CNL INCOME FUND IX LTD
10-Q, 1998-11-12
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                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


             (X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998
             -------------------------------------------------------


                                       OR

             ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                        For the transition period from to
              ----------------------------------------------------


                             Commission file number
                                     0-20017
                          ----------------------------


                            CNL Income Fund IX, Ltd.
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                 Florida                            59-3004138
       (State of other jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
    of incorporation or organization)           Identification No.)


           400 E. South Street
             Orlando, Florida                          32801
 (Address of principal executive offices)           (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number
        (including area code)                      (407) 650-1000


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  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


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                                    CONTENTS




Part I                                                      Page

    Item 1.  Financial Statements:

       Condensed Balance Sheets                             1

       Condensed Statements of Income                       2

       Condensed Statements of Partners' Capital            3

       Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                   4

       Notes to Condensed Financial Statements              5

    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
                  of Financial Condition and
                  Results of Operations                     6-11


Part II

    Other Information                                       12

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                            CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                            CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                             September 30,            December 31,
                                                                                  1998                    1997
                                                                            -----------------       ------------------
<S> <C>
                        ASSETS

Land and buildings on operating leases, less
    accumulated depreciation of $1,694,248
    and $1,497,770                                                                $15,043,968              $14,163,111
Net investment in direct financing leases                                           6,311,643                7,482,757
Investment in joint ventures                                                        6,497,278                6,619,364
Cash and cash equivalents                                                           1,279,526                1,250,388
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
    accounts of $261,045 and $108,316                                                  10,491                   96,134
Prepaid expenses                                                                        6,854                    3,924
Lease costs, less accumulated amortization
    of $1,202 and $77                                                                  13,798                   14,923
Accrued rental income                                                               1,241,786                1,465,820
                                                                            -----------------        -----------------

                                                                                  $30,405,344              $31,096,421
                                                                            =================        =================


                    LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Accounts payable                                                             $            888          $         4,490
Accrued and escrowed real estate
    taxes payable                                                                      28,221                   45,591
Distributions payable                                                                 787,501                  787,501
Due to related parties                                                                  4,463                    4,619
Rents paid in advance and deposits                                                    120,771                  106,996
                                                                            -----------------        -----------------
       Total liabilities                                                              941,844                  949,197

Partners' capital                                                                  29,463,500               30,147,224
                                                                            -----------------        -----------------

                                                                                  $30,405,344              $31,096,421
                                                                            =================        =================
</TABLE>


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       1
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                            CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                         CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          Quarter Ended                      Nine Months Ended
                                                          September 30,                        September 30,
                                                     1998               1997               1998              1997
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------
<S> <C>
Revenues:
    Rental income from operating
       leases                                       $ 455,811       $   426,942        $ 1,308,630       $ 1,306,829
    Adjustments to accrued rental income               (4,600 )               --           (272,200 )              --
    Earned income from direct financing
       leases                                         209,650            188,483            551,913           611,594
    Contingent rental income                              943             20,436             42,604            50,263
    Interest and other income                          11,871              9,045             39,539            38,638
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------
                                                      673,675            644,906          1,670,486         2,007,324
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------
Expenses:
    General operating and
       administrative                                  41,132             40,746            112,211           111,993
    Bad debt expense                                    4,148                 --              9,281            21,000
    Professional services                               6,141              5,359             20,883            16,490
    Real estate taxes                                      --              4,063                 --            23,191
    State and other taxes                                  --                 --             14,337            11,127
    Depreciation and amortization                      71,113             62,870            197,603           188,612
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------
                                                      122,534            113,038            354,315           372,413
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------

Income Before Equity in Earnings
    of Joint Ventures and Gain on Sale
    of Land and Building                              551,141            531,868          1,316,171         1,634,911

Equity in Earnings of Joint Ventures                  155,940            148,487            432,608           373,525

Gain on Sale of Land and Building                          --                 --                 --           199,643
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------

Net Income                                         $  707,081        $   680,355        $ 1,748,779       $ 2,208,079
                                                  ============      =============      =============     =============

Allocation of Net Income:
    General partners                               $    7,071        $     6,803        $    17,488       $    20,084
    Limited partners                                  700,010            673,552          1,731,291         2,187,995
                                                  ------------      -------------      -------------     -------------

                                                   $  707,081        $   680,355        $ 1,748,779       $ 2,208,079
                                                  ============      =============      =============     =============

Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit                $     0.20        $      0.19        $      0.49       $      0.63
                                                  ============      =============      =============     =============

