SIERRA PACIFIC PENSION INVESTORS `84
                        A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                           OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH
                      ANY AND ALL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS
                             AT $100.00 NET PER UNIT

              THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M.,
     PACIFIC TIME, ON MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1998, UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
                                 ---------------
       John N. Galardi (the  "Offeror"),  an  affiliate of the  Partnership  (as
defined below),is offering to purchase any and all the Limited Partnership Units
("Units")  of  Sierra  Pacific  Pension  Investors  `84,  a  California  Limited
Partnership (the "Partnership"), at $100.00 per Unit, net to the seller in cash,
on the terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth herein and in the related
Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the "Offer").
                                 ---------------
  THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED ON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES BEING TENDERED.
   THE OFFER IS, HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS. SEE SECTION 8.
                                 ---------------
   THIS TRANSACTION HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
     EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE FAIRNESS OR
          MERITS OF SUCH TRANSACTION NOR UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
               OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. ANY
                   REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
                                 ---------------
 NEITHER THE PARTNERSHIP NOR ITS GENERAL PARTNER OR ANY OF THE GENERAL PARTNER'S
     DIRECTORS OR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO ANY LIMITED
      PARTNER AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER ANY UNITS. EACH LIMITED PARTNER MUST
       MAKE HIS OR HER OWN DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER UNITS AND,
           IF SO, HOW MANY UNITS TO TENDER. NO DIRECTOR OR EXECUTIVE
             OFFICER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES
                 INTENDS TO TENDER SHARES PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.

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                          IMPORTANT FACTORS TO CONSIDER

o    THE OFFEROR OWNS 50% OF THE  CORPORATION  WHICH OWNS THE GENERAL PARTNER OF
     THE  PARTNERSHIP,  AND  ACCORDINGLY,  THE  OFFEROR IS AN  AFFILIATE  OF THE
     PARTNERSHIP.
o    THE INTEREST OF THE OFFEROR, AN AFFILIATE OF THE PARTNERSHIP, IN PURCHASING
     UNITS AT THE  LOWEST  POSSIBLE  PRICE MAY  CONFLICT  WITH THE  INTEREST  OF
     LIMITED PARTNERS IN OBTAINING A HIGHER PRICE.
o    THE OFFEROR HAS NOT HAD AN  APPRAISAL  OF THE  PROPERTY  PERFORMED,  HAS NO
     KNOWLEDGE OF ANY CURRENT  APPRAISALS  AND HAS NOT FORMED A CONCLUSION AS TO
     THE CURRENT NET REALIZABLE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY.
o    THE  PURCHASE  PRICE OF $100.00 PER UNIT IS LESS THAN THE  $118.63 PER UNIT
     LIMITED  PARTNER'S  EQUITY STATED IN THE 10-Q FOR THE  PARTNERSHIP  FOR THE
     PERIOD ENDED  SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 AND IS LESS THAN THE MARKET PRICE PAID FOR
     UNITS DURING SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS OF 1997.
o    THE OFFEROR'S  PURCHASE OF UNITS WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LIMITED PARTNERS
     AND THE  NUMBER  OF  UNITS  THAT  MAY  OTHERWISE  TRADE,  THEREBY  POSSIBLY
     ADVERSELY  AFFECTING THE LIQUIDITY AND MARKET VALUE OF THE REMAINING  UNITS
     HELD BY THE PUBLIC.
o    THE NUMBER OF LIMITED  PARTNERS  MAY BE REDUCED  BELOW 300 BY REASON OF THE
     OFFER, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION OF THE UNITS UNDER
     THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  ACT OF 1934  (THE  "EXCHANGE  ACT"),  WHICH
     TERMINATION  WOULD  SUBSTANTIALLY  REDUCE THE  INFORMATION  REQUIRED  TO BE
     FURNISHED BY THE  PARTNERSHIP  TO HOLDERS OF THE UNITS AND WHICH WOULD MAKE
     CERTAIN  PROVISIONS  OF THE EXCHANGE  ACT WITH  RESPECT TO "GOING  PRIVATE"
     TRANSACTIONS NO LONGER APPLICABLE TO THE PARTNERSHIP.

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                                   IMPORTANT

     Any  Limited  Partner  desiring  to tender all or any portion of his or her
Units should complete and sign the Letter of Transmittal or a photocopy  thereof
in  accordance  with the  instructions  in the  Letter of  Transmittal,  mail or
deliver it and any other required documents to the Offeror at the Partnership.

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     NO PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO MAKE ANY  RECOMMENDATION  ON BEHALF OF THE
PARTNERSHIP AS TO WHETHER  LIMITED  PARTNERS SHOULD TENDER UNITS PURSUANT TO THE
OFFER.  NO PERSON HAS BEEN  AUTHORIZED  TO GIVE ANY  INFORMATION  OR TO MAKE ANY
REPRESENTATIONS  IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED  HEREIN
OR IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.  IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH RECOMMENDATION AND SUCH
INFORMATION  AND  REPRESENTATIONS  MUST  NOT  BE  RELIED  UPON  AS  HAVING  BEEN
AUTHORIZED BY THE PARTNERSHIP.

March  9, 1998






                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


                                                                            PAGE

INTRODUCTION                                                                   1

SPECIAL FACTORS                                                                2

1.   Purpose of the Offer                                                      2

2.   Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences                                   3

3.   Fairness of the Transaction; Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Certain
     Negotiations; No Approvals Required; No Appraisal Rights                  4

4.   Number of Units; Expiration Date; Extension of Offer                      6

5.   Procedure for Tendering Units                                             7

6.   Withdrawal Rights                                                         8

7.   Payment of Purchase Price                                                 8

8.   Certain Conditions of the Offer                                           9

9.   Price Range of Units; Distributions; Trading Volume                      11

10.  Certain Information Concerning the Offeror                               13

11.  Source and Amount of Funds                                               13

12.  Past Contracts, Transactions or Negotiations; Transactions and
     Agreements Concerning the Units                                          13

13.  Interest in Units                                                        14

14.  Extension of Tender Period; Termination; Amendments                      14

15.  Persons Retained; Fees and Expenses                                      15

16.  Miscellaneous                                                            16

Schedule A:  Number of Units Purchase by Affiliates of the Partnership, Range 
     of Prices Paid and Average Purchase Price

Schedule B:  Summary of Certain Financial Information

Schedule C:  The Properties









TO THE HOLDERS OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNITS OF
       SIERRA PACIFIC PENSION INVESTORS `84,
       A CALIFORNIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:

                                  INTRODUCTION


     John N. Galardi (the  "Offeror") is offering to purchase any and all of the
Limited  Partnership  Units ("Units") of Sierra Pacific Pension Investors `84, a
California  Limited  Partnership  (the  "Partnership"), at $100.00 per Unit (the
"Purchase  Price"),  net to the seller in cash,  on the terms and subject to the
conditions  set forth  herein and in the related  Letter of  Transmittal  (which
together  constitute  the  "Offer").  The  Offeror  is the  owner  of 50% of the
outstanding capital and voting stock of CGS Real Estate Company,  Inc., of which
S-P Properties,  Inc., the General Partner of the Partnership, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary.  Accordingly,  the Offeror is an affiliate of the  Partnership.  The
address  of the  principal  executive  offices  of the  Partnership  is 5850 San
Felipe,  Suite 500,  Houston,  Texas 77057,  and its  telephone  number is (713)
706-6271.


     THE OFFER IS NOT CONDITIONED ON ANY MINIMUM NUMBER OF UNITS BEING TENDERED.
THE OFFER IS, HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN OTHER CONDITIONS. SEE SECTION 8.

