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 June 30, 2013

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.)

PO Box 91274

Los Angeles, California 90009

(Address of principal executive offices)

(720) 387-8135

(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). [X] 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

BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	June 30, 2013	December 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in and advances to Local Limited
Partnerships	$ 1,191	$   899
Cash and cash equivalents	993	1,473
Receivables – limited partners	345	313
Total assets	$ 2,529	$ 2,685
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital (Deficiency)
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$    18	$   127
Accrued fees due to General partner	6	--
Taxes payable	--	102
Total liabilities	24	229
Contingencies	--	--
Partners' capital (deficiency)
General partners	(327)	(327)
Limited partners	2,832	2,783
Total partners’ capital (deficiency)	2,505	2,456
Total liabilities and partners' capital
(deficiency)	$ 2,529	$ 2,685

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per interest data)

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Revenues:	$   --	$   --	$    --	$    --
Operating Expenses:
Management fees - General Partner	17	23	34	47
Legal and accounting	17	19	41	38
Tax expense	33	32	75	63
General and administrative	9	9	9	12
Interest	--	--	--	8
Total operating expenses	76	83	159	168
Loss from partnership operations	(76)	(83)	(159)	(168)
Distributions (reduction of distributions)
from Local Limited Partnerships
recognized as income (expense)	--	(5)	4	125
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships
recognized as expense	--	(4)	--	(4)
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership
and amortization of acquisition costs	106	138	204	194
Gain on extinguishment of debt	--	--	--	1,891
Net income	$   30	$   46	$    49	$ 2,038
Net income allocated to general partners (1%)	$   --	$   --	$    --	$    20
Net income allocated to limited partners (99%)	$   30	$   46	$    49	$ 2,018
Net income per limited partnership interest	$ 1.81	$ 2.77	$  2.96	$121.30

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIENCY)

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	General	Limited
	Partners	Partners	Total
Partners' capital (deficiency),   December 31, 2012	$ (327)	$ 2,783	$ 2,456
Net income for the six months   ended June 30, 2013	--	49	49
Partners' capital (deficiency),   June 30, 2013	$ (327)	$ 2,832	$ 2,505

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2013	2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$    49	$ 2,038
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain on extinguishment of debt	--	(1,891)
Distributions from Local Limited Partnership     properties recognized as income	(4)	(125)
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership and   amortization of acquisition costs	(204)	(194)
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships recognized as   expense	--	4
Change in accounts:
Receivables – limited partners	(32)	(90)
Taxes payable	(102)	(72)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(109)	(20)
Accrued fees due to General partner	6	--
Accrued interest payable	--	8
Net cash used in operating activities	(396)	(342)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Advances to Local Limited Partnerships	(88)	(4)
Distributions from Local Limited Partnership
properties	4	125
Net cash provided by investing activities	( 84)	121
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(480)	(221)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,473	1,452
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$   993	$ 1,231

See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The information contained in the following notes to the unaudited financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the audited annual financial statements; accordingly, the financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto contained in the annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 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 financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation. The balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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 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”).

At both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 16,568 limited partnership interests outstanding.

Basis of Presentation

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

Use of Estimates

The preparation of 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 financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The investments in 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 Income Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net income per limited partnership interest was computed by dividing the limited partners’ share of net income by the number of limited partnership interests outstanding at the beginning of the year. The number of limited partnership interests used was 16,568 and 16,636 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, 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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held variable interests in five VIEs, for which the Partnership was 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;

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

·

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 five VIEs at June 30, 2013 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of five apartment properties with a total of 311 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 $1,191,000 and $899,000 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. 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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held limited partnership interests in five Local Limited Partnerships. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Local Limited Partnerships own residential low-income rental projects consisting of 311 apartment units. 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%. 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.  

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (continued)

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 statements of operations. An operating distribution of approximately $4,000 was received from one Local Limited Partnership, Oakridge Park II, during the six months ended June 30, 2013. No operating distributions were received from the Local Limited Partnerships during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

In January 2012, Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II sold their investment properties for approximately $1,110,000 and $1,385,000, respectively. After payment of closing costs and non-recourse notes payable due to an affiliate of the purchaser, the Partnership received proceeds of approximately $58,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments I and approximately $72,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments II during the six months ended June 30, 2012. These amounts were recognized as income on the statements of operations.  The proceeds received were reduced by tax payments of approximately $36,000 reserved by the Partnership and returned to Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II in the second quarter of 2012 and 2013 to pay taxes associated with the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Marshall Plaza Apartments I and II as of the date of sale.

