OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LTD PARTNERSHIP
SC 14D1, 1998-07-28
REAL ESTATE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             -----------------------

                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
               Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             -----------------------

               OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                            (Name of Subject Company)

                     MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.;
                     MACKENZIE SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.;
                            MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.;
               PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II, L.P.;
                 MP INCOME FUND 12, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC;
                CAL-KAN, INC.; MORAGA GOLD, LLC; AND STEVEN GOLD
                                    (Bidders)

                                 ASSIGNEE UNITS
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                      NONE
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
                            -----------------------
                                              Copy to:
C.E. Patterson                                Paul J. Derenthal, Esq.
MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.                     Derenthal & Dannhauser
1640 School Street                            455 Market Street, Suite 1600
Moraga, California  94556                     San Francisco, California  94105
(925) 631-9100                                (415) 243-8070

                     (Name, Address and Telephone Number of
                    Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                       Communications on Behalf of Bidder)

                            Calculation of Filing Fee

                       Transaction               Amount of
                       Valuation*                Filing Fee

                       $1,032,750                $206.55

*            For purposes of calculating the filing fee only.  Assumes the 
             purchase of 2,430 Units at a purchase price equal to $425 per Unit
             in cash.

[ ]          Check box if any part of the fee is offset  as  provided  by Rule
             0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing with which the  offsetting  fee
             was previously  paid.  Identify the previous filing by registration
             statement  number,  or the  Form or  Schedule  and the  date of its
             filing.

             Amount Previously Paid:
             Form or Registration Number:
             Filing Party:
             Date Filed:






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CUSIP NO.   None                  14D-1                     Page 2 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                             --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

                     California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     PN



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CUSIP NO.   None                    14D-1                    Page 3 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                             --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     PN



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CUSIP NO.   None                       14D-1                 Page 4 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                     (a)      __
                                                                     (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                              --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     PN




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CUSIP NO.   None                    14D-1                   Page 5 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II, L.P.

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                     (a)      __
                                                                     (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                              --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     PN




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CUSIP NO.   None                      14D-1                 Page 6 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             STEVEN GOLD

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                              --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

                     California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person      0


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                0%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     IN



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CUSIP NO.   None                     14D-1                  Page 7 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MP INCOME FUND 12, LLC

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                              --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

                     California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     OO



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CUSIP NO.   None                       14D-1                Page 8 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             CAL-KAN, INC.

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                             --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             Kansas

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

                     CO




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CUSIP NO.   None                        14D-1               Page 9 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                             --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person   243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                             --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)               1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

             OO




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CUSIP NO.   None                      14D-1                Page 10 of ___ Pages
          --------


1.           Name of Reporting Person
             S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Person

             MORAGA GOLD, LLC

2.           Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
             (See Instructions)

                                                                    (a)      __
                                                                    (b)      x

3.           SEC Use Only

4.           Sources of Funds (See Instructions)

                     WC

5.           Check if Disclosure of Legal  Proceedings  is Required  Pursuant to
             Items 2(e) or 2(f)
                                                                             --

6.           Citizenship or Place of Organization

             California

7.           Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person    243


8.           Check if the Aggregate in Row (7) Excludes Certain Shares 
             (See Instructions)

                                                                              --

9.           Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (7)                1%


10.          Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

             OO










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Item 1.      Security and Subject Company.

             (a) This Schedule relates to Assignee Units of limited  partnership
interest (the "Units") in Oxford Residential Properties I Limited Partnership, a
Maryland limited partnership (the "Issuer"), the subject company. The address of
the  Issuer's  principal  executive  offices  is  7200  Wisconsin  Avenue,  11th
Floor,Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

             (b) This  Schedule  relates  to the  offer by  MacKenzie  Patterson
Special Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie  Specified Income Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie Fund VI,
L.P.;  Previously  Owned  Partnerships  Income Fund II, L.P.; MP Income Fund 12,
LLC; MP Income Fund 14, LLC ; Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga Gold, LLC; and Steven Gold
(collectively  the  "Purchasers")  to  purchase  up to 2,430 Units at a purchase
price equal to $425 per Unit, less the amount of any  distributions  declared or
made with  respect to the Units  between  July 28, 1998 (the  "Offer  Date") and
August 31,  1998 or such other  date to which  this Offer may be  extended  (the
"Expiration  Date"),  upon the terms and subject to the  conditions set forth in
the Offer to  Purchase  dated July 28, 1998 (the  "Offer to  Purchase")  and the
related Letter of  Transmittal,  copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1)  and  (a)(2),  respectively.  The  Issuer  had  24,325  Units  issued and
outstanding  held by  approximately  1,579  Unitholders as of December 31, 1997,
according to its annual report on Form 10-K for the year then ended.

             (c) The  information  set forth under the captions  "Introduction -
Establishment  of the Offer  Price" and  "Effects  of the Offer" in the Offer to
Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.      Identity and Background.

             (a)-(d)  The  information  set  forth in  "Introduction,"  "Certain
Information Concerning the Purchasers" and in Schedule I and the Addendum of the
Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

             (e)-(g)  The   information   set  forth  in  "Certain   Information
Concerning  the  Purchasers"  and  Schedule I and the  Addendum  in the Offer to
Purchase  is  incorporated  herein by  reference.  During  the last five  years,
neither the Purchasers nor, to the best of the knowledge of the Purchasers,  any
person named on Schedule I and the  Addendum to the Offer to  Purchaser  nor any
affiliate of the  Purchasers  (i) has been  convicted  in a criminal  proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar  misdemeanors) or (ii) was a party to a
civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent  jurisdiction
and as a result of such proceeding were or are subject to a judgment,  decree or
final order enjoining future  violations of, or prohibiting  activities  subject
to, Federal or state securities laws or finding any violation of such laws.

Item 3.    Past Contacts, Transactions or Negotiations with the Subject Company.

             (a)-(b) See the discussion under the caption  "Certain  Information
Concerning the Purchasers" in the Offer to Purchase for  information  concerning
purchases of Units by certain of the Purchasers and their affiliates. Other than
the foregoing,  since January 1, 1993,  there have been no transactions  between
any of the persons  identified  in Item 2 and the Issuer or, to the knowledge of
the  Purchaser,  any of the  Issuer's  affiliates  or general  partners,  or any
directors or executive officers of any such affiliates or general partners.

Item 4.      Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

             (a) The  information  set forth under the caption "Source of Funds"
of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

             (b)-(c) Not applicable.

Item 5.      Purpose of the Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals of the Bidder.

             (a) - (g) The  information  set  forth  under the  caption  "Future
Plans" in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.  Other than
as set forth  therein,  the  Purchasers  have no plans or  proposals  that would
relate to or would result in any of the  transactions,  changes or other results
described in Item 5(a) through (g) of Schedule 14D-1.

             (f)     Not applicable.

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Item 6.      Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

             (a) and (b) The  information  set  forth  in  "Certain  Information
Concerning the  Purchasers" of the Offer to Purchase is  incorporated  herein by
reference.

Item 7.      Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with 
             Respect to the Subject Company's Securities.

             The  information set forth in "Certain  Information  Concerning the
Purchasers" of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.      Persons Retained, Employed or To Be Compensated.

             None.

Item 9.      Financial Statements of Certain Bidders.

             Not applicable.

Item 10.     Additional Information.

             (a)     None.

             (b)-(c) The information set forth in "Certain Legal Matters" of the
Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

             (d)     None.

             (e)     None.

             (f)  Reference  is  hereby  made to the Offer to  Purchase  and the
related Letter of  Transmittal,  copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1) and  (a)(2),  respectively,  and which are  incorporated  herein in their
entirety by reference.

Item 11.     Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

             (a)(1)  Offer to Purchase dated July 28, 1998

             (a)(2)  Letter of Transmittal

             (a)(3)  Form of Letter to Unitholders dated July 28, 1998

             (a)(4)  Advertisement

             (b)-(f) Not applicable.

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                                   SIGNATURES


             After due 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:       July 28, 1998

MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.

By MacKenzie Patterson, Inc., General Partner

             By:     /s/ C. E. Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President

MP INCOME FUND 12, LLC.

By MacKenzie Patterson, Manager

             By:     /s/ C, E, Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President

MACKENZIE SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.

By MacKenzie Patterson, Inc., General Partner

             By:     /s/ C. E. Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President


PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II, L.P.

By MacKenzie Patterson, Inc., General Partner

             By:     /s/ C. E. Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President


MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC

By MacKenzie Patterson, Inc., Manager

             By:     /s/ C. E. Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President


MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.

By MacKenzie Patterson, Inc., General Partner

             By:     /s/ C. E. Patterson
                     C.E. Patterson,  President


CAL-KAN, INC.

By:          /s/ C. E. Patterson
             C.E. Patterson,  President

                                       13

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MORAGA GOLD, LLC

By  Moraga Partners, Inc., Member

             By: /s/ C. E. Patterson
                 C. E. Patterson, President

By The David B. Gold Trust, Member

             By: /s/ Steven Gold
                 Steven Gold


/s/ Steven Gold
Steven Gold





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit              Description                                          Page

(a)(1)       Offer to Purchase dated July 28, 1998

(a)(2)       Letter of Transmittal

(a)(3)       Form of Letter to Unitholders dated July 28, 1998

(a)(4)       Advertisement




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                                 Exhibit (a)(1)


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                     OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH UP TO 2,430
                 ASSIGNEE UNITS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST
                                       OF
               OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                       AT
                                  $425 PER UNIT

                     MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.;
                     MACKENZIE SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.;
                             MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.
               PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II, L.P.
                 MP INCOME FUND 12, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC;
                CAL-KAN, INC.; MORAGA GOLD, LLC; AND STEVEN GOLD
                         (collectively the "Purchasers")

THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT, PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, ON AUGUST 31, 1998, UNLESS THE OFFER IS
EXTENDED.

MacKenzie  Patterson Special Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie Specified Income Fund, L.P.;
MacKenzie Fund VI, L.P.;  Previously Owned Partnerships Income Fund II, L.P.; MP
Income Fund 12, LLC; MP Income Fund 14, LLC ; Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga Gold, LLC;
and Steven Gold (collectively the "Purchasers")  hereby seek to acquire Assignee
Units of  limited  partnership  interest  (the  "Units")  in Oxford  Residential
Properties  I  Limited   Partnership,   a  Maryland  limited   partnership  (the
"Partnership").  The Purchasers are not affiliated  with the  Partnership or its
general partners. The Purchasers hereby offer to purchase up to 2,430 Units at a
purchase  price  equal to $425 per Unit,  less the  amount of any  distributions
declared  or made with  respect to the Units  between  July 28, 1998 (the "Offer
Date")  and  August  31,  1998,  or such  other  date to which this Offer may be
extended (the "Expiration Date"), in cash, without interest,  upon the terms and
subject to the  conditions  set forth in this Offer to  Purchase  (the "Offer to
Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal, as each may be supplemented
or amended from time to time (which together constitute the "Offer").  The 2,430
Units  sought  pursuant to the Offer  represent  approximately  10% of the Units
outstanding as of December 31, 1997.

Holders of Units ("Unitholders") are urged to consider the following factors:

         -        Unitholders   who  tender   their   Units  will  give  up  the
                  opportunity  to  participate  in any future  benefits from the
                  ownership of Units,  including potential future  distributions
                  by the Partnership, and the purchase price per Unit payable to
                  a tendering  Unitholder by the Purchasers may be less than the
                  total  amount  which  might   otherwise  be  received  by  the
                  Unitholder with respect to the Unit over the remaining term of
                  the Partnership.



                                        1

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         -        The Purchasers  are making the Offer for  investment  purposes
                  and with the  intention of making a profit from the  ownership
                  of the Units. In  establishing  the purchase price of $425 per
                  Unit,  the  Purchasers  are  motivated to establish the lowest
                  price which might be acceptable to Unitholders consistent with
                  the Purchasers' objectives.

         -        As a result of consummation  of the Offer,  the Purchasers may
                  be in a position to  significantly  influence all  Partnership
                  decisions on which  Unitholders  may vote. The Purchasers will
                  vote the Units  acquired  in the Offer in their own  interest,
                  which may be different  from or in conflict with the interests
                  of the remaining Unitholders.

