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                                                                 Exhibit 10.16



                         PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
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     THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made effective as of
December 31, 2001 ("Agreement Date"), by and between Twenty SAC Self-Storage
Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Twenty SAC"), Twenty-One SAC Self-Storage
Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Twenty-One SAC"), Twenty-Two SAC Self-
Storage Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Twenty-Two SAC") and Twenty-Three
SAC Self-Storage Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("Twenty Three SAC", and,
with Twenty SAC, Twenty-One SAC and Twenty-Two SAC, collectively, the "Buyer")
and Amerco Real Estate Company ("AREC"), U-Haul Co. of Texas, Inc. ("UH Texas")
and U-Haul Co. of Louisiana, Inc. ("UH Louisiana", and together with AREC and UH
Texas, collectively, the "Seller").

                                  RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Seller owns the real property and improvements thereon generally
described on Exhibit A hereto, which property consists of thirty-seven self-
storage facilities (including land and improvements thereon, all rights
appurtenant thereto, and any incidental items of personal property used in
connection therewith) (collectively, the "Property"); and

     WHEREAS, subject to the terms, covenants and conditions set forth herein,
Seller desires to sell the Property to Buyer and Buyer desires to purchase the
Property from Seller.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the terms, covenants
and conditions contained herein and for other valuable considerations, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:

     1.   Agreement of Purchase and Sale.  At the closing hereunder (the
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"Closing"), which Closing shall occur on or before January 14, 2002 (the
"Closing"), subject to the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement,
Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, the Property,
as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.   Buyer's obligation to purchase the Property
shall be contingent upon the delivery of deeds for each Property; and in the
event any one or more property is not conveyed hereunder, Buyer shall not be
obligated to purchase any of the Properties. Prior to the Closing, legal
descriptions for the Property shall be prepared and shall be mutually
satisfactory to Buyer and Seller.

     The parties hereto intend that the conveyance hereunder be a sale and
absolute conveyance of the Property from the Seller to Buyer and not a financing
secured by such property; and the beneficial interest in and title to the
Property shall not be a part of Seller's estate in the event of the filing of a
bankruptcy petition by or against Seller under any bankruptcy law.

     2.   Purchase Price.  Subject to adjustment as provided below, the
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aggregate purchase price to be paid for the Property (the "Purchase Price")
shall be Ninety-Three Million, Six Hundred and Seventy-Eight Thousand and
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no/100ths Dollars ($93,678,000.00), to be disbursed to each Seller in accordance
with its respective interest.

     3.   Buyer's Contingencies.  Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall have
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completed all due diligence with respect to the Property and upon Closing shall
be deemed to have satisfied itself with respect to due diligence including
title, survey, environmental conditions, engineering conditions, economic
feasibility and the like.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, each Seller
shall be obligated to remove (regardless of whether Buyer objects thereto) all
deeds of trust, mortgages, mechanics' liens, UCC filings, judgments and other
monetary liens voluntarily imposed on the Property by Seller or arising against
the Property as a result of Seller's (or its agents' or affiliates') actions or
negligent or intentional omissions or improvements made to, or services rendered
in connection with, the Property at the request of, or on behalf of, any Seller;
it being the intent of the parties that the Property shall be conveyed to Buyer
free and clear of all such monetary liens, and in no event shall any such
monetary liens be deemed a permitted title exceptions hereunder.  In addition,
Buyer's obligation to purchase the Property is contingent upon Buyer obtaining
financing upon terms satisfactory to Buyer, for a portion of the Purchase Price.

     4.    Title Insurance; Deed.
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          a.   Owner's Insurance Policy.  At the Closing, each Seller shall
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cause Fidelity National Title Insurance Company to deliver to Buyer, at Buyer's
option, an extended coverage ALTA owner's policy of title insurance issued by
such title insurance company or its principal, or the unconditional commitment
of the title insurer to issue such policy, insuring title to the Property in
Buyer in the amount of the Purchase Price; the policy to be subject to the usual
printed exclusions, exceptions, conditions and stipulations set forth in the
printed form policy, title exceptions permitted by the Buyer ("Permitted Title
Exceptions") and such other matters approved in writing by Buyer or resulting
from Buyer's actions (the "Title Policy").  Seller shall only be responsible for
paying the portion of the title insurance premium relating to standard owner's
coverage; if Buyer elects to obtain extended coverage, then Buyer shall pay the
additional portion of the premium relating to extended coverage and the cost of
any endorsements requested by Buyer.

          b.   Deed.  At the Closing, each Seller shall deliver to Buyer the
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deed granting and conveying to Buyer the Property as identified on Exhibit A
hereto, free and clear of all liens other than the Permitted Title Exceptions
and free and clear of all monetary liens other than for taxes which are a lien
but are not yet delinquent.

