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          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND 86-A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                1300 Minnesota World Trade Center
                       30 East 7th Street
                   St. Paul, Minnesota  55101
                                
                        CONSENT STATEMENT
                                
         For Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
            to Permit Reinvestment of Sales Proceeds
   
                                
        THIS  CONSENT STATEMENT IS BEING MAILED TO INVESTORS ON  OR
ABOUT JULY 31, 1996.  TO BE COUNTED, A PROPERLY SIGNED CONSENT FORM
MUST  BE RECEIVED BY THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER AT 1300 MINNESOTA
WORLD  TRADE CENTER, 30 EAST 7TH STREET, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101,
ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31, 1996.      

   
       AEI Fund Management 86-A, Inc., the managing general partner
(the  "Managing  General Partner"), of AEI Real  Estate  Fund  86-A
Limited   Partnership  (the  "Partnership")  is   recommending   an
amendment   (the   "Amendment")  to   the   Partnership's   Limited
Partnership Agreement (the "Partnership Agreement") to  enable  the
Partnership  to  reinvest the Net Proceeds of Sale  of  Partnership
properties  until  the final liquidation of the  Partnership.   The
Partnership  Agreement was previously amended in December  1989  to
provide  for  a  60  month reinvestment period,  which  period  has
expired.  Approval of the Amendment will enable the Partnership  to
reinvest a portion of the Net Proceeds of Sale resulting from  sale
of  three of the Partnership's properties, and any other sale  that
occurs prior to the liquidation of this Partnership.       

   
        The  proposed Amendment will affect your investment in  the
Partnership  in  a number of ways and involves a number  of  Risks,
including the following:        

   
              Investors  will not receive the cash  generated  from
     property  sales that is reinvested until final liquidation  of
     the  Partnership and will have only limited rights to  present
     their units for repurchase before then;      

   
              Although  it is not intended that the Amendment  will
     extend  the life of the Partnership, it may be more  difficult
     for the Partnership to resell properties, or to dispose of all
     Partnership properties, within the original intended  life  of
     the Partnership.       

   
            The General Partners may have a conflict of interest in
     proposing  the  Amendment  because  they  will  receive   more
     aggregate reimbursements from the Partnership if proceeds  are
     reinvested than they would if proceeds were not reinvested.      

   
              Proceeds will be reinvested in additional triple  net
     leased  commercial properties that are subject to many of  the
     same  risks  of  nonperformance, (including risks  related  to
     changing market values, tenant defaults, difficulty of resale,
     among others) as the original properties;      

   
              Investors  will be taxed on the full amount  of  gain
     generated   from   sale  of  properties   but   will   receive
     distributions  designed to cover potential tax effects  at  an
     assumed average blended tax rate that may not match their  tax
     obligations;        

   
              Investors will not be able to review in  advance  the
     properties in which proceeds are reinvested;       

   
     The Managing General Partner believes, as set forth in more
detail below, that reinvestment will  facilitate additional rental
income and gains on sale without incurring the expenses of capital
raising.  For such reasons, the Managing General Partner recommends
a vote "FOR" the proposed Amendment.       



                             SUMMARY

    The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more
detailed discussion of the proposed Amendment set forth herein and
in the text of the proposed Amendment.  

   
       The Amendment.  The Managing General Partner is proposing an
Amendment to Section 5.4 of the Partnership Agreement that  would
eliminate the requirement that the Partnership distribute all Net
Proceeds  of  Sale of properties and allow reinvestment  of  such
proceeds until final liquidation of the Partnership.       

   
       Reasons for the Amendment.  The  Partnership holds a number
of   properties  which may  be sold prior to final liquidation of
the  Partnership due to favorable market conditions, exercise  of
lease  purchase  options, tenant restructuring or other  reasons.
Although  the Managing General Partner cannot guarantee  returns,
it  believes  it  can continue to generate favorable  returns  to
Investors   by  reinvestment  of  such  proceeds  in   additional
properties.  The Partnership sold its ownership in three  of  its
properties; an Applebee's restaurant in Ft. Myers, Florida, for a
net  cash  gain  of  $467,203, its ownership interest  of  a  20%
interest in a Cheddar's restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, for  a  net
cash  gain of $8,115, and an office building in Kearney, Nebraska
for  a net cash loss of $104,123.  The Partnership would like  to
reinvest the proceeds therefrom.        

