NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5
10KSB, 2000-03-27
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March 27, 2000



United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.  20549


RE:   National Property Investors 5
      Form 10-KSB
      File No. 0-11095


To Whom it May Concern:

The  accompanying  Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December 31, 1999 describes a
change in the method of  accounting to  capitalize  exterior  painting and major
landscaping,   which  would  have  been  expensed  under  the  old  policy.  The
Partnership believes that this accounting principle change is preferable because
it  provides a better  matching  of  expenses  with the  related  benefit of the
expenditures and it is consistent with industry practice and the policies of the
Managing General Partner.

Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned with any questions or comments
that you might have.

Very truly yours,



Stephen Waters
Real Estate Controller


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             FORM 10-KSB--ANNUAL OR TRANSITIONAL REPORT UNDER

                               SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

                                   Form 10-KSB

(Mark One)
[X]   ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934
      [No Fee Required]

               For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999

[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      [No Fee Required]

           For the transition period from _________to _________

                         Commission file number 0-11095

                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5
                 (Name of small business issuer in its charter)

         California                                          22-2385051
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

                          55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                    Issuer's telephone number (864) 239-1000

         Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

                                      None

         Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

                            Limited Partnership Units

                                (Title of class)

Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No___

Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent  filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure  will be contained,  to
the best of the  Partnership's  knowledge  in  definitive  proxy or  information
statements  incorporated  by  reference  in Part III of this Form  10-KSB or any
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. [ ]

State issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal year.  $4,938,000

State the aggregate  market value of the voting  partnership  interests  held by
non-affiliates  computed  by  reference  to the price at which  the  partnership
interests  were sold,  or the average bid and asked  prices of such  partnership
interests as of December 31, 1999. No market exists for the limited  partnership
interests of the Registrant,  and,  therefore,  no aggregate market value can be
determined.

                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
                                      None


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                                     PART I

Item 1.     Description of Business

National  Property  Investors 5 (the  "Partnership"  or the  "Registrant")  is a
California limited  partnership  organized under the Uniform Limited Partnership
laws of  California  as of July 15, 1981.  The  Partnership's  managing  general
partner is NPI Equity Investments,  Inc. (the "Managing General Partner" or "NPI
Equity"), a Florida corporation. The Managing General Partner is a subsidiary of
Apartment  Investment  and  Management  Company  ("AIMCO").  (See  "Transfer  of
Control".)  The  Partnership  Agreement  provides  that  the  Partnership  is to
terminate on December 31, 2005, unless terminated prior to such date.

The Partnership,  through its public offering of Limited Partnership Units, sold
82,513 units aggregating $41,256,500. The general partner contributed capital in
the amount of $1,000 for a 3%  interest  in the  Partnership.  Since its initial
offering,  the Registrant has not received, nor are limited partners required to
make, additional capital contributions.

The  Partnership  was formed for the purpose of acquiring and  operating  income
producing   residential  real  estate.  The  Partnership  currently  owns  three
apartment complexes. See "Item 2. Description of Properties".

The  Partnership  has no full time  employees.  The Managing  General Partner is
vested with full authority as to the general  management and  supervision of the
business  and  affairs of the  Partnership.  Limited  Partners  have no right to
participate  in  the  management  or  conduct  of  such  business  and  affairs.
Affiliates  of the  Managing  General  Partner  provide  day  to day  management
services to the Partnership's investment properties.

The  real  estate  business  in which  the  Partnership  is  engaged  is  highly
competitive.  There are other  residential  properties within the market area of
the Partnership's properties.  The number and quality of competitive properties,
including  those which may be managed by an affiliate  of the  Managing  General
Partner,  in such market area could have a material  effect on the rental market
for the  apartments  at the  Registrant's  properties  and the rents that may be
charged  for  such  apartments.  While  the  Managing  General  Partner  and its
affiliates  own and/or  control a significant  number of apartment  units in the
United  States,  such  units  represent  an  insignificant  percentage  of total
apartment  units in the United  States and  competition  for the  apartments  is
local.

Both  the  income  and  expenses  of  operating  the  properties  owned  by  the
Partnership are subject to factors outside of the Partnership's control, such as
changes  in  the  supply  and  demand  for  similar  properties  resulting  from
increases/decreases  in  unemployment  or  population  shifts,  changes  in  the
availability of permanent mortgage funds,  changes in zoning laws, or changes in
patterns or needs of users. In addition,  there are risks inherent in owning and
operating residential  properties because such properties are susceptible to the
impact  of  economic  and  other  conditions  outside  of  the  control  of  the
Partnership.

There have been, and it is possible there may be other, Federal, state and local
legislation  and  regulations   enacted   relating  to  the  protection  of  the
environment.  The Partnership is unable to predict the extent,  if any, to which
such new  legislation  or  regulations  might occur and the degree to which such
existing or new legislation or regulations might adversely affect the properties
owned by the Partnership.

The Partnership  monitors its properties for evidence of pollutants,  toxins and
other dangerous substances, including the presence of asbestos. In certain cases
environmental  testing has been performed which resulted in no material  adverse
conditions or liabilities.  In no case has the Partnership  received notice that
it is a potentially  responsible party with respect to an environmental clean up
site.

A further description of the Partnership's business is included in "Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation"  included in "Item 6" of this Form
10-KSB.

Transfer of Control

Pursuant  to a series  of  transactions  which  closed  on  October  1, 1998 and
February 26, 1999,  Insignia Financial Group, Inc. and Insignia Properties Trust
merged into AIMCO, a publicly traded real estate  investment  trust,  with AIMCO
being the surviving  corporation  (the "Insignia  Merger").  As a result,  AIMCO
ultimately acquired 100% ownership interest in the Managing General Partner. The
Managing  General Partner does not believe that this transaction has had or will
have a material effect on the affairs and operations of the Partnership.

Item 2.     Description of Properties

The following table sets forth the Partnership's investment in properties:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                  Date of
Properties                        Purchase       Type of Ownership           Use

<S>                               <C>      <C>                           <C>
Willow Park on Lake Adelaide      12/13/82  Fee ownership subject to     Apartment
  Altamonte Springs, Florida                a first mortgage             185 units

Oakwood Village at Lake Nan       08/03/82  Fee ownership subject to     Apartment
  Apartments                                a first mortgage             278 units
  Orlando, Florida

Palisades Apartments              06/22/83  Fee ownership subject to     Apartment
  Montgomery, Alabama                       a first mortgage             432 units

</TABLE>


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Schedule of Properties

Set forth below for each of the  Partnership's  properties is the gross carrying
value, accumulated depreciation,  depreciable life, method of depreciation,  and
Federal tax basis.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                       Gross
                      Carrying     Accumulated                            Federal
Properties             Value      Depreciation      Rate      Method     Tax Basis
                           (in thousands)                              (in thousands)
<S>                   <C>            <C>         <C>                      <C>
Willow Park           $ 7,438        $ 5,391     5-27.5 yrs    S/L        $ 1,133
Oakwood Village        10,306          7,717     5-27.5 yrs    S/L          1,467
Palidades              12,608          9,806     5-27.5 yrs    S/L          2,248
      Totals          $30,352        $22,914                              $ 4,848
</TABLE>

See  "Note  A" to the  financial  statements  included  in  "Item  7.  Financial
Statements" for a description of the Partnership's depreciation policy and "Note
K - Change in Accounting Principle".

Schedule of Properties Indebtedness

The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information  relating  to the loans
encumbering the Registrant's properties.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                       Principal                                          Principal
                      Balance At                                           Balance
                     December 31,     Interest    Period     Maturity       Due At
Properties               1999           Rate     Amortized     Date      Maturity (1)
                    (in thousands)                                      (in thousands)
<S>                     <C>            <C>        <C>        <C>            <C>
Willow Park             $ 4,000        8.02%      20 yrs     01/01/20        $  --
Oakwood Village           3,884        8.56%      30 yrs     02/01/01        3,829
Palisades                 4,547        9.00%      22 yrs     07/01/03        3,996
      Totals            $12,431                                            $ 7,825
</TABLE>

(1)   See "Item 7. Financial  Statements - Note C" for information  with respect
      to the  Registrant's  ability  to prepay  these  loans and other  specific
      details about the loans.

On December 15, 1999, the Partnership refinanced the mortgage encumbering Willow
Park  Apartments.  The interest  rate on the new mortgage is 8.02%,  compared to
8.56%  on the  previous  mortgage.  The  refinancing  replaced  indebtedness  of
$2,873,000  with a new  mortgage  in  the  amount  of  $4,000,000.  Payments  of
approximately  $34,000  are due on the  first day of each  month  until the loan
matures on January 1, 2020.  The prior note was  scheduled to mature in February
2001. The loss on early  extinguishment of debt for financial statement purposes
is approximately $52,000,  consisting of the write-off of unamortized loan costs
and a prepayment penalty.


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Rental Rates and Occupancy

Average annual rental rates and occupancy for 1999 and 1998 for each property:

                                     Average Annual              Average Annual
                                      Rental Rates                  Occupancy
                                       (per unit)
Properties                        1999             1998         1999        1998
Willow Park                      $7,131          $6,854          97%         96%
Oakwood Village                   6,723           6,360          95%         95%
Palisades                         4,691           4,540          91%         88%

The Managing General Partner attributes the increased occupancy at the Palisades
Apartments to improved marketing efforts.

As noted under "Item 1.  Description of Business",  the real estate  industry is
highly competitive. The properties of the Partnership are subject to competition
from other  residential  apartment  complexes in the area. The Managing  General
Partner believes that the properties are adequately insured.  The properties are
apartment  complexes  which lease units for terms of one year or less. No tenant
leases 10% or more of the available  rental space.  All of the properties are in
good physical  condition subject to normal  depreciation and deterioration as is
typical for assets of this type and age.

Capital Improvements

Willow Park on Lake Adelaide Apartments

The  Partnership  completed  approximately  $357,000 in capital  expenditures at
Willow Park on Lake  Adelaide  Apartments  as of December 31,  1999,  consisting
primarily  of  structural  improvements,   roof  replacements,   floor  covering
replacements,  exterior  painting,  pool  enhancements,  recreation  facilities,
stairwell  replacements,  and electrical  improvements.  These improvements were
funded from operating cash flow and  replacement  reserves.  The  Partnership is
currently  evaluating  the capital  improvement  needs of the  property  for the
upcoming year. The minimum amount to be budgeted is expected to be $300 per unit
or $55,500.  Additional  improvements  may be considered  and will depend on the
physical  condition  of  the  property  as  well  as  replacement  reserves  and
anticipated cash flow generated by the property.

Oakwood Village at Lake Nan Apartments

The  Partnership  completed  approximately  $418,000 in capital  expenditures at
Oakwood  Village at Lake Nan  Apartments  as of December  31,  1999,  consisting
primarily of roof replacements,  electrical  upgrades,  major  landscaping,  air
conditioning   improvements,   structural   improvements,   and  floor  covering
replacements.  These  improvements  were  funded  from  operating  cash flow and
replacement  reserves.  The  Partnership  is  currently  evaluating  the capital
improvement  needs of the property for the upcoming  year. The minimum amount to
be budgeted is expected to be $300 per unit or $83,400.  Additional improvements
may be considered  and will depend on the physical  condition of the property as
well  as  replacement  reserves  and  anticipated  cash  flow  generated  by the
property.

Palisades Apartments

The  Partnership  completed  approximately  $231,000 in capital  expenditures at
Palisades  Apartments  as of December  31, 1999,  consisting  primarily of floor
covering  replacements,  roof replacements,  exterior lighting upgrades, and air
conditioning  replacements.  These  improvements were funded from operating cash
flow and  replacement  reserves.  The  Partnership  is currently  evaluating the
capital  improvement  needs of the property for the upcoming  year.  The minimum
amount to be budgeted is  expected to be $300 per unit or  $129,600.  Additional
improvements may be considered and will depend on the physical  condition of the
property as well as replacement  reserves and anticipated cash flow generated by
the property.