     5.   Closing.   Except as otherwise provided below, the Closing shall occur
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on the date (the "Closing Date") which is no later than January 14, 2002. The
Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on the Closing Date in the office of the
title company, or at such other time and location as the parties may mutually
agree.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that time is of the essence
with respect to the Closing Date.
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          a.   Action at the Closing by Seller.  Upon the Closing, each Seller
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shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer all of the following instruments
or documents dated as of the Closing, fully executed and, if appropriate, acknow
ledged:  (i) the Deed; (ii) an Affidavit of Property Value (or other similar
instrument) if required in connection with the transfer of the Property; (iii) a
Non-Foreign Person Affidavit; (iv) a bill of sale with respect to any personal
property conveyed hereunder; (v) affidavits to the title company reasonably
requested in connection with the issuance of the title policy hereunder
(including, without limitation, a no-lien affidavit and a no parties-in-
possession affidavit) and (vi) such other instruments or documents as may be
reasonably necessary to fulfill the covenants and obligations to be performed by
Seller pursuant to this Agreement.

          b.   Action at the Closing by Buyer.  At the Closing, as a condition
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to Seller's obligations hereunder, Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to Seller all funds required pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

          c.   Closing Costs.  All fees, recording costs, charges or expenses
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incidental to the sale, transfer and assignment of the Property to Buyer shall,
except as otherwise herein expressly provided, be paid according to the then
custom of real estate transactions consummated in the county in which the
Property is located.

          d.   Proration of Real Estate Taxes.  All general or special
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assessments by any governmental authority which are a lien on the Property as of
the Closing Date shall be paid by Seller in full at the Closing.

     6.   Possession; Risk of Loss.   Seller shall deliver possession of the
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Property to Buyer at the Closing, subject only to the Permitted Title Exceptions
and in any event subject to self-storage customers in possession in the ordinary
course of business.  The risk of loss of any damage or destruction to the
Property shall remain with Seller until the Closing.

     7.   Representations and Warranties of Seller.  Except as otherwise
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expressly provided herein, the Property is and shall be sold and conveyed to
Buyer on an "AS IS" "WHERE IS" basis, subject to all faults and defects, whether
latent or patent, and Buyer acknowledges that no warranty is made with respect
to the Property, whether as to habitability, merchantability, fitness for a
particular purpose or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Seller
acknowledges, represents and warrants to Buyer that the following are true as of
the date of this Agreement and will be true as of the Closing, and in entering
into this Agreement Buyer is relying upon, the following:

          a.   Due Organization, Etc.  Each Seller is a duly organized, validly
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existing, and is in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction
of organization. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
execution and delivery of all documents required herein, and its performance
hereunder, have been duly authorized by each Seller as necessary or appropriate.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any other document required
herein and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
will not result in any violation of, or default under, any term or provision of
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any organizational document, agreement, instrument, mortgage, loan, or similar
documents to which any Seller is a party or by which any Seller is bound.

          b.   No Condemnation.  There are no existing, or, to each Seller's
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knowledge, pending or anticipated condemnation or similar proceedings against or
involving the Property or any portion thereof.

          c.   Agreements.  To each Seller's knowledge, there are no options or
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rights of first refusal, recorded or unrecorded, affecting the Property, nor any
other unrecorded agreements affecting the development or use of the Property.

          d.   No Violations.  To each Seller's knowledge, each such Seller has
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not received written notice of any violation of any applicable law pertaining to
the Property, and neither any  Seller nor the Property is in violation of any
such applicable laws.

          e.   Further Encumbrances.  No Seller shall further encumber the
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Property or allow an encumbrance upon the title to the Property, or modify the
terms or conditions of any existing leases, contracts or encumbrances, if any,
without the prior written consent of Buyer.

