NTS PROPERTIES V
SC 13E4, 1998-10-14
REAL ESTATE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                 SCHEDULE 13E-4

                          ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
      (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

                                NTS-PROPERTIES V
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                NTS-PROPERTIES V
                                       and
                                    ORIG, LLC
                       (Name of Persons Filing Statement)

                          LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    62942E308
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                     J.D. Nichols, Managing General Partner
                           NTS-Properties Associates V
                             10172 Linn Station Road
                           Louisville, Kentucky 40223
                                 (502) 426-4800
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
        Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person Filing Statement)

                                    Copy to:

                             Michael J. Choate, Esq.
                             Shefsky & Froelich Ltd.
                      444 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2500
                             Chicago, Illinois 60611
                                 (312) 836-4066

                                October 13, 1998
     (Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)

                            CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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|       Transaction Valuation: $246,000 (a)          |   Amount of Filing Fee | 
|  Limited Partnership Interest at $205 per Interest |        $49.20(b)       |
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     (a)  Calculated  as  the  aggregate  maximum  purchase  price  for  limited
          partnership interests.
     (b) Calculated as 1/50th of 1% of the Transaction Value.

o    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
     of Schedule and the date of its filing.

     Amount Previously Paid:  __________________________    Not Applicable
     Form of Registration No.: _________________________    Not Applicable
     Filing Party: _____________________________________    Not Applicable
     Date Filed: _______________________________________    Not Applicable

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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
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         (a) The name of the  issuer is  NTS-Properties  V, a  Maryland  limited
partnership (the "Partnership").  The Partnership's  principal executive offices
are located at 10172 Linn Station Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40223.

         (b) The  title of the  securities  that  are  subject  to the  Offer to
Purchase dated October 13, 1998 (the "Offer") is limited  partnership  interests
or portions thereof in the Partnership.  (As used herein, the term "Interest" or
"Interests",  as the context  requires,  shall refer to the limited  partnership
interests in the Partnership  and portions  thereof that constitute the class of
equity  security  that  is the  subject  of this  tender  offer  or the  limited
partnership  interests  or  portions  thereof  that are  tendered by the limited
partners of the Partnership ("Limited Partners") to the Offerors pursuant to the
Offer to  Purchase.)  This Offer is being made to all  Limited  Partners.  As of
September 30, 1998, the  Partnership  had 33,994  outstanding  Interests held by
2,540 holders of record.  Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer,  the
Partnership and ORIG, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company and an affiliate
of the Partnership (the "Affiliate" and, collectively with the Partnership,  the
"Offerors"),  will purchase in the aggregate up to 1,200 Interests. The purchase
price  of the  Interests  tendered  to the  Offerors  will be  equal to $205 per
Interest,  net to the tendering Limited Partners in cash (the "Purchase Price").
Although the Offer is being made to all Limited  Partners,  the  Partnership has
been  advised  that  neither the general  partner,  NTS-Properties  Associates V
("General  Partner"),  the  Affiliate,  nor  any  of  their  partners,  members,
affiliates or associates intend to tender any Interests pursuant to the Offer.

         Reference  is hereby made to the  Introduction  of the Offer,  which is
incorporated herein by reference.

         (c) There is currently no established trading market for the Interests,
and any  transfer  of  Interests  is limited  by the terms of the  Partnership's
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of April 30, 1984
("Partnership Agreement").

         Reference is hereby made to Section 7, "Cash  Distribution  Policy," of
the Offer which is incorporated herein by reference.

         (d) In addition to the  Partnership,  ORIG,  LLC, an  affiliate  of the
Partnership,  is jointly  filing this  statement as a co-offeror.  ORIG,  LLC is
located at 10172 Linn Station Road,  Louisville,  Kentucky. The members of ORIG,
LLC are substantially the same as the partners of the General Partner.

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Item 2.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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         (a) The  total  amount  of funds  required  to  complete  the  Offer is
approximately  $288,000  (including  approximately  $246,000 to  purchase  1,200
Interests plus approximately  $42,000 for expenses associated with administering
the Offer, such as legal, accounting, printing and mailing expenses and transfer
fees). The Partnership will purchase the first 600 Interests  tendered  pursuant
to the Offer and will fund its  purchases and its portion of the expenses of the
Offer  from  its  cash  reserves.   If  the  Offer  is  oversubscribed  and  the
Partnership, in its sole discretion,  decides to purchase Interests in excess of
600  Interests,  the  Partnership  will  fund  these  additional  purchases  and
expenses, if any, from its cash reserves.

         The Affiliate  will  purchase the next 600 Interests  tendered and will
fund its  purchases  and its  portion  of the  expenses  of the Offer  from cash
contributions  to be made to the  Affiliate  by its  members.  If the  Offer  is
oversubscribed  and the Affiliate,  in its sole discretion,  decides to purchase
Interests in excess of 600 Interests,  the Affiliate will fund these  additional
purchases and expenses, if any, from its cash contributions.

         Reference is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of Funds," of
the Offer, which is incorporated herein by reference.

         (b) Neither the Partnership  nor the Affiliate  intends to borrow funds
to purchase any Interests tendered pursuant to this Offer.

         Reference is hereby made to Section 9, "Source and Amount of Funds," of
the Offer, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.  Purpose of the  Tender  Offer and Plans or  Proposals  of Issuer or the
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Affiliate.
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         The purpose of the Offer is to provide  Limited  Partners who desire to
liquidate their  investment in the Partnership  with a method for doing so. With
the exception of isolated transactions,  no established secondary trading market
for the  Interests  exists and  transfers  of  Interests  are subject to certain
restrictions as set forth in the Partnership Agreement, including prior approval
of the General  Partner.  Interests that are tendered to the Partnership will be
retired,  although  the  Partnership  may issue  interests  from time to time in
compliance with the  registration  requirements of federal and state  securities
laws or any exemptions  therefrom.  Interests that are tendered to the Affiliate
will be held by the Affiliate.  Neither the  Partnership nor the General Partner
has plans to offer for sale any other  additional  interests,  but each reserves
the right to do so in the future.

         The Offer is  generally  not  conditioned  upon any  minimum  number of
Interests being tendered. The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the
absence  of  certain  adverse  conditions   described  in  Section  6,  "Certain
Conditions of the Offer." In particular,  the Offer will not be consummated,  if
in the opinion of the General  Partner,  there is a reasonable  likelihood  that
purchases  under the Offer would result in termination of the  Partnership (as a
partnership) under

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Section 708 of the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the  "Code"),  or
termination of the Partnership's  status as a partnership for federal income tax
purposes under Section 7704 of the Code. Further, the Offerors will not purchase
Interests,  if the purchase of Interests  would  result in the  Interests  being
owned by fewer than three hundred (300) holders of record.

         (a) The Offerors  have agreed that the  Partnership  will  purchase the
first 600  Interests  tendered  during  the  Offer,  and that,  if more than 600
Interests are  tendered,  the  Affiliate  will purchase up to an additional  600
Interests tendered on the same terms and conditions as those Interests purchased
by the  Partnership.  If, on the Expiration Date (defined  below),  the Offerors
determine that more than 1,200  Interests  have been tendered  during the Offer,
each Offeror may: (i) accept the additional  Interests  permitted to be accepted
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(f)(1)  promulgated  under the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended;  or (ii) extend the Offer,  if  necessary,  and  increase the
amount of  Interests  that the Offeror is offering to purchase to an amount that
the Offeror  believes  to be  sufficient  to  accommodate  the excess  Interests
tendered as well as any Interests tendered during the extended Offer.

         If the  Offer  is  oversubscribed,  and  the  Offerors  do  not  act in
accordance with (i) or (ii) above, or if the Offerors act in accordance with (i)
and (ii),  above, but the Offer remains  oversubscribed,  then the Offerors will
accept Interests tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date (defined below) for
payment on a pro rata basis. In the event of proration,  the number of Interests
purchased  from a Limited  Partner will be equal to a fraction of the  Interests
tendered,  the  numerator  of which will be the total  number of  Interests  the
Offerors are willing to purchase and the  denominator of which will be the total
number of  Interests  properly  tendered.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  the
Offerors  will not  purchase  Interests  tendered by a Limited  Partner if, as a
result of the  purchase,  the  Limited  Partner  would  continue to be a Limited
Partner and would hold fewer than five (5) Interests.

         The term "Expiration Date" shall mean 12:00 Midnight,  Eastern Standard
Time,  on January 11, 1999,  unless and until the Offerors  extend the period of
time for which the Offer is open, in which event "Expiration Date" will mean the
latest  time and date at which the Offer,  as  extended  by the  Offerors or the
Affiliate,  expires. The Partnership may extend the Offer in its sole discretion
by  providing  the  Limited  Partners  with  written  notice  of the  extension;
provided,  however, that if the Offer is oversubscribed,  the Partnership or the
Affiliate  may, each in its sole  discretion,  extend the Offer by providing the
Limited Partners with written notice of the extension.

         (b)  Neither  the  Offerors  nor the  General  Partner has any plans or
proposals  that  relate  to  or  would  result  in  an  extraordinary  corporate
transaction,  such as a merger,  reorganization  or  liquidation,  involving the
Partnership.

         (c) On October 6, 1998, the Partnership and the Lakeshore/University II
Joint Venture (the "L/U II Joint  Venture")(in  which the Partnership owns a 69%
interest) sold to Silver Cities Properties, Ltd. ("Silver Cities"), an affiliate
of Full Sail  Recorders,  Inc., a tenant of the Partnership  ("Full Sail"),  the
University  Business  Center Phase I office  building  ("University  I") and the
University  Business Center Phase II office building  ("University  II"), for an
aggregate purchase price

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of $17,950,000. Prior to the sale, University I was owned by the Partnership and
University II was owned by the L/U II Joint Venture. In addition,  pursuant to a
definitive  agreement  executed as of September  8, 1998,  the  Partnership  has
agreed  to sell to Silver  Cities  the Phase III  vacant  land  adjacent  to the
University  Business  Center  development  ("Phase III") for a purchase price of
$801,000.  The sale of Phase III is  expected  to close in the first  quarter of
2000,  although this closing may occur earlier at Silver Cities'  option.  As of
June 30, 1998, the carrying  value of University I,  University II and Phase III
was  approximately  $13,500,000.  The  Partnership  estimates  that  the sale of
University I and University II will create recognizable taxable capital gain and
ordinary  income to the  Partnership  for 1998.  The  recognizable  capital gain
taxable  to  Limited  Partners  as a  result  of the  sale of  University  I and
University   II  is   preliminarily   estimated  to  be  $148.75  per  Interest;
recognizable ordinary income taxable to Limited Partners as a result of the sale
of University I and  University II is  preliminarily  estimated to be $34.33 per
Interest. These preliminary estimates are subject to change.

         Simultaneous  to the closing of  University  I and  University  II, the
Partnership  and  the  L/U II  Joint  Venture  paid  in  full  outstanding  debt
(including  interest  and  pre-payment  penalties)  on these  properties  in the
aggregate amount of approximately $10,468,000. The Partnership also used some of
the  proceeds of the sale of  University I to pay in full the  outstanding  debt
(including interest) on the Partnership's  Commonwealth Business Center Phase II
(approximately $1,447,000).  There can be no assurance as to when or if the sale
of Phase III will be consummated.  The Partnership  preliminarily estimates that
the  sale  of  Phase  III  will  create  a  recognizable  capital  loss  for the
Partnership. The recognizable capital loss for Limited Partners at the time that
Phase III is sold,  if it is sold,  is  preliminarily  estimated  to be  $34.87.
Limited  Partners who tender and sell Interests  pursuant to this Offer will not
recognize this  anticipated  loss if the sale of Phase III is consummated  after
the Expiration Date.

         Full Sail  previously  occupied 28% and 83% of the net rentable area of
University  I and  II,  respectively.  As of June  30,  1998,  these  properties
contributed  approximately  34% of the  Partnership's  operating  revenues.  The
Partnership  will consider all available  financial  alternatives for use of the
proceeds of the sale of  University  I and  University  II,  including,  but not
limited to, repayment of portions of the Partnership's debt,  development of the
Partnership's  other  properties  and/or  payment of a  distribution  to Limited
Partners.  The Partnership has not made any final decisions regarding the use of
the net proceeds of the sales of University I and University II (after repayment
of  outstanding  debt and closing costs) nor has it determined the impact on the
Partnership's future results of operations or financial position. However, as of
the  date of this  Offer,  the  Partnership  intends  to use  some or all of the
proceeds  to:  (i) begin  development  of the L/U II Joint  Venture's  Lakeshore
Business  Center Phase III; and (ii)  declare and pay a  distribution  after the
Expiration  Date of  approximately  $35 - $50 per Interest to Limited  Partners.
Limited  Partners who tender their Interests will not receive this  distribution
if it is declared and paid after the Expiration Date.

         (d)  Neither  the  Offerors  nor the  General  Partner has any plans or
proposals  that relate to or would  result in any change in the  identity of the
General Partner or in the management of the

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Partnership, including, but not limited to, any plans or proposals to change the
number or term of the General  Partner(s),  to fill any existing vacancy for the
General  Partner,  or to change any material  term of the  management  agreement
between the General Partner and the Partnership.

         (e) Except for the Partnership's plan to declare and pay a distribution
after the Expiration  Date to Limited  Partners of  approximately  $35 - $50 per
Interest,  neither  the  Offerors  nor the  General  Partner  has any  plans  or
proposals  that relate to or would result in any material  change in the present
distribution policy or indebtedness or capitalization of the Partnership.

         (f) Except for the anticipated  sale of Phase III, neither the Offerors
nor the  General  Partner  has any plans or  proposals  that  relate to or would
result in any other material change in the Partnership's structure or business.

         (g)  Neither  the  Offerors  nor the  General  Partner has any plans or
proposals  that  relate  to or would  result in any  change  in the  Partnership
Agreement  or other  actions that may impede the  acquisition  of control of the
Partnership by any person.

         Items  (h)  through  (j) of  this  Item  3 are  not  applicable  to the
Partnership  because the Offer is conditioned on the Partnership having no fewer
than three hundred (300) holders of record after completion of the Offer.

         Reference is hereby made to the  Introduction,  Section 1,  "Background
and  Purposes of the  Offer,"  Section 5,  "Purchase  of  Interests;  Payment of
Purchase  Price," Section 6, "Certain  Conditions of the Offer," and Section 10,
"Certain Information About the Partnership" of the Offer, which are incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 4.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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          There have not been any  transactions  involving  Interests  that were
effected  during the past  forty  (40)  business  days by the  Partnership,  the
General Partner,  the Affiliate or any person  controlling the Partnership,  the
General Partner or the Affiliate, except as set forth below:

                  On August 17, 1998,  an affiliate  of the  Partnership,  Ocean
         Ridge  Investments,  Ltd.,  a  Florida  limited  liability  partnership
         ("Ocean Ridge"),  purchased ten (10) Interests at a price equal to $160
         per Interest from a third party.

         Reference is hereby made to Section 12,  "Transactions and Arrangements
Concerning Interests" of the Offer, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.  Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  with
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Respect to the Issuer's Securities.
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         The Partnership  Agreement,  contained in the Partnership's  prospectus
dated August 1, 1984,  grants the General  Partner  discretion to decide whether
the  Partnership or any of its affiliates  will purchase  Interests from time to
time from  Limited  Partners on certain  terms and  conditions  described in the
Partnership Agreement. The Partnership, however, will not purchase Interests if,
as a result,  the Limited  Partner  would  continue to be a Limited  Partner and
would hold fewer than five (5) Interests.

         The  Offerors  are  not  aware  of  any  other  contract,  arrangement,
understanding or relationship  relating,  directly or indirectly,  to this Offer
(whether or not legally enforceable)  between or among (i) the Partnership,  the
General Partner or the Affiliate or (ii) any person controlling the Partnership,
the General Partner or the Affiliate or any other person.

         Reference is hereby made to the  Introduction,  Section 1,  "Background
and  Purposes of the Offer," and  Section  12,  "Transactions  and  Arrangements
Concerning Interests" of the Offer, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6.  Persons Retained, Employed or to be Compensated.
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         No persons have been employed, retained or are to be compensated by the
Offerors to make solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer.

Item 7.  Financial Information.
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         (a) Reference is hereby made to the audited financial statements of the
Partnership  for the years ended December 31, 1996 and December 31, 1997,  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") on Form 10-K on March
27, 1997 and March 26,  1998,  respectively,  which are  incorporated  herein by
reference.  Also, reference is hereby made to the unaudited financial statements
of the  Partnership  for the three and  six-month  periods  ended June 30, 1998,
filed  with  the  Commission  on  Form  10-Q  on  August  14,  1998,  which  are
incorporated herein by reference.