Real Estate Taxes and Rates

                                         1999                 1999
                                        Billing               Rate
                                    (in thousands)
       Willow Park                       $ 92                 1.96%
       Oakwood Village                    120                 1.95%
       Palisades                           43                 3.45%

Item 3.     Legal Proceedings

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial  Group,  Inc., et al. in the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of San Mateo. The plaintiffs  named as defendants,  among others,
the  Partnership,  the Managing  General Partner and several of their affiliated
partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action  purports to assert claims on
behalf of a class of limited  partners and derivatively on behalf of a number of
limited  partnerships  (including  the  Partnership)  which are named as nominal
defendants,  challenging  the  acquisition  by Insignia  Financial  Group,  Inc.
("Insignia")  and  entities  which  were,  at one time,  affiliates  of Insignia
("Insignia  Affiliates") of interests in certain general partner entities,  past
tender offers by Insignia  Affiliates to acquire limited  partnership units, the
management of partnerships  by Insignia  Affiliates and the Insignia Merger (see
"Item 7. Financial  Statements,  Note B - Transfer of Control").  The plaintiffs
seek monetary damages and equitable relief,  including  judicial  dissolution of
the  Partnership.  On June 25, 1998, the Managing General Partner filed a motion
seeking  dismissal  of the action.  In lieu of  responding  to the  motion,  the
plaintiffs have filed an amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed
demurrers to the amended  complaint which were heard February 1999.  Pending the
ruling on such  demurrers,  settlement  negotiations  commenced.  On November 2,
1999,  the parties  executed and filed a  Stipulation  of  Settlement,  settling
claims,  subject to final court  approval,  on behalf of the Partnership and all
limited partners who own units as of November 3, 1999.  Preliminary  approval of
the  settlement  was obtained on November 3, 1999 from the Superior Court of the
State of  California,  County of San Mateo,  at which time the Court set a final
approval  hearing for December 10, 1999.  Prior to the December 10, 1999 hearing
the Court received various  objections to the settlement,  including a challenge
to the Court's preliminary  approval based upon the alleged lack of authority of
class  plaintiffs'  counsel to enter the  settlement.  On December 14, 1999, the
Managing General Partner and its affiliates  terminated the proposed settlement.
Certain  plaintiffs  have filed a motion to disqualify  some of the  plaintiffs'
counsel in the action.  The Managing  General  Partner does not anticipate  that
costs  associated with this case will be material to the  Partnership's  overall
operations.

The  Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding  litigation that
is not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

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

The units  holders  of the  Partnership  did not vote on any  matter  during the
quarter ended December 31, 1999.

                                     PART II

Item 5.     Market for the Partnership's Equity and Related Partner
            Matters

The Partnership,  a publicly-held  limited partnership,  offered and sold 82,513
Limited Partnership Units aggregating $41,256,500.  As of December 31, 1999, the
Partnership  had 82,513  units  outstanding  held by 2,215  limited  partners of
record. Affiliates of the Managing General Partner owned 48,032 units or 58.211%
at December 31, 1999. No public trading market has developed for the Units,  and
it is not anticipated that such a market will develop in the future.

The following table sets forth the distributions made by the Partnership for the
years ended December 31, 1998 and 1999 (see "Item 6. Management's Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operation" for further details):

                                                Distributions
                                                           Per Limited
                                        Aggregate        Partnership Unit
                                      (in thousands)
       01/01/98 - 12/31/98              $5,376 (1)            $63.72
       01/01/99 - 12/31/99                  --                    --

(1)   Approximately  $4,349,000  of  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  The  Village
      Apartments and approximately $1,027,000 from operating cash flow.

Future  cash  distributions  will  depend on the levels of cash  generated  from
operations,   the  availability  of  cash  reserves,  and  the  timing  of  debt
maturities,  refinancings and/or property sales. The Partnership's  distribution
policy is reviewed on an annual basis. There can be no assurance,  however, that
the  Partnership   will  generate   sufficient   funds  after  required  capital
expenditures  to  permit  further  distributions  to its  partners  in  2000  or
subsequent periods.

Several tender offers were made by various parties,  including affiliates of the
Managing General Partner,  during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. As
a result of these and prior tender offers,  AIMCO and its  affiliates  currently
own 48,032 limited partnership units in the Partnership  representing 58.211% of
the outstanding units. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will make one
or more additional offers to acquire additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership  for cash or in exchange for units in the operating  partnership
of AIMCO. Consequently, AIMCO is in a position to influence all voting decisions
with respect to the  Registrant.  Under the Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders
holding a majority of the Units are  entitled  to take action with  respect to a
variety of matters.  When voting on matters,  AIMCO would in all likelihood vote
the Units it  acquired in a manner  favorable  to the  interest of the  Managing
General Partner because of their affiliation with the Managing General Partner.

Item 6.     Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

The  matters  discussed  in this Form  10-KSB  contain  certain  forward-looking
statements  and  involve  risks and  uncertainties  (including  changing  market
conditions, competitive and regulatory matters, etc.) detailed in the disclosure
contained  in this Form 10-KSB and the other  filings  with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission made by the Registrant from time to time. The discussion of
the Registrant's business and results of operations,  including  forward-looking
statements pertaining to such matters, does not take into account the effects of
any changes to the Registrant's business and results of operation.  Accordingly,
actual   results   could  differ   materially   from  those   projected  in  the
forward-looking  statements as a result of a number of factors,  including those
identified herein.

This item should be read in conjunction with the financial  statements and other
items contained elsewhere in this report.

Results of Operations

The   Partnership's  net  loss  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  1999,  was
approximately $221,000 as compared to net income of approximately $3,971,000 for
the year ended  December 31,  1998.  The increase in net loss for the year ended
December 31, 1999, is due to the  Partnership's  1998 share of the equity in net
income of the  tenant-in-common  property  resulting from the gain recognized on
the  sale  of  The  Village  (see  "Item  7.  Financial  Statements,  Note  D  -
Tenant-In-Common   Property"),   offset  by  the  Partnership's   share  of  the
extraordinary  loss  on  the  early  extinguishment  of  tenant-in-common  debt.
Partially  offsetting  the  decrease  in the  equity  in the net  income  of the
tenant-in-common  property  was the  accrual of an  incentive  compensation  fee
related  to the sale of the  Village.  The fee is  subordinated  to the  limited
partners  receiving a certain  level of  distributions  (see "Item 7.  Financial
Statements, Note F - Transactions with Affiliated Parties").

At the Partnership's remaining properties,  the loss before equity in net income
of   tenant-in-common   property  and   extraordinary   items   decreased   from
approximately $724,000 to approximately $169,000 for the year ended December 31,
1998 and 1999, respectively. The decrease in loss is attributable to an increase
in total  revenue  and a  decrease  in total  expenses.  The  increase  in total
revenues is due to an increase in rental income  partially  offset by a decrease
in other income. Rental income increased due to increased rental rates at all of
the Partnership's properties. The decrease in other income is primarily due to a
decrease in application and late fees at the Palisades Apartments and a decrease
in  interest  income  as a  result  of  lower  average  cash  balances  held  in
interest-bearing  accounts. The decrease in total expenses is primarily due to a
decrease in operating expense and incentive compensation fee partially offset by
an increase in depreciation expense. The decrease in operating expenses resulted
from decreases in maintenance, property, and insurance expenses. The decrease in
maintenance  expense is the result of  insurance  proceeds  received in 1999 for
damages at Palisades  resulting  from storm  damages which were incurred in 1998
and fire damage from 1999, and damages at Oakwood Village  Apartments  resulting
from  water  damage due to a water  line  breakage.  The  decrease  in  property
expenses is due to  staffing  changes at Oakwood  Village  causing a decrease in
payroll  costs.  The  increase  in  depreciation  expense is due to fixed  asset
additions over the past two years.  The Partnership  also incurred a loss due to
the early  extinguishment  of debt of $52,000 as a result of the  refinancing of
the mortgage encumbering Willow Park (see discussion below).

Included in general and  administrative  expenses at both  December 31, 1999 and
1998, are management  reimbursements  to the Managing  General  Partner  allowed
under  the  Partnership  Agreement.  In  addition,  costs  associated  with  the
quarterly and annual  communications  with investors and regulatory agencies and
the annual audit required by the Partnership agreement are also included.

Effective  January 1, 1999, the Partnership  changed its method of accounting to
capitalize the cost of exterior  painting and major landscaping on a prospective
basis.  The  Partnership  believes  that  this  accounting  principle  change is
preferable  because it provides a better  matching of expenses  with the related
benefit of the expenditures and it is consistent with industry  practice and the
policies of the Managing General  Partner.  The effect of the change in 1999 was
to increase net income by approximately  $86,000 ($1.01 per limited  partnership
unit). The cumulative effect, had this change been applied to prior periods,  is
not material.  The accounting  principle  change will not have an effect on cash
flow,  funds available for  distribution or fees payable to the Managing General
Partner and affiliates.

As part of the ongoing  business plan of the  Partnership,  the Managing General
Partner  monitors  the  rental  market  environment  of each  of its  investment
properties  to assess  the  feasibility  of  increasing  rents,  maintaining  or
increasing  occupancy  levels and protecting the  Partnership  from increases in
expenses. As part of this plan, the Managing General Partner attempts to protect
the Partnership  from the burden of  inflation-related  increases in expenses by
increasing rents and maintaining a high overall occupancy level. However, due to
changing market  conditions,  which can result in the use of rental  concessions
and  rental  reductions  to  offset  softening  market  conditions,  there is no
guarantee that the Managing General Partner will be able to sustain such a plan.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

At  December  31,  1999,  the  Partnership  had  cash and  cash  equivalents  of
approximately  $2,016,000 as compared to approximately  $972,000 at December 31,
1998. For the year ended December 31, 1999, cash and cash equivalents  increased
by approximately $1,044,000 from the Partnership's year ended December 31, 1998.
The increase in cash and cash equivalents is due to approximately  $1,150,000 of
cash  provided  by  operating  activities  and  approximately  $833,000  of cash
provided by financing activities  partially offset by approximately  $939,000 of
cash  used in  investing  activities.  Cash  provided  by  financing  activities
consisted of proceeds from the  refinancing of Willow Park  partially  offset by
repayment of the existing mortgage and principal  payments made on the mortgages
encumbering   the   Partnership's   remaining   properties   as   well  as  debt
extinguishment  costs on the old debt and loan costs paid for the new debt. Cash
used in investing activities consisted of property improvements and replacements
and net withdrawals from restricted escrows.

On December 15, 1999, the Partnership refinanced the mortgage encumbering Willow
Park  Apartments.  The interest  rate on the new mortgage is 8.02%,  compared to
8.56%  on the  previous  mortgage.  The  refinancing  replaced  indebtedness  of
$2,873,000  with a new  mortgage  in  the  amount  of  $4,000,000.  Payments  of
approximately  $34,000  are due on the  first day of each  month  until the loan
matures on January 1, 2020.  The prior note was  scheduled to mature in February
2001. The loss on early  extinguishment of debt for financial statement purposes
is approximately $52,000,  consisting of the write-off of unamortized loan costs
and a prepayment penalty.

The Managing  General  Partner has made available to the  Partnership a $300,000
line of credit. At the present time, the Partnership has no outstanding  amounts
due under this line of credit.  Based on present  plans,  the  Managing  General
Partner does not  anticipate  the need to borrow in the near future.  Other than
cash and cash equivalents,  the line of credit is the Partnership's  only unused
source of liquidity.

The sufficiency of existing  liquid assets to meet future  liquidity and capital
expenditure   requirements   is  directly   related  to  the  level  of  capital
expenditures  required at the  properties  to  adequately  maintain the physical
assets and other  operating  needs of the Registrant and to comply with Federal,
state, and local legal and regulatory requirements. The Partnership is currently
evaluating the capital  improvement needs of all the properties for the upcoming
year.  The  minimum  amount to be  budgeted  is  expected to be $300 per unit or
$268,500.  Additional  improvements  may be  considered  and will  depend on the
physical condition of each of the properties as well as replacement reserves and
anticipated cash flow generated by each property.  The capital improvements will
be  incurred  only if cash is  available  from  operations  or from  partnership
reserves.  To the extent that such budgeted capital  improvements are completed,
the Partnership's  distributable cash flow, if any, may be adversely affected at
least in the short term.

The Partnership's  current assets are thought to be sufficient for any near-term
needs  (exclusive  of capital  improvements)  of the  Partnership.  The mortgage
indebtedness  of  approximately  $12,431,000  is being  amortized  over  varying
periods with balloon payments due at maturity for Oakwood Village Apartments and
the Palisades Apartments. The Managing General Partner will attempt to refinance
such remaining  indebtedness  and/or sell the properties  prior to such maturity
dates. If the properties  cannot be refinanced or sold for a sufficient  amount,
the Partnership will risk losing such properties through foreclosure.