         -        The Purchasers may accept only a portion of the Units tendered
                  by a Unitholder  in the event a total of more than 2,430 Units
                  are tendered.

THE OFFER TO PURCHASE IS NOT CONDITIONED  UPON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS BEING
TENDERED.  IF MORE THAN 2,430 UNITS ARE VALIDLY TENDERED AND NOT WITHDRAWN,  THE
PURCHASERS WILL ACCEPT FOR PURCHASE 2,430 UNITS FROM TENDERING  UNITHOLDERS ON A
PRO RATA BASIS, SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN.

A UNITHOLDER MAY TENDER ANY OR ALL UNITS OWNED BY SUCH UNITHOLDER.

The Purchasers  expressly  reserve the right, in their sole  discretion,  at any
time and from time to time,  (i) to extend the period of time  during  which the
Offer is open and thereby delay  acceptance for payment of, and the payment for,
any  Units,  (ii) upon the  occurrence  of any of the  conditions  specified  in
Section 13 of this Offer to Purchase,  to terminate the Offer and not accept for
payment any Units not theretofore  accepted for payment or paid for, or to delay
the  acceptance  for  payment  of, or  payment  for,  any Units not  theretofore
accepted  for payment or paid for,  and (iii) to amend the Offer in any respect.
Notice  of any  such  extension,  termination  or  amendment  will  promptly  be
disseminated  to  Unitholders  in  a  manner   reasonably   designed  to  inform
Unitholders of such change in compliance with Rule 14d-4(c) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange  Act").  In the case of an extension of the
Offer, such extension will be followed by a press release or public announcement
which will be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, on the next
business  day after the  scheduled  Expiration  Date,  in  accordance  with Rule
14e-1(d) under the Exchange Act.

July 28, 1998


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IMPORTANT

Any Unitholder  desiring to tender any or all of such Unitholder's  Units should
complete and sign the Letter of  Transmittal  (a copy of which is enclosed  with
this  Offer to  Purchase,  printed  on  orange  paper)  in  accordance  with the
instructions  in the Letter of  Transmittal  and mail,  deliver or telecopy  the
Letter of Transmittal and any other required  documents to MacKenzie  Patterson,
Inc.  (the  "Depositary"),  an  affiliate of certain of the  Purchasers,  at the
address or facsimile number set forth below.

MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.
1640 School Street
Moraga, California  94556
Telephone:  800-854-8357
Facsimile Transmission: 925-631-9119

Questions  or requests  for  assistance  or  additional  copies of this Offer to
Purchase  or the Letter of  Transmittal  may be directed  to the  Purchasers  at
1-800-854-8357.
- ---------------------------

NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY  RECOMMENDATION OR ANY  REPRESENTATION
ON  BEHALF  OF THE  PURCHASERS  OR TO  PROVIDE  ANY  INFORMATION  OTHER  THAN AS
CONTAINED  HEREIN  OR IN THE  LETTER  OF  TRANSMITTAL.  NO SUCH  RECOMMENDATION,
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MAY BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED.
- ---------------------------

The Partnership is subject to the information and reporting  requirements of the
Exchange Act and in  accordance  therewith is required to file reports and other
information with the Commission  relating to its business,  financial  condition
and other  matters.  Such  reports and other  information  are  available on the
Commission's  electronic  data gathering and retrieval  (EDGAR)  system,  at its
internet  web site at  www.sec.gov,  may be  inspected  at the public  reference
facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth
Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  and are available for  inspection and
copying at the regional offices of the Commission located in Northwestern Atrium
Center, 500 West Madison Street,  Suite 1400,  Chicago,  Illinois 60661 and at 7
World  Trade  Center,  13th  Floor,  New York,  New York  10048.  Copies of such
material can also be obtained from the Public  Reference  Room of the Commission
in Washington, D.C. at prescribed rates.

The  Purchasers  have filed with the  Commission  a Tender  Offer  Statement  on
Schedule 14D-1 (including  exhibits) pursuant to Rule 14d-3 of the General Rules
and  Regulations  under  the  Exchange  Act,   furnishing   certain   additional
information  with  respect  to the  Offer.  Such  statement  and any  amendments
thereto,  including  exhibits,  may be inspected and copies may be obtained from
the offices of the Commission in the manner specified above.


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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                           Page

INTRODUCTION..................................................................5

TENDER OFFER..................................................................8

Section 1.        Terms of the Offer..........................................8
Section 2.        Proration; Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Units.....8
Section 3.        Procedures for Tendering Units..............................9
Section 4.        Withdrawal Rights..........................................11
Section 5.        Extension of Tender Period; Termination; Amendment.........12
Section 6.        Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences....................13
Section 7.        Effects of the Offer.......................................15
Section 8.        Future Plans...............................................15
Section 9.        The Business of the Partnership............................16
Section 10.       Conflicts of Interest......................................17
Section 11.       Certain Information Concerning the Purchasers..............17
Section 12.       Source of Funds............................................18
Section 13.       Conditions of the Offer....................................19
Section 14.       Certain Legal Matters......................................20
Section 15.       Fees and Expenses..........................................21
Section 16.       Miscellaneous..............................................21

Schedule I - The Purchasers and Their Respective Principals


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To the Unit holders of Oxford Residential Properties I Limited Partnership

                                  INTRODUCTION

         The Purchasers hereby offer to purchase up to 2,430 Units at a purchase
price of $425 per Unit,  less the amount of any  distributions  declared or paid
with respect to the Units between the Offer Date and the Expiration Date ("Offer
Price"), in cash, without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set  forth in the  Offer.  Unit  holders  who  tender  their  Units  will not be
obligated to pay any Partnership  transfer fees, or any other fees,  expenses or
commissions in connection with the tender of Units.  The Purchasers will pay all
such costs and all  charges and  expenses of the  Depositary,  an  affiliate  of
certain of the Purchasers, as depositary in connection with the Offer.

         For further information concerning the Purchasers, see Section 11 below
and Schedule I.

         None of the  Purchasers  nor the  Depositary is affiliated  with Oxford
Residential  Properties  I  Corporation,   the  Partnership's  managing  general
partner,  or  any  other  general  partner  of  the  Partnership  (the  "General
Partners"), or with any affiliate of such persons.

Unitholders are urged to consider the following factors:

         -        Unitholders   who  tender   their   Units  will  give  up  the
                  opportunity  to  participate  in any future  benefits from the
                  ownership of Units,  including potential future  distributions
                  by the Partnership, and the purchase price per Unit payable to
                  a tendering  Unitholder by the Purchasers may be less than the
                  total  amount  which  might   otherwise  be  received  by  the
                  Unitholder with respect to the Unit over the remaining term of
                  the Partnership.

         -        The Purchasers  are making the Offer for  investment  purposes
                  and with the  intention of making a profit from the  ownership
                  of the Units. In  establishing  the purchase price of $425 per
                  Unit,  the  Purchasers  are  motivated to establish the lowest
                  price which might be acceptable to Unitholders consistent with
                  the Purchasers' objectives.

         -        As a result of consummation  of the Offer,  the Purchasers may
                  be in a position to  significantly  influence all  Partnership
                  decisions on which  Unitholders  may vote. The Purchasers will
                  vote the Units  acquired  in the Offer in their own  interest,
                  which may be different  from or in conflict with the interests
                  of the remaining Unitholders.

         -        The Purchasers may accept only a portion of the Units tendered
                  by a Unitholder  in the event a total of more than 2,430 Units
                  are tendered.

         The Offer will provide  Unitholders  with an  opportunity  to liquidate
their  investment  without the usual  transaction  costs  associated with market
sales. Unitholders may have a more immediate need to use the cash now tied up in
an investment in the Units and wish to sell them to the Purchasers. Unit holders
who sell all of their Units will also eliminate the need to file form K-1

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information with their federal tax returns for years after 1998.

Establishment of the Offer Price

         The  Purchasers  have set the Offer  Price at $425 per  Unit,  less the
amount of any  distributions  declared or made with respect to the Units between
the  Offer  Date and  Expiration  Date.  In  determining  the Offer  Price,  the
Purchasers   analyzed  a  number  of  quantitative   and  qualitative   factors,
including:(i)  the lack of a  secondary  market for resales of the Units and the
resulting  lack of  liquidity  of an  investment  in the  Partnership;  (ii) the
Purchasers'  estimate of the potential  liquidation  value of the  Partnership's
assets;  and (iii) the costs to the  Purchasers  associated  with  acquiring the
Units.

         The  Partnership  stated in its annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997, that there is no established public market in which the
Units are traded and none is expected to develop in the future.  The Partnership
Spectrum, an independent  publisher of a secondary market report,  reported that
during the period from  December 31, 1997  through  January 31, 1998 sales of 35
Units were  effected in three  transactions  at an average  price of $468.43 per
Unit. The Purchasers  believe these reported prices represent gross sales prices
for the Units. Gross sales prices do not reflect the net sales proceeds received
by sellers of Units,  which  typically  are  reduced  by  commissions  and other
secondary market  transaction costs to amounts less than the reported prices. In
addition,  the information published by the independent source is the product of
their market  research and does not  constitute  the  comprehensive  transaction
reporting of a securities  exchange.  Accordingly,  the  Purchasers  do not know
whether the foregoing sales price information is accurate or complete.

         An  affiliate  of  certain  of the  Purchasers  acquired  10  Units  in
December,  1997 in an individual  privately  negotiated  transaction  with total
acquisition  costs  (including all  commissions,  fees and expenses  incurred in
connection with the acquisitions) equal to $443 per Unit.

         The  Offer  Price  represents  the price at which  the  Purchasers  are
willing to purchase Units.  No independent  person has been retained to evaluate
or render any  opinion  with  respect to the  fairness of the Offer Price and no
representation  is made by the  Purchasers or any affiliate of the Purchasers as
to such  fairness.  Other  measures of the value of the Units may be relevant to
Unitholders.  Unitholders are urged to consider carefully all of the information
contained  herein  and  consult  with  their own  advisors,  tax,  financial  or
otherwise,  in  evaluating  the terms of the Offer  before  deciding  whether to
tender Units.

         The  Purchasers  are  offering to purchase  Units which are an illiquid
investment and are not offering to purchase the Partnership's underlying assets.
Consequently,  the Purchasers do not believe that the underlying  asset value of
the Partnership is determinative  in arriving at the Offer Price.  Nevertheless,
using publicly available information concerning the Partnership contained in the
Partnership's  Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1997,  the
Purchasers used an estimated asset value to derive an estimated market value for
the Units solely for purposes of formulating their offer.

         In determining their estimated value of the Units, the Purchasers 

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first calculated the "Estimated Net Sales Value" of the Partnership's  sole
property.  The Estimated Net Sales Value was determined by first determining the
property's net operating  income ("NOI").  The NOI was calculated by subtracting
from rental income the cost of rental income,  general and administrative costs,
and an estimate of anticipated near-term capital  expenditures,  and then adding
back to that sum the partnership administrative costs. This NOI was then divided
by a 10%  capitalization  rate (the "Cap Rate") and the result reduced by (i) 3%
to take into account the  estimated  closing  costs which would be incurred upon
sale by the Partnership of the property, including brokerage commissions,  title
costs, surveys, appraisals, legal fees and transfer taxes, and (ii) the mortgage
debt encumbering the property.

         The  Purchaser  believes  that the Cap Rate  utilized by it is within a
range  of  capitalization  rates  currently  employed  in  the  marketplace  for
properties  of similar  type,  age and  quality.  The  utilization  of different
capitalization  rates,  however,  could  also be  appropriate.  In this  regard,
Unitholders  should be aware  that the use of lower  capitalization  rate  would
result in a higher Estimated Net Sales Value.

         To  determine  the  Estimated  Liquidation  Value of the  Partnership's
assets,   the  Purchaser   added  to  the  Estimated  Net  Sales  Value  of  the
Partnership's  property the  approximately net current assets as reported in the
Partnership's most recent Form 10-K. The resulting  Estimated  Liquidation Value
of the  Partnership's  assets was  approximately  $530 per Unit.  The Purchasers
emphasize  that  this  value was  calculated  by them  solely  for  purposes  of
calculating  the  Offer  Price.  There  can be no  assurance  as to  the  actual
liquidation  value of  Partnership  assets  or as to the  amount  or  timing  of
distributions of liquidation proceeds which may be received by Unitholders.