     Tendering   Limited  Partners  will  not  be  obligated  to  pay  brokerage
commissions,  solicitation fees, transfer fees or transfer taxes on the purchase
of Units by the Offeror.  HOWEVER,  ANY TENDERING  LIMITED  PARTNER WHO FAILS TO
COMPLETE  AND SIGN THE  SUBSTITUTE  FORM W-9 THAT IS  INCLUDED  IN THE LETTER OF
TRANSMITTAL MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REQUIRED  FEDERAL INCOME TAX BACKUP  WITHHOLDING
OF 31% OF THE GROSS  PAYMENTS  PAYABLE TO SUCH LIMITED  PARTNER  PURSUANT TO THE
OFFER.


     NEITHER  THE  PARTNERSHIP  NOR ITS  GENERAL  PARTNER NOR ANY OF THE GENERAL
PARTNER'S  DIRECTORS  OR  EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS  MAKES ANY  RECOMMENDATION  TO ANY
LIMITED  PARTNER AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER ANY UNITS.  EACH  LIMITED  PARTNER MUST
MAKE HIS OR HER OWN  DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER UNITS AND, IF SO, HOW MANY
UNITS TO TENDER.  THE OFFEROR  HAS BEEN  ADVISED  THAT NO DIRECTOR OR  EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF THE GENERAL PARTNER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES  INTENDS TO TENDER UNITS
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.

     As of December 31, 1997, the Partnership had issued and outstanding  77,000
Units. As of December 31, 1997, there were approximately 3,602 Limited Partners.
The Units are not currently registered for trading on any exchange.





     SPECIAL FACTORS

1.   PURPOSE OF THE OFFER

     The Offeror,  an affiliate of the Partnership,  is making the Offer because
it believes that the purchase of the Units at this time pursuant to the Offer is
economically  attractive to the Offeror,  and at the same time Limited  Partners
who require or desire  liquidity are being  afforded the  opportunity to receive
cash for their  Units.  Each  Limited  Partner  has the  opportunity  to make an
individual decision on whether or not to tender Units pursuant to the Offer.

     The desire of the Offeror to purchase Units at a price he deems  attractive
may be deemed to  conflict  with the  desire of  Limited  Partners  to realize a
higher  value for their Units.  Accordingly,  the  interests of the Offeror,  an
affiliate of the Partnership, may be deemed to be in conflict with the interests
of the Limited  Partners.  However,  neither the Offeror nor the  Partnership is
making  any   recommendation   to  Limited  Partners  to  tender  Units  or  any
representation  to Limited  Partners with respect to the adequacy or fairness of
the price of $100.00 per Unit.

     Following the  consummation of the Offer,  except as discussed below, it is
expected that the business and operations of the  Partnership  will be continued
by the  Partnership  substantially  as they are currently being  conducted.  The
Partnership has informed the Offeror that,  except as discussed below, it has no
plans or proposals  which relate to or would result in: (a) the  acquisition  by
any person of additional  securities of the  Partnership  or the  disposition of
securities  of the  Partnership;  (b) an  extraordinary  transaction,  such as a
merger, reorganization or liquidation,  involving the Partnership; (c) a sale or
transfer of a material  amount of assets of the  Partnership;  (d) any change in
the  present  management  of the  Partnership;  (e) any  material  change in the
present   distribution   policy  or   capitalization   or  indebtedness  of  the
Partnership;  or (f) any other material change in the Partnership's structure or
business. Except as discussed below, the Offeror has no plans or proposals which
relate to or would result in: (a) the  acquisition  by any person of  additional
securities  of  the   Partnership  or  the  disposition  of  securities  of  the
Partnership; (b) an extraordinary transaction,  such as a merger, reorganization
or liquidation,  involving the Partnership; (c) a sale or transfer of a material
amount of assets of the Partnership; (d) any change in the present management of
the Partnership;  (e) any material change in the present  distribution policy or
capitalization  or  indebtedness of the  Partnership;  or (f) any other material
change in the Partnership's  structure or business.  An affiliate of the Offeror
(and  the  Partnership)  is  considering  an  initial  public  offering  of  the
affiliate's securities, and the affiliate may wish to acquire all or part of the
Partnership  and/or all or part of its  assets,  subsequent  to the  affiliate's
initial  public  offering.  However,  there  can be no  assurance  that any such
initial  public  offer  will  occur  and  there  can be no  assurance  that such
affiliate will attempt to acquire any portion of the  Partnership or its assets.
Additionally,   the   Partnership  is   considering   other  possible  sales  or
dispositions of the Partnership's properties.

     The  Offeror's  purchase  of Units  pursuant  to the Offer will  reduce the
number of Limited  Partners and the number of Units that might otherwise  trade,
and depending on the number of Units so purchased,  could  adversely  affect the
liquidity and market value of the remaining  Units held by the public,  although
there is currently no established trading market for the Units.



     The Units are currently  registered  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  as amended  (the  "Exchange  Act").  Registration  of the Units under the
Exchange  Act may be  terminated  upon  application  of the  Partnership  to the
Securities and Exchange  Commission (the  "Commission") if the Units are held by
fewer  than 300  Limited  Partners.  It is  possible  that the number of Limited
Partners  will be reduced  below 300 by reason of the Offer and  termination  of
registration of the Units under the Exchange Act would substantially  reduce the
information  required to be furnished by the Partnership to holders of the Units
and would make certain  provisions of the Exchange Act, such as the requirements
of Rule 13e-3 thereunder with respect to "going private" transactions, no longer
applicable in respect of the Partnership.

     Except for  quarterly  cash  distributions  of  65 cents  per Unit for each
quarter in 1995 and 1996 and the first quarter of 1997, the Partnership has paid
no  dividends  with  respect  to the Units  since  January 1, 1993 and there are
currently no plans to pay any dividends  with respect to the Units.  Neither the
Partnership  nor the Offeror has made any public offering of Units since January
1, 1995 nor has either the Partnership or the Offeror  purchased any Units since
January 1, 1996.

     Following  the  expiration  of the  Offer,  the  Offeror  may,  in its sole
discretion,   determine  to  purchase  any  remaining  Units  through  privately
negotiated  transactions,  open market purchases or otherwise, on such terms and
at such  prices as the  Offeror may  determine  from time to time,  the terms of
which purchases or offers could differ from those of the Offer,  except that the
Offeror  will not make any such  purchases of Units until the  expiration  of at
least ten business days after the termination of the Offer.  Any possible future
purchases of Units by the Offeror will depend on many factors.

     Purchases  of  Units  by the  Offeror  will,  in  addition  to the  effects
described  above,  have the effect of increasing  the Offeror's  interest in the
Partnership's net book value and net earnings.


