CNL INCOME FUND XVII 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
                                     0-22485
                          ----------------------------


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

                   Florida                             59-3295393
         (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                       4-5

       Notes to Condensed Financial Statements                  6-7

    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis
                  of Financial Condition and
                  Results of Operations                         8-12


Part II

    Other Information                                           13


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                           CNL INCOME FUND XVII, 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 $818,692
    and $553,968                                                                 $20,741,467             $21,328,869
Net investment in direct financing leases                                          2,988,761               3,056,783
Investment in joint ventures                                                       1,448,628               1,328,067
Cash and cash equivalents                                                          1,462,427               1,238,799
Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
    accounts of $14,333 in 1997                                                       22,200                     613
Prepaid expenses                                                                       7,219                      20
Organization costs, less accumulated
    amortization of $5,809 and $4,309                                                  4,191                   5,691
Accrued rental income                                                                573,632                 357,246
Other assets                                                                         119,765                 104,391
                                                                            -----------------       -----------------

                                                                                 $27,368,290             $27,420,479
                                                                            =================       =================


                    LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

Accounts payable                                                             $         2,868         $         2,922
Accrued construction costs payable                                                        --                  38,834
Accrued real estate taxes payable                                                     20,645                      --
Distributions payable                                                                600,000                 600,000
Due to related parties                                                                 3,362                   2,875
Rents paid in advance                                                                 41,300                  55,762
Deferred rental income                                                                52,021                  64,690
                                                                            -----------------       -----------------
       Total liabilities                                                             720,196                 765,083

Minority interest                                                                    429,452                 419,193

Partners' capital                                                                 26,218,642              26,236,203
                                                                            -----------------       -----------------

                                                                                 $27,368,290             $27,420,479
                                                                            =================       =================

</TABLE>


                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       1
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                           CNL INCOME FUND XVII, 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                                     $  604,073        $   620,623         $ 1,832,554       $   1,726,684
    Earned income from direct
       financing leases                               93,834             94,807             282,256             224,912
    Interest and other income                         11,128              8,372              36,667              58,641
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------
                                                     709,035            723,802           2,151,477           2,010,237
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------
Expenses:
    General operating and
       administrative                                 29,293             26,636              86,909             101,337
    Professional services                              4,393              6,530              15,022              16,595
    Real estate taxes                                 20,645                 --              20,645                  --
    Management fees to related parties                 6,604              6,655              19,966              18,844
    State and other taxes                                  7                 --              11,811               6,442
    Depreciation and amortization                     96,125            100,107             273,084             288,145
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------
                                                     157,067            139,928             427,437             431,363
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------

Income Before Minority Interest in
    Income of Consolidated Joint
    Venture and Equity in Earnings of
    Unconsolidated Joint Ventures                    551,968            583,874           1,724,040           1,578,874

Minority Interest in Income of
    Consolidated Joint Venture                       (15,703  )         (15,697 )           (46,922  )          (26,129 )

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated
    Joint Ventures                                    35,536             26,437             105,321              71,795
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------

Net Income                                        $  571,801         $  594,614        $  1,782,439       $   1,624,540
                                                  ============      ============       ==============     ==============

Allocation of Net Income:
    General partners                              $     (282)         $     (54)        $      (176)      $        (630)
    Limited partners                                 572,083            594,668           1,782,615           1,625,170
                                                  ------------      ------------       --------------     --------------

                                                  $  571,801          $ 594,614         $ 1,782,439       $   1,624,540
                                                  ============      ============       ==============     ==============

Net Income Per Limited Partner Unit               $     0.19         $     0.20         $      0.59       $        0.54
                                                  ============      ============       ==============     ==============

Weighted Average Number of Limited
    Partner Units Outstanding                      3,000,000          3,000,000           3,000,000           3,000,000
                                                  ============      ============       ==============     ==============

</TABLE>



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       2
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                            CNL INCOME FUND XVII 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                                             $         (551)               $        288
      Net income                                                              (176 )                      (839 )
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
                                                                              (727 )                      (551 )
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
  Limited partners:
      Beginning balance                                                 26,236,754                  26,319,858
      Net income                                                         1,782,615                   2,204,396
      Distributions ($0.60 and
         $0.76 per limited partner
         unit, respectively)                                            (1,800,000 )                (2,287,500 )
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------
                                                                        26,219,369                  26,236,754
                                                                   ----------------             ---------------

