AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LTD PARTNERSHIP
10QSB, 1996-11-13
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                           FORM 10-QSB
                                
           Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
             of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                
           For the Quarter Ended:  September 30, 1996
                                
                Commission file number:  0-16555
                                
                                
             AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)


      State of Minnesota                   41-1571166
(State or other Jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)        Identification No.)


  1300 Minnesota World Trade Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
            (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                
                         (612) 227-7333
                   (Issuer's telephone number)
                                
                                
                         Not Applicable
 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
                       since last report)
                                
Check  whether  the issuer (1) filed all reports required  to  be
filed  by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange  Act  of
1934  during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period
that  the registrant was required to file such reports), and  (2)
has  been  subject to such filing requirements for  the  past  90
days.

                        Yes   [X]     No
                                
         Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format:
                                
                        Yes           No   [X]
                                
                                
                                
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                                
                              INDEX
                                
                                
                                                     

PART I. Financial Information

 Item 1.  Balance Sheet as of September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995 

          Statements for the Periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995:

             Income                                     

             Cash Flows                                 

             Changes in Partners' Capital               

           Notes to Financial Statements                

 Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis     

PART II.  Other Information

 Item 1.  Legal Proceedings                         

 Item 2.  Changes in Securities                      

 Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities            

 Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security  Holders

 Item 5.  Other Information                          

 Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K           


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          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                          BALANCE SHEET
                                
            SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                
                           (Unaudited)
                                
                             ASSETS

                                                        1996         1995
CURRENT ASSETS:
   Cash  and  Cash  Equivalents                     $  1,461,203  $  1,873,834
   Receivables                                            37,014        54,661
                                                      -----------   -----------
        Total Current Assets                           1,498,217     1,928,495
                                                      -----------   -----------
INVESTMENTS IN REAL ESTATE:
   Land                                                3,557,678     3,537,198
   Buildings and Equipment                             6,947,545     6,966,837
   Property Acquisition Costs                             12,948        14,813
   Accumulated Depreciation                           (2,177,459)   (2,274,424)
                                                      -----------   -----------
                                                       8,340,712     8,244,424
   Land Held for Resale                                  253,747             0
                                                      -----------   -----------
        Net Investments in Real Estate                 8,594,459     8,244,424
                                                      -----------   -----------
               Total   Assets                        $10,092,676   $10,172,919
                                                      ===========   ===========

                      LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
   Payable to AEI Fund Management, Inc.              $   118,122   $   153,644
   Distributions Payable                                 190,569       190,172
   Deferred Income                                        34,819        22,212
                                                      -----------   -----------
        Total Current Liabilities                        343,510       366,028
                                                      -----------   -----------

DEFERRED INCOME - Net of Current Portion                 227,534       244,193

PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
   General Partners                                      (33,981)      (33,570)
   Limited Partners, $1,000 Unit value;
    15,000 Units authorized and issued;
    14,108 Units outstanding                           9,555,613     9,596,268
                                                      -----------   -----------
      Total Partners' Capital                          9,521,632     9,562,698
                                                      -----------   -----------
        Total Liabilities and Partners' Capital      $10,092,676   $10,172,919
                                                      ===========   ===========
                                
 The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral
                     part of this statement.
</PAGE>
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          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                       STATEMENT OF INCOME
                                
               FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
                                
                           (Unaudited)
                                

                                 Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
                                 9/30/96    9/30/95     9/30/96    9/30/95

INCOME:
 Rent                          $ 225,386  $ 270,063    $ 738,838  $ 817,262
 Investment Income                18,287     21,242       59,052     48,876
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
        Total Income             243,673    291,305      797,890    866,138
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------

EXPENSES:
 Partnership Administration-
  Affiliates                      53,563     55,317      157,633    172,654
 Partnership Administration and 
  Property Management - 
  Unrelated Parties               27,599     11,143      113,049     40,213
 Interest                              0      3,970            0     12,713
 Depreciation                     73,123     78,260      216,601    242,656
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
        Total Expenses           154,285    148,690      487,283    468,236
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------

OPERATING INCOME                  89,388    142,615      310,607    397,902

GAIN ON SALE OF REAL ESTATE            0    437,916      284,690    437,916
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------

NET INCOME                     $  89,388  $ 580,531    $ 595,297  $ 835,818
                                =========  =========    =========  =========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED:
   General Partners            $     894  $   5,805    $   5,953  $   8,358
   Limited Partners               88,494    574,726      589,344    827,460
                                ---------  ---------    ---------  ---------
                               $  89,388  $ 580,531    $ 595,297  $ 835,818
                                =========  =========    =========  =========

NET INCOME PER
  LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT
  (14,108 and 14,226 weighted 
  average Units outstanding in 
  1996 and 1995 respectively)  $   6.27   $  40.40     $  41.77   $  58.17
                                =========  =========    =========  =========


 The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral
                     part of this statement.
</PAGE>

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          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                     STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                
               FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
                                
                           (Unaudited)
                                
                                                        1996         1995
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
   Net  Income                                      $   595,297   $   835,818

   Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income
   To Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
     Depreciation                                       216,601       242,656
     Gain on Sale of Real Estate                       (284,690)     (437,916)
     (Increase) Decrease in Receivables                  17,647        (5,391)
     Decrease in Payable to
        AEI Fund Management, Inc.                       (35,522)      (38,261)
     Decrease in Contract Payable                             0       (55,796)
     Decrease in Deferred Income                         (4,052)       (1,996)
                                                     -----------   -----------
        Total Adjustments                               (90,016)     (296,704)
                                                     -----------   -----------
        Net Cash Provided By
        Operating Activities                            505,281       539,114
                                                     -----------   -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
   Investments in Real Estate                        (1,333,690)            0
   Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate                  1,051,744       990,453
                                                     -----------   -----------
        Net Cash Provided By (Used For)
        Investing Activities                           (281,946)      990,453
                                                     -----------   -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
   Increase in Distributions Payable                        397        94,976
   Distributions to Partners                           (636,363)     (760,433)
                                                     -----------   -----------
        Net Cash Used For
        Financing Activities                           (635,966)     (665,457)
                                                     -----------   -----------
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
   AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                (412,631)      864,110

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period        1,873,834       882,790
                                                     -----------   -----------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period            $ 1,461,203   $ 1,746,900
                                                     ===========   ===========

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
  Interest Paid During the Period                   $         0   $     2,144
                                                     ===========   ===========

 The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral
                     part of this statement.
</PAGE>

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          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
            STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                
               FOR THE PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30
                                
                           (Unaudited)

                                                                     Limited
                                                                   Partnership
                               General      Limited                   Units
                               Partners     Partners     Total     Outstanding


BALANCE, December 31, 1994   $ (32,717)  $ 9,680,797  $ 9,648,080    14,225.70

  Distributions                 (7,604)     (752,829)    (760,433)

  Net Income                     8,358       827,460      835,818
                              ---------   -----------  -----------  -----------
BALANCE, September 30, 1995  $ (31,963)  $ 9,755,428  $ 9,723,465    14,225.70
                              =========   ===========  ===========  ===========


BALANCE, December 31, 1995   $ (33,570)  $ 9,596,268  $ 9,562,698    14,107.70

  Distributions                 (6,364)     (629,999)    (636,363)

  Net Income                     5,953       589,344      595,297
                              ---------   -----------  -----------  ----------
BALANCE, September 30, 1996  $ (33,981)  $ 9,555,613  $ 9,521,632    14,107.70
                              =========   ===========  ===========  ==========



 The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral
                     part of this statement.
</PAGE>
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                
                       SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
                                
                           (Unaudited)
                                

(1)  The  condensed  statements included herein have been  prepared
     by  the Partnership, without audit, pursuant to the rules  and
     regulations  of  the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  and
     reflect   all  adjustments  which  are,  in  the  opinion   of
     management,  necessary to a fair statement of the  results  of
     operations for the interim period, on a basis consistent  with
     the  annual audited statements.  The adjustments made to these
     condensed   statements  consist  only  of   normal   recurring
     adjustments.   Certain information, accounting  policies,  and
     footnote    disclosures   normally   included   in   financial
     statements  prepared  in  accordance with  generally  accepted
     accounting principles have been condensed or omitted  pursuant
     to  such  rules  and  regulations,  although  the  Partnership
     believes  that  the  disclosures  are  adequate  to  make  the
     information  presented not misleading.  It is  suggested  that
     these  condensed financial statements be read  in  conjunction
     with  the  financial statements and the summary of significant
     accounting  policies  and  notes  thereto  included   in   the
     Partnership's latest annual report on Form 10-KSB.
 
(2)  Organization -

     AEI  Real  Estate Fund XVI Limited Partnership (Partnership)
     was  formed  to  acquire and lease commercial properties  to
     operating tenants.  The Partnership's operations are managed
     by AEI Fund Management XVI, Inc. (AFM), the Managing General
     Partner   of  the  Partnership.   Robert  P.  Johnson,   the
     President  and  sole  shareholder  of  AFM,  serves  as  the
     Individual General Partner of the Partnership.  An affiliate
     of   AFM,   AEI   Fund   Management,  Inc.,   performs   the
     administrative and operating functions for the Partnership.
     
     The   terms   of  the  Partnership  offering  call   for   a
     subscription  price of $1,000 per Limited Partnership  Unit,
     payable   on  acceptance  of  the  offer.   The  Partnership
     commenced  operations  on  February  6,  1987  when  minimum
     subscriptions    of   2,000   Limited   Partnership    Units
     ($2,000,000)  were  accepted.   The  Partnership's  offering
     terminated on November 6, 1987 when the maximum subscription
     limit of 15,000 Limited Partnership Units ($15,000,000)  was
     reached.
     
     Under  the  terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement,  the
     Limited  Partners and General Partners contributed funds  of
     $15,000,000 and $1,000, respectively.  During the  operation
     of the Partnership, any Net Cash Flow, as defined, which the
     General Partners determine to distribute will be distributed
     90% to the Limited Partners and 10% to the General Partners;
     provided,  however, that such distributions to  the  General
     Partners will be subordinated to the Limited Partners  first
     receiving an annual, noncumulative distribution of Net  Cash
     Flow equal to 10% of their Adjusted Capital Contribution, as
     defined,  and, provided further, that in no event  will  the
     General Partners receive less than 1% of such Net Cash  Flow
     per  annum.  Distributions to Limited Partners will be  made
     pro rata by Units.
     
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Continued)
                                
(2)  Organization - (Continued)

     Any  Net  Proceeds  of Sale, as defined, from  the  sale  or
     financing of the Partnership's properties which the  General
     Partners determine to distribute will, after provisions  for
     debts  and  reserves, be paid in the following  manner:  (i)
     first,  99%  to the Limited Partners and 1% to  the  General
     Partners until the Limited Partners receive an amount  equal
     to:  (a)  their Adjusted Capital Contribution  plus  (b)  an
     amount  equal  to 6% of their Adjusted Capital  Contribution
     per  annum, cumulative but not compounded, to the extent not
     previously distributed from Net Cash Flow; (ii) next, 99% to
     the  Limited  Partners and 1% to the General Partners  until
     the Limited Partners receive an amount equal to 14% of their
     Adjusted Capital Contribution per annum, cumulative but  not
     compounded, to the extent not previously distributed;  (iii)
     next, to the General Partners until cumulative distributions
     to the General Partners under Items (ii) and (iii) equal 15%
     of cumulative distributions to all Partners under Items (ii)
     and (iii).  Any remaining balance will be distributed 85% to
     the  Limited  Partners  and  15% to  the  General  Partners.
     Distributions to the Limited Partners will be made pro  rata
     by Units.
     
     For  tax  purposes,  profits  from  operations,  other  than
     profits  attributable  to  the  sale,  exchange,  financing,
     refinancing   or  other  disposition  of  the  Partnership's
     property,  will  be  allocated first in the  same  ratio  in
     which,  and  to the extent, Net Cash Flow is distributed  to
     the Partners for such year.  Any additional profits will  be
     allocated 90% to the Limited Partners and 10% to the General
     Partners.   In the event no Net Cash Flow is distributed  to
     the  Limited  Partners,  90% of  each  item  of  Partnership
     income,  gain  or credit for each respective year  shall  be
     allocated to the Limited Partners, and 10% of each such item
     shall be allocated to the General Partners.  Net losses from
     operations will be allocated 98% to the Limited Partners and
     2% to the General Partners.
     
     For  tax purposes, profits arising from the sale, financing,
     or  other disposition of the Partnership's property will  be
     allocated  in  accordance with the Partnership Agreement  as
     follows:  (i) first, to those Partners with deficit balances
     in  their capital accounts in an amount equal to the sum  of
     such  deficit  balances; (ii) second,  99%  to  the  Limited
     Partners  and 1% to the General Partners until the aggregate
     balance in the Limited Partners' capital accounts equals the
     sum  of the Limited Partners' Adjusted Capital Contributions
     plus  an  amount  equal  to 14% of  their  Adjusted  Capital
     Contributions  per annum, cumulative but not compounded,  to
     the  extent  not previously allocated; (iii) third,  to  the
     General Partners until cumulative allocations to the General
     Partners equal 15% of cumulative allocations.  Any remaining
     balance  will  be allocated 85% to the Limited Partners  and
     15%  to the General Partners.  Losses will be allocated  98%
     to the Limited Partners and 2% to the General Partners.
     
     The  General Partners are not required to currently  fund  a
     deficit capital balance. Upon liquidation of the Partnership
     or  withdrawal  by  a General Partner, the General  Partners
     will  contribute to the Partnership an amount equal  to  the
     lesser of the deficit balances in their capital accounts  or
     1%  of total Limited Partners' and General Partners' capital
     contributions.
     
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Continued)
                                
(3)  Investments in Real Estate -

     In  1995,  the  Partnership elected early  adoption  of  the
     Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standards   No.   121,
     "Accounting for Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-
     Lived Assets to be Disposed Of."  This standard requires the
     Partnership to compare the carrying amount of its properties
     to  the estimated future cash flows expected to result  from
     the  property and its eventual disposition.  If the  sum  of
     the  expected  future cash flows is less than  the  carrying
     amount   of   the  property,  the  Statement  requires   the
     Partnership to recognize an impairment loss by the amount by
     which  the carrying amount of the property exceeds the  fair
     value  of the property.  Adoption of this Statement  is  not
     expected  to  have  a material effect on  the  Partnership's
     financial statements.
     
     In  May, 1990, Flagship, Inc. (Flagship), the lessee of  the
     J.T.  McCord's  properties, filed for reorganization,  after
     occupying  the properties for approximately five years.   In
     March,   1993,   the  Partnership,  along  with   affiliated
     Partnerships which also own J.T. McCord's properties,  filed
     its  own plan of reorganization (the "Plan") with the Court.
     That  Plan  provided for an assignee of the Partnerships  (a
     replacement  tenant) to purchase the assets of Flagship  and
     operate  the restaurants with financial assistance from  the
     Partnerships.   This  Plan  was  expected   to   allow   the
     Partnerships  to  avoid  closing  these  properties,   allow
     operations  to  continue uninterrupted,  and  avoid  further
     costly litigation with Flagship and its creditors.  The Plan
     was  confirmed by the Court and the creditors April 16, 1993
     and became effective July 20, 1993.
     
     To  entice  the  assignee, WIM, Inc. (WIM)  to  operate  the
     restaurants  and  enter  into  the  Lease  Agreements,   the
     Partnership  provided funds to renovate the restaurants  and
     paid  for  operating expenses.  The Partnership's  share  of
     renovation  and  operating expenses during this  period  was
     $755,773  which was expensed in the fourth quarter of  1994.
     However,   WIM  was  not  able  to  operate  the  properties
     profitably  and  was  unable  to  make  rental  payments  as
     provided  in  the Lease Agreements.  To reduce expenses  and
     minimize  the losses produced by these properties, the  Waco
     restaurant was closed and listed for sale or lease  and  the
     Partnership  amended  the  agreements  for  the  Irving  and
     Mesquite locations to provide for WIM to make annual  rental
     payments  of  the  greater  of  $60,000  or  5.5%  of  sales
     beginning   October  1,  1994.   In  December,   1995,   the
     Partnership took possession of the properties after WIM  was
     unable  to  perform  under the terms  of  the  Leases.   The
     properties  are currently listed for sale or  lease.   While
     the  properties are being re-leased or sold, the Partnership
     is  responsible  for the real estate taxes and  other  costs
     required to maintain the properties.
     
     As  part  of  the  Plan, the Partnerships, which  own  these
     properties,  were responsible for an annual payment  to  the
     Creditors Trust of approximately $110,000 for the next  five
     years.   The  Partnership's share of the annual payment  was
     $69,702.   In  1994,  the Partnership expensed  $302,652  to
     record  this liability and administrative costs  related  to
     the bankruptcy.
     
