TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS INC
SC 13D, 1996-05-20
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13D


                  UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                             (AMENDMENT NO. 26)*



                   TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
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                               (Name of Issuer)


                        Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 893-617-209
                     -----------------------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)
     Robert A. Waldman
     10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 600
     Dallas, Texas 75231  (214) 692-4758
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                               Communications)


                                April 5, 1996
                     -----------------------------------
           (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on
file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

NOTE: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 893-617-209                                         PAGE 2 OF 17 PAGES



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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      American Realty Trust, Inc.
      54-0697989

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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /

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 3    SEC USE ONLY



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 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    /  /



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 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION



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                               7     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF                  1,154,771

           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED VOTING POWER                        
        BENEFICIALLY           
                                     -0-
          OWNED BY                                 
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING                  1,154,771
                                                
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                                     -0-
                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      1,154,771
              
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /  /



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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      38.8%
              
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
              
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
        INCLUDED BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 893-617-209                                         PAGE 3 OF 17 PAGES



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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      Basic Capital Management, Inc.
      75-2261065

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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /

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 3    SEC USE ONLY



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF                  280,412

           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED VOTING POWER                        
        BENEFICIALLY           
                                     -0-
          OWNED BY                                 
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING                  280,412
                                                
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                                     -0-
                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      280,412
              
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /  /



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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      7.0%
              
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      CO
              
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
        INCLUDED BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 893-617-209                                      PAGE  4  OF 17  PAGES


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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      Syntek Asset Management, L.P.
      75-2163161
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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /

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 3    SEC USE ONLY



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION



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                               7     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF            
                                     26,475
           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED VOTING POWER                        
        BENEFICIALLY           
                               
          OWNED BY                   -0-              
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING 
                                     26,475           
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                               
                                     -0-           
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


      26,475        
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /  /



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13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)


      0.7%        
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


      PN        
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
        INCLUDED BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 893-617-209                                      PAGE 5  OF 17 PAGES



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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      Continental Mortgage and Equity Trust
      94-2738844
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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /

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 3    SEC USE ONLY



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF            
                                     79,500
           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED VOTING POWER                        
        BENEFICIALLY           
                               
          OWNED BY                      -0-           
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING 
                                     79,500           
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                               
                                        -0-                   
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON


      79,500        
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12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)


      2.0%        
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*


      OO        
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
        INCLUDED BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                                 SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP NO. 893-617-209                                      PAGE 6  OF 17 PAGES



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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

      The Gene E. Phillips Children's Trust
      13-6599769
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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*       
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3    SEC USE ONLY



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
      ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                    /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                               7     SOLE VOTING POWER

          NUMBER OF                  46,500

           SHARES              -------------------------------------------------
                               8     SHARED VOTING POWER                        
        BENEFICIALLY           
                                     -0-
          OWNED BY                                 
                               ------------------------------------------------
            EACH               9     SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                    
          REPORTING                  46,500
                                                
           PERSON              ------------------------------------------------
                               10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                  
            WITH    
                                     -0-
                                                
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
11    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      46,500
              
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                            /  /



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
13    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

      1.2%
              
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14    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

      00
              
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                     *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
        INCLUDED BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE, AND SIGNATURE ATTESTATION.


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                    TRANSCONTINENTAL REALTY INVESTORS, INC.
                             CUSIP NO. 893 617 209



Item 1. Security and Issuer

Item 1 is hereby amended to read as follows:

         This statement relates to the Common Shares, $.01 par value (the
"Shares"), of Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. ("TCI"), a Nevada
corporation (the "Corporation"), and amends the amended statement on Schedule
13D filed on December 29, 1995.  The principal executive offices of TCI are
located at 10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.

Item 2. Identity and Background

Item 2 is hereby amended to read as follows:

         This statement is being filed on behalf of Basic Capital Management,
Inc. ("BCM"), American Realty Trust, Inc.  ("ART"), Continental Mortgage and
Equity Trust ("CMET"), Syntek Asset Management, L.P. ("SAMLP") and The Gene E.
Phillips Children's Trust (the "GEP Trust") (collectively the "Reporting
Persons").

