U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Business Address of Reporting Person

LAST Wentz, Jr. FIRST Thomas MIDDLE A.

STREET

PO Box 1000

CITY Minot STATE North Dakota ZIP 58702

2. State of Incorporation

N/A

3. If an amendment, give date of statement amended. (Month/Day/Year)

N/A

4. Name of Company

Investors Real Estate Trust SEC File No. #0-14851

5. IRS or SS identifying number of reporting person

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6. Statement for Calendar Month of (Month/Year)

April/2002

7. Date of Last Previous Statement (Month/Day/Year)

02/28/02

8. Relationships of Reporting Person to Company

Trustee & Vice President

TABLE I. Securities Bought, Sold or Otherwise Acquired or Disposed of

Furnish the information required by the following table as to securities of the company bought or sold or otherwise acquired or disposed of by the reporting person during the month for which this statement is filed (See Instruction 5) and as to securities of the company beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, at the end of the month. However, transaction involving the acquisition or disposition of puts, calls, options or other rights or obligations to buy or sell securities of the company shall be reported in Table II.

1. Title of Securities	2. (FOR SEC USE ONLY)	3. Date of Transaction	4. Amount of Securities Acquired	5. Amount of Securities Disposed of	6. Character of Transaction Reported	7. Purchase or Sale Price Per Share or Other Unit	8. Amount Owned at End of Month	9. Nature of Ownership of Securities Owned at End of Month
Shares of Beneficial Interest		04/01/02	19.151	N/A	Share Dividend	9.59	1,227.441	Sole Owner
Shares of Beneficial Interest		04/01/02	43.620	N/A	Share Dividend	9.59	2,795.758	401K PSP held at 1st Western Bank, Minot, ND
Shares of Beneficial Interest		04/01/02	475.495	N/A	Share Dividend	9.59	49,593.733	Owned by Wenco, Ltd. of which he is General Partner
Shares of Beneficial Interest		04/01/02	20.459	N/A	Share Dividend	10.092	1,378.854	IRA at Charles Schwab
Shares of Beneficial Interest		04/01/02	4.001	N/A	Share Dividend	10.14	270.895	Wife's IRA at Fidelity

Form 4 (Continued)
TABLE II. Puts, Calls, Options and Other Rights or Obligations

If during the month for which this statement is filed the reporting person acquired or disposed of any put, call, option or other right or obligation (all hereinafter referred to as "options") to buy or sell, or be required to buy or sell, securities of the company, furnish the information required by the following table. (See Instruction 5) However, the acquisition or disposition of transferable warrants issued by the company are to be reported in Table I. Options exempted by Rule 16a-6 need not be reported.

1.
Title of
Securities
Subject to
Option 2.
(FOR SEC
USE ONLY) 3.
Date of
Transaction 4.
Nature of
Option 5.
Amount of Securities
Subject to
Option 6.
Character of
Transaction, if
any, Reported 7.
Purchase or
Sale Price of
Securities
Subject to
Option 8.
Date of
Expiration
of Option

Explanation of items in Tables:

N/A

Date of Statement:

April 30, 2002

/S/ Thomas A. Wentz, Sr.____________
Signature of Reporting Person

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