   
       Risks of the Amendment.  The Amendment will present several
risks, including the following:       

   
   1.  Deferred Cash Distributions.  Rather than distributing all
net cash proceeds on sale of a property, the Amendment will allow
the  Partnership (if the Managing General Partner determines,  in
its  discretion,  that it is advantageous to the Partnership)  to
reinvest  such  proceeds  in  new  properties,  (subject   to   a
continuing   obligation  to  distribute   to   limited   partners
("Investors") as much cash proceeds as is necessary  to  pay  the
income  tax  liability (at an assumed average blended  tax  rate)
generated by the sale of property).  Accordingly, distribution of
cash  on  sale will likely be delayed until the Managing  General
Partner determines to liquidate the Partnership.  There can be no
assurance that distributions will be adequate to cover income tax
liabilities  generated by the gain on sale of any properties,  or
that reinvested proceeds will generate significant returns.      

   
  2. Risk of Extension of Partnership Life.  The General Partners
intend to reinvest proceeds from sale of properties in properties
that will be sold again within the next few years.  Although  the
General  Partners  do  not  intend to  extend  the  life  of  the
Partnership  through  the  Amendment  or  reinvestment  of  sales
proceeds, it may be more difficult for the Partnership to  resell
properties,  or to dispose of all Partnership properties,  within
the  original intended life of the Partnership.  Accordingly, the
Amendment  may  have  the effect of extending  the  life  of  the
Partnership   for  several  years  and  delaying   the   ultimate
distribution of its assets upon liquidation.       

   
   3.   Real  Estate  Risks on Reinvestment.   Proceeds  will  be
reinvested  in additional triple net leased commercial properties
that   are   subject  to  the  same  risks  of   performance   or
nonperformance  as  the  properties originally  acquired  by  the
Partnership.  The value of real estate is subject to a number  of
factors beyond the control of the Partnership, including national
economic conditions, changes in interest rates, changes  in  real
estate  taxes, governmental rules and regulations and competition
from  other  forms  of financing.  If adverse  changes  in  these
general  conditions  negatively affect market  value,  the  final
disposition  of  the property, and the distribution  of  cash  to
investors,  may  be delayed or the disposition may  result  in  a
loss,  or  both.  The value of properties in which the fund  will
invest will be effected by the financial condition of the tenant.
If  a  tenant  is  unable to perform its lease  obligations,  the
Partnership  may  not  be able to sell the property  and  may  be
forced to sell the property at a loss.  Further, in the event  of
a  bankruptcy of a tenant, the Partnership might not be  able  to
obtain  possession of the property for a considerable  period  of
time.        

   
   4.   Undesignated Properties.  Investors will not be  able  to
review   in   advance  the  properties  in  which  proceeds   are
reinvested.       

   
  5.  General Partner Conflicts of Interest. The Managing General
Partner  will  be  reimbursed for the costs it incurs,  including
costs  of its personnel, in reinvesting the proceeds and managing
the  properties  in  which  the proceeds  are  reinvested.   Such
reimbursements  will  include the salaries of  personnel  of  the
General  Partner  during the time they spend on such  activities,
plus   a  small  portion (based on hours of  employees  spent  on
partnership  activies  and  the  assets  of  the  partnership  as
compared  to  all  partnerships the General Partners  manage)  of
other overhead, such as rental expense, of the General Partners.     



