Exhibit (a)(2)






                              LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

                                      THE OFFER, WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS AND PRORATION
                                      PERIOD  WILL  EXPIRE  AT  12:00  MIDNIGHT,
                                      PACIFIC STANDARD  TIME, ON AUGUST 15, 2000
                                      (THE "EXPIRATION  DATE") UNLESS EXTENDED.

                                      Deliver to:      MacKenzie Patterson, Inc.
                                                       1640 School Street
                                                       Moraga, California  94556
                                      For Assistance:  (800) 854-8357
                                      Via Facsimile:   (925) 631-9119
                                      E-Mail Address:  offers@mackpatt.com

                                      (PLEASE INDICATE CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO
                                      THE ADDRESS PRINTED  TO THE LEFT)

         To  participate  in the Offer,  a duly  executed copy of this Letter of
Transmittal and any other documents  required by this Letter of Transmittal must
be received by the Depositary on or prior to the Expiration Date.
         Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal or any other required  documents
to an address other than as set forth above does not constitute  valid delivery.
The method of  delivery  of all  documents  is at the  election  and risk of the
tendering  Unit  holder.  Please use the  pre-addressed,  postage-paid  envelope
provided.

     This  Letter of  Transmittal  is to be  completed  by  holders  of Units of
limited  partnership  interest  in  SECURED  INCOME  L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited
partnership  (the  "Partnership"),  pursuant to the  procedures set forth in the
Offer to Purchase  (as  defined  below).  Capitalized  terms used herein and not
defined  herein  have  the  meanings  ascribed  to such  terms  in the  Offer to
Purchase.

               PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS

Gentlemen:
     The  undersigned  hereby tenders to MP INCOME FUND 11, L.P.; MP INCOME FUND
12, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 14, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 15, LLC; MP INCOME FUND 16, LLC;
ACCELERATED HIGH YIELD INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS III, LTD.; ACCELERATED HIGH YIELD
GROWTH  FUND II,  LTD.;  ACCELERATED  HIGH  YIELD  INSTITUTIONAL  FUND I,  LTD.;
ACCELERATED HIGH YIELD  INSTITUTIONAL  INVESTORS,  LTD.;  ACCELERATED HIGH YIELD
PENSION INVESTORS, LTD.; ACCELERATED HIGH YIELD INCOME FUND I, LTD.; ACCELERATED
HIGH YIELD INCOME FUND II, LTD.;  PREVIOUSLY OWNED MORTGAGE  PARTNERSHIPS INCOME
FUND  3;  PREVIOUSLY  OWNED  PARTNERSHIPS  INCOME  FUND;  MP-DEWAAY  FUND,  LLC;
SPECIFIED INCOME FUND, A CALIFORNIA  LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP;  MACKENZIE  PATTERSON
SPECIAL FUND 5, LLC; MP FALCON GROWTH FUND,  LLC; MP FALCON FUND,  LLC; MP VALUE
FUND 5, LLC; MP VALUE FUND 6, LLC; MACKENZIE  PATTERSON SPECIAL FUND 3, LLC; and
MACKENZIE  FUND  VI,  A  CALIFORNIA   LIMITED   PARTNERSHIP   (collectively  the
"Purchasers") all of the Units of limited partnership  interest ("Units") in the
Partnership  held by the  undersigned  as set forth  above (or, if less than all
such Units,  the number set forth  below in the  signature  box),  at a purchase
price  equal to $16.25 per Unit,  less the amount of any  distributions  made or
declared  with  respect to the Units  between  July 14, 2000 and the  Expiration
Date,  and upon the other terms and subject to the  conditions  set forth in the
Offer to  Purchase,  dated July 14, 2000 (the "Offer to  Purchase")  and in this
Letter of Transmittal,  as each may be supplemented or amended from time to time
(which  together  constitute  the "Offer").  Receipt of the Offer to Purchase is
hereby acknowledged.  The undersigned  recognizes that, if more than the maximum
number of Units  sought  (the  lesser of  330,000  Units or the  number of Units
which,  when added to the number of all other  Units  transferred  within the 12
months preceding the closing of the offer,  would not equal or exceed 50% of the
outstanding  Units) are validly  tendered prior to or on the Expiration Date and
not properly withdrawn, the Purchasers will, upon the terms of the Offer, accept
for payment from among those Units tendered  prior to or on the Expiration  Date
the maximum  number  of Units  up to  330,000 Units  on a pro rata  basis,  with
adjustments  to avoid  purchases  of certain  fractional  Units,  based upon the
number of Units validly tendered prior to the Expiration Date and not withdrawn.
Subject  to and  effective  upon  acceptance  for  payment  of any of the  Units
tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to, or upon
the order of,  Purchasers  all right,  title and  interest  in and to such Units
which are purchased  pursuant to the Offer. The undersigned  hereby  irrevocably
constitutes  and  appoints  the  Purchasers  as the true and  lawful  agent  and
attorney-in-fact  and proxy of the undersigned with respect to such Units,  with
full power of substitution  (such power of attorney and proxy being deemed to be
an irrevocable power and proxy coupled with an interest),  to deliver such Units
and transfer ownership of such Units, on the books of the Partnership,  together
with all  accompanying  evidences of transfer and  authenticity,  to or upon the
order of the  Purchasers  and, upon payment of the purchase  price in respect of
such Units by the  Purchasers,  to exercise all voting rights and to receive all
benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Units
all in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Subject to and effective upon the
purchase of any Units tendered hereby, the undersigned hereby requests that each
of the  Purchasers  be  admitted to the  Partnership  as a  "substitute  Limited
Partner" under the terms of the Partnership  Agreement of the Partnership.  Upon
the  purchase of Units  pursuant to the Offer,  all prior  proxies and  consents
given by the  undersigned  with  respect to such  Units  will be revoked  and no
subsequent proxies or consents

