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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 or 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

|For the quarter ended  |  | September 30, 1999
|---------------------- |  | ------------------
|Commission file number |  | 1-11059           

AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

|California                                                                        |  | 13-3257662                          
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)                    |  | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
|11200 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland(Address of principal executive offices) |  | 20852(Zip Code)                     

(301) 816-2300(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes /x/ No  / /

As
of September 30, 1999, 12,079,514 depositary units of limited partnership interest were outstanding.

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AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

|          |  |                                                                                                                           |  | Page
|--------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ----
|          |  |                                                                                                                           |  |     
|PART I.   |  | Financial Information                                                                                                     |  |     
|Item 1.   |  | Financial Statements                                                                                                      |  |     
|          |  | Balance SheetsSeptember 30, 1999 (unaudited) and December 31, 1998                                                       |  | 3   
|          |  | Statements of Income and Comprehensive Incomefor the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited) |  | 4   
|          |  | Statement of Changes in Partners' Equityfor the nine months ended September 30, 1999 (unaudited)                         |  | 5   
|          |  | Statements of Cash Flowsfor the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 (unaudited)                                |  | 6   
|          |  | Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                                                 |  | 7   
|Item 2.   |  | Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                     |  | 13  
|Item 2A.  |  | Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                                                |  | 17  
|PART II.  |  | Other Information                                                                                                         |  |     
|Item 6.   |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                                          |  | 18  
|Signature |  | 19                                                                                                                       



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

BALANCE SHEETS

|                                                                                               |  | September 30,
1999 |             | December 31,
1998 |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ----------- | ----------------- | -
|
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|ASSETS                                                                                         | 
|Investment in FHA-Insured Certificates and GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities, at fair value:     |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Acquired insured mortgages                                                                     |  | $                  | 98,868,057  |                   | $
|Originated insured mortgages                                                                   |  |                    | 16,182,760  |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    | 115,050,817 |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Investment in FHA-Insured Loans, at amortized cost, net of unamortized discount and premium:   |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Acquired insured mortgages                                                                     |  |                    | 11,517,762  |                   |  
|Originated insured mortgages                                                                   |  |                    | 12,729,981  |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    | 24,247,743  |                   |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                      |  |                    | 4,983,601   |                   |  
|Investment in FHA debentures                                                                   |  |                    |            |                   |  
|Receivables and other assets                                                                   |  |                    | 1,209,849   |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Total assets                                                                                   |  | $                  | 145,492,010 |                   | $
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' EQUITY                                                               | 
|Distributions payable                                                                          |  | $                  | 2,765,341   |                   | $
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                          |  |                    | 188,885     |                   |  
|Due to affiliate                                                                               |  |                    |            |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Total liabilities                                                                              |  |                    | 2,954,226   |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Partners' equity:                                                                              |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Limited partners' equity, 15,000,000 Units authorized, 12,079,514 Units issued and outstanding |  |                    | 144,714,302 |                   |  
|General partner's deficit                                                                      |  |                    | (3,958,450  | )                 |  
|Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                         |  |                    | 1,781,932   |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Total partners' equity                                                                         |  |                    | 142,537,784 |                   |  
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  
|Total liabilities and partners' equity                                                         |  | $                  | 145,492,010 |                   | $
|                                                                                               |  |                    |             |                   |  

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

|                                                            |  | For the three months ended
September 30, |           | For the nine months ended
September 30, |  
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------- | -
|
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Income:                                                     |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Mortgage investment income                                  |  | $                                        | 2,987,586 |                                         | $
|Interest and other income                                   |  |                                          | 59,638    |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          | 3,047,224 |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Expenses:                                                   |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Asset management fee to related parties                     |  |                                          | 349,290   |                                         |  
|General and administrative                                  |  |                                          | 117,191   |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          | 466,481   |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Net earnings before net gains on mortgage dispositions      |  |                                          | 2,580,743 |                                         |  
|Net gains on mortgage dispositions                          |  |                                          | 134,433   |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Net earnings                                                |  | $                                        | 2,715,176 |                                         | $
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Other comprehensive income                                  |  |                                          | (233,739  | )                                       |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Comprehensive income                                        |  |                                          | 2,481,437 |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Net earnings allocated to:                                  |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Limited partners96.1%                                      |  | $                                        | 2,609,284 |                                         | $
|General Partner3.9%                                        |  |                                          | 105,892   |                                         |  
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|                                                            |  | $                                        | 2,715,176 |                                         | $
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  
|Net earnings per Unit of Limited Partnership interestBasic |  | $                                        | 0.22      |                                         | $
|                                                            |  |                                          |           |                                         |  

