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)  July 30,
                            2003


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

      _________________State of Minnesota______________
      (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
                        Organization)




    ______0-17467_________         _____41-1603719_____
   (Commission File Number)          (I.R.S. Employer
                                   Identification No.)


  _____30 East 7th Street, Suite 1300, 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  July 30, 2003, the Partnership sold a Taco Cabana
restaurant  in  San  Marcos,  Texas  to  the  lessee.    The
Partnership   received   net   proceeds   of   approximately
$1,330,000 for the property, which resulted in a net gain of
approximately $742,000.

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 property
             on   January   1,   2002,   the   Partnership's
             Investments  in  Real Estate  would  have  been
             reduced  by  $618,650 and  its  Current  Assets
             (cash)  would  have increased by  approximately
             $1,330,000  and  Partner's Capital  would  have
             increased by $711,350.

             The  rental  income  for the Partnership  would
             have  decreased from $1,696,473  to  $1,512,681
             for  the year ended December 31, 2002 and  from
             $737,252  to $643,464 for the six months  ended
             June  30, 2003 if the Partnership had not owned
             the property during the periods.

             Depreciation  Expense would have  decreased  by
             $20,084   and  $10,042  for  the   year   ended
             December  31,  2002 and the  six  months  ended
             June 30, 2003, respectively.

             Partnership    Administration   and    Property
             Management  Expense  would  have  decreased  by
             $856  and $443 for the year ended December  31,
             2002  and  the six months ended June 30,  2003,
             respectively.

             The  net  effect of these pro forma adjustments
             would  have caused Net Income to decrease  from
             $2,043,920  to  $1,881,068 and from  $1,395,132
             to  $1,311,829,  which would have  resulted  in
             Net  Income  of $91.64 and $64.47  per  Limited
             Partnership  Unit  outstanding  for  the   year
             ended  December  31, 2002 and  the  six  months
             ended June 30, 2003, respectively.

         (b) Exhibits

                         Exhibit  10.1 - Purchase  Agreement
                         dated  May  21,  2003  between  the
                         Partnership and Texas Taco  Cabana,
                         LP  relating to the property at 135
                         Long   Street,  San  Marcos,  Texas
                         (incorporated   by   reference   to
                         Exhibit  10.1 of Form 10-QSB  filed
                         on August 8, 2003).


                         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 XVII
                              LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

                              By:  AEI Fund Management XVII, Inc.
                                 Its:  General Partner


Date:  August 11, 2003           /s/ Patrick W. Keene
                              By:    Patrick W. Keene
                                 Its Chief Financial Officer