UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-QSB

(Mark One)
[X]   QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
      ACT OF 1934

              For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2004


[ ]   TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

           For the transition period from __________ to __________

                         Commission file number 0-13112


                      REAL  ESTATE  ASSOCIATES  LIMITED VI
       (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


          California                                           95-3778627
(State or other jurisdiction of                             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization                             Identification No.)

                          55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089
                        Greenville, South Carolina 29602
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (864) 239-1000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)


Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the  registrant  was required to file such reports) and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes  X   No ___


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                       (a California limited partnership)

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2004
                                 (in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                        ASSETS

Investments in and advances to local limited
<S>                  <C>                                                    <C>
  partnerships (Note 2)                                                     $ 343
Cash and cash equivalents                                                      364

            Total assets                                                    $ 707

          LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' DEFICIT

Liabilities:
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                     $ 60
  Notes payable and amounts due for partnership
    interests, including $520 in default (Note 3)                            1,570
  Accrued interest payable, including $984 in
    default (Note 3)                                                         2,544
                                                                             4,174
Partners' deficit:
  General partners                                          $ (386)
  Limited partners                                          (3,081)         (3,467)

         Total liabilities and partners' deficit                            $ 707

         See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


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                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                       (a California limited partnership)

                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                   (in thousands, except per interest data)
                                   (Unaudited)


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<CAPTION>

                                                 Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,            September 30,
                                                   2004       2003         2004          2003

<S>                                                 <C>        <C>          <C>           <C>
Iinterest income                                    $ 1        $ 2          $ 4           $ 10

operating Expenses:
  Management fee - partners (Note 4)                  44         44          131            133
  Legal and accounting                                32         67           97            200
  General and administrative (Note 4)                  9          8           49             39
  Interest (Note 3)                                   34         35          103            103
        Total operating expenses                     119        154          380            475

Loss from partnership operations                    (118)      (152)        (376)          (465)
Distributions from local limited
  partnerships recognized as
  income (Note 2)                                     12         --           22             16
(Advances to) repayments from local limited
  partnerships recognized as expense                 (19)        24         (117)          (337)
Gain on sale of limited partnership interest          --        195           --            195
Equity in loss of local limited
  partnerships and amortization of
  acquisition costs (Note 2)                         (17)        (2)         (72)           (50)

Net (loss) income                                 $ (142)     $ 65        $ (543)       $ (641)

Net (loss) income allocated to general
  partners (1%)                                    $ (1)      $ 1          $ (5)         $ (6)
Net (loss) income allocated to limited
  partners (99%)                                    (141)        64         (538)          (635)

                                                  $ (142)     $ 65        $ (543)       $ (641)
Net (loss) income per limited
  partnership interest (Note 1)                  $ (8.42)    $ 3.82      $(32.12)       $(37.90)

         See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                       (a California limited partnership)

            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' DEFICIT
                     (in thousands, except interest data)
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                        General          Limited
                                       Partners          Partners          Total

<S>                                                       <C>
Partnership interests (A)                                 16,752

Partners' deficit,
  December 31, 2003                     $ (381)          $(2,543)         $(2,924)

Net loss for the nine months
  ended September 30, 2004                  (5)             (538)            (543)

Partners' deficit,
  September 30, 2004                    $ (386)          $(3,081)         $(3,467)


(A)Consists of 16,752  Partnership  interests at September 30, 2004 and December
   31, 2003.

         See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>


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                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                       (a California limited partnership)

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                                       Nine Months Ended
                                                                         September 30,
                                                                      2004            2003
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                  <C>             <C>
  Net loss                                                           $ (543)         $ (641)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in
   operating activities:
     Equity in loss of local limited partnerships and
      amortization of acquisition costs                                  72              50
     Gain on sale of limited partnership interest                        --            (195)
     Advances to local limited partnerships recognized as
       expense                                                          117             337
     Change in accounts:
      Due to affiliates                                                  --             (52)
      Accounts payable and accrued expenses                              60              30
      Accrued interest payable                                          103             103
         Net cash used in operating activities                         (191)           (368)

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Distributions from local limited partnerships recognized
    as a reduction of investment balance                                 40              --
  Advances to local limited partnerships                               (117)           (349)
  Repayment of advances to local limited partnerships                    --              25
         Net cash used in investing activities                          (77)           (324)


Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                              (268)           (692)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                          632           1,509

cash and cash equivalents, end of period                             $ 364           $ 817

         See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
</TABLE>

                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                       (a California limited partnership)

                  NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)

                               SEPTEMBER 30, 2004


NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

The information  contained in the following notes to the consolidated  financial
statements  is  condensed  from that which would  appear in the  audited  annual
consolidated  financial  statements;  accordingly,  the  consolidated  financial
statements   included  herein  should  be  reviewed  in  conjunction   with  the
consolidated  financial  statements  and related notes thereto  contained in the
annual  report for the year ended  December  31,  2003  prepared  by Real Estate
Associates   Limited  VI  (the   "Partnership"  or   "Registrant").   Accounting
measurements at interim dates  inherently  involve greater reliance on estimates
than at year end. The results of operations  for the interim  periods  presented
are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

In the  opinion of the  Partnership,  the  accompanying  unaudited  consolidated
financial  statements  contain all adjustments  (consisting  primarily of normal
recurring  accruals)  necessary to present fairly the financial  position of the
Partnership  at September 30, 2004 and the results of  operations  for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

The general  partners  collectively  have a one percent  interest in profits and
losses of the  Partnership.  The limited  partners have the remaining 99 percent
interest  which  is  allocated  in  proportion  to their  respective  individual
investments.  The general  partners of the Partnership are National  Partnership
Investments  Corp.  ("NAPICO" or the "Corporate  General  Partner") and National
Partnership   Investment  Associates  ("NAPIA"  or  the  "Non-Corporate  General
Partner"). The Corporate General Partner is a subsidiary of Apartment Investment
and  Management  Company  ("AIMCO"),  a publicly  traded real estate  investment
trust.