            REASONS FOR AND EFFECTS OF THE AMENDMENT

General

        If  Investors  approve the Amendment of  the  Partnership
Agreement, the Partnership would have the opportunity,  upon  the
sale  or other disposition of properties which it currently  owns
or which may be acquired, to reinvest the Net Proceeds of Sale in
additional  triple  net leased properties.   Under  the  original
terms  of  the  Partnership Agreement, reinvestment  of  the  Net
Proceeds  of  Sale from the sale of properties was limited  to  a
period  of  24  months, which expired July 9, 1988.   In  October
1989,  the Partnership Agreement was amended to allow  for  a  60
month  period  for  reinvestment of Net Proceeds of  Sale,  which
expired  July  9,  1991.  By consenting to the Amendment  of  the
Partnership Agreement, Investors would permit the Partnership  to
acquire  new  properties with the Net Proceeds of Sale  from  the
sale  of the Applebee's, Cheddar's and office building properties
(net  of  any  distributions to Investors) or any other  sale  of
Partnership  property that occurs prior to the final  liquidation
of the Partnership.

        The  Amendment is not intended to extend the life of  the
Partnership.   The  Prospectus pursuant to  which  the  units  of
limited partnership interest were sold indicated that the General
Partners  expected that most of the properties would be  sold  or
refinanced   eight   to  twelve  years  after  acquisition.   The
Applebee's property described below was acquired in 1988  and  it
remains  the  intention  to  sell the properties  in  which  sale
proceeds  are  reinvested, depending market  conditions  and  the
benefits of continued ownership, by the year 2000.

   
       The Managing General Partner believes that it can generate
favorable  returns  through the investment of  sale  proceeds  in
newly  contructed  properties that it purchases  at  construction
cost  and  resells  within  a few years.   The  Managing  General
Partner  believes  that,  in most cases,  because  the  owner  is
compensated  for the risk of development and contruction  through
increase  in  market value, the market value of  properties  will
exceed  the cost of development.  Because no commissions will  be
paid  in  connection  with reinvestment,  the  entire  amount  of
reinvested  proceeds  can be applied to the  purchase  price  and
expenses   associated   with  acquisition   of   newly   acquired
properties.  Further, the Managing General Partner believes that,
if  allowed  to  reinvest  the Net  Proceeds  of  Sale  (after  a
distribution  to  Investors to cover income taxes  in  accordance
with  the Partnership Agreement), it can acquire properties  that
will  generate  attractive net rental income for the  Partnership
during  the  period  they are held.  Recent acquisitions  by  the
General Partners for other real estate limited partnerships  that
have   investment  objectives  substantially  identical  to   the
Partnership  have produced what the General Partners believe  are
favorable  rental  rates.  No assurances can be  given,  however,
that  a property acquired by the Partnership will produce similar
rentals,  that  such  rentals will not be interrupted  by  events
outside  the  Managing  General Partners' control,  or  that  the
market  value of any properties acquired will exceed  their  cost
immediately  after  acquisition or within the several  years  the
Partnership proposes to hold the properties.        

   
       The Managing General Partner of the Partnership is currently
evaluating a number of properties for acquisition.  Affilates  of
the  Managing  General Partners manage eleven public  and  eleven
private real estate partnerships and have developed relationships
with   the  companies  that  lease  properties  from  such  other
partnerships  that  cause  them to  send  proposals  for  similar
properties to the General Partners.  The Managing General Partner
will  not be obligated to obtain the consent of Investors  as  to
the  type  of  property acquired if this Amendment  is  approved.
Nevertheless,  any  property  acquired  will  comply   with   the
investment  objectives and policies set forth in  the  Prospectus
pursuant to which the Units were initially offered.  Any property
acquired  will be an existing commercial property  that  will  be
acquired  on  a debt-free basis and will likely be  leased  to  a
single  tenant  pursuant to a triple-net lease in  the  franchise
restaurant  industry.   No property will  be  acquired  from  the
General Partners or their Affiliates.  There can, however, be  no
assurance that favorable returns will be achieved.       

