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


BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED) 
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND DECEMBER 31, 1995



                                        September 30,     December 31,
                                            1996             1995 
                                                    
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  476,701       $  470,517 
PROPERTY                                  3,813,158        4,195,138 
OTHER ASSETS                                 35,865           31,660

TOTAL                                    $4,325,724       $4,697,315 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES                              $  553,408       $  559,608 
  
PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (70,044)         (66,391)
     Limited Partners                     3,842,360        4,204,098 

  Total partners' equity                  3,772,316        4,137,707

TOTAL                                    $4,325,724       $4,697,315

See accompanying notes to financial statements (unaudited).


STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995




                                        September 30,     September 30,
                                            1996              1995 
                                                      

REVENUES:

Rental Income                            $  467,923        $  474,327
Interest                                      2,887             2,978 
     Total revenues                         470,810           477,305 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          303,830           315,608 
General and administrative                   33,681            33,969 
     Total expenses                         337,511           349,577

NET INCOME                               $  133,299        $  127,728 

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  131,966        $  126,451 
    General partners                          1,333             1,277 

TOTAL                                    $  133,299        $  127,728 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     5.50        $     5.27 

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

See accompanying notes to financial statements (unaudited).

                                      
STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995



                                September 30,   September 30,
                                    1996           1995

                                             

REVENUES:
Rental Income                   $1,403,190       $1,382,826
Interest                             8,791            9,320                                               
Total Revenues                   1,411,981        1,392,146

EXPENSES:
Operating Expenses                 916,933          936,113
General and administrative         133,167          126,978
Total expenses                   1,050,100        1,063,091

NET INCOME                        $361,881         $329,055

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
Limited partners                   358,262          325,764
General partners                     3,619            3,291
TOTAL                              361,881          329,055

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
  PARTNERSHIP UNIT                  $14.93           $13.57

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 NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                          

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

NET INCOME                               3,291         325,764      329,055 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (7,272)       (720,000)    (727,272)

EQUITY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1995          ($65,274)     $4,314,548   $4,249,274 

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

NET INCOME                               3,619         358,262      361,881 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (7,272)       (720,000)    (727,272)

EQUITY AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1996          ($70,044)     $3,842,360   $3,772,316 


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).



STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996 AND 1995



                                      September 30,     September 30,
                                          1996              1995    
                                   
                                                    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                             $ 361,881          $ 329,055 

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

    Depreciation                         381,980            381,980 
  
    Changes in assets and 
   	liabilities:

     Increase in other assets             (4,205)                 0
     Increase(Decrease) in 
     liabilities:                         (6,200)            27,378

Net cash provided by 
   operating activities                  733,456            738,413 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES -

     Purchase of property 
       and equipment                           0             (5,519)   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

     Distributions to partners          (727,272)          (727,272)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND 
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                        6,184              5,622  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              470,517             486,497 
     At end of period                  $ 476,701           $ 492,119 


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 September 30, 1996, and for
the periods ended September 30, 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 September 30, 1996, is as follows:



                                         
        Land                                 $  2,089,800
        Buildings and equipment                 7,663,809 
        Equipment                                  37,672
        Total                                   9,791,281  
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 5,978,123)
        Property - Net                       $  3,813,158



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.