Basis of Presentation

The  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.

Principles of Consolidation

The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts  of Real Estate
Associates  Limited  VI  and  its  majority-owned   general  partnerships.   All
significant  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been  eliminated  in
consolidation.

Method of Accounting for Investment in Local Limited Partnerships

The investments in unconsolidated  local limited  partnerships are accounted for
on the equity method. Acquisition, selection fees and other costs related to the
acquisition of the local limited  partnerships  have been capitalized as part of
the investment  account and are being amortized by the straight line method over
the estimated lives of the underlying assets, which is generally 30 years.

Net Loss Per Limited Partnership Interest

Net loss per limited  partnership  interest was computed by dividing the limited
partners'  share of net loss by the  number  of  limited  partnership  interests
outstanding  at the  beginning  of the year.  The number of limited  partnership
interests was 16,752 for both of the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003 and revised in December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board  ("FASB")  issued  Interpretation  No.  46 ("FIN  46"),  Consolidation  of
Variable  Interest  Entities.  FIN 46 requires the  consolidation of entities in
which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses, receives
a majority of the entity's expected  residual  returns,  or both, as a result of
ownership,  contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Prior to the
issuance of FIN 46,  entities were generally  consolidated by an enterprise when
it had a controlling  financial  interest through ownership of a majority voting
interest in the entity. FIN 46 applied immediately to variable interest entities
created  after  January  31,  2003,  and with  respect to public  entities  with
variable  interest  entities held before  February 1, 2003, FIN 46 will apply to
financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 2004.

The Partnership has not entered into any partnership  investments  subsequent to
January  31,  2003.  The  Partnership  is  in  the  process  of  evaluating  its
investments  in  unconsolidated  local limited  partnerships  that may be deemed
variable  interest  entities under the provisions of FIN 46. The Partnership has
not yet determined the anticipated impact of adopting FIN 46 for its investments
in local limited  partnerships that existed as of January 31, 2003. However, FIN
46 may require the  consolidation  of the assets,  liabilities and operations of
certain  of  the  Partnership's  unconsolidated  investments  in  local  limited
partnerships. Although the Partnership does not believe the full adoption of FIN
46 will  have an  impact  on its cash  flow,  the  Partnership  cannot  make any
definitive  conclusion on the impact, if any, on net earnings until it completes
its evaluation, including an evaluation of the Partnership's maximum exposure to
loss.

Reclassifications

Certain  reclassifications have been made to the 2003 balances to conform to the
2004 presentation.

NOTE 2 - INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

As of September 30, 2004, the Partnership holds limited partnership interests in
18 local limited partnerships (the "Local Limited  Partnerships").  During 2003,
the limited partnership  interests  decreased by two Local Limited  Partnerships
due to the  assignment of the interest in Century Plaza Limited  Partnership  to
the noteholder (see "Note 5 - Foreclosure of Local Limited Parntership") and the
sale of Penneco I. In addition,  the Partnership holds a majority-owned  general
partner interest in Real Estate Associates III ("REA III") which, in turn, holds
limited partnership interests in three additional Local Limited Partnerships. In
total, therefore, the Partnership holds interests, either directly or indirectly
through REA III, in 21 Local Limited  Partnerships  which owned, as of September
30, 2004,  residential low income rental projects  consisting of 1,155 apartment
units.  Certain of the Local  Limited  Partnerships  are  encumbered by mortgage
notes payable to or insured by agencies of the federal or local government.

The  Partnership,  as a limited  partner,  does not  exercise  control  over the
activities and operations,  including  refinancing or selling decisions,  of the
Local  Limited  Partnerships.  Accordingly,  the  Partnership  accounts  for its
investments  in the Local  Limited  Partnerships  using the equity  method.  The
Partnership  is allocated  profits and losses of the Local Limited  Partnerships
based  upon its  respective  ownership  percentages  between  90% and  99%.  The
Partnership  is also entitled to 99.9% of the profits and losses of REA III. REA
III is entitled to a 99% interest in each of the Local Limited  Partnerships  in
which it has invested.  Distributions  of surplus cash from operations from most
of  the  Local  Limited   Partnerships  are  restricted  by  the  Local  Limited
Partnerships' Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development  ("HUD").  These  restrictions limit the distribution to a
portion,  generally less than 10% of the initial  invested  capital.  The excess
surplus  cash is  deposited  into a  residual  receipts  reserve,  of which  the
ultimate  realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently  retains
it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership is
allocated  profits and losses and receives  distributions  from refinancings and
sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships' partnership agreements.
These  agreements  usually limit the  Partnership's  distributions  to an amount
substantially   less  than  its  ownership   percentage  in  the  Local  Limited
Partnership.

The individual  investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership's  share of
the Local  Limited  Partnership's  profits less the  Partnership's  share of the
Local Limited  Partnership's  losses,  distributions and impairment charges. The
Partnership  is not  legally  liable for the  obligations  of the Local  Limited
Partnerships  and is not otherwise  committed to provide  additional  support to
them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the
Local Limited  Partnerships  reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited
Partnerships  are accounted for as a reduction of the  investment  balance until
the investment  balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been
reduced to zero, subsequent  distributions  received are recognized as income in
the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

For those  investments  where the  Partnership  has determined that the carrying
value  of its  investments  approximates  the  estimated  fair  value  of  those
investments,  the  Partnership's  policy is to recognize equity in income of the
Local  Limited  Partnerships  only to the extent of  distributions  received and
amortization  of  acquisition  costs  from  those  Local  Limited  Partnerships.
Therefore,  the  Partnership  limits its  recognition of equity  earnings to the
amount it expects to ultimately realize.