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Continued)
                                
(3)  Investments in Real Estate - (Continued)

     In  1995, the Partnership negotiated a settlement, with  the
     trustee,  for a lump sum payment of the minimum  amount  due
     over  the  remaining  term of the Plan for  release  of  the
     Partnership and WIM from any other financial obligations and
     reporting  requirements to the trustee.  The  settlement  of
     $215,442 was completed in the fourth quarter of 1995.
     
     In June 1995, the Partnership re-leased the Waco property to
     Tex-Mex  Cocina  of Waco, L.C.  The Lease  Agreement  has  a
     primary  term of two years with an annual rental payment  of
     $29,752.  The Partnership could also receive additional rent
     if gross receipts from the property exceed certain specified
     amounts.   The  Lease  contains renewal  options  which  may
     extend  the lease term an additional 10 years.  The property
     is now operated as a Zapata's Cantina & Cafe.
     
     In  July, 1996, the Partnership entered into an agreement to
     sell  the  J.T. McCord's in Mesquite, Texas to an  unrelated
     third   party.   In  September,  1996,  the  Agreement   was
     terminated by the purchaser.
     
     In  March, 1995, the lessee of the Applebee's restaurant  in
     Columbia,  South Carolina, exercised an option in the  Lease
     Agreement  to purchase the property.  On July 28, 1995,  the
     sale closed with the Partnership receiving net sale proceeds
     of  $990,453  which resulted in a net gain of $437,915.   At
     the   time   of  sale,  the  cost  and  related  accumulated
     depreciation  of  the  property was $723,823  and  $171,285,
     respectively.
     
     On  October 25, 1995, the Partnership sold two of the  Jiffy
     Lube  Auto  Care  Centers  to the lessee.   The  Partnership
     recognized net sale proceeds of $322,443 for the Jiffy  Lube
     in  Garland, Texas, which resulted in a net gain of $80,500.
     At  the  time  of  sale,  the cost and  related  accumulated
     depreciation  of  the  property was  $301,884  and  $59,941,
     respectively.  The Partnership recognized net sale  proceeds
     of  $161,218  for  the  Jiffy Lube in Dallas,  Texas,  which
     resulted in a net gain of $35,705.  At the time of sale, the
     cost  and  related accumulated depreciation of the  property
     was $154,781 and $29,268.
     
     In  July  1995,  the  lessee of the Super  8  Motel  in  Hot
     Springs,   Arkansas,  exercised  an  option  in  the   Lease
     Agreement to purchase the property.  On March 29, 1996,  the
     sale closed with the Partnership receiving net sale proceeds
     of  $665,692 which resulted in a net gain of $215,017.   The
     Partnership recognized $18,534 of this gain in 1995  due  to
     nonrefundable deposits received from the purchaser.  At  the
     time  of sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation
     of the property was $583,653 and $135,284, respectively.
     
                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Continued)
                                
(3)  Investments in Real Estate - (Continued)

     In  January, 1996, the Cheddar's restaurant in Indianapolis,
     Indiana was destroyed by a fire.  The Partnership reached an
     agreement with the tenant and insurance company which  calls
     for termination of the Lease, demolition of the building and
     payment to the Partnership of $407,282 for the building  and
     equipment and $49,688 for lost rent.  The property will  not
     be  rebuilt  and the Partnership listed the land  for  sale.
     The  Partnership  recognized  net  disposition  proceeds  of
     $406,892  which resulted in a net gain of $88,207.   At  the
     time  of  disposition,  the  cost  and  related  accumulated
     depreciation  was $496,967 and $178,282, respectively.   The
     Partnership's cost of the land is $253,747.
     
     During the first nine months of 1996 and the year 1995,  the
     Partnership  distributed $602,376 and $730,214  of  the  net
     sale proceeds to the Limited and General Partners as part of
     their  regular quarterly distributions and to  pay  for  the
     redemption   of   Partnership  Units.    The   distributions
     represented  a  return of capital of $42.28 and  $50.98  per
     Limited Partnership Unit, respectively.  The majority of the
     remaining  net  proceeds  will be reinvested  in  additional
     properties.
     
     In November, 1995, the Partnership entered into an Agreement
     to  purchase  an  Applebee's restaurant in Victoria,  Texas.
     The  property was acquired on March 22, 1996 for $1,335,555.
     The property is leased to Renaissant Development Corporation
     under a Lease Agreement with a primary term of 20 years  and
     annual rental payments of approximately $151,000.
     
     In  August, 1996, the Partnership entered into an  agreement
     to purchase a Caribou Coffee store in Atlanta, Georgia.  The
     purchase  price  will  be  approximately  $1,231,000.    The
     property  will  be  leased to Caribou Coffee  Company,  Inc.
     under a Lease Agreement with a primary term of 18 years  and
     annual  rental  payments  of  approximately  $141,500.   The
     Partnership has incurred net costs of $12,948 related to the
     acquisition   of   the  property.   The  costs   have   been
     capitalized  and  will be allocated to  land,  building  and
     equipment.
     
     The  Partnership  owns a 30.8078% interest  in  the  Sizzler
     restaurant  in  Cincinnati, Ohio.   In  January,  1994,  the
     Partnership closed the restaurant and listed it for sale  or
     lease.   While the property is being re-leased or sold,  the
     Partnership  is  responsible for the real estate  taxes  and
     other  costs required to maintain the properties.   No  rent
     was received in 1996 or 1995 from the property.

(4)  Payable to AEI Fund Management -

     AEI  Fund  Management, Inc. performs the administrative  and
     operating functions for the Partnership.  The payable to AEI
     Fund   Management  represents  the  balance  due  for  those
     services.    This  balance  is  non-interest   bearing   and
     unsecured  and  is  to  be  paid in  the  normal  course  of
     business.

                                
          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           (Continued)
                                
(5)  Deferred Income -

     In  June,  1994, Fuddruckers, Inc., the restaurant concept's
     franchisor,  acquired  the  operations  of  the  Fuddruckers
     restaurants in St. Louis, Missouri and Omaha, Nebraska,  and
     assumed the lease obligations from the original lessee.   As
     part of the agreement, the Partnership amended the Leases to
     reduce  the base rent from $109,033 to $92,164 for  the  St.
     Louis  property  and  $167,699 to  $145,081  for  the  Omaha
     property.  The Partnership could receive additional rent  in
     the  future  if  10% of gross receipts from  the  properties
     exceed  the  base  rent.   In consideration  for  the  lease
     assumption  and amendment, the Partnership received  a  lump
     sum  payment from the original lessee of $299,723.  The lump
     sum  payment will be recognized as income over the remainder
     of  the  Lease  terms  which expire  January  31,  2008  and
     November  30, 2007, using the straight line method.   As  of
     September  30,  1996 and December 31, 1995, the  Partnership
     had  recognized  $49,977  and $33,318  of  this  payment  as
     income.   At  September  30, 1996,  the  remaining  deferred
     income of $12,607 was prepaid rent related to certain  other
     Partnership properties.
     

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Results of Operations

      For the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,  the
Partnership  recognized rental income of $738,838  and  $817,262,
respectively.   During the same periods, the  Partnership  earned
investment income of $59,052 and $48,876, respectively.  In 1996,
rental  income  decreased  as  a result  of  the  property  sales
discussed below and no rental income was recognized for the  J.T.
McCord's  properties in Irving and Mesquite, Texas.  The decrease
in  rental income was partially offset by rental income  received
from  re-leasing  the  property in  Waco,  Texas,  rental  income
received  from the Applebee's in Victoria, Texas, rent  increases
on five properties and additional investment income earned on the
net proceeds from property sales.

       In May, 1990, Flagship, Inc. (Flagship), the lessee of the
J.T.   McCord's  properties,  filed  for  reorganization,   after
occupying the properties for approximately five years.  In March,
1993,  the Partnership, along with affiliated Partnerships  which
also  own  J.T.  McCord's  properties,  filed  its  own  plan  of
reorganization (the "Plan") with the Court.  That  Plan  provided
for  an  assignee of the Partnerships (a replacement  tenant)  to
purchase the assets of Flagship and operate the restaurants  with
financial  assistance  from  the  Partnerships.   This  Plan  was
expected  to  allow  the  Partnerships  to  avoid  closing  these
properties, allow operations to continue uninterrupted, and avoid
further  costly litigation with Flagship and its creditors.   The
Plan  was confirmed by the Court and the creditors April 16, 1993
and became effective July 20, 1993.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  (Continued)

        To  entice WIM to operate the restaurants and enter  into
the  Lease Agreements, the Partnership provided funds to renovate
the   restaurants   and   paid  for  operating   expenses.    The
Partnership's  share of renovation and operating expenses  during
this  period  was  $755,773, which was  expensed  in  the  fourth
quarter  of  1994.   However, WIM was not  able  to  operate  the
properties  profitably and was unable to make rental payments  as
provided  in  the  Lease  Agreements.   To  reduce  expenses  and
minimize  the  losses  produced by  these  properties,  the  Waco
restaurant  was  closed  and listed for sale  or  lease  and  the
Partnership  amended the agreements for the Irving  and  Mesquite
locations  to provide for WIM to make annual rental  payments  of
the  greater  of  $60,000 or 5.5% of sales beginning  October  1,
1994.  In December, 1995, the Partnership took possession of  the
properties after WIM was unable to perform under the terms of the
Leases.   The properties are currently listed for sale or  lease.
While the properties are being re-leased or sold, the Partnership
is responsible for the real estate taxes and other costs required
to maintain the properties.

        As  part  of the Plan, the Partnerships, which own  these
properties,  were  responsible  for  an  annual  payment  to  the
Creditors  Trust  of approximately $110,000  for  the  next  five
years.   The  Partnership's  share  of  the  annual  payment  was
$69,702.   In 1994, the Partnership expensed $302,652  to  record
this   liability   and  administrative  costs  related   to   the
bankruptcy.

       In 1995, the Partnership negotiated a settlement, with the
trustee,  for a lump sum payment of the minimum amount  due  over
the remaining term of the Plan for release of the Partnership and
WIM   from   any   other  financial  obligations  and   reporting
requirements  to  the trustee.  The settlement  of  $215,442  was
completed in the fourth quarter of 1995.

        In June 1995, the Partnership re-leased the Waco property
to  Tex-Mex  Cocina  of  Waco, L.C.  The Lease  Agreement  has  a
primary  term  of  two  years with an annual  rental  payment  of
$29,752.  The Partnership could also receive additional  rent  if
gross   receipts  from  the  property  exceed  certain  specified
amounts.  The Lease contains renewal options which may extend the
lease  term an additional 10 years.  The property is now operated
as a Zapata's Cantina & Cafe.

        In  July, 1996, the Partnership entered into an agreement
to  sell  the  J.T. McCord's in Mesquite, Texas to  an  unrelated
third party.  In September, 1996, the Agreement was terminated by
the purchaser.

        The  Partnership owns a 30.8078% interest in the  Sizzler
restaurant   in   Cincinnati,  Ohio.   In  January,   1994,   the
Partnership  closed  the restaurant and listed  it  for  sale  or
lease.   While  the  property is being  re-leased  or  sold,  the
Partnership  is responsible for the real estate taxes  and  other
costs  required to maintain the properties.  No rent was received
in 1996 or 1995 from the property.

       In June, 1994, Fuddruckers, Inc., the restaurant concept's
franchisor,   acquired   the  operations   of   the   Fuddruckers
restaurants  in  St.  Louis, Missouri and  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and
assumed the lease obligations from the original lessee.  As  part
of  the  agreement, the Partnership amended the Leases to  reduce
the base rent from $109,033 to $92,164 for the St. Louis property
and $167,699 to $145,081 for the Omaha property.  The Partnership
could  receive  additional rent in the future  if  10%  of  gross
receipts   from  the  properties  exceed  the  base   rent.    In
consideration  for  the  lease  assumption  and  amendment,   the
Partnership received a lump sum payment from the original  lessee
of  $299,723.  The lump sum payment will be recognized as  income
over  the  remainder of the Lease terms which expire January  31,
2008  and  November  30,  2007, using the straight  line  method.
Fuddruckers, Inc. is owned by DAKA International, which has a net
worth in excess of $82 million at June 29, 1996, making it a much
higher credit lessee than the original lessee.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  (Continued)

        During the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,
the  Partnership  paid  partnership  administration  expenses  to
affiliated parties of $157,633 and $172,654, respectively.  These
administration  expenses  include  costs  associated   with   the
management of the properties, processing distributions, reporting
requirements and correspondence to the Limited Partners.   During
the   same   periods,   the  Partnership   incurred   partnership
administration  and property management expenses  from  unrelated
parties  of $113,049 and $40,213, respectively.  The increase  in
these expenses in 1996, when compared to the same period in 1995,
is  due  to costs related to the vacant J. T. McCord's properties
and  Sizzler property.  In addition, the 1995 amount was  reduced
by  $17,319  of  insurance  proceeds  received  as  a  result  of
vandalism to the Sizzler restaurant.

        As  of  September 30, 1996, the Partnership's  annualized
cash  distribution rate was 6.44%, based on the Adjusted  Capital
Contribution.   Distributions of Net Cash  Flow  to  the  General
Partners were subordinated to the Limited Partners as required in
the  Partnership  Agreement.  As a result, 99%  of  distributions
were  allocated  to  Limited  Partners  and  1%  to  the  General
Partners.

        Inflation  has  had  a  minimal  effect  on  income  from
operations. It is expected that increases in sales volumes of the
tenants,  due to inflation and real sales growth, will result  in
an  increase  in  rental  income over the  term  of  the  leases.
Inflation  also  may  cause  the  Partnership's  real  estate  to
appreciate in value.  However, inflation and changing prices  may
also  have  an  adverse impact on the operating  margins  of  the
properties' tenants which could impair their ability to pay  rent
and subsequently reduce the Partnership's Net Cash Flow available
for distributions.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        During  the  nine months ended September  30,  1996,  the
Partnership's  cash  balances  decreased  $421,631.    Net   cash
provided by operating activities decreased from $539,114 in  1995
to  $505,281  in 1996 as a result of a decrease in rental  income
and  an increase in expenses in 1996.  The decrease was partially
offset  by  net timing differences in the collection of  payments
from the lessees and the payment of expenses by the Partnership.

        The  major components of the Partnership's cash flow from
investing activities are investments in real estate and  proceeds
from the sale of real estate.  In the nine months ended September
30,  1996, the Partnership generated cash flow from the  sale  of
real  estate, as discussed below, of $1,051,744.  During the same
period,  the  Partnership expended $1,333,690 to invest  in  real
properties (inclusive of acquisition expenses) as the Partnership
reinvested the cash generated from the property sales.

       In March, 1995, the lessee of the Applebee's restaurant in
Columbia,  South  Carolina, exercised  an  option  in  the  Lease
Agreement to purchase the property.  On July 28, 1995,  the  sale
closed  with  the  Partnership receiving  net  sale  proceeds  of
$990,453  which resulted in a net gain of $437,915.  At the  time
of  sale,  the cost and related accumulated depreciation  of  the
property was $723,823 and $171,285, respectively.

       On October 25, 1995, the Partnership sold two of the Jiffy
Lube Auto Care Centers to the lessee.  The Partnership recognized
net  sale  proceeds of $322,443 for the Jiffy  Lube  in  Garland,
Texas,  which resulted in a net gain of $80,500.  At the time  of
sale,  the  cost  and  related accumulated  depreciation  of  the
property was $301,884 and $59,941, respectively.  The Partnership
recognized  net sale proceeds of $161,218 for the Jiffy  Lube  in
Dallas, Texas, which resulted in a net gain of $35,705.   At  the
time  of  sale, the cost and related accumulated depreciation  of
the property was $154,781 and $29,268.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  (Continued)

        In  July  1995, the lessee of the Super 8  Motel  in  Hot
Springs, Arkansas, exercised an option in the Lease Agreement  to
purchase  the property.  On March 29, 1996, the sale closed  with
the  Partnership  receiving net sale proceeds of  $665,692  which
resulted  in a net gain of $215,017.  The Partnership  recognized
$18,534  of  this  gain  in  1995 due to  nonrefundable  deposits
received  from the purchaser.  At the time of sale, the cost  and
related accumulated depreciation of the property was $583,653 and
$135,284, respectively.

         In   January,   1996,   the  Cheddar's   restaurant   in
Indianapolis,  Indiana was destroyed by a fire.  The  Partnership
reached an agreement with the tenant and insurance company  which
calls  for  termination of the Lease, demolition of the  building
and  payment to the Partnership of $407,282 for the building  and
equipment  and $49,688 for lost rent.  The property will  not  be
rebuilt  and  the  Partnership listed the  land  for  sale.   The
Partnership recognized net disposition proceeds of $406,892 which
resulted  in  a net gain of $88,207.  At the time of disposition,
the  cost  and related accumulated depreciation was $496,967  and
$178,282,  respectively.  The Partnership's cost of the  land  is
$253,747.