     8.   Notices.  All notices or other communications required or provided to
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be sent by either party or by Escrow Agent shall be in writing and shall be sent
(i) by United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, certified, return receipt
requested; or (ii) by any nationally known overnight delivery service; or (iii)
by courier; or (iv) by facsimile transmission; or (v) in person; or (vi) by
electronic mail.  All notices shall be deemed to have been given forty-eight
(48) hours following deposit in the United States Postal Service or upon
personal delivery if sent by overnight delivery service, courier, facsimile
transmission, electronic mail, or personally delivered. All notices shall be
addressed to the party at the address below:

          If to Seller:       Amerco Real Estate Company
                              2727 North Central Avenue
                              Phoenix, AZ  85004
                              Attn:  Carlos Vizcarra
                              Telephone No. (602) 263-6555


          If to Buyer:        c/o Twenty SAC Self-Storage Corporation
                              715 Country Club Drive
                              Mesa, AZ  85210
                              Telephone No. (602) 263-6534


          Any address or name specified above may be changed by notice given to
the addressee by the other party in accordance with this paragraph.  The
inability to deliver because of a changed address of which no notice was given,
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or rejection or other refusal to accept any notice, shall be deemed to be the
receipt of the notice as of the date of such inability to deliver or rejection
or refusal to accept.  Any notice to be given by any party hereto may be given
by the counsel for such party.

     9.   Seller's Remedies.  If Buyer shall materially breach any of the
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material terms or provisions of this Agreement on or before the Closing, Seller
may waive such breach and close the escrow in accordance with the terms hereof,
or Seller may, as its exclusive remedy, terminate this Agreement and obtain
Fifty Thousand Dollars as liquidated damages and as consideration for the
acceptance of this Agreement and, if applicable, for taking the Property off the
market, and not as a penalty.  Buyer and each Seller acknowledge that it would
be impractical and extremely difficult to estimate the actual damages which
Seller may suffer as a result of a default by Buyer, and therefore, Buyer and
Seller agree that the foregoing amount of liquidated damages is calculated as a
reasonable estimate of the amount of damages likely to be suffered by Seller
under the circumstances existing at the time this Agreement is entered into.

     10.  Buyer's Remedies.  If any Seller materially breaches any of the
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material terms or provisions of this Agreement, Buyer may either (i) terminate
this Agreement by written notice to each Seller, whereupon Buyer shall have the
right to pursue recovery of all actual out-of-pocket third party expenses
suffered or incurred by Buyer (including, without limitation, costs incurred in
connection with Buyer's or Buyer's proposed lender's feasibility, underwriting
or due diligence studies of the Property and any deposits paid to proposed
lenders) together with any other incidental, consequential or other monetary
damages incurred as a result of such breach, and thereafter neither party shall
have any further obligation or liability to the other; or (ii) waive such
default and consummate the transaction contemplated hereby in accordance with
the terms hereof; or (iii) seek specific performance or any other equitable
remedy for any default of Seller.

     11.  Survival of Covenants, Agreements, Representations and Warranties.
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Except as otherwise may be limited by the specific terms of this Agreement, all
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing and shall not merge into any deed or other
instrument executed or delivered in connection with the transaction contemplated
hereby.

     12.  Indemnification.  Seller shall and does hereby agree to indemnify,
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defend and forever hold Buyer harmless of and from any and all liability, claim
or damage attributable to a breach of representation or warranty herein or to
the Property or any other property or interest acquired in this transaction or
any contract assumed as part of this transaction arising prior to the Closing
Date hereunder, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney's fees
and costs associated therewith.  Buyer shall and does hereby agree to indemnify,
defend and forever hold Seller harmless of and from any and all liability, claim
or damage attributable to a breach of representation or warranty herein or to
the Property or any other property or interest conveyed in this transaction or
any contract assigned as part of this transaction arising on and after the
Closing Date hereunder, including, without limitation, all reasonable attorney's
fees and costs associated therewith.
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     13.  Modification of Agreement.  No modification of this Agreement shall be
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deemed effective unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto, and any
waiver granted shall not be deemed effective except for the instance and in the
circumstances particularly specified therein and unless in writing and executed
by the party against whom enforcement of the waiver is sought.

     14.  Further Instruments.  Each party, promptly upon the request of the
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other or upon the request of any escrow agent involved in the Closing, shall
execute and have acknowledged and delivered to the other or to such escrow
agent, as may be appropriate, any and all further instruments reasonably
requested or appropriate to evidence or give effect to the provisions of this
Agreement and which are consistent with the provisions hereof.

     15.  Entire Contract.  This Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto)
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constitutes the entire contract between the parties with regard to the Property.
All terms and conditions contained in any other writings previously executed by
the parties and all other discussions, understandings or agreements regarding
the Property and the subject matter hereof shall be deemed to be superseded
hereby.

