INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III LP
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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-K

[X] Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934

                For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996

                                    or

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934

                         Commission file #0-18456

                 Inland Mortgage Investors Fund III, L.P.
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                 36-3604866
(State of organization)          (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, Illinois        60521
 (Address of principal executive office)         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  630-218-8000

        Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:          Name of each exchange on which registered:
       None                                      None

       Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
                         LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
                             (Title of class)

Indicate by check mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has 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   

Indicate by check mark if disclosure  of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not  contained  herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's  knowledge,  in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part  III  of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

State the aggregate market value of  the voting stock held by nonaffiliates
of the registrant. Not applicable.

The Prospectus of the Registrant dated January 9, 1989, as supplemented and
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) and  424(c)  under the Securities Act of 1933
is incorporated by reference in Parts  I,  II and III of this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.


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                 INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                          (a limited partnership)


                             TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                   PART I
                                   ------
                                                                          Page
                                                                          ----
Item  1. Business........................................................   3

Item  2. Properties......................................................   3

Item  3. Legal Proceedings...............................................   3

Item  4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.............   3


                                   PART II
                                   -------
Item  5. Market for the Partnership's Limited Partnership
         Units and Related Security Holder Matters.......................   4

Item  6. Selected Financial Data.........................................   5

Item  7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
         Condition and Results of Operations.............................   6

Item  8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.....................   8

Item  9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
         Accounting and Financial Disclosures............................  20


                                   PART III
                                   --------
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant..............  20

Item 11. Executive Compensation..........................................  25

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
         Management......................................................  26

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions..................  26


                                   PART IV
                                   -------
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports
         on Form 8-K.....................................................  27


SIGNATURES...............................................................  28


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                                    PART I



Item 1.  Business

The Registrant, Inland Mortgage  Investors  Fund III, L.P. (the "Partnership"),
was formed in September 1988  pursuant  to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited
Partnership Act.  On January 9,  1989, the Partnership commenced an Offering of
40,000  (subject  to  an  increase  up  to  50,000)  Limited  Partnership Units
("Units")  pursuant  to  a  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-11  under  the
Securities Act of 1933.  The Offering terminated on January 9, 1991, with total
sales of 5,675.50 Units  resulting  in  gross  offering proceeds of $2,837,749,
which includes the General Partner's $500  contribution.  All of the holders of
these Units were admitted to  the  Partnership.    As of December 31, 1996, the
Partnership  funded  seven  loans  utilizing  $2,302,064  of  capital  proceeds
collected.  The Limited Partners  of  the  Partnership share in the benefits of
ownership in proportion  to  the  number  of  Units  held.   Inland Real Estate
Investment Corporation is the General Partner.

The Partnership is engaged solely in the business of making and acquiring loans
collateralized by mortgages on improved, income producing properties located in
or near Chicago, Illinois.   The  loans  are  being serviced by Inland Mortgage
Servicing Corporation, a subsidiary  of  the  General Partner.  The Partnership
does not  segregate  revenues  or  assets  by  geographic  region,  and  such a
presentation would not be  material  to  an  understanding of the Partnership's
business taken as a whole.

The Partnership had no employees during 1996.

The  terms  of  transactions  between  the  Partnership  and  Affiliates of the
General Partner of the Partnership are set  forth in Item 11 below and Note (2)
of the Notes to Financial Statements  (Item  8  of this Annual Report) to which
reference is hereby made.


Item 2.  Properties

The Partnership owns no real properties.


Item 3.  Legal Proceedings

The Partnership is not subject to any material pending legal proceedings.


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

There were no matters submitted to a vote of security holders during 1996.








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                                    PART II

Item 5.  Market for the  Partnership's  Limited  Partnership  Units and Related
         Security Holder Matters

As of December 31, 1996, there  were  240  holders of Units of the Partnership.
There is no public  market  for  Units  nor  is  it anticipated that any public
market for Units will  develop.    Reference  is  made  to  Item  6 below for a
discussion of cash distributions made to the Limited Partners.

The Partnership's  Liquidity  Plan  is  available  to  Limited  Partners.   See
"Distribution Reinvestment Plan" and "Liquidity Plan," pages 42-43 and page 18,
respectively, of the Prospectus of the Partnership dated January 9, 1989, which
is incorporated herein  by  reference.    At  this  time,  there are no Limited
Partners participating in the DRP.










































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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data
<TABLE>
                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

     For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995, 1994, and 1993 and 1992

              (not covered by Report of Independent Accountants)

<CAPTION>

                           1996       1995       1994       1993       1992
                           ----       ----       ----       ----       ----
  <S>                   <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
  Total assets......... $1,288,230  1,294,415  1,875,618  1,894,010  2,460,285
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

  Total income......... $  122,303    155,161    180,342    216,738    199,840
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========

  Net income........... $   72,325    104,502    128,545    171,779    152,192
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
  Net income 
  allocated to the one
  General Partner Unit. $    3,547      5,299      6,259      1,718      1,522
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
  Net income 
  allocated per Limited
  Partner Unit (b)..... $    12.12      17.48      21.55      29.97      26.55
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
  Distributions to Limited
  Partners from:
    Operations (c).....     67,408    100,676    123,390    203,492    226,154
    Repayment proceeds.    156,201    546,410     28,726    561,856      6,525
                        ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                        $  223,609    647,086    152,116    765,348    232,679
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
  Distributions per
  Unit to Limited
  Partners from (b):
    Operations.........      11.88      17.74      21.74      35.86      39.85
    Repayment proceeds.      27.53      96.29       5.07      99.01       1.15
                        ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                        $    39.41     114.03      26.81     134.87      41.00
                        ========== ========== ========== ========== ==========
</TABLE>

  (a) The above selected financial data should  be read in conjunction with the
      financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual
      Report.

  (b) The net income per  Unit  and  distribution  per  Unit are based upon the
      weighted average number of Units outstanding of 5,674.50.

  (c) This  amount  represents  distributions  to  the  Limited  Partners  from
      operations, a portion  of  which  may  have  been  funded  by the General
      Partner.

