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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: January 5, 1999

                      APPLE RESIDENTIAL INCOME TRUST, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         VIRGINIA                      0-23983                  54-1816010
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        (State of                    (Commission              (IRS Employer
       incorporation)               File Number)             Identification No.)

         306 EAST MAIN STREET
         RICHMOND, VIRGINIA                                    23219
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         (Address of principal                              (Zip Code)
          executive offices)



               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (804) 643-1761


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                      APPLE RESIDENTIAL INCOME TRUST, INC.

                                    FORM 8-K

                                      Index
                                                                           Page
                                                                          Number
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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets                                  3

Item 5.  Other Events                                                          6

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

            a.    Independent Auditors' Report                                 8
                  (Sierra Ridge Apartments)*

                  Historical Statement of Income and
                  Direct Operating Expenses
                  (Sierra Ridge Apartments)*

                  Note to Historical Statement of
                  Income and Direct Operating
                  Expenses (Sierra Ridge Apartments)*

             b.   Pro Forma Statement of Operations                            9
                  for the Year ended December 31, 1997
                  (unaudited)*

                  Pro Forma Statement of Operations
                  for the Nine Months ended September 30, 1998
                  (unaudited)*

                  Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of
                  September 30, 1998 (unaudited)*

             c.   Exhibits

                  10.1     Purchase Contract for Sierra Ridge Apartments

                  10.2     Property Management Agreement for
                           Sierra Ridge Apartments

                  10.3     Property Acquisition/Disposition
                           Agreement dated January 1, 1999

                  23.1     Consent of Independent Auditors*


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* To be filed by amendment.


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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

                             SIERRA RIDGE APARTMENTS
                               San Antonio, Texas

      On January 5, 1999,  Apple REIT  Limited  Partnership  (together  with its
parent companies,  Apple Residential Income Trust, Inc., Apple General, Inc. and
Apple  Limited,  Inc.,  the  "Company")  purchased  the Sierra Ridge  Apartments
located at 1401 Patricia Drive, San Antonio, Texas (the "Property").

      The Property  comprises 230 apartment  units.  The purchase  price for the
Property was  $5,817,000.  The seller was The  Travelers  Indemnity  Company,  a
Connecticut  corporation,  which  is not  affiliated  with  the  Company,  Apple
Residential  Management  Group,  Inc. (the "Advisor") or their  affiliates.  The
purchase  price was paid entirely in cash using proceeds from the sale of Common
Shares of the  Company.  Title to the  Property  was  conveyed to the Company by
limited warranty deed.

      Location.  The Property is located off of Blanco Road in the northern part
of San Antonio, Texas within Bexar County.

      The following  information is based in part upon  information  provided by
the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.

      San Antonio is located in south  central  Texas,  approximately  140 miles
northwest of the Gulf of Mexico. The San Antonio  Metropolitan  Statistical Area
consists  of  Bexar,  Comal,  Guadalupe  and  Wilson  Counties,  which  comprise
approximately  3,338 square miles of area and have an  aggregate  population  of
approximately 1,145,000 persons.

      The largest  employer in the area is the military,  which has an estimated
annual  economic impact of $4.5 billion.  The second largest  economic factor is
wholesale  and  retail  trade,   particularly   with  Mexico.   San  Antonio  is
approximately  150 miles from the city of Laredo on the Mexican border.  Because
of its  proximity  to Mexico,  more than half of both United  States  exports to
Mexico and Mexican exports to the United States travel through San Antonio.

      Other important economic factors include  agribusiness  (consisting of the
storing,  processing and  distribution  of farm  commodities and items made from
them), travel and tourism,  and health care. San Antonio has recently been rated
in "Conde Nast Magazine" as one of the top ten visitor destinations in the world
and San Antonio has recently become popular as a retirement area.

      San  Antonio  is a major  railroad  center  and is  served  by  Interstate
Highways 10, 35 and 37.


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      The institutions of higher education in the area include the University of
Texas at San Antonio, Trinity University,  Our Lade of the Lake University,  and
St. Mary's University.  Cultural and recreational attractions include the Alamo,
the River Walk,  Market Square,  the San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium,  Sea World of
Texas, and Six Flags Fiesta Texas.

      The Property is located near restaurants, businesses, schools and churches
in a neighborhood that includes other multi-family,  residential, commercial and
retail development.  Access to the Property is provided by Loop 410, Highway 281
and  Interstate  Highway  10/  Highway  87.  The  Property  is an  approximately
10-minute drive from the San Antonio International Airport and the north-central
business district, and an approximately 25-minute drive from downtown.

      Description  of the Property.  The Property  consists of 230  garden-style
apartment units in 20 two-story  buildings on approximately  10.2 acres of land.
The Property was constructed in 1981.  There are nine apartment unit types.  The
unit mix and rents being charged new tenants as of January 1999 are as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                               Approximate Interior         Monthly
Quantity                              Type                      Square Footage               Rental
- --------                              ----                      --------------               -------
  <S>     <C>                                                          <C>               <C>    <C>
  42      One bedroom, one bathroom                                    593                $420 - $430
  54      One bedroom, one bathroom                                    667                 455 -  470
  42      One bedroom, one bathroom w/vaulted ceilings                 667                 465 -  480
  45      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms                                  904                 550 -  565
  19      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms w/ vaulted ceilings              904                 570 -  575
   7      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms                                  901                 555 -  565
   9      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms w/ vaulted ceilings              901                 565 -  580
   8      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms                                  967                 575 -  590
   4      Two bedrooms, two bathrooms w/ vaulted ceilings              967                 585 -  590

</TABLE>

      The apartments provide a total of approximately 173,000 square feet of net
rentable area.

      The Company  believes that the Property has generally been well maintained
and is in good  condition.  However,  the  Company  has  budgeted  approximately
$345,000 for repairs and

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improvements  to  the  Property,  to  include  clubhouse  renovations,  exterior
painting, minor foundation repairs and interior upgrades.

      The following information is provided by the seller. Physical occupancy at
the Property  averaged  approximately 95% in 1994, 90% in 1995, 87% in 1996, 92%
in 1997, and 93% in 1998.  Leases at the Property are generally for terms of one
year or less.  Average  rental  rates for the past  five  years  have  generally
increased. As an example, a one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment unit (667 square
feet) rented for $415 in 1994,  $420 in 1995,  $440 in 1996,  $440 in 1997,  and
$440 in 1998.  The  average  effective  annual  rental  per  square  foot at the
Property  for 1994  through  1998 was $7.16,  $7.24,  $7.59,  $7.59,  and $7.59,
respectively.

      The Property has two outdoor  swimming pools, a hot tub, two tennis courts
and a fitness center.  There is also a clubhouse with a leasing office and ample
paved parking for the tenants.

      The buildings are wood frame  construction with exteriors  consisting of a
combination  of brick  veneer and painted  wood  siding.  The  buildings  are on
concrete  slab  foundations  and roofs are  pitched  and  covered  with  asphalt
shingles on plywood sheathing.

      Each  apartment  unit has  wall-to-wall  carpeting in the living areas and
vinyl floors in the kitchen and bath. Each apartment unit has a cable television
hook-up and an individually  controlled heating and air-conditioning  unit. Each
kitchen has a  refrigerator/freezer,  electric  range and oven,  dishwasher  and
garbage  disposal.  Each  apartment  unit has  vertical  blinds,  ceiling  fans,
washer/dryer  connections,   a  balcony  or  patio,  built-in  bookcases  and  a
wood-burning  fireplace.  The owner of the Property  pays for cold water,  sewer
service,  trash  removal  and gas for hot  water.  The  residents  pay for their
electricity   usage,   which   includes   cooking,    lighting,    heating   and
air-conditioning.

      There  are at  least  nine  apartment  properties  that  compete  with the
Property.  All  offer  similar  amenities  and  generally  have  rents  that are
comparable to those of the Property.  Based on a recent  telephone  survey,  the
Advisor  estimates  that  occupancy  in  nearby  competing  properties  averaged
approximately 95% on December 31, 1998.

      As of December 21, 1998, the Property was approximately 96% occupied.  The
tenants are a mix of white-collar and blue-collar workers,  students and retired
persons.

      For 1998,  the value of the Property for  purposes of  assessment  of real
estate taxes was  $4,805,000  and the tax rate was $2.93017,  resulting in total
real estate taxes for the year of $140,794.62.

      The basis of the  depreciable  residential  real  property  portion of the
Property (currently estimated at about $5,344,471) will be depreciated over 27.5
years on a straight-line  basis. The basis of the personal property portion will
be depreciated in accordance with the modified  accelerated cost recovery system
of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended (the


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"Code").  Amounts to be spent by the Company on repairs and improvements will be
treated  for tax  purposes as  permitted  by the Code based on the nature of the
expenditures.

      The Advisor and the Company believe that the Property is and will continue
to be adequately covered by property and liability insurance.

      Material  Factors  Considered  in  Assessing  the  Property.  The  factors
considered  by the Advisor and the  Company to be  relevant  in  evaluating  the
Property for acquisition by the Company included the following:

         1.       The San Antonio area was perceived as being characterized by a
                  diverse,  stable and steadily  growing  economy  owing to such
                  factors as its  importance as part of increased  trade between
                  the United States and Mexico and its increased  attractiveness
                  as a retirement area. It was believed that these factors would
                  support stable  occupancy  rates and  reasonable  increases in
                  rents at the Property.

         2.       The  Property  was  perceived  as being in a desirable  rental
                  submarket of San Antonio with a location  convenient  to major
                  employment   areas  as  well  as  cultural  and   recreational
                  attractions.

         3.       Based upon an engineering report and its own inspections,  the
                  Advisor  believes  that the Property has been well  maintained
                  and is in good condition,  although the Advisor  believes that
                  the planned  repairs and  improvements  for the Property  will
                  allow further increase in rents.

      Acquisition and Management Services and Fees. In consideration of services
rendered to the Company in connection  with the selection and acquisition of the
Property,  the Company paid  Cornerstone  Realty Income  Trust,  Inc. a property
acquisition fee equal to 2% of the purchase price of the Property,  or $116,340.
Cornerstone  Realty Income Trust,  Inc. will also serve as property  manager for
the  Property  and for its  services  will be  paid  by the  Company  a  monthly
management  fee  equal  to 5%  of  the  gross  revenues  of  the  Property  plus
reimbursement of certain expenses.

      The Company is not aware of any material  adverse factors  relating to the
Property not set forth in this report that will cause the financial  information
contained in this report not to be  necessarily  indicative of future  operating
results.


Item 5.  Other Events

      Before   October  1,  1998,   Cornerstone   Realty  Income   Trust,   Inc.
("Cornerstone") provided property management, advisory and real estate brokerage
services to the Company.  The property  management  and advisory  services  were
provided by Cornerstone under  subcontracts  from Apple  Residential  Management
Group, Inc. ("ARMG") and Apple Residential Advisors,  Inc. ("ARA"), the entities
that originally  contracted with the Company for the providing of such services.
As to the real estate brokerage services,  Cornerstone had


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previously purchased the assets of Apple Realty Group, Inc. ("ARG") - consisting
principally of the real estate  brokerage  agreement - and thereby  succeeded to
ARG in providing such services to the Company.

      Effective at the close of business on September 30, 1998, the  subcontract
agreement with ARA described above was terminated,  and ARA assigned to ARMG its
rights  and  responsibilities  under the  advisory  agreement.  Thus,  beginning
October 1, 1998,  advisory  services to the Company were performed by ARMG using
employees leased from Cornerstone.  Effective October 1, 1998,  Cornerstone sold
to ARMG its rights in the real estate  brokerage  agreement.  Beginning  on such
date ARMG provided the services and became  entitled to the  compensation  under
the real estate brokerage agreement.  On such date, the Company and ARMG entered
into a  restatement  of the real  estate  brokerage  agreement.  Pursuant  to an
amendment made in the restatement,  the real estate  brokerage  agreement became
terminable by either party on two-weeks' notice.

      Effective at the close of business on December 31, 1998,  ARMG  terminated
its real estate  brokerage  agreement with the Company.  On January 1, 1999, the
Company and Cornerstone entered into a new real estate brokerage agreement.  The
new real estate  brokerage  agreement  has  substantially  the same terms as the
previous  real  estate  brokerage  agreement  under which  Cornerstone  rendered
services to the Company  except that it has a term of five years from January 1,
1999.

      It is not expected that the restructuring of the relationships under which
the Company  receives  property  management,  advisory and real estate brokerage
services will have any material effect on the Company.












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                                   ITEM 7.a.*




















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* To be filed by amendment.  It is  impracticable to include herein the required
financial statements for the Property. The required financial statements will be
filed as an amendment  to this report as soon as possible,  but in no event more
than 60 days after the date of filing of this report.




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                                  ITEM 7.b.*















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* To be filed by amendment.  It is  impracticable to include herein the required
pro forma financial  information.  The required pro forma financial  information
will be filed as an  amendment  to this  report as soon as  possible,  but in no
event more than 60 days after the date of filing of this report.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                            Apple Residential Income Trust, Inc.




Date: January 20, 1999                      By:   /s/ Glade M. Knight
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                                                  Glade M. Knight
                                                  President of Apple Residential
                                                  Income Trust, Inc.
















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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                      Apple Residential Income Trust, Inc.
                         Form 8-K dated January 5, 1999

Exhibit Number                        Exhibit
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      10.1              Purchase Contract for Sierra Ridge Apartments

      10.2              Property Management Agreement for Sierra Ridge
                        Apartments

      10.3              Property Acquisition/Disposition Agreement dated January
                        1, 1999

      23.1              Consent of Independent Auditors*














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* To be filed by amendment.





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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1






                        AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE


                                    BETWEEN

                         THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY
                                   AS SELLER


                                      AND

                     CORNERSTONE REALTY INCOME TRUST, INC.,
                                  AS PURCHASER



                            DATED: DECEMBER 16, 1998




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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PAGE
<S>                                                                                      <C>
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ................................................................... 1
     SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS. ........................................................... 1
          "AGREEMENT" ................................................................... 1
          "BANKRUPTCY  CODE" ............................................................ 1
          "BROKER" ...................................................................... 1
          "CLOSING" ..................................................................... 1
          "CLOSING  DATE" ............................................................... 1
          "CONTRACTS" ................................................................... 1
          "CONVEYANCING  DOCUMENTS" ..................................................... 1
          "DUE  DILIGENCE" .............................................................. 1
          "DUE DILIGENCE TERMINATION DATE" .............................................. 1
          "EARNEST MONEY" ............................................................... 1
          "EARNEST MONEY TRUST AGREEMENT" ............................................... 2
          "EFFECTIVE   DATE" ............................................................ 2
          "ENVIRONMENTAL  LAWS" ......................................................... 2
          "ESCROW  AGENT" ............................................................... 2
          "ESCROW AGREEMENT" ............................................................ 2
          "EVALUATION  MATERIALS" ....................................................... 2
          "FINANCING" ................................................................... 2
          "FIXTURES" .................................................................... 2
          "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" ...................................................... 2
          "INFORMATION" ................................................................. 2
          "INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS" ...................................................... 2
          "INSOLVENT" ................................................................... 3
          "LEASES" ...................................................................... 3
          "LEASE-UP  COSTS" ............................................................. 3
          "LIABILITIES" ................................................................. 3
          "LITIGATION SCHEDULE" ......................................................... 3
          "OBLIGATIONS" ................................................................. 3
          "OTHER  CONTRACTS" ............................................................ 3
          "PERSON" ...................................................................... 3
          "PERMITTED EXCEPTIONS" ........................................................ 3
          "PERSONAL PROPERTY" ........................................................... 3
          "PROPERTY" .................................................................... 4
          "PROPERTY MANAGER" ............................................................ 4
          "PROTEST PROCEEDINGS" ......................................................... 5
          "PURCHASER" ................................................................... 5
          "PURCHASER  PARTIES" .......................................................... 5
          "PURCHASE PRICE" .............................................................. 5
          "PURCHASER'S CONDITIONS PRECEDENT" ............................................ 5
          "RENTS" ....................................................................... 5
          "RESERVED CLAIMS" ............................................................. 5
          "SECURITIES LAWS" ............................................................. 5
          "SECURITY(IES)" ............................................................... 5
          "SELLER" ...................................................................... 5
</TABLE>


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<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PAGE
<S>                                                                                      <C>
          "SELLER PARTIES" .............................................................  6
          "SELLER'S CONDITIONS PRECEDENT" ..............................................  6
          "SETTLEMENT STATEMENT" .......................................................  6
          "TENANTS" ....................................................................  6
          "TITLE POLICY" ...............................................................  6
          "TRANSFER" ...................................................................  6
          "UNCOLLECTED RENTS" ..........................................................  6
     SECTION 1.2 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. ................................................  6


ARTICLE II   PURCHASE AND SALE .........................................................  7
     SECTION 2.1  AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL. ......................................  7
     SECTION 2.2  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. ................................................  7
             (A)  SELLER'S CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO SALE OF PROPERTY. ...................  7
             (B)  PURCHASER'S CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO PURCHASE OF PROPERTY. ............  8
     SECTION 2.3  DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD. ................................................  9
     SECTION 2.4  DUE DILIGENCE CONDITIONS. ............................................ 10
     SECTION 2.5  PURCHASER'S INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. ............................... 12
     SECTION 2.6  PROPERTY CONVEYED AS IS. ............................................. 13
     SECTION 2.7  LEASING AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. ................................... 13
     SECTION 2.8  NEW CONTRACTS. ....................................................... 14
     SECTION 2.9  TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS, OTHER CONTRACTS AND/OR LEASES. ............. 15
     SECTION 2.10 NO NEW ENCUMBRANCES. ................................................. 15
     SECTION 2.11 ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS. ......................................... 15
     SECTION 2.12 CASUALTY/CONDEMNATION. ............................................... 16

ARTICLE III   PURCHASE PRICE; CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS ...................................... 16
     SECTION 3.1  EARNEST MONEY; PURCHASE PRICE. ....................................... 16
             (A)  EARNEST MONEY. ....................................................... 16
             (B)  PURCHASE PRICE. ...................................................... 16
             (C)  INDEPENDENT CONTRACT CONSIDERATION. .................................. 17
     SECTION 3.2  CLOSING COSTS. ....................................................... 17
     SECTION 3.3  PRORATIONS AND ADJUSTMENTS. .......................................... 17
             (A)  TAXES. ............................................................... 18
             (B)  INCOME. .............................................................. 18
             (C)  EXPENSES. ............................................................ 19
             (D)  UNCOLLECTED RENTS. ................................................... 19
             (E)  LEASE-UP COSTS. ...................................................... 19
             (F)  TAX PROTESTS. ........................................................ 20
     SECTION 3.4  POST-CLOSING INSPECTION, VERIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENTS. ............... 20
             (A)  PURCHASER COOPERATION. ............................................... 20
             (B)  SELLER COOPERATION. .................................................. 20
             (C)  RESERVED CLAIMS. ..................................................... 21
             (D)  REMITTANCE OF FUNDS. ................................................. 21
     SECTION 3.5  APPLICATION OF EARNEST MONEY. ........................................ 21

ARTICLE IV CLOSING; CONVEYANCING DOCUMENTS ............................................. 21
     SECTION 4.1  CLOSING ESCROW. ...................................................... 21
     SECTION 4.2  CONVEYANCING DOCUMENTS. .............................................. 21
             (A)  DEED. ................................................................ 22
</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PAGE
<S>                                                                                      <C>
             (B)  BILL OF SALE. ........................................................ 22
             (C)  ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES. ................................................ 22
             (D)  ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT RIGHTS. ....................................... 22
             (E)  SETTLEMENT STATEMENT. ................................................ 22
             (F)  TENANT NOTICES. ...................................................... 22
             (G)  FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT. .................................................... 22
             (H)  CONTRACTOR NOTICES. .................................................. 22
             (I)  SELLER'S AFFIDAVIT. .................................................. 22
             (J)  TRANSFER DECLARATIONS. ............................................... 22
             (K)  MISCELLANEOUS. ....................................................... 22


ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES ............................................... 23
     SECTION 5.1  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY PURCHASER. ......................... 23
             (A)  CORPORATE STATUS. .................................................... 23
             (B)  POWER AND AUTHORITY. ................................................. 23
             (C)  AGREEMENT BINDING. ................................................... 23
             (D)  ACTIONS AGAINST PURCHASER. ........................................... 24
             (E)  NO CONFLICTING ORDERS. ............................................... 24
             (F)  SOLVENCY; NO FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE. .................................. 24
     SECTION 5.2  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER. ............................ 24
             (A)  CORPORATE STATUS. .................................................... 24
             (B)  POWER AND AUTHORITY. ................................................. 25
             (C)  AGREEMENT BINDING. ................................................... 25
             (D)  ACTIONS AGAINST SELLER. .............................................. 25
             (E)  SELLER NOT A "FOREIGN PERSON." ....................................... 25
             (F)  SOLVENCY; NO FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCE. .................................. 25
             (G)  NO CONFLICTING ORDERS. ............................................... 25
             (H)  LEASES. .............................................................. 26
             (I)  GOVERNMENTAL NOTICES. ................................................ 26
             (J)  ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES. ................................................ 26
             (K)  ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. ............................................... 26
             (L)  OWNERSHIP. ........................................................... 26


ARTICLE VI DEFAULT REMEDIES ............................................................ 27
     SECTION 6.1  BY PURCHASER. ........................................................ 27
     SECTION 6.2  BY SELLER. ........................................................... 28
     SECTION 6.3  POST-CLOSING DEFAULTS. ............................................... 29
     SECTION 6.4  GENERAL PROVISIONS. .................................................. 29


ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS .............................................................. 29
     SECTION 7.1  ASSIGNMENT. .......................................................... 29
     SECTION 7.2  NOTICES. ............................................................. 31
     SECTION 7.3  NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. .......................................... 32
     SECTION 7.4  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. .............................................. 32
     SECTION 7.5  SEVERABILITY. ........................................................ 32
     SECTION 7.6  MODIFICATION. ........................................................ 32
     SECTION 7.7  GOVERNING LAW. ....................................................... 32
     SECTION 7.8  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. ............................................. 32
     SECTION 7.9  HEADINGS. ............................................................ 33
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PAGE
<S>                                                                                      <C>
     SECTION 7.10 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. .................................................... 33
     SECTION 7.11 BROKER. .............................................................. 33
     SECTION 7.12 NO PERSONAL/JOINT LIABILITY. ......................................... 33
     SECTION 7.13 SURVIVAL. ............................................................ 34
     SECTION 7.14 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. ............................................. 34
     SECTION 7.15 TIME IS OF ESSENCE. .................................................. 34
     SECTION 7.16 EFFECTIVE DATE. ...................................................... 34
     SECTION 7.17 NO RECORDING. ........................................................ 34
     SECTION 7.18 INFORMED CONSENT. .................................................... 34
     SECTION 7.19 FURTHER ASSURANCES. .................................................. 35
     SECTION 7.20 COUNTERPARTS. ........................................................ 35
     SECTION 7.21 WAIVER OF CONSUMER PROTECTION/DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACTS. ........ 35
     SECTION 7.22 SECURITIES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. .......................................... 36
     SECTION 7.23 SECURITIES INDEMNITY. ................................................ 36
     SECTION 7.24 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING. ............................................. 37
     SECTION 7.25 SPECIAL NOTICES. ..................................................... 37
     SECTION 7.26 PURCHASER AS PUBLIC ENTITY. .......................................... 38
     SECTION 7.27 CONFIDENTIALITY. ..................................................... 38


EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A      -     Legal Description of Property
Exhibit B      -     Earnest Money Trust Agreement
Exhibit C      -     Escrow Agreement
Exhibit D      -     Leasing Guidelines
Exhibit E      -     List of Leases
Exhibit F      -     Deed
Exhibit G      -     Bill of Sale
Exhibit H      -     Assignment of Leases
Exhibit I      -     Assignment of Contract Rights
Exhibit J      -     Settlement Statement
Exhibit K      -     Tenant Notices
Exhibit L      -     FIRPTA Affidavit
Exhibit M      -     Contractor Notices
Exhibit N      -     Seller's Affidavit
Exhibit O      -     Litigation Schedule
Exhibit P      -     List of Contracts To Be Assigned
Exhibit Q      -     List of Security Deposits
Exhibit R      -     Environmental Reports Schedule
Exhibit S      -     Personal Property
Exhibit T      -     Disclosure Documents Provided
Exhibit U      -     Disclosure Documents to be Made Available
Exhibit V            Audit Letter Executed by First Worthing Company Limited
Exhibit W      -     Assignment and Assumption Agreement
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                                           (iv)

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ADDENDA:

Addendum 1     -     Notice Regarding Coastal Area Property
Addendum 2     -     Texas Water Code Notice
Addendum 3     -     Copy of the "Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home"
                     Pamphlet
Addendum 4     -     Lead Paint Disclosure Form



                                            (v)

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                         AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE


         THIS AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE (as more  particularly  defined in
Section 1.1 below,  this  "Agreement")  is made as of the 16th day of  December,
1998 by and  between  THE  TRAVELERS  INDEMNITY  COMPANY  (as more  particularly
defined in Section 1.1 below,  "Seller")  and  CORNERSTONE  REALTY INCOME TRUST,
INC., a Virginia corporation (as more particularly defined in Section 1.1 below,
"Purchaser").