        During  the first nine months of 1996 and the year  1995,
the Partnership distributed $602,376 and $730,214 of the net sale
proceeds  to  the Limited and General Partners as part  of  their
regular quarterly distributions and to pay for the redemption  of
Partnership  Units.  The distributions represented  a  return  of
capital  of  $42.28  and  $50.98 per  Limited  Partnership  Unit,
respectively.  The majority of the remaining net proceeds will be
reinvested in additional properties.

        In  November,  1995,  the  Partnership  entered  into  an
agreement  to  purchase  an Applebee's  restaurant  in  Victoria,
Texas.   The  property  was  acquired  on  March  22,  1996   for
$1,335,555.   The  property is leased to  Renaissant  Development
Corporation  under a Lease Agreement with a primary  term  of  20
years and annual rental payments of approximately $151,000.

       In August, 1996, the Partnership entered into an agreement
to  purchase  a  Caribou Coffee store in Atlanta,  Georgia.   The
purchase  price will be approximately $1,231,000.   The  property
will  be  leased to Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.  under  a  Lease
Agreement  with  a  primary term of 18 years  and  annual  rental
payments of approximately $141,500.  The Partnership has incurred
net  costs of $12,948 related to the acquisition of the property.
The  costs have been capitalized and will be allocated  to  land,
building and equipment.

       The Partnership's primary use of cash flow is distribution
and  redemption  payments to Partners.  The Partnership  declares
its  regular  quarterly  distributions before  the  end  of  each
quarter and pays the distribution in the first week after the end
of  each quarter.  The Partnership attempts to maintain a  stable
distribution  rate from quarter to quarter.  Redemption  payments
are  paid  to  redeeming Partners in the fourth quarter  of  each
year.   The  redemption payments generally are funded  with  cash
that  would  normally  be paid as part of the  regular  quarterly
distributions.    As   a   result,   total   distributions    and
distributions payable have fluctuated from year to  year  due  to
cash  used  to  fund redemption payments.  Effective  October  1,
1995, the Partnership's distribution rate was reduced from 7%  to
6%.   As a result, distributions during the first nine months  of
1995 were higher when compared to the same period in 1996.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS  (Continued)

        The  Partnership may acquire Units from Limited  Partners
who have tendered their Units to the Partnership.  Such Units may
be  acquired at a discount.  The Partnership is not obligated  to
purchase  in any year more than 5% of the total number  of  Units
outstanding at the beginning of the year.  In no event shall  the
Partnership  be  obligated to purchase  Units  if,  in  the  sole
discretion  of the Managing General Partner, such purchase  would
impair the capital or operation of the Partnership.

        On October 1, 1996, thirteen Limited Partners redeemed  a
total of 113 Partnership Units for $69,640 in accordance with the
Partnership  Agreement.   The Partnership  acquired  these  Units
using Net Cash Flow from operations.  In prior years, a total  of
seventy-seven  Limited Partners redeemed 892.3 Partnership  Units
for  $715,655.   The  redemptions increase the remaining  Limited
Partners' ownership interest in the Partnership.

      The  continuing rent payments from the properties, together
with  cash generated from the property sales, should be  adequate
to  fund  continuing  distributions and  meet  other  Partnership
obligations on both a short-term and long-term basis.


                   PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                                
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

       There  are no material pending legal proceedings to  which
  the  Partnership  is  a  party or of  which  the  Partnership's
  property is subject.

ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES

        None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

        None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

        None.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

        None. 



                   PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                           (Continued)


                                
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

            a.   Exhibits -
                                   Description

                  10.1  Assignment of Construction
                        Loan  Commitment  and Sale  and  Leaseback
                        Financing   Commitment  dated  August   8,
                        1996,  concerning  those  documents   with
                        Caribou   Coffee  store   and   AEI   Fund
                        Management,   Inc.  to  the   Partnership,
                        relating  to the sale and leaseback  of  a
                        Caribou  Coffee  store  at  Johnson  Ferry
                        Road in Atlanta, Georgia.

                   27   Financial Data Schedule  for  period
                        ended September 30, 1996.

            b.          Reports filed on Form  8-K  -
                             None.
                                
                                
                           SIGNATURES
                                
     In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the
Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its  behalf  by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Dated:  November 13, 1996     AEI Real Estate Fund XVI
                              Limited Partnership
                              By:  AEI Fund Management XVI, Inc.
                              Its: Managing General Partner



                              By: /s/ Robert P. Johnson
                                      Robert P. Johnson
                                      President
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)



                              By: /s/ Mark E. Larson
                                      Mark E. Larson
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      (Principal Accounting Officer)



                              
                         ASSIGNMENT
                             OF
                CONSTRUCTION LOAN COMMITMENT
                             AND
           SALE AND LEASEBACK FINANCING COMMITMENT
                              

      THIS ASSIGNMENT made and entered into this 8th day  of
August,  1996, by and between AEI FUND MANAGEMENT,  INC.,  a
Minnesota corporation, ("Assignor") and AEI REAL ESTATE FUND
XVI  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP, a Minnesota  limited  partnership
("Assignee");

     WITNESSETH, that:

      WHEREAS,  on  the  21st day of  July,  1996,  Assignor
entered  into a Construction Loan Commitment and a Sale  and
Leaseback    Financing   Commitment   (collectively,    "the
Commitments")  for  that certain property  located  at  1275
Johnson  Ferry  Road  in Atlanta, GA (the  "Property")  with
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc., as Seller/Lessee; and

      WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign all of its rights,
title  and  interest  in, to and under  the  Commitments  to
Assignee as hereinafter provided;

      NOW, THEREFORE, for One Dollar ($1.00) and other  good
and  valuable  consideration, receipt  of  which  is  hereby
acknowledged,  it is hereby agreed between  the  parties  as
follows:

     1.    Assignor  assigns all of its  rights,  title  and
     interest  in, to and under the Commitments to Assignee,
     to  have  and  to hold the same unto the Assignee,  its
     successors and assigns;
     
     2.    Assignee  hereby  assumes all  rights,  promises,
     covenants,   conditions  and  obligations   under   the
     Commitments to be performed by the Assignor thereunder,
     and  agrees  to be bound for all of the obligations  of
     Assignor under the Commitments.

All  other  terms  and conditions of the  Commitments  shall
remain unchanged and continue in full force and effect.




AEI FUND MANAGEMENT, INC.
("Assignor")

By:  /s/ Robert P. Johnson
         Robert P. Johnson, its President



AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ("Assignee")

BY: AEI FUND MANAGEMENT XVI, INC.

By: /s/ Robert P. Johnson
        Robert P. Johnson, its President






                CONSTRUCTION LOAN COMMITMENT
                             FOR
                CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC.
            1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA
                              
   
                            Effective as of July 21, 1996


      With  reference  to  the above-captioned  matter,  and
pursuant  to your request for a loan to develop  a  building
and  improvements in  Atlanta, Georgia, AEI Fund Management,
Inc.,  a  Minnesota  corporation, or its  assigns   ("AEI"),
hereby  agrees  and commits to make Caribou Coffee  Company,
Inc.,  a  Minnesota corporation ("Borrower"), a construction
loan  ("Loan")  secured  by a first  mortgage  and  security
agreement ("Mortgage") on the real estate described below in
accordance with the following terms and conditions, to-wit:

    1.    DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY. The  Loan  will  be
          secured  by  a Mortgage (or Deed of Trust)   on  a
          parcel  of  real  estate located at  1275  Johnson
          Ferry   Road,  in  Atlanta,  Georgia,   containing
          approximately  0.69  acres  of  land  and  legally
          described  on  Exhibit "A" attached hereto  (legal
          description  to  be  approved  and  confirmed   by
          survey)  (the  "Parcel").   The  Parcel  shall  be
          improved  by  the construction of a  building  and
          improvements      ("Improvements")      containing
          approximately  4,254 square feet of  net  rentable
          area. Construction of the Improvements shall be in
          compliance  with  all applicable municipal,  state
          and federal laws, ordinances, and regulations.

    2.    IDENTITY OF BORROWER.  Title to  the  Parcel
          shall   be  vested  in  the  Borrower.   In   this
          connection, AEI is to be furnished with  certified
          copies of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
          of Borrower and evidence that said corporation has
          complied  with  and is in good standing  with  all
          laws,  statutes  and  ordinances  prerequisite  to
          doing  business  in  the  State  of  Georgia.   In
          addition,   AEI  shall  be  furnished   with   all
          appropriate    documentation    evidencing     the
          Borrower's  authority  to  enter  into  the   Loan
          transaction.

    3.    AMOUNT.  The Loan shall be in the  principal
          amount of $1,230,958.00 (the "Loan Amount").   AEI
          shall  fund  up  to  the amount budgeted  for  the
          purchase of the land and related

AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction  Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry  Road,  
                                Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)
July 18, 1996/3:45 PM




          construction costs as described  on  Exhibit
          "B"   attached  hereto  (the  "Construction   Loan
          Budget"), not to exceed actual project costs.

    4.    LOAN  PURPOSE.  The aggregate Loan  proceeds
          will be used to acquire the Parcel and finance the
          construction of the Improvements.  AEI commits  to
          make   this  Loan  to  the  Borrower  based   upon
          Borrower's willingness to perform under the  terms
          of the Sale and Leaseback Financing Commitment for
          this Parcel of even date herewith between AEI  and
          Borrower.

    5.    INTEREST RATE.  The Loan shall bear interest
          at  a  rate of seven percent (7.0%) and  shall  be
          payable  monthly,  in arrears,  on  the  principal
          amount of the Loan proceeds disbursed and shall be
          computed  and assessed for the term of  the  Loan.
          Interest  may be automatically deducted  from  the
          budgeted interest reserve of the Loan from time to
          time, at the discretion of AEI. Interest will  not
          be charged on interest deducted unless unpaid when
          due.   Interest   shall  be  calculated   on   the
          outstanding  loan balances from  day-to-day  on  a
          three  hundred  sixty-five  (365)  day  basis.  If
          accrued  interest  on  the  outstanding  principal
          balance shall exceed the budgeted amount, Borrower
          shall  promptly  pay, monthly  upon  invoice,  all
          accrued interest in excess of the budgeted amount.
          See Articles 5 and 7 hereof.

     6.   TERM.  The Loan shall have a maturity date of
          one  hundred sixty (160) days from the date of the
          first  disbursement of the Loan proceeds  on  this
          Parcel  (the "Maturity Date").  At the  expiration
          of   the   Loan   term,   the   Improvements   and
          appurtenances  thereto  shall  be   completed   in
          accordance   with   the   approved    plans    and
          specifications unless prevented by Force  Majeure.
          As   used  in  this  Commitment,  "Force  Majeure"
          includes:  acts  of God, action of  the  elements,
          warlike action, insurrection, revolution, or civil
          strife,  piracy,  civil  war  or  hostile  action,
          strikes, acts of public enemies, federal or  state
          laws,  rules  and regulations of any  governmental
          authorities  having jurisdiction over the  Parcel,
          or any other events beyond the control of Borrower
          or   the   general  contractor  constructing   the
          Improvements.  Force Majeure shall not  include  a
          delay, damage, or failure to perform, the cure  of
          which  may be effected by the expenditure of funds
          at  then  current market prices.   Delays  (in  no
          event  to  exceed 120 days) due to  Force  Majeure
          shall  not be deemed to be a breach or failure  to
          perform   under   the  Loan  Documents   or   this
          Commitment.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction  Commitment For:  (1275 Johnson Ferry Rd.
                               Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)




          Prior to the Maturity Date, a Certificate of
          Occupancy   shall   have  been   issued   by   the
          appropriate   authorities  indicating   that   the
          Property  is  in compliance with building,  zoning
          and subdivision, environmental and energy laws and
          regulations,  and  a  Certificate  of   Completion
          executed   by   the  project  architect,   general
          contractor,   and   Borrower  (with   respect   to
          Borrower,   certification  shall  be  limited   to
          Borrower's    actual    knowledge    based    upon
          commercially  reasonable due inquiry)   under  the
          Sale  and Leaseback Financing Commitment  of  even
          date herewith between Borrower and AEI, certifying
          that  the  Improvements  have  been  completed  in
          accordance  with the plans and specifications  and
          the  soils report for the Property and comply with
          all    applicable   building,   zoning,    energy,
          environmental   laws  and  regulations   and   the
          Americans with Disabilities Act and Borrower shall
          satisfy all other terms and conditions of the Sale
          and  Leaseback Financing Commitment of  even  date
          herewith with AEI.

          In  the event Borrower has not satisfied the
          terms   of   the  Sale  and  Leaseback   Financing
          Commitment to close on the sale of the  Parcel  to
          AEI  within  45  days after the  issuance  of  the
          Certificate   of  Occupancy  or  if  the   accrued
          interest  on  the  outstanding  principal  balance
          shall  exceed  the budgeted amount  (the  "Payment
          Modification  Date"), Borrower shall begin  paying
          accrued  interest (whether at the initial  or,  if
          applicable, default rate of interest as set  forth
          in   the  Promissory  Note  evidencing  the  Loan)
          directly  to AEI. All interest accruing subsequent
          to the Payment Modification Date shall be excluded
          from  the  Total Project Cost and be paid  out-of-
          pocket  by  the  Borrower. The first out-of-pocket
          interest  payment, covering accrued interest  from
          the  Payment Modification Date through the end  of
          the  month, shall be due and payable to AEI on the
          first  day  of  the  month following  the  Payment
          Modification  Date.   Subsequent  payments   shall
          continue  on  a  monthly basis and  cover  accrued
          interest  for the previous month, or  through  the
          date  of  closing, in the event AEI  acquires  the
          Parcel prior to the last day of the month.

     7.   DEFAULT RATE OF INTEREST.  The Loan documents
          will  provide  that in the event of a  default  by
          Borrower, the interest rate on disbursed funds  as
          set  forth  in  Article 4 above will be  increased
          from  seven  percent  (7.0%) to  eighteen  percent
          (18%).



AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment For: (1275 Johnson Ferry Rd.
                             Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)





     8.   DISBURSEMENT OF LOAN PROCEEDS.  Disbursements
          of  the  Loan  proceeds shall be  limited  to  two
          draws, the initial draw at the time of closing  on
          the Loan and one subsequent draw at the completion
          of  construction of the Improvements, however, AEI
          may  make  additional advances  of  Loan  proceeds
          pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  Loan  Documents
          described in Article 10 hereof.  All disbursements
          will be made in accordance with the provisions  of
          AEI's standard form of Construction Loan Agreement
          and   Construction  Loan  Disbursement   Agreement
          (amended  to  conform with the provisions  hereof)
          not  more often than once a month through AEI  and
          the  construction  escrow department  of  a  title
          company satisfactory to AEI during the term of the
          Loan,  and  each disbursement shall be subject  to
          retainage  as  may  be required  under  applicable
          mechanic's lien law, but at a minimum so that each
          disbursement shall be in an amount equal to ninety
          percent  (90%)  of  the value  of  the  labor  and
          material  in place.  In this connection,  AEI  and
          its designees are to be furnished, on the occasion
          of   each  monthly  draw,  with  a  current  Sworn
          Contractor's Statement of the general  contractor,
          together with good and sufficient waivers of  lien
          from    each    contractor,   subcontractor    and
          materialmen furnishing labor and material  in  the
          construction  of the aforesaid Improvements.   All
          such  waivers  shall  be  in  form  and  substance
          acceptable to AEI's counsel and the title  company
          issuing the mortgagee's title insurance policy and
          shall  comply in all respects with the  mechanic's
          lien  law  of the State of Georgia to  insure  the
          priority of AEI's first lien on the Parcel.

          AEI shall fund only for those line items, and
          up   to   the   amounts,  as  reflected   in   the
          Construction Loan Budget described on Exhibit  "B"
          attached hereto, and those items permitted by  the
          Construction  Loan  Agreement.   Any  reallocation
          among  line  items shall be done only  with  AEI's
          prior  written approval, such approval not  to  be
          unreasonably withheld or delayed.

    9.    LOAN BALANCE. Borrower will provide AEI with
          the  Construction  Loan  Budget,  which  shall  be
          approved by AEI.  Any deficiency between the  Loan
          amount  and  the  final  cost  of  completing  the
          project  shall  be paid by Borrower.   During  the
          entire construction loan period and prior to  each
          and  every  construction  loan  disbursement,  the
          amount of unadvanced proceeds of the Loan shall be
          sufficient in the


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



          opinion  of AEI to complete the Improvements
          provided  for  herein free of any  liens.  To  the
          extent the total of the unadvanced proceeds of the
          Loan  shall  be insufficient, in AEI's opinion  at
          any  time,  to  complete the Improvements  and  to
          maintain necessary reserves for interest and other
          costs   provided   for  herein,   Borrower   shall
          immediately  deposit with AEI an amount  equal  to
          such  deficiency which shall be disbursed  by  AEI
          prior  to the disbursement of any further advances
          under the Loan.