Weighted Average Number of Limited
    Partner Units Outstanding                       3,500,000          3,500,000          3,500,000         3,500,000
                                                  ============      =============      =============     =============
</TABLE>



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                            CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                    CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS' CAPITAL


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   Nine Months Ended              Year Ended
                                                                     September 30,               December 31,
                                                                         1998                        1997
                                                              ----------------------------     ------------------
<S> <C>
  General partners:
      Beginning balance                                              $     190,772               $     163,392
      Net income                                                            17,488                      27,380
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
                                                                           208,260                     190,772
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
  Limited partners:
      Beginning balance                                                 29,956,452                  30,196,204
      Net income                                                         1,731,291                   2,910,252
      Distributions ($0.70 and
         $0.90 per limited partner
         unit, respectively)                                            (2,432,503 )                (3,150,004 )
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
                                                                        29,255,240                  29,956,452
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------

  Total partners' capital                                              $29,463,500                 $30,147,224
                                                                   ================             ===============


</TABLE>

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                            CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                       CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                              Nine Months Ended
                                                                                September 30,
                                                                         1998                    1997
                                                                    ---------------         ---------------
<S> <C>
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash
   Equivalents:

      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                        $ 2,461,641             $ 2,363,892
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

      Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
         Proceeds from sale of land and building                                --               1,053,571
         Investment in joint venture                                            --              (1,049,762 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------
                Net cash provided by investing
                   activities                                                    --                   3,809
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

      Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
         Distributions to limited partners                              (2,432,503 )            (2,397,502 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------
                Net cash used in financing
                   activities                                           (2,432,503 )            (2,397,502 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash
   Equivalents                                                              29,138                 (29,801 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning
   of Period                                                             1,250,388               1,288,618
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of
   Period                                                              $ 1,279,526             $ 1,258,817
                                                                   ================         ===============

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing
   and Financing Activities

      Net investment in direct financing leases
         reclassified to land and building on
         operating leases due to lease amendments                      $ 1,077,335            $         --
                                                                   ================         ===============

      Distributions declared and unpaid at end of
         period                                                       $    787,501            $    787,501
                                                                   ================         ===============

</TABLE>


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                            CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                     NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
           Quarters and Nine months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997


1.       Basis of Presentation:

         The accompanying  unaudited  condensed  financial  statements have been
         prepared in accordance  with the  instructions  to Form 10-Q and do not
         include  all  of the  information  and  note  disclosures  required  by
         generally  accepted  accounting  principles.  The financial  statements
         reflect all adjustments,  consisting of normal  recurring  adjustments,
         which are, in the opinion of management,  necessary to a fair statement
         of the results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for
         the  quarter and nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998,  may not be
         indicative  of the  results  that may be  expected  for the year ending
         December  31, 1998.  Amounts as of December  31, 1997,  included in the
         financial   statements,   have  been  derived  from  audited  financial
         statements as of that date.

         These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with
         the financial statements and notes thereto included in Form 10-K of CNL
         Income Fund IX, Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  for the year ended  December
         31, 1997.

         In May  1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  reached  a
         consensus in EITF 98-9, entitled "Accounting for Contingent Rent in the
         Interim Financial  Periods."  Adoption of this consensus did not have a
         material effect on the Partnership's  financial  position or results of
         operations.

2.        Net Investment in Direct Financing Leases:

         In August 1998,  four of the  Partnership's  leases were amended.  As a
         result,  the Partnership  reclassified  the direct  financing leases to
         operating leases. In accordance with Statement of Financial  Accounting
         Standards #13,  "Accounting for Leases," the Partnership  recorded each
         of the reclassified  leases at the lower of original cost, present fair
         value,  or present  carrying  amount.  No loss on termination of direct
         financing lease was recorded for financial reporting purposes.