During  1998,  the  Partnership  distributed  approximately  $5,376,000  to  the
partners (approximately  $5,258,000 to the limited partners,  $63.72 per limited
partnership unit). These  distributions  represented the Partnership's  share of
the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  The  Village  of  approximately   $4,349,000
(approximately   $4,261,000  to  the  limited   partners,   $51.64  per  limited
partnership unit) and approximately  $1,027,000  (approximately  $997,000 to the
limited partners,  $12.08 per limited partnership unit) from operations. No cash
distributions  were made in 1999. Future cash  distributions  will depend on the
levels of cash generated from operations, the availability of cash reserves, and
the  timing  of  debt  maturities,   refinancings  and/or  property  sales.  The
Partnership's  distribution  policy is reviewed on an annual basis. There can be
no assurance, however, that the Partnership will generate sufficient funds after
required capital expenditures to permit further distributions to its partners in
2000 or subsequent periods.

Several tender offers were made by various parties,  including affiliates of the
Managing General Partner,  during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. As
a result of these and prior tender offers,  AIMCO and its  affiliates  currently
own 48,032 limited partnership units in the Partnership  representing 58.211% of
the outstanding units. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will make one
or more additional offers to acquire additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership  for cash or in exchange for units in the operating  partnership
of AIMCO. Consequently, AIMCO is in a position to influence all voting decisions
with respect to the  Registrant.  Under the Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders
holding a majority of the Units are  entitled  to take action with  respect to a
variety of matters.  When voting on matters,  AIMCO would in all likelihood vote
the Units it  acquired in a manner  favorable  to the  interest of the  Managing
General Partner because of their affiliation with the Managing General Partner.

Year 2000 Compliance

General Description

The Year 2000 issue is the result of computer  programs  being written using two
digits rather than four digits to define the applicable year. The Partnership is
dependent  upon the Managing  General  Partner and its affiliates for management
and  administrative  services  ("Managing  Agent").  Any of the Managing Agent's
computer programs or hardware that had date-sensitive software or embedded chips
might have  recognized  a date using "00" as the year 1900  rather than the year
2000.  This could have resulted in a system failure or  miscalculations  causing
disruptions of operations,  including, among other things, a temporary inability
to process  transactions,  send invoices,  or engage in similar normal  business
activities.

Computer Hardware, Software and Operating Equipment

In 1999,  the Managing  Agent  completed  all phases of its Year 2000 program by
completing  the  replacement  and repair of any  hardware or software  system or
operating  equipment that was not yet Year 2000 compliant.  The Managing Agent's
hardware  and software  systems and its  operating  equipment  are now Year 2000
compliant.  No  material  failure or  erroneous  results  have  occurred  in the
Managing Agent's computer  applications  related to the failure to reference the
Year 2000 to date.

Third Parties

To  date,  the  Managing  Agent  is not  aware of any  significant  supplier  or
subcontractor  (external agent) or financial institution of the Partnership that
has a Year 2000 issue that  would  have a material  impact on the  Partnership's
results of operations,  liquidity or capital  resources.  However,  the Managing
Agent  has no means of  ensuring  or  determining  the Year 2000  compliance  of
external  agents.  At this time, the Managing Agent does not believe that a Year
2000 issue of any  non-compliant  external agent will have a material  impact on
the Partnership's financial position or results of operations.

Costs

The total cost of the Managing Agent's Year 2000 project was approximately  $3.2
million and was funded from operating cash flows.

Risks Associated with the Year 2000

The Managing  Agent  completed all necessary  phases of its Year 2000 program in
1999,  and did not  experience  system or  equipment  malfunctions  related to a
failure to reference the Year 2000. The Managing  Agent or Partnership  have not
been  materially  adversely  effected by  disruptions  in the economy  generally
resulting from the Year 2000 issue.

At this  time,  the  Managing  Agent  does not  believe  that the  Partnership's
businesses,  results of  operations  or financial  condition  will be materially
adversely effected by the Year 2000 issue.

Contingency Plans Associated with the Year 2000

The  Managing  Agent has not had to implement  contingency  plans such as manual
workarounds or selecting new relationships for its banking or elevator operation
activities in order to avoid the Year 2000 issue.


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Item 7.     Financial Statements

NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


      Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

      Balance Sheet - December 31, 1999

      Statements of Operations - Years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998

      Statements  of Changes in Partners'  Deficit - Years ended  December
      31, 1999 and 1998

      Statements of Cash Flows - Years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998

      Notes to Financial Statements


<PAGE>


            Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



The Partners
National Property Investors 5


We have audited the accompanying  balance sheet of National Property Investors 5
as of December 31, 1999, and the related  statements of  operations,  changes in
partners'  deficit and cash flows for each of the two years in the period  ended
December 31, 1999.  These  financial  statements are the  responsibility  of the
Partnership's  management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable  assurance about whether the financial  statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting  the amounts and  disclosures in the financial  statements.  An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made  by the  Partnership's  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall
financial  statement  presentation.   We  believe  that  our  audits  provide  a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material  respects,  the financial position of National Property Investors 5
at December 31, 1999,  and the results of its  operations and its cash flows for
each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1999, in conformity  with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

As discussed in Note K to the financial statements,  the Partnership changed its
method of  accounting  to  capitalize  the cost of exterior  painting  and major
landscaping effective January 1, 1999.

                                                            /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Greenville, South Carolina
February 25, 2000



<PAGE>




                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                                  BALANCE SHEET
                        (in thousands, except unit data)

                                December 31, 1999
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

Assets
<S>                                                                          <C>
   Cash and cash equivalents                                                 $ 2,016
   Receivables and deposits                                                      351
   Restricted escrows                                                             53
   Other assets                                                                  221
   Investment properties (Notes C & G):
      Land                                                    $ 2,145
      Buildings and related personal property                   28,207
                                                                30,352

      Less accumulated depreciation                            (22,914)        7,438
                                                                            $ 10,079

Liabilities and Partners' Deficit

Liabilities
      Accounts payable                                                       $   145
      Tenant security deposits payable                                           122
      Accrued property taxes                                                      57
      Due to General Partner (Note D)                                            290
      Other liabilities                                                          206
      Mortgage notes payable (Note C)                                         12,431

Partners' Deficit
   General partner                                            $ (1,253)
   Limited partners (82,513 units issued and
      outstanding)                                              (1,919)       (3,172)
                                                                            $ 10,079
</TABLE>

                 See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


<PAGE>


                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                        (in thousands, except unit data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Years Ended December 31,
                                                               1999         1998
Revenues:
<S>                                                          <C>          <C>
   Rental income                                             $ 4,657      $ 4,503
   Other income                                                  281          343
      Total revenues                                           4,938        4,846

Expenses:
   Operating                                                   2,221        2,468
   General and administrative                                    269          285
   Interest                                                    1,092        1,080
   Depreciation                                                1,276        1,198
   Properties taxes                                              249          249
   Incentive compensation fee                                     --          290
      Total expenses                                           5,107        5,570

Loss before equity in net income of tenant-in-common
   property and extraordinary items                             (169)        (724)
Equity in net income of tenant-in-common
   property (Note D)                                              --        4,899

(Loss) income before extraordinary items                        (169)       4,175

Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt               (52)          --
(Note C)
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt
   of tenant-in-common debt (Note D)                              --         (204)

Net (loss) income                                             $ (221)     $ 3,971

Net (loss) income allocated to general partner (3%)            $  (7)      $  119
Net (loss) income allocated to limited partners (97%)           (214)       3,852
                                                              $ (221)     $ 3,971
Per limited partnership unit:

(Loss) income before extraordinary items                     $ (1.99)     $ 49.08
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt             (0.60)          --
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt
   of tenant-in-common debt                                       --        (2.40)
Net (loss) income                                            $ (2.59)     $ 46.68

Distributions per limited partnership unit                     $ --       $ 63.72
</TABLE>

            See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


<PAGE>


                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                   STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT
                        (in thousands, except unit data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       Limited
                                     Partnership     General     Limited
                                        Units        Partner     Partners     Total

<S>                                     <C>            <C>        <C>        <C>
Original capital contributions          82,513         $   1      $41,257    $41,258

Partners' deficit at
  December 31, 1997                     82,513       $(1,247)     $ (299)    $(1,546)

Distribution to partners                    --          (118)      (5,258)    (5,376)

Net income for the year ended
  December 31, 1998                         --           119        3,852      3,971

Partners' deficit at
  December 31, 1998                     82,513        (1,246)      (1,705)    (2,951)

Net loss for the year ended
  December 31, 1999                         --            (7)        (214)      (221)

Partners' deficit at
  December 31, 1999                     82,513       $(1,253)     $(1,919)   $(3,172)
</TABLE>

            See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements


<PAGE>



                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                             Years Ended December 31,
                                                                 1999         1998
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                             <C>          <C>
  Net (loss) income                                             $ (221)      $ 3,971
  Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net
   cash provided by operating activities:
   Equity in net income from tenant-in-common property               --       (4,899)
   Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt                52           --
   Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of tenant-
      in-common debt                                                 --          204
   Depreciation                                                   1,276        1,198
   Amortization of loan costs                                        66           66
   Loss on disposal of property                                      --           64
   Change in accounts:
      Receivables and deposits                                       48         (132)
      Other assets                                                  (69)          40
      Accounts payable                                               16          (30)
      Tenant security deposit payable                                 8           15
      Accrued property taxes                                         (2)          48
      Other liabilities                                             (24)         550

          Net cash provided by operating activities               1,150        1,095

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Net withdrawals from restricted escrows                            67          227
  Property improvements and replacements                         (1,006)        (588)
  Distribution from tenant-in-common property                        --        4,445

          Net cash (used in) provided by investing
            activities                                             (939)       4,084

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Payments of mortgage notes payable                               (219)        (181)
  Prepayment of mortgage note payable                            (2,873)          --
  Proceeds from mortgage note payable                             4,000           --
  Debt extinguishment costs                                         (29)          --
  Loan costs paid                                                   (46)          --
  Distributions to partners                                          --       (5,376)

          Net cash provided by (used in) financing
            activities                                              833       (5,557)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents              1,044         (378)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                      972        1,350
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                        $ 2,016       $  972

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
  Cash paid for interest                                        $ 1,083       $  980
</TABLE>

            See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements

<PAGE>



                          NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                          Notes to Financial Statements

                                December 31, 1999

Note A - Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

National  Property  Investors  5 (the  "Partnership"  or the  "Registrant")  was
organized  under the Uniform Limited  Partnership  Laws of California as of July
15,  1981,  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring  and  operating   income  producing
residential real estate. The Partnership  currently owns two apartment complexes
located in Florida and one  complex  located in Alabama.  The  managing  general
partner of the Partnership is NPI Equity Investments,  Inc. ("NPI Equity" or the
"Managing  General  Partner").  The Managing  General Partner is a subsidiary of
Apartment  Investment and Management Company ("AIMCO"),  (see "Note B - Transfer
of Control").  The officers and directors of the Managing  General  Partner also
serve as executive officers of AIMCO. The Partnership will terminate on December
31, 2005,  unless  previously  terminated,  in accordance  with the terms of the
Agreement  of Limited  Partnership.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amounts reported in the financial  statements and accompanying notes.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Allocation of Income, Loss and Distributions

Income,  loss and distributions of cash of the Partnership are allocated between
the general  and  limited  partners in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the
Partnership Agreement.

Fair Value of Financial Statements

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 107, "Disclosures about
Fair Value of Financial  Instruments",  as amended by SFAS No. 119, "Disclosures
about Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value of Financial Instruments",
requires  disclosure  of fair value  information  about  financial  instruments,
whether or not recognized in the balance  sheet,  for which it is practicable to
estimate  fair  value.  Fair value is defined in the SFAS as the amount at which
the  instruments  could be exchanged in a current  transaction  between  willing
parties,  other than in a forced or liquidation  sale. The Partnership  believes
that the  carrying  amount of its  financial  instruments  (except for long term
debt)  approximates  their fair value due to the short  term  maturity  of these
instruments.  The  fair  value  of  the  Partnership's  long  term  debt,  after
discounting the scheduled loan payments to maturity,  approximates  its carrying
balance.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash  equivalents  include  cash on hand and in banks and money  market
accounts.  At certain  times,  the amount of cash deposited at a bank may exceed
the limit on insured deposits.