  Total partners' capital                                              $26,218,642                 $26,236,203
                                                                   ================             ===============

</TABLE>

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       3
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                           CNL INCOME FUND XVII, 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                       $  1,881,998            $  1,912,554
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

      Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
         Additions to land and buildings on
             operating leases                                              306,100              (1,978,420 )
         Investment in direct financing leases                                  --              (1,130,497 )
         Investment in joint ventures                                     (127,807 )            (1,050,402 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------
                Net cash provided by (used in)
                   investing activities                                    178,293              (4,159,319 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

      Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
         Reimbursement of acquisition costs
             paid by related parties on behalf
             of the Partnership                                                 --                 (25,434 )
         Contributions from minority interest                                   --                 278,170
         Distributions to limited partners                              (1,800,000 )            (1,577,584 )
         Distribution to holder of minority interest                       (36,663 )               (29,184 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------
                Net cash used in financing activities                   (1,836,663 )            (1,354,032 )
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash
   Equivalents                                                             223,628              (3,600,797 )

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning
   of Period                                                             1,238,799               4,716,719
                                                                   ----------------         ---------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of
   Period                                                             $  1,462,427            $  1,115,922
                                                                   ================         ===============

</TABLE>



                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       4
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                           CNL INCOME FUND XVII, LTD.
                         (A Florida Limited Partnership)
                 CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - CONTINUED
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                                Nine Months Ended
                                                                                  September 30,
                                                                           1998                  1997
                                                                      ---------------       ----------------
<S> <C>
Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash
    Investing and Financing Activities:

       Related parties paid certain
          acquisition costs on behalf of
          the Partnership as follows:                                  $          --          $      11,253
                                                                      ===============        ===============

       Land and building under operating
          lease exchanged for land and
          building under operating lease                                $    899,654          $          --
                                                                      ===============        ===============

       Distributions declared and unpaid at
          end of period                                                 $    600,000           $    600,000
                                                                      ===============        ===============


</TABLE>

                 See accompanying notes to financial statements.

                                       5
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                           CNL INCOME FUND XVII, 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 XVII, Ltd. (the  "Partnership") for the year ended December
         31, 1997.

         The Partnership accounts for its 80 percent interest in the accounts of
         CNL/GC El Cajon Joint Venture using the consolidation method.  Minority
         interest represents the minority joint venture partner's  proportionate
         share of the equity in the  Partnership's  consolidated  joint venture.
         All  significant  intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  have  been
         eliminated.

         Certain  items in the  prior  year's  financial  statements  have  been
         reclassified to conform to 1998 presentation.  These  reclassifications
         had no effect on partners' capital or net income.

         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.

                                       6

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


2.       Land and Buildings on Operating Leases:

         In June 1998, the tenant of the property in Troy,  Ohio,  exercised its
         option  under  the  terms of its  lease  agreement  to  substitute  the
         existing property for a replacement property. In conjunction therewith,
         the Partnership  exchanged the property in Troy,  Ohio, with a property
         in Inglewood, California. The lease for the property in Troy, Ohio, was
         amended to allow the  property  in  Inglewood,  California  to continue
         under the terms of the original  lease.  All closing costs were paid by
         the  tenant.  The  Partnership  accounted  for  this  as a  nonmonetary
         exchange of similar assets and recorded the acquisition of the property
         in  Inglewood,  California,  at the net book value of the  property  in
         Troy,  Ohio. No gain or loss was recognized due to this being accounted
         for as a nonmonetary exchange of similar assets.