         The Partnership owns interests in four apartment properties.  Under the
Partnership  Agreement,  the  Partnership is not required to sell its properties
until the earlier of the date  Unitholders  holding a majority of the Units vote
to liquidate the  Partnership or December 31, 2027.  Accordingly,  the timing of
the  sale  of  Partnership's   properties  and  resulting   liquidation  of  the
Partnership remains uncertain,  and,  consequently,  the timing of amounts to be
received  by  Unitholders  in  respect  of such sale and  liquidation  cannot be
determined.

General Background Information

         Certain  information  contained in this Offer to Purchase which relates
to, or represents,  statements made by the  Partnership or the General  Partner,
has been derived from  information  provided in reports filed by the Partnership
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

         According to publicly  available  information,  there were 24,325 Units
issued and outstanding held by approximately  1,579  Unitholders at December 31,
1997.  Affiliates of certain of the  Purchasers  currently  beneficially  own an
aggregate of 243 Units, equal to less than 1% of the total outstanding Units.

         Tendering  Unitholders  will not be  obligated  to pay  transfer  fees,
brokerage  fees or  commissions  on the  sale  of the  Units  to the  Purchasers
pursuant to the Offer. The Purchasers will pay all charges and expenses incurred
in connection with the Offer. The Purchasers desire to

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purchase all Units tendered by each Unitholder.

         If,  prior  to  the  Expiration  Date,  the  Purchasers   increase  the
consideration  offered to  Unitholders  pursuant  to the Offer,  such  increased
consideration will be paid with respect to all Units that are purchased pursuant
to the Offer,  whether or not such Units were tendered prior to such increase in
consideration.


         Unitholders   are  urged  to  read  this  Offer  to  Purchase  and  the
accompanying  Letter of Transmittal  carefully before deciding whether to tender
their Units.

                                  TENDER OFFER

Section 1. Terms of the Offer.  Upon the terms and subject to the  conditions of
the Offer,  the  Purchasers  will accept for  payment and pay for Units  validly
tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn in accordance with
Section 4 of this Offer to Purchase. The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 12:00
midnight,  Pacific  Standard  Time,  on August  31,  1998,  unless and until the
Purchasers  shall have  extended the period of time for which the Offer is open,
in which event the term "Expiration Date" shall mean the latest time and date on
which the Offer, as so extended by the Purchasers, shall expire.

         The Offer is conditioned on  satisfaction  of certain  conditions.  See
Section 13, which sets forth in full the conditions of the Offer. The Purchasers
reserve the right (but shall not be obligated), in their sole discretion and for
any reason, to waive any or all of such conditions.  If, by the Expiration Date,
any or all of such conditions have not been satisfied or waived,  the Purchasers
reserve the right (but shall not be obligated) to (i) decline to purchase any of
the Units  tendered,  terminate  the  Offer and  return  all  tendered  Units to
tendering Unitholders, (ii) waive all the unsatisfied conditions and, subject to
complying with applicable rules and regulations of the Commission,  purchase all
Units  validly  tendered,  (iii)  extend the Offer and,  subject to the right of
Unitholders to withdraw Units until the Expiration  Date,  retain the Units that
have been tendered  during the period or periods for which the Offer is extended
or (iv) to amend the Offer.

         The Purchasers do not anticipate and have no reason to believe that any
condition or event will occur that would prevent the Purchasers  from purchasing
tendered Units as offered herein.

Section 2.  Proration;  Acceptance  for Payment  and  Payment for Units.  If the
number of Units validly  tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn
is 2,430 or less, the  Purchasers,  upon the terms and subject to the conditions
of the Offer,  will accept for payment all Units so  tendered.  If the number of
Units validly  tendered prior to the Expiration  Date and not withdrawn  exceeds
2,430,  the  Purchasers,  upon the terms and  subject to the  conditions  of the
Offer, will accept for payment Units so tendered on a pro rata basis.

         In the event that  proration is required,  because of the difficulty of
immediately  determining  the  precise  number  of  Units  to be  accepted,  the
Purchasers will announce the final results of

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proration as soon as practicable,  but in no event later than five business days
following  the  Expiration  Date.  The  Purchasers  will  not pay for any  Units
tendered until after the final proration factor has been determined.

         Upon the terms and subject to the  conditions of the Offer  (including,
if the Offer is extended or amended,  the terms and  conditions of any extension
or amendment),  the Purchasers will accept for payment,  and will pay for, Units
validly  tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with Section 4, as promptly as
practicable  following  the  Expiration  Date.  In all cases,  payment for Units
purchased  pursuant to the Offer will be made only after  timely  receipt by the
Depositary of a properly  completed and duly executed  Letter of Transmittal (or
facsimile   thereof)  and  any  other  documents   required  by  the  Letter  of
Transmittal.

         For  purposes  of the  Offer,  the  Purchasers  shall be deemed to have
accepted for payment (and thereby purchased)  tendered Units when, as and if the
Purchasers  give oral or written  notice to the  Depositary  of the  Purchasers'
acceptance for payment of such Units  pursuant to the Offer.  Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer,  payment for Units purchased pursuant to
the Offer  will in all cases be made by  deposit  of the  Offer  Price  with the
Depositary,  which  will  act as agent  for the  tendering  Unitholders  for the
purpose of receiving  payment from the  Purchasers and  transmitting  payment to
tendering Unitholders.

         Under no  circumstances  will  interest  be paid on the Offer  Price by
reason of any delay in making such payment.

         If any tendered  Units are not purchased for any reason,  the Letter of
Transmittal  with  respect  to such Units not  purchased  will be of no force or
effect.  If, for any reason  whatsoever,  acceptance  for payment of, or payment
for, any Units  tendered  pursuant to the Offer is delayed or the Purchasers are
unable to accept for payment, purchase or pay for Units tendered pursuant to the
Offer,  then,  without prejudice to the Purchasers' rights under Section 13 (but
subject to compliance with Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act), the Depositary
may, nevertheless,  on behalf of the Purchasers,  retain tendered Units, subject
to any limitations of applicable law, and such Units may not be withdrawn except
to the extent that the tendering  Unitholders are entitled to withdrawal  rights
as described in Section 4.

         If, prior to the Expiration  Date,  the  Purchasers  shall increase the
consideration  offered to  Unitholders  pursuant  to the Offer,  such  increased
consideration  shall be paid for all Units accepted for payment  pursuant to the
Offer, whether or not such Units were tendered prior to such increase.

Section 3. Procedures for Tendering Units.

Valid Tender. For Units to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, a properly
completed and duly executed  Letter of  Transmittal (a copy of which is enclosed
with this Offer to Purchase,  printed on orange paper) with any other  documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal  must be received by the Depositary at its
address set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase on or prior to the
Expiration  Date.  A  Unitholder  may  tender  any or all  Units  owned  by such
Unitholder.


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         In order for a tendering  Unitholder to participate in the Offer, Units
must be validly  tendered and not withdrawn prior to the Expiration  Date, which
is 12:00  midnight,  Pacific  Standard Time, on August 31, 1998, or such date to
which the Offer may be extended.

The method of  delivery  of the  Letter of  Transmittal  and all other  required
documents  is at the option and risk of the  tendering  Unitholder  and delivery
will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary.

Backup Federal Income Tax  Withholding.  To prevent the possible  application of
31% backup federal income tax  withholding  with respect to payment of the Offer
Price for Units  purchased  pursuant to the Offer, a tendering  Unitholder  must
provide the Depositary with such  Unitholder's  correct taxpayer  identification
number and make certain  certifications  that such  Unitholder is not subject to
backup federal income tax withholding.  Each tendering Unitholder must insert in
the Letter of Transmittal the  Unitholder's  taxpayer  identification  number or
social  security  number in the  space  provided  on the front of the  Letter of
Transmittal.  The Letter of  Transmittal  also  includes a substitute  Form W-9,
which contains the  certifications  referred to above.  (See the Instructions to
the Letter of Transmittal.)

FIRPTA Withholding.  To prevent the withholding of federal income tax in an
amount equal to 10% of the sum of the Offer Price plus the amount of Partnership
liabilities  allocable to each Unit tendered,  each Unitholder must complete the
FIRPTA  Affidavit  included  in  the  Letter  of  Transmittal   certifying  such
Unitholder's taxpayer  identification number and address and that the Unitholder
is not a foreign person.  (See the Instructions to the Letter of Transmittal and
"Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.")

Other  Requirements.  By executing a Letter of Transmittal as set forth above, a
tendering  Unitholder  irrevocably  appoints the designees of the  Purchasers as
such Unitholder's proxies, in the manner set forth in the Letter of Transmittal,
each with full power of  substitution,  to the full extent of such  Unitholder's
rights with respect to the Units  tendered by such  Unitholder  and accepted for
payment by the Purchasers.  Such appointment will be effective when, and only to
the  extent  that,  the  Purchasers  accept  such Units for  payment.  Upon such
acceptance for payment,  all prior proxies given by such Unitholder with respect
to such Units  will,  without  further  action,  be revoked,  and no  subsequent
proxies may be given (and if given will not be effective).  The designees of the
Purchasers will, with respect to such Units, be empowered to exercise all voting
and other rights of such  Unitholder as they in their sole  discretion  may deem
proper at any  meeting of  Unitholders,  by written  consent  or  otherwise.  In
addition, by executing a Letter of Transmittal, a Unitholder also assigns to the
Purchasers  all of the  Unitholder's  rights to receive  distributions  from the
Partnership  with respect to Units which are accepted for payment and  purchased
pursuant to the Offer,  other than those  distributions  declared or paid during
the period commencing on the Offer Date and terminating on the Expiration Date.

Determination of Validity;  Rejection of Units; Waiver of Defects; No Obligation
to Give Notice of Defects. All questions as to the validity,  form,  eligibility
(including  time of receipt) and  acceptance  for payment of any tender of Units
pursuant to the procedures described above will be determined by the Purchasers,
in their sole discretion, which determination shall be final and

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binding.  The Purchasers reserve the absolute right to reject any or all tenders
if not in proper form or if the  acceptance  of, or payment  for,  the  absolute
right to reject any or all  tenders if not in proper  form or if the  acceptance
of, or payment for, the Units  tendered  may, in the opinion of the  Purchasers'
counsel, be unlawful.  The Purchasers also reserve the right to waive any defect
or  irregularity  in any  tender  with  respect to any  particular  Units of any
particular  Unitholder,  and the  Purchasers'  interpretation  of the  terms and
conditions  of  the  Offer   (including  the  Letter  of  Transmittal   and  the
Instructions  thereto) will be final and binding.  Neither the  Purchasers,  the
Depositary,  nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of
any  defects  or  irregularities  in the  tender of any Units or will  incur any
liability for failure to give any such notification.

         A tender of Units  pursuant to any of the  procedures  described  above
will  constitute a binding  agreement  between the tendering  Unitholder and the
Purchasers upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer,  including
the tendering Unitholder's  representation and warranty that (i) such Unitholder
owns the Units  being  tendered  within  the  meaning  of Rule  14e-4  under the
Exchange  Act and (ii) the tender of such Unit  complies  with Rule 14e-4.  Rule
14e-4 requires, in general, that a tendering security holder actually be able to
deliver the security subject to the tender offer, and is of concern particularly
to any Unitholders who have granted options to sell or purchase the Units,  hold
option  rights to acquire such  securities,  maintain  "short"  positions in the
Units  (i.e.,  have  borrowed  the  Units) or have  loaned  the Units to a short
seller. Because of the nature of limited partnership  interests,  the Purchasers
believe it is unlikely that any option trading or short selling  activity exists
with respect to the Units.  In any event, a Unit holder will be deemed to tender
Units in  compliance  with Rule  14e-4 and the Offer if the holder is the record
owner of the Units and the holder (i) delivers  the Units  pursuant to the terms
of the Offer,  (ii)  causes  such  delivery to be made,  (iii)  guarantees  such
delivery,  (iv) causes a guaranty of such delivery, or (v) uses any other method
permitted in the Offer (such as facsimile delivery of the Transmittal Letter).

