AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005

o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from       to

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		47-0810385 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1004 Farnam Street, Suite 400 Omaha, Nebraska (Address of principal executive offices)		68102 (Zip Code)

(402) 444-1630
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES þ                 NO o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES o                 NO þ

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YES o                 NO þ

 

 

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

INDEX

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004			1
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004			2
Consolidated Statement of Partners’ Capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2005			3
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004			4
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			5
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			12
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			23
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			23
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits			24
SIGNATURES			25
Purchase & Sale Agreement
Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302
Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302
Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906
Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

		September 30,				December 31,
		2005				2004
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	3,944,538			$	2,317,342
Restricted cash			5,355,115				3,045,027
Interest receivable			97,584				184,938
Tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds			17,049,895				16,031,985
Other tax-exempt bond			—				3,909,181
Real estate assets:
Land			11,068,055				11,068,055
Buildings and improvements			95,925,515				95,487,804
Real estate assets before accumulated depreciation			106,993,570				106,555,859
Accumulated depreciation			(32,810,985	)			(30,369,861	)
Net real estate assets			74,182,585				76,185,998
Other assets			2,653,426				2,751,375
Assets held for sale			13,472,875				13,721,633
Total Assets		$	116,756,018			$	118,147,479
Liabilities and Partners’ Capital
Liabilities
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		$	9,418,825			$	7,623,824
Distribution payable			1,341,536				1,341,536
Note payable			18,760,000				18,980,833
Debt financing			62,110,000				62,275,000
Total Liabilities			91,630,361				90,221,193
Commitments and Contingencies
Partners’ Capital
General Partner			79,036				75,358
Beneficial Unit Certificate (“BUC”) holders			79,023,958				78,659,842
Unallocated deficit of variable interest entities			(53,977,337	)			(50,808,914	)
Total Partners’ Capital			25,125,657				27,926,286
Total Liabilities and Partners’ Capital		$	116,756,018			$	118,147,479

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

		For the Three				For the Three				For the Nine				For the Nine
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Months Ended				Months Ended
		September 30, 2005				September 30, 2004				September 30, 2005				September 30, 2004
Income:
Rental revenues		$	4,231,735			$	3,925,439			$	12,698,259			$	12,408,121
Mortgage revenue bond investment income			263,405				253,852				801,313				655,137
Other bond investment income			3,655				80,438				51,051				241,313
Other interest income			18,114				10,511				48,875				50,355
Gain on sale of securities			—				—				126,750				—
			4,516,909				4,270,240				13,726,248				13,354,926
Expenses:
Real estate operating (exclusive of items shown below)			2,925,140				2,457,793				7,630,487				7,315,971
Depreciation and amortization			823,316				877,286				2,487,986				2,865,152
Interest			810,855				483,604				1,961,916				972,631
General and administrative			774,808				508,670				1,630,349				1,185,707
Hurricane related			—				803,960				—				803,960
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts			(348,102	)			391,538				(295,919	)			421,788
			4,986,017				5,522,851				13,414,819				13,565,209
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	(469,108	)		$	(1,252,611	)		$	311,429			$	(210,283	)
Loss from discontinued operations			(158,934	)			(111,750	)			(111,179	)			(105,083	)
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change			(628,042	)			(1,364,361	)			200,250				(315,366	)
Cumulative effect of accounting change			—				—				—				(38,023,001	)
Net income (loss)		$	(628,042	)		$	(1,364,361	)		$	200,250			$	(38,338,367	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cumulative effect of accounting change			—				—				—				(5,855,299	)
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on
securities arising during the period			170,532				291,462				1,023,729				(458,644	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			170,532				291,462				1,023,729				(6,313,943	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		$	(457,510	)		$	(1,072,899	)		$	1,223,979			$	(44,652,310	)
Net (loss) income allocated to:
General Partner		$	8,562			$	9,405			$	33,687			$	57,194
BUC holders			847,569				930,982				3,334,986				5,662,183
Unallocated deficit of variable interest entities			(1,484,173	)			(2,304,748	)			(3,168,423	)			(44,057,744	)
		$	(628,042	)		$	(1,364,361	)		$	200,250			$	(38,338,367	)
BUC holders’ interest in net income per unit (basic and diluted):
Income from continuing operations		$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.34			$	0.37
Loss from discontinued operations			—				—				—				—
Cumulative effect of accounting change			—				—				—				0.21
Net income, basic and diluted, per unit		$	0.09			$	0.09			$	0.34			$	0.58
Weighted average number of units outstanding, basic and diluted			9,837,928				9,837,928				9,837,928				9,837,928

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

(UNAUDITED)

						Beneficial Unit								Unallocated
						Certificate holders								deficit of
		General												variable interest
		Partner				# of Units				Amount				entities				Total
Partners’ Capital (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income)
Balance at January 1, 2005		$	33,377				9,837,928			$	74,503,691			$	(44,953,615	)		$	29,583,453
Net income (loss)			33,687				—				3,334,986				(3,168,423	)			200,250
Distributions paid or accrued			(40,246	)			—				(3,984,362	)			—				(4,024,608	)
Balance at September 30, 2005		$	26,818				9,837,928			$	73,854,315			$	(48,122,038	)		$	25,759,095
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Balance at January 1, 2005		$	41,981				—			$	4,156,151			$	(5,855,299	)		$	(1,657,167	)
Other comprehensive income			10,237				—				1,013,492				—				1,023,729
Balance at September 30, 2005			52,218				—				5,169,643				(5,855,299	)			(633,438	)
Balance at September 30, 2005		$	79,036				9,837,928			$	79,023,958			$	(53,977,337	)		$	25,125,657

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statement.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

