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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.10.29
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus Supplement of AIMCO Properties L.P. related to the offer to acquire
units of limited partnership interest of Davidson Diversified Real Estate I,
L.P. (A Limited Partnership) and to the incorporation by reference therein of
our report dated February 25, 1998, except for Note G, as to which the date is
March 17, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Davidson Diversified Real Estate I, L.P. (A Limited Partnership) included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-KSB) for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
                                            /s/  ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Greenville, South Carolina
October 27, 1998