3.       Concentration of Credit Risk:

         The  following  schedule  presents  total rental and earned income from
         individual lessees, or affiliated groups of lessees,  each representing
         more than ten  percent  of the  Partnership's  total  rental and earned
         income  (including the  Partnership's  share of total rental and earned
         income from joint ventures and properties  held as  tenants-in-common),
         for at least one of the nine month periods ended September 30:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                1998               1997
                                                                            -------------      --------------
<S> <C>
                   Golden Corral Corporation                                    $339,073            $349,449
                   National Restaurant Enterprises, Inc.                         328,582             208,212
                   DenAmerica Corp.                                              323,884             319,740
                   Foodmaker, Inc.                                               262,135             240,487
                   San Diego Food Holdings, Inc.                                 237,131             133,858
</TABLE>

         Although  the  Partnership's   properties  are  geographically  diverse
         throughout the United States and the  Partnership's  lessees  operate a
         variety of  restaurant  concepts,  default by any one of these  lessees
         could   significantly   impact  the  results  of   operations   of  the
         Partnership.  However,  the general  partners  believe that the risk of
         such a default is reduced due to the  essential or important  nature of
         these properties for the ongoing operations of the lessees.

                                       7

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

         CNL Income Fund XVII,  Ltd. (the  "Partnership")  is a Florida  limited
partnership that was organized on February 10, 1995, to acquire for cash, either
directly or through  joint  venture  arrangements,  both newly  constructed  and
existing restaurant properties, as well as land upon which restaurants are to be
constructed,  to be leased  primarily  to  operators  of national  and  regional
fast-food,  family-style and casual dining restaurant chains (collectively,  the
"Properties").  The  leases are  triple-net  leases,  with the lessee  generally
responsible  for all repairs and  maintenance,  property  taxes,  insurance  and
utilities. As of September 30, 1998, the Partnership owned 28 Properties,  which
includes three  Properties owned by joint ventures in which the Partnership is a
co-venturer and three Properties owned with affiliates as tenants-in-common.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

         The  Partnership's  primary  source of capital is 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 $1,881,998 and $1,912,554 for the nine months ended September 30,
1998 and 1997,  respectively.  The decrease 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 the Partnership's working capital.

         Other  sources and uses of capital  included the  following  during the
nine months ended September 30, 1998.

         In  September  1997,  the  Partnership  entered  into a  joint  venture
arrangement,  CNL Kingston Joint Venture,  with an affiliate of the  Partnership
which  has the same  general  partners,  to  construct  and hold one  restaurant
Property.  As of September 30, 1998, the Partnership had contributed $311,048 to
the joint venture. Construction of the restaurant was completed in January 1998,
and as of September 30, 1998,  the  Partnership  owned a 60.06%  interest in the
profits and losses of the joint venture.

         In addition,  during the nine months  ended  September  30,  1998,  the
Partnership  received  $306,100 from the  developer of the  Properties in Aiken,
South Carolina and Weatherford,  Texas. This represents a reimbursement from the
developer upon final  reconciliation of total  construction  costs, to the total
construction  costs funded by the Partnership in accordance with the development
agreement.

         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 partners. At September 30, 1998, the Partnership had $1,462,427
invested in such short-term  investments,  as compared to $1,238,799 at December
31,  1997.  The funds  remaining at  September  30,  1998,  after the payment of
distributions  and  other  liabilities,  will be used to meet the  Partnership's
working capital and other needs.


                                       8
<PAGE>


Liquidity and Capital Resources - Continued

         Total liabilities of the Partnership,  including distributions payable,
decreased to $720,196 at September 30, 1998, from $765,083 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,  the Partnership declared  distributions
to the limited  partners of $1,800,000  and $1,687,500 for the nine months ended
September  30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively  ($600,000  for each of the quarters
ended September 30, 1998 and 1997).  This represents  distributions of $0.60 and
$0.56  per  unit  for the  nine  months  ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,
respectively  ($0.20 per unit for each of the quarters ended  September 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  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,  1998  and  1997,  the
Partnership and its consolidated  joint venture,  CNL/GC El Cajon Joint Venture,
owned and leased 23 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  $2,114,810  and
$1,951,596,  respectively,  in rental  income from  operating  leases and earned
income from

                                       9
<PAGE>


Results of Operations - Continued

direct  financing leases from these  Properties,  $697,907 and $715,430 of which
was earned during the quarters ended September 30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively.
The increase in rental and earned income during the nine months ended  September
30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended  September 30, 1997, is primarily
attributable to the fact that two Properties were operational for only a partial
nine months ended  September  30, 1997,  as compared to a full nine months ended
September 30, 1998, due to acquisitions by the Partnership during 1997.

