UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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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~~September 320, ~~2013~~2019

REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-12439	95-3718731
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation)		Identification No.)

P.O. Box 91274 Los Angeles, California 90009
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (720) 387-8135

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

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~~Item~~Securities ~~5.02~~registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

~~Departure~~Title of ~~Directors~~each orclass ~~Certain~~Trading ~~Officers;~~Symbol(s) ~~Election~~Name of ~~Directors;~~each ~~Appointment~~exchange ofon ~~Certain~~which ~~Officers;~~registered ~~Compensatory~~Units ~~Arrangements~~ of ~~Certain~~Limited ~~Officers~~Partnership Interest N/A N/A

~~Real~~Indicate ~~Estate~~by ~~Associates~~check ~~Limited~~mark IVwhether (the ~~“Partnership”)~~registrant ~~announced~~is ~~that,~~an ~~effective~~emerging ~~October~~growth 3,company ~~2013,~~as ~~Mr.~~defined ~~Edward~~in ~~Schmidt~~Rule ~~has~~405 ~~resigned~~of as the ~~Director~~Securities Act of ~~Reporting~~1933 ~~and~~(§230.405 ~~the~~of ~~equivalent~~this ofchapter) ~~chief~~or ~~financial~~Rule ~~officer~~12b-2 of the ~~Partnership,~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~will~~Act ~~continue~~of to1934 ~~serve~~(§240.12b-2 ~~in various roles with the corporate general partner~~ of ~~the~~this ~~Partnership~~chapter).

~~Additionally,~~Emerging ~~effective~~growth October 3, 2013, the sole member of the corporate general partner of the Partnership has appointed Mr. Joseph Dryden as the Director of Reporting of the general partner of the Partnership and of Bethesda Holdings, II, LLC, and the Chief Financial Officer of the Partnership. Since August 1, 2013, Mr. Dryden has worked with McGrath Investment Management, LLC, most recently as CFO. Mr. Dryden joins the Partnertship from Republic-Financial, a multinational finance and private equity firm he joined in March 2010, where he served as Republic’s Corporate Controller. As the Corporate Controller, Mr. Dryden was responsible for the development and management of highly complex multi-level consolidated audited financial statements. Prior to Republic, Mr. Dryden was the CFO for Decision Display, a Denver based audio visual company specializing in high tech command centers and control rooms he joined in 2005. In this role Mr. Dryden was responsible for all accounting and finance functions including all financial reporting, detailed cash management and forecasting and also managed the company’s banking relationships. Additionally, [from 2007 to2010 Mr. Dryden was the President of Dryden Consulting, an accounting and management consulting firm specializing in GAAP and SEC reporting, internal and external audit assistance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Dryden Consulting’s client list included 1st Data, AIMCO, Crocs, Woodward Governor, McData, and several other large publicly traded companies. Mr. Dryden’s expertise in GAAP financial reporting, SEC reporting, cash management and process improvement will enable him to create immediate value for the company. Mr. Dryden received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting from Clarke University in 1984. ]

1If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

~~SIGNATURE~~1

~~Pursuant~~Item ~~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~~8.01Other Events

~~REAL~~Real ~~ESTATE~~Estate ~~ASSOCIATES~~Associates ~~LIMITED~~Limited IV, ~~By:~~a ~~National~~California limited partnership (the “Registrant“), owns a 99% limited partnership interest in Better Housing Associates, Limited Partnership, ~~Investments~~a Connecticut limited partnership (“Better Housing”). Better Housing owns a 31-unit apartment complex located in Hartford, Connecticut. On September 20, 2019, Better Housing entered into a purchase and sale contract to sell its investment property to a third party, Hartford Preservation A LLC, ~~Corporate~~a ~~General~~Connecticut ~~Partner~~limited ~~By:~~liability /company, in exchange for the sum of $1,550,000. The closing is expected to occur no later than December 20, 2020. The Registrant expects to receive $200,000 in proceeds from the sale of Better Housing’s/ ~~Brian~~investment ~~Flaherty~~property. ~~Brian~~The ~~Flaherty~~Registrant ~~Senior~~had ~~Managing~~no ~~Director~~investment balance remaining in Better Housing at September 30, 2019.

~~DATED: October 4, 2013~~2

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.

	REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES LIMITED IV


Date: October 3, 2019	By:National Partnership Investments, LLC, General Partner By: /s/ Brian Flaherty
	Brian Flaherty
	SVP of Finance/CFO

Date: October 3, 2019	By: /s/ Joseph Dryden
	Joseph Dryden
	SVP of Finance/CFO

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