         (b)  Reference is hereby made to the  financial  statements  giving the
effect of the Offer on a pro forma  basis  attached  as  Appendix  A of  Exhibit
(a)(1) hereto, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.  Additional Information.
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         (a) Reference is hereby made to Section 10, "Certain  Information About
the  Partnership"  and Section 12,  "Transactions  and  Arrangements  Concerning
Interests" of the Offer, which are incorporated herein by reference.

         (b)      None.

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         (c)      Not applicable.

         (d)      None.

         (e)  Reference is hereby made to the Offer,  the Letter of  Transmittal
and related  documents,  forms of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1) -
(a)(5), and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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     (a)(1)   Form of Offer to Purchase dated October 13, 1998 (including
              financial statements giving pro forma effect of the Offer).
     (a)(2)   Form of Letter of Transmittal.
     (a)(3)   Form of Affidavit and Indemnification Agreement for Missing 
              Certificate(s) of Ownership.
     (a)(4)   Form of Letter to Limited Partners.
     (a)(5)   Substitute Form W-9 with Guidelines.

     (b)      Not applicable.
     (c)      Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Agreement
              of Limited  Partnership of NTS-Properties V, dated as of April
              30, 1984,  previously  filed with the  Securities and Exchange
              Commission as part of the Partnership's Registration Statement
              on Form S-11, No. 2-90818, filed with the Commission on May 1,
              1984 and declared effective on August 1, 1984.
     (d)      Not applicable.
     (e)      Not applicable.
     (f)      Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

     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.

Date:    October 13, 1998               NTS-PROPERTIES V, a Maryland limited
                                        partnership

                                        By:  NTS-PROPERTIES ASSOCIATES V,
                                             General Partner

                                        By:  /s/ J.D. Nichols
                                             ---------------------------------- 
                                             J.D. Nichols,
                                             Its:     Managing General Partner

                                        ORIG, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability
                                        company

                                        By:  /s/ Richard L. Good
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                                             Richard L. Good,
                                             Its:     Managing Member



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                                    EXHIBITS

      Exhibit
      Number                            Description
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(a)(1)              Form of Offer to Purchase, dated October 13, 1998
                    (including financial statements giving pro forma effect of
                    the Offer).*

(a)(2)              Form of Letter of Transmittal.*

(a)(3)              Form of Affidavit and Indemnification Agreement for
                    Missing Certificate(s) of Ownership.*

(a)(4)              Form of Letter to Limited Partners.*

(a)(5)              Substitute Form W-9 with Guidelines.*

(b)                 Not applicable.

(c)                 Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated
                    Agreement of Limited  Partnership of NTS-Properties V, dated
                    as of April 30, 1984,  previously  filed with the Securities
                    and  Exchange   Commission  as  part  of  the  Partnership's
                    Registration Statement on Form S-11, No. 2-90818, filed with
                    the  Commission  on May 1, 1984 and  declared  effective  on
                    August 1, 1984.

(d)                 Not applicable.

(e)                 Not applicable.

(f)                 Not applicable.





                    *Filed herein.


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                                                                 Exhibit (a)(1)









                Form of Offer to Purchase, dated October 13, 1998






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                           Offer to Purchase for Cash
                                       by
                                NTS-Properties V
                                       and
                                    ORIG, LLC
                                    of Up to
                       1,200 Limited Partnership Interests


         THE OFFER,  PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00
MIDNIGHT, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON MONDAY JANUARY 11, 1999, UNLESS EXTENDED.

         NTS-Properties V is a Maryland limited  partnership (the "Partnership")
that  owns,  or  owns  joint  venture  interests  in,  certain   commercial  and
residential rental real estate properties.  See Section 10, "Certain Information
About  the  Partnership."  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  the  Partnership
Agreement  (defined below),  the Partnership's  general partner,  NTS-Properties
Associates V (the  "General  Partner"),  owns a one percent (1%) interest in the
Partnership  and the  limited  partners,  in the  aggregate,  own a  ninety-nine
percent (99%) interest in the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  and ORIG,  LLC, a
Kentucky  limited  liability  company  (the  "Affiliate"),  an  affiliate of the
Partnership  (the  Affiliate  and the  Partnership  are  each an  "Offeror"  and
collectively,  the "Offerors"), are offering to purchase for cash upon the terms
and conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase ("Offer to Purchase") and the
related Letter of Transmittal  ("Letter of Transmittal," which together with the
Offer to Purchase  constitutes  the "Offer") in the aggregate up to 1,200 of the
Partnership's  limited partnership  interests (the "Interests") at a price equal
to $205 per Interest  (the  "Purchase  Price").  This Offer is being made to all
limited  partners of the Partnership  ("Limited  Partners") and is generally not
conditioned upon any minimum amount of Interests being tendered,  but is subject
to certain conditions described herein.

         Limited  Partners  tendering all or any portion of their  Interests are
subject to certain risks including:

                           o        The Purchase  Price of $205 per Interest may
                                    not equate to the fair  market  value or the
                                    liquidation value of the Interest.
                           o        Neither  the General  Partner,  on behalf of
                                    the  Partnership,   nor  the  Affiliate  has
                                    retained  an  independent   third  party  to
                                    evaluate the fairness of the Offer.
                           o        Conflicts in establishing the Purchase Price
                                    exist between tendering Limited Partners and
                                    the  Partnership,  the  General  Partner and
                                    non-tendering Limited Partners.
                           o        Negative tax consequences may exist for any 
                                    Limited Partner tendering its Interests.
                           o        The General Partner makes no  recommendation
                                    regarding  whether  Limited  Partners should
                                    tender or retain their Interests.

         Limited  Partners  continuing  to  hold  all or any  portion  of  their
Interests are subject to certain risks including:

                           o        The Partnership may not make future cash 
                                    distributions to Limited Partners.
                           o        The percentage ownership of Interests held 
                                    by persons controlling, controlled by or 
                                    under  common  control  with the  General
                                    Partner or its affiliates will increase as a
                                    result of the Offer.
                           o        The sale by the Partnership of certain 
                                    properties may decrease its future operating
                                    revenues.
                           o        The Partnership has no current plans to 
                                    liquidate its assets and to distribute the
                                    proceeds to its Limited Partners.
                           o        General economic risks are associated with
                                    investments in real estate.
                           o        The Partnership's financial condition may be
                                    adversely affected by a downturn in the
                                    business  of  any  tenant  occupying  a
                                    significant   portion   of   a   Partnership
                                    property or a tenant's decision not to renew
                                    its lease.

See "RISK FACTORS."

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         THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED UPON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF INTERESTS BEING
TENDERED;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, NO TENDER WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM A LIMITED PARTNER
IF, AS A RESULT OF THE  TENDER,  THE  LIMITED  PARTNER  WOULD  CONTINUE  TO BE A
LIMITED  PARTNER  AND WOULD  HOLD FEWER  THAN FIVE (5)  INTERESTS.  THE OFFER IS
CONDITIONED  UPON,  AMONG  OTHER  THINGS,  THE  ABSENCE  OF  CERTAIN  CONDITIONS
DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6, "CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER."

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                                    IMPORTANT

         Any Limited Partner wishing to tender all or any portion of his, her or
its Interests  should  complete and sign the enclosed  Letter of  Transmittal in
accordance  with  the  instructions  in the  Offer to  Purchase  and  Letter  of
Transmittal and deliver it together with the Certificate(s) of Ownership for the
Interests  being  tendered  (or if  the  Certificate(s)  of  Ownership  for  the
Interests is (are) lost,  stolen,  misplaced or  destroyed,  the  Affidavit  and
Indemnification  Agreement for Missing  Certificate(s) of Ownership  executed by
the Limited  Partner  attesting to such fact),  the Substitute  Form W-9 and any
other required documents to the Partnership.  A Limited Partner having Interests
registered in the name of a broker,  dealer,  commercial  bank, trust company or
other nominee must contact that broker,  dealer,  commercial bank, trust company
or other nominee if he, she or it desires to tender such Interests.

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         Questions and requests for assistance or for additional  copies of this
Offer to Purchase,  the Letter of Transmittal or any other documents relating to
this  Offer may be  directed  to NTS  Investor  Services  c/o  Gemisys  at (800)
387-7454.

             The date of this Offer to Purchase is October 13, 1998

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         NEITHER THE OFFERORS  NOR THE  PARTNERSHIP'S  GENERAL  PARTNER MAKE ANY
RECOMMENDATION  TO ANY LIMITED  PARTNER  REGARDING  WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN
FROM  TENDERING  INTERESTS.  EACH LIMITED  PARTNER MUST MAKE HIS, HER OR ITS OWN
DECISION REGARDING WHETHER TO TENDER INTERESTS,  AND, IF SO, THE PORTION OF SUCH
LIMITED PARTNER'S INTERESTS TO TENDER.

         NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY  RECOMMENDATION  ON BEHALF OF
THE OFFERORS  REGARDING  WHETHER LIMITED  PARTNERS SHOULD TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM
TENDERING INTERESTS PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE
ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER
THAN THOSE CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.  ANY RECOMMENDATION
OR  INFORMATION,  IF GIVEN  OR MADE,  MUST NOT BE  RELIED  UPON AS  HAVING  BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE OFFERORS OR THE GENERAL PARTNER.

         THIS TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY
STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED  UPON  THE  FAIRNESS  OR  MERITS  OF  SUCH
TRANSACTION  OR UPON THE  ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE  INFORMATION  CONTAINED IN
THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION..................................................................5
SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION................................................8
RISK FACTORS..................................................................9
THE OFFER....................................................................12
Section 1.        Background and Purposes of the Offer.......................12
Section 2.        Offer to Purchase and Purchase Price; Proration; Expiration 
                  Date; Determination of Purchase Price......................13
Section 3.        Procedure for Tendering Interests..........................15
Section 4.        Withdrawal Rights..........................................16
Section 5.        Purchase of Interests; Payment of Purchase Price...........16
Section 6.        Certain Conditions of the Offer............................17
Section 7.        Cash Distribution Policy...................................19
Section 8.        Effects of the Offer.......................................20
Section 9.        Source and Amount of Funds.................................20
Section 10.       Certain Information About the Partnership..................21
Section 11.       Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences....................24
Section 12.       Transactions and Arrangements Concerning Interests.........27
Section 13.       Extensions of Tender Period; Terminations; Amendments......27
Section 14.       Fees and Expenses..........................................28
Section 15.       Address; Miscellaneous.....................................28
Appendix A        The Partnership's Financial Statements Giving Pro Forma 
                  Effect of the Offer........................................31


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To Holders of Limited Partnership
Interests of NTS-Properties V

                                  INTRODUCTION

         NTS-Properties V is a Maryland limited  partnership (the "Partnership")
that  owns,  or  owns  joint  venture  interests  in,  certain   commercial  and
residential rental real estate properties.  See Section 10, "Certain Information
About  the  Partnership."  Except  as  otherwise  provided  in  the  Partnership
Agreement  (defined below),  the Partnership's  general partner,  NTS-Properties
Associates V (the  "General  Partner")  owns a one percent (1%)  interest in the
Partnership  and the limited  partners  own,  in the  aggregate,  a  ninety-nine
percent (99%) interest in the  Partnership.  The  Partnership  and ORIG,  LLC, a
Kentucky  limited  liability  company  (the  "Affiliate"),  an  affiliate of the
Partnership  (the  Partnership  and the  Affiliate  are each an  "Offeror"  and,
collectively,  the  "Offerors"),  hereby  offer to  purchase  up to 1,200 of the
Partnership's  limited  partnership  interests (the  "Interests")  at a purchase
price of $205 per Interest (the "Purchase Price") in cash to the seller upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this "Offer to Purchase" and in
the  related  "Letter of  Transmittal"  (together  the "Offer to  Purchase"  and
"Letters of  Transmittal"  constitute  the "Offer").  (As used herein,  the term
"Interest"  or  "Interests,"  as the  context  requires,  refers to the  limited
partnership  interests in the Partnership  and portions  thereof that constitute
the class of equity  security  that is the  subject of this Offer or the limited
partnership  interests  or  portions  thereof  that are  tendered by the limited
partner to the Offerors  pursuant to the Offer.) This Offer is being made to all
limited  partners in the Partnership  ("Limited  Partners") and is generally not
conditioned  upon any minimum  amount of  Interests  being  tendered,  except as
described herein. The Interests are not traded on any established trading market
and are  subject to certain  restrictions  on  transferability  set forth in the
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited  Partnership of NTS-Properties V dated
April 30, 1984 (the "Partnership Agreement").  The Partnership or the Affiliate,
each in its sole discretion,  may purchase more than 600 Interests,  but neither
has any current intention to do so.

         The  Purchase  Price  should  not be viewed as  equivalent  to the fair
market value or the  liquidation  value of an Interest.  As of June 30, 1998 and
December 31, 1997, the book value of each Interest was approximately $184.97 and
$185.04,  respectively.  The  Purchase  Price  offered by the  Offerors has been
determined  by the  Partnership,  in its sole  discretion,  based on: (i) recent
sales of Interests  by Limited  Partners to third  parties in  secondary  market
transactions;  (ii) recent  repurchases of interests by the  Partnership;  (iii)
recent  purchases  of  Interests  by the  Partnership's  affiliate,  Ocean Ridge
Investments Ltd., a Florida limited liability  partnership ("Ocean Ridge");  and
(iv) the value of a recent  tender  offer by a  third-party  offeror that is not
affiliated with the Partnership,  General  Partner,  the Affiliate or any of the
Partners,  members,  affiliates or associates  of the  Partnership,  the General
Partner or the  Affiliate.  Neither the  Offerors  nor the  General  Partner has
obtained an opinion from an  independent  third party  regarding the fairness of
the Purchase Price.

         Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer,  the Partnership will
purchase  the first  600  Interests  which  are  tendered  and  received  by the
Partnership  by, and not withdrawn prior to, 12:00  Midnight,  Eastern  Standard
Time, on Monday, January 11, 1999, subject to any extension of the

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Offer by the Offerors (the  "Expiration  Date").  If more than 600 Interests are
tendered,  the Affiliate will purchase up to an additional  600 Interests  which
are tendered and received by the  Partnership by, and not withdrawn prior to the
Expiration  Date. If, on the Expiration  Date, the Offerors  determine that more
than 1,200 Interests have been tendered during the Offer,  each Offeror may: (i)
accept the  additional  Interests  permitted  to be  accepted  pursuant  to Rule
13e-4(f)(1)  promulgated  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Exchange
Act"),  as amended;  or (ii) extend the Offer,  if  necessary,  and increase the
amount of  Interests  that the Offeror is offering to purchase to an amount that
the Offeror  believes  to be  sufficient  to  accommodate  the excess  Interests
tendered as well as any Interests tendered during the extended Offer.

         If  the  Offer  is  oversubscribed  and  the  Offerors  do  not  act in
accordance  with (i) or (ii),  above,  or if the Offerors act in accordance with
(i) and (ii),  above,  but the Offer remains  oversubscribed,  then the Offerors
will accept Interests tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date for payment on
a pro rata  basis  ("Proration").  In the  event of  Proration,  the  number  of
Interests  purchased  from a Limited  Partner will be equal to a fraction of the
Interests tendered, the numerator of which will be the total number of Interests
the Offerors are willing to purchase  and the  denominator  of which will be the
total number of Interests properly tendered.  Any fractional interests resulting
from  this  calculation  will be  rounded  down  to the  nearest  whole  number.
Fractions of Interests will not be purchased.  The Partnership  will notify,  in
writing,  all Limited  Partners from whom the Offerors will purchase  fewer than
the number of  Interests  tendered  by the  Limited  Partner.  For any  Interest
tendered  but not  purchased by the  Offerors,  a book entry will be made on the
Partnership's  books to reflect the Limited Partner's ownership of the Interests
not purchased. The Partnership will not issue a new Certificate of Ownership for
the Interests not purchased by the Offerors,  except upon written request of the
Limited Partner.

         The Offer is  generally  not  conditioned  upon any  minimum  number of
Interests being tendered.  The Offer,  however, is conditioned upon, among other
things,  the  absence  of certain  adverse  conditions  described  in Section 6,
"Certain  Conditions  of the  Offer."  In  particular,  the  Offer  will  not be
consummated,  if in the opinion of the General  Partner,  there is a  reasonable
likelihood  that  purchases  under the Offer would result in  termination of the
Partnership (as a partnership) under Section 708 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"),  or termination of the Partnership's  status as a
partnership  for federal  income tax  purposes  under  Section 7704 of the Code.
Further,  the Offerors will not purchase  Interests if the purchase of Interests
would result in Interests  being owned by fewer than three hundred (300) holders
of record. See Section 6, "Certain Conditions of the Offer."

