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) ~~July~~September 2718, 2017

Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Georgia	000-49633	58-2438244
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5445 Triangle Pkwy., Suite 320 Peachtree Corners, Georgia	30092-2584
5445 Triangle Pkwy., Suite 320, Peachtree Corners, Georgia	30092-2584
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 243-4600

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:


[]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


[]	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act ~~(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~

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

~~Item~~[] ~~2.01. Completion~~Pre-commencement ofcommunications ~~Acquisition~~pursuant orto ~~Disposition~~Rule of13e-4(c) ~~Assets~~under the Exchange Act

~~Disposition~~(17 ofCFR ~~8560 Upland Drive~~240.13e-4(c))

OnItem ~~July 27, 2017, Wells Fund XIII-REIT Joint Venture Partnership (“Fund XIII-REIT Associates”), a joint venture partnership between Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L~~7.P01. Regulation ~~(the~~FD “Registrant”) and Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP, sold two connected one-story office and assembly buildings containing approximately 149,000 rentable square feet and located in Englewood, Colorado (“8560 Upland Drive”) to Hendricks Commericial Properties, LLC, an unaffiliated third party, for a gross sales price of $17,600,000, exclusive of closing costs. The Registrant holds an equity interest of approximately 28.11% in Fund XIII-REIT Associates, which owned 100% of 8560 Upland Drive. Disclosure

AsOn aor ~~result~~about ofSeptember ~~the~~18, ~~sale~~2017, Wells Real Estate Fund XIII~~-REIT~~, ~~Associates~~L.P. ~~received~~(the ~~net~~“Registrant”) ~~sale~~sent ~~proceeds~~a letter to the financial representatives of ~~approximately~~the ~~$17,173,000,~~limited partners of ~~which~~the ~~approximately~~Registrant $4providing an important status update on various events,~~827,000~~ isincluding ~~allocable~~upcoming todistributions and its anticipated liquidation. A copy of the ~~Registrant~~letter, ~~and~~which ~~recognized~~also includes a ~~gain~~copy onof ~~sale~~the ofinvestor ~~approximately~~letter $5dated September 8,~~140~~ 2017,~~000~~ ofis ~~which~~attached ~~approximately~~as $Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2,~~445~~ respectively,~~000~~ isto ~~allocable~~this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the ~~Registrant.~~rules ~~The~~and ~~gain~~regulations onof ~~sale~~the ~~may~~Securities beand ~~adjusted~~Exchange ~~should~~Commission, ~~additional~~such exhibit and the information ~~become~~set ~~available~~forth intherein ~~subsequent~~are ~~periods~~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

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information. The following pro forma financial statements of the Registrant are submitted at the end of this Current Report on Form 8-K and are filed herewith and incorporated herein by reference:



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representative dated September 8, 2017
99.2	Letter to Investors dated September 8, 2017

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements

Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements	F-1
Pro Forma Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017	F-2
Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017	F-3
Pro Forma Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016	F-4

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 XIII, L.P. (Registrant)

By: WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.General Partner



By:	WELLS CAPITAL, INC. General Partner



By:	/s/ Randy A. Simmons Randy A. Simmons Senior Vice President

Date: ~~August~~September 218, 2017

~~WELLS~~EXHIBIT ~~REAL ESTATE FUND XIII, L.P.~~INDEX

(A Georgia Public Limited Partnership)



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representative dated September 8, 2017
99.2	Letter to Investors dated September 8, 2017

~~SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED~~ 4

PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

This unaudited pro forma information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes of Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L.P. (the “Registrant”) included in its annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and in its quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

The following unaudited pro forma balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 has been prepared to give effect to the July 27, 2017 sale of 8560 Upland Drive by Wells Fund XIII-REIT Joint Venture Partnership (“Fund XIII-REIT Associates”), a joint venture partnership between the Registrant and Piedmont Operating Partnership, LP, as if the disposition and distribution of net sale proceeds therefrom had occurred on March 31, 2017. The Registrant holds an equity interest of approximately 28.11% in Fund XIII-REIT Associates, which owned 100% of 8560 Upland Drive.

The following unaudited pro forma statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 have been prepared to give effect to the sale of 8560 Upland Drive as if the disposition had occurred on January 1, 2016.

These unaudited pro forma financial statements are prepared for informational purposes only. These unaudited pro forma statements of operations are not necessarily indicative of future results or of actual results that would have been achieved if the disposition of 8560 Upland Drive had been consummated as of January 1, 2016. Specifically, the accompanying pro forma statements of operations do not include the Registrant's portion of the nonrecurring gain or loss on sale that would have been recognized if the aforementioned property sale had occurred on January 1, 2016.

