AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE
                             THE THICKET APARTMENTS


         THIS AMENDMENT,  entered into as of the 25th day of June,  1996, by and
between THE PATRICIAN  MORTGAGE COMPANY  (hereinafter  referred to as "Seller"),
and A & P INVESTORS,  INC., a Georgia  corporation  (hereinafter  referred to as
"Purchaser");

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS,  Seller and Purchaser have entered into that certain Agreement
for  Purchase  and Sale,  dated March 27, 1996  (hereinafter  referred to as the
"Sales Contract"); and

         WHEREAS, Seller and Purchaser desire to amend the Sales Contract as
hereinbelow set forth;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for  and  in  consideration  of the  sum  of Ten  and
No/100ths  Dollars  ($10.00)  and other  good and  valuable  consideration,  the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby  acknowledged,  Seller and Purchaser
agree as follows:

               1. The Closing Date is hereby extended to June 28, 1996.

               2. All  capitalized  terms used herein,  not  otherwise  defined,
          shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Sales Contract.

               3. All other terms and  provisions  of the Sales  Contract  shall
          remain in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  Seller and Purchaser  have duly signed and sealed
this Ninth Amendment, effective as of the day and year first above written.

PURCHASER:

A & P INVESTORS, INC., a Georgia corporation


By: /s/Martin H. Petersen
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Martin H. Petersen
Title: Vice President

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SELLER:

THE PATRICIAN MORTGAGE COMPANY


By: /s/ W. Thomas Booher
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W. Thomas Booher
Title: Vice President

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