DSI REALTY INCOME FUND VII
                     (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                $  416,837       $  470,517 
PROPERTY                                  3,940,484        4,195,138 
OTHER ASSETS                                 79,184           31,660

TOTAL                                    $4,436,505       $4,697,315 

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY

LIABILITIES                              $  555,064       $  559,608 
  
PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (68,953)         (66,391)
     Limited Partners                     3,950,394        4,204,098 

  Total partners' equity                  3,881,441        4,137,707

TOTAL                                    $4,436,505       $4,697,315

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                            $  472,577        $  473,328
Interest                                      3,238             3,118 
     Total revenues                         475,815           476,446 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          314,236           326,975 
General and administrative                   36,794            36,310 
     Total expenses                         351,030           363,285 

NET INCOME                               $  124,785        $  113,161 

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $  123,537        $  112,029 
    General partners                          1,248             1,132 

TOTAL                                    $  124,785        $  113,161 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     5.15        $     4.67 

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                     $935,267       $908,499
Interest                             5,904          6,342                                               
Total Revenues                     941,171        914,841

EXPENSES:
Operating Expenses                 613,103        620,505
General and administrative          99,486         93,009
Total expenses                     712,589        713,514

NET INCOME                        $228,582       $201,327

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
Limited partners                   226,296        199,314
General partners                     2,286          2,013
TOTAL                              228,582        201,327

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
  PARTNERSHIP UNIT                   $9.43          $8.30

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 SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 AND 1995



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                        

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

NET INCOME                               2,013         199,314      201,327 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (4,848)       (480,000)    (484,848)

EQUITY AT JUNE 30, 1995               ($64,128)     $4,428,098   $4,363,970 

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

NET INCOME                               2,286         226,296      228,582 
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (4,848)       (480,000)    (484,848)

EQUITY AT JUNE 30, 1996               ($68,953)     $3,950,394   $3,881,441 


See accompanying notes to 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                             $ 228,582          $ 201,327 

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

    Depreciation                         254,654            254,653 
  
    Changes in assets and 
   	liabilities:

     Increase in other assets            (47,524)           (34,805)
     Increase(Decrease) in 
     liabilities:                         (4,544)             6,240

Net cash provided by 
   operating activities                  431,168            427,415 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES -

     Purchase of property 
       and equipment                           0             (5,519)   

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

     Distributions to partners          (484,848)          (484,848)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND 
   CASH EQUIVALENTS                      (53,680)           (62,952)  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              470,517             486,497 
     At end of period                  $ 416,837           $ 423,545 


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 June 30, 1996, and for
the periods ended June 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 June 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        ( 5,850,797)
        Property - Net                       $  3,940,484


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.