                              ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 2.1.  DEFINITIONS.  Seller and Purchaser  hereby agree that the
following terms shall have the meanings  hereinafter set forth, such definitions
to be applicable  equally to the singular and plural forms, and to the masculine
and feminine forms, of such terms:

         "AGREEMENT" shall mean this Agreement for Purchase and Sale, as amended
or supplemented from time to time in writing by the parties hereto in accordance
with the terms hereof.

         "BANKRUPTCY  CODE" shall mean the United  States  Bankruptcy  Code,  11
U.S.C. ss.ss.101, et seq., as amended or supplemented from time to time.

         "BROKER" shall mean collectively Lamm Real Estate, Ltd. and SGW Central
Inc., in their capacity as broker for the Purchaser,  and their respective legal
representatives, successors and assigns.

         "CLOSING"  shall  mean  the  consummation  of  the  purchase  and  sale
transaction contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.1, which
shall occur no later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the Closing Date.

         "CLOSING  DATE" shall mean  December 21,  1998,  or such other date and
time as may be  permitted  under  Sections  2.2(a) and 2.2(b) or agreed  upon in
writing by Seller and Purchaser.

         "CONTRACTS"  shall mean those  unexpired  contracts  shown on Exhibit P
relating to the Property as of the Closing Date, to the extent assignable.

         "CONVEYANCING  DOCUMENTS"  shall have the  meaning of the same  defined
term set forth in Section 4.2.

         "DUE  DILIGENCE"  shall have the meaning of the same  defined  term set
forth in Section 2.3.

         "DUE DILIGENCE TERMINATION DATE" shall mean 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on
December 16, 1998.

         "EARNEST  MONEY"  shall  mean,  collectively,  the  sum of One  Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars ($100,000)  required to be deposited by Purchaser
with  Escrow  Agent for the  benefit of Seller in  accordance  with the terms of
Section 3.1(a) and the Earnest Money Trust Agreement,  or so much thereof as has
actually  been  paid by  Purchaser  that  may be  remaining  from  time to time,
together  with all interest  earned  thereon,  all of which shall be applied and
disbursed in accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement and the Earnest Money
Trust Agreement.
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                                       2


       "EARNEST  MONEY TRUST  AGREEMENT"  shall mean that certain  Earnest Money
Trust  Agreement of even date herewith  executed or to be executed and delivered
by and among Purchaser, Seller and Escrow Agent, in the form attached as Exhibit
B, as the same may be  amended or  supplemented  from time to time in writing by
the parties thereto in accordance with the terms thereof.

       "EFFECTIVE  DATE"  shall  mean  the  date on  which  each  and all of the
conditions  precedent to the  effectiveness  of this  Agreement are satisfied in
accordance with Section 7.16.

       "ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(i)

       "ESCROW AGENT" shall mean Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, 1700
Pacific Avenue, Suite 4740, Dallas, Texas 75201, Attention: Ms. Beverly Griesse,
as escrow  agent  and  settlement  agent,  under the  Escrow  Agreement,  or any
successor  escrow agent mutually  designated by Seller and Purchaser,  and their
respective legal representatives, successors and assigns.

       "ESCROW  AGREEMENT"  shall mean that  certain  Closing  Escrow  Agreement
executed or to be executed  and  delivered  by and among  Purchaser,  Seller and
Escrow  Agent,  in the form attached as Exhibit C, as the same may be amended or
supplemented  from time to time in writing by the parties  thereto in accordance
with the terms thereof.

       "EVALUATION  MATERIALS"  shall have the meaning of the same  defined term
set forth in Section 2.4.

       "FINANCING"  shall mean,  individually and  collectively,  any financing,
investment and/or other funding  arrangements of any kind or nature  whatsoever,
whether direct or indirect,  private or public, interim or long term, structured
as debt or equity,  secured or unsecured,  pursuant to repurchase  agreements or
reverse  repurchase  agreements,   and  whether  for  purposes  of  acquisition,
ownership, holding, warehousing,  securitization or otherwise, together with the
rights and  obligations  of the holders  thereof and payments and  distributions
thereon and proceeds therefrom.

       "FIXTURES"  shall mean all of the right,  title and interest of Seller in
and to the fixtures which are located at and affixed to any of the  improvements
on the Property as of the Closing Date, but specifically  excluding any fixtures
owned by the Tenants under the Leases.

       "GOVERNMENTAL  AUTHORITY"  shall  mean  the  United  States,  any  State,
Commonwealth, District, Territory, municipality, foreign state, or other foreign
or  domestic  government,   or  department,   agency,  board,   commission,   or
instrumentality of any of the foregoing.

       "INFORMATION" shall mean,  individually and collectively,  all documents,
reports,  studies,  materials  and  other  information  of any  kind  or  nature
whatsoever, including the Evaluation Materials, whether relating to the Property
or  otherwise,  provided  to any of the  Purchaser  Parties by any of the Seller
Parties, whether prior to, on or after the date hereof, in whatsoever form.

       "INSOLVENCY  PROCEEDINGS"  shall  mean any  reorganization,  liquidation,
dissolution,  receivership or other actions or proceedings  under the Bankruptcy
Code or any other  federal,  state or local laws affecting the rights of debtors
and/or  creditors  generally,  whether  voluntary or  involuntary  and including
proceedings  to set aside or avoid any  transfer  of an  interest in property or
obligations,  whether  denominated  as  a  fraudulent  conveyance,  preferential
transfer or otherwise, or to recover the value thereof or to charge, encumber or
impose a lien thereon.


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                                       3


       "INSOLVENT"  shall have the meaning of the same defined term set forth in
Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code.

       "LEASES"  shall mean all unexpired  leases and each  amendment,  renewal,
expansion and extension thereto, subleases,  occupancy agreements,  licenses and
any other agreements for or which relate to the use, possession, or occupancy of
the Property as of the Closing  Date,  together  with the  security  deposits of
Tenants  thereunder  not applied in  accordance  with the terms thereof prior to
Closing.

       "LEASE-UP  COSTS" shall mean  collectively,  all locator  fees,  finder's
fees,  referral fees and other leasing commissions and all tenant allowances and
concessions applicable to the Leases.

       "LIABILITIES"  shall mean,  individually  and  collectively,  any and all
claims, controversies,  disputes, demands, losses, damages,  liabilities,  costs
and  expenses  (including  reasonable  attorneys'  fees  and  expenses,  whether
incurred in connection with nonjudicial action,  prior to trial, at trial, or on
appeal or review or in  settlement)  incurred by or asserted  against  Purchaser
Parties or Seller  Parties,  as the case may be,  whether  grounded in contract,
statute (including the Securities Laws), tort or otherwise, at law or in equity.

       "LITIGATION SCHEDULE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(i).

       "OBLIGATIONS"  shall mean,  individually  and  collectively,  any and all
liabilities, obligations, duties, covenants or agreements of Seller or Purchaser
(as assignee of Seller pursuant to this  Agreement)  under or with respect to or
in any way arising out of or relating to the Property,  including the Leases and
Contracts.

       "OTHER  CONTRACTS"  shall mean all  contracts  relating to the  Property,
including  contracts for services,  leased  equipment,  cable access,  supplies,
maintenance,   leasing,   landscaping,   repairs,   construction   and   capital
improvements,  the management agreement between Seller and Property Manager, any
insurance policies,  any software and/or licensing agreements to which Seller is
a party,  and any  contracts to which  Property  Manager is a party,  for and on
behalf of Seller,  whether or not  assignable,  but  specifically  excluding the
Contracts and Leases.

       "PERSON"  shall mean an individual,  estate,  trust,  trustee,  receiver,
partnership,  limited  liability  partnership,  corporation,  limited  liability
company,  depository  institution  (including  federal or state  savings  banks,
saving and loan  associations  and credit unions),  Governmental  Authority,  or
other legal entity.

       "PERMITTED  EXCEPTIONS"  shall  have the  meaning  set  forth in  Section
5.2(l).

       "PERSONAL  PROPERTY" shall mean: (a) all personal  property listed on the
attached Exhibit S; and (b) all of the right, title and interest of Seller as of
the  Closing  Date in and to all  furniture,  equipment,  machinery,  and  other
tangible  property  owned by Seller and installed in, located at, or situated on
the  Property  and all  intangible  assets of any  nature  owned by  Seller  and
relating  solely to the Property for the period from and after the Closing Date,
to the extent assignable, including (i) all guaranties and warranties applicable
to the Property, (ii) all plans, specifications, engineering drawings and prints
relating to the construction of the  improvements,  (iii) all operating  manuals
and books,  data and records  regarding  the physical  component  systems of the
improvements  at the  Property,  (iv) all  tenant  lists  and  tenant  marketing
information and materials,  (v) all goodwill associated with the Property,  (vi)
all licenses,  permits,  certificates of occupancy and other approvals issued to
Seller by any Governmental Authority

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                                       4


relating to the use, maintenance or operation of the Property,  (vii) all logos,
designs,  trademarks  and  trade  names  related  to the  Property,  (viii)  all
telephone  exchange  numbers  identified  with  the  Property,   and  all  other
intangible  property used by Seller solely in connection with the Property;  but
specifically excluding,  whether tangible or intangible, the following property:
(A) any personal  property and fixtures  owned,  financed  and/or  leased by the
Tenants;  (B) the names,  trademarks  and/or  trade names of  "Travelers,"  "The
Travelers  Indemnity  Company," and/or the Property Manager, in whatsoever form,
and any tangible  personal property in which any of the foregoing are affixed or
incorporated,  any or all of which  shall be  removed  by Seller at its  expense
prior to or within ten (10) days after Closing and (ix) individually  heated and
air-conditioned  apartment  units,  with all  appurtenances,  together  with all
appliances, drapes, carpeting, shrubbery and all other personal property used in
connection  with the parcel of land described on Exhibit A, Purchaser and Seller
agree to cooperate in such removal and Purchaser  acknowledges that such removal
may result in the removal of certain tangible personal  property  including such
names,  trademarks and/or trade names which will not be replaced by Seller;  (C)
any  cash-on-hand,  petty  cash,  bank  accounts  or other  funds of  Seller  in
whatsoever form the same are held; (D) any and all Rents and Uncollected  Rents,
all of which  shall be  separately  adjusted  between  the  parties  pursuant to
Section 3.3; (E) all rights to refunds, accounts receivable,  accrued and unpaid
claims,  causes of action and rights of reimbursement  from third parties (other
than amounts under the Contracts and Leases which shall be prorated  pursuant to
Section 3.3), bonds (including  payment and  performance),  and any other claims
for  payment  Seller may have,  to the extent  arising or relating to the period
prior to Closing and including, without limitation, the Reserved Claims; (F) all
of Seller's  financial and corporate  books and records,  in whatsoever  form or
nature,  relating to the  management,  business,  financing and operation of the
Seller  or the  Property,  including  tax  returns  and  reporting  information,
organizational documents, minutes, resolutions, and related corporate materials,
appraisals or valuations  or other  reports and studies (of  whatsoever  form or
nature and whether or not prepared by the Seller Parties or any other person) of
the  Property,  materials  relating to the  marketing  of or market  information
regarding the Property,  including  leasing (to the extent the same includes the
names,  trademarks and/or trade names of "Travelers,"  "The Travelers  Indemnity
Company,"  and/or  the  Property  Manager,  in  whatsoever  form) or sale of the
Property, internal analyses and communications (of whatsoever form or nature) of
the Seller  Parties  relating  to the  Property or any other  matter  (including
inspections,   evaluations,   approvals,   work  summaries  and  work  product),
communications or other Information  prepared by or exchanged with legal counsel
(whether internal or external) of the Seller Parties (including any work product
and  any  Information  prepared  in  anticipation  of  litigation,   other  than
litigation with tenants who reside at the Property as of the Closing), financial
statements  and  related   confidential   information  of  the  Seller  Parties,
communications or other Information prepared by or exchanged with any current or
former lender of Seller (whether internal or external),  and financial analyses,
budgets and  projections  (by whomsoever  prepared)  relating to the Property or
otherwise;  and (G) all  software  of any kind or nature  whatsoever,  including
applications software and computer software, databases, programs, archive media,
backup media, electronic data,  documentation,  manuals and codes used by any of
Seller Parties in connection with the  management,  operation and maintenance of
the Property.

         "PROPERTY"  shall mean  individually and  collectively,  that parcel of
land  described  on  Exhibit A,  together  with the  improvements  thereon as of
Closing, and all of Seller's right, title and interest as of the Closing Date in
and to: (a) all privileges,  rights,  easements and  appurtenances  belonging to
such  land;  (b) all  streets,  alleys,  passages  and  other  rights-of-way  or
appurtenances,  included in,  adjacent to, or used in connection with such land;
and (c) the Leases, Contracts, Fixtures, and Personal Property.

         "PROPERTY  MANAGER" shall mean First Worthing Company,  in its capacity
as third party property manager for the Property, and its legal representatives,
successors and assigns.

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                                       5


         "PROTEST  PROCEEDINGS"  shall  have the  meaning  set forth in  Section
3.3(f).

         "PURCHASER"  shall  mean  Cornerstone  Realty  Income  Trust,  Inc.,  a
Virginia corporation, and its legal representatives,  successors and the assigns
permitted in Section 7.1.

         "PURCHASER PARTIES" shall mean, individually and collectively,  jointly
and  severally,  Purchaser,  and  each  and  all  of  its  officers,  directors,
employees, shareholders,  partners, agents, and contractors, and each and all of
the respective legal  representatives,  heirs,  successors and assigns of any of
the foregoing.

         "PURCHASE PRICE" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

         "PURCHASER'S  CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT" shall have the meaning of the same
defined term set forth in Section 2.2 (b).

         "RENTS" shall mean  collectively,  all rents (whether  denominated base
rent, fixed rent,  additional rent,  escalations or otherwise under the Leases),
advance  rentals,  fees, all  reimbursements,  and other sums payable by Tenants
under the Leases to Seller,  but specifically  excluding  Uncollected  Rents and
security deposits.

         "RESERVED  CLAIMS"  shall have the meaning of the same defined term set
forth in Section 3.3(b).

         "SECURITIES  LAWS"  shall  mean,  individually  and  collectively,  the
Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, and any and all
other  laws,  regulations,   rules,  orders  and  decrees  of  any  Governmental
Authorities governing the issuance, sale, marketing,  exchange or disposition of
Securities, as any of the foregoing are amended from time to time.

         "SECURITY(IES)"shall  have the meaning of the same  defined term in any
Securities  Laws,  including  the  meaning  for such term set  forth in  section
77(b)(1)  of the  Securities  Act of 1933  (15  U.S.C.  ss.  77(b)(1)),  section
3(a)(10) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. ss. 78(c)(10)),  and
Section  101(49)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, and shall further  include,  without
limitation, individually and collectively: note; stock; treasury stock; share in
a corporation  (whether or not  transferable  or denominated  "stock" or similar
security);   bond;  debenture;   evidence  of  indebtedness;   collateral  trust
certificate;  pre-organization certificate or subscription;  transferable share;
voting trust  certificate;  certificate  of deposit;  certificate of deposit for
security;  investment  contract;  certificate of interest or  participation in a
profit  sharing  agreement  or trust or in a royalty,  lease,  contract or other
interest;  interests in a  partnership;  any legal or  beneficial  interest in a
trust or pooling or  custodial  agreement;  any claim,  interest  or  instrument
commonly  known as a "security" or otherwise  defined as a "security"  under any
Securities  Laws;  certificate  of interest or  participation  in,  temporary or
interim  certificate  for,  guarantee  of,  receipt  for,  warrant  or  right to
subscribe to or purchase or sell any of the foregoing;  whether in the nature of
debt or equity, and whether or not the subject of a registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or exempt under Securities Laws from
the  requirement  to  file  such a  statement,  together  with  the  rights  and
obligations of the holders  thereof and the payments and  distributions  thereon
and the proceeds therefrom.

         "SELLER"  shall mean The  Travelers  Indemnity  Company,  a Connecticut
corporation, and its legal representatives, successors and assigns.

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         "SELLER PARTIES" shall mean collectively,  Seller,  each and all of its
officers, directors, employees, shareholders,  contractors and agents (including
Property  Manager),  and  each  and  all of the  legal  representatives,  heirs,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

         "SELLER'S  CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT"  shall  have the  meaning of the same
defined term set forth in Section 2.2(a).

         "SETTLEMENT  STATEMENT"  shall  mean  the  Settlement  Statement  to be
executed  by  Purchaser  and  Seller  in  connection  with  the  Closing  of the
transactions  contemplated  hereby and  delivered to Escrow Agent on or prior to
the Closing Date.

         "TENANTS" shall mean each Person occupying or possessing, or having the
right to occupy or possess,  all or any portion of the Property  pursuant to the
Leases, including tenants and subtenants.

         "TITLE POLICY" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

         "TRANSFER" shall mean,  individually and collectively,  any conveyance,
sale, assignment, transfer, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business
to Tenants),  hypothecation,  encumbrance,  pledge, mortgage (including security
deed, deed of trust and security interest),  charge or alienation of any kind or
nature whatsoever, or any offer or agreement to do any of the foregoing, whether
direct or indirect, private or public, voluntary or involuntary, by operation of
law or otherwise, with or without the consent of the Seller Parties.

         "UNCOLLECTED RENTS" shall mean collectively, all Rents which are due or
past due  under  the  Leases  and have not been  collected  by  Seller as of the
Closing Date (whether or not billed), but excluding security deposits.

         SECTION 1.2 RULES OF  CONSTRUCTION.  Article and Section captions used
in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction
of the Agreement. All references to "Articles" and "Sections,"without  reference
to a document other than this  Agreement are intended to designate  articles and
sections of this Agreement,  and the words "herein,"  "hereof,"  "hereunder" and
other words of similar  import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular Article or Section,  unless specifically  designated  otherwise.  All
references to Seller's  knowledge shall mean that no current officer,  in his or
her  capacity  as  an  officer  of  Seller,   has  actual  knowledge  that  such
representation  or warranty is inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect,
without independent  investigation (no obligation to do so being implied hereby)
other  than a verbal or written  inquiry of the  Property  Manager  and  further
without  conducting  any  comparative  analysis or review of Seller's  files and
records or inspection of the Property. In no event shall the knowledge,  acts or
omissions  of  Property  Manager  or any other  person or entity be  imputed  to
Seller.  The current property manager for the Property is First Worthing Company
Limited and Mr. Clint Warnick is the onsite  property  manager for the Property.
The use of the term: (a) "including"  shall mean in all cases "including but not
limited  to,"  unless  specifically   designated   otherwise;   and  (b)  "legal
representatives"  shall mean any trustee,  receiver,  custodian and/or any other
person or entity appointed or authorized to act in a representative  capacity by
a  court  or  any  other  governmental  or  quasi-governmental  entity,  whether
appointed pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise. No rules of construction
against  the drafter of this  Agreement  shall  apply in any  interpretation  or
enforcement of this Agreement,  any documents or certificates  executed pursuant
hereto, or any provisions of any of the foregoing.
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                          ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE

         SECTION 2.1 AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE AND SELL.  Subject to the  conditions
set forth in Sections  2.2(a) and 2.2(b),  Seller agrees to sell,  and Purchaser
agrees to  purchase,  the Property on the Closing  Date in  accordance  with the
terms and  provisions  hereof.  In connection  with such sale,  Seller agrees to
transfer and assign, and Purchaser agrees to assume and perform, all of Seller's
right, title and interest in and to the Leases and Contracts and the Obligations
arising and/or accruing from and after Closing.