2.   CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES.

     The  sale of Units by a  Limited  Partner  pursuant  to the  Offer  will be
treated  for federal  income tax  purposes  as a taxable  sale of such  tendered
Units.  However,  the  specific  federal  income tax  consequences  to a Limited
Partner  resulting  from a sale of Units  will  depend  on a number  of  factors
related to such Limited  Partner's  individual  tax  situation,  including  such
Limited  Partner's  adjusted  basis in his or her Units,  whether  such  Limited
Partner  is  subject to the  limitation  on  utilization  of  "passive  activity
losses,"  whether such Limited Partner has suspended  "passive  activity losses"
attributable  to his or her  ownership of Units,  whether  such Limited  Partner
disposes of all of his or her Units pursuant to the Offer (which would generally
allow such Limited Partner to utilize in the year of sale any suspended "passive
activity losses" attributable to his or her ownership of Units) and whether such
Limited Partner would be able to utilize  currently any capital losses resulting
from the sale of such Units  pursuant to the Offer.  The Company  expects that a
Limited  Partner who acquired his or her Units in the original  offering and who
sells Units pursuant to the Offer will  generally  recognize an ordinary loss of
$.75 per Unit  attributable  to  Partnership  operations  for 1998  through  the
estimated date of sale and a capital loss attributable to the sale of his or her
Units  equal to the sum of (i)  approximately  $13.95  per  Unit  and (ii)  such
Limited  Partner's  distributive  share per Unit of syndication  expenses of the



Partnership  (generally  costs incurred by  Partnership's in connection with the
sale of Units in the original offering).  Although the Partnership was unable to
claim  syndication  expenses as a  deductible  expense  for  federal  income tax
purposes,  each  Limited  Partner who  acquired his or her Units in the original
offering  continues to have his or her share of such  expenses  reflected in the
adjusted  basis of his or her Units.  The  federal  income  tax impact  could be
significantly different,  however, for a Limited Partner who acquired his or her
Units after the original  offering.  To the extent that a Limited Partner who is
subject to the "passive activity loss" restrictions has not previously  utilized
such losses to offset passive  activity income from other sources (and sells all
of his or her Units),  such suspended  losses will generally become available to
such  Limited  Partner in the year of sale.  Any capital  loss  recognized  by a
Limited  Partner from the sale of Units may be applied to offset  capital  gains
from other sources.  In addition,  capital losses in excess of capital gains may
be used to offset up to $3,000 of ordinary  income in any taxable  year  ($1,500
for a married individual filing a separate return).  Any capital losses that are
not used currently may be carried forward and used in subsequent  years (subject
to the same limitations).

     THE FOREGOING TAX DISCUSSION IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY.  THE TAX  CONSEQUENCES  OF A SALE PURSUANT TO THE OFFER MAY VARY DEPENDING
UPON,  AMONG OTHER THINGS,  THE  PARTICULAR TAX  CIRCUMSTANCES  OF THE TENDERING
LIMITED  PARTNER.  NO INFORMATION IS PROVIDED  HEREIN AS TO THE STATE,  LOCAL OR
FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A SALE OF UNITS PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.  EACH LIMITED
PARTNER  IS  URGED  TO  CONSULT  HIS OR HER OWN TAX  ADVISER  TO  DETERMINE  THE
PARTICULAR FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A SALE OF UNITS
PURSUANT TO THE OFFER.


3.   FAIRNESS OF THE TRANSACTION; REPORTS, OPINIONS, APPRAISALS AND CERTAIN
     NEGOTIATIONS; NO APPROVALS REQUIRED; NO APPRAISAL RIGHTS

     The  Offeror  reasonably  believes  that the terms of the Offer are fair to
unaffiliated  Limited Partners for the following reasons: (i) the Purchase Price
reflects an  approximately  10% premium over the most  recently  reported  third
party trading  price of the Units and the trading price trend of the  Units,<F3>
and (ii) the Partnership is not currently making any distributions and the Offer
provides a mechanism  whereby  Limited  Partners who desire  liquidity are being
afforded the opportunity to receive cash for their Units. The price of $100.00


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<F3>Determined on the basis of the trades reported in THE PARTNERSHIP  SPECTRUM,
    as discussed in more detail in Section 9 below.





per  Unit  was  determined  by  the  Offeror  as the  price  which  he  believed
represented an attractive price for him economically. In determining this price,
he considered the following factors:

     (a) the  recent  offer to  purchase  Units at  $75.00  per Unit by  Everest
Investors 8, LLC;

     (b) that there is not a liquid market for the Units;

     (c) that the  Offeror  may have to hold the Units  for a lengthy  period of
time;

     (d) that the  Partnership  is not currently  making any  distributions  and
there is no assurance that the Partnership will resume making any distributions;

     (e) that the  publicly  reported  prices  for  sales of the  Units has been
declining; and

     (f) the Offeror's personal expectations that the value of the Partnership's
property will increase in the future.

     The Offeror did not obtain any appraisals or valuations in connection  with
his determination of the Purchase Price.

     Although the Purchase  Price is less than $118.63,  the per Unit  partners'
equity  stated in the  Partnership's  10-Q for the quarter  ended  September 30,
1997, and than the secondary  market prices paid for Units during the second and
third quarters of 1997, as set forth in Section 9 hereof,  the Offeror  believes
that the Purchase Price is fair. The Limited Partners' equity in the Partnership
of  $118.63  per Unit is based on book value and not on a  currently  realizable
value for the  Partnership's  property.  The Offeror has not had an appraisal of
the property  performed,  has no knowledge of any current appraisals and has not
formed any  conclusion as to the current net  realizable  value of the property.
The Offeror does, however, believe that the price of $100.00 per Unit represents
an  attractive  investment  to him compared to the value he expects the Units to
have in the  future.  Since  January  1,  1995,  the  Offeror  has not sought or
obtained any report, appraisal or opinion with respect to the value of the Units
and  neither  the  Partnership  nor is the  Offeror  aware of any  such  report,
appraisal or opinion that may have prepared by any other  person.  Additionally,
neither the  Partnership  nor is the Offeror aware of any other firm offers made
by any person  unaffiliated with the Partnership  during the preceding  eighteen
months (i) for the merger or  consolidation of the Partnership with such person,
(ii) for the sale or other transfer of all or any substantial part of the assets
of the Partnership or (iii) for Units which would enable the holder of the Units
to exercise control of the Partnership.

     The Offeror understands that an offer was made by Everest Investors 8, LLC.
on November 4, 1997 to purchase up to 4.9% of the  outstanding  Units at a price
of $75.00 per Unit, reduced, however, by the amount of any transfer fees imposed
in connection with the transfer of Units. In contrast,  the Offeror,  as part of
this Offer, will be responsible for the payment of any registration and transfer
fees or taxes.

     The Offeror is not aware of any license or  regulatory  permit that appears
to be material to the Partnership's business that might be adversely affected by
its  acquisition  of Units as  contemplated  in the Offer or of any  approval or
other action by any  government or  governmental,  administrative  or regulatory



authority  or  agency,  domestic  or  foreign,  that would be  required  for the
Offeror's  acquisition or ownership of Units  pursuant to the Offer.  Should any
such approval or other action be required,  the Offeror  currently  contemplates
that it will seek such approval or other action.

     There is no vote of Limited Partners  required in connection with the Offer
and there are no appraisal  rights  available to Limited  Partners in connection
with the Offer.  The General Partner of the Partnership has informed the Offeror
that the  Partnership  has not  retained,  and does not  intend  to  retain,  an
unaffiliated  representative  to act  solely on behalf of  unaffiliated  Limited
Partners or to prepare a report or an opinion  with  respect to the  fairness of
the Offer.

     Certain  historical  financial  information  regarding the  Partnership and
certain  information  regarding  its  property is set forth on Schedules B and C
hereto. This information has been derived from publicly available reports of the
Partnership filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

     The scheduled  termination  date for the  Partnership is December 31, 2020,
although  it was  initially  expected to  terminate  upon the sale of all of its
properties,  and those sales were expected to commence after  approximately five
years. The Offeror  understands that the General Partner,  however,  has elected
not to sell the remaining property at this time because it does not believe that
the value it could  obtain for the property at this time is  attractive  and has
not  determined  when it may do so.  Limited  Partners  have the right under the
Partnership's  partnership agreement to remove the General Partner by a majority
vote.


4.   NUMBER OF UNITS; EXPIRATION DATE; EXTENSION OF THE OFFER

     On the terms and  subject  to the  conditions  described  herein and in the
Letter of  Transmittal,  the Offeror  will  purchase  any and all Units that are
validly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date (and not properly  withdrawn
in  accordance  with Section 6) at the Purchase  Price.  The later of 5:00 p.m.,
Pacific  time,  on Monday,  April 27, 1998, or the latest time and date to which
the Offer is extended, is referred to herein as the "Expiration Date." The Offer
is not conditioned on any minimum number of Shares being tendered.

