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) October 28, 2008

United Investors income properties

 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Missouri                  0-17646                 43-1483942

      (State or other jurisdiction (Commission            (I.R.S. Employer

           of incorporation)        File Number)        Identification Number)

55 Beattie Place

Post Office Box 1089

Greenville, South Carolina 29602

(Address of principal executive offices)

(864) 239-1000

(Issuer's telephone number)

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

United Investors Income Properties, a Missouri limited partnership (the “Registrant”), owns Bronson Place Apartments (“Bronson Place”), a 70-unit apartment complex located in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.  As previously disclosed, on August 20, 2008 (the “Effective Date”), the Registrant entered into a Purchase and Sale Contract (the “Purchase Agreement”) with a third party, Hamilton Zanze &  Company, a California corporation (the “Purchaser”), to sell Bronson Place to the Purchaser for a total sales price of $7,900,000.

On October 28, 2008, the Registrant and Purchaser entered into a Third Amendment to Purchase and Sale Contract whereby the purchase price was reduced to $7,400,000 and the feasibility period was extended to November 7, 2008. In addition, the Purchaser agreed to pay the Escrow Agent an additional deposit of $79,000 no later than October 29, 2008.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)   Exhibits

10.23       First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Contract between United Investors Income Properties, a Missouri limited partnership, and Hamilton Zanze & Company, a California corporation, dated September 15, 2008.*

10.24       Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Contract between United Investors Income Properties, a Missouri limited partnership, and Hamilton Zanze & Company, a California corporation, dated October 10, 2008.*

10.25       Third Amendment to Purchase and Sale Contract between United Investors Income Properties, a Missouri limited partnership, and Hamilton Zanze & Company, a California corporation, dated October 28, 2008.*

*Schedules and supplemental materials to the exhibit have been omitted but will be provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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.

United Investors Income Properties

By:  United Investors Real Estate, Inc. 

General Partner

By:  /s/Stephen B. Waters

Stephen B. Waters

Vice President

Date: November 3, 2008