         BCM, ART, CMET, SAMLP, and the GEP Trust may be deemed to constitute a
"person" within the meaning of Section 13 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, because Gene E. Phillips is a general partner of Syntek Asset
Management, L.P.,  BCM is beneficially owned by a trust established for the
benefit of Mr. Phillips' children, BCM serves as advisor to CMET and ART, and
Mr. Phillips' son, Ryan T. Phillips, serves as a director of BCM and ART and is
a beneficiary of the GEP Trust.

         (I) BCM is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Nevada. BCM's principal business activity is the provision of advisory
services for real estate investment trusts. The principal place of business and
principal office of BCM is 10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 600 Dallas,
Texas 75231.

                 BCM is owned by Realty Advisors, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
Realty Advisors, Inc. is owned by a trust established for the benefit of the
children of Gene E. Phillips.  The directors and executive officers of BCM are
as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Name                              Position(s) with BCM
         ----                              --------------------
<S>                               <C>                                   
Randall M. Paulson                President

Oscar W. Cashwell                 Executive Vice President

Thomas A. Holland                 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Clifford C. Towns, Jr.            Executive Vice President, Finance

Bruce A. Endendyk                 Executive Vice President

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Name                     Position(s) with BCM
         ----                     --------------------
<S>                               <C>
Cooper B. Stuart                  Executive Vice President

Mark W. Branigan                  Executive Vice President

Lynn W. Humphries                 Senior Vice President-Commerical Asset Management

Robert A. Waldman                 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Drew D. Potera                    Vice President, Treasurer and Securities Manager

Ryan T. Phillips                  Director

Mickey Ned Phillips               Director

</TABLE>
                 Mr. Paulson's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Paulson's present principal
occupation is President of BCM.  Mr. Paulson is a citizen of the United States
of America.

                 Mr. Cashwell's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Cashwell's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President of BCM.  Mr. Cashwell is a citizen of
the United States of America.

                 Mr. Holland's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Holland's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer of BCM.  Mr.
Holland is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Towns' business address is 10670 North Central Expressway,
Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Towns' present principal occupation is
Executive Vice President of BCM.  Mr. Towns is a citizen of the United States
of America.

                 Mr. Endendyk's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Endendyk's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President of BCM.  Mr. Endendyk is a citizen of
the United States of America.

                 Mr. Branigan's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Branigan's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President of BCM.  Mr. Branigan is a citizen of
the United States of America.

                 Mr. Humphries' business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Humphries' present principal
occupation is Senior Vice President-Commercial Asset Management of BCM.  Mr.
Humphries is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Waldman's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Waldmans' present





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principal occupation is Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of
BCM.  Mr. Waldman is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Potera's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Potera's present principal
occupation is Vice President, Treasurer and Securities Manager of BCM.  Mr.
Potera is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Stuart's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Mr.  Stuart's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President of BCM.  Mr. Stuart is a citizen of the
United States of America.

                 Mr. Ryan T. Phillips' business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Ryan T. Phillips' present
principal occupation is an independent real estate investor.  Ryan T. Phillips
is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Mickey Ned Phillips' business address is 264 Rolling Hills
Circle, Gaffney, South Carolina 29340.  Mr. Phillips' present principal
occupation is owner of Phillips Remodeling Co.  Mr. Phillips is a citizen of
the United States of America.

         (II)    CMET is a real estate investment trust organized and existing
under the law of the State of California.  CMET's principal business activity
is investments in real estate.  The principal place of business and principal
office of CMET is located at 10670 North Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas,
Texas  75231.

