CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND INC
10-Q, 1998-05-14
LESSORS OF REAL PROPERTY, NEC
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


             (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998
                           --------------------------

                                       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
                                     0-24097


                         CNL American Realty Fund, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Maryland                       59-3396369
(State or other jurisdiction            (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organiza-           Identification No.)
tion)

400 E. South Street
Orlando, Florida                            32801
- ----------------------------            -----------------
(Address of principal                     (Zip Code)
executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number
(including area code)                    (407) 422-1574


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
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.   Yes     X      No

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's  classes of
common stock as of the latest practicable date.

2,112,155 shares of common stock, $.01 par value, outstanding as of May 1, 1998.


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                                    CONTENTS






Part I                                                                Page

  Item 1.  Financial Statements:

             Condensed Balance Sheets                                 1

             Condensed Statements of Earnings                         2

             Condensed Statements of Stockholders'
               Equity                                                 3

             Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                       4-5

             Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                  6-10

  Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
             of Financial Condition and
             Results of Operations                                    11-15


Part II

  Other Information                                                   16


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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                March 31,      December 31,
               ASSETS                             1998             1997
                                               -----------      ----------

Cash and cash equivalents                      $13,445,934      $ 8,869,838
Certificates of deposit                          1,500,000               -
Due from related party                                  -             7,500
Prepaid expenses                                    10,432           11,179
Organization costs, less
  accumulated amortization of
  $1,833 and $833                                   18,167           19,167
Other assets                                       860,782          535,792
                                               -----------      -----------

                                               $15,835,315      $ 9,443,476
                                               ===========      ===========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued
  expenses                                     $   210,816      $    16,305
Due to related parties                             134,034          193,254
                                               -----------      -----------
      Total liabilities                            344,850          209,559
                                               -----------      -----------

Commitment (Note 7)

Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock, without par
    value.  Authorized and unissued
    3,000,000 shares                                    -                -
  Excess shares, $.01 par value per
    share.  Authorized and unissued
    63,000,000 shares                                   -                -
  Common stock, $.01 par value per
    share.  Authorized 60,000,000
    shares, issued and outstanding
    1,859,885 and 1,152,540,
    respectively                                    18,599           11,525
  Capital in excess of par value                15,532,838        9,229,316
  Accumulated distributions in excess
    of net earnings                                (60,972)          (6,924)
                                               -----------      -----------
      Total stockholders' equity                15,490,465        9,233,917
                                               -----------      -----------

                                               $15,835,315      $ 9,443,476
                                               ===========      ===========








                       See accompanying notes to condensed
                              financial statements.

                                        1

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                        CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS


                                                        Quarter Ended
                                                          March 31,
                                                  1998                 1997
                                               ----------           ----------

Revenues:
  Interest income                              $  139,153           $       -
                                               ----------           ---------

Expenses:
  General operating and administrative             85,393                   -
  Professional fees                                 5,452                   -
  Amortization                                      1,000                   -
                                               ----------           ---------
                                                   91,845                   -
                                               ----------           ---------

Net Earnings                                   $   47,308           $       -
                                               ==========           =========

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
  (Basic and Diluted)                          $     0.03           $       -
                                               ==========           =========

Weighted Average Number of Shares of
  Common Stock Outstanding                      1,474,288                   -
                                               ==========           =========



                       See accompanying notes to condensed
                              financial statements.

                                        2

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                  CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                        Quarter Ended March 31, 1998 and
                          Year Ended December 31, 1997


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Accumulated
                                                                                  distributions
                                       Common stock             Capital in           in excess
                                    Number         Par          excess of             of net
                                  of shares       value         par value            earnings            Total
<S> <C>
Balance at
  December 31, 1996                   20,000      $   200      $   199,800           $      -         $   200,000

Subscriptions
  received for
  common stock
  through public
  offering and
  distribution
  reinvestment
  plan                             1,132,540       11,325       11,314,077                  -          11,325,402