In March 2012, Cassady Village sold its investment property to the holder of the non-recourse note payable in exchange for (i) full satisfaction of the non-recourse note payable due to the purchaser (as discussed in “Note 3”), (ii) the assumption of the outstanding mortgage loan encumbering the property, and (iii) the sum of one dollar.  The Partnership did not receive any proceeds from the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Cassady Village as of the date of sale.

Crockett Manor has entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party for a sale price that exceeds the balance of the mortgage encumbering the property by $75,000. After payment of closing costs and the mortgage encumbering the property, the Partnership does not expect to receive any proceeds from the sale of Crockett Manor. The transaction is expected to close during 2013. The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Crockett Manor as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the investment balance in all but one of the Local Limited Partnerships had been reduced to zero. The Partnership still has an investment balance in Park Place Limited Partnership.

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS (continued)

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 six months ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership advanced approximately $4,000 to two Local Limited Partnerships, Crockett Manor and Oakwood Manor, to fund tax payments. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Partnership advanced approximately $88,000 to Park Place Limited Partnership of which $58,000 was for non-resident withholding taxes and $30,000 was for REAC inspection related cost. While not obligated to make advances to any of the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made this advance to protect its economic investment in the Local Limited Partnership.

The following is a summary of the investments in Local Limited Partnerships for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of period	$   899
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership	208
Advance	88
Amortization of acquisition costs	(4)
Balance, end of period	$ 1,191

The following are unaudited condensed combined estimated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues
Rental and other	$   981	$   645	$1,628	$1,268
Expenses
Operating expenses	398	315	779	669
Financial expenses	54	105	148	210
Depreciation and amortization	158	79	238	159
Total expenses	610	499	1,165	1,038
Income from continuing   operations	$   371	$   146	$  463	$  230

The combined results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 exclude the operations of Kentucky Manor, for which no financial information is available.  The combined results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 also exclude the operations of Marshall Plaza I and II, due to their sales in January 2012, Cassady Village due to its sale in March 2012 and Oakwood Manor, due to its sale in September 2012.

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE AND AMOUNTS DUE FOR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

The Partnership was obligated on non-recourse notes payable of $520,000, which bore interest at 9.5 percent per annum and had principal maturities of December 1999. The notes and related interest were payable from cash flow generated from operations of the related rental property as defined in the notes. These obligations were collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Unpaid interest was due at maturity of the notes. Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $8,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. During 2005, the Partnership entered into an agreement with the non-recourse note holder for Cassady Village (“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 for Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments. As discussed in “Note 2”, these Local Limited Partnerships sold their respective investment properties to the note holder during the six months ended June 30, 2012. In connection with the sale of Cassady Village, the Partnership’s non-recourse notes payable were extinguished during the six months ended June 30, 2012, and the Partnership recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,891,000.

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 $34,000 and $47,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

In addition to being the General Partner, an affiliate of NAPICO is the general partner for one of the Local Limited Partnerships.

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, when it is practicable to estimate that value. At June 30, 2013, 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 6 - CONTINGENCIES

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

Note 7 - Subsequent Event

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

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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. 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, including the pace of job growth and the level of unemployment; 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 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 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 includes 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 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 six months ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership received proceeds of approximately $130,000 from the sales of Marshall Plaza Apartments I and II. No distributions to partners were made during the six months ended June 30, 2013 or 2012.

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. An operating distribution of approximately $4,000 was received from one Local Limited Partnership, Oakridge Park II, during the six months ended June 30, 2013. No operating distributions were received from the Local Limited Partnerships during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

In January 2012, Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II sold their investment properties for approximately $1,110,000 and $1,385,000, respectively. After payment of closing costs and non-recourse notes payable due to an affiliate of the purchaser, the Partnership received proceeds of approximately $58,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments I and approximately $72,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments II during the six months ended June 30, 2012. These amounts were recognized as income on the statements of operations.  The proceeds received were reduced by tax payments of approximately $36,000 reserved by the Partnership and returned to Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II in the second quarter of 2012 and 2013 to pay taxes associated with the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Marshall Plaza Apartments I and II as of the date of sale.

