April 13, 2005


Mail Stop 0409

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Mr. Stephen Waters
Vice President
National Corporation for Housing Partnerships
55 Beattie Place, PO Box 1089
Greenville, SC 29602

Re:	National Housing Partnership Realty Fund IV
	Forms 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004
	File No. 0-15731

Dear Mr. Waters:

      We have reviewed your above referenced filing and have the
following comments.  We have limited our review to only your
financial statements and related disclosures and will make no
further
review of your documents.  As such, all persons who are
responsible
for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure are urged to be
certain that they have included all information required pursuant
to
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

      Where indicated, we think you should revise your documents
in
response to these comments.  If you disagree, we will consider
your
explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a revision is
unnecessary.  Please be as detailed as necessary in your
explanation.
In our comments, we may also ask you to provide us with
supplemental
information so we may better understand your disclosure.  After
reviewing this information, we may or may not raise additional
comments.

	Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects.  We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or on any other
aspect
of our review.  Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.




Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004

Financial Statements and Notes

Note 1 - Summary of Partnership Organization and Significant
Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies
1. In a supplemental response, please tell us how you determined
to
account for your investment using the equity method given your 99%
interest in the Local Limited Partnership.  Specifically, address
the
criteria for important rights in paragraph 9 and the substance of
the
partnership arrangement in paragraph 10 of SOP 78-9.  Please cite
relevant terms of the partnership agreements, as appropriate.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
2. In a supplemental response, please tell us the basis for your
determination the partnerships are not VIEs.  Specifically,
address
the proportional voting rights and entity activities conducted on
behalf of any investor that may have disproportionately few voting
rights as described in paragraph 5c of FIN 46.  In doing so,
please
explain your relationship with the general partner of each Local
Limited Partnership and how you considered that relationship in
your
analysis.  Additionally, address the decision making rights and
related equity investment at risk of the holders of the equity
investment as described in paragraph 5b.

*    *    *    *

      Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or
tell us when you will provide us with a response.  Please file
your
response on EDGAR.

	We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filings reviewed by the staff to
be
certain that they have provided all information investors require
for
an informed decision.  Since the company and its management are in
possession of all facts relating to a company`s disclosure, they
are
responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of the disclosures they
have made.

	In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that

* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filings;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filings; and
* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.



      In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filings or
in
response to our comments on your filings.

      You may contact Matthew Dowling, Staff Accountant, at (202)
824-5141 or me at (202) 824-5222 if you have questions.


						Sincerely,


Steven Jacobs
						Accounting Branch Chief
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National Housing Partnership Realty Fund IV
April 13, 2005
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