    10.   LOAN  DOCUMENTATION. AEI will  require,  and
          Borrower  agrees  to execute, a  Promissory  Note,
          Mortgage  and  Security  Agreement  (or  Deed   of
          Trust),  Construction Loan Agreement, Construction
          Loan   Disbursement   Agreement,   Affidavit    of
          Borrower,   Assignment  of  Architect's  Contract,
          Assignment  of  Construction  Contracts,   Uniform
          Commercial Code Financing Statements, as  well  as
          the  Nondisturbance, Subordination and  Attornment
          Agreement   (the   "NDSA")  between   Lender   and
          Borrower's  intended  subtenant,  and  such  other
          documents as AEI's counsel may reasonably  require
          to structure the subject transaction in accordance
          with    the    provisions   of   this   Commitment
          (hereinafter  sometimes referred to as  the  "Loan
          Documents").  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if
          Borrower  elects  not to require  the  NDSA,  then
          agreement on the form of the NDSA shall not  be  a
          condition to either parties obligations hereunder.
          All  such documents are to be prepared or approved
          by AEI's counsel.  Borrower shall also execute and
          deliver  all  documents  required  by  the   title
          insurance   company  for  the  issuance   of   its
          endorsements  to  the mortgagee's title  insurance
          policy  required  from time  to  time  during  the
          period of construction.

          In  the event AEI and Borrower do not reach mutual
          agreement  on  the  documents contemplated  to  be
          executed  by  either party hereunder within  sixty
          (60)  days  from the date hereof, this  Commitment
          may  be  terminated at the option of either party.
          In  such  event of termination of this Commitment,
          AEI  shall  refund  any  Commitment  Fee  paid  by
          Borrower  to  AEI,  as  specified  in  Article  12
          hereof,  to  Borrower,  less  AEI's  out-of-pocket
          expenses   incurred  hereunder  up   to   $13,000,
          including,   but   not  limited   to,   reasonable
          attorney's fees, notwithstanding the provisions of
          11(b) hereof.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


     11.  GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION LOAN.

        (a)    Consulting   Architect.     At
               Borrower's expense, in the event of a default
               under the Loan Documents or in the event  AEI
               believes  in good faith that the construction
               of   the   Improvements  is  not   proceeding
               according     to     Borrower's     estimated
               construction   schedule   or   may   not   be
               proceeding    according    to    plans    and
               specifications, AEI may retain an independent
               consulting architect or engineer, in addition
               to  the  project  architect,  to  review  and
               approve all plans and specifications and cost
               estimates, to make inspections of the project
               not  more  than  once each month  during  the
               period  of construction and approve the  same
               through     periodic     detailed     reports
               satisfactory to AEI as a condition  precedent
               to each construction disbursement.

          (b)  Fees and Expenses.  As a condition
               hereof,  Borrower agrees to pay the  fees  of
               AEI's attorney (of $7,500 in connection  with
               this   transaction  and  the   sale/leaseback
               transaction between AEI and Borrower, and, in
               addition,   any   reasonable  local   Georgia
               attorney's   fees   incurred   by   AEI    in
               conjunction  with those transactions,  except
               as  to fees reimbursable to AEI under Article
               26  hereof  or  as provided below)  plus  all
               costs  and expenses incurred by AEI, as  well
               as  all title and escrow charges, the cost of
               issuance    of    interim    title     policy
               endorsements, recording and release fees  and
               all  other costs incurred in connection  with
               the Loan committed hereunder.

               Each  party  agrees to pay and discharge  all
               reasonable   costs,   and   reasonable   (not
               withstanding  any other specific  limitations
               thereto     contained    elsewhere    herein)
               attorneys'  fees and expenses that  shall  be
               incurred by the prevailing party in enforcing
               the  covenants, conditions and terms of  this
               Commitment   or  in  successfully   defending
               against an alleged breach thereof.

          Conditions of First Disbursement.  Items (c)
          -  (r) set forth below are conditions to the first
          disbursement  of  Loan  proceeds.  Borrower  shall
          provide  AEI with whatever information may  be  in
          Borrower's  possession respecting  the  items  set
          forth below.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


         (c)   Financial   Statements    and
               Preliminary  Documents.  The  Borrower  shall
               submit  to AEI the Preliminary Documents  set
               forth  on  Exhibit  "C"  hereto  as  well  as
               current  financial statements.  All  of  such
               financial  statements  shall  be  subject  to
               AEI's   approval  and  consistent  with   the
               Financial   Documentation  Requirements   set
               forth   on   Exhibit  "D"  attached   hereto.
               Additionally,  a current financial  statement
               of  the General Contractor shall be submitted
               to AEI.

          (d)  Zoning and Utilities.  Borrower is
               to   furnish  AEI  with  evidence  reasonably
               satisfactory to AEI that the Improvements  to
               be  constructed will comply with the building
               codes and zoning ordinances applicable to the
               Parcel   and   that  said  Improvements,   if
               constructed in accordance with the plans  and
               specifications, and uses thereof will  comply
               with  state, federal, and local environmental
               laws and regulations.  In addition, AEI is to
               be  furnished with satisfactory evidence that
               all  utilities,  sewage and related  services
               are available to the Parcel without necessity
               of  special use permit or condition.  In this
               connection,  AEI  should  be  furnished  with
               written  advice  from  the  proper  municipal
               authorities  and  public  utility  companies.
               (With  Borrower's  authorization,  AEI   will
               attempt   to   obtain  the  above   described
               documentation in a form satisfactory to AEI.)

         (e)   Opinion of Counsel.   AEI  is  to
               receive a reasonably satisfactory opinion  of
               the  Borrower's  counsel, including  but  not
               limited to provisions to the effect that  the
               documents  evidencing and securing  the  Loan
               (including  this Commitment) are  enforceable
               in accordance with their terms and  create  a
               valid,  existing and binding obligation  upon
               the  Borrower, and such other matters as  AEI
               or its counsel may reasonably require.

         (f)   Loan in Balance.  Borrower is  to
               furnish AEI with an acceptable cost breakdown
               delineating the total cost of construction of
               the  subject Improvements in accordance  with
               the approved plans and specifications; and as
               a    further    condition   to   the    first
               disbursement,     and     any      subsequent
               disbursements, the Loan must be in balance so
               as  to  assure the availability of sufficient
               proceeds to complete the construction of  the
               project  free  and clear of  mechanics'  lien
               claims in accordance


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment   For:  (1275  Johnson   Ferry   Rd.
                                Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



               with  the terms hereof.   In  this
               connection,  the  Borrower  will  deposit  or
               cause  to  be  deposited  with  AEI,  or  its
               designee,   such  funds  or   provide   other
               security reasonably acceptable to AEI as  may
               be  necessary  to place the Loan  account  in
               balance during the entire term of the Loan.

         (g)   Survey.   AEI is to be  furnished
               with  at least three (3) copies of a   survey
               for   the  Parcel  prepared  by  a  surveyor,
               reasonably  satisfactory to AEI, said  survey
               conforming  to  ALTA survey standards,  which
               will  include the legal description and  area
               of  the  property, show and  certify  to  the
               perimeter lot lines, dimensions and  vectors,
               and   the   location  of  all   Improvements,
               easements, including an identified  table  of
               easements  respecting each easement  location
               on  the survey, rights of way, curb lines and
               encroachments,  all  in accordance  with  the
               instructions   set  forth  on   Exhibit   "E"
               attached  hereto and incorporated  herein  by
               reference.  Said survey shall be prepared for
               AEI's  benefit and shall be updated  to  show
               the  location of all Improvements constructed
               thereon prior to the final disbursement under
               the Loan.

         (h)   Title Binder.  AEI is to  receive
               and approve a title insurance commitment from
               a   nationally  recognized  title   insurance
               company,  satisfactory to AEI,  insuring  the
               Mortgage   as  a  valid  first   lien   (SAID
               COMMITMENT   MUST  INCLUDE  COPIES   OF   ALL
               INSTRUMENTS  CREATING EXCEPTIONS  TO  TITLE);
               with  commitment  to  issue  a  Comprehensive
               (Form  100),  and such other endorsements  as
               AEI may reasonably require, subject only to:

               (i)  Customary ALTA Exceptions
                    but  excluding exceptions for mechanics'
                    liens, survey, and parties in possession
                    (except Borrower);

              (ii)  Taxes not yet a lien;

             (iii)  Such other exceptions as may be reasonably
                    acceptable to AEI.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment   For:   (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                  Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



               Upon recording of the Mortgage, AEI
               is  to  be furnished with an ALTA Mortgagee's
               Title  Insurance Policy subject only to those
               exceptions  as  are reasonably acceptable  to
               AEI.     During    construction    of     the
               Improvements,  AEI  is to be  furnished  with
               continuing   affirmative   mechanic's    lien
               coverage and/or pending disbursement coverage
               pursuant  to acceptable endorsements covering
               the  aggregate of all disbursements  made  to
               the  date  thereof  by AEI and  insuring  the
               priority of the lien of the Mortgage  to  the
               extent thereof.

          (i)  Construction Contracts.  AEI is to
               receive and approve copies of all architect's
               and   construction   contracts.    All   such
               contracts  and  the plans and  specifications
               shall  be assigned to AEI with consents  from
               the  architect, general contractor, and  sub-
               contractors in form satisfactory to AEI.

          (j)  Insurance.  AEI is to be furnished
               with a policy of builder's risk insurance, as
               well  as  public  liability coverage,  hazard
               insurance,    and   workmans'    compensation
               coverage, all in such amounts and placed with
               such  companies rated "A" or better by Best's
               Key  Rating Guide (the most current  edition)
               or similar quality under a successor guide if
               Best's   Key   Rating  shall  cease   to   be
               published,    in    accordance    with    the
               Instructions to Insurance Agent set forth  on
               Exhibit   "F"  attached  hereto.   All   such
               insurance  shall  carry a  standard  form  of
               mortgagee's loss payable clause naming AEI as
               the  mortgagee,  and  shall  reflect  a  non-
               cancellation endorsement, except upon  thirty
               (30) days' prior notice to AEI.  In addition,
               AEI  shall  be  furnished  with  satisfactory
               flood   and   earthquake  insurance,   unless
               satisfactory  evidence  is  given  that   the
               Parcel  is  not  located within  a  federally
               designated flood plain area or is  above  the
               applicable  100 year flood plain  level,  and
               not  in  a  federally  designated  earthquake
               prone  area  or  is not in an ISO  High  Risk
               Earthquake Zone respectively.

          (k)  Building Permit.  AEI is to receive
               and approve a copy of the building permit for
               construction  of  the  Improvements  on   the
               Parcel.

          (l)  Plans and Specifications.  AEI  is
               to  be  furnished with two (2) copies of  all
               final  plans,  work drawings,  specifications
               and  plot  plans necessary to  construct  the
               Improvements.



AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment   For:  (1275  Johnson   Ferry   Rd.
                                Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


          (m)  Soil Borings/Environmental Report.
               AEI  shall also be supplied with satisfactory
               soil    test   borings   reports   respecting
               foundation  suitability,  or  other  evidence
               reasonably  satisfactory  to  AEI  that   the
               foundation  of  the  existing  structure   is
               suitable  under the soil conditions  existent
               on  the  Parcel  to support the  Improvements
               contemplated   hereunder,   and    Phase    I
               Environmental Reports certified to  AEI,  and
               such  other  reports as AEI  deems  necessary
               after  review  of  the Phase I  Environmental
               Reports prepared by an engineer acceptable to
               AEI.

          (n)  Reciprocal Easement Agreement  and
               Access.    AEI   shall  have   received   and
               approved,   such   approval   not    to    be
               unreasonably  withheld,  reciprocal  easement
               agreements, maintenance agreements, and other
               easements  as  it  may require  for  parking,
               railroad and access purposes.

          (o)  Purchase Agreement, Deed and Other
               Documents.  Borrower shall have submitted and
               AEI   shall   have  approved   the   purchase
               agreement  evidencing Borrower's  acquisition
               of  the  Parcel as evidence of the value  and
               ownership of the Parcel.

         (p)   Hazardous Substance.   AEI  shall receive:

               Agreement from Borrower to defend, indemnify,
               and  hold  AEI  harmless  from  any  and  all
               actions,   claims,  demands,  or  causes   of
               action,  public  or  private,  of  any  sort,
               relating   to  any  liability,  except   that
               liability caused by AEI or its successors and
               assigns  or any third party purchaser,  under
               any  state or federal law governing hazardous
               substances,  including  petroleum   products,
               with  respect  to the Parcel.  The  foregoing
               agreement shall survive any passage of  title
               to AEI, and any subsequent disposition by AEI
               of  all,  or any part of, the Parcel  to  any
               third  party, but shall expire two (2)  years
               after   the   maturity  date  of  the   Loan.
               Provided,  however, that the foregoing  shall
               not apply to any cause or action commenced or
               claim made prior to the end of said two  year
               period.

               
     AEI Initial:
     Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
     Construction  Commitment For: (1275 Johnson  Ferry  Rd.
                                   Atlanta, GA,Caribou Coffee)
               
               The title insurance policy must not
               make any exception for any prior lien arising
               pursuant    to    any    hazardous     waste,
               environmental       protection,        spill,
               compensation, clean air and water, or similar
               law.

         (q)   Appraisal.   This  Commitment  is
               contingent upon receipt and approval  by  AEI
               of  an  MAI  appraisal, prepared by  John  C.
               Hottle   of  John  C.  Hottle  &  Associates,
               indicating  that the value of the Parcel  and
               proposed Improvements is equal to or  exceeds
               the Loan Amount.

          (r)  Sale/Leaseback.  This Commitment is
               contingent  upon  execution and  delivery  by
               Borrower  of the Sale and Leaseback Financing
               Commitment, and ancillary documents  securing
               the Loan as set forth in this Commitment.

    12.   COMMITMENT FEES.  A commitment fee equal  to
          one  percent (1.0%) of the requested amount of the
          first  draw on the Loan hereunder (the "Commitment
          Fee")  shall  be  paid  to  AEI  by  Borrower   in
          connection   with  the  transaction   contemplated
          hereunder.   The   Commitment   Fee   based   upon
          Borrower's  good faith estimate of the  amount  of
          the  first draw of the Loan will be payable to AEI
          upon  the  signing of this Commitment by  Borrower
          and  delivery  to AEI but will not  be  considered
          delivered  to  AEI until the Commitment  has  been
          also executed by AEI.

          The Commitment Fee shall be adjusted at  the
          closing  based on the actual amount of  the  first
          draw  on  the  Loan.  At Borrower's election,  the
          Commitment  Fee may be included as a project  cost
          funded  by  AEI  and  reimbursed  to  Borrower  at
          closing on the sale/leaseback transaction  on  the
          Parcel.

    13.   PROHIBITION OF SALE.  So long as any balance
          remains due, owing or unpaid under the Loan, it is
          covenanted and agreed that Borrower may  not  sell
          or  convey the Parcel or any interest in Borrower,
          other than the sale or issuance of stocks or other
          securities   in  Borrower,  without  the   express
          written  consent of AEI.  In the  event  that  AEI
          shall  approve  any such sale, it shall  have  the
          right  to  require that all proceeds of  any  such
          sale    be   applied   against   the   outstanding
          indebtedness   under  the  Loan   or   any   other
          conditions precedent to AEI's consent it may  deem
          necessary.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


    14.   TIME REQUIREMENTS.  It is a condition hereof
          that the first disbursement under the Loan must be
          made  within sixty (60) days from the date of this
          Commitment.   In the event such first disbursement
          has not been made by sixty (60) days from the date
          of  this Commitment, due to Borrower's failure  to
          satisfy   the   conditions   precedent   to   such
          disbursement, AEI may, at its option, declare this
          Commitment terminated and AEI shall be entitled to
          exercise  its  rights  and  remedies  as  provided
          herein.

    15.   NONASSIGNABILITY   OF   COMMITMENT.   This
          Commitment is intended to run to Borrower only and
          may not be assigned.