         All  purchases of Interests  pursuant to the Offer will be effective as
of the Expiration Date. Each Limited Partner who tenders  Interests  pursuant to
the Offer will receive the Purchase Price and cash distributions  declared prior
to the Expiration Date, if any. Limited Partners will not be entitled to receive
cash  distributions  declared and payable after the Expiration  Date, if any, on
any Interests tendered and accepted by the Offerors.

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         The tender of an Interest will be treated as a sale of the Interest for
federal  and most state  income tax  purposes  which will  result in the Limited
Partner  recognizing gain or loss for income tax purposes.  Limited Partners are
urged to review  carefully  all the  information  contained in or referred to in
this Offer including,  without limitation,  the information  presented herein in
Section 11, "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences."

         As of September  30, 1998,  the General  Partner  owned five (5) of the
Partnership's  outstanding  Interests  and the  Affiliate did not own any of the
Partnership's  outstanding  Interests.  The General  Partner  and all  partners,
members,  affiliates  and  associates  of the General  Partner or the  Affiliate
beneficially  owned, or were in the process of acquiring,  an aggregate of 2,637
Interests,   representing   approximately  7.8%  of  the  Partnership's   33,994
outstanding Interests. Although the Offer is being made to all Limited Partners,
the Partnership has been advised that neither the General Partner nor any of the
partners,  members,  affiliates  or  associates  of the  General  Partner or the
Affiliate  intend to tender any  Interests  pursuant to the Offer.  Assuming the
Offer is fully  subscribed,  the General Partner,  the Affiliate,  and partners,
members, affiliates and associates of the General Partner or the Affiliate, will
own, after the Offer, an aggregate of 3,237 Interests representing approximately
9.7% of the Partnership's outstanding Interests.

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                         SUMMARY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION
                         ------------------------------

         The following is a summary of certain  information  contained elsewhere
in this Offer.  The summary  does not purport to be complete and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the more detailed  information  contained elsewhere
in this Offer and related  documents.  Capitalized terms used but not defined in
this summary are defined elsewhere in this Offer.  Limited Partners are urged to
read all documents constituting this Offer in their entirety.

Offerors                                The Partnership, a Maryland limited
                                        partnership, and the Affiliate, a
                                        Kentucky limited liability company,
                                        invite all of the Partnership's
                                        Limited Partners to tender their
                                        Interests upon the terms and subject
                                        to the conditions set forth in this
                                        Offer.

Purchase Price                          $205 per Interest in cash.

Expiration Date                         The Offer expires on Monday, January 11,
                                        1999 at 12:00 Midnight, Eastern Standard
                                        Time unless the Offer is otherwise 
                                        extended by the Offerors in accordance 
                                        with the provisions set forth herein. 
                                        ALL INTERESTS BEING TENDERED MUST BE 
                                        RECEIVED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AT THE 
                                        ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 15, 
                                        "ADDRESS; MISCELLANEOUS," ON OR BEFORE 
                                        THE EXPIRATION DATE.

Offer Conditions                        The Offerors will purchase in the 
                                        aggregate up to 1,200 Interests. The 
                                        first 600 Interests tendered will be 
                                        purchased by the Partnership; up to an 
                                        additional 600 Interests tendered will 
                                        be purchased by the Affiliate. If the 
                                        Offer is oversubscribed, first the 
                                        Partnership may purchase additional
                                        Interests, and then the Affiliate may 
                                        purchase additional Interests, each in 
                                        its sole discretion. If the Offer 
                                        remains oversubscribed, Interests will 
                                        be purchased on a pro rata basis. This 
                                        Offer is being made to all Limited  
                                        Partners and is not conditioned  upon a
                                        minimum amount of Interests being 
                                        tendered;  provided however, no tender 
                                        will be accepted from a Limited Partner
                                        if, as a result of the  tender,  the 
                                        Limited Partner  would continue to be a 
                                        Limited  Partner and would hold fewer 
                                        than five (5) Interests. The Offer is 
                                        subject to certain terms and conditions
                                        set forth in the Offer.



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                                  RISK FACTORS
                                  ------------

     Limited Partners Tendering All or Any Portion of Their Interests Are 
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Subject to Certain Risks:
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          Purchase  Price  May Be Less Than Fair  Market  Value and  Liquidation
          ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Value.  The Interests are not traded on a recognized  stock  exchange or trading
- ------
market and a readily  identifiable,  liquid  market for the  Interests  does not
exist. The Offerors are aware of certain secondary market  transactions by which
Interests  were  transferred  at prices  ranging  from  $165.59 to  $183.99  per
Interest  (these  prices  include  commissions  and other  mark-ups)  by Limited
Partners to third  parties  during the period from  January 1, 1997 to April 30,
1998.  Additionally,  the Partnership has repurchased  1,882 interests,  and its
affiliate,  Ocean Ridge,  has purchased 2,632  Interests  during the period from
March 1, 1995 to  September  30,  1998 at prices  ranging  from $112 to $160 per
Interest.  As of June 30, 1998 and  December  31,  1997,  the book value of each
Interest was  approximately  $184.97 and $185.04,  respectively.  Neither  these
secondary market  transactions nor the Purchase Price  necessarily  reflects the
value that Limited  Partners  would  realize from  holding the  Interests  until
termination or liquidation of the Partnership,  which could result in greater or
lesser  value.  The Offerors  have not  obtained an opinion from an  independent
third party  regarding  the fairness of the  Purchase  Price.  Furthermore,  the
Offerors did not obtain an appraisal of the Partnership's assets in establishing
the Purchase Price.

         Negative Tax Consequences  May Exist for Any Limited Partner  Tendering
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Interests.  Limited Partners  tendering and selling  Interests  pursuant to this
- ----------
Offer  generally  will recognize a gain or loss on the tender of his, her or its
Interests for federal and most state income tax purposes.  The amount of gain or
loss  realized will be, in general,  the excess of the Purchase  Price minus the
Limited Partner's adjusted tax basis in the Interests sold. Generally,  the sale
of  Interests  held by a Limited  Partner  for more than twelve (12) months will
result in long-term  capital  gain or loss.  In addition,  the  Partnership  has
executed  a  definitive  agreement  to sell a parcel of  vacant  land to a third
party. The Partnership anticipates that if this sale is consummated,  it will be
consummated  in the first quarter of 2000,  although it may occur earlier at the
buyer's option. The Partnership anticipates that, if consummated, this sale will
create  a   significant   capital  loss  per  Interest  for  Limited   Partners,
recognizable in the tax year of the sale. Limited Partners tendering and selling
Interests  pursuant to this Offer will not receive  the  anticipated  benefit of
this sale if this sale is  consummated  after the  Expiration  Date.  Due to the
complexity  of tax issues,  Limited  Partners  are advised to consult  their tax
advisors with respect to their individual tax situations  before tendering their
Interests pursuant to the Offer. See Section 10, "Certain  Information About the
Partnership" and Section 11, "Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences."

         Conflict of Interest.  A conflict of interest  exists  between  Limited
         ---------------------
Partners who are  tendering  their  Interests and the  Partnership,  the General
Partner and  non-tendering  Limited  Partners.  Tendering Limited Partners would
prefer a higher  Purchase  Price;  the  Partnership,  the  General  Partner  and
non-tendering Limited Partners would prefer a lower Purchase Price.

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         General  Partner  Makes No  Recommendation  to  Limited  Partners.  The
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General  Partner makes no  recommendation  regarding  whether  Limited  Partners
should tender or retain their Interests.  Limited Partners should make their own
decisions  regarding  whether  to tender  their  Interests  based upon their own
individual situation.

         Limited  Partners  Who  Do Not  Tender  All or  Any  Portion  of  Their
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Interests Are Subject to Certain Risks:
- ---------------------------------------

         The Partnership May Not Make Future Cash  Distributions.  The amount of
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funds  required  by the  Partnership  to  fund  the  Offer  is  estimated  to be
approximately  $144,000  ($123,000 to purchase 600 Interests plus  approximately
$21,000  for  its   proportionate   share  of  the  expenses   associated   with
administering  the Offer; the expenses of the Offer will be apportioned  between
the Offerors based on the number of Interests  purchased by each  Offeror).  The
Partnership intends to fund these monies from its cash reserves.  The use of the
Partnership's  cash  reserves  to fund the Offer  will have the  effect  of: (i)
reducing the existing cash available for future needs or contingencies  and (ii)
reducing or eliminating the interest  income that the  Partnership  earns on its
cash reserves.  There can be no assurance that the  Partnership  will be able to
fund its future needs or contingencies, which may have a material adverse effect
on the Partnership's business or financial condition.

         Increased Voting Control by Affiliates of the Partnership. If the Offer
         ----------------------------------------------------------
is fully  subscribed,  the  percentage  ownership of  Interests  held by persons
controlling,  controlled by or under common  control with the  Partnership  will
increase.  As of September 30, 1998, the General Partner owned five (5), and the
Affiliate  did not own any,  of the  Partnership's  outstanding  Interests.  The
General  Partner and all partners,  members,  affiliates  and  associates of the
General Partner or the Affiliate  beneficially  owned, or were in the process of
acquiring, in the aggregate 2,637 Interests,  representing approximately 7.8% of
the Partnership's 33,994 outstanding  Interests.  Although this Offer is made to
all Limited Partners,  the Partnership has been advised that neither the General
Partner  nor any of the  partners,  members,  affiliates  or  associates  of the
General Partner or the Affiliate intend to tender any Interests  pursuant to the
Offer.  Assuming  the  Offer is  fully  subscribed,  the  General  Partner,  the
Affiliate,  and  partners,  members,  affiliates  and  associates of the General
Partner or the  Affiliate,  will own,  after the Offer,  an  aggregate  of 3,237
Interests   representing   approximately   9.7%  of  the  Partnership's   33,394
outstanding  Interests,  an  increase  of  1.9%.  In  addition,   other  persons
controlling,  controlled  by or under common  control with the  Partnership,  by
virtue of the decreased  number of  outstanding  Interests,  will have a greater
percentage of the outstanding Interests.  The increase in ownership of Interests
will enable these entities or individuals to have a greater influence on certain
matters voted on by Limited  Partners,  including removal of the General Partner
and termination of the Partnership.

     Sale of Certain  Properties May Decrease Future  Revenues.  The Partnership
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and Lakeshore/University II Joint Venture ("L/U II Joint Venture") (in which the
Partnership owns a 69% interest)  recently closed the sales of two properties to
Silver Cities  Properties,  Ltd. ("Silver  Cities"),  an affiliate of one of the
Partnership's tenants. Silver Cities purchased one property owned

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by the  Partnership  and one property  owned by the L/U II Joint  Venture for an
aggregate purchase price of $17,950,000 and has executed a definitive  agreement
to purchase a parcel of vacant land owned by the  Partnership  ("Phase III") for
$801,000.  The  properties  sold  to  Silver  Cities  accounted  for  34% of the
Partnership's  revenues as of June 30, 1998. There can be no assurances that the
sale of Phase III will be  consummated,  that the  Partnership  will receive the
anticipated sale price of Phase III or that the Partnership's portion of the net
proceeds of these sales (after  repayment  of  outstanding  indebtedness  on the
properties  and closing  costs) will be reinvested by the  Partnership  in other
properties  or  investments  that will  generate  revenues  equivalent  to those
generated by the properties  sold. If the  Partnership is unable to reinvest the
net proceeds of these sales in other  properties  or  investments  that generate
equivalent  revenues,  the  Partnership's  future  operating  revenues  will  be
materially   decreased.   See  Section  10,  "Certain   Information   About  the
Partnership".

         Partnership  Has No Current Plans to Liquidate.  The Partnership has no
         -----------------------------------------------
current  plan to  liquidate  its assets and to  distribute  the  proceeds to its
Limited Partners nor does the Partnership  contemplate resuming distributions to
the  Limited  Partners.  Therefore,  Limited  Partners  who do not tender  their
Interests may not be able to realize any return on or of their investment in the
foreseeable future.

         Reliance on Certain Tenants. The Partnership's  financial condition and
         ----------------------------
ability to fund  future  cash needs  including  its  ability to make future cash
distributions,  if any, may be adversely affected by the bankruptcy,  insolvency
or a downturn in business of any tenant  occupying a significant  portion of any
Partnership  property or by a tenant's decision not to renew its lease.  Failure
to release the space  vacated by  significant  tenants on a timely  basis and on
terms and conditions acceptable to the Partnership could have a material adverse
effect on the Partnership's results of operation and financial condition.

         General Economic Risks Associated with Investments in Real Estate.  All
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real property investments are subject to some degree of risk. Generally,  equity
investments  in real  estate are  illiquid  and,  therefore,  the  Partnership's
ability to  promptly  vary its  portfolio  in  response  to  changing  economic,
financial and investment conditions is limited. Real estate investments are also
subject to changes in economic  conditions  as well as other  factors  affecting
real estate values,  including: (i) possible federal, state or local regulations
and controls  affecting rents,  prices of goods, fuel and energy consumption and
prices, water and environmental restrictions;  (ii) increased labor and material
costs;  and  (iii)  the  attractiveness  of  the  property  to  tenants  in  the
neighborhood.  For a detailed discussion of the risks associated with investment
in real  estate,  refer to the "Risk  Factors"  set  forth in the  Partnership's
prospectus dated August 1, 1984.

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                                    THE OFFER

         Section 1.  Background  and  Purposes of the Offer.  The purpose of the
Offer is to provide Limited Partners who desire to liquidate their investment in
the  Partnership  with a method for doing so.  With the  exception  of  isolated
transactions,  no established  secondary trading market for the Interests exists
and pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, transfers of Interests are subject to
certain  restrictions,  including the prior approval of the General Partner. The
General  Partner  believes  that there are certain  Limited  Partners who desire
immediate  liquidity,  while  other  Limited  Partners  may not  need or  desire
liquidity  and would  prefer the  opportunity  to retain  their  Interests.  The
General Partner  believes that the Limited Partners should be entitled to make a
choice between immediate  liquidity and continued  ownership and, thus, believes
that the Offer being made hereby accommodates the differing goals of both groups
of Limited Partners.  Those Limited Partners who tender their Interests pursuant
to the  Offer  are,  in  effect,  exchanging  certainty  and  liquidity  for the
potentially  higher  return  of  continued  ownership  of their  Interests.  The
continued ownership of Interests,  however, entails the risk of loss of all or a
portion of the Limited Partner's investment. See "Risk Factors."

         Neither the Offerors nor the General  Partner has any current  plans or
proposals  that  relate to or would  result in: (i) an  extraordinary  corporate
transaction,  such as a merger,  reorganization  or  liquidation,  involving the
Partnership;  (ii) any change in the  identity of the General  Partner or in the
management  of the  Partnership,  including,  but not  limited  to, any plans or
proposals  to change the number or term of the General  Partner(s),  to fill any
existing vacancy for the General Partner,  or to change any material term of the
management agreement between the General Partner and the Partnership;  (iii) any
material   change  in  the  present   distribution   policy,   indebtedness   or
capitalization of the Partnership (with the exception of the Partnership's  plan
to declare and pay a distribution  after the Effective Date to Limited  Partners
of  approximately  $35 - $50 per Interest.  See Section 10 "Certain  Information
About the  Partnership");  (iv) any other  material  change in the  structure or
business of the Partnership (with the exception of the anticipated sale of Phase
III. See Section 10 "Certain  Information  About the  Partnership");  or (v) any
change  in the  Partnership  Agreement  or other  actions  that may  impede  the
acquisition of control of the  Partnership by any person.  The General  Partner,
however, may explore and pursue any of these options in the future.

         The purchase of Interests pursuant to the Offer will have the effect of
increasing the  proportionate  interest in the  Partnership of Limited  Partners
(including  affiliates  of the General  Partner that own  Interests)  who do not
tender  their  Interests  or tender only a portion of their  Interests.  Limited
Partners  retaining  their Interests may be subject to increased risks including
but not limited to: (1) reduction in the Partnership's cash reserves,  which may
impact the  Partnership's  ability to fund its future  cash  requirements,  thus
having a material adverse effect on the Partnership's  financial condition;  and
(2) increased voting control by the affiliates of the General Partner (including
the Affiliate) and members of the affiliates. See "Risk Factors." Interests that
are tendered to the  Partnership in connection  with this Offer will be retired,
although the Partnership may issue new interests from time to time in compliance
with  the  federal  and  state  securities  laws  or any  exemptions  therefrom.
Interests purchased by the Affiliate will be held by the Affiliate.  Neither the
Partnership

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nor the  General  Partner  has  plans to offer  for  sale any  other  additional
interests, but each reserves the right to do so in the future.

         The  General  Partner  intends  to  consider  the  desirability  of the
Partnership  making  future  tender  offers  to  purchase  interests   following
completion of the Offer, but is not required to make any future offers. Although
the Partnership  and its affiliates have from time to time purchased  interests,
this is the first  tender offer made by the  Partnership  or the  Affiliate  for
interests.  See Section 2, "Offer to Purchase  and  Purchase  Price;  Expiration
Date; Determination of Purchase Price."