Stock issuance
  costs                                   -            -        (2,284,561)                 -          (2,284,561)

Net earnings                              -            -                -               22,852             22,852

Distributions
  declared and
  paid ($.05
  per share)                              -            -                -              (29,776)           (29,776)
                                  ----------      -------      -----------           ---------        -----------

Balance at
  December 31, 1997                1,152,540       11,525        9,229,316              (6,924)         9,233,917

Subscriptions
  received for
  common stock
  through public
  offering and
  distribution
  reinvestment
  plan                               707,345        7,074        7,066,377                  -           7,073,451

Stock issuance
  costs                                   -            -          (762,855)                 -            (762,855)

Net earnings                              -            -                -               47,308             47,308

Distributions
  declared and
  paid ($.075
  per share)                              -            -                -             (101,356)          (101,356)
                                  ----------      -------      -----------           ---------        -----------

Balance at
  March 31, 1998                   1,859,885      $18,599      $15,532,838           $ (60,972)       $15,490,465
                                  ==========      =======      ===========           =========        ===========
</TABLE>



                       See accompanying notes to condensed
                              financial statements.

                                        3

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                     Quarter Ended
                                                       March 31,
                                               1998                1997
                                            -----------         -----------

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash
  Equivalents:

    Cash Flows from Operating
      Activities:
        Interest received                   $   139,153         $        -
        Cash paid for expenses                  (72,035)                 -
                                            -----------         ----------
            Net cash provided by
              operating activities               67,118                  -
                                            -----------         ----------

    Cash Flows From Investing
      Activities:
        Investment in certificates
          of deposit                         (1,500,000)                 -
        Increase in other assets               (313,391)                 -
                                            -----------         ----------
            Net cash used in
              investing activities           (1,813,391)                 -
                                            -----------         ----------

    Cash Flows From Financing
      Activities:
        Reimbursement of acquisition
          and stock issuance costs
          paid by related parties on
          behalf of the Company                 (90,634)                 -
        Subscriptions received from
          stockholders                        7,263,367                  -
        Distributions to stockholders          (101,356)                 -
        Payment of stock issuance
          costs                                (749,008)                 -
                                            -----------         ----------
            Net cash provided by
              financing activities            6,322,369                  -
                                            -----------         ----------

Net Increase in Cash and Cash
  Equivalents                                 4,576,096                  -

Cash and Cash Equivalents at
  Beginning of Quarter                        8,869,838                  -
                                            -----------         ----------

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End
  of Quarter                                $13,445,934         $        -
                                            ===========         ==========






                       See accompanying notes to condensed
                              financial statements.

                                        4

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                 CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED


                                                      Quarter Ended
                                                        March 31,
                                              1998                   1997
                                           -----------            ----------

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash
  Investing and Financing
  Activities:

    Related parties paid certain
      acquisition and stock issuance
      costs on behalf of the Company
      as follows:
        Acquisition costs                  $     6,685            $        -
        Stock issuance costs                   107,367                 41,491
                                           -----------            -----------

                                           $   114,052            $    41,491
                                           ===========            ===========




                       See accompanying notes to condensed
                              financial statements.

                                        5

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                     Quarters Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997


1.       Organization and Nature of Business:

         CNL  American  Realty  Fund,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  was  organized in
         Maryland   on  June  12,   1996,   primarily   to  acquire   properties
         ("Properties")  located  across  the  United  States  to be leased on a
         long-term, triple-net basis. The Company intends to invest the proceeds
         from its public offering,  after deducting offering expenses,  in hotel
         Properties  to be leased to operators of national and regional  limited
         service,  extended  stay and full  service  hotel  chains  (the  "Hotel
         Chains")  and in  restaurant  Properties  to be leased to  operators of
         selected  national  and  regional  fast-food,  family-style  and casual
         dining  restaurant  chains (the "Restaurant  Chains").  The Company may
         also provide  mortgage  financing (the "Mortgage  Loans").  The Company
         also  intends  to offer  furniture,  fixture  and  equipment  financing
         ("Secured   Equipment   Leases")  to  operators  of  Hotel  Chains  and
         Restaurant Chains.

