<ARTICLE>                           5
<LEGEND>

This schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted from Shelter
Properties  VI 1999  Transitional  Report  on  10-QSB  and is  qualified  in its
entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing.

</LEGEND>

<CIK>                               0000730013
<NAME>                              Shelter Properties VI
<MULTIPLIER>                               1,000


                                   
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       2-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                   DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                      NOV-1-1999
<PERIOD-END>                        DEC-31-1999
<CASH>                                     2,901
<SECURITIES>                                   0
<RECEIVABLES>                                662
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               0 <F1>
<PP&E>                                    55,486
<DEPRECIATION>                            29,198
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                            30,985
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          0 <F1>
<BONDS>                                   25,302
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                          0
<PREFERRED>                                    0
<COMMON>                                       0
<OTHER-SE>                                 3,871
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>              30,985
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           1,839
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                           1,124
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           375
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                0
<INCOME-TAX>                                   0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            0
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                 340
<EPS-BASIC>                                 7.96 <F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  0
<FN>

<F1> Registrant has an unclassified balance sheet. <F2> Multiplier is 1.

</FN>