		For the nine months ended
		September 30, 2005				September 30, 2004
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)		$	200,250			$	(38,338,367	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Cumulative effect of accounting change			—				38,023,001
Depreciation and amortization			2,487,986				2,865,152
Gain on sale of securities			(126,750	)			—
Decrease (increase) in interest receivable			87,354				(120,979	)
Decrease in other assets			323,894				1,176,849
Decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities			84,913				(57,341	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			3,057,647				3,548,315
Investing activities:
Acquisition of tax-exempt revenue bonds			—				(3,376,752	)
Proceeds from the sale of other tax-exempt bonds			4,026,750				500,000
Increase in restricted cash			(2,310,088	)			(2,105,981	)
Capital expenditures			(461,760	)			(240,466	)
Principal payments received on tax-exempt bonds			15,000				—
Increase in cash due to consolidation of VIEs			—				505,178
Rites sold			—				5,000
Increase in taxable loans			—				(2,225,508	)
Bond issuance costs paid			—				(67,344	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			1,269,902				(7,005,873	)
Financing activities:
Distributions paid			(4,024,608	)			(4,024,607	)
Principal payments on debt financing and note payable			(385,833	)			(9,000,000	)
Proceeds from bonds payable			—				19,100,000
Proceeds from debt financing			—				9,000,000
Principal payments on debt financing			—				(14,222,000	)
Bond financing costs paid			—				(547,531	)
Increase in liabilities related to restricted cash			1,710,088				2,105,981
Debt financing costs paid			—				(21,487	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(2,700,353	)			2,390,356
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			1,627,196				(1,067,202	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			2,317,342				3,297,108
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	3,944,538			$	2,229,906
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest		$	1,151,310			$	1,152,880
Distributions declared but not paid		$	1,341,536			$	1,341,536

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

1. Basis of Presentation

America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. (the “Partnership”) was formed on April 2, 1998 under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act for the purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and otherwise dealing with a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multifamily residential apartments. The Partnership will terminate on December 31, 2050 unless terminated earlier under the provisions of its Limited Partnership Agreement. The general partner of the Partnership is America First Capital Associates Limited Partnership Two (the “General Partner” or “AFCA 2”).

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and of the variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which the Partnership has been determined to be the primary beneficiary. In this Form 10-Q, “the Partnership” refers to America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. as a stand-alone entity and “the Company” refers to the Partnership and the VIEs on a consolidated basis. All significant transactions and accounts between the Partnership and the VIEs have been eliminated in consolidation. The Partnership does not presently believe that the consolidation of VIEs for reporting under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) will impact the Partnership’s tax status, amounts reported to BUC holders on IRS Form K-1, the Partnership’s ability to distribute tax-exempt income to BUC holders, the current level of quarterly distributions or the tax-exempt status of the underlying mortgage revenue bonds.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted according to such rules and regulations, although management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position as of September 30, 2005, and the results of operations for all periods presented have been made. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, reflects a change in the classification of restricted cash from a financing activity to an investing activity and a change in liabilities related to restricted cash from an operating activity to a financing activity. The Company reclassified the change in restricted cash and the changes in liabilities associated with restricted cash for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 in order to conform to the current year presentation. The reclassification increased cash used in investing activities by $2,105,981 and increased cash provided by financing activities by $2,105,981.

2. Partnership Income, Expenses and Cash Distributions

The Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (the “Limited Partnership Agreement”) contains provisions for the distribution of Net Interest Income, Net Residual Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, for the

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

allocation of income or loss from operations and for the allocation of income and loss arising from a repayment, sale or liquidation of investments. Income and losses will be allocated to each BUC holder on a periodic basis, as determined by the General Partner, based on the number of BUCs held by each BUC holder as of the last day of the period for which such allocation is to be made. Distributions of Net Interest Income and Net Residual Proceeds will be made to each BUC holder of record on the last day of each distribution period based on the number of BUCs held by each BUC holder as of such date.

Net Interest Income, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement, will be distributed 99% to the BUC holders and 1% to AFCA 2. Net Residual Proceeds represent cash received by the Partnership that is not regular interest income on tax exempt bonds less amounts the General Partner retains for reinvestment or for other purposes. Under the Limited Partnership Agreement, Net Residual Proceeds are classified into one of three tiers. Tier 1 and Tier 3 are distributed 100% to the BUC holders and Tier 2 is distributed 75% to the BUC holders and 25% to the General Partner.

Tier 1 Net Residual Proceeds represent principal payments received on investments. Tier 2 Net Residual Proceeds represent contingent interest released for distribution. Twenty-five percent of such amounts distributed are to be paid to the General Partner with an annual limitation of 0.9% of the principal amount of mortgage investments during the applicable period and the remaining 75% is paid to the BUC holders. Tier 3 Net Residual Proceeds represent contingent interest in excess of Tier 2 Net Residual Proceeds.

The unallocated deficit of the VIEs is primarily comprised of the accumulated historical net losses of the VIEs as of January 1, 2004 and the VIEs’ net losses since the implementation of FIN 46R “Accounting for Variable Interest Entities” as of January 1, 2004. The cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle, excluding the reversal of the allowance for loan losses related to losses recorded on the Partnership’s balance sheet prior to the adoption of FIN 46R, as well as the losses recognized by the VIEs, are not allocated to the General Partner and BUC holders as such activity is not contemplated by, or addressed in, the Agreement of Limited Partnership.

Cash distributions are currently made on a quarterly basis but may be made on a monthly or semiannual basis at the election of AFCA 2.

3. Investments in Tax-Exempt Bonds

The Company had the following investments in tax-exempt mortgage revenue and other tax-exempt bonds as of September 30, 2005:

		September 30, 2005
Description of Tax-Exempt						Unrealized				Unrealized				Estimated
Mortgage Revenue Bonds		Cost				Gain				Loss				Fair Value
Chandler Creek Apartments		$	11,500,000			$	—			$	(161,000	)		$	11,339,000
Clarkson College			6,188,333				—				(477,438	)			5,710,895
		$	17,688,333			$	—			$	(638,438	)		$	17,049,895

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

The Company had the following investments in tax-exempt mortgage revenue and other tax-exempt bonds as of December 31, 2004:

		December 31, 2004
Description of Tax-Exempt						Unrealized				Unrealized				Estimated
Mortgage Revenue Bonds		Cost				Gain				Loss				Fair Value
Chandler Creek Apartments		$	11,500,000			$	—			$	(1,171,001	)		$	10,328,999
Clarkson College			6,198,333				—				(495,347	)			5,702,986
		$	17,698,333			$	—			$	(1,666,348	)		$	16,031,985

Unrealized gains or losses on these tax-exempt bonds are recorded to reflect quarterly changes in their fair value resulting from market conditions and fluctuations in the present value of the expected cash flows from the underlying properties of the bonds. The current unrealized losses on both bonds are not considered to be other-than-temporary because the Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities until their value recovers or until maturity, if necessary.