     Section 2.     Offer to Purchase and Purchase Price; Proration; Expiration 
Date; Determination of Purchase Price.

         Offer to Purchase and Purchase Price. The Offerors will, upon the terms
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and subject to the  conditions of the Offer,  described  below,  purchase in the
aggregate up to 1,200 Interests that are properly tendered by, and not withdrawn
prior to, the  Expiration  Date at a price equal to $205 per Interest;  provided
however,  that no tender will be accepted from a Limited Partner if, as a result
of the tender,  the Limited  Partner would continue to be a Limited  Partner and
would hold fewer than five (5)  Interests.  The  Partnership  will  purchase the
first 600 Interests  which are tendered and received by the  Partnership by, and
not  withdrawn  prior to, the  Expiration  Date.  If more than 600 Interests are
tendered  and  received  by the  Partnership  as a  result  of this  Offer,  the
Affiliate will purchase up to an additional 600 Interests which are tendered by,
and not withdrawn prior to, the Expiration Date.

         If, on the Expiration Date, the Offerors determine that more than 1,200
Interests have been tendered during the Offer,  each Offeror may: (i) accept the
additional  Interests  permitted  to be accepted  pursuant  to Rule  13e-4(f)(1)
promulgated  under the Exchange  Act, as amended;  or (ii) extend the Offer,  if
necessary,  and increase the amount of Interests that the Offeror is offering to
purchase to an amount that the Offeror  believes to be sufficient to accommodate
the excess  Interests  tendered  as well as any  Interests  tendered  during the
extended Offer.

         Proration.  If the Offer is oversubscribed  and the Offerors do not act
         -----------
in accordance with (i) or (ii), above, or if the Offerors act in accordance with
(i) and (ii),  above,  but the Offer remains  oversubscribed,  then the Offerors
will accept Interests tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date for payment on
a pro rata basis. In the event of Proration,  the number of Interests  purchased
from a Limited  Partner will be equal to a fraction of the  Interests  tendered,
the  numerator of which will be the total  number of Interests  the Offerors are
willing to purchase  and the  denominator  of which will be the total  number of
Interests  properly  tendered.  Any  fractional  interests  resulting  from this
calculation  will be rounded  down to the nearest  whole  number.  Fractions  of
Interests will not be purchased.  The Partnership will notify,  in writing,  all
Limited  Partners from whom the Offerors will purchase  fewer than the number of
Interests  tendered by the Limited  Partner.  For any Interest  tendered but not
purchased by the Offerors,  a book entry will be made on the Partnership's books
to reflect the Limited Partner's  ownership of the Interests not purchased.  The
Partnership will not

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issue  a new  Certificate  of  Ownership  for  Interests  not  purchased  by the
Offerors, except upon written request of the Limited Partner.

         THIS OFFER IS NOT  CONDITIONED  UPON ANY  MINIMUM  AMOUNT OF  INTERESTS
BEING  TENDERED;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  NO TENDER WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM A LIMITED
PARTNER IF, AS A RESULT OF THE TENDER,  THE LIMITED PARTNER WOULD CONTINUE TO BE
A LIMITED PARTNER AND WOULD HOLD FEWER THAN FIVE (5) INTERESTS.

         Expiration  Date.  The term  "Expiration  Date" means  12:00  Midnight,
         ------------------
Eastern  Standard  Time,  on  Monday,  January  11,  1999,  unless and until the
Offerors  extend the period of time for which the Offer is open,  in which event
"Expiration  Date"  will mean the latest  time and date at which the  Offer,  as
extended by the Offerors,  expires. The Partnership may extend the Offer, in its
sole  discretion,  by providing the Limited  Partners with written notice of the
extension;   provided  however,  that  if  the  Offer  is  oversubscribed,   the
Partnership or the Affiliate may, each in its sole discretion,  extend the Offer
by providing the Limited  Partners with written notice of the  extension.  For a
description  of how the Offer may be  extended  or  terminated,  see Section 13,
"Extensions of Tender Period; Terminations; Amendments."

         Determination  of Purchase  Price.  The Purchase  Price  represents the
         -----------------------------------
price at which the  Offerors  are  willing  to  purchase  Interests.  No Limited
Partner  approval is required or was sought  regarding the  determination of the
Purchase Price. No special  committee of the  Partnership,  the Affiliate or the
Limited Partners has approved this Offer and no special committee or independent
person has been retained to act on behalf of the  Partnership  or the Affiliate.
Neither the  Offerors  nor the General  Partner has  obtained an opinion from an
independent third party regarding the fairness of the Purchase Price.

         The  Purchase  Price  offered by the  Offerors  was  determined  by the
Partnership  in its sole  discretion  based on: (i) the value of recent sales of
Interests by Limited Partners to third parties in secondary market transactions;
(ii) the value of recent repurchases of interests by the Partnership;  (iii) the
value of recent  purchases of Interests by Ocean Ridge;  and (iv) the value of a
recent tender offer by a  third-party  offeror that is not  affiliated  with the
Partnership,  General  Partner,  the Affiliate or any of the Partners,  members,
affiliates  or  associates  of  the  Partnership,  the  General  Partner  or the
Affiliate.  The General  Partner is aware of certain sales of Interests  made at
prices  ranging  from  $165.59 to $183.99 per  Interest  (these  prices  include
commissions  and other  mark-ups) by certain  Limited  Partners to third parties
during the period from January 1, 1997 to April 30, 1998.  The  Partnership  has
repurchased  interests,  and Ocean Ridge has purchased  Interests,  in secondary
market transactions and through the Partnership's Interest Repurchase Program at
prices  ranging from $112 to $160 per  Interest  during the period from March 1,
1995 to September  30, 1998.  The  information  regarding  transactions  between
Limited Partners and third parties is based on the General  Partner's  knowledge
and may not  reflect  all  transactions  that have taken  place  during the time
periods set forth above.  As of June 30, 1998 and  December  31, 1997,  the book
value of each Interest was approximately $184.97 and $185.04, respectively.

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         In determining the Purchase Price, the Partnership did not consider the
liquidation  value  per  Interest  or the book  value per  Interest  and did not
appraise the value of its assets.

         Section 3.  Procedure for Tendering  Interests.  Limited  Partners that
wish to tender Interests pursuant to this Offer must submit a properly completed
and duly executed Letter of Transmittal  and Substitute Form W-9,  together with
the  Certificate(s)  of Ownership  for the  Interests  being  tendered or if the
Certificate(s) of Ownership for the Interests is (are) lost,  stolen,  misplaced
or  destroyed,   the  Affidavit  and   Indemnification   Agreement  for  Missing
Certificate(s)  of Ownership  executed by the Limited Partner  attesting to such
fact  (the  "Affidavit"),  and any  other  required  documents  to NTS  Investor
Services   c/o  Gemisys  at  the  address   listed  in  Section  15,   "Address;
Miscellaneous."   THE  LETTER  OF   TRANSMITTAL,   SUBSTITUTE   FORM  W-9,   AND
CERTIFICATE(S)  OF OWNERSHIP FOR THE INTERESTS BEING TENDERED (OR AFFIDAVIT,  IF
APPLICABLE) AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PARTNERSHIP
ON OR BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE. NEITHER THE PARTNERSHIP NOR THE AFFILIATE WILL
ACCEPT INTERESTS RECEIVED BY THE PARTNERSHIP AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE.

         Method of Delivery.  LIMITED  PARTNERS  ASSUME ANY RISK ASSOCIATED WITH
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THE METHOD FOR DELIVERING  THE LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL,  SUBSTITUTE  FORM W-9 AND
CERTIFICATE(S)   OF  OWNERSHIP  FOR  THE  INTERESTS  (OR  THE  AFFIDAVIT).   THE
PARTNERSHIP RECOMMENDS THAT LIMITED PARTNERS SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTS VIA REGISTERED
MAIL RETURN RECEIPT  REQUESTED AND PROPERLY  INSURED OR BY AN OVERNIGHT  COURIER
SERVICE.  LIMITED  PARTNERS MAY CONFIRM  RECEIPT OF A LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL  BY
CONTACTING NTS INVESTOR SERVICES C/O GEMISYS AT THE ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
LISTED IN SECTION 15, "ADDRESS; MISCELLANEOUS."

         Determination of Validity. All questions regarding the validity,  form,
         --------------------------
eligibility  (including  time of  receipt)  and  acceptance  for  payment of any
Interests  will  be  determined  by the  Partnership,  in its  sole  discretion.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,  if the Offer is oversubscribed,  the Partnership
and the Affiliate may each decide to purchase Interests in excess of the initial
1,200  Interests.  In that case, all questions  regarding the validity,  form or
eligibility  (including  time of  receipt)  and  acceptance  for  payment of any
additional  Interests  purchased by either the Partnership or the Affiliate will
be  determined  by  each  respective   party  in  its  sole   discretion.   Each
determination,  whether made by the Partnership or the Affiliate,  will be final
and binding. The Partnership or the Affiliate,  if applicable,  has the absolute
right to waive any of the conditions of the Offer or any defect or  irregularity
in any tender,  or in the related  transmittal  documents.  Unless  waived,  any
defects or  irregularities  must be cured within the time period  established by
the  Partnership or the Affiliate.  In any event,  tenders will not be deemed to
have been made until all  defects or  irregularities  have been cured or waived.
The Offerors are neither  under any duty nor will they incur any  liability  for
failure to notify any tendering  Limited Partner of any defects,  irregularities
or rejections contained in the tenders.

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         Section  10(b) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (the  "Exchange
Act") and Rule 14e-4  promulgated  thereunder  require  that a person  tendering
Interests on his, her or its behalf,  must own the Interests  tendered.  Section
10(b) and Rule 14e-4 provide a similar  restriction  applicable to the tender or
guarantee of a tender on behalf of another person.

         The tender of  Interests  pursuant to any of the  procedures  described
herein constitutes  acceptance by the tendering Limited Partner of the terms and
conditions of the Offer,  including a  representation  and warranty that (i) the
tendering  Limited  Partner owns the Interests being tendered within the meaning
of Rule 14e-4; and (ii) the tender complies with Rule 14e-4.

         Section 4. Withdrawal Rights.  Any Limited Partner tendering  Interests
pursuant  to this  Offer  may  withdraw  the  tender  at any  time  prior to the
Expiration  Date.  For a withdrawal to be  effective,  it must be in writing and
received by NTS  Investor  Services  c/o Gemisys  via mail or  facsimile  at the
address  or   facsimile   number  set  forth  in  the  Section   15,   "Address;
Miscellaneous"  on or before the Expiration  Date. Any notice of withdrawal must
specify  the  name of the  person  withdrawing  the  tender  and the  amount  of
Interests previously tendered that are being withdrawn.

         All questions as to form and validity of the notice of withdrawal  will
be  determined  by the  Partnership,  in its sole  discretion.  If the  Offer is
oversubscribed,  all  questions  as to  form  and  validity  of  the  notice  of
withdrawal will be determined by the  Partnership or the Affiliate,  each in its
sole  discretion,  for  any  Interests  purchased  by  the  Partnership  or  the
Affiliate,  as the case may be, in excess of the initial  1,200  Interests.  All
determinations  made by the  Partnership  or the  Affiliate  will be  final  and
binding.  Interests  properly  withdrawn  will not  thereafter  be  deemed to be
tendered  for  purposes  of  the  Offer.  However,  withdrawn  Interests  may be
retendered by following the  procedures  set forth in Section 3,  "Procedure for
Tendering of Interests" prior to the Expiration  Date.  Tenders made pursuant to
the Offer which are not otherwise  withdrawn in accordance  with this Section 4,
"Withdrawal Rights," will be irrevocable.

         Section 5. Purchase of Interests;  Payment of Purchase Price.  Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the Offerors will pay $205 per
Interest to each Limited Partner properly tendering its Interests.  The Purchase
Price  will be paid in the form of a check from the  purchasing  Offeror to each
Limited Partner. All monies due to each Limited Partner will be delivered to the
Limited  Partner by first class U.S. Mail  deposited in the mailbox  within five
(5)  business  days  after the  Expiration  Date.  Under no  circumstances  will
interest be paid on the Purchase  Price to be paid by the Offerors for Interests
tendered,  regardless  of any  extension  of the  Offer or any  delay in  making
payment. In the event of Proration as set forth in Section 2, "Offer to Purchase
and  Purchase  Price;  Proration;  Expiration  Date;  Determination  of Purchase
Price," the Offerors may not be able to determine the  proration  factor and pay
for those  Interests that have been accepted for payment,  and for which payment
is  otherwise  due,  until  approximately  five  (5)  business  days  after  the
Expiration Date.

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         Interests  will be deemed  purchased at the time of  acceptance  by the
Offerors but in no event earlier than the Expiration Date.  Interests  purchased
by the  Partnership  will be retired,  although  the  Partnership  may issue new
interests from time to time in compliance with the registration  requirements of
federal and state securities laws or exemptions therefrom.

         Interests  purchased by the  Affiliate  will be held by the  Affiliate.
Neither the  Partnership nor the General Partner has plans to offer for sale any
other additional interests, but each reserves the right to do so in the future.

         Section 6. Certain Conditions of the Offer.  Notwithstanding  any other
provision of this Offer,  the  Offerors  will not be required to purchase or pay
for any  Interests  tendered and may  terminate the Offer as provided in Section
13, "Extensions of Tender Period; Terminations;  Amendments" or may postpone the
purchase of, or payment for,  Interests  tendered if any of the following events
occur prior to the Expiration Date:

                  (a) there is a reasonable  likelihood that consummation of the
         Offer  would  result  in  the  termination  of  the  Partnership  (as a
         partnership) under Section 708 of the Code;

                  (b) there is a reasonable  likelihood that consummation of the
         Offer would  result in  termination  of the  Partnership's  status as a
         partnership  for federal  income tax purposes under Section 7704 of the
         Code;

                  (c) as a result of the Offer,  there would be fewer than three
         hundred  (300)  holders of record,  pursuant to Rule 13e-3  promulgated
         under the Exchange Act;

                  (d) there shall have been instituted or threatened or shall be
         pending   any  action  or   proceeding   before  or  by  any  court  or
         governmental,  regulatory or administrative  agency or instrumentality,
         or by any other person,  which:  (i) challenges the making of the Offer
         or the  acquisition  by the  Partnership  or the Affiliate of Interests
         pursuant to the Offer or otherwise  directly or  indirectly  relates to
         the  Offer;  or (ii) in the  Partnership's  sole  judgment  (determined
         within five (5)  business  days prior to the  Expiration  Date),  could
         materially affect the business, condition (financial or other), income,
         operations  or  prospects  of the  Partnership,  taken as a  whole,  or
         otherwise  materially impair in any way the contemplated future conduct
         of the business of the  Partnership  or  materially  impair the Offer's
         contemplated benefits to the Partnership;

                  (e) there shall have been any action  threatened or taken,  or
         approval withheld, or any statute, rule or regulation proposed, sought,
         promulgated,  enacted,  entered,  amended,  enforced  or  deemed  to be
         applicable to the Offer or the  Partnership  or the  Affiliate,  by any
         government or governmental,  regulatory or administrative  authority or
         agency or tribunal,  domestic or foreign,  which, in the Offerors' sole
         judgment, would or might directly or indirectly:

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                           (i) delay or restrict the ability of the  Partnership
                  or the Affiliate,  or render the  Partnership or the Affiliate
                  unable,  to accept  for  payment or pay for some or all of the
                  Interests;

                           (ii)  materially   affect  the  business,   condition
                  (financial or other), income,  operations, or prospects of the
                  Partnership or the Affiliate,  taken as a whole,  or otherwise
                  materially  impair in any way the contemplated  future conduct
                  of the business of the Partnership or the Affiliate;

                  (f)      there shall have occurred:

                           (i)      the declaration of any banking moratorium or
                 suspension of payment in respect of banks in the United States;

                           (ii)  any  general   suspension  of  trading  in,  or
                  limitation  on prices  for,  securities  on any United  States
                  national  securities  exchange  or  in  the   over-the-counter
                  market;

                           (iii) the  commencement of war, armed  hostilities or
                  any  other  national  or  international   crises  directly  or
                  indirectly involving the United States;

                           (iv) any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any
                  governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority
                  on, or any event which, in the Offerors' sole judgment,  might
                  affect,  the  extension  of credit  by banks or other  lending
                  institutions in the United States;