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Item 7.  Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and
         Results of Operations


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Certain statements in this  "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of  Operations"  and  elsewhere  in this annual report on
Form 10-K constitute  "forward-looking  statements"  within  the meaning of the
Federal Private Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.   These forward-
looking statements involve  known  and  unknown  risks, uncertainties and other
factors which  may  cause  the  Partnership's  actual  results, performance, or
achievements to be materially  different  from any future results, performance,
or achievements  expressed  or  implied  by  these  forward-looking statements.
These factors include, among other things, federal, state or local regulations;
adverse changes in general economic or local conditions; inability  of borrower
to meet financial  obligations;  uninsured  losses;  and potential conflicts of
interest between the  Partnership  and  its  Affiliates,  including the General
Partner.

On January 9, 1989, the Partnership commenced an Offering of 40,000 (subject to
an increase to 50,000)  Limited  Partnership  Units  pursuant to a Registration
Statement  on  Form  S-11  under  the  Securities  Act  of  1933.  The Offering
terminated on January 9, 1991 with a  total of 5,675.50 Units being sold to the
public at $500 per  Unit  resulting  in  gross offering proceeds of $2,837,749,
which includes the General Partner's $500 contribution.  The Partnership funded
seven loans between October 1990 and  June 1992 utilizing $2,302,064 of capital
proceeds collected.  As of  December  31, 1996, cumulative distributions to the
Limited Partners totaled $2,402,956,  of  which $1,303,978 represents principal
amortization  and  repayments  and  $306,874  represents  Supplemental  Capital
Contributions from the General Partner.

As of December 31,  1996,  the  Partnership  had  cash  and cash equivalents of
$219,645.    The  Partnership  intends  to  use  such  remaining  funds  to pay
distributions and for working capital requirements.

The mortgage receivables of the Partnership are currently generating sufficient
cash flow to cover the operating  expenses  of  the Partnership.  To the extent
that  cash flow was  insufficient  to  meet  the required minimum 8% annualized
return to investors through January  9,  1994,  as  well as any other financial
needs, the Partnership  received  Supplemental  Capital  Contributions from the
General Partner.  The  sources  of  future  liquidity  and distributions to the
Limited and General Partners are expected to be from the collection of interest
and repayment of principal of the  Partnership's mortgage loan investments.  To
the extent that these sources are insufficient to meet the Partnership's needs,
the Partnership may rely on  advances  from  Affiliates of the General Partner,
other short-term financing, or  may  liquidate  certain mortgage loans or other
assets.


Results of Operations

The maturity dates of the three  remaining mortgage loans receivable range from
October 2000 to April 2002.    As  the  loans  are  repaid by the borrowers and
Repayment Proceeds are  distributed  to  the  Limited Partners, interest income
will decrease accordingly.


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The decrease in interest income on  mortgage  loans for the year ended December
31, 1996, as compared  to  the  year  ended  December  31,  1995, is due to the
partial paydowns of the  loan  collateralized  by  the property located at 7432
Washington in the second, third and fourth quarters of 1996. 

The decrease in interest income on  mortgage  loans for the year ended December
31, 1995, as compared to the year ended December 31, 1994, is due to the payoff
of the loan  collateralized  by  the  property  located  at 9617-18 and 9806-12
Mayline in July 1995 and the partial paydowns of the loan collateralized by the
property located at 7432 Washington in the second and third quarters of 1995. 

Professional services to Affiliates decreased  for  the year ended December 31,
1996, as compared to the year  ended  December  31,  1995, due to a decrease in
accounting services required by the Partnership.


Inflation

To provide a hedge against the effects of inflation, the Partnership invested a
portion of  its  offering  proceeds  in  first  mortgage  loans with adjustable
interest rates, as described in Note  (4)  of the Notes to Financial Statements
(Item 8 of this Annual  Report).    To  date, the operations of the Partnership
have not been significantly affected by inflation.


































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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                                     Index
                                     -----                                Page
                                                                          ----
Report of Independent Accountants........................................   9

Financial Statements:

  Balance Sheets, December 31, 1996 and 1995.............................  10

  Statements of Operations, for the years ended
    December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.....................................  11

  Statements of Partners' Capital, for the years ended
    December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994....................................   12

  Statements of Cash Flows, for the years ended
    December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.....................................  13

  Notes to Financial Statements..........................................  14

Schedules not filed:

All schedules have been omitted as  the required information is inapplicable or
the information is presented in the financial statements or related notes.

5540 W. 103rd St., Oak Lawn, Illinois:

    Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants*
    Statement of Operating Income and Expenses for the year ended
      December 31, 1996*
    Notes to Statement of Operating Income and Expenses for the year ended
      December 31, 1996*

5009 & 5013 Florence Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois:

    Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants*
    Statement of Operating Income and Expenses for the year ended
      December 31, 1996*
    Notes to Statement of Operating Income and Expenses for the year ended
      December 31, 1996*

* The Partnership will subsequently file these reports on or before May 15,   
  1997.









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                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




The Partners of Inland Mortgage
  Investors Fund III, L.P.

We have audited the financial statements of Inland Mortgage Investors Fund III,
L.P. listed in  the  index  on  page  8  of  this  Form  10-K.  These financial
statements  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Partnership's  management.   Our
responsibility is to express an opinion  on these financial statements based on
our audits. 

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards  require  that  we  plan  and  perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether  the financial statements are free of
material misstatement.  An audit includes  examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures  in  the financial statements.  An audit
also  includes  assessing  the   accounting  principles  used  and  significant
estimates made by  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the overall financial
statement presentation.  We believe that  our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion. 

In our opinion, the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Inland Mortgage Investors Fund
III, L.P. as of December 31,  1996  and  1995 and the results of its operations
and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1996 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.



