Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Organization (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Policies
Organization	Organization Real Estate Associates Limited VI ("REAL VI" or the "Partnership"), formed under the California Limited Partnership Act, was organized on October 12, 1982. The Partnership was formed to invest primarily in other local limited partnerships (the "Local Limited Partnerships") which own and operate primarily Federal, state or local government-assisted housing projects. The general partners of the Partnership are National Partnership Investments, LLC, a California limited liability company ("NAPICO" or the "General Partner") and National Partnership Investments Associates, a California limited partnership. The General Partner is a subsidiary of Bethesda Holdings II, LLC, a privately held real estate asset management company (“Bethesda”). Bethesda acquired the General Partner on December 19, 2012, pursuant to an option agreement with Aimco/Bethesda Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management Company (“Aimco”), a publicly traded real estate investment trust. The general partners 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 investments. The Partnership shall be dissolved only upon the expiration of 50 complete calendar years (December 31, 2032) from the date of the formation of the Partnership or the occurrence of other events as specified in the Partnership Agreement. Upon total or partial liquidation of the Partnership or the disposition or partial disposition of a project or project interest and distribution of the proceeds, the general partners will be entitled to a liquidation fee as stipulated in the Partnership Agreement. The limited partners will have a priority return equal to their invested capital attributable to the project(s) or project interest(s) sold and shall receive from the sale of the project(s) or project interest(s) an amount sufficient to pay state and federal income taxes, if any, calculated at the maximum rate then in effect. The general partners' liquidation fee may accrue but shall not be paid until the limited partners have received distributions equal to 100 percent of their capital contributions. No such fees were accrued or paid during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Organization (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Real Estate Associates Limited VI ("REAL VI" or the "Partnership"), formed under the California Limited Partnership Act, was organized on October 12, 1982. The Partnership was formed to invest primarily in other local limited partnerships (the "Local Limited Partnerships") which own and operate primarily Federal, state or local government-assisted housing projects. The general partners of the Partnership are National Partnership Investments, LLC, a California limited liability company ("NAPICO" or the "General Partner") and National Partnership Investments Associates, a California limited partnership. The General Partner is a subsidiary of Bethesda Holdings II, LLC, a privately held real estate asset management company (“Bethesda”). Bethesda acquired the General Partner on December 19, 2012, pursuant to an option agreement with Aimco/Bethesda Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Apartment Investment and Management Company (“Aimco”), a publicly traded real estate investment trust.

The general partners 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 investments.

The Partnership shall be dissolved only upon the expiration of 50 complete calendar years (December 31, 2032) from the date of the formation of the Partnership or the occurrence of other events as specified in the Partnership Agreement.

Upon total or partial liquidation of the Partnership or the disposition or partial disposition of a project or project interest and distribution of the proceeds, the general partners will be entitled to a liquidation fee as stipulated in the Partnership Agreement. The limited partners will have a priority return equal to their invested capital attributable to the project(s) or project interest(s) sold and shall receive from the sale of the project(s) or project interest(s) an amount sufficient to pay state and federal income taxes, if any, calculated at the maximum rate then in effect. The general partners' liquidation fee may accrue but shall not be paid until the limited partners have received distributions equal to 100 percent of their capital contributions. No such fees were accrued or paid during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.