     If (i) the Offeror increases or decreases the price to be paid for Units or
decreases  the number of Units being  sought and (ii) the Offer is  scheduled to
expire at any time earlier than the  expiration  of a period ending on the tenth
business  day from,  and  including,  the date that  notice of such  increase or
decrease is first  published,  sent or given in the manner  described in Section
14, the Offer will be extended  until the  expiration  of ten business days from
the date of publication of such notice.

     The Offeror also expressly  reserves the right, in its sole discretion,  at
any time or from time to time,  to extend  the period of time  during  which the
Offer  is open by  giving  oral  or  written  notice  of such  extension  to the
Partnership and making a public announcement  thereof. See Section 14. There can
be no assurance, however, that the Offeror will exercise its right to extend the
Offer.




     For  purposes  of the Offer,  a  "business  day" means any day other than a
Saturday,  Sunday or federal  holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01
a.m. through 12:00 midnight, New York City time.

     Copies of this Offer to Purchase  and the Letter of  Transmittal  are being
mailed to Limited Partners.


5.   PROCEDURE FOR TENDERING UNITS.

     PROPER TENDER OF UNITS.  To tender Units validly  pursuant to the Offer,  a
properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal or photocopy thereof,
together with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required
by  the  Letter  of  Transmittal,  must  be  received  by  the  Depositary  (the
"Depositary") at the address set forth in the Letter of Transmittal.

     FEDERAL BACKUP WITHHOLDING.  TO AVOID FEDERAL INCOME TAX BACKUP WITHHOLDING
EQUAL TO 31% OF THE GROSS  PAYMENTS MADE PURSUANT TO THE OFFER,  EACH  TENDERING
LIMITED  PARTNER  MUST  NOTIFY THE  OFFEROR OF SUCH  LIMITED  PARTNER'S  CORRECT
TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND PROVIDE CERTAIN OTHER INFORMATION BY PROPERLY
COMPLETING  THE  SUBSTITUTE  FORM W-9  INCLUDED  IN THE  LETTER OF  TRANSMITTAL.
FOREIGN  LIMITED  PARTNERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PROPERLY  COMPLETED  FORM
W-8, CERTIFYING  NON-UNITED STATES STATUS, IN ORDER TO AVOID BACKUP WITHHOLDING.
IN ADDITION,  FOREIGN  STOCKHOLDERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO 30% (OR LOWER TREATY RATE)
WITHHOLDING ON GROSS PAYMENTS  RECEIVED  PURSUANT TO THE OFFER. FOR A DISCUSSION
OF CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES TO TENDERING  LIMITED  PARTNERS,  SEE
SECTION 2. EACH  LIMITED  PARTNER  IS URGED TO  CONSULT  WITH HIS OR HER OWN TAX
ADVISER.

     DETERMINATIONS  OF VALIDITY.  All questions as to the Purchase  Price,  the
form of documents and the validity,  eligibility (including time of receipt) and
acceptance for payment of any tender of Units will be determined by the Offeror,
in its sole discretion,  and its determination  shall be final and binding.  The
Offeror  reserves the absolute  right to reject any or all tenders of Units that
it determines are not in proper form or the acceptance for payment of or payment
for Units that may, in the opinion of the Offeror's  counsel,  be unlawful.  The
Offeror also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or  irregularity in
any tender of Units. Neither the Offeror,  the Partnership,  or any other person
will be under any duty to give notice of any defect or  irregularity in tenders,
nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.

     RULE 14E-4. It is a violation of Rule 14e-4  promulgated under the Exchange
Act for a person to tender Units for his or her own account unless the person so
tendering  (i) has a net long  position  equal to or greater  than the amount of
Units tendered and (ii) will cause such Units to be delivered in accordance with
the terms of the Offer. The tender of Units pursuant to the procedures described
above  will  constitute  the  tendering  Limited  Partner's  representation  and
warranty  that (i) such  Limited  Partner  has a net long  position in the Units
being tendered within the meaning of Rule 14e-4  promulgated  under the Exchange
Act, and (ii) the tender of such Units  complies with Rule 14e-4.  The Offeror's
acceptance for payment of Units tendered pursuant to the Offer will constitute a



binding  agreement  between the tendering Limited Partner and the Offeror on the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.


6.   WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS

     Tenders of Units made  pursuant to the Offer may be  withdrawn  at any time
prior to the Expiration Date. Thereafter,  such tenders are irrevocable,  except
that they may be withdrawn after April 27, 1998, unless theretofore accepted for
payment as provided in this Offer to Purchase. If the Offeror extends the period
of time during which the Offer is open,  is delayed in accepting  for payment or
paying for Units or is unable to accept for payment or pay for Units pursuant to
the Offer for any reason,  then, without prejudice to the Offeror's rights under
the Offer, the Offeror may retain all Units tendered,  and such Units may not be
withdrawn  except as  otherwise  provided  in this  Section  6,  subject to Rule
14e-1(c)  under the Exchange  Act,  which  provides  that the person  making the
tender offer shall either pay the consideration  offered, or return the tendered
securities promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the tender offer.

     To be effective,  a written or facsimile  transmission notice of withdrawal
must be timely received by the Depositary at its address set forth in the Letter
of Transmittal and must specify the name of the person who tendered the Units to
be withdrawn  and the number of Units to be  withdrawn.  Withdrawals  may not be
rescinded,  and Units withdrawn will  thereafter be deemed not validly  tendered
for purposes of the Offer.  However,  withdrawn Units may be retendered by again
following  the  procedures  described  in  Section  5 at any  time  prior to the
Expiration Date.

     All  questions as to the form and validity  (including  time of receipt) of
any  notice  of  withdrawal  will be  determined  by the  Offeror,  in its  sole
discretion,  which  determination  shall be final and  binding.  Neither  of the
Offeror,  the  Partnership,  nor any other person will be under any duty to give
notification  of any defect or irregularity in any notice of withdrawal or incur
any liability for failure to give any such notification.


7.   PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.

     On the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including,  if the
Offer is extended or  amended,  the terms and  conditions  of any  extension  or
amendment), the Offeror will accept for payment, and will pay for, Units validly
tendered  and not  withdrawn  in  accordance  with the  Offer,  as  promptly  as
practicable  following  the  Expiration  Date.  In all cases,  payment for Units
purchased  pursuant to the Offer will be made only after  timely  receipt by the
Depositary of a properly  completed and duly executed  Letter of Transmittal and
any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.

     For purposes of the Offer, the Offeror shall be deemed to have accepted for
payment (and thereby purchased) tendered Units when, as and if the Offeror gives
oral or  written  notice to the  Partnership  of the  Offeror's  acceptance  for
payment of such Units  pursuant  to the Offer.  On the terms and  subject to the
conditions of the Offer,  payment for Units purchased pursuant to the Offer will
in all cases be made by deposit of the Purchase Price with the Depositary, which
will  act as  agent  for the  tendering  Limited  Partners  for the  purpose  of



receiving payment from the Offeror and transmitting payment to tendering Limited
Partners.  Under no circumstances will interest be paid on the Purchase Price by
reason of any delay in making such payment.

     If any tendered  Units are not  accepted for payment  pursuant to the terms
and  conditions  of the Offer,  the Letter of  Transmittal  with respect to such
Units not  purchased  will be  destroyed by the  Depositary.  If, for any reason
whatsoever,  acceptance  for  payment  of, or payment  for,  any Units  tendered
pursuant to the Offer is delayed or the Offeror is unable to accept for payment,
purchase  or pay  for  Units  tendered  pursuant  to the  Offer,  then,  without
prejudice to the  Offeror's  rights  under the Offer (but subject to  compliance
with Rule  14e-1(c)  under the Exchange  Act),  the Offeror may retain  tendered
Units,  subject to any  limitations of applicable law, and such Units may not be
withdrawn, except to the extent that the tendering Limited Partners are entitled
to withdrawal rights as described in the Offer.