                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 1997




















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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                                Balance Sheets

                          December 31, 1996 and 1995

                                    Assets
                                    ------
                                                       1996          1995
                                                       ----          ----
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 1)................ $   219,645        68,800
Accrued interest receivable.......................       9,499        10,366
Mortgage loans receivable (Note 4)................   1,059,086     1,215,249
                                                   ------------  ------------
Total assets...................................... $ 1,288,230     1,294,415
                                                   ============  ============

                       Liabilities and Partners' Capital
                       ---------------------------------
Liabilities:
  Accounts payable................................ $      -            1,106
  Distributions payable...........................     171,208        20,588
  Due to Affiliates (Note 2)......................       1,290         2,158
                                                   ------------  ------------
    Total liabilities.............................     172,498        23,852
                                                   ------------  ------------
Partners' capital (Notes 1, 2 and 3):
  General Partner:
    Capital contribution..........................         500           500
    Supplemental Capital Contributions............     306,874       306,874
    Supplemental distributions to Limited Partners    (306,874)     (306,874)
    Cumulative net income.........................      20,170        16,623
    Cumulative distributions......................     (15,105)      (11,558)
                                                   ------------  ------------
                                                         5,565         5,565
  Limited Partners:                                ------------  ------------
    Units of $500.  Authorized 40,000 Units,
      5,674.50 Units outstanding at December 31,
      1996 and 1995 (net of offering costs of
      $422,642, of which $115,754 was paid to
      Affiliates).................................   2,414,607     2,414,607
    Supplemental Capital Contributions from
      General Partner.............................     306,874       306,874
    Cumulative net income.........................     791,642       722,864
    Cumulative distributions......................  (2,402,956)   (2,179,347)
                                                   ------------  ------------
                                                     1,110,167     1,264,998
                                                   ------------  ------------
    Total Partners' capital.......................   1,115,732     1,270,563
                                                   ------------  ------------
Total liabilities and Partners' capital........... $ 1,288,230     1,294,415
                                                   ============  ============


                See accompanying notes to financial statements.


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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                           Statements of Operations

             For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994


                                         1996          1995          1994
Income:                                  ----          ----          ----
  Interest on mortgage loans
    receivable (Note 4)............. $   116,400       152,051       179,416
  Interest on investments...........       5,903         3,110           926
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
                                         122,203       155,161       180,342
Expenses:                            ------------  ------------  ------------
  Professional services to
    Affiliates......................       6,899        10,816        13,281
  Professional services to
    non-affiliates..................      21,640        19,514        20,120
  General and administrative
    to Affiliates...................      16,397        15,622        14,530
  General and administrative
    to non-affiliates...............       5,042         4,707         3,866
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
                                          49,978        50,659        51,797
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
Net income.......................... $    72,325       104,502       128,545
                                     ============  ============  ============

Net income allocated to (Note 3):
  General Partner................... $     3,547         5,299         6,259
  Limited Partners..................      68,778        99,203       122,286
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
Net income.......................... $    72,325       104,502       128,545 
                                     ============  ============  ============

Net income allocated to the one
  General Partner Unit.............. $     3,547         5,299         6,259
                                     ============  ============  ============

Net income allocated to Limited
  Partners per weighted average
  Limited Partnership Units of
  5,674.50.......................... $     12.12         17.48         21.55
                                     ============  ============  ============






                See accompanying notes to financial statements.




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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)


                        Statements of Partners' Capital

             For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994



                                            General      Limited
                                            Partner      Partners      Total
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------

Balance at January 1, 1994............... $    5,565    1,840,353    1,845,918

Supplemental Capital Contributions
  made by the General Partner on
  behalf of the Limited Partners.........       -           2,358        2,358
Net Income...............................      6,259      122,286      128,545
Distributions to Partners
  ($26.81 per weighted average Limited
  Partnership Units of 5,674.50).........     (6,259)    (152,116)    (158,375)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------
Balance at December 31, 1994.............      5,565    1,812,881    1,818,446

Net Income...............................      5,299       99,203      104,502
Distributions to Partners
  ($114.03 per weighted average Limited
  Partnership Units of 5,674.50).........     (5,299)    (647,086)    (652,385)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------
Balance at December 31, 1995.............      5,565    1,264,998    1,270,563

Net Income...............................      3,547       68,778       72,325
Distributions to Partners
  ($39.41 per weighted average Limited
  Partnership Units of 5,674.50).........     (3,547)    (223,609)    (227,156)
                                          -----------  -----------  -----------
Balance at December 31, 1996............. $    5,565    1,110,167    1,115,732
                                          ===========  ===========  ===========












                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.




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                    INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                             (a limited partnership)

                            Statements of Cash Flows

              For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994



                                         1996          1995          1994
                                         ----          ----          ----
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income........................ $    72,325       104,502       128,545
  Adjustments to reconcile net income
      to net cash provided by
      operating activities:
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
      Accrued interest receivable...         867         4,451           208
      Accounts payable..............      (1,106)          441           (29)
      Due to Affiliates.............        (868)        2,008          (300)
Net cash provided by operating       ------------  ------------  ------------
  activities........................      71,218       111,402       128,424
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Principal payments collected......     156,163       546,449        28,728
Net cash provided by investing       ------------  ------------  ------------
  activities........................     156,163       546,449        28,728
                                     ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Distributions paid................     (76,536)     (688,154)     (148,966)
  Supplemental Capital Contributions        -             -           13,575
Net cash used in financing           ------------  ------------  ------------
  activities........................     (76,536)     (688,154)     (135,391)
Net increase (decrease) in cash      ------------  ------------  ------------
  and cash equivalents..............     150,845       (30,303)       21,761
Cash and cash equivalents at
  beginning of year.................      68,800        99,103        77,342
Cash and cash equivalents at end     ------------  ------------  ------------
  of year........................... $   219,645        68,800        99,103
                                     ============  ============  ============

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:


Accrued distributions payable....... $   171,208        20,588        56,357
                                     ============  ============  ============









                See accompanying notes to financial statements


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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                         Notes to Financial Statements

             For the years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994

(1) Organization and Basis of Accounting

Inland Mortgage Investors Fund  III,  L.P.  (the  "Partnership"), was formed in
September 1988 pursuant to the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act
to make  or  acquire  loans  collateralized  by  mortgages  on improved, income
producing  properties  generally  located   in   or   near  Chicago  and  other
metropolitan areas.  On January 9,  1989, the Partnership commenced an Offering
of 40,000 (subject  to  an  increase  up  to  50,000) Limited Partnership Units
("Units")  pursuant  to  a  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-11  under  the
Securities Act of 1933.     The  Offering  terminated  on January 9, 1991, with
total  sales  of  5,675.50  Units  resulting  in  gross  offering  proceeds  of
$2,837,749, which includes the General Partner's $500 contribution.  All of the
holders of these Units were admitted  to the Partnership.  The Limited Partners
of the Partnership share  in  the  benefits  of  ownership in proportion to the
number of Units held.  Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation is the General
Partner.