                 The following is a list of each executive officer and trustee
of CMET:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Name                                      Position(s) with CMET
         ----                                      ---------------------
<S>                               <C>
Randall M. Paulson                President

Thomas A. Holland                 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Bruce A. Endendyk                 Executive Vice President

Lynn W. Humphries                 Senior Vice President - Commercial Asset Management

Robert A. Waldman                 Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Drew D. Potera                    Treasurer

Bennett B. Sims                   Trustee

Ted P. Stokely                    Trustee

Martin L. White                   Trustee

</TABLE>


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Name                        Position(s) with CMET
         ----                        ---------------------
<S>                               <C>
John P. Parsons                   Trustee

Edward G. Zampa                   Trustee

</TABLE>
                 Information with respect to Messrs. Paulson, Holland,
Endendyk, Humphries, Waldman and Potera is disclosed in (I) above.

                 Mr. Stokely's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 515, Dallas, Texas  75231.  Mr.  Stokely's present principal
occupation is Real Estate Consultant for Eldercare Housing Foundation.  Mr.
Stokely is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Sims' business address is 62 West 91st Street, Apt. #3,
New York, New York  10024.  Mr. Sims' present principal occupation is Professor
at New York University.  Mr. Sims is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. White's business address is 8051 Coach Drive, Oakland,
California 94605.  Mr. White is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Community Based Developers, Inc.  Mr. White is a citizen of the United States
of America.

                 Mr. Parsons' business address is 73155 Deer Grass Drive, Palm
Desert, California 92262.  Mr. Parsons is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Pierpont Corporation.  Mr. Parsons is a citizen of the United States of
America.

                 Mr. Zampa's business address is Number Fifty Osgood Place,
Suite 110, San Francisco, California 94133.  Mr. Zampa is General Partner of
Edward G. Zampa and Company.  Mr. Zampa is a citizen of the United States of
America.

         (III)   The GEP Trust is a trust formed under the laws of Texas for
the benefit of the children of Gene E.  Phillips.  The trustee of the GEP Trust
is Mr. Phillips' brother, Donald W. Phillips.

                 Gene E. Phillips' business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Gene E. Phillips' present
principal occupation is Chief Executive Officer of Syntek West, Inc.  Gene E.
Phillips is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Donald W. Phillips' business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 410, Dallas, Texas 75231.  Donald W. Phillips' present
principal occupation is President and owner of Big D Oil Field Equipment Sales.
Donald W. Phillips is a citizen of the United States of America.

         (IV)    ART is a real estate investment company organized and existing
as a Georgia corporation.  ART's principal business activities include
investment in real estate and in other business ventures. The principal place
of business and principal office of ART is located at 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas  75231.





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                 The following is a list of each executive officer and director
of ART:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         Name                             Position(s) with ART
         ----                             --------------------
<S>                               <C>
Karl L. Blaha                     President

Thomas A. Holland                 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Randall M. Paulson                Executive Vice President

Bruce A. Endendyk                 Executive Vice President

Lynn W. Humphries                 Senior Vice President-Commercial Asset Management

Robert A. Waldman                 Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Drew D. Potera                    Treasurer

Ryan T. Phillips                  Director

Al Gonzalez                       Director

Oscar W. Cashwell                 Director

Dale A. Crenwelge                 Director
</TABLE>

                 Information with respect to Messrs. Cashwell, Paulson,
Holland, Endendyk, Humphries, Waldman, Potera and Ryan Phillips is disclosed in
(I) above.

                 Mr. Blaha's business address is 10670 North Central
Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas  75231.  Mr.  Blaha's present principal
occupation is Executive Vice President of Carmel Realty, Inc.  Mr. Blaha is a
citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Gonzalez' business address is 4455 Alpha Road, Building 2,
Dallas, Texas 75244. Mr. Gonzalez' present principal occupation is President of
AGE Refining, Inc.  Mr. Gonzalez is a citizen of the United States of America.

                 Mr. Crenwelge's business address is 10208 Echo Ridge Drive,
Austin, Texas 78750.  Mr. Crenwelge's present principal occupation is the
President of Longhorn Consultants Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc. and
Crenwelge Commercial Consultants, Inc.  Mr. Crenwelge is a citizen of the
United States of America.

         (V)     SAMLP is a Delaware limited partnership engaged in the
business of investing in real estate and real estate related assets. The
principal place of business and principal office of SAMLP is located at 10670
North Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.

