EXHIBIT 23.4
 
              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors
Cobblestone Holdings, Inc.
 
  We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting a part of this
Registration Statement of our report dated April 12, 1994, relating to the
financial statements of the Brandermill Country Club, L.P. which is contained
in that Prospectus.
 
  We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.
 
                                          BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
 
Richmond, Virginia
July 31, 1996