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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
         OF OPERATIONS

         CNL Income  Fund IX,  Ltd.  (the  "Partnership")  is a Florida  limited
partnership  that was organized on April 16, 1990,  to acquire for cash,  either
directly or through  joint  venture  arrangements,  both newly  constructed  and
existing  restaurants,  as  well  as  land  upon  which  restaurants  were to be
constructed  (the  "Properties"),  which are leased  primarily  to  operators of
selected national and regional fast-food and family-style restaurant chains. The
leases are generally  triple-net  leases,  with the lessees  responsible for all
repairs  and  maintenance,  property  taxes,  insurance  and  utilities.  As  of
September  30,  1998,  the  Partnership  owned  41  Properties,  which  included
interests in 13 Properties owned by joint ventures in which the Partnership is a
co-venturer and one Property owned with an affiliate as tenants in common.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         The  Partnership's  primary source of capital for the nine months ended
September  30, 1998 and 1997,  was cash from  operations  (which  includes  cash
received from tenants, distributions from joint ventures, and interest and other
income  received,  less  cash  paid for  expenses).  Cash  from  operations  was
$2,461,641 and $2,363,892 for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively.  The  increase in cash from  operations  for the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended  September 30, 1997, is
primarily  a result of changes  in income and  expenses  as  described  below in
"Results of Operations" and changes in the Partnership's working capital.

         Currently,  rental income from the Partnership's Properties is invested
in money market accounts or other short-term,  highly liquid investments pending
the  Partnership's  use of such  funds to pay  Partnership  expenses  or to make
distributions  to the  partners.  At September  30, 1998,  the  Partnership  had
$1,279,526 invested in such short-term investments, as compared to $1,250,388 at
December 31, 1997. The funds  remaining at September 30, 1998,  after payment of
distributions  and  other  liabilities,  will be used to meet the  Partnership's
working capital and other needs.

         Total liabilities of the Partnership,  including distributions payable,
decreased to $941,844 at September 30, 1998, from $949,197 at December 31, 1997.
The general partners believe that the Partnership has sufficient cash on hand to
meet its current working capital needs.

         Based on cash from operations,  and for the nine months ended September
30, 1998,  accumulated  excess  operating  reserves,  the  Partnership  declared
distributions  to the limited partners of $2,432,503 and $2,362,503 for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively ($787,501 for each of the
quarters ended September 30, 1998 and 1997).  This represents  distributions  of
$0.70 and $0.68 per unit for the nine months ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997,
respectively  ($0.23 per unit for each of the  quarters  ended June 30, 1998 and
1997). No  distributions  were made to the general partners for the quarters and
nine months ended  September  30, 1998 and 1997. No amounts  distributed  to the
limited  partners for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1998 and 1997,  are
required to be or have been  treated by the  Partnership  as a return of capital
for purposes of calculating the limited partners' return on their

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Liquidity and Capital Resources - Continued

adjusted  capital  contributions.  The  Partnership  intends to continue to make
distributions  of cash available for  distribution to the limited  partners on a
quarterly basis.

         The general  partners  have been  informed by CNL  American  Properties
Fund, Inc.  ("APF"),  an affiliate of the general  partners,  that it intends to
significantly  increase its asset base by proposing to acquire affiliates of the
general partners which have similar restaurant  property  portfolios,  including
the Partnership. APF is a real estate investment trust whose primary business is
the ownership of restaurant properties leased on a long-term, "triple-net" basis
to  operators  of national  and regional  restaurant  chains.  Accordingly,  the
general  partners  anticipate  that  APF  will  make an  offer  to  acquire  the
Partnership  in  exchange  for  securities  of APF.  The general  partners  have
recently retained  financial and legal advisors to assist them in evaluating and
negotiating  any offer that may be proposed by APF.  However,  at this time, APF
has made no such offer. In the event that an offer is made, the general partners
will  evaluate it and if the general  partners  believe  that the offer is worth
pursuing,  the general partners will promptly inform the limited  partners.  Any
agreement  to sell the  Partnership  would be  subject  to the  approval  of the
limited partners in accordance with the terms of the partnership agreement.

         The Partnership's  investment strategy of acquiring Properties for cash
and  leasing  them under  triple-net  leases to  operators  who  generally  meet
specified financial  standards  minimizes the Partnership's  operating expenses.
The general partners believe that the leases will continue to generate cash flow
in excess of operating expenses.

         The general  partners have the right,  but not the obligation,  to make
additional capital  contributions if they deem it appropriate in connection with
the operations of the Partnership.