                 SAMLP has no officers or directors. The general partners of
SAMLP are Gene E. Phillips and Syntek Asset Management, Inc. ("SAMI").  SAMI is
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State





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of Texas.  SAMI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCM.  SAMI's principal business
activities include investment in real estate and in other business ventures.
Its principal place of business and principal office is located 10670 North
Central Expressway, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75231.

     Information with respect to Mr. Phillips is disclosed in (III) above.

         During the last five (5) years, (i) none of the persons enumerated in
(I) through (V) above, as amended, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) and (ii) none of such
persons was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body
of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject
to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

         Item 5 is hereby amended to read as follows:

         (a)     Share Ownership

         The following tables show the Shares owned directly and beneficially
by the Reporting Persons on the date of this statement:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            Shares Owned Directly
                            ---------------------
                                  Number of                     Percent of
Name                                Shares                      Class (1) 
----                              ---------                     ---------
<S>              <C>              <C>                            <C>
BCM                                 280,412                       7.0%
CMET                                 79,500                       2.0%
ART                               1,154,771                      28.8%
SAMLP                                26,475                       0.7%
GEP Trust                            46,500                       1.2%
                                                                
                 TOTAL            1,587,658                      39.6%
</TABLE>                                                        
                                                                
<TABLE>                                                         
<CAPTION>                                                       
                          Shares Owned Beneficially
                          -------------------------
                                  Number of                     Percent of
Name                                Shares                       Class (1) 
----                              ---------                      ----------
<S>                               <C>                                <C>
ART                               1,154,771                          28.8%
BCM                                 280,412                           7.0%
CMET                                 79,500                           2.0%
SAMLP                                26,475                           0.7%
Gene E. Phillips (2)                 26,475                           0.7%
GEP Trust                            46,500                           1.2%
Al Gonzalez (3)                   1,154,771                          28.8%
Ryan Phillips (3)(4)(5)           1,481,683                          36.9%
Dale A. Crenwelge (3)             1,154,771                          28.8%
Oscar W. Cashwell (3)(4)          1,435,183                          35.7%

Total shares beneficially                                     
  owned by Reporting Persons      1,587,658                          39.6%
</TABLE>



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                 (1)      Percentage calculations are based upon 4,012,275
                          Shares outstanding at March 15, 1996. Total and
                          addends may not match due to rounding.

                 (2)      May be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Shares
                          held directly by SAMLP by virtue of the relationship
                          to SAMLP as described in Item 2, as herein amended.

                 (3)      May be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Shares
                          held directly by ART by virtue of the relationship to
                          ART as described in Item 2, as herein amended.

                 (4)      May be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Shares
                          held directly by BCM by virtue of the relationship to
                          BCM as described in Item 2.

                 (5)      May be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Shares
                          held directly by the GEP Trust by virtue of the
                          relationship to the GEP Trust as described in Item 2.

         (b)     Voting and Dispositive Power

         Each of the directors of ART share voting and dispositive power over
the 1,154,771 Shares owned by ART.  Each of the directors of BCM exercises 
voting and dispositive power over the 280,412 Shares held by BCM.  Each of the
Trustees of CMET share voting and dispositive power over the 79,500 Shares held
by CMET. The Trustee of GEP Trust has complete voting and dispositive power
over all of the Shares owned by the GEP Trust.

         (c)     Transactions in Securities

                 The following table lists the purchase transactions in the
Shares that were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Reporting                      Number of          Price             Type of
 Person           Date           Shares         Per Share         Transaction
-------           ----          --------        ---------         -----------
<S>             <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>
BCM             02/05/96            200         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/06/96            800         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/06/96            200         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/07/96            700         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/08/96            100         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/08/96          1,000         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/08/96            100         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/08/96          1,000         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/12/96          1,100         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/15/96            400         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/16/96            400         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/20/96            800         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/21/96            100         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/23/96            500         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/26/96            600         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             02/27/96          1,000         $15.00*          Open Market
</TABLE>