As of September 30, 2004, the  investment  balance in 19 of the 21 Local Limited
Partnerships  had been reduced to zero. The Partnership  still has an investment
balance in Cassidy Village and Park Place Limited Partnerships.

At times, advances are made to the Local Limited Partnerships.  Advances made by
the Partnership to the individual Local Limited Partnerships are considered part
of the Partnership's investment in the Local Limited Partnership.  Advances made
to Local Limited  Partnerships for which the investment has been reduced to zero
are charged to  expense.  During the nine months  ended  September  30, 2004 and
2003,  approximately  $117,000 and $337,000,  respectively,  was advanced to the
Local Limited  Partnerships  and was  recognized as expense in the  accompanying
consolidated statements of operations.

One of the Local Limited Partnerships,  New-Bel-Mo, owned two properties. During
2003, the loan  encumbering one of the properties,  Monticello,  was declared in
technical  default by USDA for property tax defaults,  underfunded  reserves and
deferred  maintenance issues. At December 31, 2003, USDA had not accelerated the
loan or commenced foreclosure. During April 2004, Monticello was sold to a third
party  for  approximately  $280,000.  Proceeds  from the sale  were  used to pay
liabilities of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership will not receive a
distribution  from the sale of this property.  The  Partnership's  investment in
this Local Limited Partnership was zero at September 30, 2004.

The holder of a purchase money  promissory  note issued by Century Plaza Limited
Partnership,  one of the  Partnership's  investments,  filed  a suit  seeking  a
monetary  judgment  against the Partnership  and the other partners.  During the
nine months ended  September 30, 2003, the  Partnership's  interest in the Local
Limited  Partnership  was  foreclosed  on by the  note  holder  and the suit was
terminated. The Partnership did not incur a loss as a result of this foreclosure
as it had no remaining investment balance in this Local Limited Partnership.

During the nine months  ended  September  30,  2003,  the  Partnership  sold its
interest  in  Penneco  I at a  price  equal  to its  outstanding  mortgage.  The
Partnership  had  a  liability  of   approximately   $195,000  related  to  this
investment,  which had no  remaining  balance.  No  remaining  obligations  were
required by the Partnership  related to Penneco I; accordingly,  the Partnership
wrote  off  the  liability  and  recognized  a gain on the  sale of its  limited
partnership interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

The following is a summary of the investments in Local Limited  Partnerships for
the nine months ended September 30, 2004 (in thousands):

      Balance, beginning of period                           $ 455
      Equity in loss of Local Limited Partnership               (61)
      Amortization of acquisition costs                         (11)
      Distributions recognized as a reduction of the
        investment balance                                      (40)

      Balance, end of period                                 $ 343

The following are unaudited combined estimated  statements of operations for the
three  and nine  months  ended  September  30,  2004  and 2003 of Local  Limited
Partnerships in which the Partnership has invested (in thousands):

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<CAPTION>

                                    Three Months Ended           Nine months Ended
                                       September 30,               September 30,
                                    2004           2003         2004          2003
Revenues
<S>                               <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
  Rental and other                $ 1,935        $ 1,316       $ 5,979      $ 6,506

Expenses
  Operating expenses                  994            931         3,511        4,182
  Financial expenses                  517            369         1,552        1,532
  Depreciation                        378            178         1,136        1,116
                                    1,889          1,478         6,199        6,830

Net income (loss)                   $ 46          $ (162)      $ (220)       $ (324)
</TABLE>

In addition to being the Corporate  General Partner of the Partnership,  NAPICO,
or one of its affiliates,  is the general partner and property  management agent
for three and four of the Local Limited  Partnerships  for the nine months ended
September 30, 2004 and 2003,  respectively.  The Local Limited Partnerships paid
affiliates  of NAPICO  property  management  fees in the  amount of 5 percent of
their gross revenues.  The amounts paid were  approximately  $35,000 and $49,000
for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Under recently adopted law and policy,  the United States  Department of Housing
and Urban Development ("HUD") has determined not to renew the Housing Assistance
Payment  ("HAP")  Contracts  on a long  term  basis on the  existing  terms.  In
connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under such new law and policy, the
amount of rental  assistance  payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based
on market  rentals  instead of above market  rentals,  which may not be the case
under existing HAP  Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may
not be in an amount that would provide  sufficient cash flow to permit owners of
properties  subject to HAP  Contracts to meet the debt service  requirements  of
existing  loans  insured by the Federal  Housing  Administration  of HUD ("FHA")
unless such mortgage loans are  restructured.  In order to address the reduction
in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of this new policy, the Multi-family
Assisted Housing Reform and  Affordability  Act of 1997 ("MAHRAA")  provides for
the  restructuring  of  mortgage  loans  insured  by the  FHA  with  respect  to
properties  subject  to the  Section 8 program.  Under  MAHRAA,  an  FHA-insured
mortgage  loan can be  restructured  into a first  mortgage  loan  which will be
amortized on a current basis and a low interest  second mortgage loan payable to
FHA which will only be payable on  maturity  of the first  mortgage  loan.  This
restructuring results in a reduction in annual debt service payable by the owner
of the  FHA-insured  mortgage  loan and is  expected  to result in an  insurance
payment from FHA to the holder of the  FHA-insured  loan due to the reduction in
the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected
properties  serving  families not located in rental markets with limited supply,
converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.

