1 EXHIBIT 23.10.40 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 U. S. Realty Partners Limited Partnership and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 9, 1998, except for Note I, as to which the date is March 17, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of U.S. Realty Partners 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