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may be given  (and if given  will not be  deemed  effective).  In  addition,  by
executing this Letter of Transmittal,  the undersigned assigns to the Purchasers
all of the undersigned's  rights to receive  distributions  from the Partnership
with  respect to Units which are  purchased  pursuant  to the Offer,  other than
distributions  declared or paid  through the  Expiration  Date and to change the
address of record for such  distributions on the books of the Partnership.  Upon
request,  the Seller  will  execute and  deliver,  and  irrevocably  directs any
custodian  to  execute  and  deliver,  any  additional  documents  deemed by the
Purchaser to be necessary or desirable to complete the assignment,  transfer and
purchase of such Units.

     The undersigned  hereby  represents and warrants that the undersigned  owns
the Units tendered  hereby within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended,  and has full power and  authority to validly
tender,  sell, assign and transfer the Units tendered hereby,  and that when any
such Units are purchased by the  Purchasers,  the Purchasers  will acquire good,
marketable  and  unencumbered  title  thereto,  free  and  clear  of all  liens,
restrictions,  charges,  encumbrances,  conditional  sales  agreements  or other
obligations relating to the sale or transfer thereof, and such Units will not be
subject to any adverse claim.  Upon request,  the  undersigned  will execute and
deliver any  additional  documents  deemed by the  Purchasers to be necessary or
desirable to complete the  assignment,  transfer and purchase of Units  tendered
hereby.

     The undersigned  understands  that a tender of Units to the Purchasers will
constitute a binding  agreement  between the undersigned and the Purchasers upon
the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer. The undersigned recognizes
the  right of the  Purchasers  to  effect a change of  distribution  address  to
MacKenzie Patterson, Inc. at 1640 School Street, Moraga, California,  94556. The
undersigned  recognizes that under certain  circumstances set forth in the Offer
to Purchase, the Purchasers may not be required to accept for payment any of the
Units tendered  hereby.  In such event,  the  undersigned  understands  that any
Letter of  Transmittal  for Units not  accepted for payment will be destroyed by
the Purchasers.  All authority  herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive the death or incapacity of the  undersigned  and any  obligations of the
undersigned  shall  be  binding  upon  the  heirs,   personal   representatives,
successors  and  assigns  of the  undersigned.  Except as stated in the Offer to
Purchase, this tender is irrevocable.

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                                  SIGNATURE BOX
    (Please complete Boxes A, B, C and D on the following page as necessary)
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Please sign  exactly as your name is
printed (or  corrected)  above,  and    X---------------------------------------
insert your Taxpayer Identification       (Signature of Owner)      Date
Number or Social Security Number in
the space provided below your
signature. For joint owners, each joint
owner must sign.
(See  Instructions 1) The signatory     X---------------------------------------
hereto hereby certifies under penalties   (Signature of Owner)      Date
of perjury the statements in Box B,
Box C and if applicable, Box D.