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' EQUITY

For the nine months ended September 30, 1999

(Unaudited)

|                                                                                               |  | General
Partner |            | Limited
Partners |   | Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income |   | Total |           
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | - | -------------------------------------- | - | ----- | ----------
|                                                                                               |  |                 |            |                  |   |                                        |   |       |           
|Balance, December 31, 1998                                                                     |  | $               | (3,674,093 | )                | $ | 151,721,136                            |   | $     | 5,496,385 
|Net Earnings                                                                                   |  |                 | 338,223    |                  |   | 8,334,149                              |   |       |          
|Adjustment to unrealized losses on investments in insured mortgages                            |  |                 |           |                  |   |                                       |   |       | (3,714,453
|Distributions paid or accrued of $1.27 per Unit, including return of capital of $0.58 per Unit |  |                 | (622,580   | )                |   | (15,340,983                            | ) |       |          
|                                                                                               |  |                 |            |                  |   |                                        |   |       |           
|Balance, September 30, 1999                                                                    |  | $               | (3,958,450 | )                | $ | 144,714,302                            |   | $     | 1,781,932 
|                                                                                               |  |                 |            |                  |   |                                        |   |       |           
|Limited Partnership Units outstandingbasic, as of September 30, 1999                          |  |                 |            |                  |   | 12,079,514                             |   |       |           
|                                                                                               |  |                 |            |                  |   |                                        |   |       |           

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

|                                                                                             |  | For the nine months ended
September 30, |            
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | -----------
|
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                        |  |                                         |            
|Net earnings                                                                                 |  | $                                       | 8,672,372  
|Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:          |  |                                         |            
|Net gain on mortgage dispositions                                                            |  |                                         | (785,214   
|Changes in assets and liabilities:                                                           |  |                                         |            
|Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and due to affiliate                       |  |                                         | (126,480   
|Decrease in receivables and other assets                                                     |  |                                         | 243,443    
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                    |  |                                         | 8,004,121  
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                        |  |                                         |            
|Receipt of mortgage principal from scheduled payments                                        |  |                                         | 1,008,486  
|Proceeds from mortgage dispositions                                                          |  |                                         | 8,190,810  
|Proceeds from redemption of debenture                                                        |  |                                         | 2,296,098  
|Debenture proceeds due to affiliate                                                          |  |                                         | (1,148,049 
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Net cash provided by investing activities                                                    |  |                                         | 10,347,345 
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                        |  |                                         |            
|Distributions paid to partners                                                               |  |                                         | (29,161,784
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Net cash used in financing activities                                                        |  |                                         | (29,161,784
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                    |  |                                         | (10,810,318
|Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                                               |  |                                         | 15,793,919 
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                                                     |  | $                                       | 4,983,601  
|                                                                                             |  |                                         |            
|Non cash investing activity:                                                                 |  |                                         |            
|9.5% debenture received from HUD in exchange for the mortgage on Porter Village I Apartments |  | $                                       |           
|Portion of debenture due to affiliate, AIM 84                                                |  |                                         |           

The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.



AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE INVESTORSSERIES 85, L.P.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

American Insured Mortgage InvestorsSeries 85, L.P. (the Partnership) was formed under the Uniform Limited Partnership Act of the state of
California on June 26, 1984. The Partnership will terminate on December 31, 2009, unless previously terminated under the provisions of the Partnership Agreement.

Effective
September 6, 1991, CRIIMI, Inc. (the General Partner) succeeded the former general partners to become the sole general partner of the Partnership.
CRIIMI, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of CRIIMI MAE Inc. (CRIIMI MAE). The Unitholders (Unitholders) hold Units represented by Depository Receipts and are reflected as assignees of
record of assigned limited partnership interest. "Units" are depository units, which represent the beneficial ownership interest of a Unitholder in the Partnership.