         SECTION 2.2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

               (a) SELLER'S CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT TO SALE OF PROPERTY.  Seller's
obligation  to sell the  Property  in  accordance  with  Section  2.1 is  hereby
conditioned  upon full and complete  satisfaction,  or written  waiver signed by
Seller, of each and all of the following conditions precedent (individually, the
"Seller's  Condition  Precedent"  and  collectively,  the  "Seller's  Conditions
Precedent") on or prior to the dates specified below:

                    (i)  on  or  before  the  Due  Diligence  Termination  Date,
Purchaser  shall  have  given  notice to Seller of its  election  to  proceed to
Closing  strictly in accordance  with the terms of Section 2.3 and deposited the
Earnest Money with Escrow Agent strictly in accordance with the terms of Section
3.1(a);

                    (ii) on or before the  Closing  Date,  Purchaser  shall have
executed and delivered to Escrow Agent,  to be held pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow  Agreement,  the Escrow  Agreement  and each and all of the  Conveyancing
Documents to be delivered by Purchaser pursuant to Section 4.2;

                    (iii) on or before the Closing  Date,  Purchaser  shall have
delivered  to Escrow  Agent,  to be held  pursuant  to the  terms of the  Escrow
Agreement,  the full amount of the Purchase Price (taking into consideration the
Earnest Money and all prorations,  credits and adjustments pursuant to the terms
of this Agreement),  together with any and all other sums that are to be paid by
Purchaser  at  Closing  pursuant  to this  Agreement,  including  the  costs and
expenses  identified  in  Sections  3.2 and 3.3 and any other  amounts  shown as
payable by Purchaser on the Settlement Statement;

                    (iv) the representations and warranties made by Purchaser in
Section 5.1 shall be true and correct in all material  respects on and as of the
date made or deemed to be made and Purchaser  shall have  performed and complied
in all material  respects  with all  covenants  and  obligations  required to be
performed by it as of the Closing Date; and

                    (v) on and as of the Closing, each and all of the conditions
precedent  to release of the  Purchase  Price and  Conveyancing  Documents  from
escrow set forth in the Escrow Agreement to be performed by Purchaser shall have
been fully and completely satisfied, or waived in writing by Seller, strictly in
accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

Seller  agrees that, as soon as Seller has notice of the failure of the Seller's
Condition  Precedent  set forth in (iv) above,  Seller  shall  notify  Purchaser
thereof and Purchaser shall have ten (10) business days after the giving of such
notice  within which to cure such failure (no  obligation to do so being implied
hereby) and, if required,  the Closing Date shall  automatically  be extended to
the next  business  day  occurring  after  such ten (10)  business  day  period;
provided, however, in no event shall the Closing Date be further


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extended unless Seller and Purchaser agree in writing to such extension.  In the
event  each and all of the  Seller's  Conditions  Precedent  are not  fully  and
completely  satisfied  or waived on or before the dates  specified  above or, if
applicable,  on the first business day occurring after the ten (10) business day
cure period mentioned in the immediately  preceding sentence (which shall not be
further  extended  without  Seller's and Purchaser's  prior written  agreement),
unless  caused by a breach by Seller  (in which  case  Purchaser  shall have the
rights and remedies in Section 6.2 on account of such breach), Seller shall have
the option to: (A) waive all or any of such  Seller's  Conditions  Precedent and
proceed with Closing;  or (B) terminate Seller's obligation to sell the Property
by written notice at or prior to Closing,  whereupon Seller's obligation to sell
and  Purchaser's  obligation to purchase the Property  shall be deemed,  without
additional  notice,  grace or further act of any party, to be automatically null
and void and of no force or effect,  in which event neither Seller nor Purchaser
shall have any further  rights or  obligations  hereunder  or  relating  hereto,
except  pursuant  to such  provisions  hereof  as  survive  termination  of this
Agreement,  and Purchaser  shall be entitled to a refund of the Earnest Money in
accordance  with  Section 3.5 unless the  failure of any of Seller's  Conditions
Precedent  to be  satisfied  is  otherwise,  or is  caused  by, a breach  in any
material  respect of any of  Purchaser's  express  representations,  warranties,
covenants or  obligations  set forth in this  Agreement or the Escrow  Agreement
existing  beyond any  applicable  notice and cure  period,  in which case Seller
shall be entitled to the rights and remedies set forth in Section 6.1 on account
of such breach.  Purchaser shall have no liability for failing to satisfy any of
the  Seller's  Conditions  Precedent  unless the  failure to satisfy the same is
otherwise,  or is  caused  by,  a  breach  in  any  material  respect  of any of
Purchaser's express  representations,  warranties,  covenants or obligations set
forth in this Agreement or the Escrow  Agreement  existing beyond any applicable
notice and cure  period,  whereupon  Seller shall also be entitled to the rights
and  remedies  set  forth  in  Section  6.1 on  account  thereof.  The  Seller's
Conditions  Precedent set forth in this Section 2.2(a),  and each of them, shall
inure solely to the benefit of Seller, and no other Person, including Purchaser,
shall have any right to waive or defer any of the conditions specified herein.

              (b)  PURCHASER'S  CONDITIONS  PRECEDENT  TO PURCHASE OF  PROPERTY.
Purchaser's  obligation to purchase the Property in accordance  with Section 2.1
is hereby  conditioned  upon full and complete  satisfaction,  or written waiver
signed  by  Purchaser,  of each and all of the  following  conditions  precedent
(individually,  the  "Purchaser's  Condition  Precedent" and  collectively,  the
"Purchaser's Conditions Precedent") on or prior to the dates specified:

                    (i)  on or  before  the  Closing  Date,  Seller  shall  have
executed and delivered to Escrow Agent,  to be held pursuant to the terms of the
Escrow  Agreement,  the Escrow  Agreement  and each and all of the  Conveyancing
Documents to be delivered by Seller pursuant to Section 4.2;

                    (ii) the  representations  and warranties  made by Seller in
Section 5.2 shall be true and correct in all material  respects on and as of the
date made or deemed to be made and Seller shall have  performed  and complied in
all  material  respects  with  all  covenants  and  obligations  required  to be
performed by it as of the Closing Date;

                    (iii) each and all of the conditions precedent to release of
the  Purchase  Price and  Conveyancing  Documents  from  escrow set forth in the
Escrow  Agreement to be performed by Seller shall have been fully and completely
satisfied,  or waived in writing by Purchaser,  strictly in accordance  with the
terms of the Escrow Agreement;

                    (iv) as of the Closing Date,  no adverse  change in Seller's
title to the  Property,  including  any new matters which would be revealed by a
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Diligence  Termination  Date, other than the Leases or Contracts  (including any
amendment,  renewal,  expansion,  extension  or  termination  of  any  Lease  or
Contract)  entered into  pursuant to Sections 2.8 or 2.9 or any change caused by
the Due Diligence or any other acts or omissions of the Purchaser Parties; and

                    (v) as of the Closing Date, no adverse  change in the zoning
of the Property or the Property's  compliance with the laws of any  Governmental
Authority  having  jurisdiction  thereof shall have  occurred  following the Due
Diligence Termination Date, other than any change caused by the Due Diligence or
any other acts or omissions of the Purchaser Parties.

Purchaser  agrees  that,  as soon as  Purchaser  has notice of the  failure of a
Purchaser's  Condition  Precedent,   other  than  those  Purchaser's  Conditions
Precedent set forth in (i) and (ii) above, Purchaser shall notify Seller thereof
and Seller  shall have ten (10)  business  days after the giving of such  notice
within which to cure such failure (no obligation to do so being implied  hereby)
and, if required,  the Closing Date shall  automatically be extended to the next
business  day  occurring  after such ten (10)  business  day  period;  provided,
however, in no event shall the Closing Date be further extended unless Purchaser
and Seller agree in writing to such extension.  In the event each and all of the
Purchaser's  Conditions  Precedent  are not fully and  completely  satisfied  or
waived on or before the dates  specified  above or, if applicable,  on the first
business day occurring after the ten (10) business day cure period  mentioned in
the immediately  preceding sentence (which shall not be further extended without
Purchaser's and Seller's prior written agreement),  unless caused by a breach by
Purchaser  (in which case Seller  shall have the rights and  remedies in Section
6.1 on account of such  breach),  Purchaser  shall have the option to: (A) waive
all or any of such Purchaser's Conditions Precedent and proceed with Closing; or
(B) terminate Purchaser's  obligation to purchase the Property by written notice
at or prior to the Closing  Date,  as extended  pursuant  to this  Section  2.2,
whereupon Purchaser's obligation to purchase and Seller's obligation to sell the
Property shall be deemed, without additional notice, grace or further act of any
party,  to be  automatically  null and void and of no force or effect,  in which
event neither Seller nor Purchaser  shall have any further rights or obligations
hereunder  or relating  hereto,  except  pursuant to such  provisions  hereof as
survive  termination  of this  Agreement  and  Purchaser  shall be entitled to a
refund of the Earnest Money in accordance with Section 3.5 unless the failure of
any of  Purchaser's  Conditions  Precedent to be satisfied is  otherwise,  or is
caused  by, a breach  in any  material  respect  of any of  Purchaser's  express
representations,   warranties,  covenants  or  obligations  set  forth  in  this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement existing beyond any applicable notice and cure
period,  in which case Seller  shall be entitled to the rights and  remedies set
forth in Section 6.1 on account of such  breach.  Seller shall have no liability
for failing to satisfy any of the Purchaser's  Conditions  Precedent  unless the
failure  to  satisfy  the same is  otherwise,  or is caused  by, a breach in any
material  respect  of  any  of  Seller's  express  representations,  warranties,
covenants or  obligations  set forth in this  Agreement or the Escrow  Agreement
existing beyond any applicable notice and cure period, whereupon Purchaser shall
also be entitled to the rights and  remedies set forth in Section 6.2 on account
thereof. The Purchaser's  Conditions Precedent set forth in this Section 2.2(b),
and each of them,  shall inure solely to the benefit of Purchaser,  and no other
Person,  including  Seller,  shall  have any  right to waive or defer any of the
conditions specified herein.

         SECTION 2.3 DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD.  Subject to the provisions of Section
2.4 and prior to the Due Diligence Termination Date, Purchaser shall be entitled
to  conduct  such  feasibility  studies,  due  diligence   activities,   testing
(including   invasive   testing   within   walls   and   pipes),    inspections,
investigations, tests and examinations of the Property, including the Leases and
Contracts,  as it deems  necessary or appropriate and to examine and investigate
to its full satisfaction all other facts, circumstances and

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matters as it deems relevant to the purchase and  assumption of Seller's  right,
title,  interest and Obligations  from and after the Closing Date in or relating
to  the  Property,   including  the  Leases,  Contracts,  income  and  operating
performance  of the  Property,  the  condition  of the Property  (including  the
physical  condition  and  use of the  Property,  availability  and  adequacy  of
utilities, access, zoning, compliance with applicable laws, credit worthiness of
Tenants,   environmental  conditions  on  and/or  affecting  the  Property,  and
engineering  and  structural  matters),  title,  survey  matters,  and any other
matters it deems  necessary or  appropriate  for  purposes of entering  into and
consummating the Agreement (all such studies, due diligence activities, reviews,
testing, inspections,  investigations, tests and examinations, whether occurring
prior or subsequent to the date hereof,  are collectively  referred to herein as
the "Due  Diligence").  Pursuant to the terms hereof and prior to entering  into
this Agreement,  Seller has provided to Purchaser copies of the documents listed
on the attached Exhibit T, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by Purchaser.
Upon or prior to the Effective  Date, if and to the extent in the  possession of
Seller or Property Manager,  Seller agrees to make available to Purchaser at the
offices of Property  Manager and/or the Property,  for  inspection,  copying and
review by the  Purchaser  Parties,  at  Purchaser's  sole cost and expense,  the
documents listed on the attached Exhibit U. Each and all of the documents listed
on the attached Exhibits T and U shall be deemed to be Evaluation  Materials and
treated in  accordance  with the terms  hereof.  To the extent any  document  or
information listed on Exhibit U is not already in existence in the possession of
or  maintained  or  prepared  by or on behalf of  Seller,  Seller  shall have no
obligation  to cause such  documents or  information  to be  obtained,  prepared
and/or maintained and provided to Purchaser.  If Purchaser is satisfied with the
results of its Due Diligence,  Purchaser  shall give written notice to Seller of
its  unqualified  election to proceed to Closing on or before the Due  Diligence
Termination  Date. In the event  Purchaser is not satisfied  with the results of
its Due Diligence for any reason or no reason whatsoever, Purchaser' sole remedy
shall be to either:  (a) waive  such  matters  and elect to proceed to  Closing,
without offset or adjustment (unless expressly agreed to in writing by a written
amendment to this Agreement  fully executed by the Seller and Purchaser prior to
the Due Diligence  Termination  Date), or (b) terminate this Agreement by giving
notice of its  election  not to proceed to Closing or failing to give  notice of
its election to proceed to Closing as aforesaid.  In the event  Purchaser  gives
notice of its  election not to proceed to Closing or fails to give notice of its
election to proceed to Closing as aforesaid,  this Agreement shall automatically
terminate on the Due Diligence Termination Date without further notice or action
of either  party,  in which event neither  Seller nor  Purchaser  shall have any
further rights or obligations  hereunder or relating hereto,  except pursuant to
such provisions hereof as survive  termination of this Agreement,  and Purchaser
shall be entitled to a refund of the Earnest  Money in  accordance  with Section
3.5.  Seller shall  cooperate in making  Information,  individuals and materials
available,  including all files (excluding:  (i) materials,  correspondence  and
other documents  provided to,  received from,  exchanged with or relating in any
way  to  prospective  purchasers,  prospective  purchaser  lists  and  marketing
information, valuations and appraisals, and internal analyses and communications
(of  whatsoever  form or  nature)  of the  Seller  Parties  and other  materials
relating  to  the  marketing  and  possible  sale  of  the  Property,  and  (ii)
communications or other Information  prepared by or exchanged with legal counsel
(whether internal or external) of the Seller Parties (including any work product
and  any  Information  prepared  in  anticipation  of  litigation)  and  related
confidential information of the Seller Parties), in accordance with Section 2.4.

         SECTION 2.4 DUE DILIGENCE CONDITIONS.  Purchaser's right to conduct Due
Diligence is  expressly  conditioned  upon,  and  Purchaser,  for itself and the
Purchaser  Parties,  covenants and agrees that:  (a) all Due Diligence  shall be
conducted by the  Purchaser  Parties in a manner which is not  disruptive in any
material  respect to the Tenants or the normal  operations of the Property;  (b)
the Purchaser  Parties shall not enter upon the Property  except during  regular
business hours for agreed upon purposes and subject to first  coordinating  such
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prior written  notice in advance and detailing the scope of the Due Diligence to
be conducted,  including any physically intrusive Due Diligence such as sampling
of  soils,  other  media,  building  materials  or the like and  whether  or not
Property  Manager's  presence  is  required;  (c) the  Purchaser  Parties  shall
coordinate  with  Seller and shall not contact any of the Tenants or any parties
to the Contracts or Other Contracts, without the prior consent of Seller and, at
Seller's  option,  the presence of Property  Manager at all times, and access to
units  occupied by Tenants shall be  coordinated  with Seller by giving at least
One (1)  business  day prior  written  notice in  advance  thereof  and shall be
subject  to the  terms of the  Tenants'  respective  Leases;  (d) the  Purchaser
Parties shall at all times strictly comply with any and all procedures agreed to
in this Section 2.4 for the Due  Diligence and all laws,  ordinances,  rules and
regulations  applicable  to the Property and shall not engage in any  activities
that would  violate  any  permits,  licenses,  environmental,  wetlands or other
regulations  pertaining to the Property;  (e) Purchaser shall  promptly,  and no
later than five (5) days after each entry on the Property, restore or repair, to
Seller's  reasonable  satisfaction,  any damage  caused by the Due  Diligence or
other acts or  omissions  of any of the  Purchaser  Parties,  provided  however,
Purchaser shall cause any invasive  testing,  including testing within walls and
pipes,  to  be  immediately   repaired  to  Seller's   satisfaction   and  shall
specifically  coordinate  such testing and repairs in advance  with Seller;  (f)
none of the Purchaser  Parties shall engage in any  activities  that would cause
Seller's rights, title,  interests or Obligations in or relating to the Property
to be  adversely  affected  in  any  way,  including,  without  limitation,  the
assertion of any mechanic's  liens,  and Purchaser  shall,  without  limitation,
immediately remove and bond over any liens, notices and claims of liens or other
matters  affecting any of the foregoing  which are caused by or arise out of the
acts or  omissions  of the  Purchaser  Parties;  (g)  Purchaser  shall  maintain
worker's  compensation  insurance covering all of its employees involved in such
activities,  and shall cause the Purchaser Parties entering upon the Property to
maintain, at all times, comprehensive general liability insurance coverage in an
amount not less than One Million Dollars  ($1,000,000) or such other  reasonable
amount as Seller and Purchaser  may agree upon from time to time,  naming Seller
as an  additional  insured,  and worker's  compensation  insurance  covering all
employees  involved  in such  activities,  and shall  prior to the date on which
access or entry to the Property  first occurs,  provide  Seller with evidence of
such  insurance  coverage,  which  insurance  shall be in a form and issued by a
company reasonably satisfactory in all respects to Seller and shall not limit in
any way  Purchaser's  obligations or liabilities  hereunder;  (h) all materials,
documents and other Information,  of whatsoever kind or nature,  obtained by any
of the Purchaser  Parties in the course of conducting Due Diligence,  whether or
not provided by Seller  (collectively,  the  "Evaluation  Materials"),  shall be
treated as strictly  confidential and shall not be disclosed,  except (i) as may
be required by law or a governmental  agency,  (ii) is readily  available to the
general  public  at the time of  receipt  by  Purchaser,  or (iii)  subsequently
becomes known to the general  public through no fault or omission by any Person,
to  any  Person  without  Seller's  prior  written  consent,  provided  however,
Purchaser may make disclosures to the Purchaser Parties and Purchaser's  agents,
professionals,  consultants,  investors, lenders, (including potential lenders),
and  attorneys for purposes of evaluating  the  prospective  purchase so long as
each such  Person has first been  advised of and agrees to respect  the terms of
this  confidentiality  agreement;  (i) in the event  Purchaser does not elect to
proceed to Closing in accordance  with Section 2.3 or terminates  this Agreement
pursuant to Sections 2.2(b) or 2.12, Purchaser shall promptly, and no later than
five (5) days thereafter,  return to Seller all Evaluation Materials provided to
any of the  Purchaser  Parties by any of the Seller  Parties;  and (j) Purchaser
shall  bear all costs  and  expenses  of its Due  Diligence,  including  the Due
Diligence  conducted by any of the Purchaser  Parties,  and Seller shall have no
obligation to pay for and/or  reimburse any of the Purchaser  Parties for any of
such costs and expenses, whether or not Closing occurs hereunder,  except as may
be provided in Section 6.2.  Purchaser hereby covenants and agrees to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless  Seller Parties from and against any and all liability,
damage, loss, lien, expense,  suit and claim,  including  reasonable  attorneys'
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at trial or on appeal or review,  including any proceedings under the Bankruptcy
Code) and expenses,  whether arising out of injury or death to persons or damage
to the  Property or loss of any  personal  property or  otherwise,  caused by or
arising out of: (i) a breach by any of the Purchaser  Parties of the conditions,
covenants  and  obligations  set forth in this Section 2.4;  and/or (ii) the Due
Diligence  conducted by the Purchaser  Parties or other acts or omissions of the
Purchaser  Parties  (but shall not be  obligated  to  indemnify,  defend or hold
harmless  the Seller  Parties for their own acts or  omissions  or  pre-existing
conditions which Purchaser  Parties have not contributed to or aggravated in any
way).  Purchaser's  indemnity  obligations shall not be limited by any workmen's
compensation, benefits, disability or other similar laws.

         SECTION 2.5 PURCHASER'S  INDEPENDENT  INVESTIGATION.  Purchaser  hereby
acknowledges  and agrees that, in all cases except for the  representations  and
warranties  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement  or in  the  Conveyancing
Documents,  the  Seller  makes no  representations  or  warranties,  express  or
implied,  regarding  the  adequacy,  accuracy,  completeness  or  content of any
Information or the suitability of such  Information for any purpose and that the
Seller Parties shall have no liability to Purchaser Parties, or any other Person
claiming by, through or under any of them, arising out of the Information, or to
any  Person  to whom  any of  them  has  disclosed  any of the  Information,  or
otherwise  with  respect  thereto,  and,  except  for  the  representations  and
warranties  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement  or in  the  Conveyancing
Documents,  neither the  Purchaser  Parties,  any person or entity  claiming by,
through or under any of them, nor any Person to whom any of such Information was
disclosed by any of the foregoing,  shall have or make any claims against any of
the Seller  Parties based upon any of the  Information,  including the adequacy,
accuracy,  completeness or content of any Information or the suitability of such
Information for any purpose.  Purchaser hereby acknowledges that, except for the
representations  and warranties  expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the
Conveyancing  Documents, as of the Closing (i) it shall be deemed to have relied
solely on its own independent examination of the Property,  including the Leases
and  Contracts,  and the  Obligations,  and Due  Diligence in  consummating  the
purchase  thereof  in  accordance  with the terms of this  Agreement,  (ii) that
Purchaser is assuming the risk of future  changes in the  applicable  laws,  and
(iii) that  Purchaser  has not relied on, is not  entitled to rely on, and shall
not rely on,  and the  Seller  Parties  are not  liable  for or  bound  by,  any
warranties or  representations  (none being so implied),  statements  (verbal or
written),  documents,  reports, studies,  Information or other materials made or
provided  by any of the  Seller  Parties  or any other  Person  representing  or
purporting to represent or act on behalf of any of the Seller Parties.  Further,
Purchaser  acknowledges  that,  except for the  representations  and  warranties
expressly  set forth in this  Agreement  or in the  Conveyancing  Documents,  no
representations or warranties,  express or implied, have been or shall be deemed
to be made or  provided  by any of the Seller  Parties,  relating  to any of the
Information,  Due Diligence or the Property, including the Leases and Contracts,
the  Obligations  or  otherwise,  and  Purchaser  hereby  acknowledges  that  no
representations or warranties,  either express or implied, have been or shall be
deemed to be made by any of the Seller Parties (except as expressly set forth in
this  Agreement  or in the  Conveyancing  Documents)  with respect to any of the
foregoing. To the extent any Person, including any surveyors,  appraisers, title
agents, Escrow Agent, Tenants, parties to Contracts or Other Contracts, Property
Manager, Broker, attorneys or engineering or environmental  consultants,  any of
the Seller Parties or any other Person,  made any  representations or warranties
(except  as  expressly  set  forth  in  this  Agreement  or in the  Conveyancing
Documents) or any other statements (verbal or written) to Purchaser, or provided
any  documents,  reports,  studies,  information or other  materials,  Purchaser
acknowledges it shall have no claim or right of action against any of the Seller
Parties arising  therefrom,  nor any right to rescind,  revoke or terminate this
Agreement or any of the transactions  contemplated  hereunder on account thereof
except as expressly provided in Sections 2.3 and 6.2.