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If the undersigned is tendering less
than all Units held the number of
Units tendered  is  set forth below.
Otherwise, all Units held by the
undersigned  are tendered hereby.
                                     Taxpayer I.D. or Social #------------------
_____________ Units                  Telephone No.    (day)---------------------
                                                      (eve.)--------------------


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                                      BOX A
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                          Medallion Signature Guarantee
                           (Required for all Sellers)

                               (See Instruction 1)

Name and Address of Eligible Institution: --------------------------------------
Authorized Signature -----------------------------    Title --------------------
Name ----------------------------    Date ---------------------- ,200-----------


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                                      BOX B
                               SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9
                           (See Instruction 3 - Box B)
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          The person  signing this Letter of  Transmittal  hereby  certifies the
following to the Purchasers under penalties of perjury:

                  (i) The TIN set  forth in the  signature  box on the  front of
this Letter of Transmittal is the correct TIN of the Unit holder, or if this box
[ ] is checked,  the  Unit holder has applied for a TIN. If the  Unit holder has
applied for a TIN, a TIN has not been issued to the Unit holder, and either: (a)
the  Unit holder has mailed or delivered an  application to receive a TIN to the
appropriate  IRS Center or Social  Security  Administration  Office,  or (b) the
Unit holder intends  to mail or deliver an  application  in the near  future (it
being  understood  that  if  the  Unit holder  does  not  provide  a  TIN to the
Purchasers  within sixty (60) days, 31% of all  reportable  payments made to the
Unit holder thereafter  will  be  withheld  until  a  TIN  is  provided  to  the
Purchasers); and

                  (ii)  Unless this box [ ] is checked,  the  Unit holder is not
subject to backup withholding either because the Unit holder: (a) is exempt from
backup withholding, (b) has not been notified by the IRS that the Unit holder is
subject to backup  withholding  as result of a failure to report all interest or
dividends,  or  (c) has been notified  by the  IRS that such  Unit holder  is no
longer subject to backup withholding.

     Note: Place an "X" in the box in (ii) if you are unable to certify that the
Unit holder is not subject to backup withholding.



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                                      BOX C
                                FIRPTA AFFIDAVIT
                           (See Instruction 3 - Box C)
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          Under Section  1445(e)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treas. Reg.
1.1445-11T(d),  a  transferee  must  withhold  tax  equal  to 10% of the  amount
realized with respect to certain  transfers of an interest in a  partnership  if
50% or more of the value of its gross  assets  consists  of U.S.  real  property
interests and 90% or more of the value of its gross assets consists of U.S. real
property  interests  plus cash  equivalents,  and the holder of the  partnership
interest is a foreign  person.  To inform the Purchasers  that no withholding is
required  with  respect to the  Unit holder's  interest in the  Partnership, the
person signing this Letter of Transmittal  hereby  certifies the following under
penalties of perjury;
                  (i) Unless  this box [ ] is  checked,  the  Unit holder, if an
individual,  is a U.S.  citizen or a resident alien for purposes of U.S.  income
taxation, and if other than an individual, is not a foreign corporation, foreign
partnership,  foreign estate or foreign trust (as those terms are defined in the
Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax  Regulations); (ii) the Unit holder's  U.S.
social security number (for individuals) or employer  identification number (for
non-individuals)  is correctly printed in the signature box on the front of this
Letter  of   Transmittal;   and  (iii)  the   Unit holder's  home  address  (for
individuals), or office address (for non-individuals),  is correctly printed (or
corrected) on the front of this Letter of  Transmittal.  If a  corporation,  the
jurisdiction of incorporation is __________.
          The person  signing this Letter of Transmittal  understands  that this
certification  may be disclosed to the IRS by the  Purchasers and that any false
statements contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.

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                                      BOX D
                               SUBSTITUTE FORM W-8
                           (See Instruction 4 - Box D)
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          By  checking  this  box  [  ],  the  person  signing  this  Letter  of
Transmittal hereby  certifies under penalties of perjury that the Unit holder is
an "exempt  foreign person" for purposes of the backup  withholding  rules under
the U.S. federal income tax laws, because the Unit holder:

     (i)  Is  a  nonresident   alien   individual  or  a  foreign   corporation,
          partnership, estate or trust;

     (ii) If an individual, has not been and plans not to be present in the U.S.
          for a total of 183 days or more during the calendar year; and

     (iii) Neither  engages,  nor plans to engage,  in a U.S.  trade or business
           that has effectively connected gains from  transactions with a broker
           or barter exchange.