     If,  prior  to  the  Expiration   Date,  the  Offeror  shall  increase  the
consideration  offered to Limited Partners pursuant to the Offer, such increased
consideration  shall be paid for all Units accepted for payment  pursuant to the
Offer, whether or not such Units were tendered prior to such increase.

     The Offeror reserves the right to transfer or assign,  at any time and from
time to  time,  in whole or in part,  to one or more  affiliates,  the  right to
purchase  Units  tendered  pursuant  to the  Offer,  but  no  such  transfer  or
assignment  will  relieve  the  Offeror  of its  obligations  under the Offer or
prejudice the rights of tendering Limited Partners to receive payments for Units
validly tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer.


8.   CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

     Notwithstanding  any other provisions of the Offer, the Offeror will not be
required to accept for payment or pay for any Units tendered,  and may terminate
or amend the Offer or may postpone  (subject to the requirements of the Exchange
Act for prompt  payment for or return of Units) the acceptance for payment of or
payment for Units  tendered,  if at the Expiration  Date, as it may be extended,
any of the following  events shall have occurred (or shall have been  determined
by the  Offeror  in its  sole  judgment  to  have  occurred)  regardless  of the
circumstances  giving rise thereto  (including  any action or omission to act by
the Offeror):

          (a) there shall have been threatened, instituted or pending any action
     or  proceeding   by  any   government   or   governmental,   regulatory  or
     administrative  agency  or  authority  or  tribunal  or any  other  person,
     domestic or  foreign,  or before any court,  authority,  agency or tribunal
     that (i) challenges or seeks to challenge the acquisition of Units pursuant
     to the Offer or otherwise in any manner  relates to or affects the Offer or
     (ii) in the sole judgment of the Offeror,  could  materially  and adversely
     affect the business,  condition (financial or other), income, operations or
     prospects of the Partnership, or otherwise materially impair in any way the
     contemplated   future  conduct  of  the  business  of  the  Partnership  or
     materially impair the contemplated benefits of the Offer to the Offeror;



          (b) there shall have been any action threatened,  pending or taken, or
     approval withheld, withdrawn or abrogated or any statute, rule, regulation,
     judgment, order or injunction threatened,  proposed,  sought,  promulgated,
     enacted, entered, amended, enforced or deemed to be applicable to the Offer
     or the Partnership,  by any legislative body, court,  authority,  agency or
     tribunal which, in the Offeror's sole judgment,  would or might directly or
     indirectly  (i) make the acceptance for payment of, or payment for, some or
     all of the Units illegal or otherwise restrict or prohibit  consummation of
     the Offer, (ii) delay or restrict the ability of the Offeror, or render the
     Offeror unable,  to accept for payment or pay for some or all of the Units,
     (iii) imposes or seeks to impose  limitations on the ability of the Offeror
     to acquire or hold or to exercise  full rights of  ownership  of the Units,
     (iv)  materially  impair  the  contemplated  benefits  of the  Offer to the
     Offeror or (v)  materially  affect the  business,  condition  (financial or
     other),  income,  operations or prospects of the Partnership,  or otherwise
     materially  impair  in any  way  the  contemplated  future  conduct  of the
     business of the Partnership;

          (c) it shall have been  publicly  disclosed or the Offeror  shall have
     learned that any person or "group" (within the meaning of Section  13(d)(3)
     of the  Exchange  Act) has  acquired  or  proposes  to  acquire  beneficial
     ownership of more than 5% of the outstanding Units;

          (d) there shall have  occurred (i) any general  suspension  of trading
     in, or  limitation  on prices for,  securities  on any national  securities
     exchange or in the over-the-counter market, (ii) any significant decline in
     the  general  level of market  prices of equity  securities  in the  United
     States or  abroad,  (iii)  any  change in the  general  political,  market,
     economic or financial  condition in the United  States or abroad that could
     have a material  adverse effect on the  Partnership's  business,  condition
     (financial or other), income, operations or prospects, (iv) the declaration
     of a banking  moratorium or any  suspension of payments in respect of banks
     in the  United  States or any  limitation  on, or any event  which,  in the
     Offeror's sole judgment,  might affect,  the extension of credit by lending
     institutions  in the United States,  (v) the  commencement  of a war, armed
     hostilities  or  other   international   or  national  crisis  directly  or
     indirectly  involving  the United  States or (vi) in the case of any of the
     foregoing  existing at the time of the  commencement  of the Offer,  in the
     Offeror's sole judgment, a material acceleration or worsening thereof;

          (e) a tender or  exchange  offer  with  respect  to some or all of the
     Units  (other than the Offer) or a merger,  acquisition  or other  business
     combination  proposal  for  the  Partnership,  shall  have  been  proposed,
     announced or made;

          (f) there shall have occurred any event or events that have  resulted,
     or may  in the  sole  judgment  of the  Offeror  result,  in an  actual  or
     threatened change in the business,  condition (financial or other), income,
     operations,  stock ownership or prospects of the Partnership; or materially
     impair the contemplated benefits of the Offer;



          (g) there shall have  occurred  any decline in the S&P  Composite  500
     Stock  Index by an  amount  in  excess  of 15%  measured  from the close of
     business on March 9, 1998; or

          (h)  the  Offeror   shall  not  have  received  the  approval  of  the
     Partnership to the assignment to the Offeror of the Units tendered pursuant
     to the Offer;

and, in the  reasonable  judgment of the  Offeror,  such event or events make it
undesirable or inadvisable to proceed with the Offer or with such acceptance for
payment or payment.

     Any of the foregoing  conditions may be waived by the Offeror,  in whole or
in part, at any time and from time to time in its sole  discretion.  The failure
by the Offeror at any time to exercise any of the foregoing  rights shall not be
deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing
right which may be asserted at any time and from time to time. Any determination
by the Offeror  concerning the events  described above will be final and binding
on all parties.


9.   PRICE RANGE OF UNITS; DISTRIBUTIONS; TRADING VOLUME

     The Units are not listed on any national  securities  exchange or quoted in
the  over-the-counter  market, and there is no established public trading market
for the Units. Secondary sales activity for the Units has been extremely limited
and  sporadic.  The  Partnership  monitors  transfers  of the Units  because the
admission of the transferee as a substitute limited partner requires the consent
of the General Partner under the  Partnership  Agreement.  However,  neither the
Partnership  nor the Offeror has  information  regarding the prices at which all
secondary  sales  transactions  in the  Units  have  been  effectuated.  Various
organizations offer to purchase and sell limited partnership  interests (such as
the Units) in secondary sales  transactions.  Various  publications  such as The
Partnership  Spectrum summarize and report information (on a monthly,  bimonthly
or less  frequent  basis)  regarding  secondary  sales  transactions  in limited
partnership interests (including the Units),  including the prices at which such
secondary sales transactions are effectuated.