Replacement Reserve Escrow

Oakwood Village and Palisades Apartments maintain replacement reserve escrows to
fund  replacement,  refurbishment  or repair of  improvements  to each  property
pursuant to the mortgage note documents. As of December 31, 1999, the balance in
these accounts are approximately $53,000.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated by the straight-line  method over the estimated lives
of the investment  properties and related  personal  property ranging from 15 to
27.5  years for  buildings  and  improvements  and from five to seven  years for
furnishings.  For Federal  income tax purposes,  the  accelerated  cost recovery
method is used (1) for real property over 15 years for additions  prior to March
16, 1984,  18 years for  additions  after March 15, 1984 and before May 9, 1985,
and 19 years for additions  after May 8, 1985,  and before  January 1, 1987, and
(2) for personal  property over 5 years for additions  prior to January 1, 1987.
As a result of the Tax Reform Act of 1986,  for  additions  after  December  31,
1986, the modified  accelerated cost recovery method is used for depreciation of
(1) real property over 27 1/2 years and (2) personal  property  additions over 5
years.

Effective  January 1, 1999 the  Partnership  changed its method of accounting to
capitalize the costs of exterior painting and major landscaping (see Note K).

Loan Costs

Loan  costs  of  approximately  $420,000,   less  accumulated   amortization  of
approximately  $278,000, are included in other assets and are being amortized on
a straight-line basis over the life of the loans.

Tenant Security Deposits

The Partnership  requires security deposits from lessees for the duration of the
lease and such deposits are included in receivables  and deposits.  Deposits are
refunded when the tenant vacates,  provided the tenant has not damaged its space
and is current on rental payments.

Leases

The Partnership generally leases apartment units for twelve-month terms or less.
The  Partnership  recognizes  income as earned on leases.  The Managing  General
Partner's policy is to offer rental concessions during  particularly slow months
or in response to heavy  competition  from other similar  complexes in the area.
Concessions are charged to income as incurred.

Investment Properties

Investment  properties  consist of three  apartment  complexes and are stated at
cost.  Acquisition fees are capitalized as a cost of real estate.  In accordance
with SFAS No. 121,  "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived  Assets and for
Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of", the Partnership  records impairment losses
on long-lived assets used in operations when events and  circumstances  indicate
that the assets might be impaired and the  undiscounted  cash flows estimated to
be generated by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets.
No adjustments for impairment of value were recorded in the years ended December
31, 1999 and 1998.

Segment Reporting

SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information
established  standards  for the way  that  public  business  enterprises  report
information about operating segments in annual financial statements and requires
that those enterprises  report selected  information about operating segments in
interim financial reports. It also establishes standards for related disclosures
about products and services, geographic areas, and major customers. See "Note I"
for required disclosure.

Advertising

Advertising costs of approximately  $87,000 in 1999 and approximately $77,000 in
1998 were charged to expense as incurred and are included in operating expenses.

Note B - Transfer of Control

Pursuant  to a series  of  transactions  which  closed  on  October  1, 1998 and
February 26, 1999,  Insignia Financial Group, Inc. and Insignia Properties Trust
merged into AIMCO, a publicly traded real estate  investment  trust,  with AIMCO
being the surviving  corporation  (the "Insignia  Merger").  As a result,  AIMCO
acquired 100% ownership  interest in the Managing General Partner.  The Managing
General  Partner does not believe that this  transaction  has had or will have a
material effect on the affairs and operations of the Partnership.

Note C - Mortgage Notes Payable

The principle terms of mortgage notes payable are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                       Principal     Monthly                             Principal
                      Balance At     Payment                              Balance
                     December 31,   Including   Interest   Maturity       Due At
                         1999        Interest     Rate       Date        Maturity
                           (in thousands)                             (in thousands)
Properties

<S>                     <C>            <C>        <C>      <C>             <C>
Willow Park             $ 4,000        $  34      8.02%    01/01/20        $   --
Oakwood Village           3,884           32      8.56%    02/01/01         3,829
Palisades                 4,547           45      9.00%    07/01/03         3,996
       Totals           $12,431       $ 111                                $7,825
</TABLE>

On December 15, 1999, the Partnership refinanced the mortgage encumbering Willow
Park  Apartments.  The interest  rate on the new mortgage is 8.02%,  compared to
8.56%  on the  previous  mortgage.  The  refinancing  replaced  indebtedness  of
$2,873,000  with a new  mortgage  in  the  amount  of  $4,000,000.  Payments  of
approximately  $34,000  are due on the  first day of each  month  until the loan
matures on January 1, 2020.  The prior note was  scheduled to mature in February
2001. The loss on early  extinguishment of debt for financial statement purposes
is approximately $52,000,  consisting of the write-off of unamortized loan costs
and a prepayment penalty.

The  mortgage  notes  payable are  nonrecourse  and are secured by pledge of the
Partnership's  rental  properties  and by pledge of revenues from the respective
rental properties.  The mortgage notes payable include  prepayment  penalties if
repaid prior to maturity.  Further,  the  properties  may not be sold subject to
existing indebtedness.

Scheduled  principal  payments  of the  mortgage  notes  payable  subsequent  to
December 31, 1999 are as follows (in thousands):

                               2000              $  275
                               2001               4,078
                               2002                 267
                               2003               4,193
                               2004                 116
                            Thereafter            3,502
                                                $12,431

Note D - Tenant-In-Common Property

The Partnership owned The Village as a  tenant-in-common  with National Property
Investors 6 ("NPI 6"), an affiliated public limited partnership.  NPI 6 acquired
a 75.972% undivided  interest with the Partnership owning the remaining 24.028%.
The property was accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

On June 30, 1998, The Village,  located in Voorhees  Township,  New Jersey,  was
sold to an  unaffiliated  party for an  adjusted  sales  price of  approximately
$30,102,000.  After repayment of the mortgage note payable and closing expenses,
the net proceeds from the sale were approximately $18,211,000. The sale resulted
in a gain of approximately  $19,946,000 for the  tenant-in-common  joint venture
and an  extraordinary  loss on  early  extinguishment  of debt of  approximately
$840,000,  representing  prepayment penalties and the write off of the remaining
unamortized  loan  costs.  The  Partnership's  equity in the net  income of this
tenant-in-common   property  was   approximately   $4,899,000   for  1998.   The
Partnership's  equity in the extraordinary loss on early  extinguishment of debt
was approximately $204,000 for 1998.

The Village  tenant-in-common  joint  venture with NPI 6 was  terminated in 1998
after the distribution of the proceeds from the sale.

Condensed statement of operations of the Village for the year ended December 31,
1998 is as follows (in thousands):

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                                            For the Year Ended
                                            December 31, 1998
Revenues:
   Rental income                                 $ 2,182
   Other income                                      150
   Gain on sale of property                       19,946
       Total revenues                             22,278

Expenses:
   Operating and other expenses                    1,244
   Depreciation                                      395
   Mortgage interest                                 486
       Total expenses                              2,125

Income before extraordinary loss                  20,153

Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt                             840

Net income                                       $19,313

Note E - Income Taxes

The Partnership has received a ruling from the Internal  Revenue Service that it
will  be  classified  as  a  partnership   for  Federal   income  tax  purposes.
Accordingly,  no provision for income taxes is made in the financial  statements
of the Partnership. Taxable income or loss of the Partnership is reported in the
income tax returns of its partners.

The  following is a  reconciliation  of reported  net (loss)  income and Federal
taxable income (in thousands, except per unit data):

                                                 1999        1998

Net (loss) income per financial statements      $ (221)     $3,971
   Gain on sale of The Village                      --       1,550
   Depreciation differences                        795         758
   Other                                           317         203
Net taxable income to partners                   $ 891      $6,482
Federal taxable income per limited
   partnership unit                             $10.48      $76.20

The following is a reconciliation between the Partnership's reported amounts and
Federal  tax basis of net  assets  and  liabilities  at  December  31,  1999 (in
thousands):


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Net liabilities as reported                 $(3,172)
  Land and buildings                           (282)
  Accumulated depreciation                   (2,308)
  Syndication and distribution costs          4,485
  Other                                         475

Net liabilities - Federal tax basis          $ (802)

Note F - Transactions with Affiliated Parties

The  Partnership  has no employees  and is  dependent  on the  Managing  General
Partner  and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of all
partnership  activities.  The  Partnership  Agreement  provides  for payments to
affiliates for property management services based on a percentage of revenue and
for  reimbursement of certain  expenses  incurred by affiliates on behalf of the
Partnership.

The  following  payments  were made or accrued  to  affiliates  of the  Managing
General Partner during each of the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998:

                                                         1999       1998
                                                         (in thousands)
Property management fees (included in operating
  expenses)                                             $ 254      $ 242
Reimbursement for services of affiliates,
  (included in operating, general and
  administrative expenses, and investment
  properties)                                             146        184
Partnership management fee (included in general
  and administrative expenses)                             --         21
Non-accountable reimbursement (included in general
  and administrative expenses)                             --         48
Incentive management fee                                   --        290

During the years ended  December 31, 1999 and 1998,  affiliates  of the Managing
General  Partner were  entitled to receive 5% of gross  receipts from all of the
Partnership's  properties  as  compensation  for providing  property  management
services.  The Partnership  paid to such affiliates  approximately  $254,000 and
$242,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Affiliates of the Managing General Partner received reimbursement of accountable
administrative expenses amounting to approximately $146,000 and $184,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

For services relating to the  administration of the Partnership and operation of
the partnership properties,  the Managing General Partner is entitled to receive
payment for non-accountable expenses up to a maximum of $100,000 per year, based
upon the number of Partnership units sold, subject to certain  limitations.  The
Managing  General Partner earned and received  approximately  $48,000 during the
year ended December 31 1998. No such  reimbursements were earned during the year
ended  December 31, 1999. In addition,  the Managing  General  Partner  earned a
Partnership  Management  Fee  based  on 2% of  adjusted  cash  distributed  from
operations.  The Managing  General  Partner  earned and  received  approximately
$21,000 during 1998. No such fees were earned in 1999.

Upon the sale of the Partnership's properties, NPI Equity will be entitled to an
Incentive  Compensation  Fee equal to a declining  percentage of the  difference
between the total amount distributed to limited partners and the appraised value
of their investment at February 1, 1992. The percentage amount to be realized by
NPI Equity,  if any,  will be  dependent  upon the year in which the property is
sold.  Payment of the Incentive  compensation Fee is subordinated to the receipt
by the limited partners, of: (a) distributions from capital transaction proceeds
of an amount equal to their appraised  investment in the Partnership at February
1, 1992, and (b) distributions from all sources (capital transactions as well as
cash  flow)  of an  amount  equal to six  percent  (6%)  per  annum  cumulative,
non-compounded,  on their appraised investment in the Partnership at February 1,
1992.  As of December 31, 1999,  an incentive  management  fee of  approximately
$290,000 has been accrued  related to the sale of The Village in 1998 (see "Note
D").

NPI Equity  has  established  a  revolving  credit  facility  (the  "Partnership
Revolver") to be used to fund deferred  maintenance and working capital needs of
the National Property Investors  Partnership  Series. The maximum draw available
to the Partnership under the Partnership  Revolver is $300,000.  Loans under the
Partnership  Revolver  will  have a term of 365  days,  be  unsecured  and  bear
interest at the rate of 2% per annum in excess of the prime rate  announced from
time to time by Chemical Bank,  N.A. The maturity date of such borrowing will be
accelerated  in the event of: (i) the removal of the  Managing  General  Partner
(whether or not For Cause,  as defined in the Partnership  Agreement);  (ii) the
sale or refinancing of a property by the Partnership,  or; (iii) the liquidation
of the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  has not borrowed  under the  Partnership
Revolver, to date.

