AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
PRER14A, 1996-11-26
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         AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                1300 Minnesota World Trade Center
                       30 East 7th Street
                   St. Paul, Minnesota  55101
                        CONSENT STATEMENT
                                
         For Amendment to Limited Partnership Agreement
            to Permit Reinvestment of Sales Proceeds

    THIS CONSENT STATEMENT IS BEING MAILED TO INVESTORS ON OR ABOUT
December 9, 1996.  TO BE COUNTED, A PROPERLY SIGNED CONSENT  FORM
MUST  BE RECEIVED BY THE MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER AT 1300 MINNESOTA
WORLD  TRADE CENTER, 30 EAST 7TH STREET, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101,
ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 15, 1997.

    AEI Fund Management XVIII, Inc., the managing general partner of
AEI  Real  Estate Fund XVIII Limited Partnership (the  "Fund"),  is
recommending  an  amendment  to  the  Fund's  Limited   Partnership
Agreement  so that prior to the final liquidation of the  Fund  the
proceeds  from  sale  of  Fund  properties  can  be  reinvested  in
replacement  net  leased  properties.   The  Partnership  Agreement
currently provides that proceeds from the sale of properties may be
reinvested  for  only  five  years after  the  termination  of  the
offering of units in the Fund--until December 5, 1995.

    The Fund's management believes that it is important for the Fund
to  be able to take advantage of property sales, when available  at
attractive prices, without depleting the capital base of the  Fund.
Approval  of  this Amendment would allow the Fund  to  continue  to
reinvest  proceeds  from  the  sale of  properties  in  replacement
properties  until final liquidation of the Fund.  Accordingly,  THE
MANAGING  GENERAL  PARTNER RECOMMENDS A  VOTE  "FOR"  THE  PROPOSED
AMENDMENT.

    THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WILL AFFECT YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE FUND IN
A NUMBER OF WAYS AND INVOLVES A NUMBER OF RISKS, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING:

   
  If the Amendment is approved, cash from sales of properties,
  including  up  to  $1,450,000 of cash  that  would  otherwise  be
  distributed  absent approval of the Amendment, may be  reinvested
  until  the  liquidation of the fund.  There can be no  assurances
  that  the  properties  in which proceeds are  reinvested  if  the
  Amendment  is  approved  will  generate  enough  cash  flow   for
  distributions  in excess of what an Investor would  receive  from
  an   alternative   investment.    See   "Summary-Risks   of   the
  Amendment-Deferred Cash Distributions."               
   
  The Amendment may make it more difficult to sell the Fund's
  properties  within the originally intended life of the  Fund  and
  therefore   cause   extension  of  life   of   the   Fund.    See
  "Summary-Risks of the Amendment-Risk of Extension of Fund Life."      
            
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  The general partners have a conflict of interest in proposing
  the   Amendment   because  they  will  receive   more   aggregate
  reimbursements (but not necessarily profits) from  the  Fund  and
  may  have  an  increased chance of reaching a distribution  level
  that  results in payment of a promotional interest to the general
  partners, if proceeds are reinvested than they would if  proceeds
  were  not reinvested. See "Summary-Risks of the Amendment-General
  Partner Conflicts of Interest."                     
   
  Proceeds will be reinvested in additional triple net leased
  commercial properties that are subject to many of the same  risks
  of  nonperformance, (including risks related to  changing  market
  values,  tenant defaults, difficulty of resale, among others)  as
  the    original   properties.   See   "Summary-Risks    of    the
  Amendment-Real Estate Risks on Reinvestment."           
   
  Investors will not be able to review in advance the properties
  in  which  proceeds  are  reinvested. See "Summary-Risks  of  the
  Amendment-Undesignated Properties."                       

   
  Investors  will  not  have appraisal or  dissenter  rights  and
  therefore  will not have the right to require the Partnership  to
  pay  the value of their units of limited partnership interest  to
  them if they disagree with the amendment.           


                                SUMMARY
   
The following summary is qualified by the more detailed discussion set
forth herein.           

