EXHIBIT 3.1


              AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE AND AGREEMENT
          OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

         This Amendment to the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited
Partnership, as amended to date (the "Partnership Agreement"), of Real Estate
Associates Limited VI, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"),
is made and entered into as of November 8, 2004, by and among National
Partnership Investments Corp., a California corporation ("NAPICO"), as general
partner of the Partnership, National Partnership Investments Associates, a
California limited partnership ("NAPIA"), as general partner of the
Partnership, and NAPICO, as attorney-in-fact for the limited partners of the
Partnership.

         WHEREAS, NAPICO, NAPIA and limited partners owning a majority of the
outstanding limited partnership interests of the Partnership have approved
this Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1. Section 9.3(d) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

                     "(d) upon any sale or refinancing, the Partnership
               shall not reinvest any proceeds thereof;"

         2. Except as specifically amended hereby, the terms, covenants,
provisions and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain unmodified
and continue in full force and effect and, except as amended hereby, all of
the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions of the Agreement are hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as
of the date first above written.


                                  NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS CORP.,
                                  as General Partner


                                  By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Sussman
                                     ------------------------------------
                                     Jeffrey H. Sussman,
                                     Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                     and Secretary


                                  NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATES,
                                  as General Partner


                                  By: /s/ Nicholas G. Ciriello
                                      -------------------------------------
                                      Nicholas G. Ciriello,
                                      General Partner


                                  NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS CORP.,
                                  as Attorney-in-Fact for the Limited Partners


                                  By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Sussman
                                      --------------------------------------
                                      Jeffrey H. Sussman,
                                      Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                      and Secretary





              AMENDMENT TO THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE AND AGREEMENT
          OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP OF REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI

         This Amendment to the Restated Certificate and Agreement of Limited
Partnership, as amended to date (the "Partnership Agreement"), of Real Estate
Associates Limited VI, a California limited partnership (the "Partnership"),
is made and entered into as of November 8, 2004, by and among National
Partnership Investments Corp., a California corporation ("NAPICO"), as general
partner of the Partnership, National Partnership Investments Associates, a
California limited partnership ("NAPIA"), as general partner of the
Partnership, and NAPICO, as attorney-in-fact for the limited partners of the
Partnership.

         WHEREAS, NAPICO, NAPIA and limited partners owning a majority of the
outstanding limited partnership interests of the Partnership have approved
this Amendment.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1. Section 9.3(t) of the Partnership Agreement is hereby amended to
read in its entirety as follows:

                           "(t) the Partnership shall not sell all or
                  substantially all of the Partnership's assets in a single
                  transaction or a series of related transactions without
                  obtaining the consent of Limited Partners owning a majority
                  of the outstanding Limited Partnership Interests; provided,
                  however, that the foregoing will not apply to a sale of a
                  single Project (or a sale of Project Interests related to a
                  single Project) that is not part of a series of related
                  transactions involving the sale of multiple Projects (or
                  Project Interests related to multiple Projects) that
                  constitute all or substantially all of the Projects."

         2. Except as specifically amended hereby, the terms, covenants,
provisions and conditions of the Partnership Agreement shall remain unmodified
and continue in full force and effect and, except as amended hereby, all of
the terms, covenants, provisions and conditions of the Agreement are hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Amendment as
of the date first above written.

                                    NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS CORP.,
                                    as General Partner


                                    By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Sussman
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Jeffrey H. Sussman,
                                        Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                        and Secretary


                                    NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATES,
                                    as General Partner


                                    By: /s/ Nicholas G. Ciriello
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Nicholas G. Ciriello,
                                        General Partner


                                    NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS CORP.,
                                    as Attorney-in-Fact for the Limited Partners


                                    By: /s/ Jeffrey H. Sussman
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Jeffrey H. Sussman,
                                        Senior Vice President, General Counsel
                                        and Secretary