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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.10.18
 
                        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 Angeles Partners IX and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated February 25, 1998, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Angeles Partners IX 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