 The Amendment.  The general partners are proposing an Amendment to
Section  5.4  of  the Partnership Agreement. This  Amendment  would
eliminate  the  requirement that the Fund distribute  all  proceeds
from  sale  of  properties and allow reinvestment of such  proceeds
until final liquidation of the Fund.  If the Amendment is approved,
most, if not all, gain from sales activity would be distributed  to
limited partners.

 Reasons for the Amendment.  The  Fund holds properties which may be
sold prior to final liquidation of the Fund due to favorable market
conditions,   exercise   of   lease   purchase   options,    tenant
restructuring  or  other reasons.  Although  the  general  partners
cannot  guarantee returns, they believe that the Fund can  generate
favorable   returns  to  Investors  by  acquisition  of  additional
properties that can be resold.  The Fund has sold a portion  of  an
interest in a Taco Cabana Restaurant in Texas and a Tractor  Supply
in  Virginia,  and would like to be in a position to  reinvest  the
proceeds  from  these and other sales into replacement  net  leased
properties.

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

  1. Deferred Cash Distributions.  Rather than distributing all net
cash  proceeds on sale of a property, the Amendment will allow  the
Fund  (if the general partners determine, in their discretion, that
it  is  advantageous to the Fund) to reinvest such proceeds in  new
properties,  (subject to a continuing obligation to  distribute  to
Investors  cash proceeds adequate to pay the income  tax  liability
(at  a  tax  rate of 35%) generated by the sale of property).   The
distribution of cash that is reinvested will be delayed  until  the
Fund is finally liquidated.  Initially, investors will be forego an
immediate  distribution  of $67.77 per unit  if  the  Amendment  is
approved  in  return for the possibility of increased distributions
and  possible appreciation in the future.  There can be, of course,
no  assurance that properties in which proceeds will be  reinvested
in  the  Amendment is approved will generate periodic distributions
in  excess  of the return that could be obtained on an  alternative
investment or that such properties will be eventually be sold at  a
gain.

   2.  Risk of Extension of Fund Life.  The general partners intend
to  reinvest  sales proceeds in new properties that  will  be  sold
again  within  a  few  years.   The  Amendment  could  render  more
difficult the final sale of properties within the original intended
life  of  the  Fund.   The  general  partners  intend  to  commence
liquidation of the Fund by the year 2,004, although the sale of any
particular  property  may  be delayed based  on  market  and  other
conditions.   The Amendment could have the effect of extending  the
life  of  the  Fund  for  several years and delaying  the  ultimate
distribution of its assets. The Partnership Agreement provides that
the  Fund  must be liquidated, in any event, by the year  2039  (an
arbitrary date).

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

   4.   Undesignated Properties.  Investors will  not  be  able  to
review  in  advance  the  properties in  which  proceeds  would  be
reinvested.
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   5. General Partner Conflicts of Interest. The general partners
have  a  conflict of interest in proposing the Amendment  because
they  will receive more reimbursements from the Fund and may have
an  increased chance of reaching a distribution level that result
in  payment of a promotional interest to the general partners, if
proceeds  are  reinvested than they will  if  proceeds  were  not
reinvested.  The general partner will be reimbursed for the costs
it  incurs, including costs of its personnel, in reinvesting  the
proceeds  and  managing the properties in which the proceeds  are
reinvested.   Such reimbursements will include  the  salaries  of
personnel  of the general partner during the time they  spend  on
such  activities,  plus  a  small  portion  (based  on  hours  of
employees  spent  on partnership actives and the  assets  of  the
partnership as compared to all partnerships the general  partners
manage) of other overhead, such as rental expense, of the general
partners.   Reimbursements to the general partners  for  expenses
incurred have averaged approximately $255,000 per year during the
past   two  years  and  aggregated  approximately  over  $752,724
during  the  three  years  ended  December  31,  1995.   Such
reimbursements  will  decrease if cash is distributed  and  fewer
properties  are  under management in the Fund.  Further,  to  the
extent that there are more assets under management and the assets
perform  well, their is an increased chance that the  Partnership
will  generate cash flow and sales proceeds payable to  Investors
that  result in payment of a promotional interest to the  General
Partners.  See "Interest of the General Partner."              
   