Results of Operations

         During the nine months ended September 30, 1997, the Partnership  owned
and leased 28 wholly owned  Properties  (including  one Property in  Alpharetta,
Georgia, which was sold in June 1997) and during the nine months ended September
30,  1998,  the  Partnership  owned and leased 27 wholly  owned  Properties,  to
operators  of  fast-food  and  family-style  restaurant  chains.  In  connection
therewith,  during  the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998 and 1997,  the
Partnership  earned  $1,588,343 and $1,918,423,  respectively,  in rental income
from  operating  leases (net of adjustments to accrued rental income) and earned
income from direct financing leases from these Properties, $660,861 and $615,425
of which was earned  during the  quarters  ended  September  30,  1998 and 1997,
respectively.  The decrease in rental and earned  income  during the nine months
ended  September  30, 1998,  as compared to the nine months ended  September 30,
1997, is partially attributable to, and the increase in rental and earned income
during the quarter  ended  September  30, 1998, as compared to the quarter ended
September  30,  1997,  is  partially  offset by, the fact that in May 1998,  the
tenant of the Properties in  Williamsville  and Rochester,  New York,  filed for
bankruptcy.  As a result, during the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
1998, the Partnership wrote off approximately $4,600 and $272,200, respectively,
of accrued  rental  income  (non-cash  accounting  adjustments  relating  to the
straight-lining  of future  scheduled  rent  increases  over the  lease  term in
accordance with

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Results of Operations - Continued

generally accepted accounting principles). This decrease was partially offset by
the fact that during the quarter and nine months ended  September 30, 1998,  the
Partnership collected and recognized as income,  approximately $65,700 in rental
and earned income from the tenant of these Properties, for which the Partnership
had previously  established an allowance for doubtful  accounts.  The tenant has
rejected the lease relating to the Property in Williamsville, New York and, as a
result,  the Partnership will not receive rental income from this Property.  The
tenant is currently  in the process of deciding  whether to affirm or reject the
lease for the Property in Rochester,  New York. If the lease for the  Rochester,
New York Property is rejected,  the Partnership  anticipates  that rental income
from  this  Property  will  terminate.  However,  the  general  partners  do not
anticipate  that any decrease in rental income due to lost revenues  relating to
these  Properties  will have a material  effect on the  Partnership's  financial
position or results of operations.  The general  partners are currently  seeking
either new tenants or purchasers for these Properties.

         The decrease in rental and earned  income  during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, is also partially  attributable  to, and the increase during
the quarter ended September 30, 1998, is partially  offset by, the fact that the
Partnership  established  an allowance  for doubtful  accounts of  approximately
$14,600 and $43,900 for the quarter and nine months  ended  September  30, 1998,
respectively,  relating to the Property in Grand Prairie,  Texas,  in accordance
with its collection policy. No such allowance was established during the quarter
and nine months ended  September  30, 1997.  The  Partnership  intends to pursue
collection of past due amounts from this tenant and will  recognize such amounts
as income if collected.

         The decrease in rental and earned  income  during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended  September 30, 1997, is
partially  attributable  to, and the increase during the quarter ended September
30, 1998,  as compared to the quarter  ended  September  30, 1997,  is partially
offset by, a decrease of  approximately  $20,400 and $21,800 for the quarter and
nine months ended September 30, 1998, respectively,  in rental and earned income
due to the fact that the  Partnership  amended the leases for the  Properties in
Shelby, North Carolina;  Maple Heights, Ohio; Watertown,  New York and Carrboro,
North Carolina to provide for rent reductions.

         In addition,  rental and earned income decreased  approximately $47,700
during the nine months ended  September 30, 1998, as a result of the sale of the
Property in Alpharetta,  Georgia,  in June 1997. The Partnership  reinvested the
net  sales  proceeds  in  an  additional  Property  as  tenants-in-common   with
affiliates  of the general  partners in July 1997,  resulting  in an increase in
equity in earnings of joint ventures, as described below.

         The decrease in rental and earned  income  during the nine months ended
September 30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1997, was
partially  offset by, and the increase  during the quarter  ended  September 30,
1998,  as  compared  to the quarter  ended  September  30,  1997,  is  partially
attributable to, the fact that in September 1997, the Partnership  re-leased the
Property in Copley  Township,  Ohio to a new tenant to operate the Property as a
Shell's Seafood  restaurant and rent commenced in December 1997. The Partnership
had ceased  recording  rental income  relating to the former tenant in September
1997.