Sale of Properties

       The Amendment is being proposed at this time to facilitate
reinvestment of Net Proceeds of Sale of an Applebee's  restaurant
in  Ft. Myers, Florida, a Cheddar's restaurant in Columbus,  Ohio
and  an  office  building in Kearney, Nebraska.  The  Partnership
purchased the Applebee's restaurant property on February 1, 1988.
The property was leased to Apple South, Inc. under a 20-year, non-
cancelable  triple-net lease agreement.  The total  cost  of  the
property  to the Partnership was $1,179,405.  The lease agreement
provided  Apple  South,  Inc. with  an  option  to  purchase  the
property  after the seventh lease year.  The purchase  price  was
the  greater of a) $1,170,000 increased by 5% per annum per lease
year,  or  b)  the  average rent paid  by  the  lessee  over  the
immediately preceding two year period divided by eleven  percent,
or  c) the fair market value of the property thirty days prior to
the time of closing.

        Apple South, Inc. exercised that option by notifying  the
Partnership and the sale of the property closed on July 28, 1995.
The Partnership received Net Proceeds of Sale of $1,646,608 which
resulted   in  a  net  cash  gain  on  sale  of  $467,203.    The
Partnership's adjusted basis in the property, after depreciation,
was $978,299.  Accordingly, the sale of the property generated  a
taxable  gain  of  $668,309, or $90.98  per  outstanding  limited
partnership unit.

        The Partnership purchased a 20% interest in the Cheddar's
restaurant  property on June 7, 1990.  The remaining interest  in
the  property was purchased by AEI Real Estate Fund XVIII Limited
Partnership,  an affiliate of the Partnership.  The property  was
leased to Heartland Restaurant Corporation under a 20-year,  non-
cancelable  triple-net lease agreement.  The total  cost  of  the
property  to the Partnership was $306,711.  On July 6, 1995,  the
property  was  sold  to  Heartland  Restaurant  Corporation.  The
Partnership  received  Net Proceeds of  Sale  of  $314,826  which
resulted in a net cash gain on sale of $8,115.  The Partnership's
adjusted basis in the property, after depreciation, was $269,419.
Accordingly, the sale of the property generated a taxable gain of
$45,407, or $6.24 per outstanding limited partnership unit.

   
        The Partnership purchased the office building on December
13,  1986.  The total cost was $434,623.  The property was leased
to   Myron   Andersen   Construction,  Inc.   under   a   10-year
noncancellable  triple-net Lease Agreement.  In  July,  1992,  it
became apparent that Myron Andersen Construction, Inc. would  not
be  able to comply with the terms of the Lease Agreement and  the
Partnership replaced them with another lessee who, in 1993, filed
for  reorganization.   Since 1993, the Partnership  has  had  the
property for sale or lease.       

        On  April 20, 1996, the property was sold to Sports West,
L.L.C.    The  Partnership  received  net  proceeds  of  sale  of
approximately  $330,500 which resulted in  a  net  cash  loss  of
approximately $104,123.  The Partnership's adjusted basis in  the
property, after depreciation was $311,500.  Accordingly, the sale
of  the  property  generated  a  taxable  gain  of  approximately
$19,000, or $2.63 per outstanding limited partnership unit.

       The Partnership has distributed approximately $263,000, or
approximately  $36 per outstanding Limited Partnership  Unit,  of
the  Net  Proceeds  of  Sale  to  cover  income  tax  liabilities
generated by the sales.  The distribution of the Net Proceeds  of
Sale  were made in the third and fourth quarter of 1995  and  the
first   quarter  of  1996  as  part  of  the  regular   quarterly
distribution,  with  the  entire third  quarter  distribution  of
approximately  $142,000  representing  a  distribution   of   Net
Proceeds  of  Sale.  The distribution of  Net  Proceeds  on  Sale
reduced  the Adjusted Capital Contributions of Investors  by  $36
per  outstanding limited partnership unit.  The remainder of  the
proceeds  would be reinvested in new properties, if the Investors
approve the Amendment.

        In  the  event  Investors do not approve  the  Amendment,
Investors   will   receive   a  distribution   of   approximately
$2,200,000,   or  approximately  $305  per  outstanding   limited
partnership  unit,  from  sale of the Applebee's,  Cheddar's  and
office  building properties.  The regular quarterly  distribution
for  the third quarter of 1995 of approximately $142,000, $82,000
of the fourth quarter of 1995 and $39,000 of the first quarter of
1996  was a distribution of Net Proceeds of Sale. The balance  of
the  Net Proceeds of Sale ($1,937,000) to be distributed will  be
paid in the third quarter of 1996.  The Net Proceeds of Sale  not
distributed  will  be  retained by  the  Partnership  as  working
capital reserves.  The distribution of Net Proceeds on Sale would
reduce  the Adjusted Capital Contributions of Investors  by  $305
per outstanding limited partnership unit.