   6.  No Appraisal Rights.  Investors will not have appraisal
or  dissenter  rights  as a result of the Amendment.   Accordingly,
Investors that disagree with the amendment will not have the  right
to  require the Partnership to pay out the value of their units  of
limited  partnership  interest.  Instead,  the  Amendment  will  be
effective with respect to all Investors if approved by holders of a
majority  of the Units and a dissenting investor would be  required
to  find a different method of disposing of his or her units,  such
as  through the Fund's repurchase plan, or to hold his or her units
until liquidation of the Fund.                            

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            REASONS FOR AND EFFECTS OF THE AMENDMENT
                                
General

      If Investors approve the Amendment, the Fund would have the
opportunity, upon the sale or other disposition of properties, to
reinvest  the  sale  proceeds  in additional  triple  net  leased
properties.    Under  the  original  terms  of  the   Partnership
Agreement, reinvestment of the Net Proceeds of Sale from the sale
of  properties  was  limited  to a period  of  five  years  after
termination  of  sale of units in the Fund, which period  expired
December  5,  1995.  By  consenting  to  the  Amendment  of   the
Partnership Agreement, Investors would permit the Fund to acquire
new properties with the Net Proceeds of Sale from the sale of the
properties   described  below  (net  of  any   distributions   to
Investors)  or any other sale of Fund property that occurs  prior
to the final liquidation of the Fund.

      The  Amendment is not intended to extend the  life  of  the
Fund.   The  Prospectus pursuant to which the  units  of  limited
partnership interest (the "Units") were sold indicated  that  the
general  partners expected that most of the properties  would  be
sold  or refinanced eight to twelve years after acquisition.  The
properties described below were acquired in 1990, 1992  and  1996
and  it  remains  the intention to liquidate the Fund,  depending
market conditions and the benefits of continued ownership, by the
year 2004.

      This  Amendment is being proposed for a number of  reasons,
including the following:

          Without  the  Amendment,  the  managing  general
          partner  will  be  required  to  forgo  all  attractive
          proposals  it  receives to sell Fund properties  if  it
          desires to avoid depleting the Fund's capital base;

          If  the Amendment is approved, the Fund  will  be
          able take advantage of any favorable purchase proposals
          that are presented, and to seek out such proposals when
          market  conditions are favorable, and  retain  adequate
          capital   in  the  Fund  to  work  toward  the   Fund's
          investment objectives;

          Without the Amendment, if a property is sold prior
          to  final  liquidation of the Fund, the Fund's  capital
          base,  and therefore its ability to generate the  level
          of  return  that was the objective when it was  formed,
          will be reduced;

          If  the Amendment is approved, cash proceeds from
          sale  of a property may be reinvested in a new property
          and,   subject  to  the  same  risks  of  real   estate
          investment that were assumed when the Fund was  formed,
          such  new property could generate continuing cash  flow
          from rents and potential gain on sale;
              
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          Without the Amendment, an Investor will be forced
          to  purchase units in a new fund with distributed  cash
          to  retain a similar investment in an AEI fund  and  to
          incur  sales commissions and organization expense  that
          will decrease his or her ability to obtain gain on such
          reinvestment;

          If  the  Amendment  is  approved,  no  securities
          brokerage  commissions or other organizational  expense
          will  be  applied to the reinvestment in new properties
          of cash from sale of properties.
   
      The  managing  general partner believes  that  the  Fund  can
generate the most favorable returns to Investors only if the  costs
of forming the partnerships, including commissions to sales agents,
filing  fees  and  professional costs, can be  amortized  over  the
intended  life of the Fund.  If a significant portion of  the  real
property  assets of the Fund are sold in advance of the  originally
intended liquidation date of the Fund, the income and gain, if any,
for  the  assets  remaining  may not be adequate  to  generate  the
returns that were the original objective of the Fund.             
   