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         SECTION 2.6 PROPERTY  CONVEYED AS IS. In the event Purchaser  elects to
proceed to Closing in accordance with Section 2.3,  Purchaser shall be deemed to
be satisfied  with and/or to have waived the results of the Due Diligence and to
have accepted the Property,  including the Leases and Contracts, and Obligations
arising  from and after  Closing,  "AS IS," "WHERE  IS," and "WITH ALL  FAULTS,"
including  latent defects,  without  recourse to and without  representation  or
warranty by Seller (except as otherwise  expressly set forth in Sections 5.2 and
7.11 and in the Conveyancing  Documents),  express or implied, whether statutory
or  otherwise,  and without any  warranties  of transfer  (except as provided in
Sections 5.2 and 7.11 or the Conveyancing Documents), merchantability or fitness
for a particular,  or Purchaser's intended, use or purposes.  Provided Purchaser
elects to proceed  to  Closing  and  subject  to waiver or  satisfaction  of the
condition  precedent in Section 2.2(b)(iv),  the Property,  including the Leases
and  Contracts,  and  Obligations  shall be conveyed  subject to all  easements,
covenants,  restrictions,  title and survey exceptions and any matters affecting
the Property as of the Closing Date, subject to Section 2.10;  provided however,
Seller shall deliver the Conveyancing  Documents which it is required to deliver
in accordance with Section 4.2.  WITHOUT  LIMITATION AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH IN SECTIONS 5.2 AND 7.11 OR IN THE CONVEYANCING  DOCUMENTS,  SELLER HEREBY
EXPRESSLY  DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES,  EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,  INCLUDING ANY
WARRANTIES OF TRANSFER, QUALITY, FITNESS, MERCHANTABILITY OR OTHERWISE, RELATING
TO THE  PROPERTY,  INCLUDING THE LEASES AND  CONTRACTS,  AND  OBLIGATIONS  TO BE
CONVEYED HEREUNDER AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING UNDER ARTICLES 2 AND 3 (OR SIMILAR
SECTIONS) OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE IN EFFECT IN THE JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH
ANY OF THE  PROPERTY  IS  LOCATED  OR TO WHICH THIS  AGREEMENT  IS  SUBJECT  AND
INCLUDING ALL  WARRANTIES  SET FORTH IN SECTIONS  2.314,  2.315 AND 3.417 OF THE
TEXAS BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE AND/OR SECTIONS 2.314, 2.315 AND 3.417 OF TITLE
6 OF THE CONNECTICUT  UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE. Except as otherwise expressly set
forth in Sections 5.2 and 7.11, none of the  representations of Seller set forth
in this Agreement  shall be deemed to survive  Closing,  and except as expressly
set  forth in  Sections  5.2 and 7.11 and in the  Conveyancing  Documents,  upon
Closing, Purchaser shall be deemed to have accepted the Property,  including the
Leases and  Contracts,  and  Obligations,  unconditionally  and with any and all
(none being so implied) rights to rescind,  set aside or avoid the  transactions
contemplated  hereby or to seek a reduction,  adjustment,  offset or recovery of
the Purchase Price (except for the  adjustments  and  prorations  required under
Article III hereof),  on the grounds of  redhibition  or  otherwise,  waived and
relinquished.  Except as otherwise  provided in Sections  5.2, 6.2 and 6.3 or in
the Conveyancing Documents, from and after the Closing, Purchaser shall have no,
and hereby waives, any rights, claims and causes of action, whatsoever,  against
any of the  Seller  Parties  for any  manner,  cause  or thing  arising  from or
relating to the Due Diligence,  Information,  Property, including the Leases and
Contracts, and Obligations.

         SECTION 2.7 LEASING AND MANAGEMENT  AGREEMENTS.  Prior to Closing,  and
subject to the  prorations to be made pursuant to Section  3.3(e),  Seller shall
terminate all leasing,  brokerage and management  agreements and Other Contracts
currently in effect at the Property,  including the  management  agreement  with
Property  Manager,  and shall  timely pay and remain  liable for  payment of all
amounts owing or other Obligations arising thereunder, if any, and hereby agrees
to indemnify,  hold harmless and defend  Purchaser  from and against any and all
liabilities,  claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising
from such  termination or the Seller's  failure to pay the same when due (except
for amounts or other  Obligations  that arise out of the Purchaser  Parties' Due
Diligence or other acts or omissions of the  Purchaser  Parties,  including  for
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separate  agreements  for  services,  copies,  etc.  reached  between any of the
Purchaser  Parties and  Property  Manager or other  parties to the  Contracts or
Other Contracts,  any damages to the Property or property of any of the Property
Manager or other  parties to the Contracts or Other  Contracts,  and injuries to
the Property Manager or other parties to the Contracts or Other Contracts).

         SECTION 2.8 NEW  CONTRACTS.  For the period from the Effective  Date to
the Closing Date,  Seller  agrees not to enter into any new contract,  including
any contract for services or capital  improvements,  which shall survive Closing
without first providing Purchaser with a copy of the same for Purchaser's review
and approval,  which approval prior to the Due Diligence  Termination Date shall
not be  unreasonably  withheld,  conditioned or delayed by Purchaser.  Purchaser
shall be  deemed  automatically  and  irrevocably  to have  approved  of any new
contract  (including  any new  amendment,  renewal,  expansion,  assignment,  or
extension of an existing  Contract) unless Purchaser  notifies Seller in writing
of its  objection  thereto,  stating  with  specificity  the  reasons  for  such
objection,  within five (5) business days from Purchaser's  receipt of a copy of
same and related  supporting  information  which Seller  obtains in the ordinary
course. For the period from the Effective Date to the Due Diligence  Termination
Date,  Seller  shall be  entitled  to enter into new Leases  (including  any new
amendment, renewal, expansion,  assignment, sublease or extension of an existing
Lease) and Contracts for any Lease-Up Costs associated therewith in the ordinary
course pursuant to Section 2.11, and Purchaser shall be deemed automatically and
irrevocably  to  have  approved  of any  such  new  Leases  (including  any  new
amendment, renewal, expansion,  assignment, sublease or extension of an existing
Lease) and any Lease-Up Costs associated therewith.  For the period from the Due
Diligence  Termination  Date to the Closing  Date,  Seller  shall be entitled to
enter  into  new  Leases  (including  any  new  amendment,  renewal,  expansion,
assignment,  sublease or  extension  of an  existing  Lease) so long as such new
Leases are in accordance  with the Leasing  Guidelines set forth on the attached
Exhibit D, are for a term no greater than one (1) year from the Closing Date and
are for residential  purposes,  and Contracts for any Lease-Up Costs  associated
therewith,  and Purchaser shall be deemed  automatically and irrevocably to have
approved  of  any  such  new  Leases  (including  any  new  amendment,  renewal,
expansion,  assignment,  sublease or  extension  of an  existing  Lease) and any
Lease-Up Costs  associated  therewith.  During the period from the Due Diligence
Termination  Date to the Closing  Date,  Seller agrees not to enter into any new
Leases (including any new amendment, renewal, expansion, assignment, sublease or
extension of an existing  Leases) which are not in  conformity  with the Leasing
Guidelines  set  forth  on the  attached  Exhibit  D,  without  first  providing
Purchaser  with  copies of the same for  Purchaser's  review and  approval,  and
Purchaser shall be deemed  automatically and irrevocably to have approved of any
such new Leases (including any new amendment,  renewal,  expansion,  assignment,
sublease or extension of an existing  Leases),  the  Contracts  for any Lease-Up
Costs associated therewith, and any Lease-Up Costs associated therewith,  unless
Seller  receives  notice  of  Purchaser's   objection   thereto,   stating  with
specificity  the reasons for such  objection,  within one (1)  business day from
Purchaser's  receipt of copies of same. All new contracts and Leases  (including
any new amendment, renewal, expansion,  assignment,  sublease or extension of an
existing Contract or Lease) approved or deemed approved pursuant to this Section
shall  automatically  be deemed added to Exhibit P or Exhibit E, as  applicable,
and all  new  contracts  and  Leases  (including  any  new  amendment,  renewal,
expansion,  assignment,  sublease or extension of an existing Contract or Lease)
approved or deemed  approved  pursuant to this  Section,  including any Lease-Up
Costs  associated  therewith,  shall be assigned to and assumed by  Purchaser at
Closing. Purchaser further hereby specifically approves the Contracts identified
as  "pending"  on  Exhibit P, if any.  Seller  may enter  into  Other  Contracts
(including any amendment, renewal, expansion,  assignment, sublease or extension
of Other  Contracts)  without  restriction and such Other Contracts shall not be
assigned to or assumed by  Purchaser  and shall be  terminated  without  cost or
liability  to  Purchaser,  unless  the  parties  otherwise  agree in  writing at
Closing.  Further,  if, prior to the Due Diligence  Termination Date,  Purchaser
objects to any new contract  (including any new amendment,  renewal,  expansion,
assignment,  or extension of an existing Contract)  submitted for its review and
approval,  Seller shall  nonetheless be entitled to enter into the same prior to
expiration of the Due Diligence  Termination  Date and  Purchaser's  sole remedy
shall be to elect not to proceed to Closing in  accordance  with Section 2.3 and
receive a refund of the Earnest Money pursuant to Section 3.5. If, after the Due
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Termination  Date and  provided  Purchaser  has elected to proceed to Closing in
accordance with Section 2.3,  Purchaser  objects to any new contract  (including
any such new  amendment,  renewal,  expansion,  assignment,  or  extension of an
existing  Contract)  submitted for its review and approval,  Seller shall not be
entitled  to  enter  into  the  same  for the  period  from  the  Due  Diligence
Termination  Date  to the  Closing  Date,  without  the  prior  approval  of the
Purchaser,  which may be withheld,  conditioned or delayed in  Purchaser's  sole
discretion.

         SECTION 2.9 TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS,  OTHER  CONTRACTS  AND/OR LEASES.
For the period from the Due  Diligence  Termination  Date to the  Closing  Date,
Seller  agrees:  (a)  not to  terminate  any  Contracts  or  Leases,  except  in
accordance  with the terms thereof,  including upon default or expiration of the
stated term thereof,  or pursuant to Section 2.8; and (b) to terminate the Other
Contracts at or prior to Closing, at no cost or expense to Purchaser.

         SECTION  2.10 NO NEW  ENCUMBRANCES.  For the period from the  Effective
Date to the  Closing  Date and except as  otherwise  provided  in  Sections  2.7
through 2.11, Seller shall not: (a) voluntarily convey all or any portion of the
Property or any rights or  interests  therein,  (b) enter into any new  security
document,  easement or other agreement  affecting title to all or any portion of
or interest in the  Property,  other than Leases,  Contracts or Other  Contracts
entered into pursuant to Sections 2.7, 2.8 and/or 2.9, or (c) amend any existing
agreement  granting to any Person any rights with  respect to all or any portion
of the Property or any interests therein (other than Leases,  Contracts or Other
Contracts  entered into pursuant to Sections  2.7, 2.8 and/or 2.9),  without the
prior written  approval of Purchaser,  which approval shall not be  unreasonably
withheld,  delayed  or  conditioned  by  Purchaser  in  respect  of the  matters
referenced in (b) and (c) prior to the Due Diligence  Termination Date and is in
Purchaser's sole discretion after the Due Diligence  Termination Date,  provided
Purchaser  elects to proceed to Closing in accordance with Section 2.3. If prior
to the Closing  Date,  all or any portion of the Property or any rights  therein
becomes subject to any monetary lien, including any judgment lien (but excluding
any  condemnation  or  eminent  domain  proceeding),  Seller  agrees  to  pay or
discharge  (including by bonding over the same) such monetary  liens at or prior
to Closing,  provided  such liens are not caused by the Due  Diligence  or other
acts or omissions of the Purchaser  Parties at Closing  Escrow Agent shall cause
the  issuance of the Title  Policy (as herein  defined) to insure  against  such
liens or otherwise  exclude such liens on Schedule B of the Title Policy if such
coverage is available in the State of Texas.

         SECTION  2.11  ORDINARY  COURSE OF  BUSINESS.  For the period  from the
Effective  Date to the Closing Date and except as  contemplated  by Sections 2.3
and 2.4 or 2.7 through 2.12, Seller agrees: (a) to manage, operate and lease the
Property,  or cause the  Property to be  managed,  operated  and leased,  in the
ordinary  and usual manner in which the Seller and  Property  Manager  conducted
their business prior to entering into this Agreement,  provided  however,  it is
understood  and agreed that  Seller  shall not be  obligated  to  undertake  any
capital repairs (other than maintenance in the ordinary course) or improvements,
whether or not  reflected  in the budget for the  Property;  (b) to maintain its
existing  insurance  coverage and  policy(ies) in place and provide to Purchaser
copies of the certificate(s) of insurance  relating thereto;  (c) not to dispose
of any  portion of the  Personal  Property  identified  on Exhibit S (other than
inventory and supplies  used or sold in the normal  course of business),  unless
replaced with an item of equal or greater value,  quality or utility; (d) not to
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to modify the zoning  applicable  to the Property;  and (e) to promptly  provide
Purchaser  with copies of all written  notices  which it receives from and after
the date hereof from any Governmental Authorities of violations of any statutes,
laws, ordinances, rules or legal regulations applicable to the Property.

         SECTION 2.12  CASUALTY/CONDEMNATION.  In the event any  condemnation or
eminent domain proceedings are initiated prior to the Closing which might result
in the taking of all or any  portion of the  Property  or the use thereof or any
fire,  flood,  explosion,  accident or other  casualty  occurs which  damages or
destroys all or any material  portion of the Property,  then Purchaser may elect
to: (a) proceed to Closing  without  adjustment or offset to the Purchase  Price
(except  for an  adjustment  to the  Purchase  Price  upon the  occurrence  of a
casualty  in an  amount  equal to the  lesser of (i) the  estimated  reasonable,
out-of-pocket cost to repair the physical damages to the Property caused by such
casualty,  or (ii) the deductible  under Seller's  insurance  policy relating to
such physical  damages to the  Property),  in which event Seller shall assign at
Closing all of its right,  title and  interest in and to, and deliver at Closing
if received prior thereto or following Closing if and when received  thereafter,
such insurance  and/or  condemnation  proceeds,  if any, as the same are paid or
payable on account of such  condemnation  or casualty,  except that  proceeds on
account of rental  and/or  business  interruption  coverage  or losses  shall be
prorated  as of the Closing  Date when  collected,  and less and except  amounts
previously  expended by Seller to repair such  damages;  or (b)  terminate  this
Agreement  by written  notice to Seller  within  ten (10) days  after  Purchaser
receives  notice of any such  casualty  or  condemnation  (but no later than the
Closing  Date),  in which  event  neither  Seller nor  Purchaser  shall have any
further rights or obligations  hereunder or relating hereto,  except pursuant to
such provisions hereof as survive  termination of this Agreement,  and Purchaser
shall be entitled to a refund of the Earnest  Money in  accordance  with Section
3.5.  In no event  shall  Seller  have any  obligation  to repair or restore the
Property or any portion thereof. The term "material" as used herein shall mean a
casualty for which the cost to repair or restore the damage arising therefrom is
reasonably  determined  by  Purchaser  to be in excess of the  deductible  under
Seller's  insurance  policy  relating  to such  damage or a  condemnation  which
Purchaser and Seller reasonably determine adversely affects the Property. In the
event of any condemnation or casualty which is not material,  Purchaser shall be
deemed to have elected the rights and remedy in subparagraph (a) above.

         ARTICLE III   PURCHASE PRICE; CLOSING ADJUSTMENTS

         SECTION 3.1 EARNEST MONEY; PURCHASE PRICE.

               (a)  EARNEST  MONEY.  As an express  condition  precedent  to the
effectiveness  of this  Agreement,  the  Earnest  Money  shall be  deposited  by
Purchaser  with  Escrow  Agent,  to be held as Earnest  Money for the benefit of
Seller,  subject to the  provisions  of Section 3.5. The Earnest  Money shall be
paid by Purchaser  (and no other  Person) in  immediately  available  funds,  in
lawful  money of the United  States of America,  which shall be legal tender for
all debts and dues, public and private at the time of payment. The Earnest Money
shall be held and disbursed by Escrow Agent in accordance  with the terms of the
Earnest  Money Trust  Agreement and this  Agreement.  The Earnest Money shall be
applied  against payment of the Purchase Price on the Closing Date in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement, subject to Section 3.5.

               (b)  PURCHASE  PRICE.  In  consideration  of and  as a  condition
precedent to Seller's conveyance of the Property,  Purchaser shall pay to Seller
the aggregate  purchase price of FIVE MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED  SEVENTEEN  THOUSAND
AND NO/100 United States Dollars  ($5,817,000)  ("Purchase Price"),  adjusted to
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pursuant to the terms of this  Agreement,  together  with any and all other sums
that are to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, including the costs
and expenses  identified  in Sections 3.2 and 3.3 and all other amounts shown as
payable by  Purchaser  on the  Settlement  Statement  on the Closing  Date.  The
Purchase Price (subject to the  adjustments and prorations in this Article III),
together  with  any and all  other  sums to be paid  to  Seller  at  Closing  by
Purchaser  in  connection  with  this  Agreement,  shall  be paid to  Seller  by
Purchaser  (and no other Person  other than Escrow Agent  pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement) in immediately  available funds, in lawful money of the United States
of  America,  which  shall be legal  tender  for all debts and dues,  public and
private, at the time of payment.  All such funds shall be deposited by Purchaser
with  Escrow  Agent on or prior to the  Closing  Date,  to be held in escrow and
disbursed pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.

               (c) INDEPENDENT CONTRACT  CONSIDERATION.  Contemporaneously  with
Purchaser's  execution of this Agreement,  Purchaser  shall deliver  directly to
Seller a check in the amount of One Hundred  and No/100  United  States  Dollars
($100.00) (the "Independent Contract  Consideration"),  which amount the parties
have  bargained  for and agreed to as  independent  consideration  for  Seller's
execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Independent Contract Consideration
is in  addition  to and  independent  of any  other  consideration  and  payment
retained  by Seller  under any other  provision  of this  Agreement,  including,
without limitation, the Earnest Money. The Independent Contract Consideration is
fully vested in Seller immediately upon its receipt thereof and is nonrefundable
under all circumstances, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement.

         SECTION 3.2 CLOSING COSTS.  Purchaser  shall pay all costs and expenses
incurred by it and/or the Purchaser  Parties  associated  with the Due Diligence
and any other  investigations of the Purchaser Parties,  and/or the purchase and
sale contemplated hereunder, including any and all environmental assessments and
reports,  amounts  owed  to  Broker,  structural  and  engineering  inspections,
surveys, title updates and insurance premiums (including the cost of any special
endorsements  relating thereto,  including,  without limitation,  any charge for
"survey  deletion"  coverage but  excluding  the "base"  title policy  insurance
premium),  Purchaser's  attorneys' fees and expenses, and all costs and expenses
of obtaining any Financing  that  Purchaser may elect to obtain  (including  any
fees,  financing costs, and transfer and recordation taxes and recording fees in
connection therewith and all escrow, settlement,  handling and/or other fees and
expenses to be paid to Escrow Agent in connection with any Financing);  provided
however,  Seller agrees to pay at Closing the base title  insurance  premium for
issuance of an owner's title policy in the amount of the Purchase  Price, on the
standard  form in use in the State of Texas,  and one-half  (1/2) of the cost to
update the existing survey.  Seller shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by
it and/or the Seller Parties  associated with the purchase and sale contemplated
hereunder,  including Seller's  attorneys' fees and expenses.  Seller shall also
pay one-half  (1/2) of the cost to update the  existing  survey.  Purchaser  and
Seller  shall  each pay  one-half  (1/2) of all  state and  local  transfer  and
recordation  taxes  (whether  grantor or grantee),  if any, and  recording  fees
applicable to the sale and one-half  (1/2) of any escrow,  settlement,  handling
and/or other fees and expenses to be paid to Escrow Agent in connection with the
Escrow  Agreement  and the  Earnest  Money Trust  Agreement.  All such costs and
expenses shall be paid in full on or prior to the Closing Date, unless otherwise
agreed to and specified by the parties in the Settlement Statement.

         SECTION 3.3 PRORATIONS  AND  ADJUSTMENTS.  Prorations  and  adjustments
shall be made  between  Purchaser  and  Seller,  and  shall be set  forth in the
Settlement  Statement  agreed to by the parties on or prior to the Closing Date,
in  accordance   with  Sections   3.3(a)  through  (e)  below,   to  the  extent
ascertainable  at or prior  to  Closing.  To the  extent  not so  ascertainable,
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estimate at Closing and  finalize  prorations  and  adjustments  to the Purchase
Price after Closing in the case of the prorations and adjustments  described in:
(i) Sections 3.3(a) through (e), to the extent reasonably  ascertainable,  by no
later than six (6) months from the date hereof,  and (ii) Section 3.3(f), to the
extent  reasonably  ascertainable,  no later  than  one (1)  year  from the date
hereof.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  the parties  understand and agree that
finalizing  prorations and  adjustments to the Purchase Price as aforesaid shall
not be deemed to relieve any party for  obligations  and  liabilities  retained,
assumed or assigned  pursuant to this  Agreement  or in any of the  Conveyancing
Documents,  including the  respective  obligations  and  liabilities  under this
Section or Section 3.4. Unless  otherwise stated  hereafter,  all prorations and
adjustments shall be made on a per diem basis,  with Seller  responsible for the
number of days in the  applicable  period up to the Closing  Date and  Purchaser
responsible  for the  Closing  Date and all days  thereafter.  Any amount  which
Purchaser is obligated to pay in accordance with the prorations  provided below:
(A)  which  has been paid by  Seller  as of the  Closing  Date,  or will be paid
outside  Closing by Seller in the event the  invoices  for same are  received by
Seller  after five (5)  business  days prior to the  Closing  Date,  at Seller's
election,  shall be  reimbursed  by Purchaser or treated as a credit in favor of
Seller on the Closing Date,  and thereafter  Seller shall be solely  responsible
for  making  such  payment;  or (B)  which  has not been and will not be paid by
Seller as of the Closing Date as set forth in this Agreement or otherwise agreed
upon  between  Seller  and  Purchaser  shall be  assumed  by and become the sole
responsibility of Purchaser and no adjustment shall be made at Closing for same.
Any amount which Seller is obligated to pay in  accordance  with the  prorations
provided  below  which has not been paid as of the Closing  Date  shall:  (1) be
treated as a credit in favor of  Purchaser  on the  Closing  Date and  Purchaser
shall  assume and be solely  responsible  for  making  such  payment;  or (2) at
Seller's  option in the event the invoices for same are received by Seller after
five (5)  business  days  prior to the  Closing  Date,  shall be paid by  Seller
outside  Closing and Seller shall be solely  responsible  for timely making such
payment. Each party agrees to provide the other with written evidence of payment
of such amounts upon request.

               (a) TAXES. All real estate taxes,  municipal  charges  (including
front foot benefit,  utility,  vault,  water, sewer and service charges or fees)
and installments of special assessments,  whether assessed by the state, county,
township,   school  district  or  any  other   Governmental   Authority   having
jurisdiction over the Property, payable (whether or not prepaid by Seller) shall
be prorated as of the Closing Date between  Purchaser and Seller based on actual
bills for 1997 and/or, to the extent available, 1998, with a final adjustment of
the foregoing  impositions for 1998, if necessary,  to be made following Closing
upon receipt of actual bills for 1998. Any discount  arising from any prepayment
of such taxes  and/or  assessments  shall be  prorated  as of the  Closing  Date
between Seller and Purchaser.

               (b) INCOME. All Rents and any other prepaid income  (specifically
excluding  any  insurance  and/or  condemnation  proceeds but  including  income
generated from service contracts)  collected by Seller prior to Closing shall be
prorated as of the  Closing  Date  between  Purchaser  and  Seller,  with Seller
entitled to all Rents and other prepaid income  allocable to the period prior to
the Closing Date and Purchaser  entitled to all Rents and other  prepaid  income
allocable to the Closing Date and all days thereafter.  With respect to security
deposits,  Purchaser  shall  receive  at  Closing a credit  for all  outstanding
security  deposits  under the Leases as of the Closing Date (and not  previously
applied by Seller under the Leases), together with such interest, if any, as may
be due thereon to Tenants as of the Closing Date under the express  terms of the
Leases or, if greater and required,  applicable law. From and after Closing, all
such  security  deposits so credited to  Purchaser  shall  thereafter  be deemed
transferred  to Purchaser and Purchaser  shall assume and be solely  responsible
for the  payment of such  security  deposits to Tenants in  accordance  with the
Leases and  applicable  law.  Seller  shall be  entitled  to  retain,  and/or if
assigned  to  Purchaser  receive a credit  for,  any  utility  deposits  and any
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under any of the Contracts and Other Contracts. Notwithstanding any provision of
this  Agreement or any of the  Conveyancing  Documents  executed  and  delivered
pursuant hereto, Seller shall retain all rights to refunds, accounts receivable,
accrued and unpaid  claims,  causes of action and rights of  reimbursement  from
third parties (other than amounts under the Contracts and Rents under the Leases
which shall be prorated as  aforesaid),  and any other claims for payment Seller
may have to the  extent  arising  or  relating  to the  period  prior to Closing
(collectively, the "Reserved Claims").

