<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the financial statements for Maxus Real Property Investors-Four, L.P. and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <CIK> 0000700720 <NAME> MAXUS REAL PROPERTY INVESTORS-FOUR, L.P. <MULTIPLIER> 1 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> NOV-30-1999 <PERIOD-START> DEC-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> NOV-30-1999 <CASH> 21,021 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 188,579 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 0 <DEPRECIATION> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,314,263 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 0 <BONDS> 13,825,996 <COMMON> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 0 <SALES> 2,817,943 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 3,250,073 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 0 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 2,651,655 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 1,101,890 <INCOME-PRETAX> 81,989 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 81,989 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 81,989 <EPS-BASIC> 5.96 <EPS-DILUTED> 0