2.       Basis of Presentation:

         The accompanying  unaudited  condensed  financial  statements have been
         prepared in accordance  with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and do not
         include  all  of the  information  and  note  disclosures  required  by
         generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The financial  statements
         reflect all adjustments,  consisting of normal  recurring  adjustments,
         which are, in the opinion of management,  necessary to a fair statement
         of the results for the interim period presented.  Operating results for
         the quarter ended March 31, 1998,  may not be indicative of the results
         that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 1998.  Amounts as
         of December 31, 1997, included in the financial  statements,  have been
         derived from audited financial statements as of that date.

         These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with
         the financial  statements  and notes thereto  included in the Company's
         Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

         The  Company  was a  development  stage  enterprise  from June 12, 1996
         through October 15, 1997.  Since  operations had not begun,  activities
         through October 15, 1997, were devoted to organization of the Company.

         Effective,  January 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
         Accounting  Standards No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income." This
         Statement  requires the reporting of net earnings and all other changes
         to equity during the period, except those resulting from investments by
         owners and distributions to owners, in a separate statement that begins

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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
               NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                     Quarters Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997


2.       Basis of Presentation - Continued:

         with  net  earnings.   Currently  the  Company's   only   component  of
         comprehensive income is net earnings.

3.       Other Assets:

         Other assets at March 31, 1998 and  December 31, 1997,  of $860,782 and
         $535,792, respectively, consisted of acquisition fees and miscellaneous
         acquisition expenses to be allocated to future Properties.

4.       Stock Issuance Costs:

         The Company has  incurred  certain  expenses of its offering of shares,
         including  commissions,  marketing  support and due  diligence  expense
         reimbursement fees, filing fees, legal, accounting, printing and escrow
         fees, which have been deducted from the gross proceeds of the offering.
         Preliminary costs incurred prior to raising capital were advanced by an
         affiliate  of  the  Company,  CNL  Real  Estate  Advisors,   Inc.  (the
         "Advisor").  The  Advisor  has  agreed  to pay all  organizational  and
         offering expenses (excluding  commissions and marketing support and due
         diligence expense reimbursement fees) which exceed three percent of the
         gross  offering  proceeds  received  from  the  sale of  shares  of the
         Company.

         During the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and the year ended December 31,
         1997, the Company incurred  $762,855 and $2,304,561,  respectively,  in
         organizational  and offering  costs,  including  $565,876 and $906,032,
         respectively,  in commissions  and marketing  support and due diligence
         expense  reimbursement fees (see Note 6). Of these amounts $762,855 and
         $2,284,561, respectively, have been treated as stock issuance costs and
         $20,000 have been treated as  organization  costs.  The stock  issuance
         costs have been charged to  stockholders'  equity  subject to the three
         percent cap described above.



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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
               NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                     Quarters Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997


5.       Distributions:

         For the quarter ended March 31, 1998, 100 percent of the  distributions
         paid to  stockholders  were  considered  ordinary  income.  No  amounts
         distributed  to the  stockholders  for the quarter ended March 31, 1998
         are  required to be or have been  treated by the Company as a return of
         capital for purposes of calculating the  stockholders'  return on their
         invested   capital.   The   characterization   for  tax   purposes   of
         distributions  declared for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 may not be
         indicative  of the  results  that may be  expected  for the year ending
         December 31, 1998.

6.       Related Party Transactions:

         During the quarter ended March 31, 1998, the Company incurred  $530,509
         in selling  commissions  due to CNL  Securities  Corp.  for services in
         connection with the offering of shares.  A substantial  portion of this
         amount  ($495,216)  was or  will be paid  by CNL  Securities  Corp.  as
         commissions to other broker dealers.

