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


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



                                          June 30,      December 31,
                                            1996             1995 
                                                    
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  420,968       $  445,657 
PROPERTY                                  4,103,441        4,318,209
INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE
  JOINT VENTURE                             398,078          417,666
OTHER ASSETS                                 36,487           64,326  

TOTAL                                    $4,958,974       $5,245,858 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES                              $  604,252       $  610,208 

PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (64,233)         (61,424)
     Limited Partners                     4,418,955        4,697,074 

  Total partners' equity                  4,354,722        4,635,650

TOTAL                                    $4,958,974       $5,245,858

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).


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



                                         June 30,         June 30,
                                           1996             1995  
REVENUES:
                                                      
Rental Income                            $  406,006       $  396,552
Interest                                      3,000            3,981
     Total revenues                         409,006          400,533 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          245,044          250,754 
General and administrative                   38,097           38,979
     Total expenses                         283,141          289,733 

INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN INCOME 
   OF REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE             125,865          110,800
   EQUITY IN INCOME OF REAL ESTATE           20,615           28,385 

NET INCOME                               $  146,480       $  139,185 


AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  145,015       $  137,793 
    General partners                          1,465            1,392

TOTAL                                    $  146,480       $  139,185 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     6.04       $     5.74 


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 SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995




                                          June 30,         June 30, 
                                           1996             1995

                                                      

REVENUES:

Rental Income                            $813,065         $813,414
Interest                                    5,356            7,740
Total Revenues                            818,421          821,154

EXPENSES:
Operating Expenses                        493,689          492,427
General and Administrative                103,167          101,875
Total Expenses                            596,856          594,302

INCOME BEFORE EQUITY IN INCOME
OF REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE              221,565          226,852

EQUITY IN INCOME OF REAL
ESTATE JOINT VENTURE                       42,961           54,475

NET INCOME                               $264,526         $281,327

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
Limited Partners                          261,881          278,514
General Partners                            2,645            2,813

TOTAL                                     264,526          281,327

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP UNIT                           $10.91           $11.60

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 JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                        
EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1994         ($  56,080)     $5,226,130   $5,170,050

NET INCOME                               2,813         278,514      281,327 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (5,454)       (540,000)    (545,454)

EQUITY AT JUNE 30, 1995               ($58,721)     $4,964,644   $4,905,923

EQUITY AT DECEMBER 31, 1995           ($61,424)     $4,697,074   $4,635,650 

NET INCOME                               2,645         261,881      264,526 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (5,454)       (540,000)    (545,454)

EQUITY AT JUNE 30, 1996               ($64,233)     $4,418,955   $4,354,722 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements(unaudited).


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



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

Net income                             $ 264,526        $281,327  

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

     Depreciation                        234,567         234,567 
     Distributions in excess 
      	of earnings in 
       real estate joint venture          19,589          26,225

     Changes in assets and 
      	liabilities:

     Decrease in other assets             27,839         100,000    
     (Decrease)Increase in liabilities    (5,956)          9,062

Net cash provided by 
  operating activities                   540,565         651,181 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES -

     Purchase of property 
       and equipment                     (19,800)         (6,060)   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

     Distributions to partners          (545,454)       (545,454)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND 
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                      (24,689)         99,667 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              445,657         424,960 
     At end of period                  $ 420,968        $524,627 


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).



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

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
	
1.   GENERAL

DSI Realty Income Fund VIII (the "Partnership"), a limited 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 June 30, 1996, and for
the periods ended June 30, 1996, and 1995 is unaudited. Such financial 
information includes all adjustments considered necessary by the 
Partnership's management for a fair presentation of the results for the 
periods indicated.

2.   PROPERTY

The Partnership owns five mini-storage facilities located in Stockton,  
Pittsburg, El Centro, Lompoc and Huntington Beach, California.  The total 
cost of property and accumulated depreciation at June 30, 1996, 
is as follows:


                                         
        Land                                 $  2,305,310
        Buildings and improvements              7,071,497 
        Equipment                                  22,831
        Total                                   9,399,638
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 5,296,197)
        Property - Net                       $  4,103,441



3.   INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE JOINT VENTURE

The Partnership is involved in a joint venture with DSI Realty Income 
Fund IX through which the Partnership has a 30% interest in a mini-storage 
facility in Aurora, Colorado.  Under the terms of the joint venture 
agreement, the Partnership is entitled to 30% of the profits and losses of 
venture and owns 30% of the mini-storage facility as a tenant in common
with DSI Realty Income Fund IX, which has the remaining 70% interest in
the venture.  Summarized income statement information for the six months 
ended June 30, 1996, and 1995 is as follows:

                                   1996                    1995
                                                   
     Revenue                     $315,861                $348,906             
     Operating Expenses           172,659                 167,323
     Net Income                  $143,202                $181,583
 


The Partnership accounts for its investment in the real estate joint
venture under the equity method of accounting.

4.   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.