<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Cash Plus V Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 415,199 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 34,316<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 875,270 <PP&E> 31,055,974<F2> <DEPRECIATION> (19,915,781)<F3> <TOTAL-ASSETS> 12,464,978 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 699,941 <BONDS> 19,220,830<F4> <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> (7,455,793)<F5> <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 12,464,978 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 5,437,611<F6> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 4,181,674<F7> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,279,939 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (24,002)<F8> <EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F8> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F8> <FN> <F1>Includes all receivables grouped in "Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets" on the Balance Sheet. <F2>Includes apartment complexes of $30,536,390 and deferred expenses of $519,584. <F3>Includes depreciation of $19,714,282 and amortization of deferred expenses of $201,499. <F4>Represents mortgage note payable. <F5>Represents total deficit of the General Partners ($328,506) and the Limited Partners ($7,127,287). <F6>Includes all revenue of the Partnership. <F7>Includes operating expenses of $2,313,389, real estate taxes of $401,225 and depreciation and amortization of $1,467,060. <F8>Net Loss allocated ($240) to General Partners and ($23,762) to Limited Partners. Average net Loss of ($.91) per unit on 25,000 units outstanding. </FN>