The Chandler Creek bonds are in technical default and interest is being paid on these bonds at a rate below the current market rate pursuant to a forbearance agreement entered into in 2004. The Clarkson College bonds have been in an unrealized loss position for less than one year.

4. Debt Financing and Note Payable

The Company’s debt financing of $62,110,000 bears interest at a weekly floating bond rate plus remarketing, credit enhancement, liquidity and trustee fees which averaged 3.41% and 1.91% in the aggregate for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Effective July 11, 2005, $16,000,000 of debt was refinanced under a bridge loan in order to facilitate the sale of Clear Lake Colony Apartment as discussed in Note 8. The bridge loan bears interest at a floating rate based on the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 3.0%.

The note payable of $18,760,000 relates to Northwoods Lake Apartments and matures in June 2034. The interest rate is fixed through June 2014 at 4.99%. Subsequent to June 2014, the rate converts to a variable interest rate.

5. Related Party Transactions

The General Partner is entitled to receive an administrative fee from the Company up to 0.45% of the outstanding principal balance of any tax-exempt mortgage revenue bond or other mortgage investment, unless another third party is required to pay such administrative fee. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the Company’s administrative fees to the General Partner were $73,130 and $271,710, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, the Company’s administrative fees to the General Partner were $76,421 and $296,001, respectively.

An affiliate of the General Partner was retained to provide property management services for Ashley Pointe, Ashley Square, Bent Tree Apartments, Clear Lake Colony Apartments, Chandler Creek Apartments, Clarkson Student Housing, Fairmont Oaks Apartments, Iona Lakes Apartments, Lake Forest Apartments, and Northwoods Lake Apartments. The management fees paid by the property owners to the affiliate of the General

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

Partner amounted to $195,219 and $558,248 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, and $173,231 and $512,492 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively. These property management fees are paid by the respective properties prior to the payment of any interest on the tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds and taxable loans held by the Partnership on these properties.

6. Interest Rate Cap Agreements

The Company has three interest rate cap agreements with a combined notional amount of $45,000,000 in order to mitigate its exposure to increases in interest rates on its variable-rate debt financing. The terms of the cap agreements are as follows:

Notional Amount						Effective Date		Expiration Date		Cap Rate (1)				Premium Paid
	$		20,000,000			July 1, 2002		July 1, 2006			3.0	%		$	489,000
	$		10,000,000			November 1, 2002		November 1, 2007			3.0	%		$	250,000
	$		15,000,000			February 1, 2003		January 1, 2010			3.5	%		$	608,000

These interest rate caps do not qualify for hedge accounting, accordingly, they are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value included in current period earnings. The change in the fair value of derivative contracts resulted in a gain of $295,919 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005, and a loss of $421,788 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. The change in the fair value of derivative contracts resulted in a gain of $348,102 and a loss of $391,538 for the three month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

7. Segment Reporting

The Company has two reportable segments, the Partnership and the VIEs. In addition to the two reportable segments, the Company also separately reports its consolidating and eliminating entries since it does not allocate certain items to the segments.

The Partnership Segment

The Partnership operates for the purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and otherwise dealing with a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multifamily residential apartments.

The VIE segment

As a result of the effect of FIN 46R, management more closely monitors and evaluates the financial reporting associated with and the operations of the VIEs. Management performs such evaluation separately from the operations of the Partnership through interaction with the property management company which manages the VIEs’ multifamily apartment properties. Management effectively manages the Partnership and the VIEs as separate and distinct businesses.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

The VIEs’ primary operating strategy focuses on multifamily apartment properties as long-term investments. The VIEs’ operating goal is to generate increasing amounts of net rental income from these properties that will allow it to service debt. In order to achieve this goal, management of these multifamily apartment properties is focused on: (i) maintaining high economic occupancy and increasing rental rates through effective leasing, reduced turnover rates and providing quality maintenance and services to maximize resident satisfaction; (ii) managing operating expenses and achieving cost reductions through operating efficiencies and economies of scale generally inherent in the management of a portfolio of multiple properties; and (iii) emphasizing regular programs of repairs, maintenance and property improvements to enhance the competitive advantage and value of its properties in their respective market areas. As of September 30, 2005, the Company reported the assets and financial results of 10 VIE multifamily apartment properties containing a total of 2,572 rental units. The VIEs’ multifamily apartment properties are located in the states of Iowa, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.

The following table details certain key financial information for the Company’s reportable segments for the periods ending September 30, 2005 and 2004:

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2005				2004				2005				2004
Total revenues
Partnership		$	2,108,154			$	2,162,647			$	6,465,725			$	7,052,090
VIEs			4,231,735				3,925,439				12,698,259				12,408,121
Consolidation/eliminations			(1,822,980	)			(1,817,846	)			(5,437,736	)			(6,105,285	)
Total revenues		$	4,516,909			$	4,270,240			$	13,726,248			$	13,354,926
Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change
Partnership		$	856,131			$	937,122			$	3,368,673			$	4,251,969
VIEs			(2,049,488	)			(2,317,285	)			(5,545,472	)			(4,646,388	)
Consolidation/eliminations			565,315				15,802				2,377,049				79,053
Net income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change		$	(628,042	)		$	(1,364,361	)		$	200,250			$	(315,366	)
Net income (loss)
Partnership		$	856,131			$	937,122			$	3,368,673			$	4,251,969
VIEs			(2,049,488	)			(2,317,285	)			(5,545,472	)			(42,481,709	)
Consolidation/eliminations			565,315				15,802				2,377,049				(108,627	)
Net income (loss)		$	(628,042	)		$	(1,364,361	)		$	200,250			$	(38,338,367	)

8. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

On July 22, 2005, the Partnership entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell a 316-unit multi-family housing project located in West Palm Beach, Florida known as Clear Lake Colony Apartments (the “Project”). The project was sold to Development Resources Group, LLC, a Florida limited liability company. There is no affiliation between Development Resources Group, LLC and the Partnership or of its affiliates or any officer or manager of America First Companies, LLC. The Agreement provided for a sales price of $33,375,000 for all of the land, buildings, building improvements, certain personal property, current lease agreements and other assets associated with the Project. On November 10, 2005, the sale closed resulting in an estimated taxable gain to the Partnership of approximately $12.4 million. The Partnership received cash proceeds of approximately $32.2 million, net of transaction related costs.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

Because Clear Lake Colony Acquisition Corp, the owner of the Project (“Clear Lake”), defaulted on its bond obligations to the Partnership, the Partnership acquired sole ownership of the Project by way of deed in lieu of foreclosure immediately prior to the Partnership’s sale of the Project to the Purchaser. There are no material relationships between the Partnership and the Purchaser or any of its affiliates, other than the Agreement.

As a result of the foregoing, as of September 30, 2005, the Project met the criteria under SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” as a discontinued operation and is classified as such in the consolidated results of operations and as an asset held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets. Under SFAS No. 144, an asset is generally considered to qualify as held for sale when: i) management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the asset, ii) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, iii) an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell the asset have been initiated at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and iv) the sale of the asset is probable, and transfer of the asset is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year. There are no significant liabilities associated with assets held for sale. The following table presents a balance sheet for the assets held for sale on the balance sheet as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:

		Sept. 30, 2005				Dec. 31, 2004
Land		$	3,000,000			$	3,000,000
Buildings and improvements			13,169,847				13,169,847
Real estate assets before accumulated depreciation			16,169,847				16,169,847
Accumulated depreciation			(2,696,972	)			(2,448,214	)
Net assets held for sale		$	13,472,875			$	13,721,633

The following table presents the revenues and net income for the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2005 and 2004:

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2005				2004				2005				2004
Rental Revenues		$	685,680			$	629,146			$	1,999,059			$	1,843,215
Expenses			844,614				740,896				2,110,238				1,948,298
Net Income (Loss)		$	(158,934	)		$	(111,750	)		$	(111,179	)		$	(105,083	)

In conjunction with the Clear Lake transaction, the Board of Managers approved a special distribution to the BUC holders. As described in Note 2, all distributions to the partners are governed by the Limited Partnership Agreement. In accordance with the Limited Partnership Agreement, this special distribution is considered a distribution of Net Residual Proceeds. All of the Clear Lake sale proceeds are classified as Tier 2 Net Residual Proceeds. The Board approved a special distribution of $3.5 million from the Net Residual Proceeds from the Clear Lake Colony sale. As this is a Tier 2 distribution, approximately $2.6 million or 75% of the total distribution will be paid to the BUC holders of record as of November 30, 2005 and approximately $0.9 million will be paid to the General Partner.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
(UNAUDITED)

In addition to the one-time distribution to BUC holders and the General Partner, a portion of the proceeds will also be used to pay a $359,000 deferred administrative fees to the General Partner. The General Partner has deferred payment of these administrative fees without interest since 1989. Due to the gain realized on this transaction, the General Partner now has elected to receive these previously earned fees. As previously disclosed in our annual reports on Form 10-K, this amount was to be accrued when it was probable that payment would occur. The Partnership accrued $359,000 of administrative expense in the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as the payment was probable as of September 30, 2005.

The Partnership used $16,000,000 of the proceeds for the repayment of debt. The remaining proceeds from the sale of approximately $12.4 million will be reinvested in accordance with the Partnership’s investment strategy.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

In this Management’s Discussion and Analysis, the “Partnership” refers to America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. as a stand-alone entity and the “Company” refers to the consolidated financial information of the Partnership and certain entities that own multifamily apartment projects financed with mortgage revenue bonds held by the Partnership that are treated as “variable interest entities” (“VIEs”) because the Partnership has been determined to be the primary beneficiary.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report (including, but not limited to, the information contained in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) contains forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, the Company’s performance and financial results. All statements, trend analysis and other information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations of the Company and the investments it has made constitute forward-looking statements. Beneficial Unit Certificate (“BUC”) holders and others should understand that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and a number of factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained herein. These factors include general economic and business conditions such as the availability and credit worthiness of prospective tenants, lease rents, operating expenses, the terms and availability of financing for properties financed by the tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds owned by the Partnership, adverse changes in the real estate markets from governmental or legislative forces, lack of availability and credit worthiness of counterparties to finance future acquisitions and interest rate fluctuations.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s critical accounting policies are the same as those described in the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

General

The Partnership was formed for the primary purpose of acquiring, holding, selling and otherwise dealing with a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds which have been issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multifamily residential apartments. The Partnership’s business objectives are to: (i) preserve and protect its capital; (ii) provide regular cash distributions to BUC holders; and (iii) provide a potential for an enhanced federally tax-exempt yield as a result of a participation interest in the net cash flow and net capital appreciation of the underlying real estate properties financed by the tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds.

The Partnership is pursuing a business strategy of acquiring additional tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds on a leveraged basis in order to: (i) increase the amount of tax-exempt interest available for distribution to its BUC holders; (ii) reduce risk through asset diversification and interest rate hedging; and (iii) achieve economies of scale. The Partnership seeks to achieve its investment growth strategy by investing in additional tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds and related investments, taking advantage of attractive financing structures available in the tax-exempt securities market and entering into interest rate risk management instruments.