     The Offeror has been informed that the Partnership estimates,  based solely
on the transfer records of the Partnership, that the number of Units transferred
in sales  transactions  (I.E.,  excluding  transactions  believed  to be between
related parties, family members or the same beneficial owner) was as follows:



                       NUMBER OF TOTAL             PERCENTAGE OF          NUMBER OF
         YEAR          UNITS TRANSFERRED         UNITS OUTSTANDING      TRANSACTIONS
         ----          -----------------         -----------------      ------------

                                                                   
         1995               838                       1.09                   92
         1996               1556                      2.02                   83
         1997               4086                      5.31                  305


     The  information  set  forth  below  is  extracted  from  sections  of  the
September/October   1996,   November/December   1996,   January/February   1997,
March/April 1997,  May/June 1997.  July/August 1997 and  September/October  1997



issues  of The  Partnership  Spectrum  (the  "Partnership  Spectrum")  captioned
"Secondary  Spectrum."  The  Partnership  Spectrum,  a  periodical  published by
Partnership  Profiles,  Inc.,  summarizes  secondary  market  prices  for public
limited  partnerships based on actual  transactions during the reporting periods
listed on the tables below. The following  secondary-market  firms provided high
and low price data to The Partnership  Spectrum for some or all of the reporting
periods: American Partnership Services - (800) 736-9797/(801) 756-1166,  Chicago
Partnership Board - (800) 272-6273/(312)  332-4100,  Cuyler & Associates - (800)
274-9991/(602)  596-0120, DCC Securities - (800) 945-0440/(212)  370-1090, Fox &
Henry/Secondary  Income  Funds  (800)  578-6289/(708)   325-4445,   Frain  Asset
Management  -  (800)  654-6110,   Laidlaw  Equities,  Inc..  -  (212)  628-3174,
MacKenzie-Patterson  Securities  -  (800)  854-8357/(510)  631-9100,  Nationwide
Partnership  Marketplace - (800)  969-8996/(415)  456-8825,  Pacific Partnership
Group - (800)  727-7244/(602)  957-3050,  Partnership  Service  Network  - (800)
483-0776/(818)  591-3707,  Raymond  James &  Associates  - (800)  248-8863/(813)
573-3800 and Securities Service Network. - (800) 700-7998/(407) 496-5387.

IN  EVALUATING  WHETHER  OR NOT TO  TENDER  THEIR  UNITS IN THE  OFFER,  LIMITED
PARTNERS  MAY WISH TO CONTACT  THESE FIRMS OR OTHER FIRMS  INVOLVED IN SECONDARY
SALES OF INTERESTS IN LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS.

     The information  regarding sale  transactions in Units from the Partnership
Spectrum is as follows:



       REPORTING PERIOD               PER UNIT TRANSACTION PRICE<F4>       NO. OF UNITS
       ----------------               ---------------------------          ------------

                                                                         
    September/October 1996                       $59.66                          76

    November/December 1996                      $102.32                         148

     January/February 1997                       $80.37                         338

       March/April 1997                          $94.36                         213

         May/June 1997                          $100.81                         397

       July/August 1997                          $96.55                         258

    September/October 1997                      $100.29                         174

    November/December 1997                       $74.98                         101


__________________
<FN>
<F4>The Per Unit  Transaction  Price reflects the weighted  average price of the
    units sold in the relevant period.
</FN>





     The information from The Partnership  Spectrum  contained above is provided
without   verification   by  the  Offeror  and  is  subject  to  the   following
qualifications in The Partnership Spectrum: "Limited partnership investments are
generally illiquid, long-term investments. Sellers of such investments are often
considered  distressed  for various  reasons and find it  necessary  to accepted
discounted  sales  prices.  As a result,  the above  price  information  may not
reflect the intrinsic valued of a limited partnership  interest.  In some cases,
discounts from original purchase prices result from a partnership having already
liquidated,  financed  or  refinanced  a portion of its  investment  portfolio."
Transaction  data has been  provided by the firms  listed above and has not been
verified by The Partnership Spectrum.


10.  CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE OFFEROR

     John N.  Galardi,  the  Offeror,  is the  owner  of 50% of the  outstanding
capital and voting  stock and a director of CGS Real Estate  Company,  Inc.,  of
which S-P  Properties,  Inc.,  the  General  Partner  of the  Partnership,  is a
wholly-owned  subsidiary.  The  Offeror is the  Chairman  and founder of Galardi
Group, Inc., a privately held operation  encompassing more than 500 restaurants,
including  Wienershcnitzel,  the  largest  privately  held hot dog  chain in the
United States.  The Offeror's  business  address is 4440 Von Karman,  Suite 200,
Newport Beach,  California  92660.  During the past five years,  the Offeror has
also served on the board of directors  of American  Franchise  Group  located in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Offeror is a citizen of the United States.

     During  the past  five  years,  the  Offeror  has not been  convicted  in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors),  nor
has  the  Offeror  been  a  party  to  a  civil  proceeding  of  a  judicial  or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is  subject  to a  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining  future
violations  of, or prohibiting  or mandating  activities  subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.


11.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS

     Assuming that the Offeror  purchases  10,000 Units pursuant to the Offer at
the Purchase  Price,  the total amount  required by the Offeror to purchase such
Units will be  approximately  $1,000,000,  exclusive of fees and other expenses.
The source of these funds will be the Offeror's personal funds.

12.  PAST  CONTRACTS, TRANSACTIONS  OR NEGOTIATIONS; TRANSACTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
     CONCERNING THE UNITS.

     The  Offeror  has  not  been  a  party  to  any  contract,  transaction  or
negotiation  since  January  1, 1996 with the  Partnership  where the  aggregate
amount  of  such  transaction  was  not  less  than  1%  of  the   Partnership's
consolidated revenues.  Except as disclosed herein in connection with the Offer,
the Offeror has not been a party to contacts,  negotiations or transactions with
the  Partnership  concerning  a  merger,  consolidation  or  acquisition  of the
Partnership; a tender offer or acquisition of securities of the Partnership,  an
election  of a new  general  partner  of the  Partnership,  or a sale  or  other
transfer of a material amount of assets of the  Partnership.  Additionally,  the



Offeror  is  not  a  party  to  any  contract,  arrangement,   understanding  or
relationship,  directly or indirectly, with any other person with respect to any
securities of the Partnership, has not been a party to any contract, transaction
or  negotiation  with any  person  with  respect  to the  Units,  including  any
contract, arrangement,  understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or
the voting of any Units, joint ventures,  loan or option  arrangements,  puts or
calls,  guaranties of loans, guaranties of loans, guaranties against loss or the
giving or withholding of proxies, consents or authorizations and is not aware of
any contacts or negotiations  between the Partnership and any of its affiliates,
or  between  the  Partnership  (including  its  affiliates)  and any  person not
affiliated  with  the  Partnership   concerning  a  merger,   consolidation   or
acquisition of the  Partnership;  a tender offer or acquisition of securities of
the Partnership,  an election of a new general partner of the Partnership,  or a
sale or other transfer of a material amount of assets of the Partnership.

     Schedule A hereto sets forth the number of Units  purchased  by the Offeror
or other  affiliates of the Partnership  (including the directors of the General
Partner)  since January 1, 1996, the range of prices paid for such Units and the
average purchase price paid for each quarterly period since January 1, 1996.


13.  INTEREST IN UNITS

     The Offeror  beneficially owns no Units. Except as disclosed in Schedule A,
neither the Partnership,  the Offeror nor any person  affiliated with either the
Partnership or the Offeror has engaged in any  transactions  with respect to the
Units within the 60 days immediately preceding the date of the Offer.