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND XIII, L.P.

(A Georgia Public Limited Partnership)

PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET

MARCH 31, 2017

(Unaudited)

	Historical(a)		Pro Forma Adjustments				Pro Forma Total
Assets:
Investment in joint venture	$	2,993,030	$	(2,993,030	)	(b)	$	—
Cash and cash equivalents	3,692,912		4,486,530			(c)	8,179,442
Other assets	34,180		—				34,180
Total assets	$	6,720,122	$	1,493,500			$	8,213,622
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	33,665	$	—			$	33,665
Due to affiliates	35,536		—				35,536
Total liabilities	69,201		—				69,201
Partners' Capital:
Limited partners:
Class A - 3,213,008 units outstanding	6,650,921		851,267			(d)	7,502,188
Class B - 559,040 units outstanding	—		642,233			(d)	642,233
General partners	—		—				—
Total partners' capital	6,650,921		1,493,500				8,144,421
Total liabilities and partners' capital	$	6,720,122	$	1,493,500			$	8,213,622

(a) Historical financial information is presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and has been obtained from the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

(b) Reflects the GAAP-basis of the Registrant's investment in Fund XIII-REIT Associates as of March 31, 2017.

(c) Reflects the Registrant's proportionate share of the assumed distribution of net proceeds from Fund XIII-REIT Associates as a result of the sale of 8560 Upland Drive.

(d) Reflects the Registrant's proportionate share of the pro forma gain allocated from the sale of 8560 Upland Drive. The allocation of gain between the limited and general partners is made in accordance with the terms of the Registrant's partnership agreement.

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND XIII, L.P.

(A Georgia Public Limited Partnership)

PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017

				Pro Forma Adjustments
	Historical(a)			8560 Upland Drive				Pro Forma Total
Equity in Income (Loss) of Joint Venture	$	4,309		$	(4,707	)	(b)	$	(398	)
General and Administrative Expenses	128,736			—				128,736
Net Loss	$	(124,427	)	$	(4,707	)		$	(129,134	)
Net Loss Allocated To:
Class A Limited Partners	$	(124,427	)	$	(4,660	)		$	(129,087	)
Class B Limited Partners	$	—		$	(47	)		$	(47	)
General Partners	$	—		$	—			$	—
Net Loss Per Weighted-Average Limited Partner Unit:
Class A	$	(0.04	)	$	—			$	(0.04	)
Class B	$	—		$	—			$	—
Weighted-Average Limited Partner Units Outstanding:
Class A	3,213,008							3,213,008
Class B	559,040							559,040

(a) Historical financial information has been obtained from the Registrant's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

(b) Reflects an adjustment to equity in income (loss) of Fund XIII-REIT Associates incurred by the Registrant related to 8560 Upland Drive for the three months ended March 31, 2017. The pro forma adjustment represents the Registrant's pro rata share of operating expenses, management and leasing fees, depreciation and administrative costs. This pro forma adjustment does not include the Registrant's pro rata share of the nonrecurring gain or loss on sale that would have been recognized on the sale of 8560 Upland Drive if the transaction had occurred on January 1, 2016.

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WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND XIII, L.P.

(A Georgia Public Limited Partnership)

PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016

				Pro Forma Adjustments
	Historical(a)			8560 Upland Drive				Pro Forma Total
Equity in Income (Loss) of Joint Venture	$	141,341		$	(152,772	)	(b)	$	(11,431	)
General and Administrative Expenses	366,135			—				366,135
Net Loss	$	(224,794	)	$	(152,772	)		$	(377,566	)
Net Loss Allocated To:
Class A Limited Partners	$	(223,257	)	$	(151,244	)		$	(374,501	)
Class B Limited Partners	$	—		$	(1,528	)		$	(1,528	)
General Partners	$	(1,537	)	$	—			$	(1,537	)
Net Loss Per Weighted-Average Limited Partner Unit:
Class A	$	(0.07	)	$	(0.05	)		$	(0.13	)
Class B	$	—		$	—			$	—
Weighted-Average Limited Partner Units Outstanding:
Class A	3,213,008							3,213,008
Class B	559,040							559,040

(a) Historical financial information has been obtained from the Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

(b) Reflects an adjustment to equity in income (loss) of Fund XIII-REIT Associates incurred by the Registrant related to 8560 Upland Drive for the year ended December 31, 2016. The pro forma adjustment represents the Registrant's pro rata share of rental revenues, less operating expenses, management and leasing fees, depreciation, amortization, and administrative costs. This pro forma adjustment does not include the Registrant's pro rata share of the nonrecurring gain or loss on sale that would have been recognized on the sale of 8560 Upland Drive if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2016.

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