     16.  Inurement.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
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benefit of the successors and assigns, if any, of the respective parties hereto.

     17.  Applicable Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona.

     18.  Commissions.  Each party warrants and represents to the other that no
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real estate sales or brokerage commissions or like commissions are or may be due
in connection with this transaction as a result of the act of the party so
warranting.  Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Buyer harmless from and
against any claims by Broker and any other third parties made by or through the
acts of Seller for real estate or brokerage commissions, or a finder's fee, in
connection with the transactions provided for herein, and all costs and expenses
incurred by Buyer in connection therewith including, but not limited to,
reasonable attorneys' fees.  Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller
harmless from and against any claims by third parties other than Broker made by
or through the acts of Buyer for real estate or brokerage commissions, or a
finder's fee, in connection with the transactions provided for herein, and all
costs and expenses incurred by Seller in connection therewith, including, but
not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees.

     19.  Condemnation.  If, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing,
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any portion of the Property shall be taken or appropriated for public or
quasi-public use by right of eminent domain, or if proceedings in condemnation
or eminent domain shall be instituted or threatened, Buyer, at its option, may
elect to (i) terminate this Agreement by written notice to each Seller within
thirty (30) days following Buyer's receipt of written notice of such event,
whereupon the Earnest Money Deposit shall be returned to Buyer, and thereafter
neither party shall have any further obligation or liability hereunder, or
(ii) proceed with the purchase of the Property, in which event Buyer shall be
entitled to the condemnation proceeds relating to the Property.  If prior to the
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Closing such proceeds are paid to any Seller, the amount of such proceeds paid
to such Seller shall be applicable towards the Purchase Price of the Property.

     20.  Construction.  The parties agree that each party and its counsel have
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reviewed and revised this Agreement and that any rule of construction to the
effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not
apply in the interpretation of this Agreement or any Addendum, amendments or
Exhibits hereto.

     21.  Exhibits and Addenda.  All Exhibits and Addenda attached hereto and
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referred to in this Agreement are incorporated herein by this reference and are
part of this Agreement.

     22.  Counterparts; Facsimile Signature.  This Agreement may be executed
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simultaneously or in counterparts, each of which counterpart shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.
Facsimile signatures of this Agreement are valid.

     23.  Miscellaneous.  The captions and paragraph headings used herein are
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for convenience and reference only and are not intended to define, limit or
describe the scope or intent of any provision of this Agreement.  When used
herein, the terms "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation by
reason of the enumeration.  All grammatical usage herein shall be deemed to
refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as the identity of
the person or persons may require.  The term "person" shall include an
individual, corporation, partnership, trust, estate or any other entity.  The
words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder," and other similar compounds of the word
"here" when used in this Agreement shall refer to the entire Agreement and not
to any particular provision, section, exhibit or addenda.  If the last day of
any time period stated herein shall fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday,
then the duration of such time period shall be extended so that it shall end on
the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the Agreement Date.
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BUYERS:
Twenty SAC Self-Storage Corporation            Twenty-One SAC Self-Storage Corporation

<S>   <C>                                      <C>   <C>
By:   /S/ Mark V. Shoen                        By:   /S/ Mark V. Shoen
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Its:  President                                Its:  President
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Twenty-Two SAC Self-Storage Corporation        Twenty-Three SAC Self-Storage Corporation


<S>   <C>                                      <C>   <C>
By:   /S/ Mark V. Shoen                        By:   /S/ Mark V. Shoen
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Its:  President                                Its:  President
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SELLERS:

Amerco Real Estate Company


By:   /S/ Gary Vance Klinefelter
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Its:  Secretary
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U-Haul Co. of Texas, Inc.


By:   /S/ Gary Vance Klinefelter
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Its:  Secretary
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U-Haul Co. of Louisiana, Inc.


By:   /S/ Gary Vance Klinefelter
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Its:  Secretary
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                                   Exhibit A
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                                                              Name of Grantor                Sale Price
<S>     <C>     <C>                      <C>             <C>  <C>                           <C>
20 SAC  700026  U-HAUL CTR OF BEND       BEND            OR   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,301,689
20 SAC  717068  U-HAUL LEMON GROVE       LEMON GROVE     CA   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,993,146
20 SAC  723082  U-HAUL MAIN&LINDSAY      MESA            AZ   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,074,771
20 SAC  744080  U-HAUL SAN PEDRO         SAN ANTONIS     TX   Amerco Real Estate Company      4,164,177
20 SAC  776053  U-HAUL CT PETERS ST      ATLANTA EAST    GA   Amerco Real Estate Company      5,980,905
20 SAC  796058  U-HAUL CTR WARWICK       WARWICK         RI   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,252,288
20 SAC  813020  U-HAUL CENTER ROUTE 37   TOMS RIVER      NJ   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,784,538
20 SAC  825067  U-HAUL AIRLINE CTR       PORTSMOUTH      VA   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,209,034
20 SAC  836044  U-HAUL CENTER ARLINGTON  ARLINGTON       TX   U-Haul Co. of Texas, Inc.       1,187,279
Subtotal - Pool A:                                                                           22,947,826

