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Exhibit j(2)
CONSENT OF COUNSEL
AIM ADVISOR FUNDS
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We hereby consent to the use of our name and to the reference
to our firm under the caption "Miscellaneous Information - Legal Matters" in the
Statement of Additional Information for AIM Advisor Flex Fund, AIM Advisor
International Value Fund, and AIM Advisor Real Estate Fund, which is included in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 39 to the Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (No. 2-87377), and Amendment No. 40 to the
Registration Statement under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (No.
811-3886), on Form N-1A of AIM Advisor Funds.
/s/ BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP
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Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 7, 2000