The Partnership’s primary assets are its tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, which provide permanent financing for twelve multifamily housing properties. One of the multifamily housing properties is Clear Lake Colony Apartments. On November 10, 2005, the Clear Lake property was sold to a third party. As a result of

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

the probable sale of the property as of September 30, 2005, we reported Clear Lake Colony Apartments as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. A description of the multifamily housing properties, excluding Clear Lake Colony Apartments, collateralizing the tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds owned by the Partnership as of September 30, 2005 is as follows:

																Economic Occupancy
								Physical occupancy								for the nine months ended
				Number				as of Sept. 30,								Sept. 30, (1)
Property Name (3)		Location		of Units				2005				2004				2005				2004
Multifamily Housing — Consolidated Properties
Ashley Pointe at Eagle Crest		Evansville, IN			150				89	%			95	%			88	%			82	%
Ashley Square		Des Moines, IA			144				94	%			99	%			89	%			91	%
Bent Tree Apartments		Columbia, SC			232				88	%			87	%			73	%			79	%
Fairmont Oaks Apartments		Gainsville, FL			178				97	%			96	%			84	%			84	%
Iona Lakes Apartments		Ft. Myers, FL			350				97	%			86	%			90	%			82	%
Lake Forest Apartments		Daytona Beach, FL			240				99	%			95	%			94	%			81	%
Northwoods Lake Apartments		Duluth, GA			492				90	%			91	%			70	%			69	%
Woodbridge Apts. of Bloomington III		Bloomington, IN			280				95	%			83	%			84	%			86	%
Woodbridge Apts. of Louisville II		Louisville, KY			190				95	%			93	%			89	%			90	%
					2,256				94	%			91	%			83	%			81	%
Multifamily Housing — Nonconsolidated Properties
Chandler Creek Apartments		Round Rock, TX			216				95	%			91	%			64	%			58	%
Student Housing
Clarkson College		Omaha, NE			142				75	%			N/A	(2)			54	%			N/A	(2)

Executive Summary

The following significant items or events affected our financial position, results of operations, and liquidity during the third quarter and the nine months ended September 30, 2005:

     Third Quarter 2005

	•		On a consolidated basis, the Company’s loss from continuing operations decreased by approximately $784,000 over last year.
	•		Cash Available for Distributions was $1,067,391 for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $1,338,858 for the three months ended September 30, 2004. Although Cash Available for Distributions was below the quarterly distribution, the Partnership maintained its quarterly distribution rate at $0.135 per BUC.
	•		Interest expense increased by approximately $327,000 compared to last year.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

     Nine months Ended September 30, 2005

	•		On a consolidated basis, the Company’s income from continuing operations increased by approximately $522,000 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
	•		Cash Available for Distribution equaled $3,644,519 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to $4,859,680 for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.
	•		Interest expense increased by approximately $989,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period of 2004.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Results of Operations

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and VIEs. All significant transactions and accounts between the Partnership and the VIEs have been eliminated in consolidation. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The following discussion of the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Item 1 of this report as well as the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 (Consolidated)

Change in Results of Operations

		For the Three				For the Three
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Dollar
		Sep. 30, 2005				Sep. 30, 2004				Change
Revenues
Rental revenues		$	4,231,735			$	3,925,439			$	306,296
Mortgage revenue bond investment income			263,405				253,852				9,553
Other bond investment income			3,655				80,438				(76,783	)
Other interest income			18,114				10,511				7,603
			4,516,909				4,270,240				246,669
Expenses
Real estate operating (exclusive of items below)			2,925,140				2,457,793				467,347
Depreciation and amortization			823,316				877,286				(53,970	)
Interest expense			810,855				483,604				327,251
General and administrative			774,808				508,670				266,138
Hurricane related							803,960				(803,960	)
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts			(348,102	)			391,538				(739,640	)
			4,986,017				5,522,851				(536,834	)
Loss from continuing operations		$	(469,108	)		$	(1,252,611	)		$	783,503

     Rental revenues. Rental revenues increased for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. Rental revenues increased by approximately $40 per unit per month during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. Increased rental revenues at Iona Lakes, Lake Forest and Ashley Pointe were primarily responsible for the overall increase in rental revenues. Offsetting these increases, were lower rental revenues experienced at Bent Tree and Woodbridge Properties of Bloomington.

     Mortgage revenue bond investment income. Mortgage revenue bond investment income during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004 remained relatively flat as there were no changes in the portfolio of mortgage revenue bonds. All interest payments on the mortgage revenue bonds were current during this period.

     Other bond investment income. During the first quarter of 2005, the Company sold its investment in Museum Tower tax-exempt bonds. The reduction in interest income during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004 is attributable to the sale of the Museum Tower bonds. The Company has not purchased any similar bonds subsequent to the sale of the Museum Tower bonds.

     Real estate operating expenses. Real estate operating expenses are comprised principally of real estate taxes, property insurance, utilities, property management fees, repairs and maintenance, and salaries and related employee expenses of on-site employees. A portion of real estate operating expenses are fixed in nature, thus a decrease in physical and economic occupancy would result in a reduction in operating margins. Conversely, as physical and economic occupancy increase, the fixed nature of these expenses will increase operating margins as these real estate operating expenses would not increase at the same rate. Real estate expenses increased in

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. The increase in real estate operating expenses is reflective of the effort by the management of the properties to increase spending on repairs and maintenance in order to make the properties more attractive to current and potential tenants. In addition to increased market ready expenses, the properties also realized increased utility costs.

     Depreciation and amortization expense. Depreciation and amortization consist primarily of depreciation of personal property associated with the apartment properties of the consolidated VIEs. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.

     Interest expense. Interest expense increased approximately $327,000 in the three month period ended September 30, 2005 compared to September 30, 2004. The increase in interest expense is primarily attributable to increasing interest rates on the Company’s variable rate debt financing. Variable rate debt accounted for approximately 77% of our total outstanding debt as of September 30, 2005. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, the weighted average interest rate on our variable rate borrowings increased to 4.3% compared to 2.0% for the same period of 2004.