When the HAP  Contracts are subject to renewal,  there can be no assurance  that
the Local Limited  Partnerships  in which the Partnership has an investment will
be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA. In addition,
the  economic  impact  on the  Partnership  of the  combination  of the  reduced
payments  under  the  HAP  Contracts  and  the  restructuring  of  the  existing
FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain.

NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE AND AMOUNTS DUE FOR PARTNERSHIP INTERESTS

Two of the Partnership's investments involved purchases of partnership interests
from partners who  subsequently  withdrew from the  operating  partnership.  The
purchase  of  these   interests   provides  for  additional   cash  payments  of
approximately  $130,000 based upon specified  events as outlined in the purchase
agreements. Such amounts have been recorded as liabilities and included in notes
payable. In addition, the Partnership is obligated on non-recourse notes payable
of $1,440,000  which bear  interest at 9.5 percent per annum and have  principal
maturities  ranging from  December 1999 to December  2012.  One note payable and
related accrued interest  aggregating  approximately  $1,504,000  became payable
prior to  September  30, 2004.  Management  is in the process of  attempting  to
negotiate the extension of the maturity date on this note payable.  In the event
the negotiations are unsuccessful,  the Partnership could lose its investment in
the Local Limited Partnership to foreclosure.  The Partnership has approximately
$56,000  investment  balance in the Local Limited  Partnership  at September 30,
2004.

The notes and  related  interest  are  payable  from  cash flow  generated  from
operations  of the  related  rental  properties  as defined in the notes.  These
obligations are  collateralized  by the  Partnership's  investments in the Local
Limited Partnerships. Unpaid interest is due at maturity of the notes.

NOTE 4 - TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED PARTIES

Under  the  terms  of  the  Restated   Certificate   and  Agreement  of  Limited
Partnership, the Partnership is obligated to NAPICO for an annual management fee
equal to 0.4  percent  of the  original  invested  assets of the  Local  Limited
Partnerships.  Invested  assets are  defined as the costs of  acquiring  project
interests,  including the proportionate  amount of the mortgage loans related to
the  Partnership's  interests in the capital  accounts of the  respective  Local
Limited  Partnerships.  The fee was approximately  $131,000 and $133,000 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

The Partnership  reimburses  NAPICO for certain  expenses.  The reimbursement to
NAPICO  was  approximately  $17,000  for both of the nine  month  periods  ended
September  30,  2004 and 2003 and is  included  in  general  and  administrative
expenses.


NOTE 5 - FORECLOSURE OF LOCAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

During the nine months ended  September 30, 2003 the  Partnership's  interest in
Century Plaza Limited Partnership,  a Local Limited Partnership,  was foreclosed
on by the note holder. The Partnership had no investment balance related to this
Local Limited Partnership as of September 30, 2003.

NOTE 6 - CONTINGENCIES

The  Corporate  General  Partner is involved in various  lawsuits  arising  from
transactions  in the ordinary  course of business.  In the opinion of management
and the Corporate  General  Partner,  the claims will not result in any material
liability to the Partnership.

As  previously  disclosed,  the  Central  Regional  Office of the United  States
Securities  and  Exchange   Commission   (the  "SEC")  is  conducting  a  formal
investigation relating to certain matters.  Although the staff of the SEC is not
limited  in the  areas  that it may  investigate,  AIMCO  believes  the areas of
investigation include AIMCO's miscalculated monthly net rental income figures in
third quarter 2003,  forecasted  guidance,  accounts payable,  rent concessions,
vendor  rebates,  capitalization  of payroll and certain  other  costs,  and tax
credit  transactions.  AIMCO is cooperating  fully. AIMCO is not able to predict
when the matter  will be  resolved.  AIMCO does not  believe  that the  ultimate
outcome  will  have a  material  adverse  effect on its  consolidated  financial
condition or results of operations.  Similarly,  the Corporate  General  Partner
does not believe that the ultimate  outcome will have a material  adverse effect
on the Partnership's consolidated financial condition or results of operations.


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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION

The matters discussed in this report contain certain forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements regarding future financial performance
and the effect of government  regulations.  Actual results may differ materially
from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a
variety of risks and factors including,  without limitation:  national and local
economic  conditions;  the terms of  governmental  regulations  that  affect the
Registrant and interpretations of those regulations; the competitive environment
in which the Registrant operates;  financing risks, including the risk that cash
flows from operations may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal
and interest;  real estate risks; including variations of real estate values and
the general  economic  climate in local markets and  competition  for tenants in
such markets;  litigation,  including  costs  associated  with  prosecuting  and
defending  claims  and  any  adverse   outcomes,   and  possible   environmental
liabilities.   Readers  should  carefully  review  the  Registrant's   financial
statements and the notes thereto,  as well as the risk factors  described in the
documents  the  Registrant  files  from  time to time  with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.

The Corporate  General  Partner  monitors  developments in the area of legal and
regulatory   compliance  and  is  studying  new  federal  laws,   including  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 mandates or suggests
additional compliance measures with regard to governance,  disclosure, audit and
other areas.  In light of these changes,  the  Partnership  expects that it will
incur higher expenses related to compliance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The properties in which the Partnership has invested, through its investments in
the Local Limited Partnerships, receive one or more forms of assistance from the
Federal  Government.  As a result,  the Local Limited  Partnerships'  ability to
transfer funds either to the Partnership or among themselves in the form of cash
distributions,  loans or advances is generally  restricted  by these  government
assistance programs. These restrictions, however, are not expected to impact the
Partnership's ability to meet its cash obligations.