    16.   EXTENSIONS.  Borrower shall be entitled,  at
          its  option, to one (1) thirty (30) day  extension
          of  the original Loan term provided for herein for
          an  extension  fee  of Two Thousand  Five  Hundred
          dollars ($2,500) for such extension, provided that
          Borrower  requests such extension in  writing  and
          pays  the  respective extension fee at  least  ten
          (10)  days  prior  to  the  commencement  of  such
          extension period, and provided, further, that  the
          Loan  is  current  and free from  default  in  all
          respects   and  in  balance,  including   interest
          reserves.   The term of the Loan or any  extension
          thereof shall not exceed the closing date  of  the
          Sale and Leaseback Funding Commitment entered into
          by Borrower and AEI.

    17.   CONTRACTOR, DEVELOPER/ BORROWER OVERHEAD AND
          SUPERVISION  COSTS.  All budgeted  costs  incurred
          and  scheduled for the developer's and  Borrower's
          overhead and supervision shall be withheld by  AEI
          and  not  disbursed  under the  Construction  Loan
          Agreement  until  closing  of  the  sale/leaseback
          transaction with AEI.

          Upon AEI's approval of an interim draw request  to
          pay  the general contractor, a proportionate share
          of  the  general contractor's profit and  overhead
          shall be disbursed to the general contractor based
          upon   the   percentage  of  completion   of   the
          Improvements.

     18.  PAYMENT & PERFORMANCE BOND.  Subject to AEI's
          review  and  approval of the General  Contractor's
          financial  statements, AEI reserves the  right  to
          require labor, material or performance bonds.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



     19.  CHATTEL MORTGAGE. The Borrower will execute a
          security agreement, financing statements, and  any
          and all other forms that AEI may deem necessary to
          provide  a  first  lien on all personal  property,
          building    materials,   furniture,   furnishings,
          equipment,  fixtures and appurtenances  (excluding
          those  items  subject to separate  purchase  money
          financing), installed in and used in the operation
          of  the Parcel, whether attached or detached.  The
          Borrower   shall  also  supply  at   its   expense
          satisfactory searches from both the offices of the
          Georgia Secretary of State and  county recorder to
          establish  the  fact  that  there  are  no   other
          interests or liens attached to the Parcel.

    20.   ADVERTISING.  During construction,  AEI  may
          place  a sign on the Parcel specifying that it  is
          participating  in  the financing  on  the  Parcel.
          Further, AEI may publicize the financing  and  may
          include in publicity releases, if applicable,  the
          names    of    Borrower's   corporate    officers,
          principals,  and  a  general  description  of  the
          Parcel, occupancy and rentals.

     21.  ANNUAL OPERATING STATEMENTS.  During the term
          of  the  Loan, the Mortgage will provide  for  the
          Borrower   to   furnish  its   audited   financial
          statement  of  the Borrower to AEI  within  ninety
          (90) days after the end of Borrower's fiscal year.
          The  financial  statements shall  be  audited,  at
          Borrower's  expense, by KPMG  Peat  Marwick  or  a
          nationally recognized independent certified public
          accounting firm reasonably acceptable to  AEI  and
          shall  be  prepared  in  conformity  with  general
          accepted  accounting principles (GAAP).   Borrower
          shall  also  provide AEI with operating statements
          for  the Parcel within  ninety (90) days after the
          end  of  each fiscal year during the term  of  the
          Loan  at  AEI's request.  The operating statements
          for  the Parcel do not need to be prepared  by  an
          independent certified public accountant, but shall
          be  certified  as true and correct  by  the  chief
          financial  officer or other authorized officer  of
          Borrower.

    22.   BANKRUPTCY. The commitment shall  be  deemed
          terminated  in  the  event of  the  filing  by  or
          against  the Borrower of a petition in  bankruptcy
          or   insolvency  or  for  reorganization  or   the
          appointment of a receiver or trustee or the making
          by  Borrower of an assignment for the  benefit  of
          creditors   or  the  filing  of  a  petition   for
          arrangement by Borrower.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


     23.  FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT.  Borrower warrants
          that all credit information submitted is true  and
          correct,   and  authorizes  AEI  to  make   credit
          investigations and obtain credit reports and other
          financial information, written or oral, respecting
          Borrower's credit and financial position as it may
          deem necessary or expedient.

     24.  SECONDARY FINANCING.  Borrower agrees not  to
          obtain secondary financing secured by the Parcel.

    25.   INTERPRETATION.   This  Commitment  and  the
          terms  of  the  Loan  to  be  made  in  conformity
          herewith shall be construed in accordance with all
          applicable   governmental   regulations   and   in
          accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

    26.   CERTIFICATION.   Borrower  hereby  certifies
          that:

         (a)   It  does not have any actions  or
               proceedings  pending  or  to  its  knowledge,
               affecting  it  which would materially  affect
               the  Parcel  except matters fully covered  by
               insurance.

          (b)  The consummation of the transaction
               contemplated  hereby and the  performance  of
               this  Commitment  and  the  delivery  of  the
               Mortgage   and  other  security  and   credit
               instruments will not result in any breach of,
               or constitute a default under, any indenture,
               bank  loan  or  credit  agreement,  or  other
               instruments to which the Borrower is a  party
               or by which it may be bound or affected.

          (c)  Upon the date of delivery of  the
               Loan  contemplated  by this  Commitment,  the
               Parcel    shall   be   in   good   condition,
               substantially  undamaged by  fire  and  other
               hazards,  and  the same shall not  have  been
               made   the   subject   of  any   condemnation
               proceedings.

          If  there  is any adverse material change  in  the
          security,  or if representations made by  Borrower
          are  not  correct in any material adverse respect,
          or  if Borrower fails to disclose adverse material
          facts,  agree upon or execute the Loan  Documents,
          or to perform any of the terms of this Commitment,
          including, but not limited to, obtaining AEI's
          
          
     AEI Initial:
     Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
     Construction  Commitment For: (1275 Johnson  Ferry  Rd.
                                   Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)
          
          
          
          approval  or acceptance of any submission required
          of  Borrower  or to be obtained by  Borrower,  AEI
          shall not be required to disburse any part of  the
          Loan  proceeds,  and  may  thereupon  cancel  this
          Commitment,  and no liability of  any  kind  shall
          accrue  to  AEI by reason thereof.  AEI  shall  be
          entitled to a maximum of Thirteen Thousand Dollars
          ($13,000)   reimbursement   from   Borrower    (or
          retention  of  such $13,000 from  Commitment  Fees
          paid  by  Borrower in connection  herewith  or  in
          connection  with the Sale and Leaseback  Financing
          Commitment  between  AEI and Borrower)  for  AEI's
          internal  and  out-of-pocket  costs  incurred   in
          connection  herewith, including, but  not  limited
          to,    reasonable    attorney's    fees,    unless
          specifically set forth otherwise herein.

    27.   SALE  AND  LEASEBACK  FINANCING  COMMITMENT.
          Contemporaneously herewith, AEI and Borrower  have
          entered   into  a  Sale  and  Leaseback  Financing
          Commitment  for sale/leaseback financing  for  the
          Parcel  and the Improvements.  AEI has  agreed  to
          make the Loan committed hereunder in reliance upon
          the  Borrower's  agreements, representations,  and
          warranties  set forth in said Sale  and  Leaseback
          Financing Commitment and Borrower's willingness to
          perform as set forth therein, and the truthfulness
          and   accuracy  of  any  materials  delivered   by
          Borrower  during  the course  of  the  application
          process.

    28.   DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE OF COMMITMENT.   The
          execution   of   the   Acceptance   and   Approval
          Endorsement appearing on this Commitment  must  be
          accepted  by  you  and returned to  AEI,  with  an
          original executed copy of this Commitment and one-
          half  of the Construction Loan Commitment Fee,  no
          later  than July 26, 1996 as a necessary condition
          to the delivery hereof; otherwise, this Commitment
          shall be deemed of no further force and effect.

                                   Sincerely,
                                   AEI FUND MANAGEMENT, INC.


                                   /s/ Robert P. Johnson
                                       Robert P. Johnson, President




AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                  Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)




STATE OF MINNESOTA)
                     ) ss
COUNTY OF RAMSEY  )


On  this 25th day of July, 1996, before me, the undersigned,
a  Notary  Public in and for said State, personally appeared
Robert  P.  Johnson, personally know to me to be the  person
who  executed the within instrument as the President of  AEI
Fund Management, Inc., a Minnesota corporation, on behalf of
said corporation.


               [notary seal]
                                   /s/ Linda A. Bisdorf
                                       Notary Public
 

             ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL ENDORSEMENT

       The  undersigned  has  read,  approved  and  by  this
Endorsement,   and   delivery  of  the  funding   fee,   has
unconditionally accepted the above Commitment  according  to
the terms and provisions therein set forth this 21st day  of
July, 1996.


                              CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC.


                              By: /s/ Collin Barr
                              Its: /s/ Vice President

AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction  Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson   Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


                              By:

                              Its:




STATE OF MINNESOTA  )
                         ) ss
COUNTY OF Hennepin  )

On  this 21st day of July, 1996, before me, the undersigned,
a  Notary  Public in and for said State, personally appeared
Collin  Barr,  personally know to me to be  the  person  who
executed  the  within instrument as the Vice  President,  of
Caribou  Coffee  Company, Inc., a Minnesota corporation,  on
behalf of said corporation.


          [notary seal]
                              /s/ Margaret Stewart
                                  Notary Public




                         EXHIBIT `A'

                      LEGAL DESCRIPTION

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot
901 of the 16th District, Second Section, Cobb County,
Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:

To find the True Point of Beginning, commence at a point at
the corner common to Land Lots 901, 902, 971 and 972 of said
District, Section and County, said point being located North
84 33' 24" West a distance of 50.00 feet from a number 4
rebar found on the southerly line of Land Lot 901 of said
District, Section and County; thence, from said land lot
corner, North 01 48' 20" East a distance of 325.07 feet to a
point; thence, North 02 12' 51" East a distance of 45.46
feet to a number 4 rebar set and the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING, thence, North 01 53' 24" East a distance of
243.23 feet to an iron pin with plastic cap found at the
Southwesterly right-of-way of Johnson Ferry Road, said iron
pin being located North 28 40'42" West a distance of 0.83
feet from a right of way monument found; thence, along the
southwesterly right of way of Johnson Ferry Road, South 63
59' 03" East a distance of 164.20 feet to a point, said
point being located North 63 59'03" West a distance 1.79
feet from a right-of-way monument found; thence, departing
said right of way, South 02 07' 32" West a distance of
166.85 feet to a number 4 rebar found; thence, North 88 12'
50" West a distance 149.18 feet to a number 4 rebar set at
the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.70 acre as shown
on Boundary Survey for Caribou Coffee, prepared by Atlanta
Engineering Services, Inc., dated December 1, 1994, last
revised February 5, 1996, certified to Caribou Coffee and
Chicago Title Insurance company by Elvin L. Aycock, Ga.
R.L.S. No. 2374.

TOGETHER WITH all of Grantor's right, title and interest in
and to the appurtenant Easement Agreement and Release of
Existing Easement between Lorient corporation, N.V. and
Merchant's Walk Associates, L.P., dated September 28, 1993,
recorded in Deed Book 7652, Page 420, Cobb County, Georgia
Records.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment For: (1275 Johnson Ferry Rd.
                              Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)




                              
                              
                         EXHIBIT `B'

                  CONSTRUCTION LOAN BUDGET
                              
                ESTIMATED TOTAL PROJECT COSTS
                   1275 Johnson Ferry Road
                      Atlanta, Georgia
                              

Land Acquisition Costs                                 $   576,800.00
Site Selection Costs                                   $    30,000.00
Professional Real Estate Consultants                   $    20,000.00
Site Planning/Shell Building Design (Architectural, 
Engineering, Survey)                                   $    29,800.00
Municipal Development Fees & Permit Costs              $     6,500.00
Shell Building Structure Construction                  $   396,058.00
Interior Tenant Finish Construction                    $    60,000.00
Lessee's Legal Fees                                    $    15,000.00
AEI's Legal Fees                                       $     7,500.00
AEI's Local Legal Fees                                 $     1,500.00
AEI's Site Inspection Costs                            $     1,500.00
Appraisal Costs                                        $     2,500.00
Title Fees and Closing Costs                           $    10,000.00
Soils & Environmental Reports                          $     2,500.00
Credit Report                                          $     1,000.00
Commitment Fees paid to AEI**
    Constr. Loan Commitment Fee                        $     6,068.00
    Sale/Leaseback Commitment Fee                      $    18,191.00
Construction Contingency***                            $    24,803.00
Construction Interest (@7%)                            $    21,238.00

Estimated Total Project Cost                           $ 1,230,958.00







*     Development/Construction Management Cost may not
exceed 8.2569% of the Purchase Price.

**  Will be based on 1.5% of Purchase Price plus 1.0% of
first construction loan disbursement.

*** Based upon approximately 5% of the Estimated Total
Project Cost





AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction Commitment For: (1275 Johnson Ferry Rd.
                             Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)

                              
                              
                         EXHIBIT "C"

             PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST
                              

      Prior  to funding, the following must be received  and
approved by AEI, along with those items specified more fully
in this Commitment.

   1.     Business  and  marketing  plan,   with   an
          explanation of what Lessee proposes to  do,  when,
          and  at what costs to promote the success of  this
          property.    (Include  a  structure/organizational
          chart   of   Lessee   or   operator,   identifying
          departments and key personnel.)

   2.     Resumes   of  all  principals  of   Lessee,
          including

          A.   educational,  management  and  other
               experience histories;

          B.   history of businesses owned  with
               the  dates  established/terminated; ownership
               structure and number of employees.

    3.    Current financial statements as described on
          Exhibit "D" attached hereto.

    4.    Site  plan  and  maps  showing  site(s)  and
          location(s) of competition.

    5.    Complete city map (to be obtained by AEI).

    6.    Market  report  and  feasibility  study,  or
          report (include demographic data on trade area and
          a description of the neighborhood) supporting this
          Parcel.

    7.    Dated and captioned photographs of  the Parcel.

    8.   MAI appraisal.  (The appraisal may be ordered
         by AEI at Borrower's option)

AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



   9.     Itemized  budget  of  total  project  cost,
          including land acquisition, building construction,
          site  development, landscaping  and  related  soft
          costs (the "Construction Loan Budget").




AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)


                              
                         EXHIBIT "D"
                              
            FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Prior  to  funding, the following must be received
and  approved  by  AEI,  along  with  those  items
specified  more  fully  in the  Construction  Loan
Commitment.

   I. Financial   statements   for
      Borrower   At a minimum, reviewed financials
      are  required  for individuals  and  private
      corporations,  and  audited  financials  are
      required  for  publicly traded corporations.
      Said financials shall reflect and be for the
      three  most  recent fiscal year  periods  as
      well   as  the  current  fiscal-year-to-date
      period, and include but not be limited to:

      A.   Balance Sheet Statements
      B.   Statements of Operations (on a property-by-property basis
           upon request)
      C.   Statements of Cash Flows
      D.   Statements of Shareholder's Equity
      E.   Federal  Income   Tax  Returns

 II.  Pro-forma of first year's operations for
      property to be financed.

 III. Itemized budget of total  project  cost
      for property to be financed.



All   corporate  financial  statements,  and   any
additional    corporate   financial    information
requested  by AEI shall be prepared in  accordance
with  current  GAAP guidelines and  signed  by  an
authorized  officer  who  must  certify   to   the
accuracy  thereof.    The  certification  language
must read as follows:

   "The   undersigned  hereby  certifies  and
    warrants  that the information  contained
    in these financial statements is true and
    correct, understands that AEI is  relying
    upon  such  information as an  inducement
    for  entering into a purchase  and  lease
    transaction  with  the  undersigned,  and
    expressly  represents that AEI  may  have
    reliance upon such information."


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction  Commitment For: (1275 Johnson  Ferry Rd.  Atlanta, GA
                              Caribou Coffee)
  



                         EXHIBIT "E"

                     Survey Requirements



1.   The  plat  or  map of such survey must bear  the  name,
     address and signature of the licensed land surveyor who
     made  the  survey,  that surveyor's official  seal  and
     license number (if any, or both), and the date  of  the
     survey, with the following certification:

     I,                            ,   a   registered   land
     surveyor,  in and for the State of  Georgia, do  hereby
     certify  to  AEI  Fund Management,  Inc.,  a  Minnesota
     corporation,   or  its  assigns(PLEASE  CONTACT   AEI'S
     CLOSING  SPECIALIST AT 1 800-328-3519 FOR INFORMATION),
     and                         (insert   name   of   title
     company),  that this is a true and correct  plat  of  a
     survey of

                 (Insert Legal Description)

     which  correctly shows the location of  all  buildings,
     structures and Improvements on said described property;
     that  there are no visible encroachments onto adjoining
     properties, streets, alleys, easements or setback lines
     by  any  of said buildings, structures or improvements;
     that there are no recorded or visible right of ways  or
     easements on said described property, except  as  shown
     on  said  survey;  that there are  no  party  walls  or
     visible  encroachments  on said described  property  by
     buildings, structures or other improvements situated on
     adjoining  property, except as shown on said  plat   or
     survey;  and  that  the described property  has  direct
     access  to  a  publicly dedicated right-of-way  at  the
     location shown on said plat or survey.