     General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were higher during the third quarter of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 primarily as a result of the accrual of $359,000 of deferred administrative fees. These fees were previously deferred by the General Partner, however, in conjunction with the sale of Clear Lake Colony Apartments, the payment of such fees became probable as of September 30, 2005. The sale ultimately closed on November 10, 2005 and is more fully described in the discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources in this Form 10-Q. Not considering the accrual of these deferred administrative fees, general and administrative expenses incurred during the quarter declined by approximately $92,000 compared to the third quarter of 2004. To a large degree, this decline was attributable to higher expenses in 2004 consisting of accounting fees associated with an internal controls project and higher administrative fees paid to the General Partner from the acquisition of additional investments.

     Changes in fair value of derivative contracts. The Company manages its interest rate risk on its debt financing by entering into interest rate cap agreements that cap the amount of interest expense it pays on its floating rate debt financing. The Company’s interest rate cap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting, therefore, any changes in the fair value of the caps are recognized in current period earnings. The fair value adjustments are classified separately in the consolidated statement of operations as changes in fair value of derivative contracts. The fair value adjustment through earnings can cause a significant fluctuation in reported net income although it has no impact on the Company’s cash flows. The changes in fair value of derivative contracts resulted in a gain of approximately $348,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to a loss of approximately $392,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2004.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2004 (Consolidated)

Change in Results of Operations

		For the Nine				For the Nine
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Dollar
		Sep. 30, 2005				Sep. 30, 2004				Change
Revenues
Rental revenues		$	12,698,259			$	12,408,121			$	290,138
Mortgage revenue bond investment income			801,313				655,137				146,176
Other bond investment income			51,051				241,313				(190,262	)
Other interest income			48,875				50,355				(1,480	)
Gain on sale of securities			126,750				—				126,750
			13,726,248				13,354,926				371,322
Expenses
Real estate operating (exclusive of items below)			7,630,487				7,315,971				314,516
Depreciation and amortization			2,487,986				2,865,152				(377,166	)
Interest expense			1,961,916				972,631				989,285
General and administrative			1,630,349				1,185,707				444,642
Hurricane related							803,960				(803,960	)
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts			(295,919	)			421,788				(717,707	)
			13,414,819				13,565,209				(150,390	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		$	311,429			$	(210,283	)		$	521,712

     Rental revenues. The increase in rental revenues for the nine month period of 2005 compared to the same period of 2004 occurred during the third quarter of 2005. The increase is attributable to increased occupancy as physical occupancy increased to 94% compared to 90% as of September 30, 2004. The increase in physical occupancy resulted in a net increase in rental revenues of approximately $120 per unit for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. The majority of the increase occurred in the third quarter of 2005. The largest increases in per unit rents were realized at Ashley Pointe, Iona Lakes and Lake Forest where the three properties combined to increase rental revenues by approximately $433,000 or $191 per unit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2005 compare to September 30, 2004. Offsetting the increases realized at these properties were decreases at Bent Tree, and Woodbridge Apartments of Bloomington. The two properties decreased rental revenues by approximately $154,000 or approximately $68 per unit.

     Mortgage revenue bond investment income. The increase in mortgage revenue bond investment income from 2004 to 2005 is primarily due to the acquisition of the Clarkson College tax-exempt mortgage bonds in April of 2004. The interest income associated with Clarkson College contributed approximately $165,000 of additional income for the first nine months of 2005 compared with the same period of 2004. The increase related to Clarkson College was partially offset by a slight decrease in income related to the Chandler Creek tax-exempt mortgage bonds in 2005.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

     Other bond investment income. The reduction in interest income during the first nine months of 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004 is attributable to the Museum Tower bonds that were sold during the first quarter of 2005.

     Gain on sale of securities. As discussed previously, the Company sold its entire interest in the Museum Tower bonds during the first quarter of 2005. The carrying cost of the investment was $3,900,000 and the net proceeds from the sale were $4,026,750 resulting in a gain on the sale of securities of $126,750. Approximately $600,000 of the cash proceeds is being held as collateral for debt financings and is classified as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company. The remaining cash proceeds were unrestricted.

     Real estate operating expenses. Real estate operating expense increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to September 30, 2004. This increase is related to an increased focus by management of the properties during the third quarter of 2005 to increase spending on repairs and maintenance in order to make the properties more attractive to current and potential tenants. In addition to increased market ready expenses, the properties also realized increased utility costs.

     Depreciation and amortization expense. Depreciation and amortization consist primarily of depreciation of personal property associated with the apartment properties of the consolidated VIEs. During second quarter 2004, the Company refinanced Northwoods Lake bonds. The remaining deferred financing costs associated with these bonds were expensed upon the refinancing of the bonds and are reflected as depreciation and amortization expense in the nine month period ended September 30, 2004.

     Interest expense. Interest expense related to Northwoods Lake was approximately $915,000 higher for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period for 2004. Prior to June 2004, the Company owned all of the outstanding debt of Northwoods Lake. Therefore, all interest related to Northwoods Lake was eliminated in consolidation prior to June 2004. In June 2004, approximately $19.1 million of the debt was sold to an outside party, while approximately $6.2 million continues to be owned by the Company. Accordingly, the interest associated with the $19.1 million is no longer eliminated in consolidation. Additionally, interest expense increased as the weighted average rate of the Company’s variable rate debt increased approximately 1.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the comparable period for 2004.

     General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses increased during the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 due primarily to the accrual of $359,000 deferred administrative fees during third quarter of 2005. Also impacting the nine months ended September 30, 2005 were increased salaries, wages and benefits and legal fees related to the ongoing defense of shareholder litigation.