In March 2012, Cassady Village sold its investment property to the holder of the non-recourse note payable in exchange for (i) full satisfaction of the non-recourse note payable due to the purchaser (as discussed below), (ii) the assumption of the outstanding mortgage loan encumbering the property, and (iii) the sum of one dollar. The Partnership did not receive any proceeds from the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining as of the date of sale.

As of June 30, 2013, the Partnership had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $993,000, compared with approximately $1,473,000 at December 31, 2012. All of this cash is on deposit with a financial institution. The decrease of approximately $480,000 is due primarily to cash used in operating activities.

The Partnership was obligated on non-recourse notes payable of $520,000, which bore interest at 9.5 percent per annum and had principal maturities of December 1999. The notes and related interest were payable from cash flow generated from operations of the

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related rental property as defined in the notes. These obligations were collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Unpaid interest was due at maturity of the notes. Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $8,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. 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 for Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments. As discussed above, these Local Limited Partnerships sold their respective investment properties to the note holder during the six months ended June 30, 2012. In connection with the sale of Cassady Village, the Partnership’s non-recourse notes payable and accrued interest were extinguished during the six months ended June 30, 2012, and the Partnership recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,891,000.

Crockett Manor has entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party for a sale price that exceeds the balance of the mortgage encumbering the property by $75,000. After payment of closing costs and the mortgage encumbering the property, the Partnership does not expect to receive any proceeds from the sale of Crockett Manor. The transaction is expected to close during 2013. The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Crockett Manor as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

Results of Operations

At June 30, 2013, the Partnership had investments in five 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 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

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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. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Partnership recognized equity in income and amortization of acquisition costs of approximately $204,000 and $194,000, respectively, from one Local Limited Partnership.

The investments in all but one of the Local Limited Partnerships have been reduced to zero as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. 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 six months ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership advanced approximately $4,000 to two Local Limited Partnerships, Crockett Manor and Oakwood Manor, to fund tax payments. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Partnership advanced approximately $88,000 to Park Place Limited Partnership of which $58,000 was for non-resident withholding taxes and $30,000 was for REAC inspection related cost. While not obligated to make advances to any of the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made this advance to protect its economic investment in the Local Limited Partnership.

A recurring partnership expense is the annual management fee. The fee is payable to the General Partner 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 General Partner for its continuing management of the Partnership’s affairs. Management fees were approximately $17,000 and $23,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximately $34,000 and $47,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.  The decrease in management fees is due to the sales of Cassady Village, Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments and Oakwood Manor during 2012.

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 $17,000 and $19,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and approximately $41,000 and $38,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in legal and accounting fees is primarily due to an increase in professional expenses associated with the administration of the Partnership.

General and administrative expenses were approximately $9,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, and approximately $9,000 and $12,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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 six months ended June 30, 2013, the expense was approximately $33,000 and $75,000, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the expense was approximately $32,000 and $63,000, respectively. The increase in tax expense is due to an increase in the portion of the New Jersey tax that is based on the apportionment of income.

Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $8,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The non-recourse notes payable related to Cassady Village were extinguished during 2012, as discussed in “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

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.

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 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

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the financial statements in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for additional information about the Partnership’s investments in unconsolidated Local Limited Partnerships.

Other

Neither the General Partner nor its affiliates currently own any of the outstanding limited partnership interests in the Partnership at June 30, 2013. It is possible that Bethesda Holdings II, LLC (“Bethesda”) or its affiliates will acquire additional limited partnership interests in the Partnership, either through private purchases or tender offers.  Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, unitholders holding a majority of the limited partnership interests 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 General Partner. A “Unit” consists of two limited partnership interests.  Although the General Partner and its affiliates do not currently own any of the outstanding limited partnership interests in the Partnership, Bethesda has entered into a management agreement with a holder of 879.5 Units or 1,759 limited partnership interests in the Partnership representing 10.62% of the outstanding limited partnership interests in the Partnership as of June 30, 2013.  Pursuant to such management agreement, Bethesda manages the business of such holder in exchange for a management fee, part of which includes all payments received by such holder with respect to such holder’s ownership of limited partnership interests in the Partnership.  Although the General Partner owes fiduciary duties to the limited partners of the Partnership, the General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to Bethesda as its sole stockholder. As a result, the duties of the General Partner, as general partner, to the Partnership and its limited partners may come into conflict with the duties of the General Partner to Bethesda as its sole stockholder.

