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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.23

                               FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
                         AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE

        This Fifth Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale (this
"AMENDMENT") is made as of the 13th day of July, 2004, by and between ARISTOCRAT
FUND IV, L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("SELLER") and AUDELIA PLAZA, LTD., a
Texas limited partnership ("PURCHASER").

                                    RECITALS

        The following provisions form the basis for this Amendment and are
incorporated herein for all purposes:

        A.      Seller and Purchaser have previously entered into a certain
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of February 27, 2004 with respect to the
sale of a shopping center commonly known as Plaza Bank Shopping Center situated
in Dallas, Texas, as more particularly described in the Purchase Agreement (the
"PROPERTY"), which Purchase Agreement was amended by that certain (i) First
Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of March 25, 2004, (ii)
Second Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of May 5, 2004 (the
"SECOND AMENDMENT"), (iii) Third Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale
dated as of June __, 2004 (the "THIRD AMENDMENT") and (iv) Fourth Amendment to
Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated as of June 28, 2004 (the "FOURTH
AMENDMENT") (as amended, the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"). The Purchase Agreement is
incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes.

        B.      Purchaser and Seller desire to amend the Purchase Agreement as
hereinafter set forth.

        NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, Purchaser and Seller do hereby agree as
follows:

        1.      DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms used but not defined in
this Amendment shall have the meaning ascribed to such capitalized terms in the
Purchase Agreement.

        2.      LOAN ASSUMPTION APPROVAL. On April 12, 2004, Purchaser exercised
its right to extend the time to obtain Loan Approval pursuant to SECTION 5.7(C)
of the Purchase Agreement by delivering written notice of such extension to
Seller. Pursuant to such notice, the date to obtain Loan Approval was extended
to May 12, 2004, and such date was subsequently extended to July 14, 2004
pursuant to the Fourth Amendment. Purchaser has been working diligently to
obtain Loan Approval, but has not yet received the Loan Approval from Lender.
Accordingly, Seller and Purchaser hereby agree that Purchaser shall have until
5:00 p.m. on July 21, 2004 to obtain Loan Approval from Lender. In the event
that Purchaser is not able to obtain Loan Approval on or before such date,
Seller or Purchaser may terminate the Purchase Agreement in which event the
Earnest Money shall be returned to Purchaser and the parties shall have no
further rights or obligations under the Purchase Agreement except for those
which expressly survive termination.

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        3.      CLOSING DATE. The parties agree that the Closing Date under the
Purchase Agreement shall be July 28, 2004, unless otherwise agreed by the
parties in writing.

        4.      INTEGRATION; CONFLICTS. The parties hereto hereby affirm and
ratify each and every provision of the Purchase Agreement (as modified hereby),
and confirm that the same remains in full force and effect as of the date
hereof. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Purchase Agreement
and the terms hereof, the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be
governed by the terms of this Amendment.

        5.      COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in several
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties further agree
that an executed facsimile counterpart hereof shall constitute a binding
agreement and be treated as an original document.

        6.      SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Amendment shall
inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their
respective heirs, successors and assigns and the legal representatives of their
estates, as the case may apply.

        7.      SEVERABILITY. If any term, covenant or condition of this
Amendment or its application to any person or circumstances shall be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Amendment, or the application of such term
or provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held
invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected, and each term shall be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

        8.      GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas.


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        EXECUTED as of the date set forth above.

                                SELLER:

                                ARISTOCRAT FUND IV, L.P., a Texas limited
                                partnership

                                By: Today Plaza Center GP, Inc., its General
                                    Partner


                                    By:
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                                        Name:
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                                        Title:
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                                PURCHASER:

                                AUDELIA PLAZA, LTD., a Texas limited partnership

                                By: GP Audelia Plaza, Inc., its general partner


                                    By:
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                                        William L. Hutchinson, President