UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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~~Pursuant ofto ~~Report~~Section ~~(Date~~13 ~~of earliest event~~or ~~reported~~15(d): ~~October 8,~~of ~~2010~~ the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 10, 2011

FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS

(Exact name of ~~registrant~~ Registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-16877	094-~~16877~~3016373	~~94-3016373~~
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(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)~~Place

~~(864) 239-1000 (Registrant’s~~Post ~~telephone~~Office ~~number, including area code)~~Box 1089

~~Check~~Greenville, ~~the~~South ~~appropriate~~Carolina ~~box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:~~29602

~~o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act~~ (17Address ~~CFR~~of ~~230.425~~principal executive offices)

~~o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act~~ (17864) ~~CFR 240.14a~~239-~~12)~~1000

~~o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2~~(b)Issuer's ~~under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b~~telephone number))

oCheck the ~~Pre~~appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~commencement~~K ~~communications~~filing ~~pursuant~~is intended to ~~Rule~~simultaneously satisfy ~~13e-4(c)~~the ~~under~~filing obligations of the ~~Exchange~~registrant ~~Act~~under ~~(17~~any ~~CFR~~of ~~240.13e-4(c))~~the following provisions:

~~Item~~[ ~~1.01.~~] Written ~~Entry~~communications pursuant ~~into~~to aRule ~~Material~~425 ~~Definitive~~under ~~Agreement~~the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

On[ ~~October 8,~~] Soliciting ~~2010,~~material ~~Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners, a California limited partnership~~pursuant ~~(“Fox”),~~to ~~entered~~Rule ~~into~~14a-12 anunder ~~agreement and plan of merger (~~the ~~“Merger~~Exchange ~~Agreement”)~~Act ~~with Aimco Properties, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership~~ (~~“Aimco~~17 ~~OP”)~~CFR and AIMCO Fox Merger Sub LLC, a California limited liability company of which Aimco OP is the sole member (the “Merger Subsidiary”), pursuant to which the Merger Subsidiary will be merged with and into Fox, with Fox as the surviving entity240. 14a-12)

In[ ~~the merger, each limited partnership unit of Fox outstanding immediately prior to the~~] Pre-commencement ~~consummation~~communications ~~of the merger, except those held by limited partners who perfect their appraisal rights~~ pursuant to ~~the~~Rule ~~Merger Agreement, will be converted into the right to receive, at the election of the limited partner, either~~ 14d-2(ib) ~~$4.84~~under ~~in cash (~~the “Cash Consideration”) or (ii) a number of partnership common units of Aimco OP calculated by dividing $4.84 by the average closing price of Apartment Investment and Management Company common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange, ~~over~~Act ~~the ten consecutive trading days ending on the second trading day immediately prior to the effective time of the merger~~ (~~the~~17 ~~“OP Unit Consideration”). However, if Aimco OP~~CFR ~~determines that the law of the state or other jurisdiction in which a limited partner resides would prohibit the issuance of partnership common units of Aimco OP in that state or jurisdiction~~ 240.14d-2(~~or that registration in that state or other jurisdiction would be prohibitively costly~~b), then such limited partner will only be entitled to receive the Cash Consideration for each limited partnership unit. Those limited partners who do not make an election will be deemed to have elected to receive cash. )

In[ ~~the merger, Aimco OP’s membership interest in the Aimco Subsidiary will be converted into~~] Pre-commencement ~~Fox~~communications ~~limited~~pursuant ~~partnership units. As a result, after the merger, Aimco OP will be the sole limited partner in Fox, holding all outstanding limited partnership units. Fox Partners VIII will continue~~ to beRule ~~the~~13e-4(c) ~~sole~~under ~~general partner of Fox after~~ the ~~merger,~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~Fox’s~~(17 ~~partnership agreement in effect~~CFR ~~immediately prior to the merger will remain unchanged after the merger~~240. 13e-4(c))

~~Completion~~Item of5.02 ~~the~~Departure ~~merger is subject to certain conditions, including approval by a majority in interest~~ of ~~the~~Directors ~~limited~~or ~~partnership~~Certain ~~units.~~Officers; AsElection of ~~October 6,~~Directors; ~~2010,~~Appointment ~~Fox had issued and outstanding 26,111 limited partnership units, and Aimco OP and its affiliates owned 13,719~~ of ~~those~~Certain ~~units,~~Officers; ~~or approximately~~Compensatory ~~52.54%~~Arrangements of ~~the~~Certain ~~number of outstanding limited partnership units~~Officers. ~~Aimco OP and its affiliates have indicated that they intend to take action by written consent to approve the merger.~~

~~The~~On ~~foregoing~~January ~~summary~~10, of2011, Apartment ~~the~~Investment ~~Merger~~and ~~Agreement~~Management isCompany ~~qualified~~("Aimco") inannounced ~~its~~the ~~entirety~~resignation of byTimothy ~~reference~~J. ~~to the Merger Agreement~~Beaudin, ~~which~~President isand ~~attached~~Chief ~~hereto~~Operating asOfficer ~~Exhibit 10.1~~of Aimco and ~~incorporated~~the Registrant’s ~~herein~~managing bygeneral ~~reference~~partner.

Additional Information for Investors:SIGNATURE

~~This~~Pursuant ~~communication does not constitute an offer~~ to ~~sell or~~ the ~~solicitation~~requirements of ~~an offer to buy any securities. Aimco OP and Apartment Investment and Management Company will file with~~ the Securities ~~and~~ Exchange ~~Commission~~Act ~~a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include an information statement~~ of ~~Fox~~1934, ~~relating to~~ the ~~transaction,~~Registrant ~~which~~has ~~will~~duly ~~also~~caused ~~constitute~~this areport ~~prospectus~~to ofbe ~~Aimco~~signed OPon ~~and~~its ~~Apartment~~behalf ~~Investment~~by ~~and~~the ~~Management~~undersigned ~~Company.~~hereunto ~~INVESTORS~~duly ~~ARE URGED TO READ THE INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRANSACTION~~authorized.

~~The~~FOX ~~information~~STRATEGIC ~~statement/prospectus~~HOUSING ~~and other documents which will be filed with the~~INCOME Securities and Exchange Commission will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or calling Apartment Investment and Management Company at the following address and telephone number: ISTC Corporation, P.O. Box 2347, Greenville, South Carolina 29602; telephone number (864) 239-1029. PARTNERS

~~Item~~By: FOX ~~9.01.~~PARTNERS ~~Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~VIII

~~10.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 8, 2010, by and among Fox Strategic Housing Income Partners, Aimco Properties, L.P. and AIMCO Fox Merger Sub LLC.~~ General Partner

~~-2-~~By: Fox Capital Management Corporation

~~SIGNATURE~~ Managing General Partner

~~Pursuant~~By: /s/Stephen ~~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~~B. Waters

		FOX STRATEGIC HOUSING INCOME PARTNERS
		By:	Fox Partners VIII
			Its General Partner
			By:	Fox Capital Management Corporation
				Its Managing General Partner
				By:	/s/ Derek S. McCandless
					Derek S. McCandless
					Senior Vice President
Date:	October 12, 2010

Stephen B. Waters

~~-3-~~Senior Director of Partnership Accounting

Date: January 14, 2011

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