USP REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST
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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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                     USP Real Estate Investment Trust
          4333 Edgewood Road N.E.  Cedar Rapids, Iowa  52499-5441



                                     
                               June 30, 1998


To the Shareholders:

  You have previously received a Proxy Statement dated June 5, 1998, of USP
Real Estate Investment Trust (the "Trust") relating to the Trust's Annual
Meeting scheduled to be held July 14, 1998.  The section captioned
"Principal Shareholders" contained in the Proxy Statement is hereby revised
to read as follows:


                          PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

  The following table sets forth information with respect to each person
and group (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) known by the Trust to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of the Trust as of June 5,
1998.

Name and Address                         Amount and Nature       Percent
of Beneficial Owner                   of Beneficial Ownership    of Class

AEGON USA, Inc. (1)                           1,197,260           30.86%
4333 Edgewood Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499

Turkey Vulture Fund XIII, Ltd(2)                363,681            9.37%

(1)  AEGON USA, Inc. is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.,
     a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands which is
     controlled by Vereninging AEGON, an association organized under the laws
     of The Netherlands.  AEGON USA, Inc. has sole voting and investment powers
     with respect to the above Shares.

(2)  The Turkey Vulture Fund XIII, Ltd. (the "Fund") is managed by Richard
     M. Osborne, c/o Marc C. Krantz, Kohrman Jackson & Krantz P.L.L., 1375 East
     9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.  The table sets forth the number of
     Shares beneficially owned by the Fund as of April 24, 1998.  This
     information was obtained from, and is qualified in its entirety by
     reference to, Schedule 13D (Amendment No. 4) dated April 24, 1998, filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Additionally, please be advised that subsequent to the date of the Proxy
Statement, the Turkey Vulture Fund XIII, Ltd. has filed a Schedule 13D
(Amendment No. 5) with the Securities and Exchange Commission dated June
22, 1998, indicating that the Fund now beneficially owns 408,381 Shares,
which represents 10.53% of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest in
the Trust.


                                             FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES



                                             Maureen DeWald
                                             Vice President and Secretary



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