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<DIV style=margin-left:36pt;width:540pt><HR style='border:0;height:0;width:0;margin:14pt 0 0 0'><P align=center style='font:18pt Times New Roman Bold;margin:0'><FONT style='font-family:Times New Roman'><B>UNITED STATES</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:18pt Times New Roman Bold;margin:0'><FONT style='font-family:Times New Roman'><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>
<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>_______________</FONT></P>
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<P align=center style='font:18pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
<P align=justify style='font:18pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2019</B></FONT></P>
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<P align=center style='font:22pt Times New Roman Bold;margin:0'><FONT style='font-family:Times New Roman'><B>REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></FONT></P>
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<TABLE style=border-collapse:collapse><TR><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>California</B></FONT></P>
</TD><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>0-12439</B></FONT></P>
</TD><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>95-3718731</B></FONT></P>
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<TR><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</FONT></P>
</TD><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>(Commission File Number)</FONT></P>
</TD><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></P>
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<TR><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Incorporation)</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD colspan=2 valign=top style=width:183.6pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Identification No.)</FONT></P>
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<TR><TD colspan=4 valign=top style=width:549pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>P.O. Box 91274</B></FONT></P>
<P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Los Angeles, California 90009</B></FONT></P>
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<TR><TD colspan=4 valign=top style=width:549pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)</FONT></P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Registrant&#8217;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: &nbsp;(720) 387-8135</B></FONT></P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt'>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt'>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<FONT style='font:8pt Wingdings'>&#168;</FONT> Written communications pursuant to Rule&#160;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt'>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<FONT style='font:8pt Wingdings'>&#168;</FONT> &nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt'>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<FONT style='font:8pt Wingdings'>&#168;</FONT> &nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&#160;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt'>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<FONT style='font:8pt Wingdings'>&#168;</FONT> &nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&#160;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:</B></FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style='width:179.85pt;padding-left:5.4pt;padding-right:5.4pt;border:0.5pt solid #000000'><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Trading Symbol(s)</B></FONT></P>
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<HR style='border:0;height:0;width:0;margin:14pt 0 0 0'><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</FONT></P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><KBD style=margin-left:360pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Emerging growth company &nbsp;[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'>&nbsp;</P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. &nbsp;[ &nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></P>
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<HR style='border:0;height:0;width:0;margin:14pt 0 0 0'><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><KBD style='position:absolute;font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-left:0pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Item 8.01</B></FONT></KBD><KBD style=margin-left:72pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>Other Events</B></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Real Estate Associates Limited IV, a California limited partnership (the &#8220;Registrant&#8220;), owns a 99% limited partnership interest in Better Housing Associates, Limited Partnership, a Connecticut limited partnership (&#8220;Better Housing&#8221;). &#160;Better Housing owns a 31-unit apartment complex located in Hartford, Connecticut.&#160; On September 20, 2019, Better Housing entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party, Hartford Preservation A LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, in exchange for the sum of $1,550,000. &#160;The closing is expected to occur no later than December 20, 2020. The Registrant expects to receive $200,000 in proceeds from the sale of Better Housing&#8217;s investment property. The Registrant had no investment balance remaining in Better Housing at September 30, 2019.</FONT></P>
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<HR style='border:0;height:0;width:0;margin:14pt 0 0 0'><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt><B>SIGNATURE</B></FONT></P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;text-indent:14.4pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>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 hereunto duly authorized.</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P align=center style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT></P>
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<P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><KBD style=margin-left:108pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Date: October 3, 2019</FONT>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><KBD style='position:absolute;font:10pt Times New Roman;margin-left:0pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>By:</FONT></KBD><KBD style=margin-left:36pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt>National Partnership Investments, LLC,</FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><KBD style=margin-left:36pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt>General Partner</FONT>&nbsp;</P>
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<P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>By: &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style='font-size:10pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000'>/s/ Brian Flaherty&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian Flaherty</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SVP of Finance/CFO </FONT></P>
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<TABLE style=border-collapse:collapse><TR><TD valign=top style=width:212.4pt><P align=justify style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0'><KBD style=margin-left:108pt></KBD><FONT style=font-size:10pt>Date: October 3, 2019</FONT>&nbsp;</P>
</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt>By: &nbsp;</FONT><FONT style='font-size:10pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000'>/s/ Joseph Dryden&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joseph Dryden</FONT></P>
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</TD><TD valign=top style=width:301.5pt><P style='font:10pt Times New Roman;margin:0;margin-left:53.1pt'><FONT style=font-size:10pt> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;SVP of Finance/CFO </FONT></P>
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Current Event Report - Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): September 20, 2019
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
0-12439
95-3718731
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)
Identification No.)
P.O. Box 91274
Los Angeles, California 90009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (720) 387-8135
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
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-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Units of Limited Partnership Interest
N/A
N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company  [   ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [   ]
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Item 8.01
Other Events
Real Estate Associates Limited IV, a California limited partnership (the "Registrant"), owns a 99% limited partnership interest in Better Housing Associates, Limited Partnership, a Connecticut limited partnership ("Better Housing").  Better Housing owns a 31-unit apartment complex located in Hartford, Connecticut.  On September 20, 2019, Better Housing entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party, Hartford Preservation A LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company, in exchange for the sum of $1,550,000.  The closing is expected to occur no later than December 20, 2020. The Registrant expects to receive $200,000 in proceeds from the sale of Better Housing's investment property. The Registrant had no investment balance remaining in Better Housing at September 30, 2019.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV
Date: October 3, 2019
By:
National Partnership Investments, LLC,
General Partner
By:
/s/ Brian Flaherty
Brian Flaherty
SVP of Finance/CFO
Date: October 3, 2019
By:
/s/ Joseph Dryden
Joseph Dryden
SVP of Finance/CFO