The  Partnership's  primary sources of funds include interest income earned from
investing  available cash and distributions  from Local Limited  Partnerships in
which the  Partnership  has  invested.  It is not expected that any of the Local
Limited  Partnerships  in which the  Partnership has invested will generate cash
flow  sufficient  to provide  for  distributions  to the  Partnership's  limited
partners in any material amount. The Partnership received  approximately $62,000
and $16,000 in  distributions  from Local Limited  Partnerships  during the nine
months ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Distributions  received  from Local  Limited  Partnerships  are  recognized as a
reduction  of the  investment  balance  until the  investment  balance  has been
reduced to zero or to a negative  amount equal to future  capital  contributions
required. Subsequent distributions received are recognized as income.

As of September 30, 2004 and 2003, the Partnership had cash and cash equivalents
of approximately $364,000 and $817,000, respectively.  Substantially all of this
cash is on deposit  primarily with high credit quality  financial  institutions,
earning interest.  This resulted in the Partnership earning approximately $4,000
and $10,000 in interest  income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and
2003,  respectively.  The amount of interest  income  varies  with market  rates
available on deposits  and with the amount of funds  available  for  investment.
Cash equivalents can be converted to cash to meet obligations of the Partnership
as they arise. The Partnership  intends to continue investing available funds in
this manner.

Results of Operations

A recurring partnership expense is the annual management fee. The fee is payable
to the Corporate  General  Partner of the  Partnership  and is calculated at 0.4
percent of the Partnership's  original remaining invested assets. The management
fee is paid to the Corporate  General  Partner for its continuing  management of
the Partnership  affairs.  The fee is payable beginning with the month following
the Partnership's initial investment in a Local Limited Partnership.  Management
fees were approximately $44,000 and $131,000 for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2004, respectively, compared to approximately $44,000 and $133,000
for the corresponding periods in 2003.

Operating expenses,  other than management fees, consist of legal and accounting
fees for services  rendered to the  Partnership  and general and  administrative
expenses.  Legal and accounting fees were approximately  $32,000 and $97,000 for
the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2004,  respectively,  compared to
approximately $67,000 and $200,000 for the three and nine months ended September
30,  2003.  The  decrease in legal and  accounting  fees is due to a decrease in
legal costs associated with a lawsuit which was settled during 2003.

General and administrative  expenses were  approximately  $9,000 and $49,000 for
the  three  and  nine  months  ended  September  30,  2004,  respectively,   and
approximately $8,000 and $39,000 for the corresponding periods in 2003. Included
in general and administrative  expenses are reimbursements to NAPICO for certain
expenses, which totaled approximately $17,000 for both of the nine month periods
ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.

The Partnership  accounts for its investments in the Local Limited  Partnerships
on  the  equity  method,   thereby  adjusting  its  investment  balance  by  its
proportionate  share of the  income or loss of the Local  Limited  Partnerships.
Losses  incurred  after the Local  Limited  Partnership  investment  account  is
reduced to zero are not  recognized  in  accordance  with the equity  accounting
method.  The investments in all but two of the Local Limited  Partnerships  have
been reduced to zero as of  September  30, 2004.  The  Partnership  still has an
investment balance in Cassidy Village and Park Place Limited Partnerships.

The  Partnership,  as a limited  partner,  does not  exercise  control  over the
activities and  operations,  including  refinancing or selling  decisions of the
Local  Limited  Partnerships.  Accordingly,  the  Partnership  accounts  for its
investment in the Local Limited  Partnerships using the equity method.  Thus the
individual  investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership's  share of the
Local Limited  Partnership's  profits less the Partnership's  share of the Local
Limited Partnership's losses, distributions and any impairment charges. However,
since the  Partnership  is not legally  liable for the  obligations of the Local
Limited  Partnerships,  or is not  otherwise  committed  to  provide  additional
support to them, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the
Local Limited  Partnerships  reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited
Partnerships  are accounted for as a reduction of the  investment  balance until
the investment balance is reduced to zero. Subsequent distributions received are
recognized as income in the  accompanying  statements of  operations.  For those
investments  where the Partnership has determined that the carrying value of its
investments  approximates  the estimated  fair value of those  investments,  the
Partnership's  policy is to  recognize  equity  in  income of the Local  Limited
Partnerships only to the extent of distributions  received,  and amortization of
acquisition costs from those Local Limited Partnerships.

At times, advances are made to the Local Limited Partnerships.  Advances made by
the Partnership to the individual Local Limited Partnerships are considered part
of the Partnership's investment in the Local Limited Partnership.  Advances made
to Local Limited  Partnerships for which the investment has been reduced to zero
are charged to  expense.  During the nine months  ended  September  30, 2004 and
2003,  approximately  $117,000 and $337,000,  respectively,  was advanced to the
Local Limited  Partnerships  and was  recognized as expense in the  accompanying
consolidated statements of operations.

One of the Local Limited Partnerships,  New-Bel-Mo, owned two properties. During
2003, the loan  encumbering one of the properties,  Monticello,  was declared in
technical  default by USDA for property tax defaults,  underfunded  reserves and
deferred  maintenance issues. At December 31, 2003, USDA had not accelerated the
loan or  commenced  foreclosure.  During April 2004,  Monticello  was sold to an
unrelated third party for  approximately  $280,000.  Proceeds from the sale were
used to pay liabilities of the Local Limited  Partnership.  The Partnership will
not receive a  distribution  from the sale of this property.  The  Partnership's
investment in this Local Limited Partnership was zero at September 30, 2004.