     Change in fair value of derivative contracts. The Company manages its interest rate risk on its debt financing by entering into interest rate cap agreements that cap the amount of interest expense it pays on its floating rate debt financing. The Company’s interest rate cap agreements do not qualify for hedge accounting, therefore, any changes in the fair value of the caps are recognized in current period earnings. The fair value adjustments are classified separately in the consolidated statement of operations as changes in fair value of derivative contracts. The mark to market adjustment through earnings can cause a significant fluctuation in reported net income although it has no impact on the Company’s cash flows. The changes in fair value of derivative contracts resulted in income of approximately $296,000 and a loss of approximately $422,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

Partnership Only Results of Operations

The following discussion of the Partnership’s results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 is presented as it reflects the operations of the Partnership prior to the consolidation of the VIEs, which was required with the implementation of FIN 46R effective January 1, 2004. This information is used by management to analyze its operations and is reflective of the segment data discussed in Note 7. Items previously discussed in connection with the Company’s results of operations are not repeated.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004 (Partnership Only)

Changes in Results of Operations

		For the Three				For the Three
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Dollar
		Sep. 30, 2005				Sep. 30, 2004				Change
Revenues
Mortgage revenue bond investment income		$	2,063,749			$	2,056,033			$	7,716
Other bond investment income			3,655				80,438				(76,783	)
Other interest income			40,750				26,176				14,574
			2,108,154				2,162,647				(54,493	)
Expenses
Interest expense			819,285				315,119				504,166
Amortization expense			6,032				10,198				(4,166	)
General and administrative			774,808				508,670				266,138
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts			(348,102	)			391,538				(739,640	)
			1,252,023				1,225,525				26,498
Income from continuing operations		$	856,131			$	937,122			$	(80,991	)

     Mortgage revenue bond investment income. Mortgage revenue bond investment income remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004 as the portfolio of investments were unchanged during the respective periods.

     Interest expense. Interest expense increased by approximately $504,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period of 2004. The increase in interest expense is attributable to increasing variable interest rates. Approximately $240,000 of the increase is attributable to a bridge loan that was entered into during third quarter of 2005. The bridge loan was required in order to facilitate the sale of Clear Lake Colony Apartments. Prior to July of 2005, the Partnership’s $16,000,000 investment in the Clear Lake bonds was used as collateral for the Partnership’s variable debt financing. The Partnership entered into a bridge loan in order to refinance the existing debt and remove the collateral restriction on the bonds. In order to obtain the bridge loan, the Partnership paid origination fees of $160,000. Approximately $120,000 of the fees was amortized to interest expense during the third quarter of 2005. In addition to the origination fees, the bridge loan carries interest at variable rate indexed to the London Interbank Offering Rate plus 300 basis points. The higher rate associated with the bridge loan increased interest expense by approximately $120,000 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2004. For purposes of the consolidated financial statements of the

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

Company, the bridge loan interest and the amortization of the origination fee were classified as part of discontinued operations. Also impacting interest expense was the higher variable rates on the Partnership’s debt financing.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Nine months Ended September 30, 2004 (Partnership Only)

Changes in Results of Operations

		For the Nine				For the Nine
		Months Ended				Months Ended				Dollar
		Sep. 30, 2005				Sep. 30, 2004				Change
Revenues
Mortgage revenue bond investment income		$	6,172,215			$	6,710,951			$	(538,736	)
Other bond investment income			51,051				241,313				(190,262	)
Other interest income			115,709				99,826				15,883
Gain on sale of securities			126,750				—				126,750
			6,465,725				7,052,090				(586,365	)
Expenses
Interest expense			1,744,187				1,006,703				737,484
Amortization expense			18,435				185,923				(167,488	)
General and administrative			1,630,349				1,185,707				444,642
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts			(295,919	)			421,788				(717,707	)
			3,097,052				2,800,121				296,931
Income from continuing operations		$	3,368,673			$	4,251,969			$	(883,296	)

     Mortgage revenue bond investment income. Mortgage revenue bond investment income decreased approximately $661,000 due to the elimination of interest earned on $19.1 million of the Northwoods Lake Apartments tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds sold in the second quarter of 2004. This decrease was partially offset by approximately $165,000 of additional interest earned on the Clarkson College tax-exempt bonds that were held for the entire nine month period of 2005 compared to approximately five months in the nine month period of 2004.

     Interest expense. Interest expense on the Partnership’s debt financing increased due to higher interest rates on the variable-rate debt held by the Partnership and due to the impact of the bridge loan entered into at the end of June 2005. The weighted average interest rate was approximately 3.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to approximately 1.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2004.

Cash Available for Distribution (“CAD”)

     To calculate CAD, amortization expense related to debt financing costs and bond issuance costs, change in fair value of derivative contracts, provision for loan losses, realized losses on investments and net income (loss) from VIEs and the cumulative effect of accounting change are added back to the Company’s net income as computed in accordance with GAAP. There is no generally accepted methodology for computing CAD, and the Company’s computation of CAD may not be comparable to CAD reported by other companies.

     The Company uses CAD as a supplemental measurement of its economic performance and, ultimately, its ability to pay cash distributions to BUC holders. The Company believes CAD is a useful measurement as it

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

eliminates such non-cash items as amortization expense and the change in fair value of derivatives and interest rate cap amortization. It also eliminates the loss of the consolidated VIEs. A primary component of the VIEs losses is depreciation expense, which is a non-cash expense. Although the Company considers CAD to be a useful measure of its operating performance, CAD should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or net cash flows from operating activities which are calculated in accordance with GAAP.

The following sets forth a reconciliation of the Company’s net income (loss) as determined in accordance with GAAP and its CAD for the periods set forth.

		For the three				For the three				For the nine				For the nine
		months ended				months ended				months ended				months ended
		September 30, 2005				September 30, 2004				September 30, 2005				September 30, 2004
Net income (loss)		$	(628,042	)		$	(1,364,361	)		$	200,250			$	(38,338,367	)
Net loss from VIEs			2,049,488				2,317,285				5,545,472				4,646,388
Eliminations due to VIE consolidation			(565,315	)			(15,802	)			(2,377,049	)			(79,053	)
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle			—				—				—				38,023,001
Income before impact of VIE consolidation			856,131				937,122				3,368,673				4,251,969
Change in fair value of derivatives and interest rate cap amortization			(153,772	)			391,538				(101,589	)			421,788
Accrued expense related to past administrative fees			359,000				—				359,000				—
Amortization expense (Partnership only)			6,032				10,198				18,435				185,923
CAD		$	1,067,391			$	1,338,858			$	3,644,519			$	4,859,680

The amount of distributions to the BUC holders was $4,024,608 for the each of the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. The amount of distributions to the BUC holders was $1,341,536 for each of the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. Although distributions exceeded CAD for the first nine months of 2005, the Partnership has elected to maintain the current level of distributions it pays to BUC holders. While the Partnership has sufficient cash reserves to support distributions in excess of CAD in the short-term, continued distributions in excess of CAD are not sustainable.

