<ARTICLE>                             5
<LEGEND>

This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from NATIONAL
PROPERTY  INVESTORS 7 2000 First Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such 10-QSB filing.

</LEGEND>

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<NAME>                                NATIONAL PROPERTY INVESTORS 7
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<PERIOD-TYPE>                         3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                     DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                        JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                          MAR-31-2000
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<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                         0
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                               0
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<FN>

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

</FN>