               (c) EXPENSES.  All payments  under the Contracts and payments for
utilities, common area and other operating and maintenance expenses and charges,
fuel oil,  expenses and charges,  permit fees, if  assignable,  license fees, if
assignable,  and any  accrued  or  prepaid  expenses  relating  to the  Property
(excluding  insurance premiums) shall be prorated as of the Closing Date between
Purchaser and Seller. Purchaser shall make arrangements, at its sole expense, to
have all  utilities,  other  than  those  utilities  in the  names  of  Tenants,
transferred  directly to its account as of the Closing  Date,  and Seller  shall
cooperate with Purchaser in arranging such transfer.

               (d) UNCOLLECTED  RENTS.  All  Uncollected  Rents allocable to the
period prior to Closing shall remain the property of Seller, and Purchaser shall
be  entitled to all  Uncollected  Rents  allocable  to the period from and after
Closing.  No  proration  with  respect  to  Uncollected  Rents  shall be made at
Closing, provided however, Purchaser shall use reasonable efforts to collect the
same (which efforts need not include  litigation,  arbitration or administrative
proceedings and shall not obligate  Purchaser to incur any out-of-pocket  costs)
and all  Uncollected  Rents  collected by Purchaser  following  Closing shall be
prorated as of the Closing Date, as and when collected as hereinafter  provided.
In the event Purchaser  collects any Rents (including in the definition  thereof
for  purposes of this  subparagraph,  Uncollected  Rents)  after  Closing from a
Tenant that owes Uncollected Rents,  Purchaser shall be entitled first to deduct
therefrom (i) reasonable costs of collection,  (ii) unpaid Rents attributable to
the month in which such Rents are received,  and (iii) any delinquent Rents owed
by such Tenant to  Purchaser,  in reverse order of  delinquency,  and then shall
remit the amount of the Uncollected Rents due to Seller,  which are attributable
to the period prior to the Closing Date,  within thirty (30) days after receipt.
Upon request,  Purchaser shall advise Seller of all Purchaser's  efforts to bill
for and collect Uncollected Rents. From and after Closing,  Seller agrees not to
commence  any  litigation   against  any  Tenants  for  purposes  of  collecting
Uncollected Rents or to seek to dispossess any Tenants; provided however, Seller
shall be fully  entitled  to pursue  and  defend  any legal  actions  (including
commencing  litigation and/or actions for reimbursement,  contribution,  defense
and indemnity) against any Tenant in connection with any claim,  demand, suit or
other  legal  action of  Purchaser,  any third  party  and/or  any  Governmental
Authority  and/or  concerning any matters  unrelated to the Property in its name
and not in the name of Purchaser.

               (e)  LEASE-UP  COSTS.   Purchaser  shall  assume  and  be  solely
responsible  for all  Lease-Up  Costs  allocable  to the  period  from and after
Closing  (prorated  and  determined  on the basis of the  remaining  term of the
Lease) for Leases (including any amendments,  renewals, expansions or extensions
of  existing  Leases)  that  are  executed  by  Seller  in  accordance  with the
provisions  of Section  2.8 from and after the  Effective  Date,  including  any
Contracts, leasing agreements and brokerage agreements relating to same (whether
or not such Contracts or agreements are terminated or assigned to Purchaser) and
notwithstanding  that the Lease to which  such  amendment,  renewal,  expansion,
option or extension  relates was executed prior to the Effective Date but in any
event said Purchaser  responsibility described in this sentence shall not exceed
$2,000.00.  Seller shall  supply,  on or before the Closing  Date,  invoices and
statements  for all Lease-Up  Costs for which it is entitled to receive a credit
at Closing.  From and after Closing,  Purchaser shall be solely  responsible for
the  payment  of all  Lease-Up  Costs  payable  in  connection  with any  Leases
(including any amendments, renewals, expansions or

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extensions of existing  Leases)  occurring or arising under the Leases,  whether
executed  before (but limited to said $2,000  amount) or after the Closing Date.
To the extent of any inconsistency with the provisions of Section 2.7, the terms
of this provision shall control.

               (f) TAX PROTESTS. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement
to the contrary,  any tax refunds or proceeds  (including  interest  thereon) on
account of a favorable determination resulting from a challenge, protest, appeal
or similar proceeding relating to taxes and assessments relating to the Property
("Protest  Proceedings"):  (i)  for  all  tax  periods  occurring  prior  to the
applicable  tax period in which  Closing  occurs,  shall be retained by and paid
exclusively  to Seller;  and (ii) for the applicable tax period in which Closing
occurs,  shall be prorated as of the Closing Date after  reimbursement to Seller
and  Purchaser,  as  applicable,  for all fees,  expenses  and costs  (including
reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees) incurred by Seller or Purchaser, as
applicable,  in connection with the Protest Proceedings,  such that Seller shall
retain and be paid that portion of such tax refunds or proceeds as is applicable
to the  portion of the  applicable  tax  period  prior to the  Closing  Date and
Purchaser  shall retain and be paid that portion of such tax refunds or proceeds
as is applicable to the portion of the  applicable tax period from and after the
Closing Date. Neither Seller nor Purchaser shall settle any Protest  Proceedings
in which taxes for the tax period for which the other party is  responsible  are
being adjudicated  without the consent of such party, which consent shall not be
unreasonably  withheld,  conditioned  or  delayed.  Purchaser  and Seller  shall
cooperate  in the  pursuit  of any  Protest  Proceedings  and in  responding  to
reasonable  requests of the other for information  concerning the status of, and
otherwise relating to, such Protest Proceedings, provided however, neither party
shall be obligated to incur any non-de  minimis  out-of-pocket  fees,  costs and
expenses in responding to the requests of the other. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary, Purchaser shall not be responsible for any fees incurred by Seller
in connection with any Protest Proceedings.

         Seller and Purchaser  shall  endeavor to prepare a statement  detailing
the  prorations  and  adjustments  estimated  to be due as of the  Closing  Date
pursuant to this Section no later than five (5) days prior to the Closing  Date.
Purchaser  and  Seller  hereby  acknowledge  and  agree  that,  except  for  the
adjustments  being  made  pursuant  to this  Section  3.3,  the  sums to be paid
pursuant to Section  3.2 and the  adjustments,  if any,  to be made  pursuant to
Section 2.12 upon the occurrence of a casualty or condemnation prior to Closing,
no other adjustments shall be made to the Purchase Price.

         SECTION  3.4 POST-CLOSING INSPECTION, VERIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENTS.

               (a)  PURCHASER  COOPERATION.  On or  before  February  16,  1999,
Purchaser  shall  deliver  or  cause  to  be  delivered  a  detailed   certified
statement(s)  verifying  collections and remittances  required  pursuant to this
Agreement  relating to Seller's prior ownership of the Property certified by the
current property manager of the Property that the contents in such  statement(s)
are in all  respects  true  and  correct.  The  Seller  Parties  shall  keep all
information  obtained  pursuant  to this  Section in  confidence,  except to the
extent required to defend or prosecute any litigation  arising out of or related
to their prior ownership of the Property  (including Protest Proceedings and the
Reserved  Claims) or for  purposes  of  disclosure  to  investors  or  otherwise
required by law.

               (b) SELLER COOPERATION.  Following Closing and until February 16,
1999,  the Seller Parties shall,  upon request,  give the Purchaser  Parties and
their respective agents and contractors, reasonable access to Seller's books and
records,  at  Seller's  offices,  for  purposes  of  verifying  collections  and
remittances  required  pursuant to this Agreement,  at reasonable times and upon
reasonable  advance notice to Seller  (recognizing such books and records may be
in storage). The Purchaser Parties shall

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keep all information obtained pursuant to this Section in confidence,  except to
the extent  required to defend or  prosecute  any  litigation  arising out of or
related to the  collections  and  remittances  required  pursuant  hereto or for
purposes of disclosure to investors or lenders (both  existing and  prospective)
or otherwise required by law.

               (c) RESERVED CLAIMS. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Agreement,  Seller  hereby  reserves and retains,  exclusively  for itself,  the
Reserved  Claims,  and all rights,  title and  interests  therein  and  benefits
thereof, at law and/or in equity, and nothing herein shall be deemed to limit or
impair in any respect Seller's rights and entitlement to  independently  enforce
any  of the  Reserved  Claims  by  such  means  as  Seller  deems  necessary  or
appropriate, which may include the commencement of legal proceedings (other than
against Tenants for purposes of collecting Uncollected Rents).  Purchaser is not
entitled to, and Purchaser agrees that it shall not, waive,  discharge or modify
any of the  rights,  title,  interests,  benefits  and other  provisions  of the
Reserved Claims, or attempt to do any of the foregoing.

               (d) REMITTANCE OF FUNDS.  Following  Closing,  each of Seller and
Purchaser  agrees to promptly  remit any amounts  collected or received by it to
which the other may be  entitled  under the terms of  Sections  3.3 and  3.4(c),
whether or not such amounts  consist of Uncollected  Rents  (including  accounts
receivable) or Reserved Claims.

         SECTION 3.5  APPLICATION OF EARNEST  MONEY.  The Earnest Money shall be
held and disbursed and/or credited against the Purchase Price in accordance with
the terms of the  Earnest  Money  Trust  Agreement  and the  provisions  of this
Agreement,  including the provisions of this  Agreement.  Seller,  Purchaser and
Escrow Agent shall execute the Earnest Money Trust  Agreement  contemporaneously
with the  execution of this  Agreement  and  Purchaser's  deposit of the Earnest
Money with Escrow Agent.

                   ARTICLE IV CLOSING; CONVEYANCING DOCUMENTS

         SECTION  4.1  CLOSING  ESCROW.  On or prior to the  Closing  Date,  all
Conveyancing  Documents and funds  required for Closing,  including the Purchase
Price,  shall be placed in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
Closing  shall not be deemed to have  occurred  and the  Conveyancing  Documents
placed in escrow shall not be deemed  effective  unless and until:  (a) each and
all of the Seller's Conditions  Precedent and Purchaser's  Conditions  Precedent
have been fully and completely satisfied or waived,  strictly in accordance with
the terms hereof; and (b) the Conveyancing  Documents have been delivered out of
escrow  and the funds  disbursed,  including  payment of the  Purchase  Price to
Seller,  by Escrow Agent in accordance  with the terms of the Escrow  Agreement.
Closing  shall occur on or prior to the Closing Date at the offices of Andrews &
Kurth L.L.P., 1717 Main Street, Suite 3700, Dallas, Texas or such other place as
may be mutually agreed to by the parties. The risk of loss of the Property shall
be borne by the Seller  until the  release of the  Conveyancing  Documents  from
escrow at Closing, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement.

         SECTION 4.2  CONVEYANCING  DOCUMENTS.  On or prior to the Closing Date,
the following documents necessary for Closing  (collectively,  the "Conveyancing
Documents")  shall be executed and/or  delivered to Escrow Agent or as otherwise
hereinafter  provided by the applicable  parties  designated in Sections  4.2(a)
through  (k)  below,  to be held in escrow  pursuant  to the terms of the Escrow
Agreement. All Conveyancing Documents shall be substantially in the forms of the
Exhibits referenced hereinafter.

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               (a) DEED.  Deed,  in the form  attached  as  Exhibit  F, shall be
properly  executed and delivered into escrow by Seller,  in recordable form, for
purposes  of  conveying  the  Property  (other than the  Leases,  Contracts  and
Personal Property) to Purchaser as contemplated hereunder.

               (b) BILL OF SALE.  Bill of Sale,  in the form attached as Exhibit
G, shall be properly  executed and delivered  into escrow by Seller for purposes
of conveying the Personal Property to Purchaser as contemplated hereunder.

               (c)  ASSIGNMENT  OF LEASES.  Assignment  of  Leases,  in the form
attached as Exhibit H, shall be properly  executed and delivered  into escrow by
Seller,  as  assignor,  and by  Purchaser,  as  assignee,  for  purposes  of the
assignment  to and  assumption  by Purchaser of the Leases  (including  security
deposits) as contemplated hereunder.

               (d) ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT RIGHTS. Assignment of Contract Rights,
in the form attached as Exhibit I, shall be properly executed and delivered into
escrow by Seller, as assignor,  and by Purchaser,  as assignee,  for purposes of
the assignment to and  assumption by Purchaser of the Contracts as  contemplated
hereunder.

               (e) SETTLEMENT STATEMENT.  The Settlement Statement, on the basic
format  attached  hereto as Exhibit J, shall be properly  executed and delivered
into escrow by Seller and  Purchaser,  setting  forth the  Purchase  Price,  all
prorations and other  adjustments  to be made pursuant to the terms hereof,  and
the funds required for Closing as contemplated hereunder.

               (f) TENANT  NOTICES.  A Tenant  Notice,  in the form  attached as
Exhibit K, shall be properly  executed and  delivered  into escrow by Seller and
Purchaser  for  purposes  of  notifying  all  Tenants of the  assignment  to and
assumption by Purchaser of the Leases as contemplated hereunder.

               (g) FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT. A FIRPTA Affidavit, in the form attached as
Exhibit L, shall be properly executed and delivered into escrow by Seller.

               (h) CONTRACTOR NOTICES. A Contractor Notice, in the form attached
as Exhibit M, shall be properly executed and delivered into escrow by Seller and
Purchaser  for  purposes of  notifying  all parties  under the  Contracts of the
assignment  to and  assumption  by  Purchaser of the  Contracts as  contemplated
hereunder.

               (i)  SELLER'S  AFFIDAVIT.  A  Seller's  Affidavit,  in  the  form
attached as Exhibit N, shall be properly  executed and delivered  into escrow by
Seller.

               (j)  TRANSFER   DECLARATIONS.   All   transfer  tax   statements,
declarations  and filings as may be  necessary  or  appropriate  for purposes of
recordation of the deed shall be properly  executed and delivered into escrow by
Seller and/or Purchaser, as applicable.

               (k)  MISCELLANEOUS.  Such other  documents and instruments as the
parties may agree in writing shall be executed and/or delivered into escrow.

At the Closing,  Seller will cause to be delivered to Purchaser  (i) a dated and
executed commitment for the issuance of an owner's policy of the title insurance
in the amount of the purchase price referenced on settlement statements approved
by Seller and  Purchaser  and on the standard  form in use in the State


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of Texas insuring good and  indefeasible  fee simple title to the parcel of land
described  on Exhibit A,  subject to the  standard  printed  exceptions  and the
Permitted  Exceptions (as herein  defined),  (ii) "Bills Paid  Affidavit" on the
Escrow  Agent's  standard  form,  as revised by Seller and in form and substance
acceptable to Seller  verifying to Seller's  knowledge  that there are no unpaid
bills or claims for labor performed or materials furnished to the Property prior
to the  Closing  Date  other  than  those  incurred  in the  ordinary  course of
business,(iii) a rent roll report in the form of that certain "Rent Roll Report"
referenced  in Exhibit  T, and (iv)  Audit  Letter  executed  by First  Worthing
Company Limited in the form of Exhibit V.

         Immediately  following Closing,  Seller shall deliver possession of the
Property and all keys to the Property (to the extent in the possession of Seller
or Property Manager) to Purchaser. Originals or, if originals are not available,
copies, of all Leases and Contracts,  together with the additional documents, if
any,  mutually  agreed to by Seller and  Purchaser,  to the  extent in  Seller's
possession  or under its control,  shall be held at the  Property and  delivered
with possession of the Property.  Promptly following Closing, Purchaser shall be
responsible  for delivering  all Contractor  Notices to parties to the Contracts
and Tenant  Notices to Tenants  and shall  within five (5)  business  days after
Closing deliver copies thereof to Seller.  Promptly  following  Closing,  Seller
shall deliver copies of  terminations  of the Other Contracts to the extent such
terminations are accomplished by Seller by written notice to the parties thereto
and Seller shall deliver copies thereof to Purchaser at Closing.

                    ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         SECTION 5.1 REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES  BY  PURCHASER.  Purchaser
hereby makes the following  representations  and  warranties  for the benefit of
Seller as of the date hereof and the Closing Date, each of which representations
and warranties shall survive Closing of the transactions contemplated hereby:

               (a) CORPORATE  STATUS.  Purchaser is a corporation duly organized
and  validly  existing  under the laws of the State of  Virginia  and is in good
standing and duly qualified to do business in the States of Virginia and Texas.

               (b) POWER AND  AUTHORITY.  Purchaser has full power and authority
to enter into and perform this Agreement,  the documents and  certificates to be
executed and  delivered by Purchaser  pursuant  hereto,  and each and all of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms hereof
and thereof.  Purchaser  has, by all necessary  action,  validly  authorized the
execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this  Agreement,  the  documents  and
certificates  to be executed and delivered by Purchaser in connection  herewith,
and the  transactions  contemplated  hereby and thereby in  accordance  with the
terms hereof and thereof,  and the  performance  and  assumption by Purchaser of
each and all of Purchaser's covenants, obligations, liabilities and duties under
and with respect to the Leases and Contracts  pursuant hereto in accordance with
the respective terms thereof.  The individual(s)  executing this Agreement,  and
each of the other  documents  and  certificates  to be executed and delivered in
connection herewith, on behalf of Purchaser  ("Authorized  Signatories") is(are)
competent,  duly appointed and authorized officer(s) and/or agents of Purchaser,
with full legal capacity, power and authority, acting alone, to act on behalf of
and bind Purchaser in all respects.

               (c) AGREEMENT  BINDING.  This Agreement and each of the documents
and certificates  executed or to be executed and delivered by Purchaser,  and/or
the Authorized Signatories

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in connection  herewith are, or will be when executed and delivered,  the legal,
valid and binding obligations of and enforceable against Purchaser in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof.

               (d) ACTIONS AGAINST PURCHASER.  Purchaser has no actual knowledge
of any action,  proceeding,  investigation or Insolvency  Proceeding  pending or
threatened in writing against  Purchaser or any of the other  Purchaser  Parties
before any  Governmental  Authority  which would affect or impair in any respect
Purchaser's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

               (e)  NO  CONFLICTING   ORDERS.   The   execution,   delivery  and
performance  by  Purchaser  of this  Agreement  and  each of the  documents  and
certificates  to be executed and delivered by Purchaser  pursuant  hereto do not
violate any of the terms,  conditions  or  provisions  of any  judgment,  order,
injunction  or  decree  of any  Governmental  Authority  to which  Purchaser  is
subject.  No consent,  waiver or  approval of any Person,  which has not already
been  obtained,  is required in  connection  with the  execution,  delivery  and
performance  by  Purchaser  of this  Agreement  and  each of the  documents  and
instruments to be executed and delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto, except as
may be set forth in the Contracts or Leases.

               (f)  SOLVENCY;  NO  FRAUDULENT   CONVEYANCE.   Purchaser  is  not
Insolvent  and will  not  become  Insolvent  as a result  of  entering  into and
consummating  this  Agreement  and the purchase of the  Property,  including the
Leases and Contracts,  and the  Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof,
nor are the transfers to be made hereunder or obligations incurred in connection
herewith  made or  incurred  by  Purchaser  with any intent to hinder,  delay or
defraud any creditors to which  Purchaser is or becomes  indebted.  Purchaser is
not  engaged  in  business  or  any  transactions,  including  the  transactions
contemplated hereunder, or about to engage in any business or transactions,  for
which any remaining  property of Purchaser is  unreasonably  small capital,  nor
does Purchaser  intend to incur or believe that it will incur,  debts that would
be beyond its ability to pay as such debts matured.  Purchaser acknowledges that
it is  receiving  new,  fair,  reasonably  equivalent  value in exchange for the
transfers and  obligations  contemplated by this  Agreement,  and  affirmatively
represents  that  its  entry  into  this  Agreement  and   consummation  of  the
transactions  contemplated hereby does not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or
preferential  transfer under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal,  state or
local laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

         SECTION  5.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND  WARRANTIES  BY SELLER.  Seller hereby
makes the  representations and warranties in Sections 5.2(a) through (g) for the
benefit of Purchaser as of the date hereof and the Closing  Date,  each of which
shall be deemed to survive the Closing of the transactions  contemplated hereby.
Seller  further  hereby makes the  representations  and  warranties  in Sections
5.2(h) through 5.2(k) as of the date hereof or the date referenced therein only,
and likewise such representations and warranties shall not be or be deemed to be
continuing.  A representation  or warranty in Sections 5.2(h) through 5.2(k) (or
portion  thereof)  shall survive  Closing for the Survival  Period  (hereinafter
defined) if and only to the extent that Purchaser  could not determine the truth
or accuracy of such  representation or warranty (or applicable  portion thereof)
prior to Closing and otherwise shall not survive, and shall be deemed terminated
as of, the Closing:

               (a) CORPORATE STATUS. Seller is a corporation, duly organized and
validly  existing  under  the laws of the  State of  Connecticut  and is in good
standing and licensed to do business  under the laws of the State of Connecticut
and Texas.


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               (b) POWER AND  AUTHORITY.  Seller has full power and authority to
enter into and perform this  Agreement,  the  documents and  certificates  to be
executed  and  delivered  by  Seller  pursuant  hereto,  and each and all of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms hereof
and  thereof.  Seller has,  by all  necessary  action,  validly  authorized  the
execution,  delivery  and  performance  of this  Agreement,  the  documents  and
certificates to be executed and delivered by Seller in connection herewith,  and
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms
hereof and thereof, and the performance and assignment by Seller of each and all
of  Seller's  covenants,  obligations,  liabilities  and  duties  under and with
respect to the Leases  and  Contracts  pursuant  hereto in  accordance  with the
respective terms thereof. The individual(s)  executing this Agreement,  and each
of the  other  documents  and  certificates  to be  executed  and  delivered  in
connection herewith,  on behalf of Seller is(are) competent,  duly appointed and
authorized officer(s) of Seller, with full legal capacity,  power and authority,
acting alone, to act on behalf of and bind Seller in all respects.

               (c) AGREEMENT  BINDING.  This Agreement and each of the documents
and  certificates  executed  or  to be  executed  and  delivered  by  Seller  in
connection  herewith  are, or will be when  executed and  delivered,  the legal,
valid and binding  obligations of and  enforceable  against Seller in accordance
with the terms hereof and thereof.

               (d) ACTIONS AGAINST SELLER.  To Seller's  knowledge,  there is no
action, proceeding, investigation or Insolvency Proceeding pending or threatened
in  writing  against  Seller  or any of the  other  Seller  Parties  before  any
Governmental  Authority relating to the Property or which would affect or impair
in any respect  Seller's  ability to consummate  the  transactions  contemplated
hereby.