14.  EXTENSION OF TENDER PERIOD; TERMINATION; AMENDMENTS.

     The Offeror expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at any
time or from time to time,  to extend the period of time during  which the Offer
is open by giving oral or written notice of such  extension to the  Partnership.
There can be no assurance,  however, that the Offeror will exercise its right to
extend the Offer. During any such extension,  all Units previously tendered will
remain  subject  to the  Offer,  except to the  extent  that  such  Units may be
withdrawn  as set forth in Section 7. The Offeror  also  expressly  reserves the
right,  in its sole  discretion,  (i) to terminate  the Offer and not accept for
payment any Units not  theretofore  accepted  for  payment  or,  subject to Rule
14e-1(c)  under the Exchange Act,  which  requires the Offeror either to pay the
consideration  offered  or to  return  the  Units  tendered  promptly  after the
termination or withdrawal of the Offer,  to postpone  payment for Units upon the
occurrence of any of the conditions specified in Section 9 hereof by giving oral
or written  notice of such  termination to the  Partnership  and making a public
announcement  thereof  and (ii) at any time or from  time to time,  to amend the
Offer  in any  respect.  Amendments  to the  Offer  may be  effected  by  public
announcement.  Without  limiting  the manner in which the  Offeror may choose to
make public announcement of any termination or amendment, the Offeror shall have
no  obligation  (except as  otherwise  required by  applicable  law) to publish,
advertise or otherwise  communicate any such public announcement,  other than by
making  a  release  to the Dow  Jones  News  Service,  except  in the case of an
announcement  of an extension of the Offer, in which case the Offeror shall have
no obligation to publish,  advertise or otherwise  communicate such announcement



other  than by  issuing a notice of such  extension  by press  release  or other
public  announcement,  which  notice  shall be issued no later  than 9:00  a.m.,
Pacific time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration
Date. Material changes to information previously provided to Limited Partners in
this Offer or in documents furnished  subsequent thereto will be disseminated to
Limited Partners in compliance with Rule 14d-6(d) promulgated under the Exchange
Act.

     If the Offeror materially changes the terms of the Offer or the information
concerning  the Offer,  or if it waives a material  condition of the Offer,  the
Offeror will extend the Offer to the extent  required by Rules 14d-6(d) and Rule
14e-1(a)  under the Exchange Act.  Those rules  require that the minimum  period
during which an offer must remain open following  material  changes in the terms
of the offer or information  concerning the offer (other than a change in price,
change in dealer's  soliciting fee or change in percentage of securities sought)
will depend on the facts and circumstances,  including the relative  materiality
of such terms or information.  In a published release, the Commission has stated
that in its view,  an offer  should  remain open for a minimum of five  business
days from the date that  notice of such a  material  change is first  published,
sent or given.  The Offer will continue or be extended for at least ten business
days from the time the Offeror  publishes,  sends or gives to holders of Units a
notice that it will (a)  increase or decrease the price it will pay for Units or
(b) decrease the number of Units it seeks.


15.  PERSONS RETAINED; FEES AND EXPENSES.

     The Offeror has  retained the  Depositary  to act as the tender agent as in
connection with the Offer. The Depositary will receive  reasonable  compensation
for its services and will also be reimbursed for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
The Offeror has agreed to indemnify the Depositary against certain  liabilities,
including certain  liabilities under the federal  securities laws, in connection
with the Offer.  The  Depositary  has not been  retained to, and will not,  make
solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer.

     The Offeror does not intend to retain the services of any officer, employee
or  class  of  employees  of the  Partnership  in  connection  with  the  Offer.
Similarly,  the  Offeror  does  not  intend  to use any  corporate  asset of the
Partnership in connection with the conduct or consummation of the Offer.

     The Offeror will not pay any solicitation fees to any broker, dealer, bank,
trust  company or other person for any Units  purchased in  connection  with the
Offer.  The Offeror  will  reimburse  such  persons for  customary  handling and
mailing expenses incurred in connection with the Offer.

     The Offeror will pay all transfer fees or transfer taxes,  if any,  payable
on account of the acquisition of the Units by the Offeror pursuant to the Offer.

     The expenses  incurred,  or  estimated  to be  incurred,  by the Offeror in
connection  with the Offer are set forth below.  The Offeror will be responsible
for paying all such expenses.



                                                                          
     Printing and Mailing Fees.....................................    $  10,000
     Filing Fees...................................................          360



     Legal, Accounting and Miscellaneous...........................        5,000

     Total.........................................................    $  15,360
                                                                          ======



16.  MISCELLANEOUS.

     The  Partnership  is  subject  to  the  informational  requirements  of the
Exchange Act and in accordance  therewith  files  reports and other  information
with the  Commission  relating to its  business,  financial  condition and other
matters.  The Offeror has filed a Rule 13e-3  Transaction  Statement on Schedule
13e-3 and a Transaction  Statement on Tender Offer  Statement on Schedule  14D-1
with the Commission,  which includes certain additional  information relating to
the Offer.  Such reports,  as well as such other material,  may be inspected and
copies may be  obtained at the  Commission's  Public  Reference  Section at Room
1024,  Judiciary  Plaza,  450 Fifth Street,  N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549, and
should also be available for inspection  and copying at the regional  offices of
the Commission  located at 7 World Trade Center,  13th Floor, New York, New York
10048,  and Citicorp  Center,  500 West  Madison  Street,  Suite 1400,  Chicago,
Illinois 60661. Copies of such material may be obtained by mail, upon payment of
the Commission's  customary fees, from the Commission's Public Reference Section
at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549.
The Commission maintains a Web site that contains reports, proxy and information
statements  and  other  materials  that  are  filed  through  the   Commission's
Electronic Data Gathering,  Analysis, and Retrieval system. This Web site can be
accessed at http://www.sec.gov.  The Offeror's Schedule 13e-3 and Schedule 14D-1
may not be available at the Commission's regional offices.

     The Offer is being made to all Limited  Partners.  The Offeror is not aware
of any state where the making of the Offer is  prohibited by  administrative  or
judicial action pursuant to a valid state statute.  If the Offeror becomes aware
of any valid state statute prohibiting the making of the Offer, the Offeror will
make a good faith effort to comply with such statute.  If, after such good faith
effort, the Offeror cannot comply with such statute,  the Offer will not be made
to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of,  holders of Units in such
state.



March 9, 1998                                       JOHN N. GALARDI









                                             SCHEDULE A


   Period                 Number of Units Purchased by        Range of Prices          Average
                          Affiliates of the Partnership            Paid               Purchase
                                                                                       Price

                                                                                 
1/1/96 to 3/31/96                   473                     $20.00 to $100.00          $86.42

4/1/96 to 6/30/96                   139                     $20,00 to $68.00           $55.91

7/1/96 to 9/30/96                   304                     $20.00 to $90.00           $67.63

10/1/96 to 12/31/96                 125                     $40.00 to $67.00           $60.04

1/1/97 to 3/31/97                    83                     $40.00                     $40.00

4/1/97 to 6/30/97                   100                     $40.00 to $93.00           $60.24

7/1/97 to 9/30/97                   451                     $65.00 to $120.00         $103.62

10/1/97 to 12/31/97                 310                     $65.00 to $100.00          $94.37

1/1/98 to present                   158                     $70.00 to $104.00          $94.08






                                   SCHEDULE B
                                   ----------

                    SUMMARY OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The following sets forth certain summarized  financial  information for the
Partnership.   This   information   should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  the
Partnership's annual,  quarterly reports and other filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.