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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held variable interests in five VIEs, for which the Partnership was 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.

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The five VIEs at June 30, 2013 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of five apartment properties with a total of 311 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 $1,191,000 and $899,000 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.  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 financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the Partnership to make estimates and assumptions. Judgments and assessments of uncertainties are required in applying the Partnership’s accounting policies in many areas.  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%. 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 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 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Partnership’s management, with the participation of the Senior Managing Director and Director of Reporting of Bethesda, 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 Senior Managing Director and Director of Reporting of Bethesda, 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.

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(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.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

See Exhibit Index.

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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, LLC
	General Partner
Date:  August 14, 2013	By:   /s/Brian Flaherty
	Brian Flaherty
	Senior Managing Director
Date:  August 14, 2013	By:   /s/Edward Schmidt
	Edward Schmidt
	Director of Reporting

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REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

3.1

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.

3.2

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.

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.

101

XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). The following materials from Real Estate Associates Limited VI’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL: (i) balance sheets, (ii) statements of operations, (iii) statement of changes in partners’ capital (deficiency), (iv) statements of cash flows, and (v) notes to financial statements (1).

(1)

As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Brian Flaherty, 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 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: August 14, 2013

/s/Brian Flaherty

Brian Flaherty

Senior Managing Director of National Partnership Investments, LLC, equivalent of the chief executive officer of the Partnership

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Edward Schmidt, 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 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: August 14, 2013

/s/Edward Schmidt

Edward Schmidt

Director of Reporting of National Partnership Investments, LLC, 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 June 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Brian Flaherty, as the equivalent of the chief executive officer of the Partnership, and Edward Schmidt, 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/Brian Flaherty

Name: Brian Flaherty

Date: August 14, 2013

      /s/Edward Schmidt

Name: Edward Schmidt

Date: August 14, 2013

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.

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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Policies

Variable Interest Entities

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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held variable interests in five VIEs, for which the Partnership was 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 five VIEs at June 30, 2013 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of five apartment properties with a total of 311 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 $1,191,000 and $899,000 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.

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Statement of Shareholder Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	General Partners	Limited Partners	Total
Partners' capital (deficiency), beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012	$ (327)	$ 2,783	$ 2,456
Net income		49	49
Partners' capital (deficiency), ending balance at Jun. 30, 2013	$ (327)	$ 2,832	$ 2,505

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Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 5 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

NOTE 5 – FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, when it is practicable to estimate that value. At June 30, 2013, 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.

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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships: Schedule of investments in Local Limited Partnerships (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of investments in Local Limited Partnerships

Balance, beginning of period	$   899
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership	208
Advance	88
Amortization of acquisition costs	(4)
Balance, end of period	$ 1,191

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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The information contained in the following notes to the unaudited financial statements is condensed from that which would appear in the audited annual financial statements; accordingly, the financial statements included herein should be reviewed in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto contained in the annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 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 financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring items) considered necessary for a fair presentation. The balance sheet at December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

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 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”).

At both June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 16,568 limited partnership interests outstanding.

Basis of Presentation

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

Use of Estimates

The preparation of 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 financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The investments in 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 Income Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net income per limited partnership interest was computed by dividing the limited partners’ share of net income by the number of limited partnership interests outstanding at the beginning of the year. The number of limited partnership interests used was 16,568 and 16,636 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, 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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held variable interests in five VIEs, for which the Partnership was 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 five VIEs at June 30, 2013 consist of Local Limited Partnerships that are directly engaged in the ownership and management of five apartment properties with a total of 311 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 $1,191,000 and $899,000 at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The Partnership may be subject to additional losses to the extent of any financial support that the Partnership voluntarily provides in the future.