               (e)  SELLER  NOT A  "FOREIGN  PERSON."  Seller is not a  "foreign
person"  within the meaning of Section 1445 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code,  as
amended, and the regulations promulgated  thereunder,  or Seller shall otherwise
comply with the provisions thereof.

               (f) SOLVENCY; NO FRAUDULENT  CONVEYANCE.  Seller is not Insolvent
and will not become Insolvent as a result of entering into and consummating this
Agreement and the sale of the Property,  including the Leases and Contracts, and
the Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof, nor are the transfers to be
made hereunder or obligations  incurred in connection  herewith made or incurred
by Seller  with any intent to hinder,  delay or defraud any  creditors  to which
Seller  is or  becomes  indebted.  Seller  is not  engaged  in  business  or any
transactions,  including the transactions  contemplated  hereunder,  or about to
engage in any  business or  transactions,  for which any  remaining  property of
Seller is unreasonably small capital, nor does Seller intend to incur or believe
that it will incur,  debts that would be beyond its ability to pay as such debts
matured.  Seller  acknowledges  that  it  is  receiving  new,  fair,  reasonably
equivalent  value in exchange for the transfers and obligations  contemplated by
this Agreement,  and affirmatively represents that its entry into this Agreement
and consummation of the transactions  contemplated  hereby does not constitute a
fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfer as to Seller under the Bankruptcy
Code or any other federal, state or local laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally.

               (g)  NO  CONFLICTING   ORDERS.   The   execution,   delivery  and
performance  by  Seller  of  this  Agreement  and  each  of  the  documents  and
certificates  to be executed  and  delivered  by Seller  pursuant  hereto do not
violate any of the terms,  conditions  or  provisions  of any  judgment,  order,
injunction or decree of any  Governmental  Authority to which Seller is subject.
No  consent,  waiver or  approval  of any  Person,  which has not  already  been
obtained, is required in connection with the

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execution,  delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and each of the
documents  and  instruments  to be executed  and  delivered  by Seller  pursuant
hereto.

               (h) LEASES. To Seller's knowledge, Exhibit E attached hereto is a
true and  complete  list of all  Leases  in effect  as of the date  thereof.  To
Seller's knowledge,  true and complete copies of the Leases have been or will be
delivered  to  Purchaser  as  part  of the  Evaluation  Materials.  To  Seller's
knowledge,  Exhibit Q attached hereto is a list of all security deposits held by
Seller for the Leases in effect as of the date thereof.

               (i) GOVERNMENTAL  NOTICES.  Except as disclosed by the Litigation
Schedule attached as Exhibit O ("Litigation  Schedule"),  to Seller's knowledge,
Seller has not  received,  as of the date hereof,  any written  notices from any
Governmental Authority of any existing,  pending or threatened  investigation or
inquiry  by  any   Governmental   Authority  or  any  remedial  actions  by  any
Governmental  Authority under, or any violations of any applicable law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation,  order, determination of any Governmental Authority
or judicial court, or any restrictive  covenant,  deed  restriction or zoning or
building  ordinance  or  classification  affecting  the Property  pertaining  to
health, public safety, or the environment ("Environmental Laws"), which have not
been  complied  with  in all  material  respects.  Except  as  disclosed  on the
Litigation Schedule, to Seller's knowledge,  Seller has not received any written
notice of any existing,  pending or threatened  litigation  (including,  without
limitation,  any condemnation or notice of condemnation) affecting or related to
the Property or any of the Leases.

               (j) ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES.  As of Closing,  none of the landlord's
interest in the Leases and none of the rents or other amounts payable thereunder
to landlord  will be subject to any  assignment  (other than the  Assignment  of
Leases to be  delivered  by Seller at  Closing),  pledge,  or other  encumbrance
created by Seller.

               (k)  ENVIRONMENTAL  MATTERS.  Except as may be  disclosed  by the
Litigation  Schedule  or the  matters  set  forth on the  Environmental  Reports
Schedule  attached as Exhibit R, to Seller's  knowledge:  (i) the real  property
constituting a portion of the Property has not been  contaminated by or used for
the storage or disposal of any  hazardous  substances,  hazardous  materials  or
petroleum, other than the storage and use of cleaning products, office supplies,
and other substances and materials used in the normal operations and maintenance
of the Property and in  compliance  with  applicable  Environmental  Laws;  (ii)
neither such real property or the improvements  constructed  thereon contain any
building  material having  asbestos-containing  materials as a component part or
any  underground  storage  tanks which are required to be removed by Seller;  or
(iii) no  environmental  conditions  that  exceed  actionable  limits or require
remediation  under  applicable  Environmental  Laws by Seller that have not been
resolved as of the date hereof.

               (l) OWNERSHIP.  Seller has good and indefeasible fee simple title
to the  parcel  of land  described  on  Exhibit  A  subject  to (i) all  matters
disclosed by documents in the possession or control of Purchaser relating to any
portion of the Property,  (ii) all matters of public  record,  (iii) all matters
that would be revealed by a physical  inspection or survey  (including,  without
limitation,  any and all the surveys prepared in connection with this Agreement)
of all or any portion of the Property, (iv) all rights-of-way and easements, (v)
all matters  common to any plat of subdivision in which the Property is located,
(vi) all leases, tenancies, licenses or other rights of occupancy or use for any
portion of the Property and all obligations arising thereunder or any assignment
or sublet thereunder including, without limitation, all Contracts, Leases, other
Contracts, (vii) all commitments,  contracts, options or other agreements of any
kind  in  any  way  relating  to  the  repair,   maintenance,   use,  operation,
construction, design, ownership, lease

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or  service  of any  portion  of the  Property,  (viii) all rights of parties in
possession of any portion of the Property, (ix) all matters validly existing and
affecting  title to the  Property,  including,  without  limitation,  all taxes,
assessments and public charges on the Property for current and subsequent years,
zoning laws,  building laws,  regulations  and ordinances of municipal and other
governmental authorities affecting the Property and all encumbrances of any kind
whatsoever   affecting  the  Property,   including,   without  limitation,   all
encumbrances,  exceptions and the like described or  contemplated by any and all
title insurance abstracts, commitments, updates or policies issued in connection
herewith,  (x) all restrictive covenants and agreements affecting any portion of
the Property, (xi) any discrepancies, conflicts or shortages in area or boundary
lines or any  encroachments  or protrusions or any overlapping of  improvements,
and all  encumbrances,  exceptions and the like described or contemplated by any
and all title insurance, abstracts, commitments or policies issued in connection
herewith, and (xii) all reservations and/or exceptions of all oil, gas and other
minerals  in, on,  under or that may be produced  from or  otherwise  affect any
portion of the Property (collectively, the "Permitted Exceptions").

Purchaser hereby acknowledges that, in making the foregoing  representations and
warranties,  Seller  has  relied  entirely  and  solely on the  information  and
schedules  prepared by Property  Manager  (without  independent  verification or
undertaking  any  review of its files or the  materials  assembled  by  Property
Manager),  and Property  Manager has been  unwilling to confirm the accuracy and
completeness  of the  information and schedules which it has provided to Seller.
Seller has no  obligation  to perform  any  investigation  or due  diligence  to
confirm the accuracy and completeness of the information and schedules  provided
by Property  Manager and no  knowledge,  acts or omissions  of Property  Manager
shall be imputed to Seller hereunder.

If and to the extent a representation  and warranty set forth in Sections 5.2(h)
through 5.2(k) (or portion thereof)  survives  Closing,  such  representation or
warranty (or portion thereof) is expressly limited to and shall automatically be
deemed to expire and  terminate  on the date  which is 90 days from the  Closing
Date  ("Survival  Period"),  except  for claims  for which  Purchaser  has given
written  notice as set  forth  below  prior to the  expiration  of the  Survival
Period,  whereupon  Purchaser  shall have the rights and  remedies  set forth in
Article VI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no rights or remedies shall be deemed
to  accrue on  account  of a breach of any such  representations  or  warranties
unless  and  until:  (1)  Purchaser  shall  have  given  Seller  written  notice
specifying in reasonable  detail any alleged  breach prior to the  expiration of
the Survival Period; and (2) Seller shall have failed to cure (which may include
bonding over a defect in a manner  reasonably agreed to by Purchaser) any breach
within thirty (30) days,  or such longer  period of time as is reasonable  under
the  circumstances  if such  breach is  susceptible  to cure,  not to exceed one
hundred and twenty (120) days after receipt of notice from  Purchaser,  provided
Seller is continuously  and diligently  pursuing a cure of such breach.  Nothing
herein  shall be  deemed  to  modify  or  extend  the  Survival  Period  for the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.2(h) through 5.2(k).

                           ARTICLE VI DEFAULT REMEDIES

         SECTION 6.1 BY PURCHASER.  If prior to Closing,  Purchaser  breaches in
any material  respect any of its covenants,  obligations,  liabilities or duties
hereunder  without  such breach being cured  within  applicable  notice and cure
periods,  or in any documents or  certificates  executed and delivered by any of
the  Purchaser  Parties  in  connection  herewith,  or  if  any  of  Purchaser's
representations  and warranties  prove to be false in any material respect as of
the date deemed to be made,  then  Seller  shall be entitled to elect one of the
following  options:  (a)  terminate  its  obligation  to  sell  and  Purchaser's
obligation  to purchase the Property  and not proceed  with  Closing,  whereupon
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of the Earnest  Money from  Escrow  Agent  pursuant  to the Earnest  Money Trust
Agreement and/or Purchaser,  as applicable,  and retain the Earnest Money as its
sole and exclusive  remedy and as liquidated  damages for Purchaser's  breach of
this Agreement, any and all other claims for losses, damages, costs and expenses
being  deemed  waived  hereby,  provided  however,  the  recovery of  reasonable
attorneys' fees (whether incurred in connection with nonjudicial  action,  prior
to trial, at trial or on appeal or review,  including any proceedings  under the
Bankruptcy  Code) and expenses as hereinafter  provided and any  indemnification
obligations set forth in this Agreement  shall not be limited hereby;  or (b) in
the event Closing occurs,  exercise the rights and remedies set forth in Section
6.3. Further,  in the event Seller elects not to proceed to Closing and receives
and retains the Earnest Money as provided herein, and because the actual damages
suffered  by  Seller  as  a  result  of  such  breach  by  Purchaser   would  be
impracticable or extremely  difficult or impossible to determine,  Purchaser and
Seller agree that the amount of the Earnest Money shall be the amount of damages
to which Seller is entitled in such event and that the amount of such liquidated
damages is reasonable  and does not  constitute a penalty.  Upon full receipt of
the Earnest Money by Seller pursuant to (a) above, this Agreement, including the
purchase and sale obligations of Purchaser and Seller hereunder, shall be deemed
automatically  terminated,  and  the  parties  shall  have  no  further  rights,
obligations  or  liabilities  hereunder,   provided  however,  the  recovery  of
reasonable  attorneys'  fees (whether  incurred in connection  with  nonjudicial
action,  prior  to  trial,  at trial  or on  appeal  or  review,  including  any
proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code) and expenses as hereinafter  provided and
any indemnification obligations set forth in this Agreement shall not be limited
hereby.  If Purchaser  hinders,  delays,  contests or  interferes  with Seller's
receipt  or  retention  of  the  Earnest  Money  (or  attempts  to do any of the
foregoing),  then in any action brought  thereon,  the prevailing party shall be
entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and expenses (whether incurred in
connection  with  nonjudicial  action,  prior to trial, at trial or on appeal or
review,  including any proceedings  under the Bankruptcy Code). If Seller is the
prevailing  party, such amounts shall be in addition to retention of the Earnest
Money,  and if  Purchaser is the  prevailing  party,  such  amounts  shall be in
addition to the return of the Earnest Money by Seller.

         SECTION  6.2 BY SELLER.  If prior to  Closing,  Seller  breaches in any
material  respect  any of its  covenants,  obligations,  liabilities  or  duties
hereunder  without  such breach being cured  within  applicable  notice and cure
periods,  or in any documents or  certificates  executed and delivered by any of
the Seller Parties,  or if any of Seller's  representations and warranties prove
to be false in any material respect as of the date deemed to be made,  Purchaser
shall be entitled  to elect one of the  following  options:  (a)  terminate  its
obligations  to purchase and Seller's  obligations  to sell the Property and not
proceed with Closing,  whereupon  Purchaser shall be entitled to a prompt return
of the  Earnest  Money  from  Escrow  Agent  (to  the  extent  actually  paid by
Purchaser)  pursuant to the Earnest Money Trust  Agreement  and, as its sole and
exclusive  remedy,  to recover  from Seller its  reasonable,  out-of  pocket Due
Diligence costs and expenses  actually  incurred,  the aggregate  amount of such
costs and expenses not to exceed the total amount of the Earnest Money,  any and
all other claims for losses,  damages,  costs and expenses  being deemed  waived
hereby;  provided however,  the recovery of reasonable  attorneys' fees (whether
incurred in connection with nonjudicial  action,  prior to trial, at trial or on
appeal or review,  including  any  proceedings  under the  Bankruptcy  Code) and
expenses as hereinafter  provided and any indemnification  obligations set forth
in this Agreement shall not be limited hereby; (b) seek specific  performance of
Seller's  obligation  to sell the  Property,  and if the  Purchaser  prevails in
obtaining such specific performance,  Purchaser shall be entitled to recover its
reasonable  legal fees and costs  actually  incurred in obtaining the decree for
specific  performance (at trial but not on appeal) and otherwise Seller shall be
entitled to recover its reasonable legal fees and costs in connection therewith;
and (c) proceed  with  Closing and in the event  Closing  occurs,  exercise  the
rights  and  remedies  set forth in  Section  6.3.  If Seller  hinders,  delays,
contests or  interferes  with  Purchaser's  receipt or  retention of the Earnest
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pursuant  to (a) above (or  attempts  to do any of the  foregoing),  then in any
action  brought  thereon,  the  prevailing  party  shall be  entitled to recover
reasonable  attorney's  fees and expenses  (whether  incurred in connection with
nonjudicial action,  prior to trial, at trial or on appeal or review,  including
any  proceedings  under the Bankruptcy  Code.  The prevailing  party in any such
action for damages,  or in the event  Purchaser must pursue an action to recover
the Earnest Money, shall be entitled to recover  reasonable  attorney's fees and
expenses  (whether  incurred in connection  with  nonjudicial  action,  prior to
trial,  at trial or on appeal or review,  including  any  proceedings  under the
Bankruptcy Code).

         SECTION 6.3 POST-CLOSING  DEFAULTS.  If, following  Closing,  any party
hereto breaches any of its covenants, obligations,  liabilities,  indemnities or
duties hereunder,  or in any documents or certificates executed and delivered by
it, or if any of its  representations and warranties which survive Closing prove
to be false in any material  respect as of the date deemed to be made, the other
party  shall be  entitled  to  recover  from such  defaulting  party any and all
damages  (excluding  any special,  consequential  and/or lost profit damages and
subject to the  limitations  set forth in Sections 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2),  costs and
expenses,  including reasonable  attorneys' fees (whether incurred in connection
with  nonjudicial  action,  prior to trial,  at trial or on  appeal  or  review,
including any proceedings  under the Bankruptcy  Code) and expenses  suffered or
incurred by such other party as a result of such breach.

         SECTION 6.4 GENERAL PROVISIONS. All rights and remedies in favor of the
parties  in this  Agreement  are the  sole and  exclusive  rights  and  remedies
available  to the  parties  and  exclusive  of any  other  rights  and  remedies
available  at law or in equity.  The rights and remedies in favor of the parties
hereunder are cumulative and may be exercised  successively  or  concurrently as
determined  by such  parties  in their  sole  discretion,  except  as  otherwise
provided herein to the contrary (including in Sections 5.2, 6.1 and 6.2). Except
as  provided  herein to the  contrary,  the  exercise of any one right or remedy
shall not be a waiver of the right to  exercise  at the same time or  thereafter
any other right or remedy and no delay in  exercising or failing to exercise any
rights or remedies hereunder (subject to the limitations set forth herein) shall
constitute,  or be deemed to  constitute,  a waiver of the right to exercise any
such rights or remedies at any time  thereafter  or a release,  satisfaction  or
discharge  of  the  terms  hereof,   all  such  rights  and  remedies  remaining
continuously  in force.  This  Article VI,  including  without  limitation,  the
liquidated  damages  provisions  and waivers set forth in Sections  6.1 and 6.2,
shall not limit or impair in any way,  and shall be in  addition  to, the rights
and remedies  any party  hereto may have by virtue of any  specific  indemnities
granted  herein  (including  Sections 2.4, 7.1,  7.11,  7.17 and 7.23) or in any
documents or  certificates  executed and  delivered by any of the parties to the
other.

                            ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

         SECTION 7.1 ASSIGNMENT.  Seller and Purchaser  hereby  acknowledge that
this Agreement is a contract to extend certain financial  accommodations  and is
personal  to Seller and  Purchaser  and  neither  party  shall have any right to
assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations  hereunder  (including
any  representations  and warranties  included herein) without the prior written
consent of the other  party,  which  consent  may be  withheld,  conditioned  or
delayed  in  Seller's  or  Purchaser's,  as the case may be,  sole and  absolute
discretion,   except  as  hereinafter  provided.  Any  assignment  or  attempted
assignment  by  either  party  of this  Agreement  or such  party's  rights  and
obligations  hereunder,  except  in  strict  accordance  with the  terms of this
Section 7.1,  shall  constitute a breach by such party under this  Agreement and
shall  entitle  the other  party to  exercise  any and all of their  rights  and
remedies  hereunder.  Seller  will  consent  to a one time  only  assignment  by
Purchaser  of this  Agreement  and its rights and benefits  hereunder,  prior to
Closing, to any Person which is owned or controlled,  directly or indirectly, by
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to any Person which owns or controls,  directly or indirectly,  Purchaser or any
of its equity holders,  subsidiaries or affiliates,  any Person that may succeed
to the  interests  of  Purchaser  by  merger,  consolidation  or other  business
combination,  or any Person who acquires all or substantially all of Purchaser's
assets or any of its equity holders,  affiliates or subsidiaries,  provided that
as a  condition  precedent  to the  effectiveness  of  and  prior  to  any  such
assignment: (a) Purchaser shall give Seller at least ten (10) days prior written
notice of its  intent to  assign  this  Agreement;  and (b)  Purchaser  and such
assignee  shall have  executed  and  delivered  to Seller an  amendment  to this
Agreement,  in form and content reasonably  satisfactory to Seller,  wherein the
assignee  expressly assumes and agrees to pay and perform all of the Purchaser's
covenants,  representations,  warranties,  obligations and liabilities hereunder
(whether arising prior or subsequent to such assignment) and under all documents
and  certificates  executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered by the
Purchaser or such  permitted  assignee in  connection  herewith,  and  Purchaser
agrees to remain jointly and severally liable with such assignee for the payment
and   performance   of  all  of  such   covenants,   obligations,   liabilities,
representations  and  warranties.  Purchaser  will  consent  to a one time  only
assignment after the Closing Date by Seller of this Agreement and its rights and
benefits  hereunder  to any Person  which is owned or  controlled,  directly  or
indirectly, by Seller or any of its equity holders,  subsidiaries or affiliates,
and/or to any Person which owns or controls,  directly or indirectly,  Seller or
any of its equity  holders,  subsidiaries  or  affiliates,  any Person  that may
succeed to the  interests of Seller by merger,  consolidation,  liquidation,  or
other business combination or reorganization,  or any Person who acquires all or
substantially all of Seller's assets or any of its equity holders, affiliates or
subsidiaries,  including The Travelers Group, Inc., provided that as a condition
precedent to the  effectiveness of and prior to any such assignment:  (i) Seller
shall give  Purchaser at least ten (10) days prior written  notice of its intent
to assign this Agreement;  and (ii) Seller and such assignee shall have executed
and delivered to Purchaser an amendment to this  Agreement,  in form and content
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser, wherein the assignee expressly assumes and
agrees  to  pay  and  perform   all  of  the   Seller's   remaining   covenants,
representations,  warranties,  obligations  and liabilities  hereunder  (whether
arising  prior or  subsequent  to such  assignment)  and under all documents and
certificates  executed  and  delivered  or to be executed  and  delivered by the
Seller or such permitted assignee in connection  herewith,  and Seller agrees to
remain  jointly  and  severally  liable with such  assignee  for the payment and
performance of all of such covenants, obligations, liabilities,  representations
and  warranties.  Any  assignment or other  Transfer,  or attempted or purported
assignment or other  Transfer,  by Seller or  Purchaser,  as the case may be, of
this Agreement,  or any of its rights and benefits hereunder,  shall be NULL AND
VOID,  unless made with the prior  written  consent of the other and strictly in
accordance  with the terms hereof.  Any such permitted  assignee shall be deemed
the "Purchaser" or "Seller,"as the case may be, for all purposes  hereunder from
and  after the  assignment  by  Purchaser  or  Seller,  as  applicable,  of this
Agreement and its rights,  benefits and obligations in accordance with the terms
hereof; provided,  however, the original named Purchaser and Seller, as the case
may be, herein shall remain jointly and severally  liable after such  assignment
with its  respective  permitted  assignee for the  performance of all covenants,
obligations, duties, liabilities, representations and warranties of Purchaser or
Seller,  respectively,  under this Agreement and all documents and  certificates
executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered by Purchaser or Seller or
their respective  permitted assignees in connection  herewith.  Purchaser hereby
agrees to  indemnify,  defend  and hold the  Seller  Parties  harmless  from and
against any  Liabilities  arising out of or  relating  to any  assignment  of or
attempt by  Purchaser  to assign this  Agreement  or its rights and  obligations
hereunder.  Seller  hereby  agrees to  indemnify,  defend and hold the Purchaser
Parties harmless from and against any Liabilities  arising out of or relating to
any  assignment  of or attempt by Seller to assign this  Agreement or its rights
and obligations  hereunder.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  so long as 7.1(ii)
above is satisfied,  Purchaser  shall be entitled to assign this Agreement to an
entity which is controlled by Apple  Residential  Income Trust,  Inc. upon three
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notification  by  Purchaser  to Seller  and  Seller's  counsel  of its intent to
assign,  which  such  date of  notification  shall be not later  than  three (3)
business days prior to the Closing Date and such assignment and assumption shall
be in the  form  of  Exhibit  W and  delivered  at  Closing  to  Seller,  but no
additional assignment shall be permitted.