OPERATING DATA:

                                                          For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                          -------------------------------
                                                                1996           1995
                                                          --------------- ---------------

                                                                            
Revenues                                                      $668,706       $713,877

Net income (loss)                                              197,609<F5>   (141,624)

General partners' share of net income                                0              0

Limited partners' share of net income (loss) per Unit            (1.78)         (1.84)

Cash distributions                                                2.60           2.60




OPERATING DATA:

                                                       For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                       ---------------------------------------
                                                              1996                 1995
                                                       ------------------  -------------------

Revenues                                                    $497,618             $496,182

Net income (loss)                                           (229,598)             251,472<F5>

General partners' share of net income                              0                    0

Limited partners' share of net income (loss) per Unit          (2.98)                3.27

Cash distributions                                                65                 1.95

- --------------------
<FN>
<F5>  Reflects Partnership's share of unconsolidated joint venture extraordinary
      gain, in the amount of $335,031.
</FN>






BALANCE SHEET DATA:


                                                As of December 31,
                                         -------------------------------

                                              1996             1995
                                         ---------------  --------------

               Cash and cash equivalents     $42,060          $254,768

               Total assets               $9,510,493        $9,496,780



BALANCE SHEET DATA:


                                                As of September 30,
                                         -------------------------------

                                              1996             1995
                                         ---------------  --------------

               Cash and cash equivalents     $7,945          $11,038


               Total assets             $10,918,604       $9,562,674




                                   SCHEDULE C

THE PROPERTIES

The Partnership owns Sierra Valencia (the  "Property"),  an industrial  property
located in Tucson, Arizona. The Property includes one building comprising 81,943
rentable   square  feet  and  was  88%  occupied  at  September  30,  1997.  The
weighted-average  effective annual rent per square foot at December 31, 1997 was
$5.58.  The  principal  businesses  carried on from the  building are varied and
include  healthcare  sales  and  administration,  pistachio  nut  marketing  and
distribution,   optics   research  and   development,   manufacturing   for  the
recreational  vehicle segment,  and sales and distribution of medical  equipment
and supplies.  The Property  secures two loans,  entered into in 1997,  totaling
$1,604,000.  The  proceeds  of the loans  were  primarily  used to  satisfy  the
liquidity requirements of the Partnership.

Sierra Mira Mesa  Partners  ("SMMP") was formed in 1985 between the  Partnership
and Sierra Pacific Development Fund II, an affiliate, to develop and operate the
real  property  known as  Sierra  Mira  Mesa  ("Sierra  Mira  Mesa"),  an office
building,  located in San Diego,  California.  As of  September  30,  1997,  the
Partnership  owned a 64.02% interest in SMMP, with the remaining 35.98% owned by
Sierra Pacific  Development Fund II. Through its ownership interest in SMMP, the
Partnership  also has an indirect  interest in an industrial  property  known as
Sorrento I in San Diego, California. This indirect ownership interest is subject
to adjustment yearly based upon the contributions of the partners.

As of  September  30,  1997,  SMMP held:  (i) a 24.91%  interest  in Sorrento II
Partners  ("SIIP"),   a  California  general  partnership  with  Sierra  Pacific
Institutional  Properties  V,  formed in 1993;  (ii) a 4.96%  interest in Sierra
Creekside Partners ("SCP"), a California general partnership with Sierra Pacific
Development  Fund,  formed in 1994; and (iii) a 47.05%  interest in Sierra Vista
Partners  ("SVP"),  a  California   general   partnership  with  Sierra  Pacific
Development Fund II, formed in 1994.

SIERRA VALENCIA - TUCSON ARIZONA
- --------------------------------

                         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT TENANTS
                         ------------------------------

As of December 31, 1996, six of the Property's  eight tenants occupied more than
ten percent of the rentable square footage of the building as follows:



                                                                      Effective               Percent of
                                                        Percent of    Rent per     Effective    Gross
                                         Square Feet    Rentable      Square       Rent Per     Annual     Expiration of 
              Tenants                      Occupied      Space         Foot          Annum       Rent          Lease
- --------------------------------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   -------------- 
                                                                                          
Todd Engineering                            23,629         29%      $   3.49     $   82,412       18%      December 1997
SHC of Arizona, L.C.                        10,654         13%          8.46         90,134       20%      July 2001
SHC of Arizona, L.C.                         2,932          4%          3.60         10,560        2%      Month to Month
Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.                  9,700         12%          6.84         66,348       15%      August 1997
Pistachio Corp. of Arizona, Inc.             9,350         11%          4.83         45,168       10%      July 1997
Byron Medical, Inc.                          8,124         10%          6.24         50,694       11%      November 1999



                                                                      Effective               Percent of
                                                        Percent of    Rent per     Effective    Gross
                                         Square Feet    Rentable      Square       Rent Per     Annual     Expiration of 
              Tenants                      Occupied      Space         Foot          Annum       Rent          Lease
- --------------------------------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   --------------    
Wick Communications Co.                     10,021         12%          5.23         52,364       11%      September 2001
Tenants Occupying less than 10% sq. ft.      7,533          9%          7.88         59,365       13%      Various
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------   

Total Rented Space                          81,943        100%      $   5.58    $   457,045      100%

Vacancies                                        0

Total Rentable Space                        81,943        100%
                                          =======================



                         SUMMARY OF LEASES BY EXPIRATION

As of December 31, 1996,  one of the eight tenants had two leases,  one of which
was a month to month lease;  the remaining leases on the Property were scheduled
to expire over the next five years as indicated in the table below.



         Year of expiration                 1997          1998         1999         2000          2001          Total
- --------------------------------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   --------------    
                                                                                              
Number of tenants                                  3            1            2            0            2                8
Percent of total tenants                         38%          12%          25%           0%          25%             100%
Total area (square feet)                      42,679        4,317       11,340            0       20,675           79,011
Annual rent                               $  193,928    $  27,411    $  82,649         $  0   $  142,498       $  446,486
Percent gross annual rent





SIERRA MIRA MESA - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Sierra Mira Mesa office building consists of 89,560 rentable square feet and was
98% occupied at December 31, 1996.  The principal  business  carried on from the
building  is  insurance.  The average  effective  annual rent per square foot at
December 31, 1996 was $18.58.

                         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT TENANTS
                         ------------------------------

As of December  31, 1996,  only one of the five tenants  occupied ten percent or
more of the rentable square footage of the building.  The principal  business of
this significant tenant is insurance. Details of this significant tenant and its
leases follow:



                                                                      Effective               Percent of
                                                        Percent of    Rent per     Effective    Gross
                                         Square Feet    Rentable      Square       Rent Per     Annual     Expiration of 
              Tenants                      Occupied      Space         Foot          Annum       Rent          Lease
- --------------------------------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   --------------    
                                                                                          
State Comp. Insurance Fund                  73,912         83%      $  19.77     $1,461,132       90%      February 2003
State Comp. Insurance Fund                   1,489          2%          4.03          6,000        0%      Month to Month
Tenants Occupying less than 10% sq. ft.     11,925         13%         13.02        155,306       10%      Various
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                      Effective               Percent of
                                                        Percent of    Rent per     Effective    Gross
                                         Square Feet    Rentable      Square       Rent Per     Annual     Expiration of 
              Tenants                      Occupied      Space         Foot          Annum       Rent          Lease
- --------------------------------------   -----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   --------------    
Total Rented Space                          87,326         98%      $  18.58     $1,622,438      100%

Vacancies                                    2,234          2%

Total Rentable Space                        89,560        100%
                                          =======================



                         SUMMARY OF LEASES BY EXPIRATION

As of December 31, 1996,  one of the five tenants was on a month to month lease;
the other four were  scheduled  to expire over the next seven years as scheduled
below.



     Year of expiration             1997           1998          1999         2000         2001          Total
     ------------------          ----------     ---------     ---------     --------    ----------     ----------

                                                                                     
Number of tenants                         3             1             2            0             2              8
Percent of total tenants                38%           12%           25%           0%           25%           100%
Total area (square feet)             42,679         4,317        11,340            0        20,675         79,011
Annual rent                      $  193,928     $  27,411     $  82,649         $  0    $  142,498     $  446,486
Percent gross annual rent





SORRENTO I - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
- ----------------------------------

Sorrento I is an industrial  building with 43,100 square feet of rentable space.
One tenant leased the entire 43,100  rentable square feet of Sorrento I in 1996.
Rental income of $23,636 per month is recognized under this lease, which expires
in April 2003.  The  effective  annual rent per square foot at December 31, 1996
was $6.58. The principal  business of the new tenant is research and development
in the communications sector.