Several tender offers were made by various parties,  including affiliates of the
Managing General Partner,  during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. As
a result of these and prior tender offers,  AIMCO and its  affiliates  currently
own 48,032 limited partnership units in the Partnership  representing 58.211% of
the outstanding units. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will make one
or more additional offers to acquire additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership  for cash or in exchange for units in the operating  partnership
of AIMCO. Consequently, AIMCO is in a position to influence all voting decisions
with respect to the  Registrant.  Under the Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders
holding a majority of the Units are  entitled  to take action with  respect to a
variety of matters.  When voting on matters,  AIMCO would in all likelihood vote
the Units it  acquired in a manner  favorable  to the  interest of the  Managing
General Partner because of their affiliation with the Managing General Partner.

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Note G - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 Initial Cost
                                                To Partnership
                                                (in thousands)
                                                         Buildings          Cost
                                                        and Related     Capitalized
                                                         Personal      Subsequent to
Description              Encumbrances        Land       Properties      Acquisition
                        (in thousands)                                 (in thousands)

<S>                         <C>             <C>           <C>             <C>
Willow Park                 $ 4,000         $  567        $ 5,218         $ 1,653
Oakwood Village               3,884            589          7,181           2,536
Palisades                     4,547            970          8,448           3,190
        Totals              $12,431        $ 2,126        $20,847         $ 7,379
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    Gross Amount At Which
                           Carried
                     At December 31, 1999
                        (in thousands)
                          Buildings
                         And Related
                          Personal             Accumulated     Date of      Date   Depreciable
Description       Land   Properties   Total    Depreciation  Construction Acquired Life-Years
                                              (in thousands)
<S>               <C>      <C>       <C>         <C>            <C>       <C>     <C>
Willow Park       $  574   $ 6,864   $ 7,438     $ 5,391        1973       12/82   5-27.5 yrs
Oakwood Village      595     9,711    10,306       7,717        1973       08/82   5-27.5 yrs
Palisades            976    11,632    12,608       9,806      1968-1972    06/83   5-27.5 yrs
     Totals      $ 2,145   $28,207   $30,352     $22,914
</TABLE>


Reconciliation of "Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation":

                                                     December 31,
                                                   1999         1998
                                                    (in thousands)
Investment Properties
Balance at beginning of year                      $29,346      $29,093
    Property improvements and replacements          1,006          588
    Disposal of property                               --         (335)
Balance at end of year                            $30,352      $29,346

Accumulated Depreciation
Balance at beginning of year                      $21,638      $20,711
    Additions charged to expense                    1,276        1,198
    Disposal of property                               --         (271)
Balance at end of year                            $22,914      $21,638

The  aggregate  cost of the real  estate  for  Federal  income tax  purposes  at
December  31,  1999 and 1998,  is  approximately  $30,070,000  and  $29,063,000,
respectively. The accumulated depreciation taken for Federal income tax purposes
at December 31, 1999 and 1998, is  approximately  $25,222,000  and  $24,768,000,
respectively.

Note H - Distributions

During  1998,  the  Partnership  distributed  approximately  $5,376,000  to  the
partners (approximately  $5,258,000 to the limited partners,  $63.72 per limited
partnership unit). These  distributions  represented the Partnership's  share of
the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  The  Village  of  approximately   $4,349,000
(approximately   $4,261,000  to  the  limited   partners,   $51.64  per  limited
partnership unit) and approximately  $1,027,000  (approximately  $997,000 to the
limited partners,  $12.08 per limited partnership unit) from operations. No cash
distributions were made in 1999.

Note  I -  Disclosures  about  Segments  of an  Enterprise  and  Related

Information

Description  of the types of products  and  services  from which the  reportable
segment derives its revenues:

The  Partnership  has  one  reportable  segment:   residential  properties.  The
Partnership's   residential  properties  segment  consists  of  three  apartment
complexes  located in Florida (2) and Alabama.  The Partnership  rents apartment
units to people for terms that are typically twelve months or less.

Measurement of segment profit or loss:

The  Partnership  evaluates  performance  based on segment  profit (loss) before
depreciation.  The accounting policies of the reportable segment are the same as
those described in the summary of significant accounting policies.

Factors management used to identify the enterprise's reportable segment:

The  Partnership's  reportable  segment  consists of investment  properties that
offer similar products and services.  Although each of the investment properties
is  managed  separately,  they have been  aggregated  into one  segment  as they
provide services with similar types of products and customers.

Segment information for the years 1999 and 1998 is shown in the tables below (in
thousands). The "Other" column includes partnership administration related items
and income and expense not allocated to the reportable segment.


<PAGE>

                 1999                   Residential     Other      Totals
Rental income                             $ 4,657       $  --     $ 4,657
Other income                                  260           21        281
Interest expense                            1,092           --      1,092
Depreciation                                1,276           --      1,276
General and administrative expense             --          269        269
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of debt                       52           --         52
Segment profit (loss)                          27         (248)      (221)
Total assets                                8,606        1,473     10,079
Capital expenditures for investment
  properties                                1,006           --      1,006


                 1998                   Residential     Other      Totals

Rental income                             $ 4,503       $  --     $ 4,503
Other income                                  274           69        343
Interest expense                            1,080           --      1,080
Depreciation                                1,198           --      1,198
General and administrative expense             --          285        285
Incentive compensation fee                     --          290        290
Equity in income of tenant-in-common           --        4,899      4,899
Extraordinary loss on early
  extinguishment of tenant-in-
  common debt                                  --          204        204
Segment (loss) profit                        (218)       4,189      3,971
Total assets                                8,618          776      9,394
Capital expenditures for investment
  properties                                  588           --        588


Note J - Legal Proceedings

In March 1998, several putative unit holders of limited partnership units of the
Partnership  commenced an action  entitled  Rosalie  Nuanes,  et al. v. Insignia
Financial  Group,  Inc., et al. in the Superior Court of the State of California
for the County of San Mateo. The plaintiffs  named as defendants,  among others,
the  Partnership,  the Managing  General Partner and several of their affiliated
partnerships  and corporate  entities.  The action  purports to assert claims on
behalf of a class of limited  partners and derivatively on behalf of a number of
limited  partnerships  (including  the  Partnership)  which are named as nominal
defendants,  challenging  the  acquisition  by Insignia  Financial  Group,  Inc.
("Insignia")  and  entities  which  were,  at one time,  affiliates  of Insignia
("Insignia  Affiliates") of interests in certain general partner entities,  past
tender offers by Insignia  Affiliates to acquire limited  partnership units, the
management of partnerships  by Insignia  Affiliates and the Insignia Merger (see
"Note B - Transfer  of  Control").  The  plaintiffs  seek  monetary  damages and
equitable relief, including judicial dissolution of the Partnership. On June 25,
1998,  the Managing  General  Partner  filed a motion  seeking  dismissal of the
action.  In lieu of  responding  to the  motion,  the  plaintiffs  have filed an
amended  complaint.  The Managing General Partner filed demurrers to the amended
complaint which were heard February 1999.  Pending the ruling on such demurrers,
settlement negotiations commenced. On November 2, 1999, the parties executed and
filed a  Stipulation  of  Settlement,  settling  claims,  subject to final court
approval, on behalf of the Partnership and all limited partners who own units as
of November 3, 1999.  Preliminary  approval of the  settlement  was  obtained on
November 3, 1999 from the Superior Court of the State of  California,  County of
San Mateo, at which time the Court set a final approval hearing for December 10,
1999.  Prior to the  December  10,  1999  hearing  the  Court  received  various
objections to the settlement,  including a challenge to the Court's  preliminary
approval based upon the alleged lack of authority of class  plaintiffs'  counsel
to enter the settlement.  On December 14, 1999, the Managing General Partner and
its affiliates terminated the proposed settlement. Certain plaintiffs have filed
a motion to  disqualify  some of the  plaintiffs'  counsel  in the  action.  The
Managing  General  Partner does not anticipate  that costs  associated with this
case will be material to the Partnership's overall operations.

The  Partnership is unaware of any other pending or outstanding  litigation that
is not of a routine nature arising in the ordinary course of business.

Note K - Change in Accounting Principle

Effective  January 1, 1999, the Partnership  changed its method of accounting to
capitalize the cost of exterior  painting and major landscaping on a prospective
basis.  The  Partnership  believes  that  this  accounting  principle  change is
preferable  because it provides a better  matching of expenses  with the related
benefit of the expenditures and it is consistent with industry  practice and the
policies of the Managing General  Partner.  The effect of the change in 1999 was
to increase net income by approximately  $86,000 ($1.01 per limited  partnership
unit). The cumulative effect, had this change been applied to prior periods,  is
not material.  The accounting  principle  change will not have an effect on cash
flow,  funds available for  distribution or fees payable to the Managing General
Partner and affiliates.

<PAGE>
Item 8.     Changes in and  Disagreements  with  Accountants on Accounting
            and Financial Disclosure

            None.


<PAGE>


                                    PART III

Item 9.     Directors,   Executive   Officers,   Promoters   and   Control
            Persons; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

National  Property  Investors 5 (the  "Partnership" or the  "Registrant") has no
officers  or  directors.  The names and ages of,  as well as the  positions  and
offices  held by, the present  executive  officers  and  directors of NPI Equity
Investments,  Inc.  ("NPI Equity" or "Managing  General  Partner") are set forth
below.  There are no family  relationships  between  or among  any  officers  or
directors.

Name                        Age    Position

Patrick J. Foye              42    Executive Vice President and Director

Martha L. Long               40    Senior Vice President and Controller

Patrick J. Foye has been  Executive  Vice President and Director of the Managing
General  Partner  since October 1, 1998.  Mr. Foye has served as Executive  Vice
President  of AIMCO  since May 1998.  Prior to  joining  AIMCO,  Mr.  Foye was a
partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1989 to
1998 and was  Managing  Partner  of the  firm's  Brussels,  Budapest  and Moscow
offices from 1992  through  1994.  Mr. Foye is also Deputy  Chairman of the Long
Island  Power   Authority  and  serves  as  a  member  of  the  New  York  State
Privatization  Council.  He received a B.A. from Fordham College and a J.D. from
Fordham University Law School.

Martha L. Long has been Senior Vice  President  and  Controller  of the Managing
General  Partner and AIMCO since October 1998, as a result of the acquisition of
Insignia  Financial  Group,  Inc. From June 1994 until January 1997, she was the
Controller for Insignia, and was promoted to Senior Vice President - Finance and
Controller in January 1997,  retaining that title until October 1998.  From 1988
to June 1994,  Ms. Long was Senior Vice  President and  Controller for The First
Savings Bank, FSB in Greenville, South Carolina.

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments  thereto furnished to
the Registrant  under Rule 16a-3(e) during the  Registrant's  most recent fiscal
year and Form 5 and amendments  thereto furnished to the Registrant with respect
to its most recent  fiscal year,  the  Registrant  is not aware of any director,
officer,  beneficial  owner of more than ten  percent  of the  units of  limited
partnership interest in the Registrant that failed to file on a timely basis, as
disclosed in the above Forms,  reports required by section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act during the most recent  fiscal year or prior fiscal years except as follows:
AIMCO Properties,  L.P. and its joint filers failed to timely file a Form 3 with
respect to its  acquisition  of Units and AIMCO and its joint  filers  failed to
timely file a Form 4 with respect to its acquisition of Units.

Item 10.    Executive Compensation

Neither the director nor officers  received any  remuneration  from the Managing
General Partner during the year ended December 31, 1999.

Item 11.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Except as noted below, as of December 31, 1999, no person or entity was known to
own of  record  or  beneficially  more  than  five  percent  of the Units of the
Partnership.

                                          Number of Units    Percentage

Insignia Properties, LP                       37,149           45.022%
  (an affiliate of AIMCO)
AIMCO Properties, LP                          10,883           13.189%
  (an affiliate of AIMCO)

Insignia  Properties LP is indirectly  ultimately  owned by AIMCO.  Its business
address is 55 Beattie Place, Greenville, South Carolina 29602.

AIMCO Properties LP is indirectly  ultimately  controlled by AIMCO. Its business
address is 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80222.

No director or officer of the Managing General Partner owns any Units.

Item 12.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

The  Partnership  has no employees  and is  dependent  on the  Managing  General
Partner  and  its  affiliates  for  the  management  and  administration  of all
partnership  activities.  The  Partnership  Agreement  provides  for payments to
affiliates for property management services based on a percentage of revenue and
for  reimbursement of certain  expenses  incurred by affiliates on behalf of the
Partnership.