                           (v) (A) any significant change, in the Offerors' sole
                  judgment,  in the  general  level of  market  prices of equity
                  securities or securities  convertible into or exchangeable for
                  equity  securities  in the United  States or abroad or (B) any
                  change  in  the  general  political,   market,   economic,  or
                  financial  conditions  in the United States or abroad that (1)
                  could have a material adverse effect on the business condition
                  (financial or other),  income,  operations or prospects of the
                  Partnership,  or (2) in the  sole  judgment  of the  Offerors,
                  makes it inadvisable to proceed with the Offer; or

                           (vi) in the  case of the  foregoing  existing  at the
                  time of the  commencement  of the Offer, in the Offerors' sole
                  judgment, a material acceleration or worsening thereof;

                  (g) any change shall occur or be  threatened  in the business,
         condition  (financial or otherwise),  or operations of the Partnership,
         that, in the Partnership's sole judgment,  is or may be material to the
         Partnership;

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                  (h) a tender or exchange offer for any or all of the Interests
         of the  Partnership,  or any  merger,  business  combination  or  other
         similar transaction with or involving the Partnership,  shall have been
         proposed, announced or made by any person;

                  (i) (i) any  entity,  "group" (as that term is used in Section
         13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) or person (other than entities, groups or
         persons,  if any,  who have  filed  with the  Commission  on or  before
         October 13, 1998 a Schedule  13G or a Schedule  13D with respect to any
         of the Interests) shall have acquired or proposed to acquire beneficial
         ownership of more than 5% of the  outstanding  Interests;  or (ii) such
         entity,   group,  or  person  that  has  publicly  disclosed  any  such
         beneficial  ownership  of more than 5% of the  Interests  prior to such
         date shall have acquired, or proposed to acquire,  beneficial ownership
         of additional  Interests  constituting  more than 2% of the outstanding
         Interests  or shall  have been  granted  any option or right to acquire
         beneficial ownership of more than 2% of the outstanding  Interests;  or
         (iii) any person or group  shall have filed a  Notification  and Report
         Form under the Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 or
         made  a  public  announcement  reflecting  an  intent  to  acquire  the
         Partnership or its assets; or

                  (j)  the  General  Partner  determines  that it is not in best
         interest  of the  Partnership  to  purchase  Interests  pursuant to the
         Offer;

which, in the sole judgment of the Offerors,  in any such case and regardless of
the  circumstances  (including  any action of the  Partnership or the Affiliate)
giving rise to such event,  makes it  inadvisable  to proceed  with the Offer or
with such purchase or payment. The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit
of the  Partnership  and the Affiliate and may be asserted by the Partnership or
the Affiliate on their respective behalf regardless of the circumstances  giving
rise to any such condition  (including any action or inaction by the Partnership
or the Affiliate) or may be waived by the  Partnership or the Affiliate in whole
or in part.  The Offerors'  failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing
rights  shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall
be deemed an ongoing  right  which may be  asserted at any time and from time to
time.  Any  determination  by the  Partnership  or the Affiliate  concerning the
events  described in this Section 6, "Certain  Conditions of the Offer" shall be
final and binding on all parties.  As of the date hereof,  the Offerors  believe
that  neither  paragraph  (a) nor  paragraph  (b) of this  Section  6,  "Certain
Conditions of the Offer" will prohibit the consummation of the Offer.

         Section  7.  Cash  Distribution   Policy.  The  Partnership   commenced
operations in August,  1984 and anticipated  providing  Limited Partners with 8%
non-cumulative  distributions.  Distributions were suspended effective March 31,
1994.   Although  the   Partnership   is  not  obligated  to  make  future  cash
distributions,  it may do so in the  future.  Limited  Partners  that tender the
Interests  pursuant  to the  Offer  will not be  entitled  to  receive  any cash
distributions  made, if any, after the Expiration  Date, on any Interests  which
are tendered and accepted by the Offerors.  The Partnership plans to declare and
pay a  distribution  after  the  Expiration  Date  to all  Limited  Partners  of
approximately $35 - $50 per Interest.  There can be no assurance,  however, that
the Partnership will make this planned  distribution or any other  distributions
in the future to Limited Partners who

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continue to own Interests  following  completion of the Offer.  See Section 10,
"Certain Information About the Partnership."

         Section 8.  Effects of the Offer.  In  addition  to the  effects of the
Offer on  tendering  and  non-tendering  Limited  Partners  and upon the General
Partner as set forth in the "Risk Factors" of this Offer to Purchase,  the Offer
will affect the Partnership in several other respects:

         The  Partnership  will use some or all of its existing cash reserves to
purchase  Interests.  The use of the  Partnership's  cash  reserve will have the
effect  of:  (i)  reducing   the  cash   available  to  fund  future  needs  and
contingencies  and  (ii)  reducing  or  eliminating  the  Partnership's  present
interest income earned on such cash reserves.  Financial  statements  giving pro
forma  effect of the Offer,  assuming  the  purchase by the  Partnership  of 600
Interests at $205 per Interest, are attached hereto as Appendix A.

         Upon completion of the Offer, the Offerors may consider  purchasing any
interests  not  purchased in the Offer.  Any such  purchases  may be on the same
terms as the terms of this Offer or on terms  which are more  favorable  or less
favorable  to  Limited  Partners  than  the  terms  of this  Offer.  Rule  13e-4
promulgated  under the Exchange Act prohibits the Offerors from  purchasing  any
Interests,  other than  pursuant to the Offer,  until at least ten (10) business
days after the Expiration Date. Any possible future purchases by the Partnership
will depend on many  factors,  including but not limited to, the market price of
Interests,  the results of the Offer, the  Partnership's  business and financial
position and general economic market conditions.

         Section  9.  Source  and  Amount  of Funds.  The total  amount of funds
required to complete this Offer is approximately $288,000 (including $246,000 to
purchase 1,200  Interests  plus  approximately  $42,000 for expenses  related to
administering  the Offer).  The  Partnership  expects to fund monies required to
complete  its  purchases  and to pay  its  portion  of  expenses  (approximately
$123,000  to  purchase  600   Interests  and   approximately   $21,000  for  its
proportionate share of expenses related to administering the Offer; the expenses
of the Offer will be  apportioned  between the  Offerors  based on the number of
Interests purchased by each Offeror) from its cash reserves.  As of December 31,
1997  and  June  30,  1998  the  Partnership  had  unrestricted  cash  and  cash
equivalents  equal to  $473,362  and  $706,248,  respectively.  If the  Offer is
oversubscribed and the Partnership, in its sole discretion,  decides to purchase
Interests in excess of 600 Interests, the Partnership will fund these additional
purchases and expenses, if any, from its cash reserves.

         The Affiliate expects to fund monies required to complete its purchases
and to pay its portion of  expenses  (approximately  $123,000  to  purchase  600
Interests  and  approximately  $21,000 for its  proportionate  share of expenses
related  to  administering  the  Offer;  the  expenses  of  the  Offer  will  be
apportioned  between the Offerors based on the number of Interests  purchased by
each  Offeror)  from  cash  contributions  to be  made to the  Affiliate  by its
members.  If the  Offer  is  oversubscribed  and  the  Affiliate,  in  its  sole
discretion,  decides  to  purchase  Interests  in excess of 600  Interests,  the
Affiliate will fund these additional purchases and expenses,  if any, from these
cash contributions.

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         Section 10.       Certain Information About the Partnership

         Certain  Information About the Partnership.  The Partnership was formed
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in April,  1984 under the laws of the State of Maryland.  The general partner is
NTS-Properties Associates V, a Kentucky limited partnership. Except as otherwise
provided in the Partnership  Agreement,  NTS-Properties  Associates V owns a one
percent (1%) interest in the  Partnership  and the limited  partners own, in the
aggregate, a ninety-nine percent (99%) interest in the Partnership.

The Partnership owns the following properties:

         o        Commonwealth  Business Center Phase II, a business center with
                  approximately 61,000 net rentable ground floor square feet and
                  approximately 9,000 net rentable mezzanine square feet located
                  in Louisville,  Kentucky,  constructed by the Partnership. The
                  occupancy level at Commonwealth Business Center II at June 30,
                  1998 was 77%.

         o        Approximately  6.21 acres of land,  adjacent to the University
                  Place development ("Phase III"), in Orlando, Florida, which is
                  zoned for commercial development.
                  Phase III is currently under contract to be sold.

The Partnership recently sold the following property:

         o        University   Business  Center  Phase  I  ("University  I"),  a
                  business center with  approximately  82,000 net rentable first
                  floor  (office and service) and second floor  (office)  square
                  feet and  approximately  16,000 net rentable  mezzanine square
                  feet  located  in  Orlando,   Florida,   constructed   by  the
                  Partnership.  The occupancy  level at University I at June 30,
                  1998 was 100%.

The Partnership owns interests in the following joint ventures:

         o        The Willows of Plainview Phase II, a 144-unit luxury apartment
                  complex  located in Louisville,  Kentucky,  constructed by the
                  joint venture between the Partnership and  NTS-Properties  IV,
                  an  affiliate  of  the  General  Partner.   The  Partnership's
                  percentage  interest in the joint  venture was 90% at December
                  31, 1997. The occupancy level at the apartment complex at June
                  30, 1998 was 83%.

         o        Lakeshore/University   II   Joint   Venture   ("L/U  II  Joint
                  Venture"),  which was  formed on  January  23,  1995 among the
                  Partnership and  NTS-Properties IV,  NTS-Properties  Plus Ltd.
                  and  NTS/Fort  Lauderdale,  Ltd.,  affiliates  of the  General
                  Partner.  The Partnership's  percentage  ownership interest in
                  the joint venture was 69% at June 30, 1998. A  description  of
                  the  properties  owned  by the L/U II  Joint  Venture  appears
                  below:

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                  --       Lakeshore Business Center Phase I - a business center
                           ---------------------------------
                           with  approximately  103,000 net rentable square feet
                           located in Fort Lauderdale Florida, acquired complete
                           by the joint venture.  The  Partnership's  percentage
                           interest  in the  joint  venture  was 90% at June 30,
                           1998.  The  occupancy  level  at  Lakeshore  Business
                           Center Phase I at June 30, 1998 was 94%.

                  --       Lakeshore  Business  Center  Phase  II  - a  business
                           --------------------------------------
                           center with approximately  97,000 net rentable square
                           feet  located in Fort  Lauderdale  Florida,  acquired
                           complete by the joint venture. The occupancy level at
                           Lakeshore  Business  Center Phase II at June 30, 1998
                           was 92%.

                  --       Outparcel Building Sites - approximately 6.2 acres of
                           ------------------------
                           undeveloped  land adjacent to the Lakeshore  Business
                           Center  development  which  is zoned  for  commercial
                           development.

The L/U II Joint Venture recently sold the following property:

         o        University  Business  Center  Phase II  ("University  II"),  a
                  business center with  approximately  78,000 net rentable first
                  floor  (office and service) and second floor  (office)  square
                  feet and  approximately  10,000 net rentable  mezzanine square
                  feet  located in Orlando,  Florida,  acquired  complete by the
                  joint  venture.  The occupancy  level at University II at June
                  30, 1998 was 90%.

         The Partnership has a fee title interest in each of the properties that
it owns. The joint venture in which the Partnership is a partner has a fee title
interest  in  each  of the  properties  that  it  owns.  In the  opinion  of the
Partnership's management, the properties are adequately covered by insurance.

         On October 6, 1998, the  Partnership  and the L/U II Joint Venture sold
to Silver Cities Properties,  Ltd. ("Silver Cities"),  an affiliate of Full Sail
Recorders,  Inc., a tenant of the  Partnership  ("Full Sail"),  University I and
University  II, for an aggregate  purchase  price of  $17,950,000.  Prior to the
sale,  University I was owned by the  Partnership and University II was owned by
the L/U II Joint  Venture.  In  addition,  pursuant  to a  definitive  agreement
executed as of September 8, 1998, the  Partnership  has agreed to sell to Silver
Cities  Phase  III  (which  is  adjacent  to  the  University   Business  Center
development) for a purchase price of $801,000. The sale of Phase III is expected
to close in the first  quarter of 2000,  although this closing may occur earlier
at Silver Cities' option.  As of June 30, 1998, the carrying value of University
I, University II and Phase III was  approximately  $13,500,000.  The Partnership
estimates  that  the  sales  of  University  I and  University  II  will  create
recognizable  taxable  capital gain and ordinary  income to the  Partnership for
1998. The  recognizable  capital gain taxable to Limited Partners as a result of
the sales of  University I and  University II is  preliminarily  estimated to be
$148.75 per Interest;  recognizable  ordinary income taxable to Limited Partners
as a result of the sales of  University  I and  University  II is  preliminarily
estimated to be $34.33 per Interest.  These preliminary estimates are subject to
change.

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         Simultaneous  to the closing of  University  I and  University  II, the
Partnership  and  the  L/U II  Joint  Venture  paid  in  full  outstanding  debt
(including  interest  and  pre-payment  penalties)  on these  properties  in the
aggregate amount of approximately $10,468,000. The Partnership also used some of
the  proceeds of the sale of  University I to pay in full the  outstanding  debt
(including interest) on the Partnership's Commonwealth Business Center Phase III
(approximately $1,447,000).  There can be no assurance as to when or if the sale
of Phase III will be consummated.  The Partnership  preliminarily estimates that
the  sale  of  Phase  III  will  create  a  recognizable  capital  loss  for the
Partnership.  The a recognizable  capital loss for Limited  Partners at the time
that Phase III is sold, if it is sold, is preliminarily  estimated to be $34.87.
Limited  Partners who tender and sell Interests  pursuant to this Offer will not
recognize this  anticipated  loss if the sale of Phase III is consummated  after
the Expiration Date.

         Full Sail  previously  occupied 28% and 83% of the net rentable area of
University  I and  II,  respectively.  As of June  30,  1998,  these  properties
contributed  approximately  34% of the  Partnership's  operating  revenues.  The
Partnership  will consider all available  financial  alternatives for use of the
proceeds of the sale of  University  I and  University  II,  including,  but not
limited to, repayment of portions of the Partnership's debt,  development of the
Partnership's  other  properties  and/or  payment of a  distribution  to Limited
Partners.  The Partnership has not made any final decisions regarding the use of
the net proceeds of the sales of University I and University II (after repayment
of  outstanding  debt and closing costs) nor has it determined the impact on the
Partnership's future results of operations or financial position. However, as of
the  date of this  Offer,  the  Partnership  intends  to use  some or all of the
proceeds  to:  (i) begin  development  of the L/U II Joint  Venture's  Lakeshore
Business  Center Phase III; and (ii)  declare and pay a  distribution  after the
Expiration  Date of  approximately  $35 - $50 per Interest to Limited  Partners.
Limited  Partners who tender their Interests will not receive this  distribution
if it is declared and paid after the Expiration  Date. See Section 11,  "Certain
Federal Income Tax Consequences."

         The properties owned by the  Lakeshore/University  II Joint Venture,  a
joint venture between the Partnership,  NTS-Properties IV,  NTS-Properties  Plus
Ltd. and NTS/Fort  Lauderdale,  Ltd., are encumbered by mortgages  payable to an
insurance company as follows:

                  Loan Balance
                  at 06/30/98:              Encumbered Property:
                  ------------              --------------------

                  $ 5,437,925               Lakeshore Business Center Phase II
                  $ 5,054,336               Lakeshore Business Center Phase I

         The Partnership's current plans for renovations and other major capital
expenditures include tenant finish improvements at the Partnership's  commercial
property as required by lease  negotiations.  Changes to current  tenant  finish
improvements are a typical part of any lease negotiation. Improvements generally
include a revision to the current floor plan to  accommodate  a tenant's  needs,
new  carpeting  and  paint  and/or  wallcovering.  The  extent  and  cost of the
improvements  are  determined  by the size of the space being leased and whether
the improvements

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are for a new tenant or incurred  because of a lease renewal.  The tenant finish
improvements  will be funded by cash flow from operations  and, if needed,  cash
reserves.

         Section 11.       Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences.

         Certain Federal Income Tax  Consequences of the Offer. The following is
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a general summary under  currently  applicable law of certain federal income tax
considerations  generally  applicable  to the sale of Interests  pursuant to the
Offer.  The  following  summary is for  general  information  only,  and the tax
treatment  described  herein  may vary  depending  upon each  Limited  Partner's
particular situation.  Certain Limited Partners (including,  but not limited to,
insurance  companies,   tax-exempt  organizations,   financial  institutions  or
broker/dealers,  foreign  corporations,  and  persons  who are not  citizens  or
residents of the United  States) may be subject to special  rules not  discussed
below.  In  addition,  the  summary  does not  address  the  federal  income tax
consequences  to all  categories  of Interest  holders,  nor does it address the
federal  income tax  consequences  to persons who do not hold the  Interests  as
"capital  assets," as defined by the Internal  Revenue Code of 1986,  as amended
(the "Code"). No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") will be sought
with respect to the federal  income tax  consequences  discussed  herein;  thus,
there can be no assurance  that the IRS will agree with the  conclusions  stated
herein.  Limited  Partners are urged to consult their own tax advisors as to the
particular  tax  consequences  of a tender of their  Interests  pursuant  to the
Offer,  including the applicability and effect of any state,  local,  foreign or
other tax laws,  any recent  changes  in  applicable  tax laws and any  proposed
legislation.  The following  information  is intended as a general  statement of
certain tax  considerations,  and Limited  Partners  should not construe this as
legal or tax advice.