Section 4. Withdrawal  Rights.  Except as otherwise  provided in this Section 4,
all tenders of Units pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable,  provided that Units
tendered  pursuant  to the  Offer  may be  withdrawn  at any  time  prior to the
Expiration Date and, unless theretofore accepted for payment as provided in this
Offer to Purchase,  may also be withdrawn at any time on or after  September 27,
1998.

         For  withdrawal  to be effective,  a written or facsimile  transmission
notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at the address or
the facsimile  number set forth in the attached Letter of Transmittal.  Any such
notice of withdrawal  must specify the name of the person who tendered the Units
to be  withdrawn  and must be signed by the  person(s)  who signed the Letter of
Transmittal in the same manner as the Letter of Transmittal was signed.

         If purchase of, or payment  for,  Units is delayed for any reason or if
the  Purchasers  are unable to purchase  or pay for Units for any reason,  then,
without prejudice to the Purchasers' rights under the Offer,  tendered Units may
be  retained  by the  Depositary  on  behalf  of the  Purchasers  and may not be
withdrawn  except to the extent  that  tendering  Unitholders  are  entitled  to
withdrawal rights as set forth in this Section 4, subject to Rule 14e-1(c) under
the Exchange Act,  which  provides that no person who makes a tender offer shall
fail to pay the consideration offered or return the securities

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deposited by or on behalf of security  holders promptly after the termination or
withdrawal of the tender offer.

         All questions as to the form and validity  (including  time of receipt)
of notices of withdrawal  will be determined  by the  Purchasers,  in their sole
discretion,  which  determination  shall  be  final  and  binding.  Neither  the
Purchasers,  the Depositary, nor any other person will be under any duty to give
notification  of any defects or  irregularities  in any notice of  withdrawal or
will incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.

         Any Units properly  withdrawn will be deemed not to be validly tendered
for  purposes of the Offer.  Withdrawn  Units may be  re-tendered,  however,  by
following  the  procedures  described  in  Section  3 at any  time  prior to the
Expiration Date.

Section 5. Extension of Tender Period;  Termination;  Amendment.  The Purchasers
expressly reserve the right, in their sole discretion, at any time and from time
to time,  (i) to extend  the period of time  during  which the Offer is open and
thereby  delay  acceptance  for payment of, and the  payment  for,  any Units by
giving oral or written notice of such extension to the Depositary, (ii) upon the
occurrence or failure to occur of any of the conditions specified in Section 13,
to delay the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, any Units not heretofore
accepted for payment or paid for, or to  terminate  the Offer and not accept for
payment any Units not  theretofore  accepted  for payment or paid for, by giving
oral or written notice of such termination to the Depositary, and (iii) to amend
the Offer in any  respect  (including,  without  limitation,  by  increasing  or
decreasing the consideration  offered or the number of Units being sought in the
Offer or both or changing the type of  consideration)  by giving oral or written
notice of such  amendment  to the  Depositary.  Any  extension,  termination  or
amendment will be followed as promptly as  practicable  by public  announcement,
the  announcement  in the case of an  extension  to be issued no later than 9:00
a.m.,  Eastern  Standard  Time,  on the next  business day after the  previously
scheduled   Expiration   Date,  in  accordance  with  the  public   announcement
requirement of Rule 14d-4(c) under the Exchange Act. Without limiting the manner
in which the  Purchasers may choose to make any public  announcement,  except as
provided by applicable law (including Rule 14d-4(c) under the Exchange Act), the
Purchasers   will  have  no  obligation  to  publish,   advertise  or  otherwise
communicate any such public announcement, other than by issuing a release to the
Dow Jones News Service. The Purchasers may also be required by applicable law to
disseminate to Unitholders certain information  concerning the extensions of the
Offer and any material changes in the terms of the Offer.

         If the  Purchasers  extend the  Offer,  or if the  Purchasers  (whether
before or after its  acceptance  for  payment  of Units)  are  delayed  in their
payment  for Units or are unable to pay for Units  pursuant to the Offer for any
reason,  then,  without prejudice to the Purchasers' rights under the Offer, the
Depositary may retain tendered Units on behalf of the Purchasers, and such Units
may not be withdrawn except to the extent tendering  Unitholders are entitled to
withdrawal  rights as  described  in  Section  4.  However,  the  ability of the
Purchasers  to delay  payment for Units that the  Purchasers  have  accepted for
payment is limited by Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, which requires that the
Purchasers pay the consideration  offered or return the securities  deposited by
or on behalf  of  holders  of  securities  promptly  after  the  termination  or
withdrawal of the Offer.


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         If the Purchasers  make a material  change in the terms of the Offer or
the information concerning the Offer or waive a material condition of the Offer,
the Purchasers  will extend the Offer to the extent  required by Rules 14d-4(c),
14d-6(d) and 14e-1 under the Exchange  Act. The minimum  period  during which an
offer must remain open following a material  change in the terms of the offer or
information  concerning  the offer,  other than a change in price or a change in
percentage of securities  sought,  will depend upon the facts and circumstances,
including the relative  materiality  of the change in the terms or  information.
With respect to a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought
(other than an increase of not more than 2% of the securities sought),  however,
a minimum ten business  day period is  generally  required to allow for adequate
dissemination  to security  holders and for investor  response.  As used in this
Offer to Purchase, "business day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or
a federal holiday, and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00
midnight, Pacific Standard Time.

Section 6. Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.  THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX
DISCUSSION SET FORTH BELOW IS INCLUDED HEREIN FOR GENERAL
INFORMATION ONLY AND DOES NOT PURPORT TO ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF
TAXATION THAT MAY BE RELEVANT TO A PARTICULAR UNITHOLDER.  For
example,  this discussion does not address the effect of any applicable foreign,
state,  local or other tax laws other  than  federal  income  tax laws.  Certain
Unitholders  (including  trusts,  foreign persons,  tax-exempt  organizations or
corporations  subject to special rules,  such as life  insurance  companies or S
corporations)  may be  subject  to  special  rules  not  discussed  below.  This
discussion  is based on the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as  amended  (the
"Code"),  existing  regulations,  court  decisions and Internal  Revenue Service
("IRS") rulings and other pronouncements. EACH UNITHOLDER TENDERING UNITS SHOULD
CONSULT SUCH  UNITHOLDER'S OWN TAX ADVISOR AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES
TO SUCH  UNITHOLDER OF ACCEPTING THE OFFER,  INCLUDING  THE  APPLICATION  OF THE
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX AND FEDERAL, FOREIGN, STATE, LOCAL AND OTHER TAX LAWS.

         The  following   discussion  is  based  on  the  assumption   that  the
Partnership  is treated as a partnership  for federal income tax purposes and is
not a "publicly traded partnership" as that term is defined in the Code.

Gain or Loss. A taxable  Unitholder will recognize a gain or loss on the sale of
such  Unitholder's  Units in an amount equal to the  difference  between (i) the
amount  realized  by such  Unitholder  on the sale and  (ii)  such  Unitholder's
adjusted tax basis in the Units sold. The amount  realized by a Unitholder  will
include the  Unitholder's  share of the  Partnership's  liabilities,  if any (as
determined  under  Code  section  752 and the  regulations  thereunder).  If the
Unitholder  reports  a loss  on the  sale,  such  loss  generally  could  not be
currently  deducted by such Unitholder except against such Unitholder's  capital
gains  from  other  investments.  In  addition,  such loss would be treated as a
passive activity loss. (See "Suspended Passive Activity Losses" below.)

         The adjusted  tax basis in the Units of a  Unitholder  will depend upon
individual  circumstances.  (See also "Partnership  Allocations in Year of Sale"
below.) Each  Unitholder who plans to tender  hereunder  should consult with the
Unitholder's  own tax advisor as to the  Unitholder's  adjusted tax basis in the
Unitholder's Units and the resulting tax consequences of a sale.

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         If any portion of the amount  realized by a Unitholder is  attributable
to  such  Unitholder's  share  of  "unrealized  receivables"  or  "substantially
appreciated  inventory  items" as defined in Code section  751, a  corresponding
portion of such  Unitholder's  gain or loss will be treated as ordinary  gain or
loss.  It is possible  that the basis  allocation  rules of Code Section 751 may
result in a Unitholder's recognizing ordinary income with respect to the portion
of the  Unitholder's  amount realized on the sale of a Unit that is attributable
to such items while  recognizing a capital loss with respect to the remainder of
the Unit.

         A tax-exempt  Unitholder (other than an organization  described in Code
Section  501(c)(7)  (social  club),   501(c)(9)   (voluntary   employee  benefit
association),   501(c)(17)   (supplementary   unemployment  benefit  trust),  or
501(c)(20)  (qualified  group legal  services  plan))  should not be required to
recognize unrelated trade or business income upon the sale of its Units pursuant
to the  Offer,  assuming  that  such  Unitholder  does not  hold its  Units as a
"dealer" and has not acquired such Units with debt financed proceeds.

Partnership  Allocations  in  Year  of  Sale.  A  tendering  Unitholder  will be
allocated  the  Unitholder's  pro rata  share of the annual  taxable  income and
losses  from the  Partnership  with  respect  to the Units  sold for the  period
through  the date of sale,  even  though  such  Unitholder  will  assign  to the
Purchasers  their rights to receive certain cash  distributions  with respect to
such Units.  Such allocations and any Partnership  distributions for such period
would  affect a  Unitholder's  adjusted  tax basis in the  tendered  Units  and,
therefore,  the amount of gain or loss  recognized by the Unitholder on the sale
of the Units.

Possible Tax  Termination.  The Code provides that if 50% or more of the capital
and profits  interests in a  partnership  are sold or exchanged  within a single
12-month period,  such  partnership  generally will terminate for federal income
tax purposes.  It is possible that the  Partnership  could terminate for federal
income  tax  purposes  as a result of  consummation  of the  Offer.  If so,  the
Partnership  will be treated as having  made a  liquidating  distribution  of an
undivided interest in all of its assets to the Unitholders,  the partners of the
Partnership after consummation of the Offer (i.e., the nontendering  Unitholders
and the Purchasers) would be treated as having  recontributed their interests in
Partnership assets to the Partnership,  and the capital accounts of all partners
would  be  restated.  A  Unitholder  would  recognize  gain  on the  liquidating
distribution  only to the extent that the amount of cash deemed  distributed  to
the Unitholder  exceeded the Unitholder's  basis in the Units.  Depending on the
Unitholders'  bases  in  their  Units  and the  Partnership's  tax  basis in its
property,  a tax  termination  could affect,  perhaps  adversely,  the amount of
depreciation deductions reported by the Partnership for the period following the
date of such  termination.  A tax termination of the Partnership also could have
the adverse  effect on  Unitholders  whose tax year is not the calendar year, of
the inclusion of more than one year of  Partnership  tax items in one tax return
of such  Unitholders,  resulting in a "bunching" of income.  In addition,  a tax
termination  could have the  adverse  effect on  non-tendering  Unitholders  who
subsequently  dispose  of  their  Units at a gain of  requiring  them to treat a
greater  portion of such gain as ordinary income (due to the application of Code
Section 735) than would  otherwise be required  absent a tax  termination of the
Partnership.

     Suspended  "Passive  Activity  Losses".  A Unitholder  who sells all of the
Unitholder's Units would be able to deduct  "suspended"  passive activity losses
from the Partnership, if any, in the year of sale

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free of the  passive  activity  loss  limitation.  As a limited  partner  of the
Partnership,  which was  engaged in real  estate  activities,  the  ability of a
Unitholder, who or which is subject to the passive activity loss rules, to claim
tax  losses  from  the  Partnership  was  limited.  Upon  sale  of  all  of  the
Unitholder's Units, such Unitholder would be able to use any "suspended" passive
activity  losses first against gain, if any, on sale of the  Unitholder's  Units
and then against income from any other source.