The holder of a purchase money  promissory  note issued by Century Plaza Limited
Partnership,  one of the  Partnership's  investments,  filed  a suit  seeking  a
monetary  judgment  against the Partnership  and the other partners.  During the
nine months ended  September 30, 2003, the  Partnership's  interest in the Local
Limited  Partnership  was  foreclosed  on by the  note  holder  and the suit was
terminated. The Partnership did not incur a loss as a result of this foreclosure
as it had no remaining investment balance in this Local Limited Partnership.

During the nine months  ended  September  30,  2003,  the  Partnership  sold its
interest  in  Penneco  I at a  price  equal  to its  outstanding  mortgage.  The
Partnership  had  a  liability  of   approximately   $195,000  related  to  this
investment,  which had no  remaining  balance.  No  remaining  obligations  were
required by the Partnership  related to Penneco I; accordingly,  the Partnership
wrote  off  the  liability  and  recognized  a gain on the  sale of its  limited
partnership interest during the nine months ended September 30, 2003.

Under recent adopted law and policy, the United States Department of Housing and
Urban  Development  ("HUD") has determined  not to renew the Housing  Assistance
Payment  ("HAP")  Contracts  on a long  term  basis on the  existing  terms.  In
connection with renewals of the HAP Contracts under such new law and policy, the
amount of rental  assistance  payments under renewed HAP Contracts will be based
on market rentals instead of above market  rentals,  which may be the case under
existing HAP Contracts.  The payments under the renewed HAP Contracts may not be
in an amount  that  would  provide  sufficient  cash  flow to  permit  owners of
properties  subject to HAP  Contracts to meet the debt service  requirements  of
existing  loans  insured by the Federal  Housing  Administration  of HUD ("FHA")
unless such mortgage loans are  restructured.  In order to address the reduction
in payments under HAP Contracts as a result of this new policy, the Multi-family
Assisted Housing Reform and  Affordability  Act of 1997 ("MAHRAA")  provides for
the  restructuring  of  mortgage  loans  insured  by the  FHA  with  respect  to
properties  subject  to the  Section 8 program.  Under  MAHRAA,  an  FHA-insured
mortgage  loan can be  restructured  into a first  mortgage  loan  which will be
amortized on a current basis and a low interest  second mortgage loan payable to
FHA which will only be payable on  maturity  of the first  mortgage  loan.  This
restructuring  results in a  reduction  in annual debt  service  payments by the
owner of the FHA-insured mortgage loan and is expected to result in an insurance
payment from FHA to the holder of the  FHA-insured  loan due to the reduction in
the principal amount. MAHRAA also phases out project-based subsidies on selected
properties  serving  families not located in rental markets with limited supply,
converting such subsidies to a tenant-based subsidy.

When the HAP  Contracts are subject to renewal,  there can be no assurance  that
the Local Limited  Partnerships  in which the Partnership has an investment will
be permitted to restructure its mortgage indebtedness under MAHRAA. In addition,
the  economic  impact  on the  Partnership  of the  combination  of the  reduced
payments  under  the  HAP  Contracts  and  the  restructuring  of  the  existing
FHA-insured mortgage loans under MAHRAA is uncertain.

The Partnership is obligated on non-recourse  notes payable of $1,440,000  which
bear  interest at 9.5 percent per annum and have  principal  maturities  ranging
from December 1999 to December 2012. The notes and related  interest are payable
from cash flow  generated from  operations of the related  rental  properties as
defined in the notes.  These obligations are collateralized by the Partnership's
investments  in  the  Local  Limited  Partnerships.  Unpaid  interest  is due at
maturity of the notes. Interest expense was approximately  $103,000 for the nine
months ended  September  30, 2004 and 2003,  respectively.  One note payable and
related accrued interest  aggregating  approximately  $1,504,000  became payable
prior to  September  30, 2004.  Management  is in the process of  attempting  to
negotiate the extension of the maturity date on this note payable.  In the event
the negotiations are unsuccessful,  the Partnership could lose its investment in
the Local Limited Partnership to foreclosure.  The Partnership has approximately
$56,000  investment  balance in the Local Limited  Partnership  at September 30,
2004.

Other

In addition to its indirect ownership of the general partnership interest in the
Partnership, AIMCO and its affiliates owned 878.5 limited partnership units (the
"Units")  (or  1,757  limited   partnership   interests)   in  the   Partnership
representing  10.49% of the  outstanding  Units at  September  30,  2004. A Unit
consists  of two  limited  partnership  interests.  A number of these Units were
acquired  pursuant  to  tender  offers  made by AIMCO or its  affiliates.  It is
possible that AIMCO or its affiliates will acquire  additional Units in exchange
for cash or a  combination  of cash and  units in AIMCO  Properties,  L.P.,  the
operating  partnership  of AIMCO,  either  through  private  purchases or tender
offers. Under the Partnership  Agreement,  unitholders holding a majority of the
Units are  entitled  to take action  with  respect to a variety of matters  that
include, but are not limited to, voting on certain amendments to the Partnership
Agreement  and voting to remove the  Corporate  General  Partner.  Although  the
Corporate  General Partner owes fiduciary  duties to the limited partners of the
Partnership,  the Corporate  General Partner also owes fiduciary duties to AIMCO
as its sole  stockholder.  As a  result,  the  duties of the  Corporate  General
Partner,  as  corporate  general  partner,  to the  Partnership  and its limited
partners may come into conflict with the duties of the Corporate General Partner
to AIMCO as its sole stockholder.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003 and revised in December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board  ("FASB")  issued  Interpretation  No.  46 ("FIN  46"),  Consolidation  of
Variable  Interest  Entities.  FIN 46 requires the  consolidation of entities in
which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses, receives
a majority of the entity's expected  residual  returns,  or both, as a result of
ownership,  contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Prior to the
issuance of FIN 46,  entities were generally  consolidated by an enterprise when
it had a controlling  financial  interest through ownership of a majority voting
interest in the entity. FIN 46 applied immediately to variable interest entities
created  after  January  31,  2003,  and with  respect to public  entities  with
variable  interest  entities held before  February 1, 2003, FIN 46 will apply to
financial statements for periods ending after December 15, 2004.

