UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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) ~~September~~December 2513, 2013

Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Georgia	000-22039	58-2126622
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia	30092-3365
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 449-7800

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate 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:

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~~[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4~~(~~c) under the Exchange Act (~~17 CFR 240.~~13e~~14d-42(cb))

~~Item~~[] ~~1.01. Entry~~Pre-commencement ~~into~~communications apursuant ~~Material~~to ~~Definitive~~Rule ~~Agreement~~13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

~~305~~(17 ~~Interlocken~~CFR ~~Parkway~~240.13e-4(c))

OnItem ~~September 25, 2013, Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates (“Fund VIII-IX Associates”), a joint venture partnership between Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L~~7.P01. Regulation ~~and~~FD Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. (the “Registrant”) entered into an agreement to sell a two-story office building containing approximately 49,000 rentable square feet and located in Broomfield, Colorado (“305 Interlocken Parkway”) to an unaffiliated third party (the "Buyer"), for a gross sales price of $6,100,000, exclusive of closing costs (the “Agreement”). The Agreement is subject to a 60-day due diligence period and a financing contingency which must be satisfied by November 30, 2013. An initial earnest money deposit of $150,000 is due from the Buyer within five business days of date of the Agreement and will become non-refundable upon the expiration of the due diligence period and satisfaction of the aforementioned financing contingency. The Registrant expects the closing of this transaction to occur during the fourth quarter of 2013; however, there are no assurances regarding when or if this sale will be completed. The Registrant holds an equity interest of approximately 45.2% in Fund VIII-IX Associates, which owns 100% of the 305 Interlocken Parkway property. Disclosure

On or about December 13, 2013, Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P. (the “Registrant”) sent a letter to the financial representatives of the limited partners of the Registrant providing an important status update on various events, including the anticipated disposition of it's remaining real estate asset. A copy of the letter, which also includes a copy of the investor letter dated December 12, 2013, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representatives dated December 12, 2013
99.2	Letter to Investors dated December 12, 2013

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND IX, L.P.(Registrant)



By:	WELLS PARTNERS, L.P. General Partner



By:	WELLS CAPITAL, INC. General Partner



By:	/s/ Douglas P. Williams Douglas P. Williams Senior Vice President

Date: ~~October~~December 113, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representatives dated December 12, 2013
99.2	Letter to Investors dated December 12, 2013

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