$ 3,682	$ 3,557
Expenses
Operating expenses	697	852	2,420	2,443
Financial expenses	210	224	630	672
Depreciation and amortization expenses	171	178	513	532
	1,078	1,254	3,563	3,647
Income (loss) from continuing
operations	$   159	$  (117)	$   119	$   (90)

The combined results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 exclude the operations of Cady Brook Apartments, which was sold in January 2010, and Kentucky Manor, for which no financial information is available.

In addition to being the Corporate General Partner, NAPICO, or one of its affiliates, is the general partner for five of the Local Limited Partnerships.

Kentucky Manor Apartments, Ltd.

In April 2010, the Partnership entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with the general partner of this Local Limited Partnership relating to the assignment of the Partnership’s limited partnership interest in Kentucky Manor for a total price of $400,000. The transaction is expected to close no later than March 31, 2011. The Partnership’s investment balance in Kentucky Manor was zero at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

The current policy of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) is to not renew the Housing Assistance Payment (“HAP”) Contracts on a long term basis on the existing terms.  In connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under current law and policy, the amount of rental assistance payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based on market rentals instead of above market rentals, which may not be the case under existing HAP Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may not be in an amount that would provide sufficient cash flow to permit owners of properties subject to HAP Contracts to meet the debt service requirements of existing loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration of HUD (“FHA”) unless such mortgage loans are restructured. In order to address the reduction in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of current policy, the Multi-family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (“MAHRAA”) provides for the restructuring of mortgage loans insured by the FHA with respect to properties subject to the Section 8 program. Under MAHRAA, an FHA-insured mortgage loan can be restructured into a first mortgage loan which will be amortized on a current basis and a low interest rate second mortgage loan payable to FHA which will only be payable on maturity of the first mortgage loan. This restructuring results in a reduction in annual debt service payable by the owner of the FHA-insured mortgage loan and is expected to result in an insurance payment from FHA to the holder of the FHA-insured loan due to the reduction in the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected properties serving families not located in rental markets with limited supply, converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.

When the HAP Contracts are subject to renewal, there can be no assurance that the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has an investment will be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA. In addition, the economic impact on the Partnership of the combination of the reduced payments under the HAP Contracts and the restructuring of the existing FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain.

NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE AND AMOUNTS DUE FOR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

The Partnership is obligated on non-recourse notes payable of $520,000 which bear interest at 9.5 percent per annum and had principal maturities of December 1999. The notes and related interest are payable from cash flow generated from operations of the related rental property as defined in the notes. These obligations are collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Unpaid interest is due at maturity of the notes. Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $37,000 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The notes payable and related accrued interest aggregating approximately $1,822,000 and $1,785,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, relating to Cassady Village Apartments, Ltd. (“Cassady Village”), became payable prior to September 30, 2010 and remain unpaid. During 2005, the Partnership entered into an agreement with the non-recourse note holder for Cassady Village pursuant to which the noteholder agreed to forebear taking any action under the note pending the purchase by the noteholder of a series of projects, including the properties owned by the Local Limited Partnerships Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments.  The Partnership’s investment balance in Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was zero.

NOTE 4 - TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED PARTIES

Under the terms of the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership, the Partnership is obligated to NAPICO for an annual management fee equal to 0.5 percent of the original invested assets of the Local Limited Partnerships at the beginning of the year.  Invested assets are defined as the costs of acquiring project interests, including the proportionate amount of the mortgage loans related to the Partnership's interests in the capital accounts of the respective Local Limited Partnerships. The fee was approximately $105,000 and $106,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

In addition to being the Corporate General Partner, NAPICO, or one of its affiliates, is the general partner for five of the Local Limited Partnerships.