         In addition,  CNL  Securities  Corp. is entitled to receive a marketing
         support and due diligence  expense  reimbursement  fee equal to 0.5% of
         the total amount raised from the sale of shares, a portion of which may
         be reallowed to other  broker-dealers.  During the quarter  ended March
         31, 1998,  the Company  incurred  $35,367 of such fees, the majority of
         which were  reallowed to other  broker-dealers  and from which all bona
         fide due diligence expenses were paid.

         The  Advisor is entitled to receive  acquisition  fees for  services in
         finding,  negotiating the leases of and acquiring  Properties on behalf
         of the Company  equal to 4.5% of gross  proceeds,  loan  proceeds  from
         permanent  financing and amounts  outstanding on the line of credit, if
         any,  at the  time  of  listing,  but  excluding  that  portion  of the
         permanent  financing used to finance Secured Equipment  Leases.  During
         the quarter ended March 31, 1998, the Company incurred $318,305 of such
         fees. Such fees are included in other assets at March 31, 1998.




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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
               NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                     Quarters Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997


6.       Related Party Transactions - Continued:

         The Advisor and its affiliates provide various administrative  services
         to the Company,  including  services related to accounting;  financial,
         tax and regulatory compliance reporting;  stockholder distributions and
         reporting;   due  diligence  and  marketing;   and  investor  relations
         (including  administrative  services in connection with the offering of
         shares),  on a  day-to-day  basis.  The  expenses  incurred  for  these
         services were classified as follows for the quarters ended March 31:

                                                     1998               1997
                                                   --------           -------

                  Deferred offering costs          $     -            $  8,805
                  Stock issuance costs               89,000                 -
                  General operating and
                    administrative expenses          40,650                 -
                                                   --------           -------

                                                   $129,650           $  8,805
                                                   ========           ========

         The amounts due to related parties consisted of the following at:

                                                   March 31,      December 31,
                                                     1998             1997

                  Due to CNL Securities Corp.:
                    Commissions                    $ 11,156       $100,709
                    Marketing support and due
                      diligence expense reim-
                      bursement fee                     996          7,268
                                                   --------       --------
                                                     12,152        107,977
                                                   --------       --------

                  Due to CNL Real Estate
                    Advisors, Inc.:
                      Expenditures incurred for
                        organizational and
                        offering expenses on
                        behalf of the Company        44,164         21,729
                      Accounting and
                        administrative services      26,630         17,376
                      Acquisition fees               51,088         46,172
                                                   --------       --------
                                                    121,882         85,277
                                                   --------       --------

                                                   $134,034       $193,254
                                                   ========       ========



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                         CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.
               NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED
                     Quarters Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997


7.       Commitment:

         The Company has received a commitment letter from a bank for an initial
         $30,000,000  revolving  line of  credit  to be used by the  Company  to
         acquire or construct  hotels.  The commitment  letter provides that the
         term of the line of credit shall be five years with an annual review to
         be performed by the bank to indicate that there has been no substantial
         deterioration, in the bank's reasonable opinion, of the credit quality,
         and each  loan  made  under the line  will be  payable  interest  only,
         monthly, for a period not to exceed five years. Advances under the line
         of credit will bear interest at competitive rates. Each loan made under
         the line of  credit  will be  secured  by the  assignment  of rents and
         leases. In addition,  the commitment provides that the Company will not
         be able to further  encumber the applicable  hotel Property  during the
         term of the loan  without the bank's  consent.  As of May 1, 1998,  the
         documents relating to the line of credit had not been executed.

8.       Subsequent Events:

         During the  period  April 1, 1998  through  May 1,  1998,  the  Company
         received   subscription  proceeds  for  an  additional  252,270  shares
         ($2,522,700) of common stock.

         On April 1, 1998 and May 1, 1998,  the Company  declared  distributions
         totalling  $46,668  and  $52,804,  respectively,  or $.025 per share of
         common stock,  payable in June 1998, to stockholders of record on April
         1, 1998 and May 1, 1998, respectively.