The  following  payments  were made or accrued  to  affiliates  of the  Managing
General Partner during each of the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998:

                                                         1999       1998
                                                         (in thousands)
Property management fees                                $ 254      $ 242
Reimbursement for services of affiliates                  146        184
Partnership management fee                                 --         21
Non-accountable reimbursement                              --         48
Incentive management fee                                   --        290

During the years ended  December 31, 1999 and 1998,  affiliates  of the Managing
General  Partner were  entitled to receive 5% of gross  receipts from all of the
Partnership's  properties  as  compensation  for providing  property  management
services.  The Partnership  paid to such affiliates  approximately  $254,000 and
$242,000 for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

Affiliates of the Managing General Partner received reimbursement of accountable
administrative expenses amounting to approximately $146,000 and $184,000 for the
years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

For services relating to the  administration of the Partnership and operation of
the partnership properties,  the Managing General Partner is entitled to receive
payment for non-accountable expenses up to a maximum of $100,000 per year, based
upon the number of Partnership units sold, subject to certain  limitations.  The
Managing  General Partner earned and received  approximately  $48,000 during the
year ended December 31 1998. No such  reimbursements were earned during the year
ended  December 31, 1999. In addition,  the Managing  General  Partner  earned a
Partnership  Management  Fee  based  on 2% of  adjusted  cash  distributed  from
operations.  The Managing  General  Partner  earned and  received  approximately
$21,000 during 1998. No such fees were earned in 1999.

Upon the sale of the Partnership  properties,  NPI Equity will be entitled to an
Incentive  Compensation  Fee equal to a declining  percentage of the  difference
between the total amount distributed to limited partners and the appraised value
of their investment at February 1, 1992. The percentage amount to be realized by
NPI Equity,  if any,  will be  dependent  upon the year in which the property is
sold.  Payment of the Incentive  compensation Fee is subordinated to the receipt
by the limited partners, of: (a) distributions from capital transaction proceeds
of an amount equal to their appraised  investment in the Partnership at February
1, 1992, and (b) distributions from all sources (capital transactions as well as
cash  flow)  of an  amount  equal to six  percent  (6%)  per  annum  cumulative,
non-compounded,  on their appraised investment in the Partnership at February 1,
1992.  As of December 31, 1999,  an incentive  management  fee of  approximately
$290,000 has been accrued related to the sale of The Village in 1998.

NPI Equity  has  established  a  revolving  credit  facility  (the  "Partnership
Revolver") to be used to fund deferred  maintenance and working capital needs of
the National Property Investors  Partnership  Series. The maximum draw available
to the Partnership under the Partnership  Revolver is $300,000.  Loans under the
Partnership  Revolver  will  have a term of 365  days,  be  unsecured  and  bear
interest at the rate of 2% per annum in excess of the prime rate  announced from
time to time by Chemical Bank,  N.A. The maturity date of such borrowing will be
accelerated  in the event of: (i) the removal of the  Managing  General  Partner
(whether or not For Cause,  as defined in the Partnership  Agreement);  (ii) the
sale or refinancing of a property by the Partnership,  or; (iii) the liquidation
of the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  has not borrowed  under the  Partnership
Revolver, to date.

Several tender offers were made by various parties,  including affiliates of the
Managing General Partner,  during the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998. As
a result of these and prior tender offers,  AIMCO and its  affiliates  currently
own 48,032 limited partnership units in the Partnership  representing 58.211% of
the outstanding units. It is possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will make one
or more additional offers to acquire additional limited partnership interests in
the Partnership  for cash or in exchange for units in the operating  partnership
of AIMCO. Consequently, AIMCO is in a position to influence all voting decisions
with respect to the  Registrant.  Under the Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders
holding a majority of the Units are  entitled  to take action with  respect to a
variety of matters.  When voting on matters,  AIMCO would in all likelihood vote
the Units it  acquired in a manner  favorable  to the  interest of the  Managing
General Partner because of their affiliation with the Managing General Partner.

Item 13.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)   Exhibits:

            Exhibit  10.17,  Multifamily  Note between the  Registrant  and GMAC
            Commercial  Mortgage  Corporation,  dated  December 15, 1999,  as it
            pertains to Willow Park on Lake Adelaide Apartments.

            Exhibit 18, Independent Accountants' Preferability Letter for Change
            in Accounting Principle, is filed as an exhibit to this report.

            Exhibit 27, Financial Data Schedule,  is filed as an exhibit to this
            report.

      (b)   Reports  on Form 8-K filed in the fourth  quarter of  calendar
            year 1999:

            None.

<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES

In accordance  with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the  Registrant has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                                    NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 5

                                    By:   NPI EQUITY INVESTMENTS, INC.
                                          Managing General Partner

                                    By:   /s/Patrick J. Foye
                                          Patrick J. Foye
                                          Executive Vice President

                                    By:   /s/Martha L. Long
                                          Martha L. Long
                                          Senior Vice President
                                          and Controller

                                      Date:

In  accordance  with the Exchange  Act, this report has been signed below by the
following  persons on behalf of the Partnership and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.

/s/Patrick J. Foye      Executive Vice President      Date:
Patrick J. Foye         and Director

/s/Martha L. Long       Senior Vice President         Date:
Martha L. Long          and Controller

<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

2.1               NPI,  Inc.  Stock  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of August 17,
                  1995,   incorporated   by   reference  to  Exhibit  2  to  the
                  Partnership's  Current  Report  on Form 8-K dated  August  17,
                  1995.

2.2               Partnership  Units Purchase  Agreement  dated as of August 17,
                  1995,  incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K
                  filed by Insignia Financial Group, Inc.  ("Insignia") with the
                  Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 1995.

2.3               Management  Purchase  Agreement  dated as of August  17,
                  1995,  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Form
                  8-K filed by Insignia  Financial  Group,  Inc.  with the
                  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  September  1,
                  1995.

2.5               Master  Indemnity  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  17,
                  1995,  incorporated  by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to Form
                  8-K filed by Insignia  Financial  Group,  Inc.  with the
                  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on  September  1,
                  1995.

2.6               Agreement  and Plan of  Merger,  dated as of  October 1,
                  1998,  by and  between  AIMCO  and IPT  incorporated  by
                  reference  to Exhibit  2.1 in the  Registrant's  Current
                  Report on Form 8-K dated as of October 16, 1998.

3.4 (a)           Agreement  of  Limited   Partnership   incorporated   by
                  reference  to  Exhibit  A  to  the   Prospectus  of  the
                  Partnership  dated  January  4,  1982,  included  in the
                  Partnership's   Registration   Statement  on  Form  S-11
                  (Reg. No. 2-74143).

    (b)           Amendments to Agreement of Limited Partnership incorporated by
                  reference to the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Partnership
                  dated April 3, 1991.

    (c)           Amendments  to  the  Partnership  Agreement,  incorporated  by
                  reference to the Statement  Furnished in  Connection  with the
                  Solicitation of the Registrant dated August 28, 1992.

10.3              Form of Property Management  Agreement dated June 21, 1991, by
                  and between the Partnership and NPI Management with respect to
                  each  of  the   Partnership's   properties,   incorporated  by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the  Partnership's  Annual Report
                  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991.

10.5              Mortgage Note dated June 29, 1993, made by the Partnership for
                  the benefit of  Collateral  Mortgage,  Ltd., as it pertains to
                  Palisades   Apartments   incorporated   by  reference  to  the
                  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q for the  period
                  ended June 30, 1993.

<PAGE>

10.6              Loan  Agreement,   dated  June  29,  1993,  between  the
                  Partnership  and  Collateral   Mortgage,   Ltd.,  as  it
                  pertains  to  Palisades   Apartments   incorporated   by
                  reference  to  the  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report  on
                  Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1993.

10.7              Mortgage and Security  Agreement dated June 29, 1993,  between
                  the Partnership and Collateral Mortgage,  Ltd., as it pertains
                  to  Palisades  Apartments  incorporated  by  reference  to the
                  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report on Form  10-Q for the  period
                  ended June 30, 1993.

10.8              Amended and Restated First Mortgage Note,  dated September 30,
                  1993, made by the Partnership for the benefit of The Travelers
                  Insurance  Company,  as it pertains to The Village  Apartments
                  incorporated  by  reference  to  the  Partnership's  Quarterly
                  Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 1993.

10.9              Amended  and  Restated  First   Mortgage   Note,   dated
                  September  30,  1993,  between the  Partnership  and The
                  Travelers  Insurance  Company,  as it  pertains  to  The
                  Village  Apartments  incorporated  by  reference  to the
                  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q  for the
                  period ended September 30, 1993.

10.10             Multifamily  Note and Addendum dated January 3, 1994,  made by
                  the Partnership  for the benefit of Hanover  Capital  Mortgage
                  Corporation,   as  it  pertains  to  Willow  Park   Apartments
                  incorporated by reference to the  Partnership's  Annual Report
                  on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1993.

10.11             Multifamily  Mortgage,  Assignment of Rents and Security
                  Agreement  and Rider,  dated  January  3, 1994,  between
                  the   Partnership    and   Hanover   Capital    Mortgage
                  Corporation,  as it pertains  to Willow Park  Apartments
                  incorporated  by reference to the  Partnership's  Annual
                  Report on Form 10-K for the period  ended  December  31,
                  1993.

10.12             Multifamily  Note and Addendum dated January 7, 1994,  made by
                  the Partnership  for the benefit of Hanover  Capital  Mortgage
                  Corporation,  as it  pertains  to Oakwood  Village at Lake Nan
                  Apartments  incorporated  by  reference  to the  Partnership's
                  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the period ended  December 31,
                  1993.

10.13             Multifamily   Mortgage,   Assignment  of  Rents  and  Security
                  Agreement  and  Rider,  dated  January  7,  1994,  made by the
                  Partnership and Hanover Capital  Mortgage  Corporation,  as it
                  pertains   to   Oakwood   Village   at  Lake  Nan   Apartments
                  incorporated by reference to the  Partnership's  Annual Report
                  on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1993.

10.14             Contract  of  Sale  between   Registrant   and  Hometown
                  America,  L.L.C.  incorporated  by  reference to exhibit
                  (10.21;   10.22;  10.23)  to  the  Registrant's  current
                  report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 1998.


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10.15             Amendment to Contract of Sale between  Registrant and Hometown
                  America,  L.L.C.  incorporated by reference to exhibit (10.21;
                  10.22;  10.23) to the Registrant's  current report on Form 8-K
                  dated July 15, 1998.

10.16             Second   Amendment   to   Contract   of   Sale   between
                  Registrant  and Hometown  America,  L.L.C.  incorporated
                  by reference  to exhibit  (10.21;  10.22;  10.23) to the
                  Registrant's  current  report on Form 8-K dated July 15,
                  1998.

10.17             Multifamily  Note between the Registrant  and GMAC  Commercial
                  Mortgage Corporation,  dated December 15, 1999, as it pertains
                  to Willow Park on Lake  Adelaide  Apartments.  Filed with Form
                  10-KSB for the period ended December 31, 1999.

16                Letter dated November 24, 1998, from the  Registrant's  former
                  independent   accounts  regarding  its  concurrence  with  the
                  statements made by the  Registrant;  incorporated by reference
                  to the Registrant's  Current Report on Form 8-K dated November
                  10, 1998.

18                Independent   Accountants'   Preferability   Letter  for
                  Change in Accounting Principle.

27                Financial Data Schedule.

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                                                                      Exhibit 18


February 7, 2000


Mr. Patrick J. Foye
Executive Vice President
NPI Equity Investments, Inc.
Managing General Partner of National Property Investors 5
55 Beattie Place
P.O. Box 1089
Greenville, South Carolina 29602

Dear Mr. Foye:

Note K of Notes to the  Financial  Statements of National  Property  Investors 5
included in its Form  10-KSB for the year ended  December  31, 1999  describes a
change in the method of  accounting to  capitalize  exterior  painting and major
landscaping,  which  would have been  expensed  under the old  policy.  You have
advised us that you believe  that the change is to a  preferable  method in your
circumstances because it provides a better matching of expenses with the related
benefit of the expenditures and is consistent with policies currently being used
by your industry and conforms to the policies of the Managing General Partner.

There are no authoritative criteria for determining a preferable method based on
the particular circumstances; however, we conclude that the change in the method
of accounting  for exterior  painting and major  landscaping is to an acceptable
alternative  method which,  based on your business  judgment to make this change
for the reasons cited above, is preferable in your circumstances.