      The  managing  general  partner believes,  on  the  basis  of
properties in which affiliated partnerships have recently  invested
and  resold,  that the Fund can generate favorable returns  through
the  investment  of sale proceeds in newly constructed  replacement
properties that the Fund purchases at construction cost and resells
within  a  few years.  When a Fund commits to purchase  a  property
upon   completion  of  construction  it  reduces  the   developer's
refinancing risk and facilitates the construction of properties for
operators, such as franchisees of restaurants, whose principal goal
is  not real estate capital appreciation.  Because the property  is
purchased  at  construction  cost,  the  risk  of  development  and
construction for which the developer is normally compensated inures
to  the  benefit  of the Fund the market value of properties  when
purchased will normally exceed the cost of development.  Because no
securities  brokerage commissions will be paid in  connection  with
capital  that  is  reinvested,  the  entire  amount  of  reinvested
proceeds  can  be applied to the purchase price and  no  additional
organizational  costs  that  will affect  overall  return  will  be
incurred.   No  assurances can be given, however, that  a  property
acquired  by  the  Fund will produce favorable rentals,  that  such
rentals  will  not  be interrupted by events outside  the  managing
general  partners'  control,  or  that  the  market  value  of  any
properties  acquired  will  exceed  their  cost  immediately  after
acquisition or within the several years the Fund proposes  to  hold
the properties.                                   

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      The managing general partner is currently evaluating a number
of  properties for acquisition.  Affiliates of the general partners
manage  11  public and 11 private real estate partnerships.   As  a
result  of  their  activity in the sale-leaseback marketplace,  the
general partners have developed relationships with companies  that,
either  directly  or through their franchisees, have  a  continuing
need  for commercial real estate  The managing general partner will
not  be obligated to obtain the consent of Investors as to the type
of  property acquired if this Amendment is approved.  Nevertheless,
any  property  acquired will comply with the investment  objectives
and  policies  set forth in the Prospectus pursuant  to  which  the
Units  were  initially offered.  Any property acquired will  be  an
existing  commercial property that will be acquired on a  debt-free
basis  and will likely be leased to a single tenant pursuant  to  a
triple-net lease in the franchise restaurant industry.  No property
will be acquired from the general partners or their Affiliates.

Sale of Properties

      The  Amendment  is  being proposed, in  part,  to  facilitate
reinvestment of net proceeds of sale from a Taco Cabana  restaurant
in New Braunfels, Texas and the sale of partial interests in a Taco
Cabana restaurant in San Antonio, Texas and a Tractor Supply retail
store in Bristol, Virginia.

       The  Fund  purchased  the  Taco  Cabana  restaurant  in  New
Braunfels,  Texas  on May 1, 1992 for $784,044.  The  property  was
leased  to  Texas  Taco Cabana LP, under a 15  year,  noncancelable
triple-net lease agreement.  On May 10, 1996, the property was sold
to  an  unaffiliated third party for $962,297, resulting in  a  net
cash  gain  of  $178,253.  The Fund's adjusted  tax  basis  in  the
property, after  depreciation, was $706,750.  Accordingly the  sale
generated  a  taxable  gain of $255,727 or $11.75  per  outstanding
Limited Partnership unit.

      The Fund purchased the Taco Cabana restaurant in San Antonio,
Texas  on December 29, 1990 for $1,151,916. The property is  leased
to  Texas  Taco Cabana LP under a 15-year, noncancelable triple-net
lease  agreement. The Fund recently sold 24.3862% of  its  interest
(or   $280,909  of  the  original  cost),  in  this   property   to
unaffiliated third parties, receiving net proceeds of approximately
$391,235 and resulting in a net cash gain of $110,326. The adjusted
tax  basis  in  the interest in the property that was  sold,  after
depreciation  was, $261,588. Accordingly, the sale of  the  partial
interest  generated  a  taxable gain of approximately  $129,647  or
$5.96 per outstanding Limited Partnership unit.

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      The Fund purchased the Tractor Supply in Bristol, Virginia on
April  10, 1996, for $1,094,367. The property is leased to  Tractor
Supply  Company  under  a 14-year, noncancelable  triple-net  lease
agreement.  The  Fund recently sold 21.5621% of  its  interest  (or
$235,968  of  the original cost), in this property to  unaffiliated
third   parties.  The  Fund  received  net  proceeds  of  sale   of
approximately $271,361 which resulted in a net cash gain of $35,393
The  adjusted  tax basis in the interest in the property  that  was
sold, after depreciation was $233,016. Accordingly, the sale of the
partial  interest generated a taxable gain of approximately $38,345
or $1.76 per outstanding Limited Partnership unit.

