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): February 9, 2011

Desert Capital REIT, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


0-51344		20-0495883

(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1291 W. Galleria Drive, Suite 200, Henderson, Nevada		89014

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(800) 419-2855

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

NONE.

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

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Item 5.02		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective February 9, 2011, Charles Wolcott resigned from the board of directors of Desert Capital REIT, Inc. (the “Company”). At the time of his resignation, he expressed no disagreements with either the Company or its board of directors.

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.

Date: February 15, 2011


	DESERT CAPITAL REIT, INC.
	By:	/s/ Todd B. Parriott
		Todd B. Parriott
		Chief Executive Officer

DESERT CAPITAL REIT INC 8-K