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


BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED) 
MARCH 31, 1998 AND DECEMBER 31, 1997



                                          March 31,      December 31,
                                            1998             1997 
                                                    
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  504,304       $  500,294 
PROPERTY                                  3,054,084        3,181,412 

OTHER ASSETS                                 51,437           37,660

TOTAL                                    $3,609,825       $3,719,366 


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY


LIABILITIES                              $  528,846       $  544,144 
  
PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (76,957)         (76,015)
     Limited Partners                     3,157,936        3,251,237 

  Total partners' equity                  3,080,979        3,175,222

TOTAL                                    $3,609,825       $3,719,366

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997


                                          March 31,         March 31,
                                            1998              1997 

REVENUES:

Rental Income                            $  521,724        $  468,687
Interest                                      2,706             2,629 
     Total revenues                         524,430           471,316 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          309,913           299,370 
General and administrative                   64,336            62,425 
     Total expenses                         376,249           361,795 


NET INCOME                               $  148,181        $  105,521 


AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  146,699        $  108,426 
    General partners                          1,482             1,095 

TOTAL                                    $  148,181        $  109,521 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     6.11        $     4.52 


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, 1998 AND 1997



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                        
EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1996         ($  71,568)     $3,691,570   $3,620,002

NET INCOME                               1,095         108,426      109,521 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (2,424)       (240,000)    (242,424)

EQUITY AT MARCH 31, 1997              ($72,897)     $3,559,996   $3,487,099 

EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1997           ($76,015)     $3,251,237   $3,175,222 

NET INCOME                               1,482         146,699      148,181 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (2,424)       (240,000)    (242,424)

EQUITY AT MARCH 31, 1998              ($76,957)     $3,157,936   $3,080,979 


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997



                                       March 31,          March 31,
                                          1998              1997    
                                   
                                                    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                             $ 148,181          $ 109,521 

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

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

     Increase in other assets            (13,777)           (48,117)
     (Decrease)Increase in 
     liabilities:                        (15,298)            10,043

Net cash provided by 
   operating activities                  246,434            198,775 


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

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

NET INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH AND 
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                        4,010            (43,649)  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              500,294             481,301 
     At end of period                  $ 504,304           $ 437,652 


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, 1998, and for
the periods ended March 31, 1998, and 1997 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, 1998, is as follows:


                                         
        Land                                 $  2,089,800
        Buildings and equipment                 7,662,434 
        Equipment                                  55,058
        Total                                   9,807,292  
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 6,753,208)
        Property - Net                       $  3,054,084
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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.