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


BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED) 
JUNE 30, 1997 AND DECEMBER 31, 1996



                                          June 30,       December 31,
                                            1997             1996 
                                                    
ASSETS

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                $  398,754       $  481,301 
PROPERTY                                  3,420,076        3,674,730 

OTHER ASSETS                                 76,285           31,660

TOTAL                                    $3,895,115       $4,187,691 


LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY


LIABILITIES                              $  577,859       $  567,689 
  
PARTNERS' EQUITY:
     General Partners                       (74,395)         (71,568)
     Limited Partners                     3,411,651        3,691,570 

  Total partners' equity                  3,337,256        3,620,002

TOTAL                                    $3,895,115       $4,187,691

See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).

STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996


                                          June 30,          June 30,
                                            1997              1996 

REVENUES:

Rental Income                            $  488,690        $  472,577
Interest                                      2,284             3,238 
     Total revenues                         490,974           475,815 

EXPENSES:

Operating Expenses                          356,492           314,236 
General and administrative                   41,901            36,794 
     Total expenses                         398,393           351,030 


NET INCOME                               $   92,581        $  124,785 


AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
    Limited partners                     $   91,655        $  123,537
    General partners                            926             1,248

TOTAL                                    $   92,581        $  124,785 

NET INCOME PER LIMITED 
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                      $     3.82        $     5.15 


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, 1997 AND 1996

                                          June 30,           June 30,
                                            1997               1997

REVENUES:
Rental Income                            $  957,377        $ 935,267
Interest                                      4,913            5,904
Total revenues                              962,290          941,171

EXPENSES:
Operating Expenses                          655,862          613,103
General and administrative                  104,326           99,486
Total expenses                              760,188          712,589

NET INCOME                               $  202,102        $ 228,582

AGGREGATE NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO:
 Limited partners                        $  200,081        $ 226,296
 General partners                             2,021            2,286
TOTAL                                    $  202,102        $ 228,582

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
  PARTNERSHIP UNIT                            $8.34            $9.43

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, 1997 AND 1996



                                      GENERAL        LIMITED
                                      PARTNERS       PARTNERS       TOTAL
                                                           
 

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

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

NET INCOME                               2,021         200,081      202,102
DISTRIBUTIONS                           (4,848)       (480,000)    (484,848)

EQUITY AT JUNE 30, 1997               ($74,395)     $3,411,651   $3,337,256


See accompanying notes to financial statements(unaudited).


STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 AND 1996



                                        June 30,          June 30,
                                          1997              1996    
                                   
                                                    
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income                             $ 202,102          $ 228,582 

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

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

     Increase in other assets            (44,625)           (47,524)

     Decrease in liabilities              (9,830)            (4,544) 

Net cash provided by 
   operating activities                  402,301            431,168 
 
         

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES -

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

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND 
    CASH EQUIVALENTS                     (82,547)           (53,680)  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

     At beginning of period              481,301             470,517 
     At end of period                  $ 398,754           $ 416,837 


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, 1997, and for
the periods ended June 30, 1997, and 1996, 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, 1997, is as follows:


                                         
        Land                                 $  2,089,800
        Buildings and equipment                 7,662,434 
        Equipment                                  39,046
        Total                                   9,791,280  
        Less: Accumulated Depreciation        ( 6,371,204)
        Property - Net                       $  3,420,076


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.