         Sale of  Interests  Pursuant  to the  Offer.  The  receipt  of cash for
         --------------------------------------------
Interests pursuant to the Offer will be a taxable transaction for federal income
tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local
and other tax laws.  The  purchase  of  Interests  pursuant to the Offer will be
deemed a sale of the Interests by the tendering Limited Partner. The payment for
a Limited Partner's Interests may be in complete  liquidation of that portion of
the Limited Partner's ownership in the Partnership  represented by the purchased
Interests.  The  recipient of such payments is taxable to the extent of any gain
or loss recognized in connection with such sale. In general,  and subject to the
recapture rules of the Code Section 751 discussed below, a holder will recognize
capital  gain or loss at the  time his or her  Interests  are  purchased  by the
Partnership  to the extent that the money  distributed to him or her exceeds his
or her adjusted  basis in the  purchased  Interests.  Upon a sale of an Interest
pursuant to the Offer,  a Limited  Partner will be deemed to have received money
in the form of any cash  payments  to him or her and to the  extent he or she is
relieved from his or her  proportionate  share of liabilities,  if any, to which
the Partnership's assets are subject. A Limited Partner will thus be required to
recognize gain upon the sale of his or her Interests if the amount of cash he or
she  received,  plus the amount he or she is deemed to have received as a result
of being relieved of his or her proportionate  share of Partnership  nonrecourse
liabilities  (if any),  exceeds the adjusted basis of the Limited Partner in the
purchased  Interests.  The income taxes payable upon the sale must be determined
by each Limited Partner on the basis of his or her own financial interests.


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     The adjusted basis of a Limited Partner's Interests is calculated by taking
his or her initial basis and making certain additions and subtractions  thereto.
A Limited  Partner's  initial basis is the amount paid for each Interest ($1,000
per Interest for those who  purchased in the initial  offering),  increased by a
Limited Partner's  proportionate  share of nonrecourse  liabilities,  if any, to
which the  Partnership's  assets  are  subject  and by the share of  Partnership
taxable income,  capital gains and other income items allocated to the Interest.
There was nonrecourse debt attributed to the Interests in the approximate amount
of  $21,268,566 as of June 30, 1998 (this amount was  subsequently  decreased by
approximately  $9,493,817 as a result of  repayments of debt in connection  with
the  sales  of  University  I and  University  II).  Basis  is  reduced  by cash
distributions and by the share of Partnership losses allocated to the Interest.

         A selling  Limited  Partner  will be  allocated a pro rata share of the
Partnership's taxable income or loss for 1998 with respect to the Interests sold
in  accordance  with the  provisions  of the  Partnership  Agreement  concerning
transfers  of  Interests.  Such  allocation  will affect the  Limited  Partner's
adjusted tax basis in his or her  Interests  and,  therefore,  the amount of the
Limited Partner's taxable gain or loss upon a sale of Interests pursuant to this
Offer. For individuals,  trusts and estates the income allocated will be treated
as ordinary  income  which could be taxed at a rate as high as 39.6% for federal
income tax purposes,  while the corresponding reduction in taxable gain upon the
sale of the  Interests  will  result in tax  savings  of no more than 28% of the
reduction in taxable gain. The Partnership's net income for the six-month period
ended June 30, 1998 was $129,311.

         In  determining  the tax  consequences  of  accepting  the  Offer,  the
Partnership's payments for Interests will be deemed to be equal to the $205 cash
payment per Interest plus a pro rata share of the Partnership's nonrecourse debt
(together,  the "Selling Price"). The taxable gain (or loss) to be incurred as a
consequence  of accepting  the Offer is determined  by  subtracting  the Selling
Price from the adjusted basis of the purchased Interest.

         Each Limited  Partner must  determine his or her own adjusted tax basis
because it will vary  depending  upon when the  Limited  Partner  purchased  the
Interests  and the amount of  distributions  received for each  Interest,  which
varies  depending upon the date on which the Limited Partner was admitted to the
Partnership.

         A  taxable  gain,  if any,  on the  disposition  of  Interests  must be
allocated  between ordinary income and long term capital gain. Long term capital
gain or loss will be  realized  on such sale by a Limited  Partner if: (1) he or
she is not a "dealer" in  securities;  (2) he or she has held the  Interests for
longer than  twelve  (12)  months;  and (3) the  Partnership  has no Section 751
assets.  To the  extent  that a portion of the gain  realized  on the sale of an
Interest is attributable to Section 751 assets (i.e.,  "unrealized  receivables"
and "inventory items of the Partnership which have appreciated  substantially in
value") a Limited  Partner will  recognize  ordinary  income,  and not a capital
gain, upon the sale of the Interest.  For purposes of Code Section 751,  certain
depreciation  deductions claimed by the Partnership  (recapturable cost recovery
allowance) are treated as if they were an "unrealized  receivable."  Thus, gain,
if any,  recognized by a Limited  Partner who sells an Interest will be ordinary
income  in an  amount  not  to  exceed  his or her  share  of the  Partnership's
recapturable  cost recovery  allowance.  Furthermore,  if the  Partnership  were
deemed to be a "dealer" in real estate

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for federal income tax purposes,  the property held by the Partnership  might be
treated  as  "inventory   items  of  the  Partnership   which  have  appreciated
substantially  in value" for purposes of Code Section 751 and a Limited  Partner
tendering his or her Interest  would  recognize  ordinary  income,  in an amount
equal to his or her share of the appreciation in value of the Partnership's real
estate  inventory.  The General  Partner  does not believe it has  operated  the
Partnership's business in a manner as to make the Partnership a "dealer" for tax
purposes.

         For taxable Limited  Partners the amount of recapturable  cost recovery
allowance per Interest  purchased by a Limited Partner in the original  offering
is estimated to be $218.50 as of June 30,  1998,  subject to further  adjustment
for tax  exempt  use  property  rules.  Therefore,  a maximum  of $218.50 of the
taxable  gain per Interest  will be  considered  to be ordinary  income with the
balance of the taxable gain considered to be capital gain for federal income tax
purposes for the Limited  Partners who hold their  Interests as capital  assets.
Ordinary  income  recognized in 1998 is taxed at a stated  maximum rate of 39.6%
for federal income tax purposes.  Net capital gains are taxed for federal income
tax purposes at a stated  maximum rate of 20% for Interests held at least twelve
(12)  months.  The tax rates may actually be somewhat  higher,  depending on the
taxpayer's  personal  exemptions and amount of adjusted gross income.  A taxable
loss, if any, on the  disposition  of Interests  will be recognized as a capital
loss for  federal  income  tax  purposes  for  Limited  Partners  who hold their
Interests as capital assets.

         The Partnership estimates that the sales of University I and University
II will create  recognizable  taxable  capital gain and  ordinary  income to the
Partnership for 1998. The recognizable  capital gain taxable to Limited Partners
as a result of the sales of  University I and  University  III is  preliminarily
estimated to be $148.75 per Interest;  recognizable  ordinary  income taxable to
Limited  Partners as a result of the sales of University I and  University II is
preliminarily  estimated to be $34.33 per Interest.  These preliminary estimates
are subject to change.  There can be no  assurance  as to when or if the sale of
Phase III will be consummated.  The Partnership preliminarily estimates that the
sale of Phase III will create a recognizable  capital loss for the  Partnership.
The recognizable capital loss for Limited Partners at the time that Phase III is
sold, if it is sold, is preliminarily  estimated to be $34.87.  Limited Partners
who tender and sell  Interests  pursuant to this Offer will not  recognize  this
anticipated  loss if the sale of Phase III is  consummated  after the Expiration
Date.

         Tax exempt  Limited  Partners  subject to  unrelated  business  taxable
income (UBTI) should consult their tax advisor to determine what amount, if any,
of the above recapturable cost recovery allowance should be reported as UBTI.

         Foreign Limited Partners. Gain realized by a foreign Limited Partner on
a sale of  Interests  pursuant  to this Offer will be subject to federal  income
tax.  Under Code  Section  1445 and related  regulations,  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
Partnership  or the  Affiliate,  as the case may be,  will  withhold  10% of the
amount realized by a tendering  foreign Limited Partner.  Amounts withheld would
be creditable against a foreign Limited Partner's federal

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income tax liability, and if in excess thereof, a refund could be obtained from
the IRS by filing a U.S. income tax return.

         To prevent back-up  federal income tax withholding  equal to 31% of the
payments  made  pursuant to the Offer,  each Limited  Partner  (except a foreign
Limited  Partner)  who does not  otherwise  establish  an  exemption  from  such
withholding  must  notify  the  Partnership  of the  Limited  Partner's  correct
taxpayer  identification  number (or  certify  that such  taxpayer is awaiting a
taxpayer  identification  number)  and  provide  certain  other  information  by
completing a Substitute Form W-9 to the Partnership. (For each Limited Partner's
convenience,  a  Substitute  Form  W-9  is  enclosed  herein).  Certain  Limited
Partners,  including  corporations,  are  not  subject  to the  withholding  and
reporting   requirements.   Foreign  Limited   Partners  are  subject  to  other
requirements.

         Retirement Plan Investors.  Qualified pension, profit sharing and stock
bonus plans and IRA's (collectively "Qualified Plans") are generally exempt from
taxation  except to the extent that their UBTI,  determined in  accordance  with
Code  Sections  511-514,  exceeds  $1,000  in any  taxable  year.  Code  Section
512(b)(5) provides generally that UBTI does not include gains or losses from the
disposition of property other than inventory or property held primarily for sale
to customers in the ordinary course of business.  However,  Treasury  Regulation
1.1245-6(b)  provides  that  Code  Section  1245  overrides  the  nonrecognition
provisions  of subtitle A of the Code,  including  Code  Section  512(b)(5),  if
applicable; furthermore Code Section 12(b)(4) provides that notwithstanding Code
Section  512(b)(5),  a  portion  of the gain  from  the  sale of  "debt-financed
property" (as defined in Section 514) may be treated as UBTI.  Because a portion
of the Partnership's  assets are "debt financed," a portion of the gain, if any,
recognized  by a  Qualified  Plan on the sale of an interest  may be UBTI.  If a
Qualified  Plan is not a "dealer" in  securities,  the remaining  portion of any
gain from the sale of  Interests  will not be UBTI  unless  the  Partnership  is
deemed to be a "dealer" in real estate. The General Partner does not believe the
Partnership's  business  has  been  operated  in such a  manner  as to make it a
dealer,  but  there  is no  assurance  that  the IRS may not  contend  that  the
Partnership  is a dealer.  If the  Partnership  obtains  financing  to  purchase
Interests,  the IRS may  contend  that each  nonredeeming  Limited  Partner  has
acquired  an  interest  in  debt-financed  property,  in addition to the current
debt-financed property of the Partnership.  See Section 9, "Source and Amount of
Funds."

         Section 12. Transactions and Arrangements  Concerning Interests.  Based
upon the Partnership's and Affiliate's  records and information  provided to the
Partnership  by the General  Partner  and  affiliates  of the  General  Partner,
neither the Partnership,  General Partner, the Affiliate nor, to the best of the
Partnership's knowledge, any controlling person of the Partnership,  the General
Partner, or the Affiliate, has effected any transactions in the Interests during
the forty  (40)  business  days  prior to the date  hereof,  except as set forth
below:

                  On August 17, 1998,  Ocean Ridge  purchased ten (10) Interests
         at a price equal to $160 per Interest from a third party.

         Section 13.      Extensions of Tender Period; Terminations; Amendments.
The Partnership has, or, if the Offer is oversubscribed, each Offeror has, the 
right at any time and from

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time to time,  to extend  the period of time  during  which the Offer is open by
giving written notice of the extension to each Limited Partner.  If there is any
extension, all Interests previously tendered and not purchased or withdrawn will
remain subject to the Offer and may be purchased by the Offerors,  except to the
extent  that  such  Interests  may be  withdrawn  as set  forth  in  Section  4,
"Withdrawal Rights."

         If the Offer is oversubscribed,  each Offeror has the right to purchase
additional  Interests.  If either Offeror decides,  in its sole  discretion,  to
increase the amount of  Interests  being sought and, at the time that the notice
of such increase is first published,  sent or given to holders of Interests, the
Offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the expiration of a period
ending on the tenth business day from, and including,  the date that such notice
is first so published,  sent or given, then the Offer will be extended until the
expiration of such period of ten (10) 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, Eastern Standard Time. The Offerors have the right:
(i) to  terminate  the Offer and not to  purchase or pay for any  Interests  not
previously  purchased or paid for upon the  occurrence of any of the  conditions
specified in Section 6,  "Certain  Conditions  of the Offer," by giving  written
notice  of  such  termination  to the  Limited  Partners  and  making  a  public
announcement  thereof;  or (ii) at any time and from time to time,  to amend the
Offer in any respect.  All  extensions,  delays in payment or amendments will be
followed by public announcements  thereof,  such announcements 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.  Without
limiting  the  manner  in which  the  Offerors  may  choose  to make any  public
announcement,  except as provided by applicable law (including Rule  13e-4(e)(2)
under the Exchange Act),  the Offerors 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.

         Section 14. Fees and  Expenses.  The Offerors  will not pay any fees or
commissions  to any broker,  dealer or other  person for  soliciting  tenders of
Interests pursuant to the Offer. The Offerors will reimburse  brokers,  dealers,
commercial banks and trust companies for customary handling and mailing expenses
incurred in forwarding the Offer to their customers.

         Section 15.       Address; Miscellaneous.

         Address.  All executed copies of the Letter of Transmittal,  Substitute
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Form W-9 and the  Certificate(s)  of Ownership for the Interests  being tendered
(or the  Affidavit)  must be sent via mail or overnight  courier  service to the
address  set forth  below.  Manually  signed  facsimile  copies of the Letter of
Transmittal will not be accepted. The Letter of Transmittal, Substitute Form W-9
and  Certificate(s)  of  Ownership  for the  Interests  being  tendered  (or the
Affidavit)  should be sent or delivered by each Limited  Partner or such Limited
Partner's  broker,  dealer,  commercial  bank, trust company or other nominee as
follows:

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By Mail, Hand Delivery or Overnight Mail/Express:
NTS Investor Services
c/o Gemisys
7103 S. Revere Parkway
Englewood, CO 80112

         Any  questions,  requests for  assistance,  or requests for  additional
copies  of this  Offer to  Purchase,  the  Letter  of  Transmittal  or any other
documents  relating to this Offer also may be directed to NTS Investor  Services
c/o Gemisys at the above-listed address or at: (800)387-7454 or by facsimile at:
(303) 705- 6151.

         Miscellaneous.  The Offer is not being  made to,  nor will  tenders  be
         ---------------
accepted from,  Limited  Partners in any  jurisdiction in which the Offer or its
acceptance  would  not  comply  with  the  securities  or Blue  Sky laws of such
jurisdiction. Neither Offeror is aware of any jurisdiction in which the Offer or
tenders  pursuant  thereto  would  not be in  compliance  with  the laws of such
jurisdiction.  The Offerors reserve the right to exclude Limited Partners in any
jurisdiction in which it is asserted that the Offer cannot lawfully be made. The
Offerors  believe  such  exclusion  is  permissible  under  applicable  laws and
regulations,  provided the Offerors  make a good faith effort to comply with any
state law deemed applicable to the Offer.

         The Offerors  have filed an Issuer  Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule
13E-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission  ("Commission") which includes
certain  information  relating to the Offer  summarized  herein.  A copy of this
statement  may be obtained  from the  Partnership  by  contacting  NTS  Investor
Services  c/o Gemisys at the address and phone  number set forth in this Section
15,  "Address;  Miscellaneous"  or  from  the  public  reference  office  of the
Commission at

                                       29

<PAGE>

Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington D.C. 20549. The Commission
also maintains a site on the World Wide Web at http://www.sec.gov  that contains
reports electronically filed by the Partnership with the Commission.
     