          By:            

          Dated:    

2.   If  the  street address of the Parcel is available,  it
     should be noted on the survey.



AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)





3.   The  survey  boundary should be drawn to  a  convenient
     scale, with that scale clearly indicated.  If feasible,
     a  graphic  scale should be indicated.  When practical,
     the  plat or map of survey should be oriented  so  that
     North  is at the top of the drawing.  Supplementary  or
     exaggerated   scale   diagrams  should   be   presented
     accurately on the plat or map and drawn to  scale.   No
     plat  or map drawing less than the minimum size  of  8-
     1/2" by 11" will be acceptable.

4.   The  plat or map of survey should meet with the minimum
     Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title Surveys  as
     adopted  by the American Title Association an  American
     Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

5.   The  character and location of all buildings  upon  the
     Parcel  must  be  shown and their location  given  with
     reference to boundaries.  Proper street numbers  should
     be   shown  where  available.   Physical  evidence   of
     easements and/or servitudes of all kinds, including but
     not  limited to those created by roads, rights of  way,
     water courses, drains, telephone, telegraph or electric
     lines, water, sewer, oil or gas pipelines, etc., on  or
     across   the   surveyed  property  and   on   adjoining
     properties  if they appear to affect the  enjoyment  of
     the surveyed property should be located and noted.   If
     the surveyor has knowledge of any such easements and/or
     servitudes,  not physically evidenced at the  time  the
     present  survey  is  made, such  physical  non-evidence
     should be noted.  All recorded easements, rights of way
     and other record matters affecting the Parcel should be
     located  and  identified by recording date,  and  their
     location on the survey should be reflected in  a  table
     of  easements  on the survey.  Surface indications,  if
     any,  of underground easements and/or servitudes should
     also  be  shown.  If there are no buildings erected  on
     the  property being surveyed, the plat or map of survey
     should  bear the statement "No Buildings".   Curb  cuts
     and adjoining streets should be shown.

6.   Joint or common driveways and alleys must be indicated.
     Independent driveways along the boundary must be  shown
     together   with   the   width   thereof.    Encroaching
     driveways,  strips, ribbons, aprons,  etc.,  should  be
     noted.   Rights of access to public highways should  be
     shown.  The right-of-way line of any public street must
     be  shown in relationship to the property surveyed  and
     the  street  must  be labeled "Publicly  Dedicated"  or
     "Private Thoroughfare" as the case may be.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA,Caribou Coffee)





7.   As  minimum requirement, at least two (2) copies of the
     survey  should be furnished to AEI and one (1) copy  to
     the title company.

8.   The  survey  should  certify as  to  the  total  square
     footage  of  the  area surveyed and as  to  the  square
     footage  at  the exterior walls of any Improvements  on
     the Parcel.  The survey should note the absence of,  or
     indicate the existence of, any building restriction  or
     setback  lines.  Paved areas should be  shown  and  the
     survey  should designate the area for parking  and  its
     dimensions.   If completed, the survey should  indicate
     the  actual number of parking spaces and, if  possible,
     the  actual  parking spaces should be outlined  on  the
     survey.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)



                         EXHIBIT "F"
                              
                   INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
                     (CONSTRUCTION LOAN)
                              
1.   AEI shall receive Builder's Risk hazard insurance,
covering "All Risk" or "Special Form" perils, including the
perils of collapse and mudslide, in the amount of
______*_________. The coverage shall include building
materials, and shall include property in transit. The
deductible shall not exceed $1,000. The coverage shall
include a Mortgage Clause endorsement in favor of "AEI".

2.   AEI shall receive Comprehensive General Liability
insurance covering the Parcel under construction, with
limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000
aggregate. These limits can be accomplished either by
underlying liability policies or by the sum of the
underlying policy plus an excess or umbrella policy. The
coverage shall include Broad Form Contractual Liability
coverage. The Claims Made form of coverage is not
acceptable.

3.   Flood insurance shall be required if the Parcel is
located in a designated flood area or in an area exposed to
flood or storm surge. If the Parcel is not in a designated
flood plain area or is above the applicable one hundred year
flood plain level, provide satisfactory evidence to that
effect. Satisfactory evidence to determine if coverage is
necessary shall be a Base Flood Elevation Certificate and/or
a National Geodetick Vertical Datum (NGDV)-National standard
reference datum for elevations, formerly referred to as Mean
Sea Level (MSL) of 1929.  If flood insurance coverage is
required, it shall be in amounts of   *            with
deductibles of ________*___________ .

4.   Earthquake insurance shall be required, in amounts
acceptable to AEI, unless evidence is provided that the
Parcel is not located in a federally designated earthquake
prone area or is not an ISO High Risk Earthquake Zone. The
deductible shall be ________*___________.

5.   The "Additional Requirements For All Insurance
Policies" shown on Exhibit "F-1" shall be required by AEI
for each policy.

* Please call Mike Zitek in AEI's lease management
department to determine amounts, 1-800-328-3519.


AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)

                              
                        EXHIBIT "F-1"

                   INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
                     (CONSTRUCTION LOAN)


1.   Definition of "AEI" regarding Additional Insured and
     Loss Payee Endorsements:

     "AEI                        Limited Partnership and/or
     its specific assigns and AEI              , Inc., the
     Corporate General Partner of said assignee, and Robert
     P. Johnson, as the Individual General Partner of said
     assignee, and Lessee as insured or additional insured,
     as their respective interests may appear. "

2.   Each policy shall be accompanied by proof of payment of
     the first annual premium.

3.   All hazard policies shall  name "AEI" as Loss Payee and
     Additional Insured.

4.   All liability policies shall name "AEI" as Additional
     Insured.

5.   AEI shall receive a thirty (30) day written notice in the
     event of cancellation, material amendment, or
     expiration without renewal of the policies.

6.   All hazard policies shall contain Waiver of Subrogation
     Endorsements waiving all rights of subrogation, if any,
     against "AEI".

7.   All insurance companies shall be rated "A" or better by
     Best's Key Rating Guide (the most current edition) or
     similar quality under a successor guide if Best's Key
     Rating shall cease to be published.



AEI Initial:
Borrower Initial: /s/ CB
Construction   Commitment  For:  (1275  Johnson  Ferry   Rd.
                                 Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee)









           SALE AND LEASEBACK FINANCING COMMITMENT
                     (the "Commitment")

                              
                  CARIBOU COFFEE RESTAURANT
            1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA
                              


                               Effective as of July 21, 1996


     In reliance upon representations made through documents
furnished  to  us  by  you,  Caribou  Coffee  Company,  Inc.
("Seller/Lessee"),  AEI  Fund  Management,  Inc.,   or   its
assigns, ("AEI"), agrees to purchase, and you agree to  sell
to   and   lease   from   AEI,  certain  improvements   (the
"Improvements") to be located at 1275 Johnson Ferry Road  in
Atlanta,  GA,   legally  described on Exhibit  "A"  attached
hereto,  to  be  developed by Seller/Lessee (the  "Parcel"),
which   Parcel  will  be  subject  to  the  provisions   and
conditions herein contained:

A.   FEES AND COSTS

     1.   A  commitment fee equal to one and  one-half
          percent  (1.5%) of the Purchase Price  defined  in
          Article B.1 hereof (the "Commitment Fee") shall be
          paid  to  AEI by Seller/Lessee in connection  with
          the  transaction contemplated hereunder.  One-half
          (1/2)  of  the  Commitment  Fee  based  upon   the
          Estimated   Total  Project  Cost  of  the   Parcel
          (defined  below) will be payable to AEI  upon  the
          signing  of  this Commitment by Seller/Lessee  and
          delivery   to  AEI  but  will  not  be  considered
          delivered  to  AEI until the Commitment  has  been
          also executed by AEI.  Seller/Lessee's estimate of
          the Total



AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment  For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee
July 18, 1996




          Project Costs (defined in Article B.1 hereof)
          which   will   be   incurred   to   complete   the
          Improvements  is  $1,230,958.00 ("Estimated  Total
          Project Cost").

          The  balance of the Commitment Fee shall  be
          paid   at   the   closing   on   the   transaction
          contemplated hereunder. Said Commitment  Fee  will
          be  adjusted  at  closing  to  reflect  the  final
          Purchase Price, as defined in Article B.1  hereof.
          At  Seller/Lessee's election, the  Commitment  Fee
          may  be  included as a project cost funded by  AEI
          and reimbursed to Seller/Lessee at closing.

          The  portion  of  the  Commitment  Fee  paid  upon
          signing  of  this Commitment shall be refunded  to
          Seller/Lessee,  less AEI's out-of-pocket  expenses
          incurred  hereunder, only if AEI  terminates  this
          Commitment  pursuant to Articles B.1, B.5  or  B.6
          hereunder.

     2.   All outstanding real estate taxes, and levied
          and  pending special assessments, due and  payable
          prior  to the Closing Date, as defined in  Article
          B.2  hereof,  shall be paid by   Seller/Lessee  in
          full  at  or  prior to the Closing  Date.  If  the
          taxing   authority  permits  payment  of   special
          assessments  in installments, Seller/Lessee  shall
          have  paid the most current installment of special
          assessments  that  is due and payable  as  of  the
          Closing Date.

     3.   Seller/Lessee shall pay all expenses incident
          to  the  closing and necessary to comply with  the
          requirements  herein,  as  consistent  with   this
          Commitment, including AEI's legal costs of  $7,500
          for   the  construction  loan  and  sale/leaseback
          transactions,  and also any local attorney's  fees
          for   the  State  of  Georgia  incurred  by   AEI,
          necessary  to  complete  this  transaction.   Such
          costs  may be included, at Seller/Lessee's option,
          as a project cost to be funded by AEI.

B.        PURCHASE TERMS
          
     1.   Purchase  Price:    The Purchase  Price  for  each
          Parcel  shall be equal to the Final Total  Project
          Cost  (defined below and including Seller/Lessee's
          development/construction  management  cost,   such
          price  to  be  supported by an MAI appraisal  (the
          "Purchase Price").  The Final Total Project
     
     
AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee
     
     
     
     
     
          Cost  will  include only verifiable project  costs
          actually  incurred, which costs are both  approved
          by  AEI  and  included in the project construction
          budget  submitted  to  AEI  for  the  Parcel  (the
          "Estimated  Total Project Cost"), and being  costs
          of  the  kind and nature described on Exhibit  "A"
          attached hereto.
          
          In  the event the Final Total Project Cost exceeds
          the Estimated Total Project Cost or MAI appraisal,
          AEI may elect one of the following options:
          
          a)   pay  Seller/Lessee the Final Total  Project
               Cost as the Purchase Price; or
          
         b)   unless Seller/Lessee is willing  to  absorb
              such  excess cost over the Estimated Total Project
              Cost  or MAI appraisal, whichever is greater,  (in
              which  case AEI shall purchase the Parcel  at  the
              Purchase Price less the excess), reject the Parcel
              and  terminate  its obligation  under  a  specific
              Purchase Commitment for that Parcel.
          
          In any event, with respect to the following line
          items includable in the Purchase Price payable by
          AEI:
          
          a) Seller/Lessee's development/construction
             management cost shall be capped at 8.2569% of the
             Purchase Price.
          
          b) "Signage construction costs" shall not
             include any costs for trade fixture signage.


    2.    Closing  Date:  The closing date  for  AEI's
          purchase of the Parcel shall be one hundred  sixty
          (160)   days   after  the  date   of   the   first
          disbursement  of the proceeds of the  construction
          loan on this Parcel between AEI and Seller/Lessee,
          and  after  delivery and approval of  all  of  the
          items contemplated hereunder and Seller/Lessee has
          taken  occupancy  of the Parcel ("Satisfaction  of
          Contingencies"), or in any event with fifteen (15)
          business   days   after   the   Satisfaction    of
          Contingencies    (the    "Closing    Date").    If
          Seller/Lessee   has  not  performed   under   this
          Commitment  by  the Closing Date, this  Commitment
          shall  be null and void at the option of  AEI.  In
          the event Seller/Lessee requests an


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



          extension    of   this   Commitment,    or
          Seller/Lessee  extends the maturity  date  of  its
          construction loan with AEI, and said extension  is
          approved  by  AEI,  a  written  addendum  to  this
          Commitment shall be required.

    3.    Closing  Agent:   The  closing  contemplated
          hereunder   shall  be  handled  by  a   nationally
          recognized  title insurance company,  satisfactory
          to  AEI  (the "Title Company"), which  shall  also
          issue  the  Owner's  Policy  of  Title  Insurance,
          described  in Article B.6.B. hereof, acting  under
          instructions from AEI's counsel.

    4.    This  Commitment shall not be assignable  by
          Seller/Lessee, by law, or otherwise,  but  may  be
          assigned  by  AEI at its option, in  whole  or  in
          part,  in such manner as AEI may determine, to  an
          affiliate  or affiliates of AEI, as  long  as  AEI
          remains fully liable for all obligations hereunder
          and   the   assignee  is  a  solvent  party   with
          sufficient  assets to perform the  obligations  of
          AEI hereunder.

     5.   Parcel Inspection:  AEI has inspected and has
          agreed  to  issue this Commitment based  upon  its
          site  inspection.  Seller/Lessee  shall  reimburse
          AEI up to fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) for its
          actual  cost of performing such inspection.   Such
          cost  may, at Seller/Lessee's option, be  included
          as  a project cost funded by AEI and reimbursed to
          Seller/Lessee   at  closing  of  the   transaction
          contemplated hereunder.

   6.     Supporting  Documents:   As   a   condition
          precedent to closing on the Parcel, the supporting
          documentation  listed below must be  submitted  to
          AEI not less than ten (10) business days prior  to
          the Closing Date, in form and content satisfactory
          to AEI and its counsel:

          a.   All documentation listed on Exhibit "C"
               attached hereto.

          b.   A Commitment for an ALTA Owner's Policy of Title Insurance
               (ALTA owner - most recent edition) insuring marketable title in
               the Parcel, subject only to such matters as AEI may approve (the
               "Title Commitment").  The policy shall be issued by the Title
               Company and shall contain such endorsements as AEI may require
               including extended coverage, owners comprehensive coverage, and
               absent independent verification thereof reasonably satisfactory
               to AEI, a zoning compliance


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee





             endorsement.  The Title Commitment shall list Seller/Lessee
             as the present fee owner and should show AEI as the fee owner to
             be insured.  The Title Commitment shall also include an
             itemization of all outstanding and pending special assessments or
             should state that there are none, if such is the case.  It shall
             also state the manner in which any outstanding assessments are
             payable, that is, whether they are payable in monthly or yearly
             installments, setting forth the amount of each such installment
             and its duration.  The Title Commitment shall also include an
             itemization of taxes affecting the Parcel and the tax year to
             which they relate; should state whether taxes are current and, if
             not, shall show the amounts unpaid, the tax parcel numbers, and
             whether the tax parcel includes property other than the Parcel to
             be purchased.  All easements, restrictions, documents, and other
             items affecting title should be listed in Schedule "B" of the
             title commitment.  COPIES OF ALL INSTRUMENTS CREATING SUCH
             EXCEPTIONS MUST BE ATTACHED TO THE TITLE COMMITMENT.

         c.  Insurance policies issued by companies acceptable to AEI
             for the types of coverage, with loss clauses in favor of AEI,
             complying with the guidelines set forth on Exhibit "E" attached
             hereto.

         d.  As-Built  survey
             prepared by a surveyor, reasonably acceptable
             to   AEI,  said  survey  complying  with  the
             guidelines set forth on Exhibit "F"  attached
             hereto.

         e.  Final plans and specifications for the Improvements
             prepared by an architect or engineer reasonably acceptable to
             AEI.

         f.  A soils report prepared by an engineer reasonably
             acceptable to AEI or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to
             AEI that the foundation of the existing structure is suitable
             under the soil conditions existent on the Parcel to support the
             Improvements contemplated hereunder.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee




         g.  Appraisal of the Parcel by an independent M.A.I. appraiser
             acceptable to AEI. AEI hereby approves John C. Hottle of John C.
             Hottle & Associates as an acceptable appraiser.