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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Reporting                      Number of         Price             Type of
 Person            Date         Shares          Per Share         Transaction
-------            ----        --------         ---------         -----------
<S>             <C>            <C>              <C>              <C>
BCM             02/28/96          1,000         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/28/96            100         $14.875*         Open Market
BCM             02/28/96            100         $15.00*          Open Market
BCM             02/29/96            400         $15.00*          Open Market
ART             03/04/96            300         $10.00           Open Market
ART             03/06/96            300         $10.00           Open Market
ART             03/07/96            400         $10.00           Open Market
ART             03/08/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/13/96          2,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/13/96            700         $10.00           Open Market
ART             03/14/96            100         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/15/96          1,200         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/18/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/18/96            200         $ 9.875          Open Market
BCM             03/19/96            600         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/20/96          1,200         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/22/96          1,700         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/25/96            300         $10.00           Open Market
ART             03/27/96          1,700         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/28/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             03/29/96          1,200         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/01/96            100         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/02/96            700         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/02/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/03/96          3,000         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/04/96            200         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/08/96            600         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/09/96          1,200         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/09/96            100         $ 9.50           Open Market
BCM             04/09/96            900         $ 9.625          Open Market
ART             04/09/96          2,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/10/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/11/96            200         $10.00           Open Market
ART             04/12/96          2,800         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/12/96          1,900         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/15/96          1,500         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/16/96          2,600         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/16/96            100         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/18/96            400         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/19/96            800         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/22/96            200         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/24/96            100         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/25/96            100         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/26/96          1,000         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             04/29/96            100         $ 9.750          Open Market
BCM             04/29/96            400         $ 9.875          Open Market
BCM             04/29/96            500         $10.00           Open Market
ART             05/01/96            300         $10.00           Open Market
BCM             05/03/96            500         $ 9.50           Open Market
</TABLE>

*Reflects presplit shares and presplit share prices.


Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with respect
to Securities of the Issuer.


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         Item 6 is hereby amended to read as follows:

         ART has pledged 13,875 shares to Advest, pledged 4,500 shares to The
Advisors Group, pledged 13,500 shares to Alex Brown (TX), pledged 4,500 shares
to Arnold Securities, pledged 18,000 shares to Baker & Co., pledged 96,038
shares to Bear Stearns, pledged 22,500 shares to Bidwell, pledged 13,500 shares
to Brokerage Svcs Div., pledged 7,350 shares to Brown & Co., pledged 18,075
shares to C.J. Lawrence, pledged 17,000 shares to Cowen & Co., pledged 1,500
shares to Dain Bosworth, pledged 34,644 shares to Dean Witter (CA), pledged
12,000 shares to Dillon Read, pledged 8,100 shares to Equitable, pledged 37,757
shares to Everen Sec. (CA), pledged 24,150 shares to Everen Sec. (TX), pledged
15,000 shares to First Southwest, pledged 18,000 shares to Global Strategies,
pledged 42,807 shares to Goldman Sachs, pledged 18,000 shares to Hambrecht &
Quist, pledged 29,675 shares to Interstate/J.L., pledged 22,500 shares to JB
Oxford, pledged 3,000 shares to Jefferies (TX), pledged 4,300 shares to JW
Charles, pledged 15,000 shares to Josephthal, Lyon, pledged 19,500 shares to
Kirpatrick Pettis, pledged 25,500 shares to Legg Mason (NY), pledged 30,000
shares to Legg Mason (TX), pledged 10,500 shares to Lombard, pledged 3,000
shares to Marsh Block, pledged 5,550 shares to May Financial, pledged 30,000
shares to McDonald & Co., pledged 22,500 shares to Montgomery, pledged 19,500
shares to Morgan Keegan, pledged 24,000 shares to Mutual Securities, pledged
78,707 shares to NationsBanc Cap., pledged 6,000 shares to Nationwide Sec.,
pledged 22,500 shares to Olde, pledged 37,500 shares to Oppenheimer (NY),
pledged 42,257 shares to Oppenheimer (TX), pledged 6,000 shares to Pacific
Brokerage, pledged 33,000 shares to The Principal, pledged 25,500 shares to
Quick & Reilly, pledged 34,500 shares to Rauscher Pierce, pledged 31,500 shares
to Regions Investment, pledged 3,750 shares to Roney & Co., pledged 15,825
shares to Securities of America, pledged 24,000 shares to Thomas F. White,
pledged 20,250 shares to Tucker Anthony, pledged 6,000 shares to UBS
Securities, pledged 11,500 shares to Wachovia, pledged 12,000 shares to
Washington Discount and pledged 38,663 shares to Wedbush Morgan in stock margin
accounts maintained by it with such brokers.