        The  Applebee's, Cheddar's and office building  generated
rental  revenues of $197,010 during the year ended  December  31,
1994.  If the proceeds from its sale are distributed, rather than
reinvested,  future  Partnership  revenues,  and  therefore  cash
distributions  to investors, will be reduced by  a  corresponding
amount.

Risks of Reinvestment

        The  reinvestment  of proceeds from  the  sale  of  these
properties,  like  the original investment in properties  by  the
Partnership,  is  subject  to a number of  risks,  including  the
following:

           Investors  will not be able to review in  advance  the
     properties in which proceeds are reinvested;

           Investors  will  not receive the cash  generated  from
     property  sales  until final liquidation of the  Partnership
     and will have only limited rights to present their units for
     repurchase before then;

           Investors  will be taxed on the full  amount  of  gain
     generated   from  sale  of  properties  but   will   receive
     distributions designed to cover potential tax effects at  an
     assumed  average blended tax rate that may not  match  their
     tax obligations;

           Proceeds will be reinvested in additional  triple  net
     leased  commercial properties that are subject to  the  same
     risks   of  nonperformance,  (including  risks  related   to
     changing  market  values,  tenant  defaults,  difficulty  of
     resale, among others) as the original properties;

            The  General  Partners  may  receive  more  aggregate
     reimbursements   from  the  Partnership  if   proceeds   are
     reinvested than they would if proceeds were not reinvested.

        Although the General Partners intend to reinvest any  Net
Proceeds  of Sale in properties that will further the  objectives
of  preserving capital, creating a favorable return through  cash
distributions from rentals, and appreciation realized on  resale,
there  can be no assurances that such objectives will be achieved
or that the ultimate distribution of Net Proceeds of Sale will be
larger when the new properties are eventually sold.


                 INTEREST OF THE GENERAL PARTNER        
                                
   
        The  General Partners will be reimbursed for  any  costs,
including a proportionate amount of employee salary, benefit  and
overhead expense, they incur in completing any acquisition and in
connection  with  management of the property in accordance  with,
and  subject  to  the  limitations in the Partnership  Agreement.
Generally,  costs are allocated to the Partnership based  on  the
daily timesheets of employees.  The General Partners establish an
hourly  charge for each employee based on their salaries, benefit
expense and overhead expense (the portion of rental, depreciation
and  other office charges necessary to maintain the employee) and
the  Partnership is charged for the amount of time speant by  the
employee on partnership activities multiplied by the time charge.
To  the extent that the Amendment to the Partnership Agreement is
not  approved,  and the proceeds from the sale of the  properties
are not reinvested, the amount of capital under management by the
General  Partners through the Partnership, and the scope  of  the
Partnership's  operations,  will  be  reduced  and  the   General
Partners  would have to deploy its employees in other activities.
Such  reduced operations can be expected to reduce the  aggregate
amount  of reimbursements that the General Partners receive  from
the Partnership.        

        The  Managing General Partner holds 23 Units as a limited
partner  in  the  Partnership.   No  other  General  Partner   or
Affiliate of the General Partners holds any interest as a limited
partner in the Partnership.


                          VOTING UNITS

                                   
        Voting  by  Investors on an Amendment of the  Partnership
Agreement  is based upon Partnership units ("Voting Units").   As
of July 1, 1996, there were 7,221.31667 Voting Units outstanding.
Each  Voting Unit is entitled to one vote.  Fractions  of  Voting
Units will be included in the total.       

        To  the best of the Managing General Partner's knowledge,
there is no beneficial owner holding five percent or more of  the
Voting Units including the General Partners.