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Results of Operations - Continued

         During  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,  the
Partnership also earned $42,604 and $50,263,  respectively, in contingent rental
income, $943 and $20,436 of which was earned during the quarters ended September
30, 1998 and 1997, respectively. The decrease during the quarter and nine months
ended  September  30,  1998,  as compared  to the quarter and nine months  ended
September  30, 1997,  is partially  attributable  to the fact that no contingent
rents were recorded  during the quarter ended  September 30, 1998 as a result of
the  Partnership  adopting  EITF 98-9,  a  consensus  reached  by the  Financial
Accounting  Standards  Board entitled  "Accounting  for  Contingent  Rent in the
Interim  Financial  Periods."  The  EITF  states  that  a  lessor  should  defer
recognition  of contingent  rent in interim  periods until the specified  target
that  triggers  the  contingent  rental  income is  achieved.  Adoption  of this
consensus did not have a material effect on the Partnership's financial position
or results of  operations.  The decrease in contingent  rental income during the
nine months  ended  September  30,  1998,  as compared to the nine months  ended
September 30, 1997, is partially offset by an increase in gross sales of certain
restaurant, the leases of which require the payment of contingent rent.

         For the nine months ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997, the Partnership
also  owned  and  leased  13   Properties   indirectly   through  joint  venture
arrangements   and  during  the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998,  the
Partnership   owned   and   leased   one   Property   with   an   affiliate   as
tenants-in-common.  In  connection  therewith,  during  the  nine  months  ended
September  30, 1998 and 1997,  the  Partnership  earned  $432,608 and  $373,525,
respectively,  attributable  to net  income  earned  by  these  joint  ventures,
$155,940 and $148,487 of which was earned  during the quarters  ended  September
30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The  increase  in net income  earned by joint
ventures for the quarter and nine months ended  September  30, 1998 is primarily
due to the fact that in July  1997,  the  Partnership  reinvested  the net sales
proceeds it received from the sale of the Property in Alpharetta, Georgia, in an
IHOP Property  located in Englewood,  Colorado,  as  tenants-in-common,  with an
affiliate of the general partners.

         Operating expenses,  including  depreciation and amortization  expense,
were  $354,315 and $372,413  for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1998 and
1997,  respectively,  of which  $122,534  and  $113,038  were  incurred  for the
quarters  ended  September  30,  1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The  decrease in
operating  expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 1998, as compared
to the nine months ended  September 30, 1997, is partially  attributable  to the
fact that during the nine months  ended  September  30,  1997,  the  Partnership
recorded  bad debt  expense  of  $21,000  relating  to the  Property  in  Copley
Township,  Ohio, as a result of the former tenant ceasing operating the Property
in April 1997. In addition,  the decrease in operating  expenses during the nine
months  ended  September  30,  1998,  is  partially  due to the  fact  that  the
Partnership  recorded  past due real estate  taxes  relating to the  Property in
Copley  Township,  Ohio, of  approximately  $23,200 during the nine months ended
September  30, 1997.  Due to the fact that the  Property was  re-leased to a new
tenant in September  1997, no such expenses were recorded during the nine months
ended September 30, 1998.

         The increase in operating  expenses  during the quarter ended September
30, 1998, was primarily  attributable to an increase in depreciation expense due
to the  fact  that the  Partnership  reclassified  certain  leases  from  direct
financing leases to operating leases in connection with

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Results of Operations - Continued

lease amendments  described above. In accordance with the Statement of Financial
Accounting  Standards  #13, " Accounting for Leases," the  Partnership  recorded
each of the  reclassified  leases at the lower of original  cost,  present  fair
value, or present carrying amount.

         As a result of the sale of the Property in  Alpharetta,  Georgia during
1997,  the  Partnership  recognized a gain for financial  reporting  purposes of
$199,643  during the nine months ended  September 30, 1997.  No Properties  were
sold during the nine months ended September 30, 1998.

         The Year 2000 problem is the result of information  technology  systems
and embedded  systems  (products which are made with  microprocessor  (computer)
chips such as HVAC systems,  physical  security  systems and elevators)  using a
two-digit  format,  as  opposed  to four  digits,  to  indicate  the year.  Such
information  technology and embedded systems may be unable to properly recognize
and process date-sensitive information beginning January 1, 2000.

         The  Partnership  does  not have any  information  technology  systems.
Affiliates  of the general  partners  provide all services  requiring the use of
information  technology  systems  pursuant to a  management  agreement  with the
Partnership.  The maintenance of embedded systems,  if any, at the Partnership's
properties is the  responsibility of the tenants of the properties in accordance
with the terms of the Partnership's  leases. The general partners and affiliates
have  established  a  team  dedicated  to  reviewing  the  internal  information
technology systems used in the operation of the Partnership, and the information
technology  and  embedded  systems  and the Year  2000  compliance  plans of the
Partnership's  tenants,   significant  suppliers,   financial  institutions  and
transfer agent.

