Exhibit (a)(5)





                                                         PRESS RELEASE
                                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.
1640 School Street, Suite 100
Moraga, California 94556
Telephone: 510-631-9100

December 23, 2002


MP VALUE FUND 7, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 19, LLC; and MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL
FUND 6, LLC (collectively the "Purchasers") are offering to purchase up to
10 Units of limited partnership interest (the "Units") in SPRINGHILL LAKE
INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Maryland limited partnership (the
"Partnership") at a purchase price equal to $102,000 per Unit. On November 29,
2002, the Partnership filed a Current Report with the Securities and Exchange
Commission which disclosed the following:


"On November 14, 2002, Springhill Lake Investors Limited Partnership refinanced
the mortgage encumbering Springhill Lake Apartments located in Greenbelt,
Maryland. The new mortgage replaced mortgage indebtedness of approximately
$50,300,000 with a new mortgage of $113,100,000. After repayment of the existing
mortgage and payment of closing costs, prepayment penalties and operating
reserves, the Partnership received net proceeds of approximately $52,550,000.
The Managing General Partner is currently evaluating the amount of net proceeds
to be distributed to the partners."

The Partnership has not disclosed the amount or timing of any distribution of
net refinancing proceeds, and there can be no assurance that any such proceeds
will be distributed in the immediate future. The refinancing will not affect the
Purchasers' offer for Units.

         For further information, contact Christine Simpson at the above
telephone number.