Foreign  Unitholders.  Gain realized by a foreign Unitholder on a sale of a Unit
pursuant to the Offer will be subject to federal  income tax. Under Section 1445
of the Code, the  transferee of a partnership  interest held by a foreign person
is  generally  required to deduct and  withhold a tax equal to 10% of the amount
realized on the  disposition.  The  Purchasers  will  withhold 10% of the amount
realized by a tendering Unitholder from the purchase price payment to be made to
such Unitholder  unless the Unitholder  properly  completes and signs the FIRPTA
Affidavit  included  as  part  of  the  Letter  of  Transmittal  certifying  the
Unitholder's  TIN,  that  such  Unitholder  is  not a  foreign  person  and  the
Unitholder's  address.  Amounts  withheld would be creditable  against a foreign
Unitholder's  federal income tax liability and, if in excess  thereof,  a refund
could be obtained from the Internal  Revenue Service by filing a U.S. income tax
return.

Section 7. Effects of the Offer.

Limitations on Resales. The Purchasers do not believe the provisions of the
Partnership Agreement should restrict transfers of Units.

Effect on Trading Market.  There is no established public trading market for the
Units  and,  therefore,  a  reduction  in the number of  Unitholders  should not
materially  further  restrict the  Unitholders'  ability to find  purchasers for
their Units on any secondary market.

Voting Power of  Purchasers.  Depending  on the number of Units  acquired by the
Purchasers  pursuant to the Offer,  the Purchasers may have the ability to exert
certain  influence  on matters  subject to the vote of  Unitholders,  though the
maximum  number  of Units  sought  hereunder  would  not give the  Purchasers  a
controlling voting interest.

         The Units are registered under the Exchange Act, which requires,  among
other things that the Partnership furnish certain information to its Unitholders
and to the Commission and comply with the Commission's proxy rules in connection
with meetings of, and solicitation of consents from, Unitholders. The Purchasers
do not believe that the  purchase of Units  pursuant to the Offer will result in
the Units becoming eligible for deregistration under the Exchange Act.

Section 8. Future Plans.  Following the completion of the Offer, the Purchasers,
or their affiliates,  may acquire additional Units. Any such acquisitions may be
made through private purchases, one or more future tender offers or by any other
means  deemed  advisable  or  appropriate.  Any  such  acquisitions  may be at a
consideration  higher or lower than the  consideration  to be paid for the Units
purchased pursuant to the Offer.

         The Purchasers are acquiring the Units pursuant to the Offer solely for
investment purposes. The Purchasers have no present intention to seek control of
the Partnership or to change the

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management or operations of the Partnership. The Purchasers nevertheless reserve
the right, at an appropriate  time, to exercise their rights as limited partners
to vote on matters subject to a limited partner vote, including, but not limited
to,  any  vote  to  cause  the  sale  of the  Partnership's  properties  and the
liquidation and dissolution of the Partnership.

Section  9.  The  Business  of  the  Partnership.  Information  included  herein
concerning  the  Partnership  is derived from the  Partnership's  publicly-filed
reports.   Additional  information  concerning  the  Partnership,   its  assets,
operations  and  management is contained in its Annual  Reports on Form 10-K and
Quarterly  Reports  on Form  10-Q and  other  filings  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.  Such reports and filings are available on the Commission's
EDGAR  system,  at its internet  website at  www.sec.gov,  and are available for
inspection at the Commission's  principal office in Washington,  D.C. and at its
regional  offices in New York,  New York and Chicago,  Illinois.  The Purchasers
expressly  disclaim  any  responsibility  for the  information  included in such
reports and extracted in this discussion.

         According  to the  Partnership's  most  recent  10-K,  it was formed in
January 1984 to acquire own and operate residential properties.  The Partnership
completed its capitalization  through the sale of Units in October 1985 and used
the  proceeds  to  acquire   interests  in  residential  real  properties.   The
Partnership  currently  owns  interests in four  properties  one each located in
Michigan, Indiana, Minnesota and Florida.

Selected  Financial Data. Set forth below is a summary of certain financial data
for the  Partnership  which has been  excerpted  from the  Partnership's  Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.


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<TABLE>

Selected  Consolidated  Financial  Data (in  thousands,  except  Net Income
(Loss) per Assignee Unit and Weighted average number of Assignee
Units Outstanding)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         For the Years Ended December 31,
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>              <C>               <C>              <C>               <C>
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS            l997             l996              l995             l994              l993

Total Assets                 $27.541          $27.860           $28.484          $29.215           $27.872
Investment Properties        $24.423          $24.670           $25.063          $25.559           $25.837
Mortgage Notes Payable       $21.145          $21.50l           $21.828          $22.129           $19.049
Total Revenues from
  Apartment Operations       $ 7.461          $ 7.187             6.895            6.619             6.426
Net Operating Income         $ 3.830            3.623             3.463            3.249           $ 3.244
Net Income (Loss)            $   402          $   194          $  (184)         $   (62)             (286)
Net Income (Loss) Allocated to
Assignee Unit Holders        $   394         $    190             (180)         $   (61)          $  (280)
Net Income (Loss) per
Assignee Unit                $ 16.03          $  7.63          $ (7.07)         $ (2.37)          $(10.90)
Net Income (Loss) (tax basis)
per Assignee Unit          $ (4.62)1        $(12.29)3         $(26.65)5        $(25.50)7         $(38.29)9
Cash Distributions per
Assignee Unit               $ 20.002         $ 15.004          $ 12.506         $ 10.008         $ 10.0010
Assignee Units Outstanding    24.325           24.657             5.186           25.714            25.714
Weighted Average of Assignee  24.582           24.940            25.515           25.714            25.714
 Units Outstanding
Number of Assignee Unit Holders1,57911          1,712             1,642            2,163             2,172
Number of Investment Properties
 Owned                             4                4                 4                4                 4

<FN>
1        Net income (loss)(tax basis) per Assignee Unit includes $(8.84) real 
         estate rental loss per Assignee Unit, and $4.22 in portfolio
         income per Assignee Unit.
2.       Includes semiannual distributions of $10.00 per Assignee Unit paid in 
         August 1997 and February 1998.
3.       Net income (loss)(tax basis) per Assignee Unit includes $(17.05) real 
         estate rental loss per Assignee Unit, and $4.76 in portfolio
         income per Assignee Unit.
4.       Includes semiannual distributions of $7.50 per Assignee Unit paid in 
         August 1996 and February 1997.
5.       Net loss (tax basis) per Assignee includes $(31.58) real estate rental
         loss per Assignee Unit, and $4.93 in portfolio income per
         Assignee Unit.
6.       Includes semiannual distributions of $5.00 per Assignee Unit paid in 
         August 1995 and $7.50 per Assignee Unit paid in February 1996.
7.       Net loss (tax basis) per Assignee  Unit  includes  $936.10) real estate
         rental  loss  per  Assignee  Unit  pre-act   passive  loss,   $6.39  in
         cancellation  of  indebtedness  income per Assignee  Unit, and $4.21 in
         portfolio income per Assignee Unit.
8.       Includes semiannual distributions of $5.00 per Assignee Unit paid in 
         August 1994 and February 1995.
9.       Net loss (tax basis) per Assignee Unit includes $(39.21) real estate 
         rental loss per Assignee Unit pre-act passive loss and $.92 in
         portfolio income per Assignee Unit.
10.      Includes distribution of $10 per Assignee Unit paid in March 1994.
11.      ORP Acquisition Partners Limited Partnership, located at 7200 Wisconsin
         Avenue,  Suite 1100,  Bethesda,  MD 20814,  owns 4,997 Assignee  Units,
         representing  approximately  20.5% of the Assignee Units outstanding at
         December  31,  1997.  Also,  since July 1995 ORP has  purchased  in the
         aggregate 1,389 Assignee Units at a price of $332 per Assignee Unit.
</FN>
</TABLE>


Section 10.  Conflicts of  Interest.  The  Depositary  is  affiliated  with
certain Purchasers. Therefore, by virtue of this affiliation, the Depositary may
have inherent conflicts of interest in acting as Depositary for the Offer.

Section 11. Certain  Information  Concerning the Purchasers.  The Purchasers are
MacKenzie  Patterson Special Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie Specified Income Fund, L.P.;
MacKenzie Fund VI, L.P.;  Previously Owned Partnerships Income Fund II, L.P.; MP
Income Fund 12, LLC; MP Income Fund 14, LLC ; Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga Gold, LLC;
and Steven Gold. For information concerning the

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Purchasers and their respective principals,  please refer to Schedule I attached
hereto. The principal business of each of the entity Purchasers is investment in
securities,  particularly real estate-based  securities.  The principal business
address of the Purchasers other than Steven Gold is 1640 School Street,  Moraga,
California  94556.  The  principal  business  address  of  Steven  Gold  is Four
Embarcadero, Suite 3610, San Francisco, California 94111.

         The  Purchasers  have made binding  commitments  to contribute and have
available sufficient amounts of liquid capital necessary to fund the acquisition
of all Units  subject to the Offer,  the  expenses to be incurred in  connection
with  the  Offer,  and  all  other  anticipated  costs  of the  Purchasers.  The
Purchasers  are not public  companies  and have not prepared  audited  financial
statements.  The Purchasers,  their general partners, owners and members have an
aggregate  net worth in excess of $15 million,  including  net liquid  assets of
more than $5 million.

         An affiliate of certain of the Purchasers acquired 10 Units in December
1997 in an individual  privately  negotiated  transaction with total acquisition
costs (including all commissions,  fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the acquisitions) equal to $443 per Unit.  Including these 10 Units,  Affiliates
of certain of the  Purchasers  currently  beneficially  own an  aggregate of 243
Units, equal to less than 1% of the total outstanding Units.

         Except as otherwise set forth herein,  (i) neither the Purchasers  nor,
to the best  knowledge of the  Purchasers,  the persons listed on Schedule I nor
any affiliate of the Purchasers  beneficially owns or has a right to acquire any
Units, (ii) neither the Purchasers nor, to the best knowledge of the Purchasers,
the persons  listed on Schedule I nor any  affiliate of the  Purchasers,  or any
director,  executive  officer or subsidiary of any of the foregoing has effected
any  transaction  in the  Units  within  the past 60  days,  (iii)  neither  the
Purchasers nor, to the best knowledge of the  Purchasers,  the persons listed on
Schedule I nor any affiliate of the  Purchasers  has any contract,  arrangement,
understanding  or  relationship  with  any  other  person  with  respect  to any
securities  of  the  Partnership,  including  but  not  limited  to,  contracts,
arrangements,  understandings or relationships concerning the transfer or voting
thereof, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements,  puts or calls, guarantees
of loans,  guarantees  against  loss or the giving or  withholding  of  proxies,
consents or  authorizations,  (iv) there have been no  transactions  or business
relationships  which  would be  required  to be  disclosed  under  the rules and
regulations  of the  Commission  between any of the  Purchasers  or, to the best
knowledge of the Purchasers,  the persons listed on Schedule I, or any affiliate
of the Purchasers on the one hand, and the Partnership or its affiliates, on the
other hand, and (v) there have been no contracts,  negotiations  or transactions
between the Purchasers, or to the best knowledge of the Purchasers any affiliate
of the  Purchasers  on the one hand,  the persons  listed on Schedule I, and the
Partnership  or  its  affiliates,  on  the  other  hand,  concerning  a  merger,
consolidation or acquisition,  tender offer or other  acquisition of securities,
an election of  directors  or a sale or other  transfer of a material  amount of
assets.

Section 12. Source of Funds. The Purchasers expect that approximately $1,032,750
would be  required to purchase  2,430  Units,  if  tendered,  and an  additional
$15,000  may be  required  to pay  related  fees and  expenses.  The  Purchasers
anticipate  funding all of the purchase price and related expenses through their
existing liquid capital reserves.


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Section  13.  Conditions  of the  Offer.  Notwithstanding  any other term of the
Offer,  the Purchasers shall not be required to accept for payment or to pay for
any Units tendered if all authorizations,  consents,  orders or approvals of, or
declarations  or filings with, or expirations of waiting periods imposed by, any
court,  administrative  agency or commission or other governmental  authority or
instrumentality,  domestic or foreign,  necessary  for the  consummation  of the
transactions  contemplated  by the Offer shall not have been filed,  occurred or
been obtained on or before the Expiration Date.