         The  information  technology  infrastructure  of the  affiliates of the
general  partners  consists of a network of personal  computers and servers that
were  obtained   from  major   suppliers.   The   affiliates   utilize   various
administrative  and financial  software  applications on that  infrastructure to
perform the business functions of the Partnership.  The inability of the general
partners  and  affiliates  to identify  and timely  correct  material  Year 2000
deficiencies  in  the  software  and/or   infrastructure   could  result  in  an
interruption in, or failure of, certain of the Partnership's business activities
or operations.  Accordingly,  the general partners and affiliates have requested
and are evaluating  documentation from the suppliers of the affiliates regarding
the Year  2000  compliance  of  their  products  that  are used in the  business
activities or operations of the  Partnership.  The costs expected to be incurred
by the general  partners and  affiliates to become Year 2000  compliant  will be
incurred by the general  partners and  affiliates;  therefore,  these costs will
have no impact on the Partnership's financial position or results of operations.

         The  Partnership  has  material  third  party  relationships  with  its
tenants,  financial  institutions and transfer agent. The Partnership depends on
its  tenants  for  rents  and  cash  flows,   its  financial   institutions  for
availability  of cash and its  transfer  agent to  maintain  and track  investor
information.  If any of these third parties are unable to meet their obligations
to the  Partnership  because of the Year 2000  deficiencies,  such a failure may
have a material impact on the  Partnership.  Accordingly,  the general  partners
have requested and are evaluating  documentation from the Partnership's tenants,
financial institutions, and transfer agent relating to

                                       10
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Results of Operations - Continued

their Year 2000 compliance  plans.  At this time, the general  partners have not
yet received sufficient certifications to be assured that the tenants, financial
institutions,  and  transfer  agent  have fully  considered  and  mitigated  any
potential material impact of the Year 2000 deficiencies.  Therefore, the general
partners do not, at this time, know of the potential costs to the Partnership of
any  adverse  impact  or effect of any Year  2000  deficiencies  by these  third
parties.

         The general  partners  currently  expect that all year 2000  compliance
testing  and any  necessary  remedial  measures  on the  information  technology
systems used in the business  activities and operations of the Partnership  will
be completed prior to June 30, 1999.  Based on the progress the general partners
and affiliates  have made in identifying and addressing the  Partnership's  Year
2000 issues and the plan and timeline to complete the  compliance  program,  the
general  partners  do  not  foresee   significant   risks  associated  with  the
Partnership's  Year 2000 compliance at this time.  Because the general  partners
and affiliates  are still  evaluating the status of the systems used in business
activities  and  operations  of the  Partnership  and the  systems  of the third
parties with which the Partnership  conducts its business,  the general partners
have not yet  developed  a  comprehensive  contingency  plan and are  unable  to
identify "the most  reasonably  likely worst case scenario" at this time. As the
general partners identify  significant  risks related to the Partnership's  Year
2000 compliance or if the Partnership's Year 2000 compliance  program's progress
deviates  substantially from the anticipated timeline, the general partners will
develop appropriate contingency plans.

                                       11

<PAGE>


                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.          Legal Proceedings.  Inapplicable.

Item 2.          Changes in Securities.  Inapplicable.

Item 3.          Defaults upon Senior Securities.  Inapplicable.

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

                      Inapplicable.

Item 5.          Other Information.  Inapplicable.

Item 6.          Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

                 (a)  Exhibits - None.

                 (b)  No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended
                      September 30, 1998.

                                       12
<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

           DATED this 11th day of November, 1998.


                   CNL INCOME FUND IX, LTD.

                           By: CNL REALTY CORPORATION
                               General Partner


                                 By:  /s/ James M. Seneff, Jr.
                                      -------------------------------
                                      JAMES M. SENEFF, JR.
                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                      (Principal Executive Officer)


                                 By:  /s/ Robert A. Bourne
                                      -------------------------------
                                      ROBERT A. BOURNE
                                      President and Treasurer
                                      (Principal Financial and
                                      Accounting Officer)


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<LEGEND>
         This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
balance  sheet of CNL Income  Fund IX,  Ltd.  at  September  30,  1998,  and its
statement  of income  for the nine  months  then ended and is  qualified  in its
entirety by  reference to the Form 10-Q of CNL Income Fund IX, Ltd. for the nine
months ended September 30, 1998.
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<F1>Due  to the  nature  of its  industry,  CNL  Income  Fund  IX,  Ltd.  has an
unclassified  balance  sheet;  therefore,  no values are shown above for current
assets and current liabilities.
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