The Partnership has not entered into any partnership  investments  subsequent to
January  31,  2003.  The  Partnership  is  in  the  process  of  evaluating  its
investments  in  unconsolidated  local limited  partnerships  that may be deemed
variable  interest  entities under the provisions of FIN 46. The Partnership has
not yet determined the anticipated impact of adopting FIN 46 for its investments
in local limited  partnerships that existed as of January 31, 2003. However, FIN
46 may require the  consolidation  of the assets,  liabilities and operations of
certain  of  the  Partnership's  unconsolidated  investments  in  local  limited
partnerships. Although the Partnership does not believe the full adoption of FIN
46 will  have an  impact  on its cash  flow,  the  Partnership  cannot  make any
definitive  conclusion on the impact, if any, on net earnings until it completes
its evaluation, including an evaluation of the Partnership's maximum exposure to
loss.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The financial  statements are prepared in accordance with accounting  principles
generally  accepted in the United States which require the  Partnership  to make
estimates  and  assumptions.  The  Partnership  believes  that  of its  critical
accounting  policies,  the following may involve a higher degree of judgment and
complexity.

Method of Accounting for Investments in Limited Partnerships

The  Partnership,  as a limited  partner,  does not  exercise  control  over the
activities and operations,  including  refinancing or selling decisions,  of the
Local  Limited  Partnerships.  Accordingly,  the  Partnership  accounts  for its
investments  in the Local  Limited  Partnerships  using the equity  method.  The
Partnership  is allocated  profits and losses of the Local Limited  Partnerships
based  upon its  respective  ownership  percentages  between  90% and  99%.  The
Partnership  is also entitled to 99.9% of the profits and losses of REA III. REA
III is entitled to a 99% interest in each of the Local Limited  Partnerships  in
which it has invested.  Distributions  of surplus cash from operations from most
of  the  Local  Limited   Partnerships  are  restricted  by  the  Local  Limited
Partnerships' Regulatory Agreements with the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development  ("HUD").  These  restrictions limit the distribution to a
portion,  generally less than 10%, of the initial invested  capital.  The excess
surplus  cash is  deposited  into a  residual  receipts  reserve,  of which  the
ultimate  realization by the Partnership is uncertain as HUD frequently  retains
it upon sale or dissolution of the Local Limited Partnership. The Partnership is
allocated  profits and losses and receives  distributions  from refinancings and
sales in accordance with the Local Limited Partnerships' partnership agreements.
These  agreements  usually limit the  Partnership's  distributions  to an amount
substantially   less  than  its  ownership   percentage  in  the  Local  Limited
Partnership.

The individual  investments are carried at cost plus the Partnership's  share of
the Local  Limited  Partnership's  profits less the  Partnership's  share of the
Local Limited  Partnership's  losses,  distributions and impairment charges. The
Partnership  is not  legally  liable for the  obligations  of the Local  Limited
Partnerships  and is not otherwise  committed to provide  additional  support to
them. Therefore, it does not recognize losses once its investment in each of the
Local Limited  Partnerships  reaches zero.  Distributions from the Local Limited
Partnerships  are accounted for as a reduction of the  investment  balance until
the investment  balance is reduced to zero. When the investment balance has been
reduced to zero, subsequent  distributions  received are recognized as income in
the accompanying statements of operations.

For those  investments  where the  Partnership  has determined that the carrying
value  of its  investments  approximates  the  estimated  fair  value  of  those
investments,  the  Partnership's  policy is to recognize equity in income of the
Local  Limited  Partnerships  only to the extent of  distributions  received and
amortization  of  acquisition  costs  from  those  Local  Limited  Partnerships.
Therefore,  the  Partnership  limits its  recognition of equity  earnings to the
amount it expects to ultimately realize.

ITEM 3.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  The Partnership's management,  with the
participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer
of the Corporate  General Partner,  who are the equivalent of the  Partnership's
principal executive officer and principal financial officer,  respectively,  has
evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  Partnership's  disclosure  controls  and
procedures (as such term is defined in Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)  under the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of the end
of the period covered by this report.  Based on such  evaluation,  the principal
executive  officer and  principal  financial  officer of the  Corporate  General
Partner, who are the equivalent of the Partnership's principal executive officer
and principal  financial officer,  respectively,  have concluded that, as of the
end of such period,  the  Partnership's  disclosure  controls and procedures are
effective.

(b) Internal Control Over Financial  Reporting.  There have not been any changes
in the Partnership's  internal control over financial reporting (as such term is
defined in Rules  13a-15(f)  and  15d-15(f)  under the Exchange  Act) during the
fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have  materially  affected,  or
are reasonably likely to materially affect,  the Partnership's  internal control
over financial reporting.

ITEM 4.     SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On October 19, 2004, the Partnership  sought the consent of its limited partners
to amend the agreement of limited partnership.  The amendment would eliminate or
modify  certain  provisions in the agreement  related to sales of the properties
owned by the Local Limited  Partnership in which the  Partnership  has invested.
The  consent  solicitation  expired  November  8,  2004.  The  Limited  partners
consented to the amendment of the partnership agreement.

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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

                  See Exhibit Index attached.



