UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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:

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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 8.01Other 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