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ITEM 2.           MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
                  CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

         CNL  American   Realty  Fund,   Inc.  (the  "Company")  is  a  Maryland
corporation  that was  organized on June 12, 1996,  to acquire  properties  (the
"Properties")  located  across  the United  States to be leased on a  long-term,
"triple-net"  basis to  operators  of selected  national  and  regional  limited
service,  extended stay and full service  hotel chains (the "Hotel  Chains") and
operators of national and regional  fast-food,  family-style  and casual  dining
restaurant  chains (the  "Restaurant  Chains").  The Company is not obligated to
invest in both hotel Properties and restaurant Properties.  The Company may also
provide  mortgage  financing (the "Mortgage  Loans") in the aggregate  principal
amount of  approximately 5% to 10% of the gross offering  proceeds.  The Company
also  intends to offer  furniture,  fixture and  equipment  financing  ("Secured
Equipment Leases") to operators of Hotel Chains and Restaurant  Chains.  Secured
Equipment Leases will be funded from the proceeds of financing to be obtained by
the Company.  The aggregate  outstanding  principal amount of Secured  Equipment
Leases will not exceed 10% of gross proceeds from the offering.

         This information contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Act of 1934.  Although the Company believes that the  expectations  reflected in
such  forward-looking  statements  are based upon  reasonable  assumptions,  the
Company's  actual  results could differ  materially  from those set forth in the
forward-looking  statements.  Certain factors that might cause such a difference
include the following: changes in general economic conditions,  changes in local
and national real estate conditions, continued availability of proceeds from the
Company's  offering,  the  ability of the  Company to obtain a line of credit or
permanent  financing,  as described above, on satisfactory terms, the ability of
the  Company to  identify  suitable  investments,  the ability of the Company to
locate suitable  tenants for its Properties and borrowers for its Mortgage Loans
and Secured Equipment  Leases,  and the ability of such tenants and borrowers to
make payments under their respective leases, Mortgage Loans or Secured Equipment
Leases.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         Effective July 9, 1997, the Company commenced its offering of shares of
common  stock.  As of  March  31,  1998,  the  Company  had  received  aggregate
subscription  proceeds of  $18,398,853  (1,839,885  shares),  from the offering,
including $4,521 (452 shares) through the Company's reinvestment plan.





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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Continued

         As of March 31, 1998,  net proceeds to the Company from its offering of
shares and  capital  contributions  from CNL Real  Estate  Advisors,  Inc.  (the
"Advisor"),  after deduction of selling  commissions,  marketing support and due
diligence expense  reimbursement  fees and  organizational and offering expenses
totalled  approximately  $15,531,000.  The  Company has  incurred  approximately
$861,000 in acquisition  fees and acquisition  expenses,  leaving  approximately
$14,670,000 in net offering proceeds  available for investment in Properties and
Mortgage Loans.

         As of May 1, 1998,  the  Company  had  received  subscription  proceeds
(excluding  capital  contributions  from the Advisor) of $20,921,553  (2,092,155
shares)  from its  offering of shares.  As of May 1, 1998,  net  proceeds to the
Company from its offering of shares and capital  contributions from the Advisor,
after  deduction of selling  commissions,  marketing  support and due  diligence
expense  reimbursement  fees and  organizational  and offering expenses totalled
approximately  $17,852,000.  The Company has incurred  approximately $974,000 in
acquisition fees and acquisition expenses,  leaving approximately $16,878,000 in
net offering proceeds available for investment in Properties and Mortgage Loans.

         The Company is presently  negotiating to acquire Properties,  but as of
May 1, 1998,  the Company had not  acquired any  Properties  or entered into any
Mortgage Loans.

         The  Company  expects  to use net  offering  proceeds  from the sale of
shares to purchase Properties and to invest in Mortgage Loans. In addition,  the
Company  intends to borrow  money to acquire  Properties,  to invest in Mortgage
Loans and Secured Equipment Leases, and to pay certain related fees. The Company
intends to encumber assets in connection with such borrowing.