The preparation of financial  statements  in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires  management  to  make  estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts  of  assets  and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at  the  date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of  revenues  and  expenses  during the reporting periods.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Offering costs have been offset against the Limited Partners' capital accounts.

The Partnership  considers  all  highly  liquid  investments  purchased with an
original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Interest income on  mortgage  loans  receivable  is  accrued  when earned.  The
accrual of interest, on loans that are in default, is discontinued when, in the
opinion of the General Partner, the  borrower  has not complied with loan work-
out arrangements.  Once a  loan  has  been  placed on a non-accrual status, all
cash received is applied against  the  outstanding loan balance until such time
as the borrower has demonstrated an ability to make payments under the terms of
the original or renegotiated loan agreement.  The Partnership intends to pursue
collection of all amounts currently due from the borrowers.













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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (continued)


No provision for Federal income taxes  has  been made as the liability for such
taxes is that of the Partners rather than the Partnership.

The Partnership records are  maintained  on  the  accrual basis of accounting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles ("GAAP").  The Federal
income tax return has been  prepared  from such records after making appropriate
adjustments to reflect the Partnership's accounts as adjusted for Federal income
tax reporting purposes.  Such adjustments are not recorded on the records of the
Partnership.  The net effect of these items is summarized as follows:

                                       1996                    1995
                             ----------------------- ------------------------
                                GAAP        Tax         GAAP        Tax
                                Basis       Basis       Basis       Basis
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------
Total assets................ $ 1,288,230   1,288,230   1,294,415   1,294,415

Partners' capital:
  General Partner...........       5,565       3,984       5,565       3,984
  Limited Partners..........   1,110,167   1,111,748   1,264,998   1,266,579

Net income:
  General Partner...........       3,547       3,547       5,299       5,299
  Limited Partners..........      68,778      68,778      99,203      99,203

Net income per weighted
  average number of Limited
  Partnership Units.........       12.12       12.12       17.48       17.48

The net income per Limited Partnership  Unit is based upon the weighted average
number of Units outstanding of 5,674.50.



















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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (continued)


(2) Transactions with Affiliates

The General  Partner  and  its  Affiliates  are  entitled  to reimbursement for
salaries and expenses of employees  of  the  General Partner and its Affiliates
relating to the administration of the  Partnership.  Such costs are included in
the professional services to Affiliates and general and administrative expenses
to Affiliates, of which $1,290 and  $2,158 remained unpaid at December 31, 1996
and 1995, respectively.

The General Partner was required to make Supplemental Capital Contributions, if
necessary, from time to time in  sufficient amounts to allow the Partnership to
make cumulative distributions to the Limited  Partners amounting to at least 8%
per annum on their invested  capital  through  January 9, 1994.  The cumulative
amount of such Supplemental Capital Contributions is $306,874, all of which has
been paid.

The Partnership  has  arranged  for  Inland  Mortgage  Servicing Corporation, a
subsidiary of the General Partner,  to service the Partnership's mortgage loans
receivable. The  services  include  processing  mortgage  loan  collections and
escrow deposits and  maintaining  related  records.    For  these services, the
Partnership is obligated to pay fees at  an  annual  rate equal to 1/4 of 1% of
the outstanding mortgage loans  receivable  balance  of  the Partnership.  Such
fees of $2,881 in 1996, $3,830  in  1995  and $4,515 in 1994 have been incurred
and paid to the subsidiary  and  are  included in the Partnership's general and
administrative expenses to Affiliates.


(3) Partnership Agreement

The Partnership Agreement defines  the  allocation  of distributable cash flows
and  profits and losses.  Limited Partners are to receive 95% of Operating Cash
Flow  then  being  distributed  until  the  Limited  Partners  have  received a
Cumulative Preferred Return of 8% per  annum  through January 9, 1994 and a 10%
Preferential Return for the  period  commencing  January 10, 1994.  Thereafter,
Operating Cash Flow is to be  distributed  to the General Partner to the extent
of any Supplemental Capital Contributions and  then 90% to the Limited Partners
and 10% to the General Partner.













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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (continued)


Distributions of Repayment Proceeds shall  first  be distributed to the Limited
Partners in proportion  to  their  Participating  Percentages  as of the record
dates for such distributions  until  the  Limited  Partners shall have received
distributions from Repayment Proceeds equal  to their Invested Capital plus the
amount of any deficiency in  the  Cumulative  Preferred  Return of 8% per annum
through January 9, 1994 plus any  deficiency in the 10% Preferential Return for
the period commencing January 10, 1994. 

Thereafter, any  Repayment  Proceeds  available  shall  be  distributed  to the
General Partner in the amount  of  any Supplemental Capital Contributions made,
and any remaining balance shall then be distributed 90% to the Limited Partners
and 10% to the General Partner.

The General Partner is to be allocated net operating profits in an amount equal
to the greater of 1%  of  net  operating  profits  or the amount of the General
Partner's distributive share of Operating  Cash  Flow, with the balance of such
net operating profits allocated to  the  Limited Partners.  The General Partner
is to be allocated net operating profits  from repayments in an amount equal to
the General  Partner's  distributive  share  of  Repayment  Proceeds,  with the
balance of such net operating profits  allocated  to the Limited Partners.  Net
operating losses are to be allocated 1%  to  the General Partner and 99% to the
Limited Partners.




























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<TABLE>
                                          INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                                                   (a limited partnership)

                                                Notes to Financial Statements
                                                         (continued)

(4) Mortgage Loans Receivable

Mortgage loans receivable are collateralized by first mortgages  on improved, income producing properties located in Chicago,
Illinois or its surrounding metropolitan area.    As  additional  collateral,  the Partnership holds assignments of rents and
leases or personal guarantees of the borrowers.    Generally,  the  mortgage  notes are payable in equal monthly installments
based on 20 or 30 year amortization periods.