         h.  Certificate of Occupancy, or an equivalent, issued by the
             appropriate authorities indicating that the Parcel is in
             compliance with building, zoning and subdivision, environmental
             and energy laws and regulations.  Also a letter from the
             appropriate officer of the municipality or county exercising land
             use control over the Parcel, or other third party source
             reasonably acceptable to AEI, stating:  (a) the zoning code
             affecting the Parcel; (b) that the Parcel and its intended use
             complies with such zoning code, city ordinances and building and
             use restrictions; (c) that there are no variances, conditional
             use permits or special use permits required for use of the
             Improvements on the Parcel, or if such permits are required,
             specifying the existence of same and their terms, and (d) that
             the Parcel complies with the platting ordinances affecting them
             and can be conveyed without the requirement of a plat or replat
             of the Parcel.  If the Parcel falls within any subdivision rules
             or regulations, evidence of compliance with such subdivision
             regulations, or waiver of the same by the appropriate officials,
             is required. (AEI shall make the initial attempts to obtain such
             zoning compliance letter in a form satisfactory to AEI).

         i.  Written advice from all proper public utilities and
             municipal authorities, that utility services are available and
             connected to the Parcel for gas, electricity, telephone, water
             and sewer (AEI shall make the initial attempts to obtain such
             utility letters in a form satisfactory to AEI).

         j.  Certificate of Completion executed by the project
             architect, general contractor and Seller/Lessee certifying that
             the Improvements have been completed in accordance with the plans
             and specifications and the soils report for the Parcel and comply
             with all applicable building, zoning, energy, environmental laws
             and regulations, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
             (certification from Seller/Lessee


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



             only shall be limited to Seller/Lessee's actual knowledge
             based upon commercially reasonable due inquiry) .

         k.  Copies of any and all certificates, permits, licenses and
             other authorizations of any governmental body or authority which
             are necessary to permit the use and occupancy of the 
             Improvements on the Parcel, specifically including, but not
             limited to, liquor licenses if liquor is sold on the Parcel.

         l.  Certified cost statement showing the cost of the land and
             of the Improvements constructed on the Parcel, signed by the
             Seller/Lessee and general contractor, and an item by item list  
             of the components comprising the Improvements.

         m.  Photographs of all sides of the exterior and interior of
             the completed Improvements deemed reasonably necessary by AEI.

         n.  Certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws
             and Good Standing Certificate for the Seller/Lessee, together
             with all other documents AEI deems reasonably necessary to
             support the authority of the persons executing any documents on
             behalf of the corporation, including encumbancy certificates and
             corporate resolutions of the directors and shareholders.

         o.  UCC searches on Seller/Lessee from the offices of
             Secretary of State and the County Recorder for the state and
             county in which the Parcel is located, if AEI purchases any
             moveable trade fixtures from Seller or Lessee.

         p.  Phase I Environmental Assessment Report prepared by an
             engineer satisfactory to AEI containing evidence satisfactory to
             AEI that the Parcel complies with all federal, state and local
             environmental regulations. Additional reports may be required by
             AEI based upon its review of the Phase I report.  If
             Seller/Lessee fails to deliver any additional reports AEI may
             deem necessary to complete and approve its environmental


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



             investigation of this Parcel, AEI may terminate this
             Commitment in accordance with Article H hereof.

         q.  Copy of any sublease for the Parcel and form of the
             proposed nondisturbance agreement to be executed by sublessee 
             and AEI.

          All   of   the   above  documentation  hereinafter
          collectively   referred  to  as  the   "Supporting
          Documents".   Any  of  the  Supporting   Documents
          delivered  and approved to AEI in connection  with
          construction    financing    between    AEI    and
          Seller/Lessee      ("Construction       Supporting
          Documents") shall be deemed to be approved for the
          transaction  contemplated hereunder  unless  there
          have   been   adverse  material  changes  to  said
          Construction Supporting Documents. In such  event,
          AEI  shall  require  delivery  and  the  right  to
          approve  any revisions or supplemental information
          to    the   applicable   Construction   Supporting
          Documents. Until this Commitment is terminated  or
          the  Closing has occurred, the Seller/Lessee shall
          deliver to AEI any documentation that comes in the
          Seller/Lessee's    possession   that    materially
          modifies any of the Supporting Documents, or could
          render   any   of  the  Due  Diligence   Documents
          materially inaccurate, incomplete or invalid.

C. LEASE TERMS

     The Lease, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "G",
     will be executed and delivered by AEI and Seller/Lessee
     at closing, to include the following terms:
     
     1.   Base Rent:
     
          a.   Initial  Annual  Rent as  a  Percentage  of
               Purchase Price:                     11.50%

               Rent shall be payable in advance of the first
               day of each month in equal monthly installments.
     
          b.   Beginning in the third (3rd)  lease year  and
               every lease year thereafter, including any renewal terms, such
               annual rent will increase by an amount equal to the lesser
               of  a) two and one-half percent (2.50%)  of
               the  annual rent payable for the prior  lease
               year,  or b) one hundred fifty percent (150%)
               of the annual increase in
          
          
AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee
          
          
          
               the CPI-U index (Consumer Price Index for All
               Urban  Consumers) corresponding to the  prior
               lease year's time period.
          
     2.   Initial Lease Term:   Eighteen (18) years
     
     3.    Renewal Terms:  Two (2) terms of five  (5)  years
     each  with rent increases as described above in Article
     C. 1.b. hereof.
     
     4.    Letter of Credit: The Seller/Lessee shall provide
     and  have  the right to buy-down the Letter  of  Credit
     amount  pursuant to the Multi-Site Agreement dated  May
     1, 1996 between the parties.  In such case, the parties
     agree  to  amend the Lease prior to closing to  reflect
     the same.
     
D.   DOCUMENTS

     The  documents listed below shall be prepared by  AEI's
     counsel  in  accordance  with  the  terms  hereof   and
     executed at, or prior to, the Closing Date in form  and
     substance satisfactory to AEI and Seller/Lessee:

     1.   Net Lease Agreement.
     2.   Attorney's  Opinion Letter to  be  given  by
          Seller/Lessee's   outside   counsel    necessarily
          familiar   with  the  conduct  of  Seller/Lessee's
          business and the jurisdiction in which the  Parcel
          is  situated to render such opinion as  to,  inter
          alia,   the   enforceability  of  the  Lease   and
          compliance  of the Lease with local  law  and  due
          authority of the
          signatories,   in a form and substance  reasonably
          satisfactory to AEI.
     3.   Seller/Lessee's Estoppel Letter.
     4.   Affidavit of Seller/Lessee.
     5.   Hazardous    Substances    Indemnification
          Agreement of Seller/Lessee.
     6.   FIRPTA Affidavit of Seller/Lessee.
     7.   Limited Warranty Deed from Seller/Lessee  to
          AEI.  Seller/Lessee shall furnish a  copy  of  the
          proposed  warranty deed to AEI's counsel  for  its
          review and approval prior to closing.

AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



E.   FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT

     Seller/Lessee  warrants  that  all  credit  information
     submitted by Seller and Lessee, respectively,  is  true
     and   correct,  and  authorize  AEI  to   make   credit
     investigations  and  obtain credit  reports  and  other
     financial  information,  written  or  oral,  respecting
     Seller/Lessee's credit and financial positions,  as  it
     may deem necessary or expedient at Seller/Lessee's cost
     and expense, not to exceed $1,000.00.

F.   INTERPRETATION

     This  Commitment  and  the  terms  of  the  transaction
     contemplated  to be made in conformity herewith,  shall
     be   construed   in  accordance  with  all   applicable
     governmental  regulations and in  accordance  with  the
     laws of the State of Georgia.

G.   CERTIFICATION

     Seller and Lessee hereby certify that:

    1.    Neither  has  any  actions  or  proceedings
          pending,  which would materially adversely  affect
          the Parcel, or Seller/Lessee, except matters fully
          covered by insurance;

    2.    The   consummation  of   the   transactions
          contemplated hereby, and the performance  of  this
          Commitment and the delivery of the Lease and other
          security  and credit instruments, will not  result
          in  any  breach of, or constitute a default under,
          any  indenture, bank loan or credit agreement,  or
          other  instruments  to which  Seller/Lessee  is  a
          party  or  by  which either Seller/Lessee  may  be
          bound or affected;

    3.    The   Parcel   is   in   good   condition,
          substantially undamaged by fire and other hazards,
          and   has  not  been  made  the  subject  of   any
          condemnation proceeding.

H.   TERMINATION

     This  Commitment may be terminated prior to closing  at
     AEI's  option (but reserving to AEI its right to pursue
     its remedies set forth below for Seller/Lessee's breach
     hereof) in such manner as AEI may


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee




     determine,  if:  1) Seller/Lessee fails to comply  with
     any  of the terms hereof, including but not limited to,
     obtaining  AEI's reasonable (unless otherwise specified
     herein)   approval  or  acceptance  of  the  Supporting
     Documents  listed in Article B.6. above, and  does  not
     satisfactorily cure the same on or before  the  Closing
     Date;  2)  a  material default exists in any  financial
     obligation of Seller/Lessee; 3) any representation made
     in  any  submission proves to be untrue,  substantially
     false or substantially misleading at any time prior  to
     the  Closing Date; 4) there has been a material adverse
     change  in the financial condition of Seller/Lessee  or
     there  shall  be a material action, suit or  proceeding
     pending  or  threatened against Seller/Lessee;  5)  any
     bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, withdrawal,  or
     similar   proceeding  is  instituted  by   or   against
     Seller/Lessee; 6) the Improvements on the Parcel  shall
     be  materially  damaged  or destroyed  or  any  portion
     thereof   shall   be  subject  to  a   proceeding   for
     condemnation  or  eminent domain; or  7)  Seller/Lessee
     shall be dissolved, liquidated or wound up.

     In  the event Seller/Lessee and AEI do not reach mutual
     agreement on the documents contemplated to be  executed
     by  either party hereunder within ninety (90) days from
     the  date hereof, this Commitment may be terminated  at
     the  option  of either party; AEI shall in  such  event
     refund the Commitment Fee to Seller/Lessee, less  AEI's
     out-of-pocket  expenses incurred hereunder,  including,
     but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees.

     AEI and Seller/Lessee acknowledge the unique nature  of
     the  Parcel  and agree that Seller/Lessee's refusal  to
     sell  the Parcel and lease the same from AEI under  the
     terms  hereof if AEI makes the first disbursement under
     the  Construction Loan (as defined below)  and  AEI  is
     unconditionally  ready, willing, and able  to  purchase
     the Parcel and lease the same to Seller/Lessee pursuant
     hereto  may  result  in irreparable  harm  to  AEI  not
     compensable  by  an action for monetary  damages.   The
     parties  therefore agree that, pursuant to the previous
     sentence,   AEI  shall  have  the  right  of   specific
     performance  to  enforce the sale  of  the  Parcel,  to
     retain  the  Commitment Fee, as well as to  such  other
     forms  of  equitable relief or remedy  at  law  as  are
     available, without having to precede a suit  in  equity
     with  an  action  at  law.  Seller/Lessee  is  entitled
     hereby to specific performance; however, such right  of
     Seller/Lessee  shall  terminate  automatically  in  the
     event  AEI  exercises  its  option  to  terminate  this
     Commitment  by  reason  of Seller/Lessee's  failure  to
     close pursuant to this Commitment on or before the date
     earlier stated in Article B.2. hereof through no  fault
     of AEI.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee




     If   for  any  reason  AEI  does  not  make  the  first
     disbursement   under   the   construction   loan   (the
     "Construction Loan") contemplated between the  parties,
     AEI   shall  refund  the  entire  Commitment   Fee   to
     Seller/Lessee   and   Seller/lessee   shall   not    be
     responsible  for  any  costs  or  expenses   hereunder;
     provided,  however,  that the parties  shall  have  the
     remedies  set forth in the Construction Loan Commitment
     of  even  date herewith between the parties  (including
     the   right  of  set-off  as  provided  therein).   If,
     however,  the first disbursement under the Construction
     Loan shall occur, the following shall apply:
     
          If  there  is any adverse material change  in  the
          submissions  required of Seller/Lessee  or  to  be
          obtained  by  Seller/Lessee, or if representations
          made  by  Seller/Lessee are  not  correct  in  all
          material  respects, or if Seller/Lessee  fails  to
          disclose  adverse material facts,  agree  upon  or
          execute the Lease Documents, or to perform any  of
          the  terms of this Commitment, including, but  not
          limited to, obtaining AEI's approval or acceptance
          of  any submission required of Seller/Lessee or to
          be  obtained  by Seller/Lessee, AEI shall  not  be
          required to purchase the Parcel, and may thereupon
          cancel  this Commitment, and no liability  of  any
          kind  shall  accrue to AEI by reason thereof.   In
          the event of Seller/Lessee's refusal to consummate
          the  transaction contemplated herein, even  though
          AEI  shall  be unconditionally ready, willing  and
          able  to otherwise purchase the Parcel, AEI  shall
          be entitled to all remedies available to it at law
          or  equity.  In the event of termination  of  this
          Commitment under any right of AEI to do so  (other
          than  Seller/Lessee's refusal to close even though
          AEI  shall  be unconditionally ready, willing  and
          able   to  otherwise  purchase  the  Parcel),   in
          addition to repayment of the outstanding principal
          balance    and   accrued   interest   under    the
          construction  loan  on  the  Parcel  extended   to
          Seller/Lessee by AEI (and any other remedy as  may
          be  set forth in the loan documents), AEI shall be
          entitled to a maximum of Fifteen Thousand  Dollars
          ($15,000)  inclusive  of  the  Construction   Loan
          Commitment  Fee  and other charges thereunder  for
          reimbursement  from Seller/Lessee (or retention of
          such   $15,000  from  Commitment  Fees   paid   by
          Seller/Lessee  in  connection  herewith   (or   in
          connection  with the Construction Loan  Commitment
          between   AEI  and  Seller/Lessee)),   for   AEI's
          internal  and  out-of-pocket  costs  incurred   in
          connection herewith, including, but not limited to
          reasonable  attorney's fees,  unless  specifically
          set forth otherwise herein.
          
          
          
AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA,  Caribou Coffee
          

     Each  party  agrees to pay and discharge all reasonable
     costs,  and  reasonable  (not  withstanding  any  other
     specific limitation thereto contained elsewhere herein)
     attorneys' fees and expenses that shall be incurred  by
     the   prevailing  party  in  enforcing  the  covenants,
     conditions   and  terms  of  this  Commitment   or   in
     successfully   defending  against  an  alleged   breach
     thereof.

I.   INCORPORATION   OF  SUBMITTED  WRITTEN  MATERIALS   AND
     AMENDMENTS

     This  Commitment  is  issued by  AEI  pursuant  to  all
     written materials previously submitted by Seller/Lessee
     to AEI (the "Submitted Written Materials") and it is  a
     proviso  hereof that the content, terms and  provisions
     of said  Submitted Written Materials are by express and
     specific reference incorporated herein and made a  part
     hereof.  Provided, however, in the case of any material
     adverse  contradiction, variance, or ambiguity  between
     any  of  the  content, terms and provisions hereof  and
     those  of  the Submitted Written Materials,  the  terms
     specifically delineated in this Commitment shall govern
     and  shall  supersede the conditions of the   Submitted
     Written  Materials.   Neither this Commitment  nor  any
     provision hereof may be changed, waived, discharged  or
     terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing
     signed  by  the party against whom enforcement  of  the
     change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought, and
     in  the  case  of  AEI, signed by  Robert  P.  Johnson,
     President of AEI, or his designee in writing signed  by
     Mr.  Johnson authorizing such other party to execute  a
     specific   change,  waiver,  discharge  or  termination
     instrument on behalf of AEI.

J.   EXPIRATION

     This   Commitment  must  be executed  and  returned  by
     registered or certified mail to AEI no later than  July
     26, 1996 for the terms to be effective.


AEI FUND MANAGEMENT, INC. (AEI)

By: /s/ Robert P. Johnson
        Robert P. Johnson
        President




AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee







STATE OF MINNESOTA  )
                      ss)
COUNTY OF RAMSEY    )

      On  this  25th  day  of  July, 1996,  before  me,  the
undersigned,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  said   State,
personally appeared Robert P. Johnson, personally  known  to
me  to  be the person who executed the within instrument  as
the  President  of  AEI Fund Management, Inc.,  a  Minnesota
corporation, on behalf of said corporation.

                                   /s/ Linda A. Bisdorf
                                       Notary Public
             [notary seal]



This  Commitment is accepted and agreed to
this 21st day of July, 1996.

CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC.
(Seller/Lessee)


By:  /s/ Collin Barr

     Its: /s/ Vice President




AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee





STATE OF MINNESOTA  )
                      ss)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN  )

      On  this  21st  day  of  July, 1996,  before  me,  the
undersigned,  a  Notary  Public  in  and  for  said   State,
personally appeared Collin Barr, personally known to  me  to
be the person who executed the within instrument as the Vice
President  of  Caribou  Coffee Company,  Inc.,  a  Minnesota
corporation, on behalf of said corporation.