                                                         Very truly yours,
                                                      /s/Ernst & Young LLP



                                                                   Exhibit 10.17
                                                        FHLMC Loan No. 002682516

                                MULTIFAMILY NOTE
                                  (MULTISTATE)

US $4,000,000.00                                         As of December 15, 1999


      FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned ("Borrower") jointly and severally (if
more  than  one)  promises  to pay to the  order  of  GMAC  COMMERCIAL  MORTGAGE
CORPORATION,  a California  corporation,  the  principal sum of Four Million and
00/100 Dollars (US $4,000,000.00), with interest on the unpaid principal balance
at the annual rate of eight and twenty thousandths percent (8.020%).

1. Defined  Terms.  As used in this Note, (i) the term "Lender" means the holder
of this Note, and (ii) the term "Indebtedness"  means the principal of, interest
on,  or any  other  amounts  due at any time  under,  this  Note,  the  Security
Instrument  or any other Loan  Document,  including  prepayment  premiums,  late
charges,  default interest, and advances to protect the security of the Security
Instrument under Section 12 of the Security  Instrument.  "Event of Default" and
other  capitalized  terms  used but not  defined  in this  Note  shall  have the
meanings given to such terms in the Security Instrument.

2. Address for Payment. All payments due under this Note shall be payable at 650
Dresher Road, P.O. Box 1015, Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044-8015, Attn: Servicing -
Account  Manager,  or such other place as may be designated by written notice to
Borrower from or on behalf of Lender.

3. Payment of Principal  and Interest.  Principal and interest  shall be paid as
follows:

(a) Unless  disbursement of principal is made by Lender to Borrower on the first
day of the month,  interest for the period beginning on the date of disbursement
and ending on and including the last day of the month in which such disbursement
is made  shall be  payable  simultaneously  with  the  execution  of this  Note.
Interest  under  this Note  shall be  computed  on the  basis of a 360-day  year
consisting of twelve 30-day months.

(b)  Consecutive  monthly  installments  of principal and interest,  each in the
amount of Thirty Three  Thousand Five Hundred Seven and 41/100 (US  $33,507.41),
shall be payable on the first day of each month  beginning  on February 1, 2000,
until the entire unpaid principal  balance evidenced by this Note is fully paid.
Any accrued  interest  remaining  past due for 30 days or more shall be added to
and become part of the unpaid  principal  balance and shall bear interest at the
rate or rates  specified  in this  Note,  and any  reference  below to  "accrued
interest"  shall  refer to accrued  interest  which has not  become  part of the
unpaid principal balance.  Any remaining principal and interest shall be due and
payable on January 1, 2020 or on any earlier date on which the unpaid  principal
balance of this Note becomes due and payable,  by acceleration or otherwise (the
"Maturity  Date").  The unpaid principal balance shall continue to bear interest
after the  Maturity  Date at the  Default  Rate set forth in this Note until and
including the date on which it is paid in full.

(c) Any regularly  scheduled monthly  installment of principal and interest that
is  received  by Lender  before  the date it is due shall be deemed to have been
received on the due date solely for the purpose of calculating interest due.

4.  Application of Payments.  If at any time Lender  receives,  from Borrower or
otherwise,  any amount  applicable  to the  Indebtedness  which is less than all
amounts due and payable at such time,  Lender may apply that  payment to amounts
then due and  payable in any manner and in any order  determined  by Lender,  in
Lender's  discretion.  Borrower  agrees that neither  Lender's  acceptance  of a
payment  from  Borrower in an amount that is less than all amounts  then due and
payable nor Lender's  application of such payment shall  constitute or be deemed
to  constitute  either  a  waiver  of  the  unpaid  amounts  or  an  accord  and
satisfaction.

5. Security.  The Indebtedness is secured,  among other things, by a multifamily
mortgage, deed to secure debt or deed of trust dated as of the date of this Note
(the "Security  Instrument"),  and reference is made to the Security  Instrument
for other rights of Lender as to collateral for the Indebtedness.

6.  Acceleration.  If an Event of Default has  occurred and is  continuing,  the
entire unpaid principal  balance,  any accrued interest,  the prepayment premium
payable under  Paragraph  10, if any, and all other  amounts  payable under this
Note and any other Loan  Document  shall at once become due and payable,  at the
option of Lender, without any prior notice to Borrower. Lender may exercise this
option to accelerate regardless of any prior forbearance.

7. Late  Charge.  If any  monthly  amount  payable  under this Note or under the
Security  Instrument or any other Loan Document is not received by Lender within
ten (10) days after the amount is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender, immediately
and without  demand by Lender,  a late charge equal to five percent (5%) of such
amount.  Borrower  acknowledges  that its failure to make timely  payments  will
cause Lender to incur  additional  expenses in servicing and processing the loan
evidenced  by this Note (the  "Loan"),  and that it is extremely  difficult  and
impractical to determine  those  additional  expenses.  Borrower agrees that the
late charge payable pursuant to this Paragraph  represents a fair and reasonable
estimate,  taking into  account all  circumstances  existing on the date of this
Note,  of the  additional  expenses  Lender  will  incur by  reason of such late
payment.  The late  charge is  payable in  addition  to, and not in lieu of, any
interest payable at the Default Rate pursuant to Paragraph 8.

8. Default Rate. So long as (a) any monthly  installment under this Note remains
past due for 30 days or more, or (b) any other Event of Default has occurred and
is  continuing,  interest  under this Note shall accrue on the unpaid  principal
balance from the earlier of the due date of the first unpaid monthly installment
or the occurrence of such other Event of Default, as applicable,  at a rate (the
"Default Rate") equal to the lesser of 4 percentage points above the rate stated
in the first  paragraph of this Note or the maximum  interest  rate which may be
collected from Borrower under  applicable law. If the unpaid  principal  balance
and all accrued  interest are not paid in full on the Maturity  Date, the unpaid
principal balance and all accrued interest shall bear interest from the Maturity
Date at the Default Rate.  Borrower also  acknowledges  that its failure to make
timely payments will cause Lender to incur additional  expenses in servicing and
processing the Loan, that,  during the time that any monthly  installment  under
this Note is  delinquent  for more than 30 days,  Lender  will incur  additional
costs and  expenses  arising  from its loss of the use of the money due and from
the adverse impact on Lender's ability to meet its other obligations and to take
advantage of other investment opportunities,  and that it is extremely difficult
and impractical to determine those additional costs and expenses.  Borrower also
acknowledges that, during the time that any monthly  installment under this Note
is  delinquent  for more than 30 days or any other Event of Default has occurred
and is  continuing,  Lender's risk of nonpayment of this Note will be materially
increased  and Lender is entitled to be  compensated  for such  increased  risk.
Borrower  agrees that the  increase in the rate of interest  payable  under this
Note to the Default Rate represents a fair and reasonable estimate,  taking into
account all  circumstances  existing on the date of this Note, of the additional
costs and  expenses  Lender  will incur by reason of the  Borrower's  delinquent
payment and the  additional  compensation  Lender is entitled to receive for the
increased risks of nonpayment associated with a delinquent loan.

9.    Limits on Personal Liability.

(a) Except as otherwise  provided in this  Paragraph 9,  Borrower  shall have no
personal  liability  under this Note, the Security  Instrument or any other Loan
Document for the repayment of the  Indebtedness  or for the  performance  of any
other  obligations  of Borrower  under the Loan  Documents,  and  Lender's  only
recourse for the  satisfaction of the  Indebtedness  and the performance of such
obligations  shall be Lender's  exercise of its rights and remedies with respect
to the Mortgaged  Property and any other  collateral  held by Lender as security
for the Indebtedness. This limitation on Borrower's liability shall not limit or
impair  Lender's  enforcement  of  its  rights  against  any  guarantor  of  the
Indebtedness or any guarantor of any obligations of Borrower.

(b) Borrower shall be personally liable to Lender for the repayment of a portion
of the Indebtedness equal to zero percent (0%) of the original principal balance
of this Note,  plus any other amounts for which Borrower has personal  liability
under this Paragraph 9.

(c) In addition to Borrower's  personal liability under Paragraph 9(b), Borrower
shall be personally  liable to Lender for the repayment of a further  portion of
the  Indebtedness  equal to any loss or damage suffered by Lender as a result of
(1) failure of  Borrower to pay to Lender upon demand  after an Event of Default
all  Rents to which  Lender  is  entitled  under  Section  3(a) of the  Security
Instrument  and the amount of all security  deposits  collected by Borrower from
tenants  then in  residence;  (2)  failure of  Borrower  to apply all  insurance
proceeds and condemnation  proceeds as required by the Security  Instrument;  or
(3)  failure of Borrower to comply  with  Section  14(d) or (e) of the  Security
Instrument relating to the delivery of books and records, statements,  schedules
and reports.

(d) For purposes of determining  Borrower's  personal  liability under Paragraph
9(b) and Paragraph  9(c), all payments made by Borrower or any guarantor of this
Note with respect to the  Indebtedness  and all amounts  received by Lender from
the  enforcement  of its rights under the Security  Instrument  shall be applied
first to the  portion of the  Indebtedness  for which  Borrower  has no personal
liability.

(e) Borrower shall become  personally  liable to Lender for the repayment of all
of the  Indebtedness  upon the  occurrence  of any of the  following  Events  of
Default: (1) Borrower's acquisition of any property or operation of any business
not  permitted  by  Section  33 of  the  Security  Instrument;  (2)  a  Transfer
(including,  but not  limited  to,  a lien or  encumbrance)  that is an Event of
Default  under  Section  21 of the  Security  Instrument,  other than a Transfer
consisting  solely of the  involuntary  removal or  involuntary  withdrawal of a
general  partner in a limited  partnership  or a manager in a limited  liability
company; or (3) fraud or written material  misrepresentation  by Borrower or any
officer,  director,  partner,  member or employee of Borrower in connection with
the  application  for or  creation  of the  Indebtedness  or any request for any
action or consent by Lender.

(f) In addition to any personal  liability for the Indebtedness,  Borrower shall
be  personally  liable to Lender for (1) the  performance  of all of  Borrower's
obligations   under  Section  18  of  the  Security   Instrument   (relating  to
environmental  matters);  (2) the costs of any audit under  Section 14(d) of the
Security  Instrument;  and (3) any  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by Lender in
connection  with the  collection of any amount for which  Borrower is personally
liable under this  Paragraph  9,  including  fees and out of pocket  expenses of
attorneys and expert witnesses and the costs of conducting any independent audit
of Borrower's  books and records to determine the amount for which  Borrower has
personal liability.

(g) To the extent that Borrower has personal  liability  under this Paragraph 9,
Lender may exercise its rights  against  Borrower  personally  without regard to
whether  Lender has exercised any rights  against the Mortgaged  Property or any
other  security,  or pursued any rights  against any  guarantor,  or pursued any
other rights available to Lender under this Note, the Security  Instrument,  any
other Loan  Document or  applicable  law. For purposes of this  Paragraph 9, the
term "Mortgaged Property" shall not include any funds that (1) have been applied
by Borrower as required or  permitted by the  Security  Instrument  prior to the
occurrence  of an  Event of  Default  or (2)  Borrower  was  unable  to apply as
required  or  permitted  by the  Security  Instrument  because of a  bankruptcy,
receivership, or similar judicial proceeding.

10.   Voluntary and Involuntary Prepayments.

(a) A prepayment premium shall be payable in connection with any prepayment made
under this Note as provided below:

(1) Borrower may voluntarily  prepay all of the unpaid principal balance of this
Note on the last  Business Day of a calendar  month if Borrower has given Lender
at least 30 days prior  notice of its  intention to make such  prepayment.  Such
prepayment  shall be made by paying (A) the amount of principal  being  prepaid,
(B) all  accrued  interest,  (C) all other  sums due  Lender at the time of such
prepayment,  and (D) the prepayment premium  calculated  pursuant to Schedule A.
For all purposes including the accrual of interest,  any prepayment  received by
Lender on any day other than the last  calendar day of the month shall be deemed
to have been  received on the last  calendar day of such month.  For purposes of
this Note, a "Business  Day" means any day other than a Saturday,  Sunday or any
other day on which Lender is not open for business.  Borrower shall not have the
option to voluntarily prepay less than all of the unpaid principal balance.