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Note 3 - Notes Payable and Amounts Due For Partnership Interests

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 3 - Notes Payable and Amounts Due For Partnership Interests

NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE AND AMOUNTS DUE FOR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

The Partnership was obligated on non-recourse notes payable of $520,000, which bore interest at 9.5 percent per annum and had principal maturities of December 1999. The notes and related interest were payable from cash flow generated from operations of the related rental property as defined in the notes. These obligations were collateralized by the Partnership’s investment in the Local Limited Partnership. Unpaid interest was due at maturity of the notes. Interest expense on non-recourse notes payable was approximately $8,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. During 2005, the Partnership entered into an agreement with the non-recourse note holder for Cassady Village (“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 for Cassady Village and Marshall Plaza I & II Apartments. As discussed in “Note 2”, these Local Limited Partnerships sold their respective investment properties to the note holder during the six months ended June 30, 2012. In connection with the sale of Cassady Village, the Partnership’s non-recourse notes payable were extinguished during the six months ended June 30, 2012, and the Partnership recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1,891,000.

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Note 6 - Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 6 - Contingencies

NOTE 6 - CONTINGENCIES

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

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Note 4 - Transactions With Affiliated Parties

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 4 - Transactions With Affiliated Parties

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 $34,000 and $47,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

In addition to being the General Partner, an affiliate of NAPICO is the general partner for one of the Local Limited Partnerships.

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Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Operating Expenses:
Management fees - General Partner	$ 17	$ 23	$ 34	$ 47
Legal and accounting	17	19	41	38
Tax expense	33	32	75	63
General and administrative	9	9	9	12
Interest				8
Total operating expenses	76	83	159	168
Loss from partnership operations	(76)	(83)	(159)	(168)
Distributions (reduction of distributions) from Local Limited Partnerships recognized as income		(5)	4	125
Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships recognized as expense		(4)		(4)
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership and amortization of acquisition costs	106	138	204	194
Gain on extinguishment of debt				1,891
Net income	30	46	49	2,038
Net income allocated to general partners (1%)				20
Net income allocated to limited partners (99%)	$ 30	$ 46	$ 49	$ 2,018
Net Income per limited partnership interest	$ 1.81	$ 2.77	$ 2.96	$ 121

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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Policies

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of 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 financial statements and accompanying notes.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 49	$ 2,038
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Gain on extinguishment of debt		(1,891)
Distributions from sale of Local Limited Partnership properties recognized as income	(4)	(125)
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership and amortization of acquisition costs	(204)	(194)
Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships recognized as expense		4
Change in accounts:
Change in Accounts Receivable	(32)	(90)
Change in Taxes payable	(102)	(72)
Change in Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(109)	(20)
Change in Accrued Fees due to General Partner	6
Accrued interest payable		8
Net cash used in operating activities	(396)	(342)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Advances made to Local Limited Partnerships	(88)	(4)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(84)	121
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(480)	(221)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,473	1,452
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 993	$ 1,231

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Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Assets
Investments in and advances to Local Limited Partnerships	$ 1,191	$ 899
Cash and cash equivalents	993	1,473
Receivables - limited partners	345	313
Total assets	2,529	2,685
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	18	127
Accrued fees due to General Partner	6
Taxes payable		102
Total liabilities	24	229
Partners' capital (deficiency)
General partners	(327)	(327)
Limited partners	2,832	2,783
Total partners' capital (deficiency)	2,505	2,456
Total liabilities and partners' capital (deficiency)	$ 2,529	$ 2,685

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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships: Estimated condensed combined statements of operations for Local Partnerships (Details) (Partnership Interest, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Partnership Interest
Revenues
Rental Income, Nonoperating	$ 981	$ 645	$ 1,628	$ 1,268
Expenses
Operating Costs and Expenses	398	315	779	669
Financial expenses	54	105	148	210
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	158	79	238	159
Total Expenses	610	499	1,165	1,038
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	$ 371	$ 146	$ 463	$ 230

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

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Policies

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

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

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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Net Income Per Limited Partnership Interest (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Policies

Net Income Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net Income Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net income per limited partnership interest was computed by dividing the limited partners’ share of net income by the number of limited partnership interests outstanding at the beginning of the year. The number of limited partnership interests used was 16,568 and 16,636 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Note 7 - Subsequent Event

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 7 - Subsequent Event

Note 7 - Subsequent Event

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

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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Notes

Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Partnership held limited partnership interests in five Local Limited Partnerships. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Local Limited Partnerships own residential low-income rental projects consisting of 311 apartment units. 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%. 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 statements of operations. An operating distribution of approximately $4,000 was received from one Local Limited Partnership, Oakridge Park II, during the six months ended June 30, 2013. No operating distributions were received from the Local Limited Partnerships during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

