January 19, 2006

Mail Stop 4561

Martha L. Long
Senior Vice President
National Property Investors 7
55 Beattie Place, P.O. Box 1089
Greenville, South Carolina 29602

      Re:	National Property Investors 7
			Schedule 14A Proxy Statement
			Filed December 16, 2005
			Response filed January 6, 2006
			File No. 0-13454

Dear Ms. Long:

      This is to advise you that we have limited our review of the
above proxy statement to the following comment.  Where indicated,
we
think you should revise your document in response to this comment.
If you disagree, we will consider your explanation as to why our
comment is inapplicable or a revision is unnecessary.  Please be
as
detailed as necessary in your explanation.  We may ask you to
provide
us with information so we may better understand your disclosure.
After reviewing this information, we may or may not raise
additional
comments.

   	Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects.  We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or on any other
aspect
of our review.  Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.
1. We note your response to previous comment 1; however, it
appears
that your transaction does involve the sale of substantially all
of
the remaining assets to an "affiliate" as contemplated by Rule
13e-
3(a)(3).  In this regard, we note the sale of the property is part
of
a larger transaction involving the sale of nine properties that
could
benefit AIMCO as indicated by you in the "Description of the
Transaction" section.  In addition, it appears that the
transaction
will have the effect of causing the class of equity securities to
be
held by less than 300 persons since the dissolution is contingent
on
the sale which will result in shareholders losing their interest
in
the public limited partnership.  Please file the Schedule 13E-3 as
previously requested.

      As appropriate, please revise your filing and respond to
these
comments within 10 business days or tell us when you will provide
us
with a response.  You may wish to provide us with marked copies of
the revisions to expedite our review.  Please furnish a cover
letter
with your revised document that keys your response to our comment
and
provides any requested information.  Detailed cover letters
greatly
facilitate our review.  Please understand that we may have
additional
comments after reviewing your revised document and responses to
our
comments.

	 We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filing reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision.  Since the company and its management are in
possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they
are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they
have made.

	Please direct any questions to Charito A. Mittelman at (202)
551-3402, or the undersigned at (202) 551-3694.

      Sincerely,



Owen Pinkerton
Senior Counsel

cc: 	Jonathan L. Friedman, Esq.  (via facsimile)



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Martha L. Long
National Property Investors 7
January 19,2006
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