   
        In  order  for  the proposed Amendment to be  adopted,  a
majority  of  the  Voting Units must be voted  in  favor  of  the
Amendment.  Because an abstention will not be counted as  a  vote
for the Amendment, it would have the effect of a vote against the
Amendment.        


                      PROCEDURES FOR VOTING
                                
        Accompanying this Consent Statement is a Consent Form for
each  Investor  with  respect to his/her unit  ownership  in  the
Partnership.  By checking the appropriate box, each Investor  can
indicate  whether he/she votes FOR or AGAINST or abstains  as  to
the  proposed Amendment.  If any Investor returns a Consent  Form
duly  signed without checking any box, he/she will be  deemed  to
have voted FOR the Amendment.

        An Investor who votes against, or abstains, does not have
appraisal or similar rights under Minnesota law.

   
       The Managing General Partner has fixed the close of business
on  July 1, 1996 as the record date for the determination of  the
Investors  entitled to vote on the proposed Amendment; the  close
of business on August 31, 1996 as the date by which Consent Forms
must  be received by the Managing General Partner in order to  be
counted;  and July 1, 1996 as the date on which the consents  are
to be counted.  An Investor may revoke his/her/its consent at any
time  prior  to  August 31, 1996, provided written revocation  is
received by the Managing General Partner prior to that date.      

   
       The cost of solicitation of consents of the Investors will
be  borne by the Partnership.  The solicitations will be made  by
the  mails.  This Consent Statement was first mailed to Investors
on  July 31, 1996.  Staff of the Managing General Partner will be
available  by  telephone to answer any questions concerning  this
Consent.       

                   INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

                                   
        The  information  included under the captions  "Financial
Statements   and   Notes  to  Financial  Statements,"   "Selected
Financial  Data"  and  Management's Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial   Condition   and  Results  of   operations"   of   the
Partnership's  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for  the  year  ended
December  31,  1995 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB  for  the
quarter ended March 31, 1996 and Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April  24,  1996 is hereby incorporated by reference.  Copies  of
such  sections  are  being delivered to  you  with  this  consent
statement.       


                      BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                      OF AEI FUND MANAGEMENT 86-A, INC.



                      Robert P. Johnson, President


       Exhibit A


                      PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF
                LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF
                    AEI REAL ESTATE FUND 86-A
                                
                                
         Changes  in  the  existing  provisions  of  the  Limited
Partnership  Agreement  that  would  be  made  by  the   proposed
Amendment  are shown below.  Existing provisions proposed  to  be
omitted are enclosed in brackets.  New matter is printed in bold.



        SECTION 5.4 DISTRIBUTION OF NET PROCEEDS OF SALE
                                
       5.4   Distribution of Net Proceeds of Sale.  Upon financing,
refinancing, sale or other disposition of any of the  Properties,
Net  Proceeds of Sale may be reinvested in additional  properties
until  [a  date 60 months after the date on which the  offer  and
sale  of  units  pursuant to the Prospectus is  terminated],  the
General  Partner determines that it is in the best  interests  of
the   Partnership  to  begin  liquidation  of  the   Partnership;
provided,  however,  that sufficient cash is distributed  to  the
Limited  Partners to pay state and federal income taxes (assuming
Limited  Partners are taxable at the lesser of (i) a 40% rate  on
ordinary income and a 16% rate on capital gain income or (ii) the
maximum marginal tax rates then in effect) created as a result of
such transaction.

         IMPORTANT                               IMPORTANT
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND 86-A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                   CONSENT OF LIMITED PARTNERS
             This consent is solicited by the Board
         of Directors of AEI Fund Management 86-A, Inc.,
                  The Managing General Partner
                                
       The undersigned, a Limited Partner of AEI Real Estate Fund
86-A  Limited  Partnership (the "Partnership"),  hereby  consents
(unless  otherwise  directed below) to  the  proposal  identified
below  to  adopt  an  Amendment to Section  5.4  of  the  Limited
Partnership   Agreement  of  the  Partnership  (the  "Partnership
Agreement"),  as  more fully described in the  Consent  Statement
(the  "Proposal").  By voting for the Proposal,  the  undersigned
hereby appoints AEI Fund Management 86-A, Inc. as its attorney-in-
fact  with  power  to  sign and acknowledge  on  its  behalf  any
instrument that may be necessary to evidence the Amendment to the
Partnership  Agreement  and any corresponding  Amendment  to  the
Certificate of Limited Partnership.

