EXHIBIT 99.1
                                
            SERVICER'S ANNUAL STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE


March 16, 1998


LaSalle National Bank
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 1740
Chicago, Illinois  60674-4107
Attn: Asset Backed Securities Trust Services Group - AMRESCO,Series 1997-C1

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of  June  1,  1997, among AMRESCO Commercial Mortgage  Funding  I
Corporation,  as  Depositor,  AMRESCO  Services,  a  division  of
AMRESCO  Management, Inc. ("AMI"), as Master Servicer  ,  Midland
Loan  Services, L.P., as Special Servicer, LaSalle National Bank,
as  Trustee, and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. as Fiscal Agent entered  into
in   connection  with  AMRESCO  Commercial  Mortgage  Funding   I
Corporation  Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,  Series  1997-C1
(the "PSA").  Effective August 1, 1997, AMI delegated all of  its
rights, duties and obligations under the PSA to AMRESCO Services,
L.P.  ("ASLP")  (herein AMI, in its capacity as  Master  Servicer
under  the  PSA with respect to the period from June 1,  1997  to
July 31, 1997, and ASLP are collectively "AMRESCO")..

As  Senior  Vice  President  of  AMRESCO,  I  have  delegated  to
specified  officers ("Officers") the responsibility for reviewing
and  monitoring  the  activities of AMRESCO and  our  performance
under the Agreement.

Accordingly,  pursuant  to  Section  3.14  of  the  PSA  and   in
accordance  with  certifications  made  to  me  by  each  of  the
Officers, AMRESCO certifies the following:

(1)     A review of the activities of AMRESCO for the period from
  June  1,  1997  to  December 31, 1997, and of  its  performance
  under  the  PSA  has  been made under the  supervision  of  the
  Officers, who have in turn been under my supervision;

(2)   To  the  best of my knowledge and the Officers'  knowledge,
  based on such review, AMRESCO has fulfilled its obligations  as
  Master Servicer in all material respects under the PSA throughout
  the period from June 1, 1997 to December 31, 1997;

(3)   To  the  best of my knowledge and the Officers'  knowledge,
  based on such review, each related sub-servicer has fulfilled its
  obligations  under its sub-servicing Agreement in all  material
  respects; and

(4)   To  the  best of my knowledge and the Officers'  knowledge,
  AMRESCO has not received any notice regarding qualification, or
  challenging the status, of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III as  a
  REMIC from the IRS or any other governmental agency or body.

LaSalle National Bank
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Please  refer  to  the  enclosed independent accountants'  report
dated January 30, 1998, delivered pursuant to Section 3.15 of the
PSA,  which  discusses  the  results  of  their  review  of   our
activities under this Agreement and which is incorporated  herein
by reference.

Very truly yours,

/s/


Daniel B. Kirby
Senior Vice President
AMRESCO Management, Inc., in its capacity
as Master Servicer under the PSA with respect
to the period from June 1, 1997 to July 31, 1997,
and AMRESCO Services, L.P.

Enclosures

cc:  AMRESCO Commercial Mortgage Funding, L.P.
     700 North Pearl Street
     Suite 1600
     Dallas, Texas   75201-7424

     Standard & Poor's Rating Service
     26 Broadway
     New York, New York  10004
     Attn:  Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group
     
     Fitch Investors Service, L.P.
     One State Street Plaza
     New York, New York  10004
     Attn:  Commercial Mortgage Surveillance Group