NOTE 5 - PARTNERSHIP INCOME TAXES

The Partnership is subject to a New Jersey tax based upon the number of resident and non-resident limited partners and apportionment of income related to the Partnership’s investment in certain Local Limited Partnerships.  For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 the expense related to this tax is reflected in tax expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.  At December 31, 2008, the Partnership’s estimate of the 2008 tax as well as penalties and interest related to 2002 and 2003 late filings due to the state of New Jersey was approximately $174,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Partnership paid approximately $18,000 in full satisfaction of the 2002 and 2003 amounts and wrote off the remaining liability. The write-off is reflected as a reduction of tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

NOTE 6 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, when it is practicable to estimate that value. The notes payable and amounts due for partnership interests are collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in one Local Limited Partnership and are payable only out of cash distributions from the Local Limited Partnership. The operations generated by the Local Limited Partnership, which account for the Partnership’s primary source of revenues, are subject to various government rules, regulations and restrictions which make it impracticable to estimate the fair value of the notes and related accrued interest payable. At September 30, 2010, the carrying amounts of other assets and liabilities reported on the balance sheets that require such disclosure approximated their fair value due to the short-term maturity of these instruments.

NOTE 7 - CONTINGENCIES

The Corporate General Partner is involved in various lawsuits arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management and the Corporate General Partner, the claims will not result in any material liability to the Partnership.

ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements in certain circumstances. Certain information included in this Quarterly Report contains or may contain information that is forward-looking within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Partnership’s future financial performance and the effect of government regulations. Actual results may differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements and, in addition, will be affected by a variety of risks and factors some of which are beyond the Partnership’s control including, without limitation: financing risks, including the availability and cost of financing and the risk that the Partnership’s cash flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest; national and local economic conditions; the general level of interest rates; the terms of governmental regulations that affect the Partnership and its investment in limited partnerships and interpretations of those regulations; the competitive environment in which the Partnership operates; real estate risks, including fluctuations in real estate values and the general economic climate in local markets and competition for residents in such markets; litigation, including costs associated with prosecuting or defending claims and any adverse outcomes; and possible environmental liabilities, including costs, fines or penalties that may be incurred due to necessary remediation of contamination of properties presently owned or previously owned by the limited partnerships in which the Partnership has invested.   Readers should carefully review the Partnership’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, as well as the other documents the Partnership files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Corporate General Partner monitors developments in the area of legal and regulatory compliance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The properties in which the Partnership has invested, through its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships, receive one or more forms of assistance from the Federal Government.  As a result, the Local Limited Partnerships’ ability to transfer funds either to the Partnership or among themselves in the form of cash distributions, loans or advances is generally restricted by these government assistance programs. These restrictions, however, are not expected to impact the Partnership’s ability to meet its cash obligations.

The Partnership's primary source of funds consists of distributions from Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested. It is not expected that any of the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested will generate cash flow from operations sufficient to provide for distributions to the Partnership's limited partners in any material amount. An infrequent source of funds is from the sale of a Local Limited Partnership property or the sale of the Partnership’s interest in a Local Limited Partnership. As discussed below, during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership received a distribution of approximately $131,000 from the sale of Cady Brook Apartments. No distributions to partners were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 or 2009.

Distributions received from Local Limited Partnerships are recognized as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance has been reduced to zero. Subsequent distributions received are recognized as income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Partnership received approximately $4,000 in operating distributions from one Local Limited Partnership which was recognized as income.  No operating distributions were received from the Local Limited Partnerships during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

In January 2010, the Local Operating General Partner of one of the Local Limited Partnerships, Cady Brook Apartments, sold its investment property to a third party for a gross sale price of $1,588,000. The Partnership received a distribution of approximately $131,000, which was recognized as income on the consolidated statements of operations. The Partnership had no remaining investment balance in Cady Brook Apartments at September 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

As of September 30, 2010, the Partnership had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1,387,000, compared to approximately $1,577,000 at December 31, 2009. All of this cash is on deposit with a financial institution. The Partnership earned approximately $3,000 in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The Partnership is obligated on non-recourse notes payable of $520,000, which bear interest at 9.5 percent per annum and had principal maturities of December 1999.  The notes and related interest are payable from cash flow generated from operations of the related rental property as defined in the notes. These obligations are collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Unpaid interest is due at maturity of the notes. Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $37,000 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. The notes payable and related accrued interest aggregating approximately $1,822,000 and $1,785,000 at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, relating to Cassady Village Apartments, Ltd. (“Cassady Village”), became payable prior to September 30, 2010 and remain unpaid. During 2005, the Partnership entered into an agreement with the non-recourse note holder for Cassady Village pursuant to which the noteholder agreed to forebear taking any action under the note pending the purchase by the noteholder of a series of projects, including the properties owned by the Local Limited Partnerships Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments.  The Partnership’s investment balance in Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was zero.

