Redwood Mortgage Investors VII

900 Veterans Blvd., Suite 500

Redwood City, CA 94063

VIA EDGAR

May 24, 2010

Jessica Barberich

Assistant Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Mail Stop 3010

Washington, DC  20549

Re: Redwood Mortgage Investors VII, a California Limited Partnership

Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009

File No. 000-19992

Dear Ms. Barberich:

Redwood Mortgage Investors VII, a California limited partnership (“Redwood”), respectfully requests additional time to respond to the comment letter, dated May 10, 2010, from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, related to the above filing.  Redwood plans to submit its response on or before June 4, 2010.  Please contact me if this schedule is in any way a problem.

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

/s/ Michael R. Burwell                                                      

Michael R. Burwell

President and Chief Financial Officer

of General Partners of Redwood

Mortgage Investors VII