UNITED STATES
              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                    Washington, D.C. 20549


                           FORM 8-K


                        CURRENT REPORT

              PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
            THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)  March 7, 2003


      ___AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP___
    (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      __________________State of Minnesota_______________
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)




    ______0-16555_________         _____41-1571166_____
   (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
                                   Identification No.)


_____1300 Minnesota World Trade Center, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101_____
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


         _______________(651) 227-7333_______________
     (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


  ___________________________________________________________
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 2.   Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

       On  March  7,  2003, the Partnership  sold  two  JEMCARE
daycare  centers  in  Arlington,  Texas  to  the  lessee.   The
Partnership  received  net proceeds of approximately  $486,000,
which resulted in a net gain of approximately $-0-.

      In the fourth quarter of 2002, a charge to operations for
real  estate  impairment  of $246,388 was  recognized  for  the
properties,  which  was the difference between  book  value  at
December  31,  2002  of  $732,388 and the  estimated  net  sale
proceeds of $486,000.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

          (a)A  limited  number  of  proforma  adjustments  are
             required   to  illustrate  the  effects   of   the
             transaction  on  the  balance  sheet  and   income
             statement.   The  following narrative  description
             is furnished in lieu of the proforma statements:

             Assuming  the Partnership had sold the  properties
             on  January 1, 2001, the Partnership's Investments
             in   Real  Estate  would  have  been  reduced   by
             $767,219 and its Current Assets (cash) would  have
             increased by $486,000 and Partner's Capital  would
             have decreased by $281,219.

             The  Total  Income for the Partnership would  have
             decreased from $558,453 to $465,164 for  the  year
             ended  December  31,  2001 and  from  $364,172  to
             $294,205  for the nine months ended September  30,
             2002   if  the  Partnership  had  not  owned   the
             properties during the periods.

             Depreciation  Expense  would  have  decreased   by
             $17,415  and  $13,061 for the year ended  December
             31,  2001 and the nine months ended September  30,
             2002, respectively.

             Partnership     Administration    and     Property
             Management Expense would have decreased by  $1,377
             and  $1,329 for the year ended December  31,  2001
             and  the  nine  months ended September  30,  2002,
             respectively.

             The  net  effect  of  these  proforma  adjustments
             would  have  caused Net Income  to  decrease  from
             $101,330  to $26,833 and from $52,373 to $(3,204),
             which would have resulted in Net Income (Loss)  of
             $1.99  and  $(0.24) per Limited  Partnership  Unit
             outstanding for the year ended December  31,  2001
             and  the  nine  months ended September  30,  2002,
             respectively.


          (b)   Exhibits

                         Exhibit  10.1 -  Purchase  Agreement
                         dated  February  1, 2003  between  the
                         Partnership   and   Jem   Care,   Inc.
                         relating  to  the  property  at   5900
                         Matlock Avenue, Arlington, Texas.

                         Exhibit  10.2 -         Purchase
                         Agreement  dated  February   1,   2003
                         between the Partnership and Jem  Care,
                         Inc.  relating to the property at 1951
                         E. Arkansas Lane, Arlington, Texas.


                          SIGNATURES

      Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange
Act  of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to  be
signed   on  its  behalf  by  the  undersigned  hereunto   duly
authorized.

                              AEI REAL ESTATE FUND XVI
                              LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              By:   AEI  Fund Management  XVI, Inc.
                                Its:  Managing General Partner


Date: March 8, 2003            /s/ Patrick W. Keene
                              By:  Patrick W. Keene
                                Its:  Chief Financial Officer