Mortgage loans receivable consist of the following:
<CAPTION>
                                                                              Monthly         Balance at
                            Interest              Balloon                      P & I          December 31,
                            Rate at    Maturity     at                        Payments  -----------------------
  Property Location         12/31/96     Date     Maturity     Prepayment      (net)        1996       1995
- -----------------------     --------- ---------- ----------- --------------  ---------- ----------- -----------
<S>                         <C>       <C>        <C>         <C>             <C>        <C>         <C>
5540 W. 103rd St.
   Oak Lawn, IL             10.875%   October    $356,453    No prepayment   $ 3,649    $  372,143     375,273
                                       2000                  before 10/97

5009 & 5013 Florence Ave.
   Downers Grove, IL         9.750%   April       374,996    60 days notice    3,557       400,372     403,833
                                       2002                  & 3% penalty

7432 Washington
   Forest Park, IL   (A)    10.000%   July        286,571    At any time       2,388       286,571     436,143
                                       2001                  without penalty            ----------- -----------
                                                                                        $1,059,086   1,215,249
                                                                                        =========== ===========

</TABLE>




















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                   INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            (a limited partnership)

                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (continued)


(A) In June 1992, the  Partnership  purchased  a  $500,000  interest in a first
    mortgage loan funded by Inland  Mortgage  Investors Fund, L.P.-II, which is
    another publicly registered partnership  sponsored  by the General Partner.
    The $700,000 first mortgage loan  was  funded  in June 1992 to refinance an
    existing mortgage owed to an Affiliate of the General Partner.

    The loan  has  a  fixed  interest  rate  and  requires  monthly payments of
    interest only.  The Partnership  will  receive  its percentage share of all
    such payments.

    In 1996, the borrower on the loan collateralized by the property located at
    7432 Washington made  additional  partial  paydowns  on  the mortgage.  The
    Partnership  received  $149,571,  its  proportionate  share  of  the  total
    paydowns.

    In 1995, the borrower on the loan collateralized by the property located at
    7432 Washington made  additional  partial  paydowns  on  the mortgage.  The
    Partnership  received  $40,500,  its   proportionate  share  of  the  total
    paydowns.

    In November 1994, the borrower  on  the loan collateralized by the proeprty
    located at 7432 Washington made  a  partial  paydown  on the mortgage.  The
    Partnership received $23,357, its proportionate share of the total paydown.


(6) Subsequent Events

During January 1997, the  Partnership  paid  a  distribution of $171,208 to the
Partners, of which $996 was distributed to the General Partner and $170,212 was
distributed to the Limited  Partners,  including $151,283 of repayment proceeds
and $18,929 of net interest income.



















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Item 9.  Changes  in  and  Disagreements  with  Accountants  on  Accounting and
         Financial Disclosure

There were no disagreements on accounting or financial disclosure during 1996.



                                   PART III


Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

The  General  Partner  of  the   Partnership,  Inland  Real  Estate  Investment
Corporation, was organized in 1984 for the purpose of acting as general partner
of limited partnerships formed to  acquire,  own and operate real property, and
make  and  acquire  loans  collateralized  by  mortgages  on  improved,  income
producing multi-family  residential  properties.    The  General  Partner  is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of The Inland Group,  Inc.  In 1990, Inland Real Estate
Investment Corporation became the replacement General Partner for an additional
301  privately-offered   real   estate   limited   partnerships  syndicated  by
Affiliates. The General  Partner  has  responsibility  for  all  aspects of the
Partnership's operations.   The  relationship  of  the  General  Partner to its
Affiliates is described under the  caption  "Conflicts of Interest" at pages 10
and 11 of the Prospectus, incorporated herein by reference.

Officers and Directors

The officers, directors and key  employees  of  The  Inland Group, Inc. and its
Affiliates ("Inland") that are  likely  to  provide services to the Partnership
are as follows:


                                  Functional Title

Daniel L. Goodwin..........  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert H. Baum.............  Executive Vice President-General Counsel
G. Joseph Cosenza..........  Senior Vice President-Acquisitions
Robert D. Parks............  Senior Vice President-Investments
Catherine L. Lynch.........  Treasurer
Roberta S. Matlin..........  Assistant Vice President-Investments
Mark Zalatoris.............  Assistant Vice President-Due Diligence
Patricia A. Challenger.....  Vice President-Asset Management
Frances C. Panico..........  Vice President-Mortgage Corporation
Raymond E. Petersen........  Vice President-Mortgage Corporation
Paul J. Wheeler............  Vice President-Personal Financial Services Group
Kelly Tucek................  Assistant Vice President-Partnership Accounting
Cynthia M. Hassett.........  Assistant Vice President-Partnership Accounting
Venton J. Carlston.........  Assistant Controller









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    DANIEL L. GOODWIN (age 53)   is  Chairman  of the Board of Directors of The
Inland Group, Inc.,  a  billion-dollar  real  estate and financial organization
located in Oak Brook,  Illinois.    Among  Inland's subsidiaries is the largest
property management firm in  Illinois  and  one  of the largest commercial real
estate and mortgage banking firms in the Midwest.

Mr. Goodwin has served as Director  of  the  Avenue  Bank  of Oak Park and as a
Director of the Continental Bank of  Oakbrook  Terrace.  He was Chairman of the
Bank Holding Company of American National Bank  of DuPage.  Currently he is the
Chairman of the Board of Inland Mortgage Investment Corporation.

Mr. Goodwin has been in the  housing  industry  for more than 28 years, and has
demonstrated a lifelong interest in  housing-related  issues.  He is a licensed
real estate broker and a member  of  the  National Association of Realtors.  He
has developed thousands of housing units  in the Midwest, New England, Florida,
and the Southwest.   He  is  also  the  author  of a nationally recognized real
estate reference book for the management of residential properties.

