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<B><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">WASHINGTON, DC 20549</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">November 19, 2004</FONT></TD>


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</B><U><P ALIGN="CENTER">Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.&#9;</P>


</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</P>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Georgia</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">0-27888</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">58-2126618</U></FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or Other Jursidiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">30092-3365</U></FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)&#9;</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: <U>(770) 449-7800</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</P>


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<P>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>





</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><P>[]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)<BR>


[]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)<BR>


[]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))<BR>


[]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))</P>


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</FONT><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</P>


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</FONT><B><FONT SIZE=3><P>15253 Bake Parkway Building </P>


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<P>On November 19, 2004, Fund VIII-IX-REIT Joint Venture (&quot;Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates&quot;), a joint venture between Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates and Wells Operating Partnership, L.P., entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell a two-story office building containing approximately 65,000 rentable square feet located in Irvine, California (the &quot;15253 Bake Parkway Building&quot;, formerly known as the Quest Building) for a gross sales price of $12.4 million to an unaffiliated third party. Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the &quot;Registrant&quot;) and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. The 15253 Bake Parkway Building is 100% owned by Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates. The Registrant, through its equity interest in Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates, owns approximately 46.1% of Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates. The Registrant expects the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2004. However, there are no assurances that this sale will be completed.</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">SIGNATURES</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P<BR>


(Registrant)</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">By:</TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.<BR>


General Partner</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">By:</TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>WELLS CAPITAL, INC.<BR>


General Partner</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="RIGHT">By:</TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ Leo F. Wells, III<BR>


</U>Leo F. Wells, III<BR>


President</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Date:  November 24, 2004</P>





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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 19, 2004
Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia
0-27888
58-2126618
(State or Other Jursidiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia
30092-3365
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(770) 449-7800
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))
Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
15253 Bake Parkway Building
On November 19, 2004, Fund VIII-IX-REIT Joint Venture ("Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates"), a joint venture between Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates and Wells Operating Partnership, L.P., entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell a two-story office building containing approximately 65,000 rentable square feet located in Irvine, California (the "15253 Bake Parkway Building", formerly known as the Quest Building) for a gross sales price of $12.4 million to an unaffiliated third party. Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates is a joint venture between Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the "Registrant") and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. The 15253 Bake Parkway Building is 100% owned by Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates. The Registrant, through its equity interest in Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates, owns approximately 46.1% of Fund VIII-IX-REIT Associates. The Registrant expects the transaction to close during the fourth quarter of 2004. However, there are no assurances that this sale will be completed.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P
(Registrant)
By:
WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.
General Partner
By:
WELLS CAPITAL, INC.
General Partner
By:
/s/ Leo F. Wells, III
Leo F. Wells, III
President
Date:  November 24, 2004