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                                  INSTRUCTIONS

              Forming Part of the Terms and Conditions of the Offer

1.  Tender,  Signature  Requirements;  Delivery.  After  carefully  reading  and
completing  this Letter of  Transmittal,  in order to tender Units a Unit holder
must  sign  at the "X" on the  bottom  of the  first  page  of  this  Letter  of
Transmittal and insert the Unit holder's correct Taxpayer  Identification Number
or Social Security Number ("TIN") in the space provided below the signature. The
signature  must  correspond  exactly with the name printed (or corrected) on the
front of this  Letter of  Transmittal  without  any change  whatsoever.  If this
Letter of  Transmittal  is signed by the  registered  Unit holder of the Units a
Medallion  signature  guarantee  on this  Letter  of  Transmittal  is  required.
Similarly,  if  Units  are  tendered  for  the  account  of a  member  firm of a
registered national security exchange, a member firm of the National Association
of Securities  Dealers,  Inc. or a commercial bank,  savings bank, credit union,
savings and loan association or trust company having an office, branch or agency
in the United  States (each an "Eligible  Institution"),  a Medallion  signature
guarantee  is  required.  In all  other  cases,  signatures  on this  Letter  of
Transmittal  must  be  Medallion  guaranteed  by  an  Eligible  Institution,  by
completing  the  Signature  guarantee  set  forth  in BOX A of  this  Letter  of
Transmittal.  If any tendered  Units are  registered in the names of two or more
joint holders,  all such holders must sign this Letter of  Transmittal.  If this
Letter  of  Transmittal  is  signed  by  trustees,  administrators,   guardians,
attorneys-in-fact,  officers of corporations, or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative  capacity,  such persons should so indicate when signing and must
submit proper  evidence  satisfactory to the Purchasers of their authority to so
act. For Units to be validly  tendered,  a properly  completed and duly executed
Letter of Transmittal, together with any required signature guarantees in BOX A,
and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received
by the depositary prior to or on the Expiration Date at its address or facsimile
number set forth on the front of this  Letter of  Transmittal.  No  alternative,
conditional or contingent  tenders will be accepted.  All tendering Unit holders
by execution of this Letter of Transmittal waive any right to receive any notice
of the acceptance of their tender.

2.      Transfer Taxes. The Purchasers will pay or cause to be paid all transfer
taxes, if any,  payable in respect of Units accepted for payment pursuant to the
Offer.

3.      U.S.  Persons.  A Unit holder who or which is a United States citizen or
resident alien individual,  a domestic corporation,  a domestic  partnership,  a
domestic trust or a domestic estate  (collectively  "United States  persons") as
those terms are defined in the Internal Revenue Code and Income Tax Regulations,
should complete the following:

         Box B - Substitute  Form W-9. In order to avoid 31% federal  income tax
backup  withholding,  the Unit holder must  provide to the  Purchasers  the Unit
holder's  correct  Taxpayer  Identification  Number  or Social  Security  Number
("TIN")  in the space  provided  below the  signature  line and  certify,  under
penalties  of  perjury,  that such Unit  holder is not  subject  to such  backup
withholding. The TIN that must be provided is that of the registered Unit holder
indicated  on the front of this Letter of  Transmittal.  If a correct TIN is not
provided,  penalties may be imposed by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"),  in
addition to the Unit holder being  subject to backup  withholding.  Certain Unit
holders  (including,  among others,  all corporations) are not subject to backup
withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. If withholding results
in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained from the IRS.

         Box C -  FIRPTA  Affidavit.  To  avoid  potential  withholding  of  tax
pursuant to Section 1445 of the Internal  Revenue Code,  each Unit holder who or
which is a United States  Person (as defined  Instruction 3 above) must certify,
under penalties of perjury, the Unit holder's TIN and address, and that the Unit
holder is not a foreign person.  Tax withheld under Section 1445 of the Internal
Revenue Code is not an additional tax. If withholding  results in an overpayment
of tax, a refund may be obtained from the IRS.

4.    Foreign Persons. In order for a Unit holder who is a foreign person (i.e.,
not a United  States Person as defined in 3 above) to qualify as exempt from 31%
backup  withholding,  such foreign Unit holder must certify,  under penalties of
perjury, the statement in BOX D of this Letter of Transmittal  attesting to that
foreign  person's status by checking the box preceding such statement.  However,
such  person will be subject to  withholding  of tax under  Section  1445 of the
Code.

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5.       Additional  Copies of Offer to  Purchase  and  Letter  of  Transmittal.
Requests for  assistance or additional  copies of the Offer to Purchase and this
Letter  of   Transmittal   may  be  obtained  from  the  Purchasers  by  calling
800-854-8357.















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