         The  Purchasers  shall not be required to accept for payment or pay for
any Units not theretofore  accepted for payment or paid for and may terminate or
amend  the  Offer as to such  Units  if, at any time on or after the date of the
Offer and before the Expiration Date, any of the following conditions exists:

         (a) a preliminary or permanent injunction or other order of any federal
or state court,  government or governmental  authority or agency shall have been
issued and shall remain in effect which (i) makes  illegal,  delays or otherwise
directly or  indirectly  restrains or  prohibits  the making of the Offer or the
acceptance  for  payment of or  payment  for any Units by the  Purchasers,  (ii)
imposes or confirms limitations on the ability of the Purchasers  effectively to
exercise full rights of ownership of any Units,  including,  without limitation,
the right to vote any Units acquired by the Purchasers  pursuant to the Offer or
otherwise on all matters properly  presented to the  Partnership's  Unitholders,
(iii)  requires  divestiture  by the  Purchasers  of any Units,  (iv) causes any
material  diminution of the benefits to be derived by the Purchasers as a result
of the transactions  contemplated by the Offer or (v) might materially adversely
affect the  business,  properties,  assets,  liabilities,  financial  condition,
operations,  results  of  operations  or  prospectus  of the  Purchasers  or the
Partnership;

         (b) there shall be any action taken, or any statute,  rule,  regulation
or order proposed, enacted, enforced,  promulgated,  issued or deemed applicable
to the Offer by any federal or state court, government or governmental authority
or agency,  other than the  application of the waiting period  provisions of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, which might,
directly or indirectly, result in any of the consequences referred to in clauses
(i) through (v) of paragraph (a) above;

         (c) any change or  development  shall have occurred or been  threatened
since  the  date  hereof,  in the  business,  properties,  assets,  liabilities,
financial  condition,  operations,  results of  operations  or  prospects of the
Partnership,  which, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchasers,  is or may be
materially adverse to the Partnership, or the Purchasers shall have become aware
of any fact that, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchasers, does or may have
a material adverse effect on the value of the Units;

         (d) there shall have occurred (i) any general suspension of trading in,
or limitation on prices for,  securities on any national  securities exchange or
in the  over-the-counter  market in the United  States,  (ii) a declaration of a
banking  moratorium  or any  suspension  of  payments in respect of banks in the
United States,  (iii) any limitation by any governmental  authority on, or other
event which might  affect,  the extension of credit by lending  institutions  or
result in any imposition of currency

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controls in the United States, (iv) a commencement of a war or armed hostilities
or other national or international calamity directly or indirectly involving the
United States, (v) a material change in United States or other currency exchange
rates or a suspension  of a limitation  on the markets  thereof,  or (vi) in the
case of any of the  foregoing  existing at the time of the  commencement  of the
Offer, a material acceleration or worsening thereof; or

         (e) it shall have been publicly  disclosed or the Purchasers shall have
otherwise learned that (i) more than fifty percent of the outstanding Units have
been or are  proposed  to be  acquired by another  person  (including  a "group"
within the meaning of Section  13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or (ii) any person
or group  that  prior to such date had  filed a  Statement  with the  Commission
pursuant to Sections  13(d) or (g) of the Exchange Act has increased or proposes
to increase  the number of Units  beneficially  owned by such person or group as
disclosed in such Statement by two percent or more of the outstanding Units.

         The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Purchasers and
may be asserted by the Purchasers regardless of the circumstances giving rise to
such  conditions  or may be waived by the  Purchasers in whole or in part at any
time and from time to time in their  sole  discretion.  Any  termination  by the
Purchasers  concerning the events described above will be final and binding upon
all parties.

Section 14. Certain Legal Matters.

General. Except as set forth in this Section 14, the Purchasers are not aware of
any filings,  approvals or other actions by any domestic or foreign governmental
or  administrative  agency that would be required  prior to the  acquisition  of
Units by the Purchasers pursuant to the Offer. Should any such approval or other
action be required, it is the Purchasers' present intention that such additional
approval or action  would be sought.  While there is no present  intent to delay
the purchase of Units tendered pursuant to the Offer pending receipt of any such
additional approval or the taking of any such action,  there can be no assurance
that any such  additional  approval  or  action,  if needed,  would be  obtained
without substantial  conditions or that adverse consequences might not result to
the Partnership's  business, or that certain parts of the Partnership's business
might  not  have  to be  disposed  of or  held  separate  or  other  substantial
conditions  complied  with in order to obtain such  approval  or action,  any of
which  could  cause the  Purchasers  to elect to  terminate  the  Offer  without
purchasing Units thereunder.  The Purchasers' obligation to purchase and pay for
Units is subject  to certain  conditions,  including  conditions  related to the
legal matters discussed in this Section 14.

Antitrust.  The  Purchasers  do  not  believe  that  the  Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, is applicable to the acquisition
of Units pursuant to the Offer.

Margin Requirements. The Units are not "margin securities" under the regulations
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and,  accordingly,  such
regulations are not applicable to the Offer.

State  Takeover  Laws. A number of states have adopted  anti-takeover  laws
which  purport,  to varying  degrees,  to be  applicable  to attempts to acquire
securities of corporations which are

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incorporated in such states or which have substantial assets,  security holders,
principal executive offices or principal places of business therein.  These laws
are  directed at the  acquisition  of  corporations  and not  partnerships.  The
Purchasers,  therefore,  do not believe that any anti-takeover laws apply to the
transactions contemplated by the Offer.

         Although  the  Purchasers  have not  attempted to comply with any state
anti-takeover  statutes in connection with the Offer, the Purchasers reserve the
right to challenge  the  validity or  applicability  of any state law  allegedly
applicable  to the Offer and  nothing  in this  Offer  nor any  action  taken in
connection  herewith  is  intended  as a  waiver  of such  right.  If any  state
anti-takeover statute is applicable to the Offer, the Purchasers might be unable
to accept for payment or  purchase  Units  tendered  pursuant to the Offer or be
delayed in continuing or  consummating  the Offer.  In such case, the Purchasers
may not be obligated to accept for purchase or pay for any Units tendered.

Section 15. Fees and Expenses. The Purchasers have retained MacKenzie Patterson,
Inc.,  an affiliate of certain  Purchasers,  to act as  Depositary in connection
with the Offer. The Purchasers will pay the Depositary  reasonable and customary
compensation for its services in connection with the Offer,  plus  reimbursement
for out-of-pocket  expenses,  and will indemnify the Depositary  against certain
liabilities and expenses in connection  therewith,  including  liabilities under
the federal securities laws. The Purchasers will also pay all costs and expenses
of printing, publication and mailing of the Offer and all costs of transfer.

Section 16.  Miscellaneous.  THE OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE TO (NOR WILL TENDERS BE
ACCEPTED  FROM OR ON BEHALF OF)  UNITHOLDERS  IN ANY  JURISDICTION  IN WHICH THE
MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE  ACCEPTANCE  THEREOF WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE  WITH
THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.  THE PURCHASERS ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY JURISDICTION
WITHIN  THE  UNITED  STATES IN WHICH THE  MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE  ACCEPTANCE
THEREOF WOULD BE ILLEGAL.

         No person has been  authorized to give any  information  or to make any
representation on behalf of the Purchasers not contained herein or in the Letter
of Transmittal  and, if given or made, such information or  representation  must
not be relied upon as having been authorized.

July 28, 1998

MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.
MACKENZIE SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.
MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.
PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II, L.P.
MP INCOME FUND 12, LLC
MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC
CAL-KAN, INC.
MORAGA GOLD, LLC
STEVEN GOLD


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                                   SCHEDULE I

                 THE PURCHASERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PRINCIPALS

         The Purchasers are MacKenzie  Patterson  Special Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie
Specified  Income  Fund,  L.P.;  MacKenzie  Fund  VI,  L.P.;   Previously  Owned
Partnerships  Income Fund II,  L.P.;  MP Income Fund 12, LLC; MP Income Fund 14,
LLC ; Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga Gold, LLC; and Steven Gold. The General Partner of
each of MacKenzie Patterson Special Fund, L.P.; MacKenzie Specified Income Fund,
L.P.; MacKenzie Fund VI, L.P.; and Previously Owned Partnerships Income Fund II,
L.P.,  and the  manager of each of MP Income Fund 12, LLC and MP Income Fund 14,
LLC, is MacKenzie  Patterson,  Inc.  The names of the  directors  and  executive
officers of MacKenzie Patterson,  Inc. and Cal-Kan, Inc., the principal officers
and members of Moraga Gold, LLC and the present  principal  occupations and five
year employment  histories of each such person are set forth below.  Each of the
entity  Purchasers is managed or advised by  affiliates of MacKenzie  Patterson,
Inc. The  Purchasers  have jointly made the offer and are jointly and  severally
liable for  satisfying  its terms.  Other than the  foregoing,  the  Purchasers'
relationship  consists of an informal  agreement  to share the costs  associated
with making the offer and to allocate  any  resulting  purchases  of Units among
them in such manner and  proportions  as they may determine in the future.  Each
individual is a citizen of the United States of America.

MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.

     C.E.  Patterson  is  President  of  MacKenzie  Patterson,  Inc.  He is  the
co-founder  and President of Patterson  Financial  Services,  Inc. In 1981,  Mr.
Patterson founded PFS with Berniece A. Patterson,  as a financial planning firm.
Mr. Patterson founded Patterson Real Estate Services, a licensed California Real
Estate Broker,  in 1982. As President of PFS, Mr.  Patterson is responsible  for
all investment counseling  activities.  He supervises the analysis of investment
opportunities  for the  clients  of the firm.  He is a trustee  of  Consolidated
Capital Properties Trust, a liquidating trust formed out of the bankruptcy court
proceedings  involving  Consolidated  Capital Properties,  Ltd. Mr. Patterson is
also an officer and  controlling  shareholder  of Cal-Kan,  Inc.,  an  executive
officer and controlling shareholder of Moraga Partners, Inc., and trustee of the
Pat Patterson  Western  Securities,  Inc.  Profit Sharing Plan.  Mr.  Patterson,
through  his  affiliates,  manages  a  number  of  investment  and  real  estate
partnerships.

     Berniece A. Patterson is a director of MacKenzie  Patterson,  Inc. In 1981,
Ms. Patterson and C.E. Patterson established Patterson Financial Services,  Inc.
She serves as Chair of the Board and Vice President of PFS. Her responsibilities
with PFS include  oversight of  administrative  matters and  monitoring  of past
projects  underwritten by PFS. Ms.  Patterson is Chief  Executive  Officer of an
affiliate,  Pioneer  Health Care  Services,  Inc.,  and is  responsible  for the
day-to-day operations of three nursing homes and over 300 employees.

     Victoriaann Tacheira is senior vice president of MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.,
which she joined in 1988. Ms.  Tacheira has eleven years of experience  with the
NASD  broker/dealer  business and is experienced in all phases of  broker/dealer
operations. She is licensed with the NASD as a General Securities Principal. She
is president and owner of North Coast Securities Corporation. Ms.

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Tacheira  has been  certified  by the College of  Financial  Planning in Denver,
Colorado, as a Financial ParaPlanner.

Cal Kan, Inc.

     Cal Kan, Inc. is a Kansas  corporation  owned by C. E. Patterson and Thomas
A. Frame.  Mr.  Patterson  and Mr. Frame are also each an executive  officer and
director of Cal Kan,  Inc.  Information  regarding  Mr.  Patterson  is set forth
above.

         Thomas  A.  Frame  has  been  the  president  of  Paradigm   Investment
Corporation,  a real estate limited  partnership  secondary  market firm,  since
1986. In 1973, Mr. Frame was a co-founder of  Transcentury  Real Estate Masters,
Oakland, California, a residential and commercial real estate brokerage firm. In
1973 he also  co-founded,  and has since  then been a partner  in,  Transcentury
Property Management Company,  which as syndicated  privately-placed  real estate
limited partnerships owning multi-family residential properties. He is a trustee
of Consolidated  Capital Properties Trust, a liquidating trust formed out of the
bankruptcy court proceedings involving Consolidated Capital Properties, Ltd. Mr.
Frame is co-owner  and an executive  officer and  director of Cal Kan,  Inc. Mr.
Frame,  through  his  affiliates,  manages  over $6 million  dollars in investor
capital and is  currently  managing a total of 1,150  residential  units in four
states.