Mr. Goodwin has served on  the  Board  of the Illinois State Affordable Housing
Trust Fund for the past 6 years.    He  is an advisor for the Office of Housing
Coordination Services of the State  of  Illinois,  and  a member of the Seniors
Housing Committee of the  National  Multi-Housing  Council.  Recently, Governor
Edgar appointed  him  Chairman  of  the  Housing  Production  Committee for the
Illinois State Affordable Housing Conference.    He  also served as a member of
the Cook County Commissioner's  Economic  Housing Development Committee, and he
was the Chairman of the DuPage County  Affordable Housing Task Force.  The 1992
Catholic  Charities  Award  was  presented  to  Mr.  Goodwin  for  his  work in
addressing affordable housing needs.   The  City  of Hope designated him as the
1980's Man of the Year for the  Illinois  construction industry.  In 1989,  the
Chicago Metropolitan Coalition on Aging presented  Mr. Goodwin with an award in
recognition of his  efforts  in  making  housing  more  affordable to Chicago's
Senior Citizens.  On May 4, 1995, PADS, Inc. (Public Action to Deliver Shelter)
presented Mr. Goodwin  with  an  award,  recognizing  The  Inland  Group as the
leading corporate provider of transitional  housing  for the homeless people of
DuPage County.  Also, Mr. Goodwin  serves as Chairman of New Directions Housing
Corporation, a leading provider of affordable housing in northern Illinois.

Mr. Goodwin is a product  of  Chicago-area schools, and obtained his Bachelor's
and Master's Degrees  from  Illinois  Universities.    Following graduation, he
taught for five years in Chicago  Public  Schools.  His commitment to education
has  continued  through  his  work  with  the  Better  Boys  Foundation's Pilot
Elementary School in  Chicago,  and  the  development  of the Inland Vocational
Training Center  for  the  Handicapped  located  at  Little  City  in Palatine,
Illinois.  He  personally  established  an  endowment  which  funds a perpetual
scholarship program for inner-city  disadvantaged  youth.   In 1990 he received
the Northeastern  Illinois  University  President's  Meritorious Service Award.
Mr. Goodwin  holds  a  Master's  Degree  in  Education  from  Northern Illinois
University, and in 1986, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Northeastern
Illinois University College of Education.    More  than 12 years ago, under Mr.
Goodwin's direction, Inland instituted a  program to train disabled students in
the workplace.  Most of these students  are still employed at Inland today, and
Inland has become  one  of  the  largest  employers  of  the disabled in DuPage
County.  He has served as a member  of the Board of Governors of Illinois State
Colleges and  Universities,  and  he  is  currently  a  trustee  of Benedictine
University.  He was elected  Chairman of Northeastern Illinois University Board
of Trustees in January 1996.

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Mr. Goodwin served as a  member  of  Governor  Jim Edgar's Transition Team.  In
1988 he received  the  Outstanding  Business  Leader  Award  from the Oak Brook
Jaycees and has  been  the  General  Chairman  of  the National Football League
Players Association Mackey Awards  for  the  benefit  of  inner-city youth.  He
served as the recent Chairman  of  the  Speakers  Club of the Illinois House of
Representatives.  In March 1994, he  won  the Excellence in Business Award from
the DuPage Area Association  of  Business  and  Industry.  Additionally, he was
honored by Little Friends on May 17, 1995 for rescuing their Parent-Handicapped
Infant Program when they lost their  lease.    He was the recipient of the 1995
March of Dimes Life Achievement Award  and  was recently recognized as the 1997
Corporate Leader of the Year by the  Oak Brook Area Association of Commerce and
Industry.

    ROBERT H. BAUM (age 53)    has  been  with  The  Inland Group, Inc. and its
affiliates since 1968 and is one of  the four original principals.  Mr. Baum is
Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President-General Counsel of The Inland Group,
Inc.  In his  capacity  as  General  Counsel,  Mr.  Baum is responsible for the
supervision  of  the  legal  activities  of  The  Inland  Group,  Inc.  and its
affiliates.  This responsibility  includes  the  supervision  of The Inland Law
Department and serving as  liaison  with  all  outside  counsel.   Mr. Baum has
served as a member of  the North American Securities Administrators Association
Real Estate Advisory  Committee  and  as  a  member  of the Securities Advisory
Committee to the Secretary  of  State  of  Illinois.    He  is  a member of the
American Corporation Counsel Association and has also been a guest lecturer for
the Illinois State Bar Association.     Mr.  Baum has been admitted to practice
before the Supreme Court of the United  States,  as well as the bars of several
federal courts  of  appeals  and  federal  district  courts  and  the  State of
Illinois.  He received his B.S. Degree from the University of Wisconsin and his
J.D. Degree from Northwestern University School of Law.  Mr. Baum has served as
a director of American National  Bank  of  DuPage.    Currently, he serves as a
director of Westbank, and  is  a  member  of  the Governing Council of Wellness
House, a charitable  organization  that  provides  emotional support for cancer
patients and their families. 

    G. JOSEPH COSENZA (age 53) is  a  Director  and Vice Chairman of The Inland
Group, Inc.    Mr.  Cosenza  oversees,  coordinates  and  directs Inland's many
enterprises and, in addition, immediately  supervises  a staff of eight persons
who engage in property acquisition.  Mr. Cosenza has been a consultant to other
real estate entities and lending institutions on property appraisal methods.

Mr. Cosenza received his B.A.  Degree from Northeastern Illinois University and
his M.S. Degree from  Northern  Illinois  University.    From  1967 to 1968, he
taught at the LaGrange School District  in  Hodgkins, Illinois and from 1968 to
1972, he served as  Assistant  Principal  and  taught in the Wheeling, Illinois
School District.  Mr. Cosenza has been a licensed real estate broker since 1968
and an active member of  various  national  and local real estate associations,
including the National Association of Realtors and the Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Cosenza has also been Chairman  of  the  Board of American National Bank of
DuPage, and has  served  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Continental Bank of
Oakbrook Terrace.   He  is  presently  Chairman  of  the  Board  of Westbank in
Westchester, Illinois.





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    ROBERT D. PARKS (age 53)  is Director of The Inland Group, Inc., President,
Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer   of  Inland  Real  Estate  Investment
Corporation and President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and
Affiliated Director of Inland Real Estate Corporation.

Mr. Parks is responsible for  the ongoing administration of existing investment
programs,  corporate  budgeting  and  administration  for  Inland  Real  Estate
Investment Corporation.   He  oversees  and  coordinates  the  marketing of all
investments and investor relations. 