AIM
Acquisition Partners, L.P., (the Advisor) serves as the advisor to the Partnership. The general partner of the Advisor is AIM Acquisition Corporation (AIM Acquisition) and the
limited partners include, but are not limited to, AIM Acquisition, The Goldman Sachs Group, L.P., Broad, Inc. and CRI/ AIM Investment L.P., an affiliate of CRIIMI MAE. Pursuant to the terms of
certain amendments to the Partnership Agreement, the General Partner is required to receive the consent of the Advisor prior to taking certain significant actions that affect the management and
policies of the Partnership.

The
Partnership's investment in mortgages consists of participation certificates evidencing a 100% undivided beneficial interest in government insured multifamily mortgages issued or
sold pursuant to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs (FHA-Insured Certificates), mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
(GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities) and FHA-insured mortgage loans (FHA-Insured Loans and together with FHA-Insured Certificates and GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities
referred to herein as Insured Mortgages). The mortgages underlying the FHA-Insured Certificates, GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities and FHA-Insured Loans are
non-recourse first liens on multifamily residential developments or retirement homes.

On
October 5, 1998, CRIIMI MAE, the parent of the General Partner, and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc., an affiliate of CRIIMI MAE and provider of personnel and
administrative services to the Partnership, filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code"). Such bankruptcy filings could result in
certain adverse effects to the Partnership. For example, as a debtor-in-possession, CRIIMI MAE will not be permitted to provide any available capital to the General Partner
without prior approval from the Bankruptcy Court. Even though this restriction or potential loss of the availability of a potential capital resource could adversely affect the General Partner and the
Partnership, CRIIMI MAE has not historically represented a significant source of capital for the General Partner or the Partnership. Such bankruptcy filings could also result in the potential need to
replace CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc. as a provider of personnel and administrative services to the Partnership.

On
September 23, 1999, CRIIMI MAE and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc. filed their Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The proposed disclosure statement
in connection with solicitation of acceptances of the Joint Plan of Reorganization is to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court after November 15, 1999 for the District of Maryland, Southern
Division, in Greenbelt, Maryland (the "Bankruptcy Court"). There can be no assurance at this time that the Joint Plan of Reorganization will be confirmed and consummated.

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

In the opinion of the General Partner, the accompanying unaudited financial statements contain all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary to
present fairly the financial position of the Partnership as of September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 1999 and 1998 and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998.

These
unaudited financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures
normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. While the General Partner believes that the
disclosures presented are adequate to make the information not misleading, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to the financial
statements included in the Partnership's Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is the change in Partners' equity during a period from transactions from nonowner sources. This includes net income as currently reported
by the Partnership adjusted for unrealized gains and losses related to the Partnership's mortgages accounted for as "available for sale." Unrealized gains and losses are reported in the equity section
of the Balance Sheet as "Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income."

3. INVESTMENT IN FHA-INSURED CERTIFICATES AND GNMA MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES

Fully Insured Mortgage Investments

Listed below is the Partnership's aggregate investment in Fully Insured Mortgages:

|                                         |  | September 30,
1999 |            | December 31,
1998
|---------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | -----------------
|Fully Insured Acquired:                  |  |                    |            |                  
|Number of                                |  |                    |            |                  
|GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities (4)      |  |                    | 7          |                  
|FHA-Insured Certificates (1) (2) (3) (5) |  |                    | 42         |                  
|Amortized Cost                           |  | $                  | 96,463,627 |                  
|Face Value                               |  |                    | 99,769,501 |                  
|Fair Value                               |  |                    | 98,868,057 |                  
|                                         |  |                    |            |                  
|Fully Insured Originated:                |  |                    |            |                  
|Number of                                |  |                    |            |                  
|GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities          |  |                    | 1          |                  
|FHA-Insured Certificates                 |  |                    | 1          |                  
|Amortized Cost                           |  | $                  | 16,805,259 |                  
|Face Value                               |  |                    | 16,448,643 |                  
|Fair Value                               |  |                    | 16,182,760 |                  

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As
of November 1, 1999, all of the fully insured FHA-Insured Certificates and GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities are current with respect to the payment of principal
and interest, except for the mortgage on Lincoln Green, which has been delinquent since May 1999. Although the Servicing Agreement for the mortgage on Lincoln Green requires the servicer to
assign the defaulted mortgage to HUD, a third party holds an agreement that gives it the right to purchase the mortgage prior to assignment. The third party exercised its right to purchase the
mortgage. Prepayment of this mortgage is expected by year-end 1999.