         SECTION  7.2  NOTICES.  All  notices,   demands,   requests  and  other
communications  required  hereunder  shall be in writing  and shall be deemed to
have been given and/or received: (a) upon delivery if personally delivered;  (b)
three (3) days after deposit in the United States Mail when  delivered,  postage
pre-paid,  by  certified or  registered  mail;  (c) the next  business day after
deposit with a  nationally  recognized  overnight  delivery  service  marked for
delivery on the next business day; or (d) upon completion of transmission (which
is confirmed by telephone or a statement generated by the transmitting  machine)
if sent by facsimile to compatible equipment in the possession of the recipient,
addressed  to the party for whom it is intended at its address  hereinafter  set
forth:

(a)   IF TO SELLER:             The Travelers Indemnity Company
                                One Tower Square
                                9PBA
                                Hartford, Connecticut 06183-2030
                                Attn:    Mr. Steve Kalmin
                                (860) 954-1186 (Facsimile)

      WITH A COPY TO:           The Travelers Group
                                One Tower Square
                                9PBA
                                Hartford, Connecticut 06183-2030
                                Attn:    Ellen N. Derrig, Esquire
                                (860) 954-2620 (Facsimile)

      WITH A COPY TO:           Kathleen J. Wu, Esquire
                                Andrews & Kurth L.L.P.
                                A Registered Limited Liability Partnership
                                1717 Main Street, Suite 3700
                                Dallas, Texas  75201
                                (214) 659-4401 (Facsimile)

(b)  IF TO PURCHASER:           Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc.
                                306 East Main Street
                                Richmond, Virginia 23219
                                Attention: Mr. Gustav Rempies, III
                                (804) 782-9302 (Facsimile)

      WITH A COPY TO:           Harry S. Taubenfeld, Esq.
                                Zuckerbrod & Taubenfeld
                                5575 Chestnut Street
                                P.O. Box 488
                                Cedarhurst, New York 11516
                                (516) 374-3490 (Facsimile)




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      WITH A COPY TO:           Robert E. Morrison, Esq.
                                Brown, McCarroll & Oaks Hartline
                                300 Crescent Court
                                Suite 1400
                                Dallas, Texas 75201-6929
                                (214) 999-6170 (Facsimile)

Any party may  designate  a change of address  by  written  notice to the other,
given at least  ten (10)  days  before  such  change  of  address  is to  become
effective.

         SECTION  7.3  NO  THIRD  PARTY  BENEFICIARY.  The  provisions  of  this
Agreement  are  solely  for the  benefit  of  Purchaser  and  Seller,  and their
successors  and permitted  assigns.  No provision of this Agreement or of any of
the  documents  and  certificates  executed  in  connection  herewith  shall  be
construed as creating in any Person other than  Purchaser and Seller,  and their
successors and permitted assigns, any rights of any nature whatsoever.

         SECTION  7.4  SUCCESSORS  AND  ASSIGNS.  Subject to the  provisions  of
Sections  7.1 and 7.3,  all of the terms,  covenants  and  conditions  contained
herein  and in the other  documents  and  certificates  executed  in  connection
herewith  shall apply to and be binding  upon,  and inure to the benefit of, the
successors and permitted assigns of Purchaser and Seller, respectively.

         SECTION 7.5  SEVERABILITY.  If any provision in this Agreement is found
by a court of competent  jurisdiction  to be in violation of any applicable law,
and if  such  court  should  declare  such  provision  of this  Agreement  to be
unlawful,  void, illegal or unenforceable in any respect,  the remainder of this
Agreement shall be severable,  and the rights,  obligations and interests of the
parties  hereto under the  remainder of this  Agreement  shall  continue in full
force and effect.  To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto
waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable  any
provision  hereof.  If the invalidity of any part or provision of this Agreement
shall deprive any party of the economic benefit intended to be conferred by this
Agreement,  the parties shall negotiate,  in good faith, to develop a structure,
the  economic  effect of which is nearly as  possible  the same as the  economic
effect of this Agreement without regard to such invalidity.

         SECTION 7.6  MODIFICATION.  This Agreement and the terms hereof may not
be changed,  waived,  modified,  canceled,  discharged or terminated orally, but
only by an instrument or instruments in writing signed by Purchaser and Seller.

         SECTION 7.7  GOVERNING  LAW. THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE  WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, EXCLUDING CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

         SECTION  7.8  CONSENT TO  JURISDICTION.  Each of  Purchaser  and Seller
hereby consents to the exercise of personal  jurisdiction over it by the federal
court in the Northern  District of Texas or any state circuit or district courts
in Dallas  County,  and  consents to the laying of venue in any such  federal or
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         SECTION  7.9  HEADINGS.  The  Article  headings  and  the  Section  and
Subsection titles hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only, are not
intended to modify the terms  hereof,  and shall not be  construed in any way to
limit or define the content, scope or intent of the provisions hereof.

         SECTION 7.10 ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto,
each of  which is  incorporated  herein  by this  reference,  together  with the
documents and  certificates  executed and  delivered in connection  herewith set
forth  the  entire  agreement  between  Purchaser  and  Seller  relating  to the
transactions  contemplated hereby, and all prior or contemporaneous  agreements,
understandings,  representations or statements,  oral or written, are superseded
hereby and thereby.

         SECTION 7.11 BROKER. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to Seller
that it has not engaged any finder, broker or other agent with respect to any of
the  transactions  described  by this  Agreement  or  otherwise  relating to the
acquisition  of all or any  portion of the  Property,  other than  Broker  whose
commission  shall  be  paid by  Purchaser  under a  separate  agreement  between
Purchaser  and  Broker in  accordance  with the terms  thereof,  and none of the
Purchaser Parties,  including Broker, shall assert any claims against any of the
Seller  Parties or the  Property (or any portion  thereof) for any  brokerage or
sales commissions, finder's fees, consultant's fees or any other similar fees or
compensation of any kind or nature  whatsoever,  irrespective of the termination
of this  Agreement and whether or not Closing  occurs  hereunder.  Seller hereby
represents and warrants to Purchaser that it has not engaged any finder,  broker
or other  agents  with  respect  to any of the  transactions  described  by this
Agreement  or  otherwise  relating  to the  sale  of all or any  portion  of the
Property,  and none of the Seller  Parties  shall assert any claims  against the
Purchaser  Parties  for any  brokerage  or  sales  commissions,  finder's  fees,
consultant's  fees or any  other  similar  fees or  compensation  of any kind or
nature whatsoever, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and whether
or not the Closing occurs  hereunder.  Purchaser  hereby covenants and agrees to
indemnify,  defend and hold harmless the Seller, and Seller covenants and agrees
to indemnify,  defend and hold harmless the Purchaser,  from and against any and
all  liability,  damage  (including  special  and  consequential),  loss,  lien,
expense,  suit and claim (including  reasonable  attorneys' fees and expenses at
trial and  appellate  levels)  caused by or arising  out of: (a) a breach of the
aforesaid  representations  and warranties of the indemnifying party; and/or (b)
any claims for any brokerage or sales commissions,  finder's fees,  consultant's
fees or any other similar fees or compensation of the indemnifying  party or any
person  claiming  to have  dealt  with,  on behalf  of,  through  or under  such
indemnifying  party.  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary,  Purchaser and
Seller hereby  acknowledge  and agree that Purchaser  shall be  responsible  and
shall  pay  to  Broker  any  brokerage  or  sales  commissions,  finder's  fees,
consultant's  fees or any  other  similar  fees or  compensation  of any kind or
nature  whatsoever,  in connection  with the  transactions  described by this or
contemplated by this Agreement.

         SECTION  7.12  NO  PERSONAL/JOINT  LIABILITY.  This  Agreement  and all
documents,  agreements,  understandings and arrangements  relating hereto and to
the  transactions  contemplated  hereby  have  been  negotiated,   executed  and
delivered on behalf of Seller and Purchaser by their respective  partners and/or
officers in their representative capacities and not individually,  and bind only
the assets of Seller and Purchaser (including any assignee),  respectively,  and
no officer,  director,  employee,  partner,  agent or  shareholder of either the
Seller  Parties  or  Purchaser  Parties  shall be bound or held to any  personal
liability or responsibility  in connection with the agreements,  obligations and
undertakings of Seller or Purchaser,  as the case may be, hereunder.  Any Person
dealing with Seller and/or Purchaser in connection herewith shall look solely to
the assets of Seller and Purchaser (including any assignee),  respectively,  for
the  payment  of any  claim  or for the  performance  of any of its  agreements,
obligations or undertakings  hereunder.  Each party acknowledges and agrees that
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document  executed by the other party in  accordance  with or in respect of this
Agreement and the transactions  contemplated  hereby shall be deemed and treated
to include in all respects and for all purposes the  provisions  of this Section
7.12.

         SECTION 7.13 SURVIVAL.  All  representations and warranties (subject to
the  limitations  in  Section  5.2),  covenants,  obligations,  indemnities  and
provisions  of this  Agreement  shall  survive the  Closing of the  transactions
contemplated hereby and/or termination of this Agreement.

         SECTION 7.14 WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. SELLER AND PURCHASER HEREBY WAIVE
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BROUGHT ON, UNDER OR BY VIRTUE OF OR RELATING IN ANY
WAY TO THIS  AGREEMENT  OR ANY OF THE  DOCUMENTS  OR  CERTIFICATES  EXECUTED  IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY CLAIMS, DEFENSES, RIGHTS OF SET-OFF OR OTHER ACTIONS
PERTAINING HERETO OR THERETO.

PURCHASER'S INITIALS:/s/ GGR                          SELLER'S INITIALS:/s/ LML
                     --------                                           --------

         SECTION  7.15 TIME IS OF  ESSENCE.  TIME IS OF THE  ESSENCE  under this
Agreement,  each and all of the other  documents  and  certificates  executed in
connection herewith, and each and every term, covenant,  condition and provision
hereof and thereof.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  Purchaser shall have a one
time right to extend  the  Closing  Date to 10:00  a.m.,  Dallas,  Texas time on
January 6, 1999 (but  Purchaser  shall have the right to close  before such date
provided  Seller shall receive three (3) business days prior written notice from
Purchaser of such earlier date),  provided,  however,  Purchaser shall only have
this one time right if Escrow  Agent is in actual  receipt of the full amount of
the Purchase Price in cash or other  immediately  available funds,  which amount
shall be held by Escrow Agent  pursuant to the terms of the Earnest  Money Trust
Agreement and shall be deemed  earned in and vested in Seller and  nonrefundable
in all respects,  except in the event of Sellers'  breach  hereunder  (after the
giving of notice and  expiration of any applicable  cure period),  and Purchaser
shall be prohibited from later claiming otherwise.

         SECTION  7.16  EFFECTIVE  DATE.  Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  this
Agreement  may have been executed on a date prior or  subsequent  thereto,  this
Agreement  shall be deemed  effective  on the date on which  each and all of the
following  conditions  precedent to  effectiveness  are satisfied (but not prior
thereto):  (a) Purchaser  shall have executed and  delivered  this  Agreement to
Seller and the Earnest  Money Trust  Agreement to Escrow  Agent and Seller;  (b)
concurrently  with the execution and delivery by Purchaser of this Agreement and
the Earnest Money Trust  Agreement,  the Earnest Money shall have been deposited
and paid in full in accordance  with the provisions of Section  3.1(a);  and (c)
Seller shall have  executed and delivered  this  Agreement and the Earnest Money
Trust  Agreement to Purchaser and Escrow Agent.  Any calculation of time periods
within which  Purchaser or Seller must act or respond  which refer in any way to
the date of this  Agreement  shall mean and refer to the Effective  Date and not
the date set forth on the first page  hereof.  Each  party  agrees to confirm in
writing, upon request, the Effective Date hereof.

         SECTION  7.17 NO  RECORDING.  Purchaser  and Seller  hereby  agree that
neither this Agreement nor any memorandum  hereof shall be recorded.  Each party
hereby  agrees to indemnify  and hold  harmless  the other for all  liabilities,
losses,  damages, liens, suits, claims, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys'  fees)  incurred by the other by reason of a breach of the  foregoing
covenant.

         SECTION 7.18  INFORMED  CONSENT.  Each of Purchaser  and Seller  hereby
acknowledges  for the  benefit of the other  that:  it has  thoroughly  read and
reviewed  the  terms  and  provisions  of this  Agreement  and each of the other
documents and certificates to be executed in connection herewith and is familiar
with same;  the terms and provisions  hereof and thereof are clearly  understood
and have been  fully  consented  to; it has had the full  benefit  and advice of
counsel  of its  own  selection,  in  regard  to  understanding  the  terms  and
provisions hereof and thereof, the meaning and effect of this Agreement and each
of the other documents and  certificates to be executed in connection  herewith,
and otherwise
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as desired;  and all such documents have been entered into freely,  voluntarily,
in good  faith,  with full  knowledge  of the  consequences  thereof and without
duress.

         SECTION 7.19 FURTHER  ASSURANCES.  Seller and  Purchaser  hereby agree,
upon  reasonable  request of the other party,  to do,  execute,  acknowledge and
deliver, or to cause to be done, executed,  acknowledged and delivered, all such
further acts and  instruments  as may be reasonably  required to effectuate  the
transactions  contemplated  hereby.  All costs and  expenses  incurred by either
party in  connection  with this  Section  shall be paid by the party  making the
request pursuant hereto.

         SECTION 7.20  COUNTERPARTS.  This  Agreement  may be executed in one or
more  counterparts,  each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together  shall  constitute  but  one  original.  This  Agreement  shall  not be
effective unless and until executed and delivered by Purchaser and Seller in one
or more counterparts.

         SECTION 7.21 WAIVER OF CONSUMER  PROTECTION/DECEPTIVE  TRADE  PRACTICES
ACTS.  PURCHASER HEREBY  REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS TO SELLER THAT: (I) IT SEEKS TO
ACQUIRE AND WILL BE ACQUIRING THE PROPERTY,  INCLUDING THE LEASES AND CONTRACTS,
AND  OBLIGATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL  PURPOSES ONLY, AND NOT FOR PERSONAL,  FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD PURPOSES;  (II) PURCHASER IS EXPERIENCED AND HAS PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED IN
THE  ACQUISITION  OF PROPERTY AND OTHER  TRANSACTIONS  OF THE TYPE  CONTEMPLATED
HEREUNDER;  AND  (III)  NEITHER  THIS  AGREEMENT  NOR  ANY OF  THE  TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED  HEREUNDER,  INCLUDING  THE  PURCHASE  AND  SALE  OF THE  PROPERTY,
INCLUDING THE LEASES AND CONTRACTS,  AND OBLIGATIONS,  IS A CONSUMER TRANSACTION
AND/OR GOVERNED, OR INTENDED TO BE GOVERNED, BY ANY CONSUMER PROTECTION,  UNFAIR
OR  DECEPTIVE,  TRADE OR CONSUMER  FRAUD ACTS IN THE  JURISDICTION  IN WHICH THE
PROPERTY IS LOCATED OR TO WHICH THIS  AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT,  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT
LIMITATION,  ANY CONSUMER  PROTECTION AND/OR DECEPTIVE OR UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
ACTS ENACTED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE,  INCLUDING  THE UNIFORM  DECEPTIVE  TRADE
PRACTICES ACT AS ENACTED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN TITLE 6, SECTIONS  2531, ET
SEQ.,   AND/OR  IN  THE  STATE  OF  TEXAS,   INCLUDING   THE   DECEPTIVE   TRADE
PRACTICES-CONSUMER  PROTECTION ACT,  SECTION 17.41 ET SEQ.,  BUSINESS & COMMERCE
CODE ("DTPA"),  AND PURCHASER HEREBY WAIVES  UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY ALL
RIGHTS,  BENEFITS,  PROTECTIONS,  REMEDIES  AND  OTHER  PROVISIONS  THEREOF  AND
THEREUNDER.

                            WAIVER OF CONSUMER RIGHTS

         PURCHASER  HEREBY  ACKNOWLEDGES,  FOR  ITSELF  (INCLUDING  ALL  PERSONS
CLAIMING BY AND  THROUGH  PURCHASER)  AND ITS AND THEIR  LEGAL  REPRESENTATIVES,
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, THAT THE DTPA IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER.  PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES,  REPRESENTS
AND WARRANTS TO SELLER THAT: (I) THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT
INVOLVE  TOTAL  CONSIDERATION  BY  PURCHASER  OF MORE  THAN  $500,000  AND  THIS
AGREEMENT  DOES NOT INVOLVE  PURCHASER'S  RESIDENCE;  (II) IN  NEGOTIATING  THIS
AGREEMENT  (INCLUDING  THE  WAIVERS SET FORTH  HEREIN)  AND IN THE  TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY,  PURCHASER HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL WHO IS NOT
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IDENTIFIED,  SUGGESTED, OR SELECTED BY SELLER OR AN AGENT
OF SELLER;  (III)  PURCHASER  HAS  KNOWLEDGE  AND  EXPERIENCE

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IN FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MATTERS THAT ENABLE IT TO ANALYZE THE MERITS AND RISKS
OF  THE  TRANSACTIONS   CONTEMPLATED   HEREBY;   (IV)  PURCHASER  IS  NOT  IN  A
SIGNIFICANTLY  DISPARATE  BARGAINING  POSITION;  AND (V) PURCHASER IS A BUSINESS
CONSUMER (TO THE EXTENT IT IS A CONSUMER AND WITHOUT  ACKNOWLEDGING  THAT ANY OF
THE  TRANSACTIONS  HEREUNDER  INVOLVE  THE SALE OF GOODS OR  SERVICES)  THAT HAS
ASSETS OF $25 MILLION OR MORE OR THAT IS OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY A CORPORATION OR
ENTITY  WITH  ASSETS OF $25  MILLION OR MORE.  MOREOVER,  PURCHASER,  FOR ITSELF
(INCLUDING  ALL PERSONS  CLAIMING BY AND  THROUGH  PURCHASER)  AND ITS AND THEIR
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES,  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,  HEREBY KNOWINGLY,  VOLUNTARILY,
AND  INTENTIONALLY,  AFTER ADVICE OF  COMPETENT  COUNSEL,  WAIVES AND  RELEASES,
UNCONDITIONALLY  AND  IRREVOCABLY,  ANY AND ALL  BENEFITS,  CLAIMS,  RIGHTS  AND
REMEDIES ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE UNDER THE DTPA, A LAW THAT GIVES CONSUMERS SPECIAL
RIGHTS AND  PROTECTIONS,  INCLUDING  SPECIFICALLY  AND WITHOUT  LIMITATION,  ALL
RIGHTS  AND  REMEDIES  RESULTING  FROM OR  ARISING  OUT OF ANY  AND ALL  ACTS OR
PRACTICES OF SELLER AND ANY OTHER PERSON IN CONNECTION  WITH THIS  AGREEMENT AND
THE  TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY,  REGARDLESS  OF  WHETHER  SUCH  ACTS OR
PRACTICES  OCCUR  BEFORE,  ON  OR  AFTER  EXECUTION  OF  THIS  AGREEMENT.  AFTER
CONSULTATION   WITH  AN  ATTORNEY  OF  PURCHASER'S   OWN  SELECTION,   PURCHASER
VOLUNTARILY  CONSENTS TO THIS WAIVER.  THIS SECTION AND WAIVER SHALL SURVIVE THE
TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY,  AND THE  TRANSFER  OF THE  PROPERTY  AND THE  TRANSFER  OF THE  SPECIAL
WARRANTY DEED CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

         SECTION 7.22 SECURITIES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Purchaser, for itself and each
of the Purchaser Parties, hereby represents and acknowledges the following:

               (a) notwithstanding any Information, cooperation or assistance of
any kind by any of the  Seller  Parties  from time to time,  none of the  Seller
Parties is intended to be or shall be construed  as a party to or a  participant
in any transaction  entered into by Purchaser in connection with any Transfer or
Financing entered into by the Purchaser Parties of or for any of the Property or
any Securities in or relating to any of the foregoing, which Financing, Transfer
and/or  Securities  transactions  are  acknowledged to be, insofar as the Seller
Parties  are  concerned,  for the sole  benefit  of  Purchaser  and/or the other
Purchaser Parties; and,

               (b) none of the Seller Parties shall have any  disclosure,  other
responsibilities  or  Liabilities  in connection  with any Transfer or Financing
entered  into by the  Purchaser  Parties  of or for any of the  Property  or any
Securities in or relating to any of the foregoing, including the completeness or
accuracy  of any  Information  and any  decisions  to  include  or  exclude  any
Information,  or any inclusion or failure to include any other  information,  in
any offering materials prepared,  used or disseminated in connection with any of
the  foregoing.  Nothing  herein is intended to  diminish  or  eliminate  either
party's express  representations  and warranties to the other party set forth in
this Agreement or in the Conveyancing Documents.

         SECTION  7.23  SECURITIES   INDEMNITY.   Purchaser   hereby  agrees  to
indemnify,  defend and hold  harmless  the Seller  Parties  from and against all
Liabilities arising out of or relating in any way to: (a) any Securities issued,
offered,  solicited or sold in or relating to the Property  and/or any Financing
or Transfer thereof by any of the Purchaser  Parties,  including  non-compliance
with any Securities  Laws applicable  thereto;  and (b) any breach of any of the
acknowledgments,  representations  and  agreements set forth

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in Sections 7.22 of this  Agreement,  each of which shall be deemed  continuing.
Nothing  herein is intended to diminish  either party's rights or remedies under
Section 6.3.

         SECTION 7.24 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING.  Purchaser and Seller acknowledge
and agree that any and all letters of understanding and all prior and subsequent
letters or expressions  of intent  between Seller and Purchaser (or Broker),  if
any,  are  hereby  deemed  terminated,  of no  further  force  and  effect,  and
superseded by the terms of this Agreement.

         SECTION 7.25 SPECIAL NOTICES.

               (a) The Property may adjoin and share a common  boundary with the
tidally  influenced  submerged lands of the state.  Purchaser  acknowledges that
Section  33.135 of the Texas  Natural  Resources  Code requires any Purchaser of
property that adjoins and shares a common  boundary with the tidally  influenced
submerged lands of the state to sign and deliver a statutory  notice from Seller
in substantially the form of Addendum 1 attached hereto and incorporated  herein
for all  purposes.  Purchaser  hereby  (i)  acknowledges  receipt  of the notice
contained  in this  Section and this  Agreement,  (ii)  waives any other  rights
Purchaser may have under this Agreement or applicable law with respect to notice
that  the  Property  adjoins  and  shares  a common  boundary  with the  tidally
influenced  submerged  lands of the state, or the existence  thereof,  and (iii)
agrees to execute and  deliver  such  statutory  notice  contemporaneously  with
Purchaser's  execution  of this  Agreement  and at or prior to the  Closing,  if
requested by Seller.

