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                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

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                              BOND PURCHASE, L.L.C.

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                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       to
                            SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS
                                       of
                                LIMITED PARTNERS
                                       of
                             REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES
                                   LIMITED VI
                                       by
                              BOND PURCHASE, L.C.C.
                                  July 31, 2001

     Bond  Purchase,   L.C.C.,  a  Missouri  limited  liability  company  ("Bond
Purchase"),  hereby amends its  Solicitation of Consents dated June 8, 2001 (the
"Solicitation")  by which Bond  Purchase  is  seeking  the  approval  by written
consent (the  "Consents") of the limited partners (the "Limited  Partners"),  of
Real  Estate  Associates  Limited  VI, a  California  limited  partnership  (the
"Partnership"),  to remove the current  general  partners  and to  continue  the
Partnership  and  elect New G.P.,  L.L.C.,  ("New  G.P."),  a  Missouri  limited
liability company, as the new general partner of the Partnership. New G.P. is an
affiliate of Bond  Purchase.  The  election of New G.P. as a general  partner is
conditioned upon the approval of the removal of the current general partners.

     The  solicitation  of  Consents is hereby  extended  to 11:59 p.m.  Central
Standard  Time on the earlier to occur of the following  dates (the  "Expiration
Date"):  (i)  September  14,  2001,  or such later  date to which Bond  Purchase
determines to extend the  solicitation,  and (ii) the date the required Consents
are received.  Bond Purchase  reserves the right to extend this  solicitation of
Consents on a daily basis or for such period or periods as it may  determine  in
its sole  discretion  from time to time.  Any such extension will be followed as
promptly as  practicable by notice thereof by press release or by written notice
to the Limited Partners.  During any extension of this solicitation of Consents,
all Consents  delivered to Bond Purchase will remain  effective,  unless validly
revoked prior to the Expiration Date.

     The Consents are solicited  upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
the original  Solicitation  of Consents dated June 8, 2001, as amended,  and the
accompanying form of Consent.  This Amendment No. 8 and the accompanying form of
Consent of Limited  Partners  are first being  mailed to Limited  Partners on or
about August 1, 2001.

CONSENTS SHOULD BE DELIVERED TO BOND PURCHASE AND NOT TO THE PARTNERSHIP.

THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  HAS NOT PASSED UPON THE  ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.  ANY  REPRESENTATION TO
THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

THIS  SOLICITATION OF CONSENTS EXPIRES NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M. CENTRAL STANDARD
TIME ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2001, UNLESS EXTENDED.



                        Real Estate Associates Limited VI
              a California Limited Partnership (the "Partnership")

                           CONSENT OF LIMITED PARTNER

          THIS CONSENT IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF BOND PURCHASE, L.L.C.

LIMITED PARTNERS WHO RETURN A SIGNED CONSENT BUT FAIL TO INDICATE THEIR APPROVAL
OR  DISAPPROVAL  AS TO ANY MATTER  WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE VOTED TO APPROVE  SUCH
MATTER.  THIS  CONSENT  IS  VALID  FROM THE DATE OF ITS  EXECUTION  UNLESS  DULY
REVOKED.

  THIS CONSENT CARD WILL REVOKE ANY PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED REVOCATION OF CONSENT.

The  undersigned has received the Consent  Solicitation  Statement dated June 8,
2001,  as amended  July 31,  2001  ("Consent  Solicitation  Statement")  by Bond
Purchase,  L.L.C.,  a Missouri  limited  liability  company  ("Bond  Purchase"),
seeking the approval by written consent of the following proposals:

(1)  the  removal  of  the  current  general  partners,   National   Partnership
Investments Corp., a California  corporation and National Partnership Investment
Associates, a California limited partnership; and

(2) the  continuation of the Partnership and the election of New G.P. as the new
general  partner of the  Partnership  (which is  conditioned  on the approval of
proposal (1) above).

Each  of  the  undersigned,  by  signing  and  returning  this  Consent,  hereby
constitutes  and  appoints  Bond  Purchase,  acting  through  its  officers  and
employees as his or her  attorney-in-fact  for the purposes of executing any and
all  documents  and taking any and all actions  required  under the  Partnership
Agreement in connection with this Consent and the Consent Solicitation Statement
or in order to  implement  an approved  proposal;  and hereby  votes all limited
partnership  interests of the  Partnership  held of record by the undersigned as
follows for the proposals set forth above,  subject to the Consent  Solicitation
Statement.

Proposal                                         FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN

1. Removal of General Partners                   [ ]       [ ]         [ ]

2. Continuation of the Partnership  and          [ ]       [ ]         [ ]
   election of new general partner,  New G.P.

(Please sign exactly as your name appears on the  Partnership's  records.  Joint
owners should each sign. Attorneys-in-fact, executors, administrators, trustees,
guardians,  corporation  officers or others  acting in  representative  capacity
should indicate the capacity in which they sign and should give FULL title,  and
submit appropriate evidence of authority to execute the Consent)

                                            Dated: _______________________, 2001
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