                                          NTS-Properties V



October 13, 1998



                                       30

<PAGE>

                                   Appendix A

                  The Partnership's Financial Statements Giving
                          Pro Forma Effect of the Offer


     The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet and income statement of the
Partnership  are  presented  to give  effect  of the  Offer  as if it was  fully
subscribed and completed  before June 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997 and to give
effect to the sale of University Business Center Phase I and II (the "University
Sale") as if the University  Sale had occurred before June 30, 1998 and December
31,  1997.  Each  proforma  statement  contains  certain  financial  information
extracted or derived from the  Partnership's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for
the  quarter  ended  June 30,  1998 and its  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal  year  ended  December  31,  1997,  respectively,  as  well  as  proforma
adjustments and proforma financial statements (i) reflecting the University Sale
and (ii) giving effect of the Offer as if it was fully subscribed. The Quarterly
and Annual Reports contain more  comprehensive  financial  information  than the
information  contained  herein and were filed with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission  ("Commission")  pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
information  extracted from the Quarterly and Annual Reports is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the reports and the financial statements (including the
notes)  contained in the reports.  The  information  presented in these proforma
financial statements is based on certain  assumptions made by the Partnership in
its good  faith  judgment,  such as,  the  amount of  expenses  it will incur in
administering   the  Offer.   These  unaudited  pro  forma  statements  are  not
necessarily  indicative of what the  Partnership's  actual  financial  condition
would have been for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 and the year ended  December
31, 1997, nor do they purport to represent the future financial  position of the
Partnership.
                                       31

<PAGE>
<TABLE>

                                                          NTS-PROPERTIES V,
                                                   A Maryland Limited Partnership
                                                   ------------------------------

                                                           BALANCE SHEETS
                                                           --------------
<CAPTION>



                                                      Proforma                                   Proforma
                                        Actual      Adjustments(a)    Proforma      Actual     Adjustments(a)  Proforma
                                        As of        University      After Univ.    As of       University    After Univ.
                                       June 30,       Sale and        Sale and    December 31,   Sale and      Sale and
                                         1998          Tender          Tender        1997         Tender        Tender
                                         ----          ------          ------        ----         ------        ------
ASSETS
- ------
<S>                                 <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash and equivalent                 $    706,248   $   (125,051)  $   581,197  $    473,362   $   (124,386)  $   348,976
Cash and equivalents - restricted        334,785             --       334,785        69,858             --        69,858
Accounts receivable, net of
 allowance for doubtful accounts         264,886       (169,644)       95,242       291,504       (194,685)       96,819
Land, buildings and amenities, net    23,317,989     (8,701,078)   14,616,911    23,750,773     (8,990,093)   14,760,680
Asset held for development, net        2,048,320             --     2,048,320     2,125,246             --     2,125,246
Asset held for sale                    1,152,868             --     1,152,868     1,152,868             --     1,152,868
Other assets                             791,123       (187,154)      603,969       849,287       (227,693)      621,594
                                    ------------   ------------   -----------  ------------   ------------   -----------

                                    $ 28,616,219   $ (9,182,927)  $19,433,292  $ 28,712,898   $ (9,536,857)  $19,176,041
                                    ============   ============   ===========  ============   ============   ===========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY
- --------------------------------

Mortgages and note payable          $ 21,268,566   $ (8,044,998)  $13,223,568  $ 21,662,821   $ (8,309,315)  $13,353,506
Accounts payable - operations            299,908        (30,701)      269,207       284,829        (38,655)      246,174
Accounts payable - construction           33,097             --        33,097        34,486             --        34,486
Security deposits                        187,137        (59,387)      127,750       167,597        (41,258)      126,339
Other liabilities                        502,534        (82,880)      419,654       189,570        (85,416)      104,154
                                    ------------   ------------   -----------  ------------   ------------   -----------

                                      22,291,242     (8,217,966)   14,073,276    22,339,303     (8,474,644)   13,864,659

Commitments and Contingencies

Partners' equity                       6,324,977       (964,961)    5,360,016     6,373,595     (1,062,213)    5,311,382
                                    ------------   ------------   -----------  ------------   ------------   -----------

                                    $ 28,616,219   $ (9,182,927)  $19,433,292  $ 28,712,898   $ (9,536,857)  $19,176,041
                                    ============   ============   ===========  ============   ============   ===========

<FN>
(a) Proforma  adjustments  include the assets,  liabilities and Partners' equity for the University  Business Center Phases I and II
    (the Properties).  These adjustments are based on the assumption that the Properties were sold on June 30, 1998 and December 31,
    1997 respectively.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                                                          NTS-PROPERTIES V,
                                                   A Maryland Limited Partnership
                                                   ------------------------------

                                                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                      ------------------------
                                               For the Six Months Ended June 30, 1998
                                               --------------------------------------
<CAPTION>


                                                   Proforma
                                     Six Months   Adjustments(a)     Proforma
                                       Ended       University   After University
                                      June 30,        Sale             Sale
                                        1998       and Tender       and Tender
                                        ----       ----------       ----------       
REVENUES:
<S>                                 <C>           <C>            <C>         
 Rental income                      $ 3,242,388   $(1,116,233)   $  2,126,155
 Interest and other income               21,579        (3,114)         18,465
                                    -----------   -----------     -----------

                                      3,263,967    (1,119,347)      2,144,620

EXPENSES:
   Operating expenses                   581,360      (132,809)        448,551
   Operating expenses -                 269,494       (59,797)        209,697
  affiliated
   Amortization of capitalized
  leasing costs                           7,404        (1,371)          6,033
   Interest expense                     849,562      (321,046)        528,516
   Management fees                      190,892       (68,647)        122,245
   Real estate taxes                    267,913       (97,781)        170,132
   Professional and administrative
  expenses                               65,013            --          65,013
   Professional and administrative
  expenses - affiliated                 108,659            --         108,659
   Depreciation and amortization        794,359      (297,685)        496,674
                                    -----------   -----------     -----------

                                      3,134,656      (979,136)      2,155,520
                                    -----------   -----------     -----------
Income (loss) before tender
 offer cost                             129,311      (140,211)        (10,900)
Tender Offer Cost                            --       (21,000)        (21,000)
                                    -----------   -----------     -----------
Net income (loss)                   $   129,311   $  (161,211)    $   (31,900)
                                    ===========   ===========     ===========

Net income (loss) allocated to
 the limited partners:
 Income (loss) before tender
  offer cost                        $   128,018   $   138,809     $   (10,791)
 Tender Offer Cost                           --       (20,790)        (20,790)
 Net income (loss)                  $   128,018   $  (159,599)    $   (31,581)
                                    ===========   ===========     ===========
Net income (loss) per limited
 partnership unit:
 Income (loss) before tender
  offer cost                        $      3.67   $     (3.98)    $     (0.31)
 Tender offer cost                           --         (0.61)          (0.61)
 Net Income (loss)                  $      3.67   $     (4.59)    $     (0.92)
                                    ===========   ===========     ===========
Weighted average number of
 limited partnership units               34,879                        34,279
                                    ===========                   ===========
<FN>
(a) Proforma  adjustments  include the revenues and expenses for the University  Business Centers Phases I and II (the  Properties).
    These adjustments are based on the assumption that the Properties were sold on June 30, 1998.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                                                          NTS-PROPERTIES V,
                                                   A Maryland Limited Partnership
                                                   ------------------------------

                                                      STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                                      ------------------------
                                                For the Year Ended December 31, 1997
                                                ------------------------------------
<CAPTION>
                                                   Proforma
                                  Year Ended    Adjustments(a)      Proforma
                                  December 31,    University    After University
                                     1997      Sale and Tender  Sale and Tender
                                     ----      ---------------  ---------------    
REVENUES:
<S>                               <C>           <C>             <C>        
 Rental income                    $ 5,831,544   $(2,103,703)    $ 3,727,841
 Interest and other income             74,742        (3,227)         71,515
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------

                                    5,906,286    (2,106,930)      3,799,356

EXPENSES:
 Operating expenses                 1,189,163      (329,167)        859,996
 Operating expenses -
  affiliated                          566,492      (144,516)        421,976
Amortization of capitalized
  leasing costs                        20,810        (8,743)         12,067
 Interest expense                   1,753,841      (671,542)      1,082,299
 Management fees                      352,933      (136,599)        216,334
 Real estate taxes                    576,997      (193,906)        383,091
 Professional and administrative
  expenses                            117,016            --         117,016
 Professional and administrative
  expenses - affiliated               221,034            --         221,034
   Depreciation and amortization    1,666,678      (698,750)        967,928
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------

                                    6,464,964    (2,183,223)      4,281,741
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
Income (loss) before
 extraordinary item                  (558,678)       76,293        (482,385)
Extraordinary item - write off
 of unamortized loan costs            (49,346)           --         (49,346)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
Income (loss) before tender
 offer cost                          (608,024)       76,293        (531,731)
Tender Offer Cost                          --       (21,000)        (21,000)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
Net income (loss)                 $  (608,024)  $    55,293     $  (552,731)
                                  ===========   ===========     ===========

Net income (loss) allocated to
 the limited partners:
 Income (loss) before
  extraordinary item              $  (553,091)  $    75,530     $  (477,561)
 Extraordinary item                   (48,853)           --         (48,853)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
 Income (loss) before tender
  offer cost                         (601,944)       75,530        (526,414)
 Tender Offer Cost                         --       (20,790)        (20,790)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
 Net income (loss)                $  (601,944)  $    54,740     $  (547,204)
                                  ===========   ===========     ===========
Net income (loss) per limited
 partnership unit:
 Income (loss) before
  extraordinary item              $    (15.74)  $      1.91     $    (13.83)
 Extraordinary item                     (1.39)        (0.02)          (1.41)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
 Income (loss) before tender
  offer cost                           (17.13)         1.89          (15.24)
 Tender offer cost                         --         (0.60)          (0.60)
                                  -----------   -----------     -----------
 Net Income (loss)                $    (17.13)  $      1.29     $    (15.84)
                                  ===========   ===========     ===========

Weighted average number of
 limited partnership units             35,136                        34,536
                                  ===========                   ===========
<FN>
(a) Proforma  adjustments  include the revenues and expenses for the University  Business Centers Phases I and II (the  Properties).
    These adjustments are based on the assumption that the Properties were sold on December 31, 1997.
</FN>
</TABLE>
<PAGE>



                                                                 Exhibit (a)(2)





                          Form of Letter of Transmittal





<PAGE>

                              LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                           Regarding the Interests in

                               NTS - PROPERTIES V

        Tendered Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase Dated October 13, 1998

       THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT, AND THIS LETTER OF
       TRANSMITTAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE PARTNERSHIP BY, 12:00 MIDNIGHT
              EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1999
                            (THE "EXPIRATION DATE"),
                    UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED BY OFFERORS.


[Investor Name]                               If applicable:

[Address]                                     [Custodian]

[City, State, Zip]                            [Address]

[Tax I.D. #]                                  [City, State, Zip]

[# of Interests]                              [Account #]



         I am a Limited Partner of  NTS-Properties V. I hereby tender my limited
partnership  interests or portion thereof,  as described and specified below, to
the  Offerors,  NTS-Properties  V (the  "Partnership"),  and  the  Partnership's
affiliate, ORIG, LLC, (the "Affiliate" and the Partnership are each an "Offeror"
and  collectively the "Offerors") upon the terms and conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase, dated October 13, 1998 (collectively, the "Offer to Purchase"
and "Letter of Transmittal" constitute the "Offer").

         THIS LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL  IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SET FORTH IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE,  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ABSOLUTE
RIGHT OF THE OFFERORS TO REJECT ANY AND ALL TENDERS DETERMINED BY THEM, IN THEIR
SOLE DISCRETION, NOT TO BE IN THE APPROPRIATE FORM.

         I hereby  represent  and warrant that I have full  authority to sell my
interests,  or portion  thereof,  to the  Offerors,  and that the Offerors  will
acquire good title,  free and clear of any adverse claim.  Upon request,  I will
execute and deliver any additional  documents  necessary to complete the sale of
my interests in accordance with the terms of the Offer. In the event of my death
or  incapacity,  all  authority  and  obligation  shall be placed with my heirs,
personal representatives and successors.

         I hereby  appoint  NTS-Properties  Associates  V (without  posting of a
bond) as the  attorney-in-fact  of me with  respect to my  interests,  with full
power of substitution  (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable
power coupled with an interest),  to: (1) transfer  ownership of my interests on
the  Partnership's  books to the respective  Offeror,  (2) change the address of
record of my interests prior to or after completion of the transfer, (3) execute
and deliver lost certificate  indemnities and all other transfer documents,  (4)
direct any custodian or trustee holding record title to the interests to do what
is  necessary,  including the execution and delivery of a copy of this Letter of
Transmittal,  and (5) upon  payment by the  respective  Offeror of the  purchase
price, to receive all benefits and cash distributions and otherwise exercise all
rights of beneficial ownership of my interests hereby tendered.

                                                                         (Over)

<PAGE>

                        INSTRUCTIONS TO TENDER INTERESTS

Please complete the following steps to tender your interests:

    o Complete Part 1. by inserting the number of interests you wish to tender.

    o Complete Part 2. by providing your telephone number(s).

    o Complete Part 3. by providing the appropriate signature(s). 
      (Note: if your account is held by a Trustee or Custodian, sign below and
      forward this form to the Trustee or Custodian at the address noted on the
      first page of this Letter of Transmittal to complete the remaining steps).
      All signatures must be notarized by a Notary Public.

    o Return your original Certificate(s) of Ownership for the interests with
      this  form.  If  you  are  unable  to  locate  your  Certificate(s)  of
      Ownership,  complete the  Affidavit and  Indemnification  Agreement for
      Missing Certificate(s) of Ownership.

PART 1.  NUMBER OF INTERESTS IN THE PARTNERSHIP TO BE TENDERED:

[ ]   I tender my entire interest in the Partnership, being _______ interests
      for a price of $205.00 per interest.

[ ]   I tender only a portion of my interest in the Partnership, being ______
      interests for a price of $205.00 per interest.

PART 2.  TELEPHONE NUMBER(S).

My telephone numbers are: (___)_______ [Daytime] and (___)________ [Evening]

PART 3.  SIGNATURE(S).

FOR INDIVIDUALS/JOINT OWNERS:


- -----------------------------                ------------------------------
Print Name of Limited Partner                Print Name of Joint Owner


- -----------------------------                ------------------------------
Signature of Limited Partner                 Signature of Joint Owner

Sworn to me this ___ day of                  Sworn to me this ___ day of
_____________, 199__.                        _____________, 199__.


- -----------------------------                -----------------------------
Notary Public                                Notary Public


FOR CUSTODIAL/TRUSTEE/IRA ACCOUNTS:


- -----------------------------                -----------------------------
Print Name of Signatory                      Signature

                                             Sworn to me this ___ day of
                                             _____________, 199__.


- -----------------------------                -----------------------------
Title of Signatory                           Notary Public


Return  or  Deliver:   (1)  this  Letter  of  Transmittal;   (2)  your  original
Certificate(s)  of Ownership for the  interests,  or if you are unable to locate
your Certificate(s) of Ownership,  the Affidavit and  Indemnification  Agreement
for Missing  Certificate(s) of Ownership;  and (3) the Substitute Form W-9 on or
before the Expiration Date to:

                              NTS INVESTOR SERVICES
                                   C/O GEMISYS
                             7103 S. REVERE PARKWAY
                               ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
                For additional information, call: (800) 387-7454.


<PAGE>

                                                                 Exhibit (a)(3)





                 Form of Affidavit and Indemnification Agreement
                     for Missing Certificate(s) of Ownership





<PAGE>

                     AFFIDAVIT AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
                     FOR MISSING CERTIFICATE(S) OF OWNERSHIP



State of ______________

County of _____________

_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________ (The "Investor")

being duly sworn, deposes and says:

1. The  Investor is of legal age and is the true and  lawful,  present and sole,
record and beneficial  owner of _________  (insert number of interests)  limited
partnership    interests   (the   "Interests")   of   NTS-Properties   V,   (the
"Partnership").  The Interests were represented by the following  Certificate(s)
of Ownership (the "Certificate(s)") issued to the Investor:

Certificate(s) No.             Number of Interests                 Date Issued
- ------------------             -------------------                 -----------




The  Certificate(s)  was (were) lost,  stolen,  destroyed or misplaced under the
following circumstances:
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ and after diligent search,
the Certificate(s) could not be found.

2.  Neither the  Certificate(s)  nor any  interest  therein has at any time been
sold, assigned, endorsed, transferred, pledged, deposited under any agreement or
other  disposed of,  whether or not for value,  by or on behalf of the investor.
Neither the investor nor anyone acting on the Investor's  behalf has at any time
signed  any power of  attorney,  any  stock  power or other  authorization  with
respect to the Certificate(s) and no person or entity of any type other than the
Investor has or has asserted  any right,  title,  claim or interest in or to the
Certificate(s) or to the Interests represented thereby.