         BCM has pledged 5,850 shares to Advest, pledged 15,000 shares to the
Advisors Group, pledged 22,050 shares to Allied, pledged 9,000 shares to
American Express Financial, pledged 6,550 shares to Baker & Co., pledged 21,375
shares to Bear Stearns, pledged 4,050 shares to Brokerage Svcs Div., pledged
6,000 shares to Brown & Co., pledged 6,000 shares to C.J. Lawrence, pledged
2,000 shares to Chatfield Dean, pledged 1,500 shares to Chemical Sec., pledged
9,000 shares to Cowen & Co., pledged 5,400 shares to Dean Witter (CA), pledged
10,500 shares to Dillon Read, pledged 8,500 shares to Everen Sec. (CA), pledged
7,500 shares to Everen Sec (TX), pledged 10,500 shares to H.D. Vest, pledged
6,450 shares to Hambrecht & Quist, pledged 10,500 shares to Interstate/J.L.,
pledged 2,000 shares to JB Oxford, pledged 6,000 shares to Kirpatrick Pettis,
pledged 7,500 shares to Legg Mason (NY), pledged 3,000 shares to Legg Mason
(TX), pledged 7,500 shares to Lombard, pledged 3,000 shares to NationsBanc
Cap.,  pledged 3,000 shares to The Ohio Co., pledged 9,000 shares to Olde,
pledged 23,437 shares to Oppenheimer (TX), pledged 4,500 shares to The
Principal, pledged 3,000 shares to Raymond James, pledged 3,000 shares to
Regions Investment, pledged 7,500 shares to Rodman & Renshaw, pledged 8,250
shares to Signet, pledged 4,500 shares to Southwest Sec., pledged 7,000 shares
to Wachovia, pledged 1,000 shares to Wedbush Morgan, and pledged 4,500 shares
to Worthen in stock margin accounts maintained by it with such brokers.


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         CMET has pledged 15,000 shares to Goldman Sachs, pledged 48,000 shares
to JW Charles and pledged 16,500 shares to Neuberger in stock margin accounts
maintained by it with such brokers.

         SAMLP has pledged 26,475 shares to Bear Stearns in stock margin
accounts maintained by it with such broker.

         GEP Trust has pledged 46,500 shares to Dean Witter (NY) in stock
margin accounts maintained by it with such broker.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

                                 SYNTEK ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.          
                                                                        
                                 By:  Syntek Asset Management, Inc.     
                                          Managing General Partner      
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 By:     /s/ RANDALL M. PAULSON          
                                     ------------------------------------   
                                             Randall M. Paulson            
                                             President                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 AMERICAN REALTY TRUST, INC.            
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 By:    /s/ KARL L. BLAHA                
                                     ------------------------------------   
                                            Karl L. Blaha                 
                                            President                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 BASIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.         
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 By:    /s/ DREW D. POTERA               
                                     ------------------------------------   
                                            Drew D. Potera                
                                            Treasurer                     
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 GENE E. PHILLIPS CHILDREN'S TRUST      
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 By:       /s/ DONALD W. PHILLIPS        
                                     ------------------------------------   
                                               DONALD W. Phillips            
                                               Trustee                       
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE AND EQUITY TRUST  
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                 By:       /s/ RANDALL M. PAULSON        
                                     ------------------------------------   
                                               Randall M. Paulson            
                                               President                     
                   




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