<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Cash Plus I Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1997 <CASH> 4,884,237 <SECURITIES> 3,869,280 <RECEIVABLES> 571,260<F1> <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 160,835 <PP&E> 46,982,693<F2> <DEPRECIATION> (18,870,541) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 37,597,764 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,434,208 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 36,163,556<F3> <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 37,597,764 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 4,713,154<F4> <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 3,886,724<F5> <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 0 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 826,430<F6> <EPS-PRIMARY> 0<F6> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F6> <FN> <F1>Includes all receivables included in "other assets" on the Balance Sheet. <F2>Retail centers of $46,982,693. <F3>Deficit of the General Partners of ($185,998) and equity of Limited Partners of $35,977,558. <F4>Includes all revenue of the Partnership. <F5>Includes all expenses of the Partnership. <F6>Net income allocated $16,529 to the General Partners and $809,901 to the Limited Partners. </FN>