4. INVESTMENT IN FHA-INSURED LOANS

Fully Insured FHA-Insured Loans

Listed
below is the Partnership's aggregate investment in FHA-Insured Loans:

|                          |  | September 30,
1999 |            | December 31,
1998
|------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---------- | -----------------
|                          |  |                    |            |                  
|Fully Insured Acquired:   |  |                    |            |                  
|Number of Loans           |  |                    | 10         |                  
|Amortized Cost            |  | $                  | 11,517,762 |                  
|Face Value                |  |                    | 13,893,616 |                  
|Fair Value                |  |                    | 13,896,116 |                  
|Fully Insured Originated: |  |                    |            |                  
|Number of Loans           |  |                    | 3          |                  
|Amortized Cost            |  | $                  | 12,729,981 |                  
|Face Value                |  |                    | 12,407,980 |                  
|Fair Value                |  |                    | 12,262,007 |                  

As
of November 1, 1999, all of the Partnership's FHA-Insured Loans, recorded at amortized cost, were current with respect to the payment of principal and interest.

In
addition to base interest payments under Originated Insured Mortgages, the Partnership is entitled to additional interest based on a percentage of the net cash flow from the
underlying development (referred to as Participations). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, the Partnership received additional interest of $0 and $45,164, respectively,
from the Participations. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Partnership received additional interest of $0 and $34,553, respectively, from the Participations. These
amounts, if any, are included in mortgage investment income on the accompanying Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

5. DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS

The distributions paid or accrued to Unitholders on a per Unit basis for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998 are as follows:

|                            |  | 1999 |      | 1998   |  
|--------------------------- |  | ---- | ---- | ------ | -
|                            |  |      |      |        |  
|Quarter ended March 31,     |  | $    | 0.40 | (1)(2) | $
|Quarter ended June 30,      |  |      | 0.65 | (3)    |  
|Quarter ended September 30, |  |      | 0.22 |        |  
|                            |  |      |      |        |  
|                            |  | $    | 1.27 |        | $
|                            |  |      |      |        |  

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The
basis for paying distributions to Unitholders is net proceeds from mortgage dispositions, if any, and cash flow from operations, which includes regular interest income and
principal from Insured Mortgages. Although the Insured Mortgages yield a fixed monthly mortgage payment once purchased, the cash distributions paid to the Unitholders will vary during each quarter due
to (1) the fluctuating yields in the short-term money market where the monthly mortgage payment receipts are temporarily invested prior to the payment of quarterly distributions,
(2) the reduction in the asset base and monthly mortgage payments resulting from monthly mortgage payments received or mortgage dispositions, (3) variations in the cash flow attributable
to the delinquency or default of Insured Mortgages and professional fees and

foreclosure costs incurred in connection with those Insured Mortgages and (4) variations in the Partnership's operating expenses. As the Partnership continues to liquidate its mortgage
investments and investors receive distributions of return of capital and taxable gains, investors should expect a reduction in earnings and distributions due to the decreasing mortgage base.

6. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The General Partner and certain affiliated entities, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 and 1998, earned or received compensation
or payments for services from the Partnership as follows:

|COMPENSATION PAID OR ACCRUED TO RELATED PARTIES
|-----------------------------------------------
|
|
|                                               
|CRIIMI, Inc.                                   
|AIM Acquisition Partners, L.P.(1)              
|CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc.                    

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Introduction

On October 5, 1998, CRIIMI MAE Inc., the parent of the General Partner, and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc., an affiliate of CRIIMI
MAE Inc. and provider of personnel and administrative services to the Partnership, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Such bankruptcy filings
could result in certain adverse effects to the Partnership including without limitation, the potential loss of CRIIMI MAE Inc. as a potential source of capital, as discussed under Liquidity and
Capital Resources, and the potential need to replace CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc. as a provider of personnel and administrative services to the Partnership.