3.  The  Investor  hereby  requests,  and  this  Affidavit  and  Indemnification
Agreement is made and given in order to induce the Partnership, (i) to refuse to
recognize any person other than the Investor as the owner of the  Certificate(s)
and to refuse to make any payment, transfer, registration,  delivery or exchange
called for by the  Certificate(s)  to any person  other than the Investor and to
refuse the Certificates or to make the payment, transfer, registration, delivery
or exchange called for by the  Certificate(s)  without the surrender  thereof or
cancellation.

4. If the Investor or the  representative  or the assigns of the Investor should
find or recover the Certificate(s),  the Investor will immediately surrender and
deliver the same to the  Partnership  for  cancellation  without  requiring  any
consideration thereof.

                                                                         (Over)

<PAGE>

5. The Investor agrees in consideration of the issuance to the Investor of a new
certificate  in  substitution  for the  Certificate(s),  to  indemnify  and hold
harmless  the  Partnership,  each  general  partner  of  the  Partnership,  each
affiliate  of the  Partnership  and  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  now or
hereafter  acting  as  the  transfer  agent,  registrar,   trustee,  depositary,
redemption,  fiscal or paying agent of the Partnership, or in any other capacity
and their  respective  successors  and  assigns,  from and  against  any and all
liabilities,  losses,  damages,  costs and expenses of every  nature  (including
reasonable  attorney's  fees) in connection  with, or arising out of, said lost,
stolen,  destroyed or mislaid  Certificate(s) without the surrender thereof and,
whether or not: (a) based upon or arising out of the honoring of, or refusing to
honor, the Certificate(s) when presented to anyone, (b) or based upon or arising
from  inadvertence,   accident,   oversight  or  neglect  on  the  part  of  the
Partnership,  its affiliates or any general Partner of the Partnership,  agents,
clerk,  or employee of the Partnership or any general partner of the Partnership
and/or the  omission or failure to inquire into contest or litigate the right of
any applicant to receive payment,  credit, transfer,  registration,  exchange or
delivery  in  respect  of  the  Certificate(s)  and/or  the  new  instrument  or
instruments issued in lieu thereof,  (c) and/or based upon or arising out of any
determination  which the  Partnership,  its  affiliates  or any general  partner
thereof may in fact makes as to the merits of any such claim,  right,  or title,
(d) and/or based upon or arising out of any fraud  negligence on the part of the
Investor in connection  with  reporting the loss of the  Certificate(s)  and the
issuance of new instrument or instruments in lieu thereof, (e) and/or based upon
or arising out of any other matter or thing whatsoever it may be.

6.  The  Investor  agrees  that  all  notices,   requests,   demands  and  other
communications  under this Affidavit and  Indemnification  Agreement shall be in
writing  and  shall be  mailed  to the  party to whom  notice  is to be given by
certified or registered mail,  postage prepaid;  if intended for the Partnership
shall be addressed to Gemisys, 7103 S. Revere Pkwy.,  Englewood,  CO 80112 Attn:
NTS Investor Services, or such other address as the Partnership shall have given
notice to the Investor at the address set forth at the end of this Affidavit and
Indemnification  Agreement or at such other  address as the Investor  shall have
given prior notice to the Partnership in a manner herein provided.


7. No waiver shall be deemed to be made by the  Partnership or its affiliates of
any of its  rights  hereunder  unless  the same  shall be in  writing,  and each
waiver,  if any,  shall be a waiver only with respect to the  specific  instance
involved  and  shall in no way  impair  the  rights  of the  Partnership  or its
affiliates or the  obligations of the Investor in any other respect at any other
time.

8. The  provisions of this  Affidavit  and  Indemnification  Agreement  shall be
binding  upon and inure to the  benefit  of the  successors  and  assigns of the
Partnership and its affiliates and the Investor.

9.  This  Affidavit  and  Indemnification  Agreement  shall be  governed  by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland.


                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Investor Signature (Please sign exactly as name
                                 appears on certificate)


                                 ---------------------------------------
                                 Investor Signature (if held jointly)


Sworn to me this ____            ---------------------------------------
day of _________199__.           Name of Limited Partner


- ----------------------           ---------------------------------------
Notary Public                    Address of Limited Partner

My commission expires: 
___/___/___                      


<PAGE>


                                                                Exhibit (a)(4)





                       Form of Letter to Limited Partners





<PAGE>


                                [NTS letterhead]



To our Limited Partners:

     Enclosed  for  your  consideration  is an Offer to  Purchase  your  limited
partnership interests. Please read all of the enclosed material carefully before
deciding to tender your interests. Your attention is invited to the following:

     o   The purchase price per interest is $205.00.

     o   The offer is being made to all Limited Partners.

     o   Up to  600  interests  may  be  purchased  by  the  Partnership  and an
         additional  600  interests  may  be  purchased  by  the   Partnership's
         affiliate,  ORIG,  LLC. If more than 1200  interests are tendered,  the
         Partnership  and its  affiliate  may decide to purchase  more than 1200
         interests or to purchase less than all of the  interests  tendered on a
         pro rata basis.

     o   The offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 Midnight,  Eastern
         Standard  Time,  on  Monday,  January 11, 1999,  unless the Offer is
         extended.

         After reading the Offer to Purchase (white),  if you wish to tender any
or all of your  interests,  complete  and return to NTS  Investors  Services c/o
Gemisys the following:

         (1)      the Letter of Transmittal (blue);

         (2)      the Substitute Form W-9 (green); and

         (3)      the Certificate(s) of Ownership for the interests or,
                  if you are  unable to locate  the  Certificate(s)  of
                  Ownership, complete the Affidavit and Indemnification
                  Agreement  for Missing  Certificate(s)  of  Ownership
                  (yellow).

         On or before the  expiration  of the Offer return or deliver all of the
above documents to:

                              NTS INVESTOR SERVICES
                                   C/O GEMISYS
                             7103 S. REVERE PARKWAY
                               ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

                For additional information, call: (800) 387-7454


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                                                                 Exhibit (a)(5)





                       Substitute Form W-9 with Guidelines





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                               Substitute Form W-9

o        Purpose of the Substitute Form W-9

         Each  tendering   Limited   Partner  is  required  to  provide  to  the
Partnership  its correct  Taxpayer  Identification  Number ("TIN") on Substitute
Form W-9 which is provided below,  and to certify whether the Limited Partner is
subject to backup  withholding of federal income tax. If the  Partnership is not
provided  with the correct  TIN,  the  Limited  Partner may be subject to a $500
penalty  imposed by the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (the  "IRS").  In addition,
failure to provide  the  information  on  Substitute  Form W-9 may  subject  the
tendering  Limited  Partner to 31% federal income tax withholding on the payment
of the  purchase  price of all  Interests  purchased  by the  Offerors  from the
Limited Partner pursuant to this Offer.

o        Instructions for filling out the Substitute Form W-9

         Each tendering  Limited  Partner must fill out the Substitute  Form W-9
below by: (1) inserting their TIN; (2) certifying whether the Limited Partner is
subject to backup withholding of federal income tax; and (3) signing the form.

         If the  tendering  Limited  Partner  is an  individual,  the TIN is the
Limited Partner's social security number.

         If the tendering  Limited Partner has been notified by the IRS that the
Limited Partner is subject to backup withholding, the Limited Partner must cross
out item (2) of the  "Certification"  box of  Substitute  Form W-9,  unless  the
Limited  Partner has since been notified by the IRS that the Limited  Partner is
no longer subject to backup  withholding.  If backup  withholding  applies,  the
Partnership  is  required to withhold  31% of any  payments  made to the Limited
Partner.  Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability
of persons  subject to backup  withholding  will be reduced by the amount of tax
withheld.  If  withholding  results in an  overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained from the IRS.

         If the  tendering  Limited  Partner  has not been  issued a TIN and has
applied  for one or intends  to apply for one in the near  future,  the  Limited
Partner  should write  "Applied For" in the space provided for the TIN in Part I
of the  Substitute  Form W-9,  and sign and date the  Substitute  Form  W-9.  If
"Applied  For" is written in Part I and the  Partnership  is not provided with a
TIN within 60 days,  the  Partnership  will  withhold 31% on all payments of the
purchase  price  to  the  Limited  Partner  until  a  TIN  is  provided  to  the
Partnership.

         Certain Limited Partners (including, among others, all corporations and
certain  foreign  individuals)  are not subject to these backup  withholding and
reporting  requirements.  In order for a foreign  individual  to  qualify  as an
exempt  recipient,  the  individual  must submit an Internal  Revenue  Form W-8,
signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to such individual's exempt status.
A Form W-8 may be obtained from NTS Investor Services c/o Gemisys at the address
and telephone  number provided in Section 15,  "Address;  Miscellaneous"  of the
Offer to Purchase.

         For complete instructions on how to fill out Substitute Form W-9, refer
to the Guidelines enclosed.

                                                                          (OVER)


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________________________________________________________________________________
SUBSTITUTE          | Part I -- Taxpayer Identification |
FORM W-9            | Number -- For all accounts, enter |  ___________________
                    | your TIN in the box at right.     |  Social Security No.
                    | (For most individuals, this is    |
Department of the   | your social security number.)     |
Treasury            | Certify by signing and dating     |   OR
Internal Revenue    | below.                            |
Service             |                                   |   ___________________
                    |                                   |   Employer
Payer's Request     |                                   |   Identification No.
for Taxpayer        |                                   |
Identification      |                                   |
Number (TIN)        |                                   |
                    |                                   |   (If awaiting a TIN
                    |                                   |   write "Applied For"
                    |                                   |   in the space above).
____________________|___________________________________|_______________________

Part II -- For payees exempt from backup withholding, see the enclosed
Guidelines and complete as instructed therein.
________________________________________________________________________________

Certification -- Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

(1) The number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer  Identification  Number
(or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me). and

(2) I am not subject to backup  withholding  either because (a) I am exempt from
backup withholding, (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service
(the  "IRS") that I am subject to backup  withholding  as a result of failure to
report all  interest or  dividends,  or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no
longer subject to backup withholding.

Certificate  Instructions -- You must cross out item (2) above, if you have been
notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding  because of under
reporting  interest or  dividends  on your tax return.  However,  if after being
notified by the IRS that you were  subject to backup  withholding  you  received
another  notification  from the IRS that you are no  longer  subject  to  backup
withholding,  do not cross out item (2). (Also see  instructions in the enclosed
Guidelines.)
________________________________________________________________________________

SIGNATURE __________________________________  DATE _________________ , 199 ____

________________________________________________________________________________



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             GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
                          NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payer. -
Social  Security  numbers  have nine  digits  separated  by two  hyphens,  e.g.,
000-00-0000.  Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by only
one hyphen, e.g., 00-0000000.  The table below will help determine the number to
give the payer.


                                     Give the SOCIAL
For this type of account:            SECURITY                      
                                     number of -                    
- ------------------------------------ --------------------------      
1.  An individual's account          The individual                 

2.  Two or more individuals          The actual owner of              
    (joint account)                  the account or, if                    
                                     combined funds, the
                                     first individual on the
                                     account(1)

3.  Husband and wife (joint          The actual owner of
    account)                         the account or, if joint
                                     funds, either person(1)

4.  Custodian account of a           The minor(2)                    
    minor (Uniform Gift to Minors                                        
    Act)                                                           

5.  Adult and minor (joint           The adult or, if the             
    account)                         minor is the only                   
                                     contributor, the
                                     minor(1)

6.  Account in the name of           The ward, minor, or              
    guardian or committee for a      incompetent person(3)               
    designated ward, minor, or
    incompetent person

7. a.  A revocable savings trust     The grantor-trustee(1)        
       account (in which grantor                                          
       is also trustee)

   b. Any "trust" account that       The actual owner(1)              
      is not a legal or valid trust                                     
      under State law                                                   
                                                                           

                                     Give the EMPLOYER
For this type of account:            IDENTIFICATION
                                     number of -
- ------------------------------------ --------------------------       
8.   Sole proprietorship account     The owner(4)

9.   A valid trust, estate, or       The legal entity (do
     pension trust                   not furnish the
                                     identifying number of
                                     the personal
                                     representative or
                                     trustee unless the
                                     legal entity itself is not
                                     designated in the
                                     account title)(5)

10.  Corporate account               The corporation

11.  Religious, charitable, or       The organization

12.  Partnership account held in     The partnership

13.  Association, club, or other     The organization
 
14.  A broker or registered          The broker or nominee

15.  Account with the Department     The public entity
     of Agriculture in the name of
     a public entity (such as a
     State or local government,
     school district, or prison) that
     receives agricultural program
     payments
- ------------------------------------ --------------------------

(1)  List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish.

(2)  Circle the minor's name and furnish the minor's social security number.

(3)  Circle the ward's,  minor's or incompetent  person's  name and furnish such
     person's social security number.

(4)  Show  the  name of the  owner.  If the  owner  does  not  have an  employer
     identification  number,  furnish the owner's social  security  number.  

(5)  List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate or pension trust.

Note: If no name is circled when there is more than one name, the number will be
      considered to be that of the first name listed.

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             GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION
                          NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
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Obtaining a Number
If you do not have a  taxpayer  identification  number  or you do not know  your
number,  obtain Form SS-5,  Application  for a Social  Security Number Card (for
individuals),  or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number (for
businesses  and  all  other  entities),  at an  office  of the  Social  Security
Administration or the Internal Revenue Service.

To complete  Substitute Form W-9, if you do not have a tax payer  identification
number, write "Applied For" in the space for the taxpayer  identification number
in Part 1, sign and date the Form, and give it to the requester.  Generally, you
will then have 60 days to obtain a taxpayer identification number and furnish it
to the requester. If the requester does not receive your taxpayer identification
number within 60 days, backup  withholding,  if applicable,  will begin and will
continue until you furnish your taxpayer identification number to the requester.

Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding Penalties
Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include the
following:* 
     o    A corporation.
     o    A financial institution.
     o    An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), or an individual
          retirement plan, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7).
     o    The United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
     o    A State, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, 
          or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof.
     o    A foreign government or a political subdivision, agency or 
          instrumentality thereof.
     o    An international organization or any agency or instrumentality 
          thereof.
     o    A registered dealer in securities or commodities registered in the 
          United States or a possession of the United States.
     o    A real estate investment trust.
     o    A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).
     o    An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the 
          Investment Company Act of 1940.
     o    A foreign central bank of issue.

Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup
withholding include the following:
     o    Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under section 
          1441.
     o    Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the 
          United States and which have at least one nonresident partner.
     o    Payments of patronage dividends where the amount received is not paid 
          in money.
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* Unless  otherwise noted herein,  all references below to section numbers or to
  regulations  are references to the Internal  Revenue Code and the  regulations
  promulgated thereunder.
     o    Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
     o    Payments made to a nominee.

Payments of interest not  generally  subject to backup  withholding  include the
following:
     o    Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals.  Note: You 
          may be subject to backup  withholding if (i) this interest is $600 or 
          more, (ii) the interest is paid in the course of the payer's trade or 
          business and (iii) you have not provided your correct taxpayer
          identification number to the payer.
     o    Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt interest dividends 
          under section 852).
     o    Payments described in section 6049(b)(5) to nonresident aliens.
     o    Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under section 1451.
     o    Payments made by certain foreign organizations.
     o    Payments made to a nominee.

Exempt  payees  described  above  should  file a  Substitute  Form  W-9 to avoid
possible erroneous backup  withholding.  FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER,  FURNISH
YOUR TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER,  WRITE  "EXEMPT" ON THE FACE OF THE FORM,
SIGN AND DATE THE FORM AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER.

Certain payments other than interest,  dividends,  and patronage  dividends that
are not  subject  to  information  reporting  are also  not  subject  to  backup
withholding.  For details,  see the regulations  under sections 6041,  6041A(a),
6045, and 6050A.

Privacy  Act  Notice.- Section  6109  requires  most  recipients  of  dividends,
interest,  or other payments to give taxpayer  identification  numbers to payers
who  must  report  the  payments  to the  IRS.  The IRS  uses  the  numbers  for
identification  purposes  and to help  verify the  accuracy  of your tax return.
Payers must be given the numbers  whether or not recipients are required to file
tax returns. Payers must generally withhold 31% of taxable interest,  dividends,
and  certain  other  payments  to a  payee  who  does  not  furnish  a  taxpayer
identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.

Penalties
(1) Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer  Identification  Number.-If you fail
to furnish your taxpayer  identification number to a payer, you are subject to a
penalty of $50 for each such failure  unless your  failure is due to  reasonable
cause and not to willful  neglect.  
(2) Civil Penalty for False Statements With Respect to Withholding.-If  you make
a  false  statement with  no reasonable  basis which results in no imposition of
backup  withholding,  you  are  subject  to  a  penalty  of $500.  (3)  Criminal
Penalty  for   Falsifying   Information.-If   you  falsify   certifications   or
affirmations,  you are  subject to criminal  penalties  including  fines  and/or
imprisonment.
                           FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
                       CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE
                            INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

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