<S>     <C>     <C>                      <C>             <C>  <C>                           <C>
21 SAC  707075  U-HAUL CTR THORNTON      FREMONT         CA   Amerco Real Estate Company      3,773,641
21 SAC  708078  U-HAUL CTR BELMONT       BELMONT         CA   Amerco Real Estate Company      4,077,996
21 SAC  712032  U-HAUL CENTER DOWNTOWN   LOS ANGELES     CA   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,026,298
21 SAC  721058  U-HAUL 51ST & GLENDALE   GLENDALE        AZ   Amerco Real Estate Company        918,922
21 SAC  744068  U-HAUL AUSTIN HWY        SAN ANTONIO     TX   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,264,542
21 SAC  752069  U-HAUL CAROUSEL MALL     INKSTER         MI   Amerco Real Estate Company      5,837,545
21 SAC  770054  U-HAUL CTR METRO         DAYTON          OH   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,341,332
21 SAC  772061  U-HAUL HENDERSONVIL      HENDERSONVILLE  TN   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,587,187
21 SAC  835081  U-HAUL NORTHWEST         DALLAS          TX   U-Haul Co. of Texas, Inc.       3,924,376
Subtotal - Pool B:                                                                           26,751,840

<S>     <C>     <C>                      <C>             <C>  <C>                           <C>
22 SAC  734024  U-HAUL STATE  AVE        KANSAS          KS   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,826,794
22 SAC  747069  U-HAUL CAUSEWAY BLV      METAIRIE        LA   U-Haul Co. of Louisiana, Inc.   2,804,407
22 SAC  751022  U-HAUL JOLLY CEDAR       LANSING         MI   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,141.457
22 SAC  790066  U-HAUL CTR RT 295        PORTLAND        ME   Amerco Real Estate Company      3,674,231
22 SAC  791023  U-HAUL SPRINGFIELD       SPRINGFIELD     MA   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,484,849
22 SAC  795028  U-HAUL CENTER OF         MANASSAS PARK   VA   Amerco Real Estate Company      4,197,229
                MANASSAS PARK
22 SAC  828059  U-HAUL CTR ORACLE        TUCSON          AZ   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,213,274
22 SAC  828068  U-HAUL W INA RD          TUCSON          AZ   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,983,141
22 SAC  836033  WESTCREEK VILLAGE        FORT WORTH      TX   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,030,702
Subtotal - Pool C:                                                                           21,356,083

<S>     <C>     <C>                      <C>             <C>  <C>                           <C>
23 SAC  710077  U-HAUL OF FLORIN RD      SACRAMENTO      CA   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,407,727
23 SAC  721021  U-HAUL CENTER            PHOENIX WEST    AZ   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,360,632
23 SAC  736071  U-HAUL CT HAZELWOOD      HAZELWOOD       MO   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,081,096
23 SAC  738057  U-HAUL DOWNTOWN          OKLAHOMA CITY   OK   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,640,040
23 SAC  741035  U-HAUL CENTER ADDISON    CARROLLTON      TX   Amerco Real Estate Company      4,895,236
23 SAC  742054  U-HAUL KANIS ROAD        LITTLE ROCK     AR   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,804,721
23 SAC  744070  U-HAUL NACO-PERRIN       SAN ANTONIO     TX   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,279,481
23 SAC  747074  U-HAUL CT GENTILLY       NEW ORLEANS     LA   U-Haul Co. of Louisiana, Inc.   2,211,713
23 SAC  806024  U-HAUL CENTER CORAM      CORAM           NY   Amerco Real Estate Company      2,704,466
23 SAC  820022  U-HAUL CT PULASKI HY     BALTIMORE       MD   Amerco Real Estate Company      1,237,739
Subtotal - Pool D:                                                                           22,622,852

Total:                                                                                       93,678,601
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