         The  decrease  in rental and earned  income  during the  quarter  ended
September  30, 1998,  as compared to the quarter  ended  September  30, 1997, is
primarily  attributable  to a  decrease  in rental  income  due to the fact that
during 1998, the Partnership reduced the monthly base rental income due from the
tenants of the Properties in Aiken, South Carolina and Weatherford,  Texas, as a
result of receiving  reimbursements of construction costs from the developer, as
described above in "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

         In October 1998, the tenant of three Boston Market Properties filed for
bankruptcy.  If the leases are eventually rejected, the Partnership  anticipates
that rental  income  relating to these  Properties  will  terminate  until a new
tenant for these  Properties is located or until the Properties are sold and the
proceeds from such sales are reinvested in additional  Properties.  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.

         In addition,  during the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997,
the  Partnership  also owned and leased  three  Properties  with  affiliates  as
tenants-in-common   and  two   Properties   indirectly   through  joint  venture
arrangements. In connection therewith, during the quarters and nine months ended
September  30, 1998 and 1997,  the  Partnership  earned  $105,321  and  $71,795,
respectively, attributable to net income earned by these joint ventures, $35,536
and $26,437 of which were earned  during the quarters  ended  September 30, 1998
and 1997,  respectively.  The  increase  in net  income  earned  by these  joint
ventures is  primarily  due to the fact that the  Properties  owned by the joint
ventures and the Properties  held as  tenants-in-common  with  affiliates of the
general  partners,  were  operational for the full quarter and nine months ended
September  30,  1998,  as  compared to a partial  quarter and nine months  ended
September 30, 1997.

         During at least one of the nine  months  ended  September  30, 1998 and
1997,  five lessees of the  Partnership,  Golden  Corral  Corporation,  National
Restaurant Enterprises,  Inc., DenAmerica Corp., Foodmaker,  Inc., and San Diego
Food Holdings,  Inc. each contributed more than ten percent of the Partnership's
total  rental and earned  income  (including  the  Partnership's  share of total
rental  and  earned  income  from  joint   ventures  and   properties   held  as
tenants-in-common).  As of September 30, 1998,  Golden Corral  Corporation,  and
National Restaurant  Enterprises,  Inc., were each lessees under leases relating
to three  restaurants,  DenAmerica  Corporation  and Foodmaker,  Inc., were each
lessees under leases relating to four  restaurants and San Diego Holdings,  Inc.
was the lessee under a lease relating to one restaurant. It is anticipated that,
based on the minimum rental payments required by the leases,  these tenants will
each continue to  contribute  more than ten percent of the  Partnership's  total
rental income during the

                                       10
<PAGE>


Results of Operations - Continued

remainder  of 1998 and  subsequent  years.  Any failure of these  lessees  could
materially affect the Partnership's income.

         Operating expenses,  including  depreciation and amortization  expense,
were  $427,437 and $431,363  for the nine months  ended  September  30, 1998 and
1997,  respectively,  of which  $157,067  and  $139,928  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 primarily  attributable  to a
decrease  in  administrative   expenses,  which  includes  services  related  to
accounting;  financial,  tax and regulatory compliance and reporting;  lease and
loan  compliance;  limited  partner  distributions  and reporting;  and investor
relations.  In addition,  operating  expenses also  decreased for the nine month
period ended September 30, 1998, due to a decrease in depreciation  expense as a
result of the reimbursement from the developer of construction costs relating to
the Properties in Aiken,  South Carolina and  Weatherford,  Texas,  as described
above in "Liquidity and Capital Resources."

         The  decrease  in  operating  expenses  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,  was  partially
attributable to, the fact that the Partnership accrued insurance and real estate
taxes as a result of the tenant of three  Boston  Market  Properties  filing for
bankruptcy,  as described above. If the tenant decides to reject the leases, the
Partnership will continue to incur certain expenses,  such as real estate taxes,
insurance and  maintenance  until a new tenant or buyer for these  Properties is
located.

         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.

         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.


                                       11
<PAGE>


Results of Operations - Continued

         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  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.


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<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.

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<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 10th day of November, 1998.


                        CNL INCOME FUND XVII, 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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This schedule contains summary financial  information extracted from the balance
sheet of CNL Income Fund XVII,  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 XVII,  Ltd.  for the nine months
ended September 30, 1998.
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