In April 2010, the Partnership entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with the general partner of Kentucky Manor Apartments, Ltd. (“Kentucky Manor”) relating to the assignment of the Partnership’s limited partnership interest in Kentucky Manor for a total price of $400,000. The transaction is expected to close no later than March 31, 2011. The Partnership’s investment balance in Kentucky Manor was zero at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Results of Operations

At September 30, 2010, the Partnership had investments in 12 Local Limited Partnerships and a general partner interest in REA III which, in turn, holds limited partnership interests in two additional Local Limited Partnerships, all of which own housing projects, most of which were substantially rented. The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation.  Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investment in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. Thus the individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s profits less the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s losses, distributions and any impairment charges. However, since the Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships, or is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero.  Subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the consolidated statements of operations.  For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnership’s policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships. 

The investments in all but one of the Local Limited Partnerships have been reduced to zero as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Partnership still has an investment balance in Park Place Limited Partnership.

At times, advances are made to the Local Limited Partnerships. Advances made by the Partnership to the individual Local Limited Partnerships are considered part of the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships for which the investment has been reduced to zero are charged to expense. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Partnership advanced approximately $38,000 to two Local Limited Partnerships, Oakwood Manor and Eastridge Associates, for working capital deficits.  While not obligated to make advances to any of the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made these advances in order to protect its economic investment in the respective Local Limited Partnerships. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, approximately $38,000 was recognized as expense on the consolidated statements of operations included in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for advances to the Local Limited Partnerships. The Partnership made no advances to the Local Limited Partnerships during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

A recurring partnership expense is the annual management fee. The fee is payable to the Corporate General Partner of the Partnership and is calculated at 0.5 percent of the Partnership's original remaining invested assets at the beginning of the year. The management fee is paid to the Corporate General Partner for its continuing management of the Partnership’s affairs. Management fees were approximately $35,000 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and approximately $105,000 and $106,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Operating expenses, other than management fees, consist of legal and accounting fees for services rendered to the Partnership and general and administrative expenses.  Legal and accounting fees were approximately $71,000 and $75,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $19,000 and $21,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. General and administrative expenses were approximately $16,000 and $18,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and approximately $6,000 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

The Partnership incurs expense for a New Jersey tax based upon the number of resident and non-resident limited partners and apportionment of income related to the Partnership’s investment in certain Local Limited Partnerships. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, the expense was approximately $29,000 and $86,000, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 the expense was approximately $24,000.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the income was approximately $26,000. The increase in tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was due to the write off of accruals for anticipated penalties and interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 1.  Financial Statements”.

Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $37,000 for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and approximately $13,000 and $12,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The Partnership, as a limited partner in the Local Limited Partnerships in which it has invested, is subject to the risks incident to the construction, management and ownership of improved real estate.  The Partnership‘s investments are also subject to adverse general economic conditions, and, accordingly, the status of the national economy, including substantial unemployment, concurrent inflation and changing legislation which could increase vacancy levels, rental payment defaults, and operating expenses, which in turn could substantially increase the risk of operating losses for the projects.

The current policy of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) is to not renew the Housing Assistance Payment (“HAP”) Contracts on a long term basis on the existing terms.  In connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under current law and policy, the amount of rental assistance payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based on market rentals instead of above market rentals, which may not be the case under existing HAP Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may not be in an amount that would provide sufficient cash flow to permit owners of properties subject to HAP Contracts to meet the debt service requirements of existing loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration of HUD (“FHA”) unless such mortgage loans are restructured.  In order to address the reduction in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of current policy, the Multi-family Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (“MAHRAA”) provides for the restructuring of mortgage loans insured by the FHA with respect to properties subject to the Section 8 program. Under MAHRAA, an FHA-insured mortgage loan can be restructured into a first mortgage loan which will be amortized on a current basis and a low interest rate second mortgage loan payable to FHA which will only be payable on maturity of the first mortgage loan. This restructuring results in a reduction in annual debt service payable by the owner of the FHA-insured mortgage loan and is expected to result in an insurance payment from FHA to the holder of the FHA-insured loan due to the reduction in the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected properties serving families not located in rental markets with limited supply, converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.