               (b) SELLER  DOES NOT HAVE ANY  REASON TO BELIEVE  THAT ANY OF THE
PROPERTY  IS LOCATED IN A DISTRICT  CREATED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS  PROVIDING  OR
PROPOSING  TO PROVIDE,  AS THE  DISTRICT'S  PRINCIPAL  FUNCTION,  WATER,  SEWER,
DRAINAGE,  AND FLOOD CONTROL OR PROTECTION  FACILITIES OR SERVICES.  HOWEVER, IF
AFTER THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE ANY OF THE PROPERTY IS DETERMINED TO BE LOCATED IN OR
BECOMES  PART OF SUCH  DISTRICT,  SUCH  DISTRICT  SHALL  HAVE  TAXING  AUTHORITY
SEPARATE  FROM ANY OTHER  TAXING  AUTHORITY,  AND MAY ISSUE  BONDS  AND/OR  LEVY
ADDITIONAL  TAXES TO  PROVIDE  UTILITY  FACILITIES  AND/OR  SERVICES  WITHIN THE
DISTRICT. SUCH DISTRICTS ALSO HAVE AUTHORITY TO ADOPT AND IMPOSE STANDBY FEES ON
PROPERTY IN THE DISTRICT.  A DISTRICT MAY EXERCISE  AUTHORITY WITHOUT HOLDING AN
ELECTION  ON THE MATTER.  Purchaser  acknowledges  that  Chapter 50 of the Texas
Water  Code  requires  Seller to deliver  and  Purchaser  to sign and  deliver a
statutory notice relating to the tax rate, bonded  indebtedness,  or standby fee
of the district prior to final execution of this Agreement in substantially  the
form of Addendum 2 attached  hereto and  incorporated  herein for all  purposes.
Purchaser  hereby  (i)  acknowledges  receipt of the  notice  contained  in this
Section and this  Agreement,  (ii) waives any other  rights  Purchaser  may have
under this  Agreement or applicable law with respect to notice that the Property
is situated in utility or other  statutorily  created district  providing water,
sewer,  drainage or flood control  facilities  and  services,  and (c) agrees to
execute and deliver such statutory  notice  contemporaneously  with  Purchaser's
execution  of this  Agreement  and at or prior to the  Closing,  if requested by
Seller.

               (c) LEAD BASED PAINT DISCLOSURE.  By execution of this Agreement,
Purchaser acknowledges and agrees as follows, which shall survive the Closing or
termination of this Agreement:

                    (1) to Seller's  knowledge,  each  Property  was built after
               1978;

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                    (2) Seller has no knowledge of  lead-based  paint hazards in
               any of the Properties;

                    (3)  Seller  has  no  reports  or  records   pertaining   to
               lead-based  paint and/or  lead-based  paint hazards in any of the
               Properties;

                    (4) Purchaser has received the pamphlet "Protect Your Family
               from Lead in Your Home",  a copy of which is  attached  hereto as
               Addendum  "3"  and  incorporated  herein  by  reference  for  all
               purposes;

                    (5)  Purchaser  has the  opportunity  during the  Inspection
               Period  to  conduct  a risk  assessment  or  inspection  for  the
               presence of lead-based  paint and/or  lead-based paint hazards in
               each Property; and

                    (6) Purchaser has signed, initialed,  dated and delivered to
               Seller,  the disclosure  form, a copy of which is attached hereto
               as Addendum  "4" and  incorporated  herein by  reference  for all
               purposes.


         SECTION  7.28  PURCHASER AS PUBLIC  ENTITY.  Seller  acknowledges  that
Purchaser  has  advised  that it is a public  entity and that it is  required to
furnish  financial  statements  to the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  in
connection with this acquisition. Nonetheless, Purchaser acknowledges that it is
expressly  unwilling  to  agree  that it  will  provide  any or all  information
necessary for Purchaser's  reports to the Securities  Exchange  Commission,  but
Seller will agree to use reasonable efforts to make certain  nonconfidential and
nonprivileged  information  available at location(s)  acceptable to Seller which
Seller  customarily  and  ordinarily  retains and for the  period(s)  of time it
generally  retains same, but in no event not later than the first anniversary of
the Closing Date,  provided,  Seller shall not be obligated to incur any cost or
expense in connection  with its agreement  herein.  This  provision will survive
until the first anniversary of the Closing Date.

         SECTION 7.29  CONFIDENTIALITY.  The parties shall keep confidential the
existence  of  this  Agreement,  the  transactions  described  herein,  and  all
information  obtained  from the other  party both during and  subsequent  to the
transaction.  However, the covenants contained in this paragraph shall not apply
in respect to any  information  which (a) was already known to either party when
such information was received from the other,  (b) was readily  available to the
general public at the time of such receipt,  (c)  subsequently  becomes known to
the  general  public  through no fault or omission  by the other  party,  (d) is
subsequently  disclosed  by a third  party which has the bona fide right to make
such  disclosure,  or (e) is required to be disclosed  by law or a  governmental
agency. This clause shall survive Closing.





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         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF the parties have executed this  Agreement as of the
date first written above.

                                 PURCHASER:
                                 ----------

                                 CORNERSTONE REALTY INCOME TRUST, INC., a
                                 Virginia corporation

                                 By:/s/ Gus G. Remppies
                                    --------------------------------------------

                                 Name: Gus G. Remppies
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                 Title: Vice President, Director of Acquisitions
                                       -----------------------------------------


                                 SELLER:
                                 -------

                                 THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, a
                                 Connecticut corporation

                                 By:/s/ Lynn M. Latham
                                    --------------------------------------------

                                 Name: Lynn M. Latham
                                      ------------------------------------------

                                 Title: Vice President
                                       -----------------------------------------








                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                          PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

      THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 5th day of January, 1999
by and between Apple REIT Limited  Partnership,  a Virginia limited  partnership
(hereinafter  referred to as "Owner"),  and Apple Residential  Management Group,
Inc., a Virginia corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Manager").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

      WHEREAS,  Owner  is the  owner of  Sierra  Ridge  Apartments  (hereinafter
referred to as the "Property"); and

      WHEREAS,  Owner and Manager  desire to enter into this  Agreement  for the
purposes herein contained.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained, and for
other  valuable  consideration,  receipt  of which is hereby  acknowledged,  the
parties hereto agree as follows:


      1.  Designation  of Manager  as Manager  for the  Property.  Owner  hereby
engages  Manager as sole and exclusive  manager to rent,  manage and operate the
Property,  upon the  conditions  and for the term and  compensation  herein  set
forth.  All or a portion of the  services  being  performed  by  Manager  may be
contracted or  subcontracted to another property  management  company,  provided
that such company agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

      2.  Term of  Agreement;  Renewal.  This  Agreement  shall be valid  for an
initial  term of two (2) years.  In the event  Owner  sells its  interest in the
Property,  this  Agreement  will  terminate  upon the date of such sale.  Unless
either party by written  notice sent to the other party at least sixty (60) days
before the end of any two-year term hereof  elects not to renew this  Agreement,
this Agreement shall renew  automatically  for successive terms of two (2) years
on the same terms as contained herein.

      3. Acceptance of Engagement.  Manager hereby accepts its engagement as the
manager of the  Property and agrees to perform all  services  necessary  for the
care,  protection,  maintenance  and  operation of the  Property,  including the
following:

          a. The  collection  of all rents and other  income from the  Property,
provided that nothing herein  contained shall  constitute a guarantee by Manager
of the payment of rent by tenants;

          b. The purchase,  at the expense of Owner,  of all  equipment,  tools,
appliances,  materials,  supplies and uniforms  necessary for the maintenance or
operation of the Property;

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          c. The contracting on behalf of Owner for water, gas,  electricity and
other services necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Property;

          d. The advertising  for the rental of space in the Property,  the cost
of which shall be paid or by Owner;

          e. The use of all  reasonable  efforts to keep the Property  rented by
procuring  tenants for the Property and  negotiating  and executing on behalf of
Owner all leases for space in the Property;

          f.  The  employment,   discharge  and  payment  of  all  employees  or
contractors  necessary  to be employed in the  management  and  operation of the
Property.  Owner  agrees  that all wages  (and  federal  and state  unemployment
insurance and other required charges) of such employees, and all compensation of
such employees and contractors, shall be paid from Owner's funds;

          g. The  preparation  and  filing of all  returns  and other  documents
(other than promissory  notes,  mortgages,  deeds of trust or other documents or
instruments  which  would  encumber  the  Property)  required  under the Federal
Insurance Contributions Act and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, or any similar
federal or state legislation.  Manager shall also file returns and reports,  and
pay from  Owner's  funds,  all sums as may from time to time be  required by the
state or locality in which the Property is located;

          h. The  maintenance  of full books of account with correct  entries of
all receipts and  expenditures,  which books of account shall be the property of
Owner and shall at all  times be open to the  inspection  of Owner or any of its
employees or duly authorized agents;

          i. The furnishing to Owner of all lenders' annual property  inspection
letters  regarding  repairs  necessary  to avoid  mortgage  loan  defaults.  The
furnishing monthly of a detailed statement of all receipts and disbursements for
that month,  such  statement  to be  furnished on or before the 20th day of each
month  for the  preceding  month.  Such  statement  shall  show  the  status  of
collections  and shall be  supported by cancelled  checks,  vouchers,  duplicate
invoices  and similar  documentation  covering  all items of income and expense,
which shall be kept in Manager's office and shall be available for inspection by
Owner's  representatives  at all times.  Manager  shall  also  furnish a monthly
operating  statement  showing the income and expense for the month,  and year to
date,  and for the same month of the preceding  year. The cost of performing the
accounting  functions  outlined in paragraphs h and I shall be paid for by Owner
pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

          j. The  furnishing  of annual  reports to Owner which shall  contain a
composite financial report of the monthly statements provided in accordance with
paragraph  I, plus a statement by Manager as to the  operations  of the Property
during the previous  year and  recommendations,  if any, as to necessary  policy
changes or  improvements  which should be


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implemented in the forthcoming year, which  recommendations shall be accompanied
by an estimated budget for such items;

          k. The  furnishing  from time to time,  at least  semi-annually,  of a
tentative budget of expenses;

          l. The  furnishing  from  time to  time,  at  least  annually,  of the
following schedules: (1) forecast of rental and occupancy changes; (2) review of
lease  negotiations;  (3) annual analysis of leases; and (4) schedule of capital
improvements and method of financing such improvements;

          m. The  furnishing,  on a regular  basis,  of all forms  necessary  to
operate  and lease the  Property  and manage the  personnel  including,  but not
limited to, form leases, contracts and management policies; and

          n.  During  the  initial  term  of  this  Agreement,  supervising  the
transition from former ownership of the Property and implementing new management
systems with respect to operation of the Property.

      4. Deposits of Rent and Other Income. All sums received from rents, tenant
security  deposits or other deposits on space in the Property,  deposits on keys
and other  income from the  Property,  shall be  deposited  from time to time as
collected  by  Manager  to the credit of Owner in such bank or banks as may from
time to time be  designated  by Owner.  Such funds  shall be  disbursed  only in
accordance  with the terms of each  individual  lease and in accordance with any
applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

      5. Insurance. Owner shall place all insurance policies with respect to the
Property  and its  operation.  Manager  shall be  included  as an insured in the
policies covering general liability,  public liability and workers' compensation
insurance.  In the  event  Manager  is  authorized  by Owner to place  insurance
policies,  the companies,  the general  agents,  the amounts of coverage and the
risks insured shall be subject to the approval of Owner.

      6.  Indemnification.  Owner hereby  agrees to indemnify  and hold harmless
Manager  against  and in  respect  of  any  loss,  cost  or  expense  (including
reasonable investigative expenses and attorneys' fees), judgment,  award, amount
paid in settlement,  fine,  penalty and liability of any and every kind incurred
by or asserted against Manager by reason of or in connection with the employment
of Manager  hereunder,  the  performance  by Manager of the  services  described
herein or the occurrence or existence of any event or circumstance which results
or is alleged to have  resulted in death or injury to any person or  destruction
of or  damage  to any  property  and any suit,  action  or  proceeding  (whether
threatened,  initiated  or  completed)  by  reason of the  foregoing;  provided,
however,  that no such  indemnification  of Manager  shall be made,  and Manager
shall indemnify and hold Owner harmless against,  and to the extent of, any loss
that a court of competent  jurisdiction shall, by final adjudication,  determine
to have resulted from willful misconduct, gross negligence or fraud by or on the
part of Manager.
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      7.  Compensation of Manager for Managing the Property.  Owner shall pay to
Manager a "Property  Management Fee" for management of the Property  pursuant to
this  Agreement in an amount  equal to five  percent  (5%) of the monthly  gross
revenues from the Property. The Property Management Fee shall be paid to Manager
on or  before  the 10th day of each  month and  shall be based  upon the  income
received by Owner (for such  month)  which has been  obtained  by such date.  If
additional  gross  revenues are received by Owner after the day Manager is paid,
the sum due to Manager on account  of such  additional  income  shall be paid to
Manager when Manager is paid its fees for the next succeeding month.

      8. Reimbursement of Expenses.  Owner shall reimburse Manager for Manager's
expenses,  including  salaries and related  overhead  expenses,  associated with
bookkeeping,  accounting  and  financial  reporting  services  pertaining to the
Property.

      9. Reserves for Capital Items. Owner acknowledges that the budget prepared
by Manager, pursuant to paragraph 3(k), will contain a category labeled "Reserve
for  Capital  Items."  Owner  agrees to place  rents and other  income in a bank
account,  or to permit  Manager to transfer  Owner's funds to such  account,  in
sufficient amounts to meet the needs reflected in such budget.  Such funds shall
be placed in the account on a monthly basis as reflected in the budget.

      10. Cash Flow.  Owner  acknowledges  that the budget  prepared by Manager,
pursuant to paragraph 3(k),  will contain a category  labeled "Cash Flow." Owner
agrees,  in the event that the budgeted cash flow for the Property is "negative"
in any month covered by the budget, to place sufficient funds in a bank account,
or to permit Manager to transfer  Owner's funds to such account,  to make up the
budgeted operating deficit.  These funds must be placed in such account at least
forty-five (45) days before the budgeted deficit is to occur.

      11.  Power of  Attorney.  Owner  hereby  makes,  constitutes  and appoints
Manager its true and lawful attorney-in-fact,  for it and in its name, place and
stead and for its use and benefit to sign,  acknowledge  and file all  documents
and agreements (other than promissory notes, mortgages,  deeds of trust or other
documents or instruments which would encumber the Property) necessary to perform
or  effect  the  duties  and  obligations  of  Manager  under  the terms of this
Agreement.  The  foregoing  power of  attorney  is a special  power of  attorney
coupled with an interest. It may only be terminated by cancelling this Agreement
as provided herein.

      12.  Relationship  of Parties.  The  parties  agree and  acknowledge  that
Manager is and shall operate as an  independent  contractor  in  performing  its
duties  under this  Agreement,  and shall not be deemed an  employee or agent of
Owner.

      13. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement  represents the entire understanding
between the parties hereto with regard to the transactions  described herein and
may only be amended by a written  instrument  signed by the party  against  whom
enforcement is sought.

      14.  Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be construed in accordance  with
and be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the day and year first above written.



                                      OWNER:

                                      APPLE REIT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
                                      a Virginia limited partnership

                                      By: Apple General, Inc., general partner

                                      By:/s/ S. J. Olander
                                         ---------------------------------------

                                      Title: Secretary
                                            ------------------------------------


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                                      MANAGER:

                                      APPLE RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.

                                      By:/s/ S. J. Olander
                                         ---------------------------------------

                                      Title: Secretary
                                            ------------------------------------



                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3


                   PROPERTY ACQUISITION/DISPOSITION AGREEMENT

         THIS PROPERTY  ACQUISITION/DISPOSITION  AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is
made and entered into as of the 1st day of January,  1999,  by and between Apple
Residential  Income  Trust,  Inc., a Virginia  corporation  (the  "Owner"),  and
Cornerstone Realty Income Trust, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the "Agent").

                                    RECITALS

A.       The Owner conducts business as a "real estate  investment  trust," and,
         in  connection  therewith,  plans to,  from time to time,  acquire  and
         dispose of real property,  including particularly residential apartment
         complexes  (hereinafter  referred to  individually  as a "Property" and
         collectively as the "Properties").

B.       The  Owner  desires  to use  the  services  of  Agent  as a  broker  in
         connection  with the  acquisition  and disposition of the Properties on
         the terms set forth in this Agreement.

C.       The Owner and the Agent  desire to enter  into this  Agreement  for the
         purposes herein contained.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises herein contained,  and
for other valuable consideration,  receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,  the
parties agree as follows:

         1. Engagement of Agent as Broker for the  Properties.  The Owner hereby
engages the Agent as a broker in  connection  with the  purchase and sale of the
Properties,  upon the  conditions and for the term and  compensation  herein set
forth.  All or any portion of the services  being  performed by the Agent may be
contracted or subcontracted by the Agent to another company,  provided that such
company agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

         2. Term of Agreement;  Renewal. Subject to Section 2(b), this Agreement
shall be valid for an initial term of five (5) years beginning  January 1, 1999.
Unless  either  party by written  notice  sent to the other party at least sixty
(60) days  before the end of any  5-year  term  hereof  elects not to renew this
Agreement, this Agreement shall renew automatically for successive terms of five
(5) years on the same terms as contained herein.

         3. Acceptance of Engagement. The Agent hereby accepts its engagement as
a broker for the purchase and sale of the  Properties  and agrees to perform all
services  necessary to effectuate such purchases and sales which are customarily
provided by commercial real estate brokers,  and, without limitation,  the Agent
agrees:
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                  (a) To supervise,  on behalf of the Owner,  the preparation of
contracts of purchase or sale for each Property,  on such terms as are specified
by the Owner or its duly  authorized  representatives,  and all other  documents
related thereto or required to effectuate such purchase or sale;

                  (b) To  coordinate  the  activities  of,  and  act as  liaison
between the Owner and independent  professionals  connected with the purchase or
sale of a Property,  including  attorneys,  appraisers,  engineers,  inspectors,
lenders, if any, and others;

                  (c) To assist the Owner and its authorized  representatives in
satisfying any conditions precedent to the purchase or sale of a Property, which
shall  include  contracting  on behalf of the Owner with any third parties whose
services are required to close any such purchase or sale;

                  (d) To  represent  the Owner at the closing of the purchase or
sale of a Property,  to coordinate  the  activities of  professionals  and other
third persons  connected  with such closing,  and to supervise the compliance by
the Owner with all  requirements  and  customary  actions  associated  with such
purchase or sale, including, without limitation, the obtaining of property title
insurance,  the  delivery  and  recordation  of deeds and other  instruments  of
conveyance,  and the delivery and  recordation,  as required,  of any  documents
evidencing loans obtained or made by the Owner;

                  (e) Generally to act on behalf of the Owner in connection with
such purchase or sale as a commercial  real estate broker would  customarily act
with respect to such  transaction,  including the  provision of such  additional
services as would normally be provided by such a person.

         4.  Indemnification.  The Owner  hereby  agrees to  indemnify  and hold
harmless  the  Agent  against  and in  respect  of any  loss,  cost  or  expense
(including  reasonable  investigative  expenses and attorneys' fees),  judgment,
award,  amount paid in settlement,  fine, penalty and liability of any and every
kind  incurred  by or asserted  against the Agent by reason of or in  connection
with the engagement of the Agent hereunder,  the performance by the Agent of the
services  described  herein  or the  occurrence  or  existence  of any  event or
circumstance  which results or is alleged to have resulted in death or injury to
any person or destruction  of or damage to any property and any suit,  action or
proceeding  (whether  threatened,  initiated  or  completed)  by  reason  of the
foregoing; provided, however, that no such indemnification of the Agent shall be
made, and the Agent shall indemnify and hold the Owner harmless against,  and to
the extent of, any loss that a court of competent  jurisdiction  shall, by final
adjudication,   determine  to  have  resulted  from  willful  misconduct,  gross
negligence or fraud by or on the part of the Agent.

         5.  Compensation  of  Agent.  The  Owner  shall pay to the Agent a real
estate  commission in  connection  with each purchase of a Property in an amount
equal to two percent (2%) of the gross  purchase  price of the  Property  (which
does  not  include   amounts   budgeted  for  repairs  and   improvements),   in
consideration  of the Agent (or any person with whom the Agent  subcontracts  or
contracts  hereunder)  performing the services provided for in this Agreement in
connection with the purchase of the Property,  provided, that if indebtedness is
assumed or


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incurred  in  connection  with the  acquisition,  the fee that  would  have been
payable with respect to the portion of the purchase  price  represented  by such
indebtedness  shall  not  be  payable  until  such  time,  if  ever,  that  such
indebtedness  is repaid  with the  proceeds  of the sale of the  Owner's  common
shares or other equity  financing.  In consideration of the Agent (or any person
with whom the Agent subcontracts or contracts hereunder) performing the services
provided for in this  Agreement in connection  with the sale of a Property,  the
Owner  shall  pay to the  Agent  the  following:  a real  estate  commission  in
connection with the sale of a Property in an amount equal to two percent (2%) of
the gross sales price of the  Property,  if, but only if, the sales price of the
Property exceeds the sum of (A) the Company's cost for the Property  (consisting
of the  original  purchase  price plus all  capitalized  costs and  expenditures
connected with the Property),  without any reduction for  depreciation,  and (B)
ten  percent  (10%) of such cost.  If the sales price of the  Property  does not
equal such amount, the Agent shall be entitled only to payment by the Company of
its "direct  costs"  incurred in marketing  such property  (where "direct costs"
refers to a reasonable allocation of all costs, including salaries of personnel,
overhead and  utilities),  allocable to services in marketing such property.  If
the two percent (2%) real estate  commission is payable in connection  with sale
of a Property, the Agent shall not also be paid the reimbursement of its "direct
costs" as described in the preceding sentence. If the person from whom the Owner
purchases or to whom the Owner sells a Property pays any fee to the Agent,  such
amount  shall  decrease  the  amount of the  Owner?s  obligation  to the  Agent.
Furthermore,  the Agent shall not be entitled to any real estate  commission  in
connection  with a sale of a Property by the Owner to Cornerstone  Realty Income
Trust,  Inc. or any  Affiliate or the Agent (where  ?Affiliate?  has the meaning
specified in the Prospectus of the Owner dated November 16, 1996), but the Agent
will,  in such case,  be entitled to payment by the Owner of its direct costs in
such regard.

         6. Power of Attorney. The Owner hereby makes,  constitutes and appoints
the Agent its true and lawful  attorney-in-fact,  for it and in its name,  place
and  stead  and for its use and  benefit  to  sign,  acknowledge  and  file  all
documents  and  agreements  (other  than  contracts  for  purchase  or sale of a
Property,  promissory  notes,  mortgages,  deeds of trust or other  documents or
instruments which would bind the Owner to purchase or sell a Property, result or
evidence the incurrence of debt by the Owner, or encumber a Property)  necessary
to perform or effect the duties and  obligations of the Agent under the terms of
this  Agreement.  The foregoing power of attorney is a special power of attorney
coupled with an interest.  It shall terminate when this Agreement  terminates as
provided herein.

         7. Relationship of Parties.  The parties agree and acknowledge that the
Agent is and shall operate as an independent contractor in performing its duties
under this Agreement, and shall not be deemed an employee of the Owner.

         8. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding
between the parties hereto with regard to the transactions  described herein and
may only be amended by a written  instrument  signed by the party  against  whom
enforcement is sought.

         9. Governing Law. This Agreement  shall be construed in accordance with
and be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.



                                           THE OWNER:

                                           APPLE RESIDENTIAL INCOME TRUST, INC.,
                                           a Virginia corporation

                                           By:  /s/ Glade M. Knight
                                                -------------------------------

                                           Title: President
                                                  -----------------------------


                                           THE AGENT:

                                           CORNERSTONE REALTY INCOME TRUST,
                                           INC., a Virginia corporation

                                           By: /s/ S. J. Olander
                                               --------------------------------

                                           Title: CFO
                                                  -----------------------------








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