Prior to joining Inland, Mr.  Parks  was  a  school teacher in Chicago's public
schools.  He received his B.A. degree from Northeastern Illinois University and
his M.A. degree from the  University  of  Chicago.    He is a registered Direct
Participation Program Principal  with  the  National  Association of Securities
Dealers, Inc., and he is a member of the Real Estate Investment Association and
a member of NAREIT.

    CATHERINE L. LYNCH (age 38) joined  Inland  in 1989 and is the Treasurer of
Inland Real  Estate  Investment  Corporation.    Ms.  Lynch  is responsible for
managing the Corporate Accounting  Department.    Prior  to joining Inland, Ms.
Lynch worked in the  field  of  public  accounting  for KPMG Peat Marwick since
1980.    She  received  her  B.S.  degree  in  Accounting  from  Illinois State
University.  Ms. Lynch is  a  Certified  Public  Accountant and a member of the
American  Institute  of  Certified  Public  Accountants  and  the  Illinois CPA
Society.  She is registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers
as a Financial Operations Principal.

    ROBERTA S. MATLIN (age 52)   joined  Inland in 1984 as Director of Investor
Administration  and  currently  serves  as  Senior  Vice President-Investments.
Prior to that, Ms. Matlin spent 11  years with the Chicago Region of the Social
Security Administration of the  United  States  Department  of Health and Human
Services.  As  Senior  Vice  President-Investments,  she directs the day-to-day
internal operations of  the  General  Partner.    Ms.  Matlin received her B.A.
degree from the University of  Illinois.    She is registered with the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. as a General Securities Principal.

    MARK ZALATORIS (age 39) joined Inland  in 1985 and currently serves as Vice
President of Inland Real  Estate  Investment Corporation.  His responsibilities
include the coordination of due  diligence activities by selling broker/dealers
and is also involved  with  limited  partnership asset management including the
mortgage funds.  Mr.  Zalatoris  is  a  graduate  of the University of Illinois
where he received  a  Bachelors  degree  in  Finance  and  a  Masters degree in
Accounting and Taxation.   He  is  a  Certified  Public  Accountant and holds a
General Securities License with Inland Securities Corporation.

    PATRICIA A. CHALLENGER (age  44)  joined  Inland  in  1985.  Ms. Challenger
serves as Senior Vice President of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation in
the area of Asset Management.  As  head of the Asset Management Department, she
develops  operating  and   disposition   strategies  for  all  investment-owned
properties.    Ms.  Challenger  received  her  bachelor's  degree  from  George
Washington University and  her  master's  from  Virginia  Tech University.  Ms.
Challenger was selected and  served  from  1980-1984 as Presidential Management
Intern, where she was part of a special government-wide task force to eliminate
waste, fraud and abuse  in  government  contracting  and  also served as Senior
Contract Specialist  responsible  for  capital  improvements  in 109 government
properties.  Ms. Challenger is  a  licensed real estate broker, NASD registered
securities sales representative and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. 


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    FRANCES C.  PANICO  (age  46)    joined  Inland  in  1972  and is currently
President of Inland Mortgage  Servicing  Corporation.   Ms. Panico oversees the
operation of loan  services,  which  has  a  loan  portfolio  in excess of $612
million.    She   previously   supervised   the   origination,  processing  and
underwriting of single-family mortgages, and she packaged and sold mortgages to
secondary markets.  Ms. Panico's  other  primary duties at Inland have included
coordinating collection  procedures  and  overseeing  the  default analysis and
resolution process.  Ms. Panico received her B.A. in Business and Communication
from Northern Illinois University in 1972.

    RAYMOND E. PETERSEN (age  56)    joined  Inland  in  1981.  Mr. Petersen is
responsible for  the  selection  and  approval  of  all  corporate  and limited
partnership financing, as well as  for  the daily supervision of the commercial
lending activity of Inland Mortgage  Corporation,  where  he is President.  For
the six years prior to  joining  Inland,  Mr.  Petersen was affiliated with the
mortgage banking firm of Downs, Mohl Mortgage Corporation, serving as President
and Chief Executive  Officer.    Previously  he  was  also  associated with the
mortgage banking houses of B.B. Cohen  &  Company and Percy Wilson Mortgage and
Finance Corporation.  Mr.  Petersen's  professional  credentials include a B.A.
degree from DePaul University, senior membership in the National Association of
Review  Appraisers,  state  license  as  a  real  estate  broker  and  licensed
securities representative.  Mr. Petersen  was  also  a Director and Chairman of
the Asset and Liability Committee of American National Bank of Downers Grove.

    PAUL J. WHEELER (age  44)    joined  Inland  in  1982  and is currently the
President of  Inland  Property  Sales,  Inc.,  the  entity  responsible for all
corporately owned  real  estate.    Mr.  Wheeler  received  his  B.A. degree in
Economics from  DePauw  University  and  an  M.B.A.  in Finance/Accounting from
Northwestern University.   Mr.  Wheeler  is  a  Certified Public Accountant and
licensed real estate broker.    For  three  years  prior to joining Inland, Mr.
Wheeler was Vice President/Finance at the real estate brokerage firm of Quinlan
& Tyson, Inc.

    KELLY TUCEK (age  34)  joined  Inland  in  1989  and  is  an Assistant Vice
President of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.  As of August 1996, Ms.
Tucek is responsible for  the  Investment  Accounting Department which includes
all public partnership accounting functions along with quarterly and annual SEC
filings.  Prior to joining Inland, Ms.  Tucek was on the audit staff of Coopers
and Lybrand since  1984.    She  received  her  B.A.  Degree  in Accounting and
Computer Science from North Central College.

    CYNTHIA M. HASSETT (age 37) joined Inland  in 1983 and was a Vice President
of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation.  Through August 1996, Ms. Hassett
was responsible for  the  Investment  Accounting  Department which includes all
public partnership accounting  functions  along  with  quarterly and annual SEC
filings.  Prior to  joining  Inland,  Ms.  Hassett  was  on  the audit staff of
Altschuler, Melvoin and Glasser since  1980.    She received her B.S. degree in
Accounting from Illinois State University.    Ms. Hassett is a Certified Public
Accountant  and  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Certified  Public
Accountants.