On
September 23, 1999, CRIIMI MAE and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc. filed their Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The proposed disclosure statement
in connection with solicitation of acceptances of the Joint Plan of Reorganization is to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court after November 15, 1999 for the District of Maryland, Southern
Division, in Greenbelt, Maryland (the "Bankruptcy Court"). There can be no assurance at this time that the Joint Plan of Reorganization will be confirmed and consummated.

Forward Looking Statements

In accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Partnership can obtain a "Safe Harbor" for forward-looking statements by
identifying those statements and by accompanying those statements with cautionary statements which identify factors that could cause actual results to differ from those in the forward-looking
statements. Accordingly, the following information contains or may contain forward-looking statements: (1) information included or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, including, without limitation, statements made under Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
(2) information included or incorporated by reference in future filings by the Partnership with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, without limitation, statements with respect to
growth, projected revenues, earnings, returns and yields on its portfolio of mortgage assets, the impact of interest rates, costs and business strategies and plans and (3) information contained
in written material, releases and oral statements issued by or on behalf of, the Partnership, including, without limitation, statements with respect to growth, projected revenues, earnings, returns
and yields on its portfolio of mortgage assets, the impact of interest rates, costs and business strategies and plans. The Partnership's actual results may differ materially from those contained in
the forward-looking statements identified above. Factors which may cause such a difference to occur include, but are not limited to (i) regulatory and litigation matters, (ii) interest
rates, (iii) trends in the economy, (iv) prepayment of mortgages and (v) defaulted mortgages.

Year 2000

The Year 2000 issue is a computer programming issue that may affect many electronic processing systems. Until relatively recently, in order to minimize the
length of data fields, most date-sensitive programs eliminated the first two digits of the year. This issue could affect information technology ("IT") systems and date sensitive embedded
technology that controls certain systems (such as telecommunications systems, security systems, etc.) leaving them unable to properly recognize or distinguish
dates in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This treatment could result in significant miscalculations when processing critical date-sensitive information relating to dates after
December 31, 1999.

The
General Partner has substantially completed the Year 2000 testing and remediation of its IT systems, which include software systems to administer and manage mortgage assets and
for internal accounting purposes. A majority of the IT systems used by the Partnership are licensed from third parties. These third parties have either provided upgrades to existing systems or have
indicated that their systems are Year 2000 compliant. The General Partner has applied upgrades and has substantially completed compliance testing and remediation as of October 28, 1999. There
can be no assurance, however, that all of the Partnership's IT systems will be Year 2000 compliant by December 31, 1999.

The Year 2000 issue may also affect the Partnership's date-sensitive embedded technology, which controls systems such as the telecommunications systems, security systems,
etc. The failure of any such systems to be Year 2000 compliant could be material to the Partnership. The General Partner does not currently believe that it has any significant exposure for failure of
any such systems to be Year 2000 compliant, or that the cost to modify or replace such technology to make it Year 2000 compliant will be material. The failure of any such systems to be Year 2000
compliant could be material to the Partnership.

The
potential impact of the Year 2000 issue depends not only on the corrective measures the General Partner has undertaken and will undertake, but also on the ways in which the Year
2000 issue is addressed by third parties with whom the Partnership directly interfaces or whose financial condition or operations are important to the Partnership including government agencies,
financial institutions, creditors, borrowers and others involved in the Insured Mortgage industry. The Partnership has initiated communications with third parties with which it directly interfaces to
evaluate the risk of their failure to be Year 2000 compliant and the extent to which the Partnership may be vulnerable to such failure. There can be no assurance that the systems of these third
parties will be Year 2000 compliant by December 31, 1999. The failure of these third parties to be Year 2000 compliant could have a material adverse effect on the operations of the Partnership.

The
Partnership believes that its greatest risk with respect to the Year 2000 issue relates to failures by third parties to be Year 2000 compliant. In addition to risks posed by third
parties with which the Partnership interfaces directly, risks are created by third parties providing services to large segments of society. The failure of third parties (i.e. tenants in mortgage
collateral, borrowers, building service providers to mortgage collateral, banks and other financial institutions, etc.) to be Year 2000 compliant could, among other things, cause disruptions in the
capital and real estate markets and borrower defaults on real estate loans and mortgage-backed securities as well as the pools of mortgage loans underlying such securities.

