(Letterhead of Redwood Mortgage)



November 2, 2005


By Edgar and Mail

Rebekah Moore
Staff Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:    Redwood Mortgage Investors VIII
       Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
       Form 10-Q for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2005 File No. 000-27816

Dear Ms. Moore:

     On  behalf of  Redwood  Mortgage  Investors  VIII  (the  "Company")  and in
connection to the Company's  response to the comments of the Staff (the "Staff")
of the Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission") set forth in your
letter of September 29, 2005,  which  response was filed with the  Commission on
November 2, 2005, the Company acknowledges that:

     o the  Company  is  responsible  for  the  adequacy  and  accuracy  of  the
disclosure in the filing;

     o Staff  comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do
not foreclose the Commission  from taking any action with respect to the filing;
and

     o the Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceedings
initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal  securities  laws of
the United States.

     Please call me at the number above if you have any questions.

Very truly yours,



/s/ Michael R. Burwell
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Michael R. Burwell

cc:    Justin L. Bastian, Morrison & Foerster LLP