Moraga Gold, LLC

     The members of Moraga Gold, LLC are Moraga Partners,  Inc. and the David B.
Gold Trust. Information concerning Moraga Partners, Inc. is set forth below.

         The David B. Gold Trust is a private  trust of which  Barbara  Lurie is
the trustee and Steven Gold is  responsible  for certain  investments.  The sole
beneficiary  of the trust is a nonprofit  charitable  foundation.  The  business
address of the trust is Four Embarcadero, Suite 3610, San Francisco,  California
94111. Barbara Lurie has been employed for the last five years as a physician by
the  University of  California,  San Francisco and the  University of Minnesota.
Steven Gold, a California attorney,  has been self-employed during the last five
years  analyzing  investments  for his own account and for that of the trust. In
addition,  he has  participated  in  starting  a number  of  business  ventures,
including T/O devices, an import/export company.

Moraga Partners, Inc.

     Moraga Partners, Inc. is a California corporation owned by C. E. Patterson.
Mr. Patterson is also an executive officer and director of Moraga Partners, Inc.
Information regarding Mr. Patterson is set forth above.



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                                 Exhibit (a)(2)


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                              LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL


                        THE OFFER,  WITHDRAWAL  RIGHTS AND PRORATION PERIOD WILL
                        EXPIRE AT 12:00  MIDNIGHT,  PACIFIC  STANDARD  TIME,  ON
                        AUGUST 31, 1998 (the "Expiration Date") UNLESS EXTENDED.

                        Deliver to:         MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.
                                            1640 School Street
                                            Moraga, California  94556

                        Via Facsimile:      (925) 631-9119

                        For assistance:     (800) 854-8357

                        (PLEASE INDICATE CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THE
                         ADDRESS PRINTED  TO THE LEFT)




         To  participate  in the Offer,  a duly  executed copy of this Letter of
Transmittal and any other documents  required by this Letter of Transmittal must
be received by the  Depositary on or prior to the Expiration  Date.  Delivery of
this Letter of Transmittal  or any other required  documents to an address other
than as set forth  above  does not  constitute  valid  delivery.  The  method of
delivery  of all  documents  is at  the  election  and  risk  of  the  tendering
Unitholder. Please use the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided.

     This Letter of  Transmittal is to be completed by holders of Assignee Units
of limited  partnership  interest  in Oxford  Residential  Properties  I Limited
Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (the "Partnership"), pursuant to the
procedures  set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as defined  below).  Capitalized
terms used herein and not  defined  herein  have the  meanings  ascribed to such
terms in the Offer to Purchase.

                  PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS

Gentlemen:

     The undersigned  hereby tenders to MacKenzie  Patterson Special Fund, L.P.;
MacKenzie Specified Income Fund, L.P.; MacKenzie Fund VI, L.P.; Previously Owned
Partnerships  Income Fund II,  L.P.;  MP Income Fund 12, LLC; MP Income Fund 14,
LLC ;  Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga  Gold,  LLC;  and Steven Gold  (collectively  the
"Purchasers")  all  of  the  Assignee  Units  of  limited  partnership  interest
("Units") in the Partnership  held by the undersigned as set forth above (or, if
less than all such Units, the number set forth below in the signature box), at a
purchase price equal to $425 per Unit, less the amount of any distributions made
or declared with respect to the Units between the Offer Date and the  Expiration
Date,  and upon the other terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in the
Offer to  Purchase,  dated July 28, 1998 (the "Offer to  Purchase")  and in this
Letter of Transmittal,  as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time
(which  together  constitute  the "Offer").  Receipt of the Offer to Purchase is
hereby acknowledged.  The undersigned  recognizes that, if more than 2,430 Units
are  validly  tendered  prior  to or on the  Expiration  Date  and not  properly
withdrawn,  the Purchasers will, upon the terms of the Offer, accept for payment
from among those Units tendered  prior to or on the Expiration  Date 2,430 Units
on a pro rata basis,  with adjustments to avoid purchases of certain  fractional
Units,  based upon the number of Units validly  tendered prior to the Expiration
Date and not withdrawn.  Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of
any of the Units tendered  hereby,  the  undersigned  hereby sells,  assigns and
transfers to, or upon the order of, Purchasers all right,  title and interest in
and to such Units which are  purchased  pursuant to the Offer.  The  undersigned
hereby  irrevocably  constitutes  and  appoints the  Purchasers  as the true and
lawful agent and  attorney-in-fact  and proxy of the undersigned with respect to
such Units,  with full power of  substitution  (such power of attorney and proxy
being deemed to be an irrevocable power and proxy coupled with an interest), to


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deliver  such Units and transfer  ownership  of such Units,  on the books of the
Partnership,   together  with  all   accompanying   evidences  of  transfer  and
authenticity,  to or upon the order of the  Purchasers  and, upon payment of the
purchase  price in respect  of such Units by the  Purchasers,  to  exercise  all
voting rights and to receive all benefits and  otherwise  exercise all rights of
beneficial  ownership  of such  Units  all in  accordance  with the terms of the
Offer.  Subject to and effective upon the purchase of any Units tendered hereby,
the  undersigned  hereby requests that each of the Purchasers be admitted to the
Partnership as a "substitute Limited Partner" under the terms of the Partnership
Agreement of the Partnership.  Upon the purchase of Units pursuant to the Offer,
all prior  proxies and consents  given by the  undersigned  with respect to such
Units will be revoked and no subsequent proxies or consents may be given (and if
given will not be deemed  effective).  In addition,  by executing this Letter of
Transmittal,  the undersigned assigns to the Purchasers all of the undersigned's
rights to receive distributions from the Partnership with respect to Units which
are purchased pursuant to the Offer,  other than distributions  declared or paid
on or after the Offer Date and through the Expiration  Date.  Upon request,  the
Seller will  execute and  deliver,  and  irrevocably  directs any  custodian  to
execute and deliver,  any  additional  documents  deemed by the  Purchaser to be
necessary or desirable to complete the assignment, transfer and purchase of such
Units.

     The undersigned  hereby  represents and warrants that the undersigned  owns
the Units tendered  hereby within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and has full power and  authority to validly
tender,  sell, assign and transfer the Units tendered hereby,  and that when any
such Units are purchased by the  Purchasers,  the Purchasers  will acquire good,
marketable  and  unencumbered  title  thereto,  free  and  clear  of all  liens,
restrictions,  charges,  encumbrances,  conditional  sales  agreements  or other
obligations relating to the sale or transfer thereof, and such Units will not be
subject to any adverse claim.  Upon request,  the  undersigned  will execute and
deliver any  additional  documents  deemed by the  Purchasers to be necessary or
desirable to complete the  assignment,  transfer and purchase of Units  tendered
hereby.

     The undersigned  understands  that a tender of Units to the Purchasers will
constitute a binding  agreement  between the undersigned and the Purchasers upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The undersigned recognizes
the  right of the  Purchasers  to  effect a change of  distribution  address  to
MacKenzie Patterson, Inc. at 1640 School Street, Moraga, California,  94556. The
undersigned  recognizes that under certain  circumstances set forth in the Offer
to Purchase, the Purchasers may not be required to accept for payment any of the
Units tendered  hereby.  In such event,  the  undersigned  understands  that any
Letter of  Transmittal  for Units not  accepted for payment will be destroyed by
the Purchasers.  All authority  herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive the death or incapacity of the  undersigned  and any  obligations of the
undersigned  shall  be  binding  upon  the  heirs,   personal   representatives,
successors  and  assigns  of the  undersigned.  Except as stated in the Offer to
Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

===============================================================================
                                  SIGNATURE BOX
    (Please complete Boxes A, B, C and D on the following page as necessary)
===============================================================================

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Please sign  exactly as your name is printed (or  corrected)  above,  and insert
your Taxpayer Identification Number or Social Security Number in
the space provided below your                X_______________________________
signature.  For joint  owners,                     (Signature of Owner)   Date
each joint  owner must sign.
(See  Instructions 1)  The
signatory hereto hereby certifies            X_______________________________
under penalties of perjury the                   (Signature of Owner)   Date
statements in Box B, Box C and,
if applicable,  Box D.  If the
undersigned is tendering less               Taxpayer I.D. or Social # _________
than all Units held, the number             Telephone No. (day) __________
of  Units  tendered  is set forth                         (eve.)__________
below.  Otherwise,  all  Units  held
by the undersigned are tendered hereby.


______________ Units

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==============================================================================
                                      BOX A
==============================================================================
                          Medallion Signature Guarantee
                           (Required for all Sellers)

                               (See Instruction 1)

Name and Address of Eligible Institution: ____________________________________
Authorized Signature _____________________________     Title _________________
Name ________________________________          Date _______________,199___
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
                                      BOX B
                               SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
                           (See Instruction 3 - Box B)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          The person  signing this Letter of  Transmittal  hereby  certifies the
following to the Purchasers under penalties of perjury:

                  (i) The TIN set  forth in the  signature  box on the  front of
this Letter of Transmittal is the correct TIN of the Unitholder,  or if this box
[ ] is checked,  the  Unitholder  has applied for a TIN. If the  Unitholder  has
applied for a TIN, a TIN has not been issued to the Unitholder,  and either: (a)
the  Unitholder  has mailed or delivered an  application to receive a TIN to the
appropriate  IRS Center or Social  Security  Administration  Office,  or (b) the
Unitholder  intends  to mail or deliver an  application  in the near  future (it
being understood that if the Unitholder does not provide a TIN to the Purchasers
within sixty (60) days,  31% of all  reportable  payments made to the Unitholder
thereafter will be withheld until a TIN is provided to the Purchasers); and

                  (ii)  Unless this box [ ] is checked,  the  Unitholder  is not
subject to backup withholding either because the Unitholder:  (a) is exempt from
backup withholding,  (b) has not been notified by the IRS that the Unitholder is
subject to backup  withholding  as result of a failure to report all interest or
dividends, or (c) has been notified by the IRS that such Unitholder is no longer
subject to backup withholding.

          Note:  Place an "X" in the box in (ii) if you are unable to certify 
that the Unitholder is not subject to backup withholding.

===============================================================================
===============================================================================
                                      BOX C
                                FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT
                           (See Instruction 3 - Box C)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Under Section  1445(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treas. Reg.
1.1445-11T(d),  a  transferee  must  withhold  tax  equal  to 10% of the  amount
realized with respect to certain  transfers of an interest in a  partnership  if
50% or more of the value of its gross  assets  consists  of U.S.  real  property
interests and 90% or more of the value of its gross assets consists of U.S. real
property  interests  plus cash  equivalents,  and the holder of the  partnership
interest is a foreign  person.  To inform the Purchasers  that no withholding is
required  with  respect to the  Unitholder's  interest in the  Partnership,  the
person signing this Letter of Transmittal  hereby  certifies the following under
penalties of perjury;
                  (i) Unless  this box [ ] is  checked,  the  Unitholder,  if an
individual,  is a U.S.  citizen or a resident alien for purposes of U.S.  income
taxation, and if other than an individual, is not a foreign corporation, foreign
partnership,  foreign estate or foreign trust (as those terms are defined in the
Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax  Regulations);  (ii) the Unitholder's  U.S.
social security number (for individuals) or employer identification number


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(for  non-individuals) is correctly printed in the signature box on the front of
this  Letter of  Transmittal;  and  (iii) the  Unitholder's  home  address  (for
individuals), or office address (for non-individuals),  is correctly printed (or
corrected) on the front of this Letter of  Transmittal.  If a  corporation,  the
jurisdiction of incorporation is _____________________________.
          The person  signing this Letter of Transmittal  understands  that this
certification  may be disclosed to the IRS by the  Purchasers and that any false
statements contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.
===============================================================================
===============================================================================
                                      BOX D
                               SUBSTITUTE FORM W-8
                           (See Instruction 4 - Box D)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          By  checking  this  box  [  ],  the  person  signing  this  Letter  of
Transmittal  hereby  certifies under penalties of perjury that the Unitholder is
an "exempt  foreign person" for purposes of the backup  withholding  rules under
the U.S. federal income tax laws, because the Unitholder:

        (i)  Is a nonresident alien individual or a foreign corporation,
             partnership, estate or trust;
       (ii)  If an  individual,  has not been and plans not to be present in the
             U.S. for a total of 183 days or more during the calendar year; and
      (iii)  Neither engages, nor plans to engage, in a U.S. trade or business
             that has  effectively  connected  gains  from  transactions  with a
             broker or barter exchange.
===============================================================================