The
Partnership believes that its greatest internal exposure to the Year 2000 issue involves the loan servicing operations of an affiliate of the Partnership, which rely on computers
to process and manage loans. CRIIMI MAE Services Limited Partnership (CMSLP) currently services approximately 26% of the total mortgage investments in the AIM Funds. CMSLP has applied a vendor upgrade
and has completed compliance testing on the upgrade. The General Partner believes that the results of such testing indicate that this risk has been substantially mitigated. However, any failure of
these systems to
be Year 2000 compliant could have a material adverse effect on the servicing of the Partnership's mortgage investment in the AIM Funds.

Currently
the General Partner estimates the cost of system upgrades purely related to Year 2000 issues to be immaterial.

The
General Partner has substantially completed its organizational compliance testing and remediation, and it has drafted initial contingency plans in case the Partnership or third
parties fail to be Year 2000 compliant. The General Partner intends to complete contingency plans for the Year 2000 issue in late 1999. Due to the inability to predict all of the potential problems
that may arise from the Year 2000 issue, there can be no assurance that all contingencies will be adequately addressed by such plans.

General

As of September 30, 1999, the Partnership had invested in 64 Insured Mortgages with an aggregate amortized cost of approximately $138 million, an
aggregate face value of approximately $143 million and an aggregate fair value of approximately $141 million, as discussed below.

In
October 1999, the mortgage on Bowling Brook, Section I was prepaid. The Partnership received net proceeds of approximately $11.8 million and expects to
recognize a loss of approximately $49,000. The Partnership expects to distribute approximately $0.94 per Unit in February 2000, related to the prepayment of this mortgage.

As
of November 1, 1999, all of the fully insured FHA-Insured Certificates and GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities are current with respect to the payment of principal
and interest, except for the mortgage on Lincoln Green, which has been delinquent since May 1999. Although the Servicing Agreement for the mortgage on Lincoln Green requires the servicer to
assign the defaulted mortgage to HUD, a third party holds an agreement that gives it the right to purchase the mortgage prior to assignment. The third party exercised its right to purchase the
mortgage. Prepayment of this mortgage is expected by year-end 1999.

Results of Operations

Net earnings decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999 as compared to the corresponding periods in 1998, primarily due to a
decrease in mortgage investment income as a result of the disposition of fifteen mortgages with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $34.1 million since April 1998. Also
contributing to the reduction was a decrease in net gains from mortgage dispositions as discussed below.

Interest
and other income decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding periods in 1998, primarily due to the timing of
temporary investment of mortgage disposition proceeds prior to distribution.

Asset
management fees decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding periods in 1998, primarily due to the reduction in the
mortgage asset base.

General
and administrative expenses increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding periods in 1998, primarily due to the
1998 settlement of the mortgage on Pine Tree Lodge, which resulted in reimbursement of certain legal expenses.

Net
gains on mortgage dispositions decreased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding periods in 1998. During the first nine
months of 1999, the Partnership recognized net gains of approximately $785,000 from the prepayment of the mortgages on Nassau Apartments, Walnut Apartments, Kings Villa/Discovery Commons, Quail Creek
Apartments and Huntington Apartments. During the first nine months of 1998, the Partnership recognized gains of approximately $200,000 from the assignment of the mortgage on Portervillage I Apartments
in March 1998 and approximately $1,060,000 from the prepayment of the mortgages on Stoney Brook Apartments, Emerald Green Apartments, Isle of Pines Village Apartments, Amador Residential
Apartments, Bentgrass Hills Apartments and Continental Village Apartments. In addition, the Partnership recognized a loss of approximately $96,000 from the prepayment of the mortgage on Spanish Trace
Apartments in February 1998.

