| [X] | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| [   ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| Delaware                                                      | 26-3541068                             |
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| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number) |

|                                            |       |
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| 900 Veterans Blvd., Suite 500, Redwood City, CA | 94063-1743 |
| (Address of principal executive offices)        | (Zip Code) |

| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | None |
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| Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: | None |

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| Large accelerated filer [   ]                                                             | Accelerated filer [   ] |
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| Non-accelerated filer   [   ](Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company [X]          |

| ·   | Part I – Item 1 – Business |
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| ·   | Part III – Item 11 – Executive Compensation |
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| ·   | Part III – Item 13 – Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence |
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|   | 3. | Exhibits. See Exhibit Index for a list of the exhibits being filed or furnished with or incorporated by reference into this report. |
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| Exhibit No. |   | Description of Exhibits |
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| 3.1     | *        | Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| 3.2     | *        | Certificate of Formation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3.3     | *        | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 3.4     | *        | Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 3.5     |     | Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.1    | *        | Distribution Reinvestment Plan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10.2    | *        | Loan Servicing Agreement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 10.3    | (a) *    | Form of Note secured by Deed of Trust for Construction Loans, which provides for interest only payments                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    | (b) *    | Form of Note secured by Deed of Trust for Commercial Loans which provides for interest only payments                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|    | (c) *    | Form of Note secured by Deed of Trust for Commercial Loans which provides for principal and interest payments                                                                                                                                                                        |
|    | (d) *    | Form of Note secured by Deed of Trust for Residential Loans, which provides for interest only payments.                                                                                                                                                                              |
|    | (e) *    | Form of Note secured by Deed of Trust for Residential Loans which provides for interest and principal prepayments                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10.4    | (a) *    | Construction Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to accompany Exhibit 10.3(a)                                                                                                                                                       |
|    | (b) *    | Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, and Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to accompany Exhibits 10.3(b) and 10.3(c)                                                                                                                                                   |
|    | (c) *    | Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, and Security Agreement and Fixture Filing to accompany Exhibit 10.3(d) and 10.3(e)                                                                                                                                                    |
| 10.5    | *        | Agreement to Seek a Lender                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10.6    | *        | Formation Loan Promissory Note                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 31.1    |     | Certification of Manager pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 31.2    |     | Certification of Manager pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 32.1    | *        | Certification of Manager pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 32.2    | *        | Certification of Manager pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 99.1    |     | Selected Portions of the Registrant’s Prospectus, dated June 8, 2009, and the supplement to the prospectus, included as part of the Post Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (SEC File No. 333-155428) filed with the SEC on January 30, 2012 |
| 101.INS | *† | XBRL Instance Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 101.SCH | *† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 101.CAL | *† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| 101.DEF | *† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 101.LAB | *† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 101.PRE | *† | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

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| REDWOOD MORTGAGE INVESTORS IX, LLC |
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| By:    | Redwood Mortgage Corp., Manager |                           |
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|   |                            |                           |
|   |                            |                           |
|   | By:                             | /S/ Michael R. Burwell    |   |
|   |                            | Michael R. Burwell, President, |
|   |                            | Secretary/Treasurer            |
|   |                            |                           |   |
|   |                            |                           |   |
| By:    | Gymno LLC, Manager              |                           |   |
|   |                            |                           |   |
|   |                            |                           |
|   | By:                             |  /S/ Michael R. Burwell   |   |
|   |                            | Michael R. Burwell, Manager    |

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| Signature | Title | Date |
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| /S/ Michael R. Burwell |   |                                                                                                                                     |   |           |
|------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------|
| Michael R. Burwell     |   | President, Secretary/Treasurer of Redwood Mortgage Corp. (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer);Director of Redwood Mortgage Corp. |   | April 27, 2012 |

| /S/ Michael R. Burwell |   |                 |   |           |
|------------------------|--------|----------------------|--------|----------------|
| Michael R. Burwell     |   | Manager of Gymno LLC |   | April 27, 2012 |

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