      If  the  Investors  approve  the  Amendment,  the  Fund  will
distribute  approximately  $148,000,  or  approximately  $6.80  per
outstanding Unit, of the Net Proceeds of Sale to cover  income  tax
liabilities  generated  by  the  sale.   The  distribution  of  Net
Proceeds on Sale would reduce the Adjusted Capital Contributions of
Investors  by $6.80 per outstanding limited partnership unit.   The
remainder of the proceeds would be reinvested in new properties.

     In the event Investors do not approve the Amendment, Investors
will  receive  a  distribution   of  approximately  $1,475,000,  or
approximately $67.77 per outstanding Unit, from sale of  the  these
properties.   The  Net  Proceeds of Sale not  distributed  will  be
retained by the Fund as working capital reserves.  The distribution
of   Net  Proceeds  on  Sale  would  reduce  the  Adjusted  Capital
Contributions of Investors by $67.77 per outstanding Unit.
   
     The interest in these three properties that was sold would
have generated rental  revenues of $171,884 during a full year.
If the proceeds from its sale are distributed, rather  than
reinvested,  future Fund revenues, and therefore cash distributions
to investors, will be reduced by a corresponding amount.            

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                  Interest of the General Partner

      The  general  partners  will be  reimbursed  for  any  costs,
including  a  proportionate amount of employee salary, benefit  and
overhead expense, they incur in completing any acquisition  and  in
connection with management of the property in accordance with,  and
subject   to   the   limitations  in  the  Partnership   Agreement.
Generally,  costs  are allocated to the Fund  based  on  the  daily
timesheets of employees.  The general partners establish an  hourly
charge  for each employee based on their salaries, benefit  expense
and overhead expense (the portion of rental, depreciation and other
office charges necessary to maintain the employee) and the Fund  is
charged for the amount of time spent by the employee on partnership
activities multiplied by the time charge.  To the extent  that  the
Amendment  to  the Partnership Agreement is not approved,  and  the
proceeds  from  the sale of the properties are not reinvested,  the
amount  of capital under management by the general partners through
the  Fund, and the scope of the Fund's operations, will be  reduced
and  the  general  partners would have to deploy its  employees  in
other  activities.   Such reduced operations  can  be  expected  to
reduce  the  aggregate amount of reimbursements  that  the  general
partners  receive from the Fund.   Reimbursements  to  the  general
partners for expenses incurred have averaged approximately $255,000
per  year during the past two years and aggregated $752,724  during
the  three years ended December 31, 1995.  Such reimbursements will
decrease  if  cash  is distributed and fewer properties  are  under
management in the Fund.
   
      Further,  the general partners receive more than 1%  of  cash
flow  only to the extent the Partnership has generated a 10% return
to  limited  partners and in sales proceeds only to the extent  the
Partnership  has paid cumulative distributions to limited  partners
equal to their adjusted capital contributions plus a 14% cumulative
return.  To the extent that proceeds are reinvested, the properties
perform  well,  and  these  returns can be  achieved,  the  general
partners may receive increased compensation.             

      The managing general partner holds20 Units and the individual
general  partner holds 26 units as a limited partner in  the  Fund.
No other Affiliate of the general partners holds any interest as  a
limited partner in the Fund.

                           Voting Units

      Voting  by  Investors  on  an Amendment  of  the  Partnership
Agreement is based upon Fund units ("Voting Units").  As of October
1,  1996,  there  were  21,764.28 Voting Units  outstanding.   Each
Voting  Unit  is entitled to one vote.  Fractions of  Voting  Units
will be included in the total.

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     To the best of the managing general partner's knowledge, there
is  no  beneficial owner holding five percent or more of the Voting
Units including the general partners.