(2) Upon  Lender's  exercise  of any  right of  acceleration  under  this  Note,
Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the entire unpaid principal balance
of this  Note  outstanding  at the  time of the  acceleration,  (A) all  accrued
interest  and  all  other  sums  due  Lender,  and (B)  the  prepayment  premium
calculated pursuant to Schedule A.

(3) Any  application  by  Lender  of any  collateral  or other  security  to the
repayment of any portion of the unpaid  principal  balance of this Note prior to
the  Maturity  Date and in the absence of  acceleration  shall be deemed to be a
partial prepayment by Borrower, requiring the payment to Lender by Borrower of a
prepayment premium.  The amount of any such partial prepayment shall be computed
so as to provide to Lender a prepayment  premium computed pursuant to Schedule A
without Borrower having to pay out-of-pocket any additional amounts.

(b)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of Paragraph  10(a), no prepayment  premium
shall be payable with respect to (A) any  prepayment  made no more than 180 days
before the Maturity  Date,  or (B) any  prepayment  occurring as a result of the
application of any insurance  proceeds or condemnation  award under the Security
Instrument.

(c)   Schedule A is hereby incorporated by reference into this Note.

(d) Any  permitted  or  required  prepayment  of less than the unpaid  principal
balance of this Note shall not extend or postpone the due date of any subsequent
monthly  installments or change the amount of such  installments,  unless Lender
agrees otherwise in writing.

(e) Borrower  recognizes that any prepayment of the unpaid principal  balance of
this Note,  whether  voluntary or  involuntary  or  resulting  from a default by
Borrower,  will result in Lender's incurring loss, including  reinvestment loss,
additional expense and frustration or impairment of Lender's ability to meet its
commitments  to third  parties.  Borrower  agrees to pay to Lender  upon  demand
damages  for the  detriment  caused by any  prepayment,  and  agrees  that it is
extremely  difficult  and  impractical  to ascertain the extent of such damages.
Borrower  therefore  acknowledges  and agrees that the  formula for  calculating
prepayment  premiums set forth on Schedule A represents a reasonable estimate of
the damages Lender will incur because of a prepayment.

(f) Borrower further acknowledges that the prepayment premium provisions of this
Note are a material part of the  consideration  for the Loan,  and  acknowledges
that the terms of this Note are in other  respects more favorable to Borrower as
a  result  of the  Borrower's  voluntary  agreement  to the  prepayment  premium
provisions.

11. Costs and  Expenses.  Borrower  shall pay all expenses and costs,  including
fees and  out-of-pocket  expenses of attorneys and expert witnesses and costs of
investigation,  incurred by Lender as a result of any default under this Note or
in  connection  with  efforts to collect  any amount due under this Note,  or to
enforce  the  provisions  of any of the other Loan  Documents,  including  those
incurred in post-judgment  collection  efforts and in any bankruptcy  proceeding
(including  any action  for relief  from the  automatic  stay of any  bankruptcy
proceeding) or judicial or non-judicial foreclosure proceeding.

12.  Forbearance.  Any  forbearance  by Lender in exercising any right or remedy
under  this  Note,  the  Security  Instrument,  or any other  Loan  Document  or
otherwise  afforded by applicable  law, shall not be a waiver of or preclude the
exercise of that or any other right or remedy.  The  acceptance by Lender of any
payment after the due date of such  payment,  or in an amount which is less than
the required payment,  shall not be a waiver of Lender's right to require prompt
payment  when due of all other  payments or to exercise any right or remedy with
respect to any  failure to make  prompt  payment.  Enforcement  by Lender of any
security for  Borrower's  obligations  under this Note shall not  constitute  an
election by Lender of remedies so as to preclude the exercise of any other right
or remedy available to Lender.

13.  Waivers.  Presentment,  demand,  notice  of  dishonor,  protest,  notice of
acceleration,  notice of intent to demand or  accelerate  payment  or  maturity,
presentment  for  payment,  notice  of  nonpayment,   grace,  and  diligence  in
collecting  the  Indebtedness  are  waived by  Borrower  and all  endorsers  and
guarantors of this Note and all other third party obligors.

14. Loan Charges. If any applicable law limiting the amount of interest or other
charges  permitted to be collected from Borrower in connection  with the Loan is
interpreted  so that any  interest  or  other  charge  provided  for in any Loan
Document,  whether considered separately or together with other charges provided
for in any other Loan  Document,  violates that law, and Borrower is entitled to
the benefit of that law, that interest or charge is hereby reduced to the extent
necessary to eliminate that violation.  The amounts,  if any, previously paid to
Lender in excess of the  permitted  amounts shall be applied by Lender to reduce
the  unpaid  principal  balance  of this Note.  For the  purpose of  determining
whether any  applicable  law  limiting  the amount of interest or other  charges
permitted to be collected from Borrower has been violated, all Indebtedness that
constitutes  interest,  as well as all other charges made in connection with the
Indebtedness  that  constitute  interest,  shall be deemed to be  allocated  and
spread ratably over the stated term of the Note.  Unless  otherwise  required by
applicable law, such allocation and spreading shall be effected in such a manner
that the rate of interest so computed is uniform  throughout  the stated term of
the Note.

15.  Commercial  Purpose.  Borrower  represents  that the  Indebtedness is being
incurred  by  Borrower  solely for the  purpose  of  carrying  on a business  or
commercial enterprise, and not for personal, family or household purposes.

16.  Counting  of  Days.  Except  where  otherwise  specifically  provided,  any
reference in this Note to a period of "days" means  calendar  days, not Business
Days.

17. Governing Law. This Note shall be governed by the law of the jurisdiction in
which the Land is located.

18.  Captions.  The captions of the paragraphs of this Note are for  convenience
only and shall be disregarded in construing this Note.

19. Notices. All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted
to be given by  Lender  to  Borrower  pursuant  to this  Note  shall be given in
accordance with Section 31 of the Security Instrument.

20. Consent to  Jurisdiction  and Venue.  Borrower  agrees that any  controversy
arising under or in relation to this Note shall be litigated  exclusively in the
jurisdiction  in which the Land is located (the  "Property  Jurisdiction").  The
state and federal  courts and  authorities  with  jurisdiction  in the  Property
Jurisdiction  shall have exclusive  jurisdiction  over all  controversies  which
shall arise under or in relation to this Note. Borrower  irrevocably consents to
service,  jurisdiction,  and venue of such  courts for any such  litigation  and
waives  any other  venue to which it might be  entitled  by virtue of  domicile,
habitual residence or otherwise.

21. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.  BORROWER AND LENDER EACH (A) AGREES NOT TO ELECT A
TRIAL  BY JURY  WITH  RESPECT  TO ANY  ISSUE  ARISING  OUT OF  THIS  NOTE OR THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS LENDER AND BORROWER THAT IS TRIABLE OF RIGHT
BY A JURY AND (B) WAIVES  ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH  RESPECT TO SUCH ISSUE
TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT  EXISTS NOW OR IN THE  FUTURE.  THIS WAIVER OF
RIGHT  TO  TRIAL  BY JURY IS  SEPARATELY  GIVEN  BY EACH  PARTY,  KNOWINGLY  AND
VOLUNTARILY WITH THE BENEFIT OF COMPETENT LEGAL COUNSEL.


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      ATTACHED SCHEDULES.  The following Schedules are attached to this Note:

             X       Schedule A    Prepayment Premium (required)

             X       Schedule B    Modifications to Multifamily Note

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Borrower has signed and  delivered  this Note or has
caused  this  Note  to  be  signed  and   delivered   by  its  duly   authorized
representative.

                                   NATIONAL PROPERTY  INVESTORS 5, a California
                                   limited  partnership,  doing  business in
                                   Florida as National Property Investors 5,
                                   Ltd.

                                   By:  NPI Equity Investments, Inc., a Florida
                                        corporation, its general partner

                                   By:  Patti K. Fielding
                                        Vice President

                                   22-2385051
                                   Borrower's Social Security/Employer ID Number


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PAY TO THE ORDER OF FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION, WITHOUT RECOURSE, THIS 15 DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1999

GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a
   California corporation

By:_________________________________
   Donald W. Marshall
   Vice President


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                                   SCHEDULE A
                               PREPAYMENT PREMIUM

      Any prepayment  premium  payable under  Paragraph 10 of this Note shall be
computed as follows:

(a) If the prepayment is made between the date of this Note and the date that is
180 months after the first day of the first calendar month following the date of
this Note (the "Yield Maintenance Period"),  the prepayment premium shall be the
greater of:

(i)   1.0% of the unpaid principal balance of this Note; or

(ii)  the product obtained by multiplying:

(A)   the amount of principal being prepaid,

                        by

(B) the excess (if any) of the Monthly  Note Rate over the Assumed  Reinvestment
Rate,

                        by

(C)   the Present Value Factor.

          For purposes of  subparagraph  (ii), the following  definitions  shall
          apply:

          Monthly Note Rate:  one-twelfth  (1/12) of the annual interest rate of
          the Note, expressed as a decimal calculated to five digits.

          Prepayment  Date: in the case of a voluntary  prepayment,  the date on
          which the  prepayment  is made;  in any other case,  the date on which
          Lender accelerates the unpaid principal balance of the Note.

          Assumed Reinvestment Rate:  one-twelfth (1/12) of the yield rate as of
          the date 5 Business  Days before the  Prepayment  Date,  on the 9.250%
          U.S.  Treasury  Security due February 1, 2016, as reported in The Wall
          Street Journal,  expressed as a decimal  calculated to five digits. In
          the event that no yield is  published on the  applicable  date for the
          Treasury  Security  used to determine the Assumed  Reinvestment  Rate,
          Lender,  in its  discretion,  shall select the  non-callable  Treasury
          Security maturing in the same year as the Treasury Security  specified
          above with the lowest yield published in The Wall Street Journal as of
          the  applicable  date. If the  publication  of such yield rates in The
          Wall  Street  Journal is  discontinued  for any reason,  Lender  shall
          select a  security  with a  comparable  rate and term to the  Treasury
          Security  used  to  determine  the  Assumed   Reinvestment  Rate.  The
          selection of an alternate security pursuant to this Paragraph shall be
          made in Lender's discretion.


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          Present Value Factor:  the factor that  discounts to present value the
          costs resulting to Lender from the difference in interest rates during
          the  months  remaining  in the  Yield  Maintenance  Period,  using the
          Assumed   Reinvestment   Rate  as  the  discount  rate,  with  monthly
          compounding, expressed numerically as follows:

                                    [OBJECT OMITTED]

            n = number of months remaining in Yield Maintenance Period

            ARR = Assumed Reinvestment Rate

(b) If the  prepayment  is made after the  expiration  of the Yield  Maintenance
Period but more than 180 days before the Maturity Date,  the prepayment  premium
shall be 1.0% of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.


<PAGE>

                                   SCHEDULE B
                        MODIFICATIONS TO MULTIFAMILY NOTE

1. The first  sentence of 8 of the Note  ("Default  Rate") is hereby deleted and
replaced with the following:

            So long as (a) any monthly  installment under this Note remains past
            due for more than thirty (30) days or (b) any other event of Default
            has  occurred  and is  continuing,  interest  under  this Note shall
            accrue on the unpaid  principal  balance from the earlier of the due
            date of the first unpaid  monthly  installment  or the occurrence of
            such other Event of Default, as applicable,  at a rate (the "Default
            Rate")  equal to the lesser of (1) the maximum  interest  rate which
            may be  collected  from  Borrower  under  applicable  law or (2) the
            greater of (i) three  percent (3%) above the  Interest  Rate or (ii)
            four percent  (4.0%) above the  then-prevailing  Prime Rate. As used
            herein,  the term  "Prime  Rate"  shall  mean  the rate of  interest
            announced by The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the "Prime
            Rate".

2. Paragraph 9(c) of the Note is amended to add the following subparagraph (4):

(4)         failure  by  Borrower  to pay the  amount  of the  water  and  sewer
            charges,  taxes,  fire, hazard or other insurance  premiums,  ground
            rents in accordance with the terms of the Security Instrument.

<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                             5
<LEGEND>

This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from National
Property Investors 5 1999 Fourth Quarter 10-KSB and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such 10-KSB filing.

</LEGEND>

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<NAME>                                National Property Investors 5
<MULTIPLIER>                                  1,000


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</FN>


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