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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;Registrant, DSI Realty
Income Fund  IX (the &amp;#34;Partnership&amp;#34;) is a publicly-held limited partnership organized under the California Uniform
Limited Partnership Act pursuant to a Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership (hereinafter referred to as
&amp;#34;Agreement&amp;#34;) dated March 6,1985. The General Partners are DSI Properties, Inc., a California corporation, and RJC
Capital Management, LLC and JWC Capital Management, LLC.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; DSI Properties, Inc. is an affiliate of Diversified
Securities, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSI Financial, Inc. The General Partners provide similar services to other
partnerships. Through its public offering of Limited Partnership Units, the Partnership sold  thirty thousand  six hundred
ninety-three (30,693) units of limited partnership interests, aggregating Fifteen Million  Three Hundred Forty-Six Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars ($15,346,500). The General Partners have retained a one percent (1%) interest in all profits, losses and
distributions (subject to certain conditions), without making any capital contribution to the Partnership. The General
Partners are not required to make any capital contributions to the Partnership in the future.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; The Partnership
has acquired mini-storage facilities located in Monterey Park and Azusa, California; Everett, Washington; and Romeoville and
Elgin, Illiniois. The Partnerhsip has entered into a joint venture with DSI Realty Income Fund VIII through which the
Partnerhsip has a 70% interest ina mini-storage in Aurora, Colorado. A non-controlling interest in the real estate joint
venture was recorded for the six-month period ended  June 30, 2013 and 2012 in the amount of $47,585 and $36,140.
The Partnership is a general partner in the joint venture. The facilities were  acquried from Dahn Corporation
(&amp;#34;Dahn&amp;#34;). Dahn is not affiliated with the Partnership. Dahn is affiliated with other partnerships in which DSI
Properties, Inc. , RJC and JWC are the general partners.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;The
accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Partnership's management
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (&amp;#34;GAAP&amp;#34;) and in
conjunction with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (&amp;#34;SEC&amp;#34;). Certain information and
footnote disclosures required for annual financial statements have been condensed or excluded pursuant to SEC rules and
regulations. Accordingly, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
interim condensed consolidate financial statements reflect all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature which are considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. However, the results of operations for
the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2013.
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited condensed consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2012.&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Significant Accounting Policies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;Comprehensive income
- The Partnership has adopted &lt;font style="color: windowtext"&gt;Accounting Standards Update 2011-05, Comprehensive Income
(Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 comprehensive income
equaled net income, as the Partnership had no other comprehensive income. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2010,
accumulated other comprehensive income was $0.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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of financial instruments - ASC 825-10 (formerly SFAS 107, &amp;#147;Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments&amp;#148;)
defines financial instruments and requires disclosure of the fair value of financial instruments held by the Partnership. The
Partnership considers the carrying amount of cash, accounts receivable, other receivables, accounts payable and accrued
liabilities, to approximate their fair values because of the short period of time between the origination of such instruments
and their expected realization.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0"&gt;Revenue recognition - Revenue is recognized using the accrual method based on contractual amounts provided for in the lease agreements, which approximates recognition on a straight-line basis. The term of the lease agreements is usually less than one year.&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Recent Accounting Pronouncements&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10pt"&gt;In April 2013, the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2013-07 Presentation of Financial
Statements (Topic 205): Liquidation Basis of Accounting in order to clarify when an entity should apply the liquidation basis
of accounting.  In  addition, the guidance provides principles for the recognition and measurement of assets and
liabilities and requirements for financial statements prepared using the liquidation basis of accounting.  The amendments are
effective for entities that determine liquidation is  imminent during annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2013, and interim reporting periods therein. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of the standard update to have
a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.&amp;#160;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="font: 12pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 10pt"&gt;In February 2013 the FASB
issued ASU 2013-04 Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the
Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date, in order to provide guidance for the recognition, measurement,
and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of
the obligation within the scope of this guidance is fixed at the reporting date, except for obligations addressed
within existing guidance in U.S. generally  accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  The amendments in the Update are
effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Partnership does
not expect the adoption of the standard update to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: justify"&gt;In February 2013, the FASB
issued ASU 2013-02 Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,
in order to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments in this Update
seek to attain that objective by requiring an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other
comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required
under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference
other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This would be the case when a portion
of the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to a balance sheet account (for example,
inventory) instead of directly to income or expense in the same reporting period. The amendments are effective prospectively for
reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Partnership considers the adoption of the standard update will not impact
its financial position or results of operations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font: 10pt Tahoma, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: justify"&gt;&amp;#160;In July 2013, the FASB has
issued ASU No. 2013-11, Income Taxes (Topic 740)--Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating
Loss Carryforward or Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force), which finalizes
Proposed ASU No. EITF-13C, and provides for explicit guidance regarding the presentation in the statement of financial
position of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward asset exits. ASU
No. 2013-11 applies prospectively to all entities that have unrecognized tax benefits when net operating loss carryforward, a
similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exits at the reporting date. Retrospective application is also permitted.
Further, ASU No. 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15,
2013. Early adoption is permitted. The Partnership considers the adoption of the standard update will not impact its
financial position or results of operations. &lt;/p&gt;





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