During
the first quarter of 1998, the assignment proceeds of the mortgage on Portervillage I Apartments were received in the form of a 9.5% debenture. The debenture, with a face value
of $2,296,098, was issued to the Partnership, with interest payable semi-annually on January 1 and July 1. In January 1999, net proceeds of approximately
$2.3 million were received upon redemption of these debentures. Since the mortgage on Portervillage I Apartments was owned 50% by the Partnership and 50% by an affiliate of the Partnership,
American Insured Mortgage Investors (AIM 84), approximately $1.1 million of the debenture proceeds was paid to AIM 84.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Partnership's operating cash receipts, derived from payments of principal and interest on Insured Mortgages, plus cash receipts from interest on
short-term investments, were sufficient during the first nine months of 1999 to meet operating requirements.

The
basis for paying distributions to Unitholders is net proceeds from mortgage dispositions, if any, and cash flow from operations, which includes regular interest income and
principal from Insured Mortgages. Although the Insured Mortgages yield a fixed monthly mortgage payment once purchased, the cash distributions paid to the Unitholders will vary during each quarter due
to (1) the fluctuating yields in the short-term money market where the monthly mortgage payments received are temporarily invested prior to the payment of quarterly distributions,
(2) the reduction in the asset base and monthly mortgage payments due to monthly mortgage payments received or mortgage dispositions, (3) variations in the cash flow attributable to the
delinquency or default of Insured Mortgages and professional fees and foreclosure costs incurred in connection with those Insured Mortgages and (4) variations in the Partnership's operating
expenses. As the Partnership continues to liquidate its mortgage investments and investors receive distributions of return of capital and taxable gains, investors should expect a reduction in earnings
and distributions due to the decreasing mortgage base.

Net
cash provided by operating activities decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding period in 1998, primarily due to the
reduction in the mortgage base.

Net
cash provided by investing activities decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding period in 1998. This decrease is primarily
due to a decrease in proceeds received from the disposition of mortgages and a decrease in debenture proceeds due to affiliate, as discussed previously. This decrease was partially offset by an
increase in proceeds received from redemption of debenture, as discussed previously.

Net
cash used in financing activities decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, as compared to the corresponding period in 1998, due to a decrease in the amount
of distributions paid to partners in the first nine months of 1999 versus the same period in 1998.

On
October 5, 1998, CRIIMI MAE, the parent of the General Partner, and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc., an affiliate of CRIIMI MAE and provider of personnel and
administrative services to the Partnership, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Such bankruptcy filings could result in certain adverse effects to the
Partnership. For example, as a debtor-in-possession, CRIIMI MAE will not be permitted to provide any available capital to the General Partner without prior approval from the
Bankruptcy Court. Even though this restriction or potential loss of the availability of a potential capital resource could adversely affect the General Partner and the Partnership, CRIIMI MAE has not
historically represented a significant source of capital for the General Partner or the Partnership. Such bankruptcy filings could also result in the potential need to replace CRIIMI MAE
Management, Inc. as a provider of personnel and administrative services to the Partnership.

On
September 23, 1999, CRIIMI MAE and CRIIMI MAE Management, Inc. filed their Joint Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court. The proposed disclosure statement
in connection with solicitation of acceptances of the Joint Plan of Reorganization is to be filed with the Bankruptcy Court after November 15, 1999 for the District of Maryland, Southern
Division, in Greenbelt, Maryland (the "Bankruptcy Court"). There can be no assurance at this time that the Joint Plan of Reorganization will be confirmed and consummated.

ITEM 2A. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Partnership's principal market risk is exposure to changes in interest rates in the U.S. Treasury market, which coupled with the related spread to treasury
investors required for the Partnership's Insured Mortgages, will cause fluctuations in the market value of Partnership's assets.

Management
has determined that there has not been a material change as of September 30, 1999, in market risk from December 31, 1998 as reported in the Partnership's
Annual Report on Form 10-K as of December 31, 1998.



PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission during the quarter ended September 30, 1999.

The
exhibits filed as part of this report are listed below:

|Exhibit No. |  | Description            
|----------- |  | -----------------------
|            |  |                        
|27          |  | Financial Data Schedule



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

| |  | AMERICAN INSURED MORTGAGE
INVESTORS L.P.SERIES 85(Registrant)                                  
| |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| |  | By: CRIIMI, Inc.
General Partner                                                                
| |  | /s/CYNTHIA O. AZZARACynthia O.AzzaraSenior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Date:
November 4, 1999