DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                     (A California Real Estate Limited Partnership)


BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED) 
MARCH 31, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995



                                          March 31,      December 31,
                                            1996             1995 
                                                    
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  416,087       $  470,517 
PROPERTY                                  4,067,811        4,195,138 

OTHER ASSETS                                 80,145           31,660

TOTAL                                    $4,564,043       $4,697,315 


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY


LIABILITIES                              $  564,962       $  559,608 
  
PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (67,777)         (66,391)
     Limited Partners                     4,066,857        4,204,098 

  Total partners' equity                  3,999,080        4,137,707

TOTAL                                    $4,564,042       $4,697,315

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995


                                          March 31,         March 31,
                                            1996              1995 

REVENUES:

Rental Income                            $  462,690        $  435,171
Interest                                      2,666             3,224 
     Total revenues                         465,356           438,395 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          298,867           293,530 
General and administrative                   62,692            56,699 
     Total expenses                         361,559           350,229 


NET INCOME                               $  103,797        $   88,166 


AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  102,759        $   87,284 
    General partners                          1,038               882 

TOTAL                                    $  103,797        $   88,166 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     4.28        $     3.64 


LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS 
   USED IN PER UNIT CALCULATION              24,000            24,000 

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).

                                      
                                                 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                        
EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1994         ($  61,293)     $4,708,784   $4,647,491

NET INCOME                                 882          87,284       88,166 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (2,424)       (240,000)    (242,424)

EQUITY AT MARCH 31, 1995              ($62,835)     $4,556,068   $4,493,233 

EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1995           ($66,391)     $4,204,098   $4,137,707 

NET INCOME                               1,038         102,759      103,797 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (2,424)       (240,000)    (242,424)

EQUITY AT MARCH 31, 1996              ($67,777)     $4,066,857   $3,999,080 


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1996 AND 1995



                                       March 31,          March 31,
                                          1996              1995    
                                   
                                                    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                             $ 103,797          $  88,166 

Adjustments to reconcile net 
   income to net cash provided
   by operating activities:

    Depreciation                         127,328            127,327 
  
    Changes in assets and 
	liabilities:

     Increase in other assets            (48,485)           (21,207)
     Increase(Decrease) in 
     liabilities:                          5,354             48,866

Net cash provided by 
   operating activities                  187,994            243,152 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES -

     Purchase of property 
       and equipment                           0             (2,976)   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

     Distributions to partners          (242,424)          (242,424)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND 
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                      (54,430)            (2,248)  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              470,517             486,497 
     At end of period                  $ 416,087           $ 484,249 


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).



DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
(A California Real Estate Limited Partnership)

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
	
1.   GENERAL

DSI Realty Income Fund VII (the "Partnership"), has two general partners 
(DSI Properties, Inc., and Diversified Investors Agency) and limited 
partners owning 24,000 limited partnership units. The Partnership was formed
under the California Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the primary purpose
of acquiring and operating real estate.

The accompanying financial information as of March 31, 1996, and for
the periods ended March 31, 1996, and 1995 is unaudited.  Such financial
information includes all adjustments which are considered necessary by the 
Partnership's management for a fair presentation of the results for the
periods indicated.

2.   PROPERTY

Properties owned by the Partnership are all mini-storage facilities.
Depreciation is calculated using the straight line method over the 
estimated useful life of 15 years.  The total cost of property and 
accumulated depreciation at March 31, 1996, is as follows:


                                         
        Land                                 $  2,089,800
        Buildings and equipment                 7,663,809 
        Equipment                                  37,672
        Total                                   9,791,281  
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 5,723,470)
        Property - Net                       $  4,067,811


3.   NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is calculated by dividing the net 
income allocated to the limited partners by the number of limited 
partnership units outstanding during the period.