         The Company has received a commitment letter from a bank for an initial
$30,000,000  revolving  line of credit to be used by the  Company  to acquire or
construct  hotels.  The commitment  letter provides that the term of the line of
credit shall be five years with an annual  review to be performed by the bank to
indicate  that  there  has  been no  substantial  deterioration,  in the  bank's
reasonable  opinion,  of the credit  quality,  and each loan made under the line
will be payable interest only,  monthly,  for a period not to exceed five years.
Advances under the line of credit will bear interest at competitive  rates. Each
loan made under the line of credit  will be secured by the  assignment  of rents
and leases.  In addition,  the commitment  provides that the Company will not be
able to further  encumber the applicable  hotel Property  during the term of the
loan without the bank's consent. The Company anticipates executing the documents
relating  to the  $30,000,000  line of credit  in the  second  quarter  of 1998;
although,  there is no  assurance  that the  Company  will  obtain  such line of
credit. As of May 1, 1998, the documents  relating to the line of credit had not
been  executed.  The Company has not yet received a commitment for any permanent
financing  and there is no assurance  that the Company will obtain any permanent
financing on satisfactory terms.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Continued

         Properties  will be leased on a long-term,  triple-net  basis,  meaning
that tenants are generally required to pay all repairs and maintenance, property
taxes, insurance and utilities. Rental payments under the leases are expected to
exceed the Company's  operating  expenses.  For these reasons,  no short-term or
long-term  liquidity  problems  associated  with  operating the  Properties  are
currently anticipated by management.

         Until Properties are acquired,  or Mortgage Loans are entered into, net
offering  proceeds  are held in  short-term,  highly  liquid  investments  which
management  believes to have  appropriate  safety of principal.  This investment
strategy  provides high  liquidity in order to  facilitate  the Company's use of
these  funds to  acquire  Properties  at such time as  Properties  suitable  for
acquisition  are  located or to fund  Mortgage  Loans.  At March 31,  1998,  the
Company had  $14,945,934  invested  in such  short-term  investments  (including
certificates  of deposit  totalling  $1,500,000)  as compared to  $8,869,838  at
December 31, 1997. The increase in the amount invested in short-term investments
reflects  subscription  proceeds  derived  from the sale of  shares  during  the
quarter  ended March 31,  1998.  These funds will be used  primarily to purchase
Properties,  to make Mortgage Loans, to pay organizational and offering expenses
and acquisition  expenses,  to pay distributions to stockholders,  to meet other
Company expenses and, in management's discretion, to create cash reserves.

         During the quarters  ended March 31, 1998 and 1997,  affiliates  of the
Company  incurred on behalf of the Company  $107,367 and $41,491,  respectively,
for certain  organizational  and  offering  expenses.  In  addition,  during the
quarter ended March 31, 1998,  affiliates  of the Company  incurred on behalf of
the Company  $6,685 for  certain  acquisition  expenses  and $24,304 for certain
operating expenses.  As of March 31, 1998, the Company owed the Advisor $121,882
for such amounts, unpaid fees and administrative expenses (including accounting;
financial,   tax  and   regulatory   compliance   and   reporting;   stockholder
distributions  and  reporting;   due  diligence  and  marketing;   and  investor
relations).  The  Advisor  has agreed to pay or  reimburse  to the  Company  all
organizational  and  offering  expenses  in  excess  of three  percent  of gross
offering proceeds.

         During the quarter  ended March 31, 1998,  the Company  generated  cash
from operations  (which includes  interest received less cash paid for operating
expenses)  of  $67,118.  Based on  current  and  anticipated  future  cash  from
operations the Company  declared  distributions  to its stockholders of $101,356
during the quarter ended March 31, 1998. No distributions  were paid or declared
for the quarter  ended March 31, 1997.  On April 1, 1998,  and May 1, 1998,  the
Company  declared  distributions to stockholders of record on April 1, 1998, and
May 1, 1998, respectively,  totalling $46,668 and $52,804, respectively, ($0.025
per share), payable in June 1998.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Continued

For the quarter ended March 31, 1998, 100 percent of the distributions  received
by  stockholders  were  considered to be ordinary  income for federal income tax
purposes.  No amounts distributed or to be distributed to the stockholders as of
May 1, 1998, were required to be or have been treated by the Company as a return
of  capital  for  purposes  of  calculating  the  stockholders'  return on their
invested capital.