For 2005, an accrued expense of $359,000 related to deferred administrative fees was added back to CAD as these fees were accrued but not paid in third quarter of 2005. The deferred administrative fees were accrued during the third quarter since the payment of the fees became probable as a result of the sale agreement for Clear Lake Colony Apartments. The fees will be paid during the fourth quarter of 2005 from the proceeds of the Clear Lake sale.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Tax-exempt interest earned on the mortgage revenue bonds represents the Partnership’s principal source of cash flow. Tax-exempt interest is primarily comprised of base interest on the mortgage revenue bonds. The Partnership will also receive from time to time contingent interest on the mortgage revenue bonds. Contingent interest is only paid when the underlying properties generate excess cash flow, therefore, cash in-flows are fairly fixed in nature and increase when the underlying properties have strong economic performances and when the Partnership acquires additional tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

The Partnership’s principal uses of cash are the payment of distributions to BUC holders, interest on debt financing and general and administrative expenses. The Partnership also uses cash to acquire additional investments. Distributions to BUC holders may increase or decrease at the determination of the General Partner. The Partnership is currently paying distributions at the rate of $0.54 per BUC per year. The General Partner determines the amount of the distributions based upon the projected future cash flows of the Partnership. Future distributions to BUC holders will depend upon the amount of base and contingent interest received on the tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds and other investments, the effective interest rate on the Partnership’s variable-rate debt financing, and the amount of the Partnership’s undistributed cash.

The Partnership believes that cash provided by net interest income from its tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds and other investments will be adequate to meet its projected long-term liquidity requirements, including the payment of expenses, interest and distributions to BUC holders. Recently, income from investments has not been sufficient to fund such expenditures without utilizing cash reserves to supplement the deficit.

The VIEs’ primary source of cash is net rental revenues generated by their real estate investments. Net rental revenues from a multifamily apartment property depend on the rental and occupancy rates of the property and on the level of operating expenses. Occupancy rates and rents are directly affected by the supply of, and demand for, apartments in the market area in which a property is located. This, in turn, is affected by several factors such as local or national economic conditions, the amount of new apartment construction and the affordability of single-family homes. In addition, factors such as government regulation (such as zoning laws), inflation, real estate and other taxes, labor problems and natural disasters can affect the economic operations of an apartment property.

The VIEs’ primary uses of cash are: (i) the payment of operating expenses; and (ii) the payment of debt service on the VIEs’ bonds and mortgage notes payable.

On a consolidated basis, cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 decreased $490,668 compared to the same period a year earlier mainly due to changes in working capital. Cash from investing activities increased $8,275,775 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 primarily due to the sale of tax-exempt securities that generated proceeds of $4,026,750 combined with no cash used to acquire tax-exempt revenue bonds and taxable loans compared with $3,376,752 and $2,225,508, respectively used in the same period of 2004. Cash used in financing activities increased $5,090,709 for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 primarily due to proceeds from bonds payable in 2004 that did not exist in 2005.

As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Board of Managers approved a special distribution of $3.5 million from the Net Residual Proceeds of the Clear Lake Colony sale. As this is a Tier 2 distribution, approximately $2.6 million or 75% of the total distribution will be paid to the BUC holders of record as of November 30, 2005 and approximately $0.9 million will be paid to the General Partner.

In addition to the one-time distribution to BUC holders and the General Partner, a portion of the proceeds will also be used to pay a $359,000 deferred administrative fees to the General Partner. The General Partner has deferred payment of these administrative fees without interest since 1989. Due to the gain realized on this transaction, the General Partner now has elected to receive these previously earned fees. As previously disclosed in our annual reports on Form 10-K, this amount was to be accrued when it was probable that payment would occur. The Partnership accrued $359,000 of administrative expense in the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as the payment was probable as of September 30, 2005.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

The Partnership also used $16,000,000 of the proceeds for the repayment of debt. The remaining proceeds from the sale of approximately $12.4 million will be reinvested in accordance with the Partnership’s investment strategy.

The Partnership continually explores opportunities to increase value to BUC holders through increased short-term and long-term returns. In order to finance the acquisition of such opportunities, the Partnership may, from time to time, issue additional equity securities.

The Partnership may also continue to explore opportunities such as the Clear Lake Colony Apartments transaction in order to maximize BUC holder value.

Contractual Obligations

There were no significant changes to the Company’s contractual obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 from the information presented in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

There have been no material changes in market risk from the information provided under “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in Item 7A of the Company’s 2004 annual report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. The Partnership’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Partnership’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Partnership’s current disclosure controls and procedures are effective, providing them with material information relating to the Partnership as required to be disclosed in the reports the Partnership files or submits under the Exchange Act on a timely basis.

(b) Changes in internal controls over financial reporting. There were no changes in the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting during the Partnership’s most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting.

AMERICA FIRST TAX EXEMPT INVESTORS, L.P.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as required by Item 6 of this report. Exhibit numbers refer to the paragraph numbers under Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

3. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of America First Fiduciary Corporation Number Five (incorporated herein by reference to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 2-99997) filed by America First Tax Exempt Mortgage Fund Limited Partnership on August 30, 1985).

4(a) Form of Certificate of Beneficial Unit Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-50513) filed by the Company on April 17, 1998).

4(b) Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (incorporated herein by reference to the Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K (No. 000-24843) filed by the Company on June 28, 1999).

4(c) Amended Agreement of Merger, dated June 12, 1998, between the Partnership and America First Tax Exempt Mortgage Fund Limited Partnership (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-50513) filed by the Company on September 14, 1998).

10.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated July 22, 2005 and amended November 10, 2005, between the Partnership and Development Resource Group, LLC, relating to the sale of Clear Lake Colony Apartments.

31.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of CEO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

SIGNATURES

     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 thereunto duly authorized.