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    VENTON J. CARLSTON (age 39)    joined  Inland  in 1985 and is the Assistant
Controller of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation where he supervises the
corporate  bookkeeping  staff  and   is  responsible  for  financial  statement
preparation and budgeting for Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation and its
subsidiaries.    Prior  to  joining  Inland,  Mr.  Carlston  was  a partnership
accountant with JMB Realty.   He  received  his  B.S. degree in Accounting from
Southern Illinois University.   Mr.  Carlston  is a Certified Public Accountant
and a member of the American  Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Illinois CPA Society.    He  is  registered  with  the  National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. as a Financial Operations Principal.



Item 11. Executive Compensation

The General Partner is entitled to  receive a share of cash distributions, when
and as cash  distributions are made  to  the  Limited Partners, and a share  of
profits or losses as described under the caption "Cash Distributions"  at pages
34 and 35, "Allocation of Profits or  Losses"  on page 34 of the Prospectus and
at pages A-6 through A-8 of  the  Partnership Agreement, included as an exhibit
to the Prospectus, incorporated herein by reference.  Reference is also made to
Note (3) of the Notes to  Financial  Statements  (Item 8 of this Annual Report)
for a description of such distributions and allocations.

The Partnership  is  permitted  to  engage  in  various  transactions involving
Affiliates of the General Partner  of  the  Partnership, as described under the
captions "Compensation and Fees" on pages  7 through 9, "Conflicts of Interest"
on pages 9 through 11 of the  Prospectus  and at pages A-10 through A-19 of the
Partnership Agreement, included  as  an  exhibit  to  the  Prospectus, which is
hereby incorporated herein  by  reference.    The  relationship  of the General
Partner (and its directors and officers)  to  its Affiliates is set forth above
in Item 10.

The General Partner  may  be  reimbursed  for  salaries  and direct expenses of
employees of the General Partner  and  its Affiliates for the administration of
the Partnership.  In 1996,  costs  relating  to  such services were $20,415, of
which $1,290 is unpaid at December 31, 1996.

A subsidiary of the General Partner earned mortgage servicing fees of $2,881 in
1996, in connection with servicing the Partnership's mortgage loans receivable.

















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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

  (a) The Liquidity Plan (page 18  of  the  Prospectus of the Partnerhsip dated
      January 9, 1989,  which  is  incorporated  herein  by reference) owns the
      following Units of the Partnership as of December 31, 1996:


                                 Amount and Nature
                                   of Beneficial           Percentage
      Title of Class                 Ownership              of Class
      --------------------       -----------------------   ----------
      Limited Partnership        379.97 Units, Directly       6.70%
       Units

  (b) The officers and directors of the  General Partner of the Partnership own
      as a group the  following  Units  of  the  Partnership as of December 31,
      1996:

                                 Amount and Nature
                                   of Beneficial           Percentage
      Title of Class                 Ownership              of Class
      --------------------       -----------------------   ------------
      Limited Partnership        One Unit directly         Less than 1%
       Units


      No  officer  or  director  of  the  General  Partner  of  the Partnership
      possesses a  right  to  acquire  beneficial  ownership  of  Units  of the
      Partnership.

      All of the outstanding shares  of  the General Partner of the Partnership
      are owned by an Affiliate of  its  officers and directors as set forth in
      Item 10.

  (c) There exists no arrangement, known  to  the Partnership, the operation of
      which may at a  subsequent  date  result  in  a  change in control of the
      Partnership.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

There were  no  significant  transactions  or  business  relationships with the
General Partner, Affiliates or their  management  other than those described in
Items 10 and 11 above.  Reference is made to Note (2) of the Notes to Financial
Statements (Item 8 of this Annual Report).













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                                    PART IV


Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K

    (a)  The Financial Statements listed in the  index on page 8 of this Annual
         Report are filed as part of this Annual Report.

    (b)  Exhibits.  The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

         3    Amended  and  Restated   Agreement  of  Limited  Partnership  and
         Certificate of Limited Partnership, included as Exhibit A and B to the
         Prospectus dated January  9,  1989,  as supplemented, are incorporated
         herein by reference thereto.

         4  Form  of  Certificate  of  Ownership  representing interests in the
         registrant filed as Exhibit 4  to Registration Statement on Form S-11,
         File No. 33-24994, is incorporated herein by reference thereto.

         27 Financial Data Schedule

         28 Prospectus dated  January  9,  1989,  as  supplemented, included in
         Post-effective Amendment No.  1  to  Form S-11 Registration Statement,
         File No. 33-24994, is incorporated herein by reference thereto.


    (c)  Financial Statement Schedules:

         All  schedules  have  been  omitted  as  the  required  information is
         inapplicable  or  the  information   is  presented  in  the  financial
         statements or related notes.

    (d)  Reports on Form 8-K:

         None

No Annual Report or proxy  material  for  the  year  1996  has been sent to the
Partners of the Partnership.   An  Annual  Report  will be sent to the Partners
subsequent to this  filing  and  the  Partnership  will  furnish copies of such
report to the Commission when it is sent to the Partners.

















                                   -27-



                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has  duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                            INLAND MORTGAGE INVESTORS FUND III, L.P.
                            Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation
                            General Partner



                            By:   Robert D. Parks
                                  Chairman of the Board
                                  and Chief Executive Officer
                            Date: March 24, 1997

Pursuant to the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, this
report has  been  signed  below  by  the  following  persons  on  behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

                            By:   Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation
                                  General Partner



                            By:   Robert D. Parks
                                  Chairman of the Board
                                  and Chief Executive Officer
                            Date: March 24, 1997



                            By:   Mark Zalatoris
                                  Vice President
                            Date: March 24, 1997



                            By:   Kelly Tucek
                                  Principal Financial Officer
                                  and Principal Accounting Officer
                            Date: March 24, 1997



                            By:   Daniel L. Goodwin
                                  Director
                            Date: March 24, 1997



                            By:   Robert H. Baum
                                  Director
                            Date: March 24, 1997


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