When the HAP Contracts are subject to renewal, there can be no assurance that the Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has an investment will be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA.  In addition, the economic impact on the Partnership of the combination of the reduced payments under the HAP Contracts and the restructuring of the existing FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Partnership owns limited partnership interests in unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships, in which the Partnership’s ownership percentage ranges from 90% to 99%.  However, based on the provisions of the relevant partnership agreements, the Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have control or a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (see “Note 1 – Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the consolidated financial statements in “Item 1. Financial Statements”).  There are no lines of credit, side agreements or any other derivative financial instruments between the Local Limited Partnerships and the Partnership.  Accordingly the Partnership’s maximum risk of loss related to these unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships is limited to the recorded investments in and receivables from the Local Limited Partnerships.  See “Note 2 – Investments in and Advances to Local Limited Partnerships” of the consolidated financial statements in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for additional information about the Partnership’s investments in unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships.

Other

In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partnership interest in the Partnership, AIMCO and its affiliates owned 879.5 limited partnership units (the "Units") (or 1,759 limited partnership interests) in the Partnership representing 10.54% of the outstanding Units at September 30, 2010. A Unit consists of two limited partnership interests. A number of these Units were acquired pursuant to tender offers made by AIMCO or its affiliates. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will acquire additional Units in exchange for cash or a combination of cash and units in AIMCO Properties, L.P., the operating partnership of AIMCO, either through private purchases or tender offers. Under the Partnership Agreement, Unit holders holding a majority of the Units are entitled to take action with respect to a variety of matters that include, but are not limited to, voting on certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement and voting to remove the Corporate General Partner. Although the Corporate General Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited partners of the Partnership, the Corporate General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO as its sole stockholder. As a result, the duties of the Corporate General Partner, as corporate general partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with the duties of the Corporate General Partner to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.

Variable Interest Entites

The Partnership consolidates any variable interest entities in which the Partnership holds a variable interest and is the primary beneficiary. Generally, a variable interest entity, or VIE, is an entity with one or more of the following characteristics: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support; (b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack (i) the ability to make decisions about an entity’s activities through voting or similar rights, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the equity investors have voting rights that are not proportional to their economic interests and substantially all of the entity’s activities either involve, or are conducted on behalf of, an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is generally the entity that has (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE, the Partnership considers qualitative and quantitative factors, including, but not limited to: which activities most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and which party controls such activities; the amount and characteristics of the Partnership’s investment; the obligation or likelihood for the Partnership or other investors to provide financial support; and the similarity with and significance to the business activities of the Partnership and the other investors.  Significant judgments related to these determinations include estimates about the current and future fair values and performance of real estate held by these VIEs and general market conditions.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Partnership holds variable interests in 14 and 15 VIEs, respectively, for which the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary.  The Partnership has concluded, based on its qualitative consideration of the partnership agreement, the partnership structure and the role of the general partner in each of the Local Limited Partnerships, that the general partner of each of the Local Limited Partnerships is the primary beneficiary of the respective Local Limited Partnership.   In making this determination, the Partnership considered the following factors:

·the general partners conduct and manage the business of the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners have the responsibility for and sole discretion over selecting a property management agent for the Local Limited Partnerships’ underlying real estate properties;

·the general partners are responsible for approving operating and capital budgets for the properties owned by the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners are obligated to fund any recourse obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships;

·the general partners are authorized to borrow funds on behalf of the Local Limited Partnerships; and

·the Partnership, as a limited partner in each of the Local Limited Partnerships, does not have the ability to direct or otherwise significantly influence the activities of the Local Limited Partnerships that most significantly impact such entities’ economic performance.

The 14 VIEs at September 30, 2010 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of 14 apartment properties with a total of 710 units.  The Partnership is involved with those VIEs as a non-controlling limited partner equity holder. The Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the unconsolidated VIEs is limited to the Partnership’s recorded investments in and receivables from these VIEs, which were approximately $284,000 at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.  The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions. The Partnership believes that of its critical accounting policies, the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.

Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The Partnership, as a limited partner, does not have a contractual relationship with the Local Limited Partnerships or exercise control over the activities and operations, including refinancing or selling decisions, of the Local Limited Partnerships that would require or allow for consolidation. Accordingly, the Partnership accounts for its investments in the Local Limited Partnerships using the equity method. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses of the Local Limited Partnerships based upon its respective ownership percentages between 90% and 99%. The Partnership is also entitled to 99.9% of the profits and losses of REA III. REA III is entitled to a 99% interest in each of the Local Limited Partnerships in which it has invested. Distributions of surplus cash from operations from most of the Local Limited Partnerships are restricted by the Local Limited Partnerships’ Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). These restrictions limit the distribution to a portion, generally less than 10%, of the initial invested capital. The excess surplus cash is deposited into a residual receipts reserve, of which the ultimate realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently retains it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership is allocated profits and losses and receives distributions from refinancings and sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships’ partnership agreements. These agreements usually limit the Partnership’s distributions to an amount substantially less than its ownership percentage in the Local Limited Partnership. 

The individual investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s profits less the Partnership’s share of the Local Limited Partnership’s losses, distributions and impairment charges. The Partnership is not legally liable for the obligations of the Local Limited Partnerships and is not otherwise committed to provide additional support to them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the Local Limited Partnerships reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited Partnerships are accounted for as a reduction of the investment balance until the investment balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been reduced to zero, subsequent distributions received are recognized as income in the consolidated statements of operations. 

For those investments where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its investments approximates the estimated fair value of those investments, the Partnership’s policy is to recognize equity in income of the Local Limited Partnerships only to the extent of distributions received and amortization of acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships.  Therefore, the Partnership limits its recognition of equity earnings to the amount it expects to ultimately realize.

ITEM 4T.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)   Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Partnership’s management, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Corporate General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Corporate General Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective. 

(b)   Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

See Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
	By:   National Partnership Investments Corp.
	Corporate General Partner
Date: November 15, 2010	By:   /s/Steven D. Cordes
	Steven D. Cordes
	Senior Vice President
Date: November 15, 2010	By:   /s/Stephen B. Waters
	Stephen B. Waters
	Senior Director of Partnership Accounting

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit     Description of Exhibit

3          Articles of incorporation and bylaws: The registrant is not incorporated. The Partnership Agreement was filed with Form S-11 #2-82090 which is hereby incorporated by reference.

3.1        Amendment to the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership of Real Estate Associates Limited VI, filed with the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 29, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference.

10.3       Letter Agreement between Charlton Housing Associates Limited Partnership, a Massachusetts limited partnership, and HAP Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit corporation, dated January 25, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Partnership’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 25, 2010).

10.4       Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and between Real Estate Associates Limited VI, a California limited partnership, Brainard Property Management, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and David Brainard, an individual, dated April 20, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Partnership’s Current Report on form 8-K dated April 20, 2010).

31.1      Certification of equivalent of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2      Certification of equivalent of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1       Certification of the equivalent of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Steven D. Cordes, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Real Estate Associates Limited VI;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2010

/s/Steven D. Cordes

Steven D. Cordes

Senior Vice President of National Partnership Investments Corp., equivalent of the chief executive officer of the Partnership

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Stephen B. Waters, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Real Estate Associates Limited VI;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)), for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 15, 2010

/s/Stephen B. Waters

Stephen B. Waters

Senior Director of Partnership Accounting of National Partnership Investments Corp., equivalent of the chief financial officer of the Partnership

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO and CFO

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Real Estate Associates Limited VI (the "Partnership"), for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Steven D. Cordes, as the equivalent of the chief executive officer of the Partnership, and Stephen B. Waters, as the equivalent of the chief financial officer of the Partnership, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.

      /s/Steven D. Cordes

Name: Steven D. Cordes

Date: November 15, 2010

      /s/Stephen B. Waters

Name: Stephen B. Waters

Date: November 15, 2010

This certification is furnished with this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Partnership for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.