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                                   SIGNATURES



In accordance with the  requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant  caused
this  report to be  signed on its  behalf  by the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized.



                                    REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                                    (a California limited partnership)


                                    By:   National Partnership Investments Corp.
                                          Corporate General Partner


                                    By:   /s/David R. Robertson
                                          David R. Robertson
                                          President and Chief Executive
                                          Officer


                                    By:   /s/Brian H. Shuman
                                          Brian H. Shuman
                                          Senior Vice President and Chief
                                          Financial Officer


                                    Date: November 15, 2004



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                        REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED VI
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit     Description of Exhibit


   3        Articles  of  incorporation  and  bylaws:  The  registrant  is not
            incorporated.  The Partnership  Agreement was filed with Form S-11
            #2-82090 which is hereby incorporated by reference.

  31.1      Certification  of equivalent of Chief Executive  Officer pursuant to
            Securities  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),   as  Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  31.2      Certification  of equivalent of Chief Financial  Officer pursuant to
            Securities  Exchange  Act  Rules  13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),   as  Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  32.1      Certification  Pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  Adopted
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.



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Exhibit 31.1


                                  CERTIFICATION


I, David R. Robertson, certify that:


1.    I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form  10-QSB  of Real  Estate
      Associates Limited VI;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the period  covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in all  material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the small  business  issuer as of, and for, the periods  presented in this
      report;

4.    The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  are
      responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and
      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for
      the small business issuer and have:

      (a)   Designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
            disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
            supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the
            small business issuer, including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is
            made  known to us by  others  within  those  entities,  particularly
            during the period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b)   Evaluated  the   effectiveness   of  the  small  business   issuer's
            disclosure  controls and procedures and presented in this report our
            conclusions about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and
            procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
            on such evaluation; and

      (c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the small  business  issuer's
            internal  control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
            small  business  issuer's  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (the small
            business  issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an quarterly
            report) that has  materially  affected,  or is reasonably  likely to
            materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over
            financial reporting; and

5.    The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and I  have
      disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation of internal  control over
      financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit
      committee of the small  business  issuer's  board of directors (or persons
      performing the equivalent functions):

      (a)   All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which are
            reasonably  likely to adversely  affect the small business  issuer's
            ability  to  record,   process,   summarize  and  report   financial
            information; and

      (b)   Any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees who have a significant  role in the small  business
            issuer's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  November 15, 2004

                                    /s/David R. Robertson
                                    David R. Robertson
                                    President and Chief  Executive  Officer of
                                    National      Partnership      Investments
                                    Corporation,   equivalent   of  the  chief
                                    executive officer of the Partnership


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Exhibit 31.2


                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Brian H. Shuman, certify that:

1.    I have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report on Form  10-QSB  of Real  Estate
      Associates Limited VI;

2.    Based on my knowledge,  this report does not contain any untrue  statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made,  not  misleading  with  respect  to the period  covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and other  financial
      information  included  in this  report,  fairly  present  in all  material
      respects the financial condition,  results of operations and cash flows of
      the small  business  issuer as of, and for, the periods  presented in this
      report;

4.    The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  are
      responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and
      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules  13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for
      the small business issuer and have:

      (a)   Designed such  disclosure  controls and  procedures,  or caused such
            disclosure   controls  and  procedures  to  be  designed  under  our
            supervision,  to ensure that  material  information  relating to the
            small business issuer, including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is
            made  known to us by  others  within  those  entities,  particularly
            during the period in which this report is being prepared;

      (b)   Evaluated  the   effectiveness   of  the  small  business   issuer's
            disclosure  controls and procedures and presented in this report our
            conclusions about the  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and
            procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based
            on such evaluation; and

      (c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the small  business  issuer's
            internal  control over financial  reporting that occurred during the
            small  business  issuer's  most  recent  fiscal  quarter  (the small
            business  issuer's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an quarterly
            report) that has  materially  affected,  or is reasonably  likely to
            materially affect, the small business issuer's internal control over
            financial reporting; and

5.    The  small  business  issuer's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and I  have
      disclosed,  based on our most recent  evaluation of internal  control over
      financial reporting, to the small business issuer's auditors and the audit
      committee of the small  business  issuer's  board of directors (or persons
      performing the equivalent functions):

      (a)   All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design
            or operation of internal control over financial  reporting which are
            reasonably  likely to adversely  affect the small business  issuer's
            ability  to  record,   process,   summarize  and  report   financial
            information; and

      (b)   Any fraud,  whether or not  material,  that  involves  management or
            other  employees who have a significant  role in the small  business
            issuer's internal control over financial reporting.


Date:  November 15, 2004

                                    /s/Brian H. Shuman
                                    Brian H. Shuman
                                    Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial
                                    Officer of National Partnership
                                    Investments  Corporation,   equivalent  of
                                    the  chief   financial   officer   of  the
                                    Partnership


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Exhibit 32.1


                          Certification of CEO and CFO
                       Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of Real Estate Associates
Limited VI (the  "Partnership"),  for the quarterly  period ended  September 30,
2004 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the  "Report"),  David R.  Robertson,  as the equivalent of the chief executive
officer of the Partnership,  and Brian H. Shuman, as the equivalent of the chief
financial  officer of the  Partnership,  each hereby  certifies,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The  information  contained in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
            material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
            of the Partnership.


                                           /s/David R. Robertson
                                    Name:  David R. Robertson
                                    Date:  November 15, 2004


                                           /s/Brian H. Shuman
                                    Name:  Brian H. Shuman
                                    Date:  November 15, 2004



This  certification is furnished with this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Partnership for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.