SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE


     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT,  entered into as of the 30 day of October,  1997, by
and between VININGS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(hereinafter referred to as the "Partnership"),  and WINDRUSH PARTNERS,  LTD., a
Georgia limited partnership (hereinafter referred to as "Contributor");

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Partnership and the Contributor have entered into that certain
Agreement  to  Contribute,  dated  April 1, 1997,  as  amended  by that  certain
Amendment  to  Agreement  to  Contribute,  dated  August 11,  1997  (hereinafter
referred to as the "Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,  the Partnership and the Contributor desire to amend the Agreement
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,   the  Partnership  and  the
Contributor agree as follows:

     1. Section 4 (e) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
following is hereby inserted in lieu thereof:

          (e)  Notwithstanding  anything  to the  contrary  set  forth  in  this
     Agreement,  in  the  event  this  Agreement  has  not  been  terminated  in
     accordance  with the terms of Section 4 (a) above and provided  that, as of
     the expiration of the Inspection  Period, all issues relating in any way to
     Partnership's  assumption of the Lender Loan have not been resolved  and/or
     satisfied,   as  determined  by   Partnership  in  its  sole  and  absolute
     discretion,  then the  Inspection  Period shall be  automatically  extended
     until thirty (30) days from and after all issues  related to  Partnership's
     assumption  of the Lender Loan have been so  satisfied;  provided,  always,
     however,  that the Inspection  Period shall not extend beyond  December 15,
     1997, unless the parties hereto expressly agree in writing to the contrary.

     2. The Partnership and the  Contributor  hereby  acknowledge and agree that
all  issues  related to the  Partnership's  assumption  of the Lender  Loan were
satisfied on November 13, 1997,  and the  Inspection  Period expires on December
15, 1997.

     3.  Section  4(d) of the  Agreement  is hereby  amended  to delete the term
"Effective  Date" in the fourth line thereof,  and insert the word  "Closing" in
lieu thereof.

     4. Section 9(a)(xli) is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following is
hereby inserted in lieu thereof:  "(xli) Contributor is an "accredited investor"
as defined in Regulation D promulgated  under the  Securities Act because it has
more than $5,000,000.00 in total assets."

     5.  Section  22(a) is hereby  amended by deleting  the name and address for
"Darla Jaben Mesnick" and inserting the following in lieu thereof:

                  Scott C. Withrow, Esq.
                  Withrow, McQuade & Olsen
                  3379 Peachtree Road, N.E.
                  Suite 970
                  Atlanta, Georgia 30326
                  Telecopy: (404) 814-0009

     6. Section 22(b) is hereby  amended by inserting  the  following  after the
address for Goodwin, Procter & Hoar LLP:

         and to:           Darla Jaben Mesnick, Esq.
                           445 Spalding Drive
                           Atlanta, Georgia 30328
                           Telecopy: (770) 668-1653

     7. All capitalized terms used herein, not otherwise defined, shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement.

     8. All other terms and  provisions  of the  Agreement  shall remain in full
force and effect.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the Partnership and the Contributor  have duly signed
and sealed this Second  Amendment,  effective as of the day and year first above
written.

                                  CONTRIBUTOR:

                                  WINDRUSH   PARTNERS,    LTD.,   
                                  a Georgia limited partnership

                                  By:Hallmark Group Real Estate  Services  Corp.
                                     a Georgia corporation, as general partner

                                  By:/s/ Peter D. Anzo
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                                  Peter D. Anzo
                                  Title: CEO


                                  [CORPORATE SEAL]

                                  
                                  PARTNERSHIP:

                                  Vinings  Investment  Properties,   L.P.,  
                                  a  Delaware limited partnership

                                  By: Vinings   Investment   Properties  Trust,
                                  a Massachusetts  business  trust,  as  general
                                  partner

                                  By:/s/ Stephanie A. Reed
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                                  Stephanie A. Reed
                                  Title: Vice President