AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
DEF 14A, 1996-12-23
REAL ESTATE
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                    SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
                                
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             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934          
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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  17, 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 31, 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 Dferred 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  Taco  Cabana
Restaurant  in New Braunfels Texas, a portion of an interest  in  a
Taco  Cabana Restaurant in San Antonio, 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.


                                
            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.
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      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;

          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.
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      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.

      The  managing  general  partner is currently  evaluating  a
number  of properties for acquisition.  Affiliates of the general
partners  have  managed  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.
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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.

      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.
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      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.

                 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.

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      The  managing  general  partner  holds  20  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
December  1, 1996, there were 21,764.38 Voting Units outstanding.
Each  Voting Unit is entitled to one vote.  Fractions  of  Voting
Units will be included in the total.

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

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

                      Procedures for Voting

      Accompanying this Consent Statement is a Consent  Form  for
each Investor with respect to his/her unit ownership in the 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
December 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 31, 1997 as the date by  which  Consent
Forms  must  be received by the general partners in order  to  be
counted;  and February 3, 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 31, 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 17, 1996.  Staff of the general partners  will
be available by telephone to answer any questions concerning this
Consent.
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                   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 Reports  on
Form  8-K  dated  April  10, 1996 and May  10,  1996  are  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

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
31, 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:             , 1997



Signature                                (if held jointly)

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