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

                       Procedures for Voting

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

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

      The  general  partners have fixed the close  of  business  on
October  1,  1996 as the record date for the determination  of  the
Investors entitled to vote on the proposed Amendment; the close  of
business  on  January 15, 1997 as the date by which Consent  Forms
must  be  received by the general partners in order to be  counted;
and  January 16, 1997 as the date on which the consents are to  be
counted.   An Investor may revoke his/her/its consent at  any  time
prior to January  15, 1997, provided written revocation is received
by the general partners prior to that date.

      The cost of solicitation of consents of the Investors will be
borne  by  the Fund.  The solicitations will be made by the  mails.
This  Consent Statement was first mailed to Investors on or about
December 9, 1996.  Staff of the general partners will be available
by telephone to answer any questions concerning this Consent.

                    Incorporation By Reference

       The  information  included  under  the  captions  "Financial
Statements and Notes to Financial Statements," "Selected  Financial
Data"   and  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial
Condition and Results of Operations" of the Fund's Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1995, as amended by the
Form 10-KSB dated August 19, 1996,  Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB
for  the quarters ended March 31, 1996, June 30, 1996 and September 
30, 1996 Current Report on Form 8-K  dated  April  24,  1996 is
hereby incorporated  by  reference. Copies  of  such  sections are
being delivered  to  you  with  this consent statement.

                                BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
                                OF AEI FUND MANAGEMENT XVIII, INC.

                                Robert P. Johnson, President

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Exhibit A


                       PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF
                 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF
                    AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVIII


      Changes in the existing provisions of the Limited Partnership
Agreement  that would be made by the proposed Amendment  are  shown
below.  Existing provisions proposed to be omitted are enclosed  in
brackets.   New  matter is printed in bold.   The  amendment  would
alter  only  the first sentence of section 5.4.  The  remainder  of
such section would remain unaltered.

         SECTION 5.4 DISTRIBUTION OF NET PROCEEDS OF SALE

      5.4    Distribution of Net Proceeds of Sale.  Upon financing,
refinancing,  sale or other disposition of any of  the  Properties,
Net  Proceeds  of  Sale may be reinvested in additional  properties
until [a date five years after the date on which the offer and sale
of  units  pursuant to the Prospectus is terminated],  the  General
Partner  determines  that  it  is in  the  best  interests  of  the
Partnership  to  begin  liquidation of the  Partnership;  provided,
however,  that  sufficient  cash  is  distributed  to  the  Limited
Partners  to  pay state and federal income taxes (assuming  Limited
Partners  are taxable at a marginal rate of 28% for federal  income
tax  purposes or such greater rate as is the maximum effective rate
for federal income taxation applicable to individuals) created as a
result of such transaction.


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  IMPORTANT                                               IMPORTANT

          AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                    CONSENT OF LIMITED PARTNERS
              This consent is solicited by the Board
         of Directors of AEI Fund Management XVIII, Inc.,
                   The Managing General Partner

      The  undersigned, a Limited Partner of AEI Real  Estate  Fund
XVIII  Limited  Partnership  (the "Partnership"),  hereby  consents
(unless otherwise directed below) to the proposal identified  below
to  adopt  an  Amendment to Section 5.4 of the Limited  Partnership
Agreement of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement"), as more
fully  described  in  the Consent Statement (the  "Proposal").   By
voting  for  the  Proposal,  the undersigned  hereby  appoints  AEI
Partnership  Management  XVIII, Inc. as its  attorney-in-fact  with
power to sign and acknowledge on its behalf any instrument that may
be necessary to evidence the Amendment to the Partnership Agreement
and  any  corresponding  Amendment to the  Certificate  of  Limited
Partnership.

      Please date and sign this Consent below and return it in  the
enclosed, postage paid envelope.  To be counted, this Consent  must
be  received  not later than the close of business on January  15,
1997.

    Adoption of Amendment to Section 5.4 of the Fund Agreement
                                 
     FOR  [   ]       AGAINST [   ]          ABSTAIN   [   ]

      The  Fund Units held by the signing Limited Partner  will  be
voted as directed.  They will be voted "FOR" the Proposal if no box
is checked.

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


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

Dated:                , 1996



Signature                                  (if held jointly)


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