         Due to anticipated low operating expenses, rental income expected to be
obtained  from  Properties  after they are  acquired,  the fact that the line of
credit and permanent  financing  have not been obtained and that the Company has
not entered into Mortgage Loans or Secured Equipment Leases, management does not
believe that working capital reserves will be necessary at this time. Management
has the right to cause the Company to maintain reserves if, in their discretion,
they determine such reserves are required to meet the Company's  working capital
needs.

         As of May 1, 1998,  the Company had not entered  into any  arrangements
creating a  reasonable  probability  that a Property  would be  acquired  by the
Company or that a particular  Mortgage Loan or Secured  Equipment Lease would be
funded.

         Management  expects that the cash to be generated from  operations will
be adequate to pay operating expenses and to make distributions to stockholders.

Results of Operations

         No operations commenced until the Company received the minimum offering
proceeds of $2,500,000  on October 15, 1997. As of May 1, 1998,  the Company had
not yet acquired any Properties nor entered into any Mortgage Loans.

         During the quarter ended March 31, 1998, the Company earned $139,153 in
interest income from  investments in money market  accounts and  certificates of
deposit.  Interest  income  is  expected  to  increase  as the  Company  invests
subscription  proceeds  received  in the  future  in highly  liquid  investments
pending  investment in Properties and Mortgage Loans.  However,  as net offering
proceeds  are  invested  in  Properties  and used to make  Mortgage  Loans,  the
percentage of the Company's total revenues from interest income from investments
in money  market  accounts or other short term,  highly  liquid  investments  is
expected to decrease.



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Results of Operations - Continued

         Operating expenses,  including  amortization  expense, were $91,845 for
the quarter ended March 31, 1998.  Operating  expenses,  including  amortization
expense,  represent  only a portion of operating  expenses  which the Company is
expected to incur during a full year in which the Company owns  Properties.  The
dollar  amount of  operating  expenses  is  expected  to increase as the Company
acquires  Properties  and  invests  in  Mortgage  Loans.  However,  general  and
administrative  expenses  as a  percentage  of total  revenues  is  expected  to
decrease as the Company acquires Properties and invests in Mortgage Loans.

         Effective  January 1, 1998, the Company adopted  Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting  Comprehensive  Income." This Statement
requires the  reporting of net earnings and all other  changes to equity  during
the period,  except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions
to owners, in a separate statement that begins with net earnings. Currently, the
Company's only component of  comprehensive  income is net earnings.  




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                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.           Legal Proceedings.  Inapplicable.

Item 2.           Changes in Securities.  Inapplicable.

Item 3.           Defaults upon Senior Securities.  Inapplicable.

Item 4.           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

                  Inapplicable.

Item 5.           Other Information.  Inapplicable.

Item 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

                  (a)      Exhibits - None.

                  (b)      No reports on Form 8-K were filed  during the quarter
                           ended March 31, 1998.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

         DATED this 13th day of May, 1998.

                           CNL AMERICAN REALTY FUND, INC.

                                        By:     /s/ James M. Seneff, Jr.
                                                -----------------------------
                                                JAMES M. SENEFF, JR.
                                                Chairman of the Board and
                                                Chief Executive Officer
                                                (Principal Executive Officer)


                                        By:     /s/ Robert A. Bourne
                                                -----------------------------
                                                ROBERT A. BOURNE
                                                Director and President
                                                (Principal Financial and
                                                Accounting Officer)




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This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance
sheet of CNL American Realty Fund, Inc. at March 31, 1998, and its statement of
income for the three months then ended and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the Form 10Q of CNL American Realty Fund, Inc. for the three months
ended March 31, 1998.
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