                              /s/ Margaret Stewart
         [notary seal]            Notary Public






      The  undersigned, on behalf of Caribou Coffee Company,
Inc.,  hereby  authorizes  the release  of  any  information
deemed  necessary by AEI to verify any and  all  information
supplied to AEI.  We shall hold AEI harmless for any damages
arising from verification of said information.


/s/ Collin Barr                              Dated: /s/  7/21/96
Title:  (Seller/Lessee)  /s/ Vice President



AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee




                         EXHIBIT `A'

                      LEGAL DESCRIPTION
                              

All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot
901 of the 16th District, Second Section, Cobb County,
Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:

To find the True Point of Beginning, commence at a point at
the corner common to Land Lots 901, 902, 971 and 972 of said
District, Section and County, said point being located North
84 33' 24" West a distance of 50.00 feet from a number 4
rebar found on the southerly line of Land Lot 901 of said
District, Section and County; thence, from said land lot
corner, North 01 48' 20" East a distance of 325.07 feet to a
point; thence, North 02 12' 51" East a distance of 45.46
feet to a number 4 rebar set and the TRUE POINT OF
BEGINNING, thence, North 01 53' 24" East a distance of
243.23 feet to an iron pin with plastic cap found at the
Southwesterly right-of-way of Johnson Ferry Road, said iron
pin being located North 28 40'42" West a distance of 0.83
feet from a right of way monument found; thence, along the
southwesterly right of way of Johnson Ferry Road, South 63
59' 03" East a distance of 164.20 feet to a point, said
point being located North 63 59'03" West a distance 1.79
feet from a right-of-way monument found; thence, departing
said right of way, South 02 07' 32" West a distance of
166.85 feet to a number 4 rebar found; thence, North 88 12'
50" West a distance 149.18 feet to a number 4 rebar set at
the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 0.70 acre as shown
on Boundary Survey for Caribou Coffee, prepared by Atlanta
Engineering Services, Inc., dated December 1, 1994, last
revised February 5, 1996, certified to Caribou Coffee and
Chicago Title Insurance company by Elvin L. Aycock, Ga.
R.L.S. No. 2374.

TOGETHER WITH all of Grantor's right, title and interest in
and to the appurtenant Easement Agreement and Release of
Existing Easement between Lorenz corporation, N.V. and
Merchant's Walk Associates, L.P., dated September 28, 1993,
recorded in Deed Book 7652, Page 420, Cobb County, Georgia
Records.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee


                              
                              

                         EXHIBIT "B"


  (Cost Categories which may be included in the purchase.)

  1. Land   Acquisition Costs at Seller/Lessee's actual cost
     from unaffiliated parties.
  2. Land Development Costs.
  3. Architectural  and  Engineering  Fees  paid   to   non-
     affiliates, including site planning and shell  building
     design costs.
  4. Labor  and  Material Costs for Shell Building Structure
     and Interior Finish Construction.
  5. Site Selection Consultant Costs paid to third parties.
  6. Professional  Real  Estate  Consultant  Costs  paid  by
     Seller/Lessee to third parties, not including brokerage
     fees or commissions.
  7. Signage Construction Costs.
  8. Soil Report and Environmental Reports Costs.
  9. Surveying Costs paid to non-affiliates.
 10. Municipal  Development  and  Permit  Costs  and   other
     governmental charges.
 11. Contractor Fees to non-affiliates.
 12. Builders'  Risk  Insurance and  Public  Liability
     Insurance Premiums during the
     construction period.
 13. Utility Charges during construction.
 14. Interest on construction financing.
 15. AEI's  Commitment Fees (based on 1.5% of  the  Purchase
     Price for the sale/leaseback financing and 1.0% of  the
     first   construction   loan   disbursement   for    the
     construction financing).
 16. Title Insurance Costs and Closing Costs, including  but
     not  limited  to  Recording Fees  and  Registration  or
     Conveyancing Taxes, Fees, or Charges.
 17. Appraisal Fees paid to non-affiliates.
 18. Seller/Lessee's Attorneys' Fees.
 19. AEI's Attorneys' Fees.
 20. Local Counsel Costs in the State of Georgia of AEI  and
     Seller/Lessee.
 21. Attached, Permanent Equipment, not including signage,
     up to nine percent (9.0%) of the Purchase Price.
 22. Development/Construction Management Costs up to 8.2569%
     of the Purchase Price.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



23.  Any fees or costs incurred by AEI in qualifying to hold
     title in the state where the Parcel is located.
24.  Costs   incurred   by   AEI  for  credit   reports   on
     Seller/Lessee up to $1,000.
25.  AEI's site inspection costs, not to exceed $1,500.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee


                         EXHIBIT "C"

             PRELIMINARY DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST



Prior  to  closing,  the following should  be  received  and
approved by AEI, along with those items specified more fully
in the Sale and Leaseback Financing Commitment:

   1.     Business  and  marketing  plan,   with   an
          explanation of what Seller/Lessee proposes to  do,
          when, and at what costs to promote the success  of
          this  Parcel.  (Include a structure/organizational
          chart  of  Seller/Lessee or operator,  identifying
          departments and key personnel.)

    2.    Resumes  of all principals of Seller/Lessee,
          including:

          A.  educational,  management  and  other
              experience histories;

          B.  history of businesses owned  with
              the  dates  established/terminated; ownership
              structure and number of employees.

    3.    Current financial statements as described on
          Exhibit  "D"  attached hereto and  credit  reports
          deemed necessary by AEI (To be ordered by AEI).

    4.    Site  plan  and  maps  showing  site(s)  and
          location(s) of competition.

    5.    Complete city map (to be obtained by AEI).

    6.    Market  report and/or feasibility study,  or
          report (include demographic data on trade area and
          a description of the neighborhood) supporting this
          site.

    7.    Dated and captioned photographs showing views
          of the Parcel and Improvements, if completed.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee



    8.   MAI  appraisal  (At Seller/Lessee's option,
         the  Appraisal may be ordered by AEI but shall  be
         certified to Seller/Lessee and AEI)

    9.   Itemized Budget of Total Project Costs.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee






                         EXHIBIT "D"
                              
            FINANCIAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

Prior  to  closing, the following must be received
and  approved  by  AEI,  along  with  those  items
specified  more  fully in the Sale  and  Leaseback
Financing Commitment:

I.    Financial   statements   for
      Seller/Lessee.    At  a  minimum,   reviewed
      financials are required for individuals  and
      private corporations, and audited financials
      are    required    for    publicly    traded
      corporations.  Said financials shall reflect
      and be for the three most recent fiscal year
      periods  as well as the current fiscal-year-
      to-date  period,  and  include  but  not  be
      limited to:

      A.   Balance Sheet Statements
      B.   Statements of Operations (on a property-by-property basis 
           upon request)
      C.   Statements of Cash Flows
      D.   Statements of Shareholder's Equity
      E.   Federal Income  Tax Returns

II.  Pro-forma of first year's operations for
     the Parcel.

III. Itemized budget of total  project  cost
     for the Parcel.

All   corporate  financial  statements,  and   any
additional    corporate   financial    information
requested  by AEI shall be prepared in  accordance
with  current  GAAP guidelines and  signed  by  an
authorized  officer  who  must  certify   to   the
accuracy thereof.  The certification language must
read as follows:

   "The   undersigned  hereby  certifies  and
    warrants  that the information  contained
    in these financial statements is true and
    correct, understands that AEI is  relying
    upon  such  information as an  inducement
    for  entering into a purchase  and  lease
    transaction  with  the  undersigned,  and
    expressly  represents that AEI  may  have
    reliance upon such information."
  
  
AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee
  
  

                         EXHIBIT "E"

                   INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
                    (SALE AND LEASEBACK)

The following instructions should be followed with respect
to requesting insurance policies on the Parcel:

1.   An original hazard insurance policy for "All Risk" or
"Special Form" coverage perils, including all exclusions and
endorsements, will be required. The policy(s)  shall be
written with a coverage amount of the Replacement Cost of
the Parcel, annually updated, including Improvements. The
insured Parcel shall be described by the address of the
Parcel. In the event that it is impossible to furnish the
original policy in time for the closing on AEI's purchase of
the Parcel, an Insurance Certificate, form ACORD 27,
detailing the policy coverage forms, with a paid receipt
shall be acceptable. The original policy shall be forwarded
to AEI without delay.

2.   If the coverage referred to in Item 1. above is written
via a blanket insurance policy, a Certificate of Insurance
with a Statement of Values attached will be acceptable.

3.   All hazard insurance policies shall include the
Replacement Cost Endorsement.

4.   All hazard insurance policies shall include a Building
Ordinance Compliance Endorsement.

5.   All hazard insurance policies shall be written with no
coinsurance or with an Agreed Value Endorsement.

6.   All hazard insurance policies shall include an
Inflation Guard Endorsement in the amount of 3.0%, which can
be changed at any time at the option of AEI.

7.   The maximum deductible for any hazard insurance policy
shall be $1,000.

8.   Hazard insurance shall include Loss of Rents insurance
in an amount to cover at least a 12 month period with the
loss proceeds payable to "AEI".


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee


9.   Flood insurance shall be required if the Parcel is
located in a designated flood area or in an area exposed to
flood or storm surge. If the Parcel is not in a designated
flood plain area or is above the applicable one hundred year
flood plain level, provide satisfactory evidence to that
effect. Satisfactory evidence to determine if coverage is
necessary shall be a Base Flood Elevation Certificate and/or
a National Geodetick Vertical Datum (NGDV)-National standard
reference datum for elevations, formerly referred to as Mean
Sea Level (MSL) of 1929.  If flood insurance coverage is
required, it shall be in amounts of               *  with
deductibles of ________*___________ .

10.  Earthquake insurance shall be required, in amounts
acceptable to AEI, unless evidence is provided that the
Parcel is not located in a federally designated earthquake
prone area or is not in an ISO High Risk Earthquake Zone. If
earthquake coverage is required, it shall be in the amounts
of with deductibles of ________*____________ .

11.  Comprehensive General Liability coverage shall be
written, with limits of $2,000,000 per occurrence and
$5,000,000 aggregate. These limits can be accomplished
either by underlying liability policies or by the sum of the
underlying policy plus an excess or umbrella policy. The
coverage shall include an endorsement in favor of "AEI"
which is ISO Form CG 20 11 11 85 Additional Insured -
Managers Or Lessors Of Premises", or an equivalent
endorsement. The coverage shall by written on an Occurrence
Form basis and shall include Broad Form Contractual
Liability coverage. The Claims Made form of coverage is not
acceptable.

12.  If liquor is sold on the premises of the Parcel, Liquor
Liability coverage (also known as Dram Shop coverage) shall
be required. The coverage shall be written in the statutory
amount which is required by the State in which the Parcel is
located, if said State has a maximum recovery statute.
Otherwise, the coverage shall be written with limits of
$2,000,000 per occurrence and $5,000,000 aggregate.

13.  The "Additional Requirements For All Insurance
Policies" shown on Exhibit "E-1" shall be required by AEI
for each policy.

* Please call Mike Zitek in AEI's lease management
department to determine amounts, 1-800-328-3519.

AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee


                        EXHIBIT "E-1"

     ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL INSURANCE POLICIES
                              

1.   Definition of "AEI" regarding Additional Insured and
Loss Payee Endorsements:

     "AEI                   Limited Partnership and/or
its specific assigns and AEI               , Inc., the
Corporate General Partner of said assignee, and Robert P.
Johnson, as the Individual General Partner of said assignee,
and Lessee as insured or additional insured, as their
respective interests may appear. "

2.   Each policy shall be accompanied by proof of payment of
the first annual premium.

3.   All hazard policies shall name "AEI" as Loss Payee and
Additional Insured.

4.   All liability policies shall name "AEI" as Additional
Insured.

5.   AEI shall receive a thirty (30) day written notice in
the event of cancellation, material amendment, or expiration
without renewal of the policies.

6.   All hazard policies shall contain Waiver of Subrogation
Endorsements waiving all rights of subrogation, if any,
against AEI.

7.   All insurance companies shall be rated "A" or better by
Best's Key Rating Guide (the most current edition), or
similar quality under a successor guide if Best's Key Rating
shall cease to be published.



AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee





                         EXHIBIT "F"

                     Survey Requirements



1.   The  plat  or  map of such survey must bear  the  name,
     address and signature of the licensed land surveyor who
     made  the  survey,  that surveyor's official  seal  and
     license number (if any, or both), and the date  of  the
     survey, with the following certification:

     I,                            ,   a   registered   land
     surveyor,  in  and for the State of Georgia  do  hereby
     certify  to  AEI  Fund Management,  Inc.,  a  Minnesota
     corporation,  or  its  assigns  (PLEASE  CONTACT  AEI'S
     CLOSING  SPECIALIST AT 1-800-328-3519 FOR INFORMATION),
     and                        (insert   name   of   title
     company),  that this is a true and correct  plat  of  a
     survey of

 
                    (Insert Legal Description)


     which  correctly shows the location of  all  buildings,
     structures  and improvements on said described  Parcel;
     that  there are no visible encroachments onto adjoining
     properties, streets, alleys, easements or setback lines
     by  any  of said buildings, structures or improvements;
     that there are no recorded or visible right of ways  or
     easements on said described Parcel, except as shown  on
     said  survey; that there are no party walls or  visible
     encroachments  on said described Parcel  by  buildings,
     structures or other improvements situated on  adjoining
     property,  except as shown on said plat or survey;  and
     that  the  described  Parcel has  direct  access  to  a
     publicly  dedicated right-of-way at the location  shown
     on said plat or survey.

          By:  

          Dated:  

2.   If  the  street address of the Parcel is available,  it
     should be noted on the survey.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee





3.   The  survey  boundary should be drawn to  a  convenient
     scale, with that scale clearly indicated.  If feasible,
     a  graphic  scale should be indicated.  When practical,
     the  plat or map of survey should be oriented  so  that
     North  is at the top of the drawing.  Supplementary  or
     exaggerated   scale   diagrams  should   be   presented
     accurately on the plat or map and drawn to  scale.   No
     plat  or map drawing less than the minimum size  of  8-
     1/2" by 11" will be acceptable.

4.   The  plat or map of survey should meet with the minimum
     Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title Surveys  as
     adopted  by  the  American Land Title  Association  and
     American Congress on Surveying and Mapping.

5.   The  character and location of all buildings  upon  the
     Parcel  must  be  shown and their location  given  with
     reference to boundaries.  Proper street numbers  should
     be   shown  where  available.   Physical  evidence   of
     easements and/or servitudes of all kinds, including but
     not  limited to those created by roads, rights of  way,
     water courses, drains, telephone, telegraph or electric
     lines, water, sewer, oil or gas pipelines, etc., on  or
     across  the surveyed Parcel and on adjoining properties
     if  they appear to affect the enjoyment of the surveyed
     Parcel  should be located and noted.  If  the  surveyor
     has  knowledge of any such easements and/or servitudes,
     not physically evidenced at the time the present survey
     is  made,  such physical non-evidence should be  noted.
     All  recorded easements, rights of way and other record
     matters  affecting  the Parcel should  be  located  and
     identified by recording date.  Surface indications,  if
     any,  of underground easements and/or servitudes should
     also  be  shown.  If there are no buildings erected  on
     the  Parcel being surveyed, the plat or map  of  survey
     should  bear the statement "No Buildings".   Curb  cuts
     and adjoining streets should be shown.

6.   Joint or common driveways and alleys must be indicated.
     Independent driveways along the boundary must be  shown
     together   with   the   width   thereof.    Encroaching
     driveways,  strips, ribbons, aprons,  etc.,  should  be
     noted.   Rights of access to public highways should  be
     shown.  The right-of-way line of any public street must
     be shown in relationship to the Parcel surveyed and the
     street must be labeled "Publicly Dedicated" or "Private
     Thoroughfare" as the case may be.


AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee




7.   As  a  minimum requirement, at least two  (2)  sets  of
     prints of the plat or map of survey should be furnished
     to AEI and one (1) set to the title company.

8.   The  survey  should  certify as  to  the  total  square
     footage  of  the  area surveyed and as  to  the  square
     footage  at  the exterior walls of any improvements  on
     the Parcel.  The survey should note the absence of,  or
     indicate the existence of, any building restriction  or
     setback  lines.  Paved areas should be  shown  and  the
     survey  should designate the area for parking  and  its
     dimensions.   If completed, the survey should  indicate
     the  actual number of parking spaces and, if  possible,
     the  actual  parking spaces should be outlined  on  the
     survey.



AEI Initial:
Seller/Lessee Initial: /s/ CB
Commitment For: 1275 Johnson Ferry Road. Atlanta, GA, Caribou Coffee


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