In January 2012, Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II sold their investment properties for approximately $1,110,000 and $1,385,000, respectively. After payment of closing costs and non-recourse notes payable due to an affiliate of the purchaser, the Partnership received proceeds of approximately $58,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments I and approximately $72,000 from the sale of Marshall Plaza Apartments II during the six months ended June 30, 2012. These amounts were recognized as income on the statements of operations.  The proceeds received were reduced by tax payments of approximately $36,000 reserved by the Partnership and returned to Marshall Plaza Apartments I and Marshall Plaza Apartments II in the second quarter of 2012 and 2013 to pay taxes associated with the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Marshall Plaza Apartments I and II as of the date of sale.

In March 2012, Cassady Village sold its investment property to the holder of the non-recourse note payable in exchange for (i) full satisfaction of the non-recourse note payable due to the purchaser (as discussed in “Note 3”), (ii) the assumption of the outstanding mortgage loan encumbering the property, and (iii) the sum of one dollar.  The Partnership did not receive any proceeds from the sale.  The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Cassady Village as of the date of sale.

Crockett Manor has entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party for a sale price that exceeds the balance of the mortgage encumbering the property by $75,000. After payment of closing costs and the mortgage encumbering the property, the Partnership does not expect to receive any proceeds from the sale of Crockett Manor. The transaction is expected to close during 2013. The Partnership had no investment balance remaining in Crockett Manor as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

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 June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the investment balance in all but one of the Local Limited Partnerships 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 six months ended June 30, 2012, the Partnership advanced approximately $4,000 to two Local Limited Partnerships, Crockett Manor and Oakwood Manor, to fund tax payments. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Partnership advanced approximately $88,000 to Park Place Limited Partnership of which $58,000 was for non-resident withholding taxes and $30,000 was for REAC inspection related cost. While not obligated to make advances to any of the Local Limited Partnerships, the Partnership made this advance to protect its economic investment in the Local Limited Partnership.

The following is a summary of the investments in Local Limited Partnerships for the six months ended June 30, 2013 (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of period	$   899
Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership	208
Advance	88
Amortization of acquisition costs	(4)
Balance, end of period	$ 1,191

The following are unaudited condensed combined estimated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 of Local Limited Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues
Rental and other	$   981	$   645	$1,628	$1,268
Expenses
Operating expenses	398	315	779	669
Financial expenses	54	105	148	210
Depreciation and amortization	158	79	238	159
Total expenses	610	499	1,165	1,038
Income from continuing   operations	$   371	$   146	$  463	$  230

The combined results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 exclude the operations of Kentucky Manor, for which no financial information is available.  The combined results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 also exclude the operations of Marshall Plaza I and II, due to their sales in January 2012, Cassady Village due to its sale in March 2012 and Oakwood Manor, due to its sale in September 2012.

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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships: Estimated condensed combined statements of operations for Local Partnerships (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Tables/Schedules

Estimated condensed combined statements of operations for Local Partnerships

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2013	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012	Six Months Ended June 30, 2013	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
Revenues
Rental and other	$   981	$   645	$1,628	$1,268
Expenses
Operating expenses	398	315	779	669
Financial expenses	54	105	148	210
Depreciation and amortization	158	79	238	159
Total expenses	610	499	1,165	1,038
Income from continuing   operations	$   371	$   146	$  463	$  230

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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Method of Accounting For Investment in Local Partnerships (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Policies

Method of Accounting For Investment in Local Partnerships

Method of Accounting for Investments in Local Limited Partnerships

The investments in 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.

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Note 2 - Investments in and Advances To Local Partnerships: Schedule of investments in Local Limited Partnerships (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Details
Investment in Local Limited Partnerships, Starting Balance	$ 899
Investment in Local Limited Partnerships, Equity in income of Local Limited Partnership	208
Investment in Local Limited Partnerships, Advance	88
Investment in Local Limited Partnerships, Amortization of Acquisition Costs	(4)
Investment in Local Limited Partnerships, Ending Balance	$ 1,191

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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Details
OutstandingLimitedPartnershipInterests	16,568	16,568

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Document and Entity Information:
Entity Registrant Name	REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LTD VI
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000715578
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	16,568
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: Net Income Per Limited Partnership Interest (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Details
Number of limited partnership interests	16,568	16,636