                                  INSTRUCTIONS

              Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer

     1. Tender,  Signature Requirements;  Delivery.  After carefully reading and
completing  this Letter of  Transmittal,  in order to tender  Units a Unitholder
must  sign  at the "X" on the  bottom  of the  first  page  of  this  Letter  of
Transmittal and insert the Unitholder's correct Taxpayer  Identification  Number
or Social Security Number ("TIN") in the space provided below the signature. The
signature  must  correspond  exactly with the name printed (or corrected) on the
front of this  Letter of  Transmittal  without  any change  whatsoever.  If this
Letter of  Transmittal  is signed by the  registered  Unitholder  of the Units a
Medallion  signature  guarantee  on this  Letter  of  Transmittal  is  required.
Similarly,  if  Units  are  tendered  for  the  account  of a  member  firm of a
registered national security exchange, a member firm of the National Association
of Securities  Dealers,  Inc. or a commercial bank,  savings bank, credit union,
savings and loan association or trust company having an office, branch or agency
in the United  States (each an "Eligible  Institution"),  a Medallion  signature
guarantee  is  required.  In all  other  cases,  signatures  on this  Letter  of
Transmittal  must  be  Medallion  guaranteed  by  an  Eligible  Institution,  by
completing  the  Signature  guarantee  set  forth  in BOX A of  this  Letter  of
Transmittal.  If any tendered  Units are  registered in the names of two or more
joint holders,  all such holders must sign this Letter of  Transmittal.  If this
Letter  of  Transmittal  is  signed  by  trustees,  administrators,   guardians,
attorneys-in-fact,  officers of corporations, or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative  capacity,  such persons should so indicate when signing and must
submit proper  evidence  satisfactory to the Purchasers of their authority to so
act. For Units to be validly  tendered,  a properly  completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature guarantees in BOX A,
and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received
by the depositary prior to or on the Expiration Date at its address or facsimile
number set forth on the front of this  Letter of  Transmittal.  No  alternative,
conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering Unitholders by
execution of this Letter of Transmittal waive any right to receive any notice of
the acceptance of their tender.

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     2. Transfer Taxes. The Purchasers will pay or cause to be paid all transfer
taxes, if any, payable in respect of Units accepted for payment pursuant to the
Offer.

     3. U.S.  Persons.  A Unitholder  who or which is a United States citizen or
resident alien individual,  a domestic corporation,  a domestic  partnership,  a
domestic trust or a domestic estate  (collectively  "United States  persons") as
those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations,
should complete the following:

         Box B - Substitute  Form W-9. In order to avoid 31% federal  income tax
         backup  withholding,  the Unitholder must provide to the Purchasers the
         Unitholder's correct Taxpayer  Identification Number or Social Security
         Number  ("TIN")  in the space  provided  below the  signature  line and
         certify,  under  penalties  of  perjury,  that such  Unitholder  is not
         subject to such  backup  withholding.  The TIN that must be provided is
         that of the registered Unitholder indicated on the front of this Letter
         of  Transmittal.  If a correct TIN is not  provided,  penalties  may be
         imposed by the Internal  Revenue  Service  ("IRS"),  in addition to the
         Unitholder  being subject to backup  withholding.  Certain  Unitholders
         (including,  among others,  all corporations) are not subject to backup
         withholding.   Backup   withholding  is  not  an  additional   tax.  If
         withholding  results  in an  overpayment  of  taxes,  a  refund  may be
         obtained from the IRS.

         Box C -  FIRPTA  Affidavit.  To  avoid  potential  withholding  of  tax
         pursuant to Section 1445 of the Internal  Revenue Code, each Unitholder
         who or which is a United States Person (as defined Instruction 3 above)
         must certify,  under  penalties of perjury,  the  Unitholder's  TIN and
         address,  and that the Unitholder is not a foreign person. Tax withheld
         under  Section 1445 of the Internal  Revenue Code is not an  additional
         tax. If  withholding  results in an overpayment of tax, a refund may be
         obtained from the IRS.

     4. Box D -  Foreign  Persons.  In order for a  Unitholder  who is a foreign
person  (i.e.,  not a United  States Person as defined in 3 above) to qualify as
exempt from 31% backup withholding,  such foreign Unitholder must certify, under
penalties  of perjury,  the  statement  in BOX D of this  Letter of  Transmittal
attesting to that foreign  person's  status by checking the box  preceding  such
statement.  However,  such  person will be subject to  withholding  of tax under
Section 1445 of the Code.

     5. Additional Copies of Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal.
Requests for  assistance or additional  copies of the Offer to Purchase and this
Letter  of   Transmittal   may  be  obtained  from  the  Purchasers  by  calling
800-854-8357.







                                 Exhibit (a)(3)


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June 29, 1998

TO:         UNIT HOLDERS OF OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

SUBJECT:    OFFER TO PURCHASE UNITS

Dear Unit Holder:

         As described in the enclosed  Offer to Purchase and related  Letters of
Transmittal (the "Offer"),  MacKenzie  Patterson  Special Fund, L.P.;  MacKenzie
Specified  Income  Fund,  L.P.;  MacKenzie  Fund  VI,  L.P.;   Previously  Owned
Partnerships  Income Fund II,  L.P.;  MP Income Fund 12, LLC; MP Income Fund 14,
LLC ;  Cal-Kan,  Inc.;  Moraga  Gold,  LLC;  and Steven Gold  (collectively  the
"Purchasers")  are  offering to purchase up to 2,430  Assignee  Units of limited
partnership  interest (the "Units") in Oxford  Residential  Properties I Limited
Partnership,  a Maryland limited  partnership (the  "Partnership") at a purchase
price equal to:

                                  $425 per Unit

        The Offer will provide you with an  opportunity  to liquidate  all, or a
portion  of,  your  investment  in  Oxford  Residential   Properties  I  Limited
Partnership  without the usual transaction costs associated with market sales or
partnership transfer fees.

         After carefully reading the enclosed Offer, if you elect to tender your
Units,  mail  (using the  enclosed  pre-addressed,  postage  paid  envelope)  or
telecopy a duly  completed and executed copy of the Letter of  Transmittal  (the
orange form)and Change of Address forms, and any other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal, to the Depositary for the Offer at:

MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.,
1640 School Street
Moraga, California 94556
Telecopy: (925) 631-9119

         If  you  have  any  questions  or  need  assistance,  please  call  the
Depository at 800-854-8357.

               This Offer expires (unless extended) August 31, 1998










                                 Exhibit (a)(4)





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This  announcement  is neither an offer to buy nor a solicitation of an offer to
sell  Units.  The Offer is being  made  solely by the formal  Offer to  Purchase
forwarded to Unitholders of record and is not being made to, nor will tenders be
accepted from or on behalf of, Unitholders residing in any jurisdiction in which
making or accepting the Offer would violate that  jurisdiction's  laws. In those
jurisdictions where the securities,  blue sky or other laws require the Offer to
be made by a licensed broker or dealer,  the Offer shall be deemed to be made on
behalf of Purchasers only by one or more registered  dealers  licensed under the
laws of such jurisdiction.

                       Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash
            up to 2,430 Assignee Units of Limited Partnership Interest
                                   ("Units") of
             OXFORD RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES I LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a
         Maryland limited partnership (the "Partnership") at a price of
                               $425 per Unit, by:
                     MACKENZIE PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND, L.P.;
                     MACKENZIE SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, L.P.;
                             MACKENZIE FUND VI, L.P.
                  PREVIOUSLY OWNED PARTNERSHIPS INCOME FUND II,
                L.P.; MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 14,
                   LLC; MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC; CAL-KAN, INC.;
                              MORAGA GOLD, LLC; AND
                   STEVEN GOLD (collectively the "Purchasers")

The  Purchasers  are offering to purchase for cash up to 2,430 Units held by the
Unitholders  of  OXFORD  RESIDENTIAL   PROPERTIES  I  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP  (the
"Partnership") at $425 per Unit upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in Purchasers'  Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal
(which together constitute the "Offer" and the "Tender Offer Documents").

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME,
ON AUGUST 31, 1998, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.

     Funding  for the  purchase  of the  Units  will  be  provided  through  the
Purchasers' existing working capital.
     The Offer will expire at 12:00  midnight,  Pacific  Standard Time on August
31, 1998,  unless and until  Purchasers,  in their sole  discretion,  shall have
extended the period of time for which the Offer is open (such date and time,  as
extended the "Expiration Date").
     If Purchasers  make a material change in the terms of the Offer, or if they
waive a material  condition to the Offer,  Purchasers  will extend the Offer and
disseminate  additional  tender offer  materials to the extent required by Rules
14d-4(c) and 14d-6(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange  Act").  The  minimum  period  during  which an offer must remain open
following any material change


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in the  terms  of the  Offer,  other  than a change  in  price  or a  change  in
percentage of securities sought or a change in any dealer's soliciting fee, will
depend upon the facts and circumstances  including the materiality of the change
with respect to a change in price or, subject to certain  limitations,  a change
in the  percentage  of securities  ought or a change in any dealer's  soliciting
fee. A minimum of ten  business  days from the date of such change is  generally
required to allow for adequate  dissemination  to Unitholders.  Accordingly,  if
prior to the Expiration Date,  Purchasers  increase (other than increases of not
more than two percent of the outstanding  Units) or decrease the number of Units
being sought, or increase or decrease the consideration  offered pursuant to the
Offer,  and if the Offer is  scheduled  to expire at any time  earlier  than the
period  ending  on the  tenth  business  day from the date  that  notice of such
increase or decrease is first published, sent or given to Unitholders, the Offer
will be extended at least until the  expiration of such ten business  days.  For
purposes  of the Offer,  a  "business  day" means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or  federal  holiday  and  consists  of the time  period  from 12:01 a.m.
through 12:00 midnight, Pacific Standard Time.
     In all cases payment for the Units purchased  pursuant to the Offer will be
made only after  timely  receipt of the Letters of  Transmittal  (or  facsimiles
thereof),  properly  completed and duly  executed,  with any required  signature
guarantees, and any other documents required by such Letters of Transmittal.

     Tenders of Units made  pursuant to the Offer are  irrevocable,  except that
Unitholders  who tender their Units in response to the Offer will have the right
to withdraw their  tendered  Units at any time prior to the  Expiration  Date by
sending a written or facsimile  transmission  notice of withdrawal to Purchasers
specifying  the name of the person who  tendered the Units to be  withdrawn.  In
addition,  tendered Units may be withdrawn at any time after September 27, 1998,
unless the tender has theretofore been accepted for payment as provided above.
     If  tendering  Unitholders  tender  more  than the  number  of  Units  that
Purchasers  seek to purchase  pursuant to the Offer,  Purchasers  will take into
account the number of Units so tendered and take up and pay for as nearly as may
be pro rata, disregarding  fractions,  according to the number of Units tendered
by each  tendering  Unitholder  during the period during which the Offer remains
open.
     The terms of the Offer are more fully set forth in the formal  Tender Offer
Documents  which are available  from  Purchasers.  The Offer  contains terms and
conditions  and the  information  required by Rule 14d-  6(e)(1)(vii)  under the
Exchange Act which are incorporated herein by reference.
     The Tender Offer Documents  contain  important  information which should be
read carefully before any decision is made with
respect to the Offer.

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    The Tender Offer Documents may be obtained by written request to Purchasers
or as set forth below.
     A request has been made to the Partnership pursuant to Rule 14d-5 under the
Exchange  Act  for  the  use of its  list of  Unitholders  for  the  purpose  of
disseminating the Offer to Unitholders.  Upon compliance by the Partnership with
such  request,  the Tender  Offer  Documents  and, if required,  other  relevant
materials will be mailed to record holders of Units or persons who are listed as
participants in a clearing agency's  security  position listing,  for subsequent
transmittal to beneficial owners of Units.

For Copies of the Tender Offer Documents Call Purchasers at 1-800-854-8357 or 
Make a Written Request Addressed to 1640 School Street, Moraga, California 94556


                                  July 28, 1998




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