   
       Please date and sign this Consent below and return it in the
enclosed,  postage  paid envelope.  To be counted,  this  Consent
must  be received not later than the close of business on  August
31, 1996.       

Adoption of Amendment to Section 5.4 of the Partnership Agreement
                                
          FOR [  ]        AGAINST [  ]            ABSTAIN [  ]
                                 
        The Partnership Units held by the signing Limited Partner
will be voted as directed.  They will be voted "FOR" the Proposal
if no box is checked.

        Please  sign  exactly as your name appears  below.   When
Partnership  units are held by joint tenants, both owners  should
sign.  When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee
or  guardian,  please give full title as such.  If a corporation,
please  sign  in  full  corporate  name  by  President  or  other
authorized officer.  If a partnership, please sign in partnership
name by authorized person.


PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND PROMPTLY RETURN THIS CONSENT.

Dated:        , 1996



Signature                       (if held jointly)






August 1, 1996


Dear AEI Fund 86-A Investor:

   
     The enclosed Consent Statement proposes an amendment to the
Partnership Agreement that will, if approved by a majority of the
Partners, allow this Fund to reinvest proceeds from property
sales into replacement net leased properties.  When a Fund such
as this is originally organized, it is intended that the
properties acquired will be held for an extended period of time--
usually 10 to 12 years.  That provides time for the distribution
of income from rents and time for the property to potentially
appreciate in value.  From time to time, however, it is
advantageous for the Fund to sell a property earlier than
anticipated if a substantial gain can be realized.       

   
     Your Fund's Partnership Agreement requires the distribution
of ALL of the proceeds from any sale of properties.  For the
reasons outlined in the enclosed Consent Statement, we believe
that it would be advantageous for your Fund to be able to sell
certain of its properties, distribute a portion of any profits
realized, and reinvest the balance of such proceeds into
replacement properties, until the final liquidation of the Fund
occurs.  To facilitate this, we are proposing an amendment to the
Partnership Agreement.  Although we believe reinvestment will
allow us to maximize the Partnership's profit potential and avoid
and erosion of it asset base, reinvestment of sales proceeds will
affect you in a number of ways and involve a number of risks
including the following:       

   
             Investors  will  not receive the cash  generated  from
     property  sales that is reinvested until final liquidation  of
     the  Partnership and will have only limited rights to  present
     their units for repurchase before then;       

   
             Although  it  is not intended that the Amendment  will
     extend  the life of the Partnership, it may be more  difficult
     for the Partnership to resell properties, or to dispose of all
     Partnership properties, within the original intended  life  of
     the Partnership.       

   
            The General Partners may have a conflict of interest in
     proposing  the  Amendment  because  they  will  receive   more
     aggregate reimbursements from the Partnership if proceeds  are
     reinvested than they would if proceeds were not reinvested.      

   
             Proceeds  will be reinvested in additional triple  net
     leased  commercial properties that are subject to many of  the
     same  risks  of  nonperformance, (including risks  related  to
     changing market values, tenant defaults, difficulty of resale,
     among others) as the original properties;      

   
             Investors  will be taxed on the full  amount  of  gain
     generated   from   sale  of  properties   but   will   receive
     distributions  designed to cover potential tax effects  at  an
     assumed average blended tax rate that may not match their  tax
     obligations;      

   
             Investors  will not be able to review in  advance  the
     properties in which proceeds are reinvested;      

       Your General Partner believes this is in the best interest for
     you  and your Fund and recommends you vote "FOR" this proposed
     Amendment.   Please vote "FOR" on the Consent  Statement  vote
     form and return it in the prepaid envelope today.  If you have
     any  questions regarding your Fund, or this Consent Statement,
     please call AEI Investment Services at 1-800-328-3519.

       Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.




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