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)  April 30, 2004


          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  April  30,  2004,  the Partnership  purchased  an
Applebee's  restaurant in Ashland, Ohio from PRECO  II  CRIC
LLC.  The total cash purchase price of the land and building
was  approximately $1,923,500.  PRECO II  CRIC  LLC  is  not
affiliated with the Partnership.

       The  cash, used in purchasing the property, was  from
the proceeds of sale of properties.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

        (a)  Financial  statements of businesses acquired  -
             Not Applicable.

        (b)  On  April  30, 2004, the Partnership  purchased
             the  property for $1,923,500.  The property was
             acquired  with  cash which  was  provided  from
             proceeds  of  sale  of properties.   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  acquired   the
             property  on January 1, 2003, the Partnership's
             Investments   in   Real   Estate   would   have
             increased by $1,923,500 and its Current  Assets
             (cash) would have decreased by $1,923,500.

             The  Rental  Income  for the Partnership  would
             have increased from $854,937 to $1,004,003  for
             the   year  ended  December  31,  2003  if  the
             Partnership had owned the property  during  the
             period.

             Depreciation  Expense would have  increased  by
             $33,660 for the year ended December 31, 2003.

             The  net  effect of these proforma  adjustments
             would  have caused Net Income to increase  from
             $2,596,383  to  $2,711,789,  which  would  have
             resulted  in Net Income of $133.95 per  Limited
             Partnership  Unit  outstanding  for  the   year
             ended December 31, 2003.

        (c)  Exhibits

                Exhibit 10.1 -   Assignment    of   Purchase
                                 Agreement  dated April  22,
                                 2004 between the Partnership
                                 and AEI Fund Management,Inc.
                                 relating to the Property at
                                 2250    Claremont   Avenue,
                                 Ashland, Ohio.

                Exhibit 10.2  -  Assignment & Assumption  of
                                 Lease  dated April 30, 2004
                                 between  the    Partnership
                                 and   PRECO  II  CRIC   LLC
                                 relating to the Property at
                                 2250    Claremont   Avenue,
                                 Ashland, Ohio.



                         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:  May 7, 2004             /s/ Patrick W Keene
                              By:  Patrick W. Keene
                              Its Chief Financial Officer