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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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                    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO.   )

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                       REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                            9090 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
                        BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA 90211

                                    CAUTION

                                                                   June 15, 2001

Dear Limited Partners:

     Your General Partners of Real Estate Associates Limited VI want to alert
you that an organization controlled by David L. Johnson, Bond Purchase L.L.C.,
has started a consent solicitation in an attempt to seize control of your
Limited Partnership with its substantial assets. Unfortunately, we are familiar
with Bond Purchase's costly and disruptive take-over consent solicitations, as
this is not the first time it has initiated such a solicitation concerning the
partnerships we manage, as well as others. Bond Purchase will be asking limited
partners to sign consent forms to remove, we believe without cause, your
existing General Partners and replace your experienced Managing General Partner
with Mr. Johnson's affiliate, which has no significant assets, net worth or
business history. YOUR GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSED TO THE BOND
PURCHASE SOLICITATION.

     Your Managing General Partner is preparing materials relating to Bond
Purchase's solicitation to clarify the facts and our position on the issues
raised by Bond Purchase. Our materials will be mailed to you shortly.

     In the meantime, you will most likely be approached by Bond Purchase or
other affiliates of Mr. Johnson, in their attempts to get you to sign their
green consent card. WE CAUTION YOU AGAINST INADVERTENTLY SIGNING A GREEN CONSENT
CARD FOR BOND PURCHASE OR TAKING ANY OTHER ACTION WHICH MIGHT NOT BE IN YOUR OWN
BEST INTERESTS.

     We regret that your Limited Partnership is faced with a disruptive and
costly consent process but we assure you that your General Partners are acting
and will continue to act vigorously to protect your best interests. AGAIN, WE
CAUTION YOU NOT TO SIGN ANY GREEN CONSENT CARD OR OTHER MATERIALS YOU MAY
RECEIVE FROM BOND PURCHASE UNTIL YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW OUR CONSENT
REVOCATION MATERIALS.

     As further information becomes known we will keep you updated. On behalf of
your General Partners, thank you for your interest and continued support.

                                          Sincerely,

                                          National Partnership Investments Corp.
                                          Managing General Partner

     THIS INFORMATION WAS FURNISHED ON BEHALF OF REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
VI BY ITS GENERAL PARTNERS. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARTICIPANTS IN REAL
ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI'S CONSENT REVOCATION SOLICITATION AND THEIR
INTEREST IN SUCH SOLICITATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY REVIEWING REAL ESTATE
ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI'S PRELIMINARY CONSENT REVOCATION MATERIALS AS FIRST FILED
WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ("SEC") ON JUNE 15, 2001 AND AS MAY
BE AMENDED. REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI WILL SHORTLY BE SENDING YOU
DEFINITIVE CONSENT REVOCATION MATERIALS WHICH YOU SHOULD READ AS THEY CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. YOU MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED
VI'S PRELIMINARY CONSENT REVOCATION MATERIALS FILED ON FORM PREC14A AND, WHEN
FILED, OUR DEFINITIVE CONSENT REVOCATION MATERIALS, FREE OF CHARGE AT THE SEC'S
WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED III WILL ALSO
PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF ITS MATERIALS WITHOUT CHARGE. PLEASE CONTACT D.F.
KING AT THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER PROVIDED BELOW.

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IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL D.F. KING & CO., INC.,
            WHICH IS ASSISTING US IN THIS MATTER, AT 1-800-269-6427.

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