THIRD MODIFICATION AGREEMENT


          THIS THIRD MODIFICATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is executed
     as of December __, 1993, by and among GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
     CORPORATION, a New York corporation ("Lender"), MXM MORTGAGE, L.P., a
     Delaware limited partnership ("New Borrower"), MXM MORTGAGE CORP., a
     Delaware corporation ("Old Borrower"; New Borrower and Old Borrower
     being herein together called "Borrower"), on the following terms and
     conditions:


                                    RECITALS:


          A.   Lender and Old Borrower entered into that Loan Agreement
     dated June 17, 1991, as amended by letter amendment dated August 22,
     1991, as further amended by First Renewal, Extension and Modification
     Agreement (the "First Modification") dated June 17, 1992 among Lender,
     Old Borrower, Maxxam Inc. and Maxxam Group Inc. (Maxxam Inc. and
     Maxxam Group Inc. being herein together called "Guarantors"), and as
     further amended by Loan Increase, Extension and Modification Agreement
     dated December 30, 1992 among Lender, Old Borrower and Guarantors (the
     "Increase Modification"; the Loan Agreement, as amended, being herein
     called the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which Lender has agreed to
     make a loan to Borrower (the "Loan"), as evidenced by a $115,220,000
     Promissory Note dated June 17, 1991, (the "Original Note"), and a
     $17,740,000 Promissory Note dated December 30, 1992 (the "Increase
     Note"; the Original Note and the Increase Note being herein
     collectively called the "Notes"), the Notes bearing interest and being
     payable to the order of Lender as therein provided.  

          B.   Taking into account releases of collateral, the indebtedness
     evidenced by the Original Note and the Increase Note is secured by,
     among other collateral, the following:  

          (1)  the following instruments styled First Deed of Trust and
     Security Agreement (collectively called the "First Lien Deed of
     Trust"):

               (a)  that First Deed of Trust and Security Agreement of even
     date with the Loan Agreement, executed by Old Borrower, recorded in
     Volume 5091, Page 0751, et seq., of the Official Public Records of
     Real Property of Bexar County, Texas [Southwest Medical, Redondo
     Place, Med Centre Pointe, Nacon Plaza], under Film Code No. 037-12-
     1689 and corrected and refiled under Film Code No. 038-03-0657 of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas
     [Spring Valley, Westminster], in Volume 727, Page 416, et seq., of the
     Deed of Trust

     
     Records of Midland County, Texas [Oak Ridge], and in  Volume 10293,
     Page 1892, et seq., of the Deed of Trust Records of Tarrant County,
     Texas [West Lake Gardens];

               (b)  that First Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated
     November 5, 1991, executed by Old Borrower, filed for recording in the
     Office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under Clerk's File
     No. N403252 and recorded at Film Code No. 006-52-1287, et seq., of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas
     [Richmond Square]; 

               (c)  that First Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated
     February 4, 1992, executed by Old Borrower, filed for recording in the
     Office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under Clerk's File
     No. N527998 and recorded at Film Code No. 014-55-1789, et seq., of the 
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas
     [Westchase]; 

               (d)  that First Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated
     May 5, 1992, executed by Old Borrower and recorded at Volume 5356,
     Page 1511, et seq., of the Official Public Records of Real Property of
     Bexar County, Texas [San Antonio Imaging]; and

               (e)  that First Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated
     September 7, 1993, executed by Old Borrower, recorded at Volume 5792,
     Page 1933, et seq., of the Official Public Records of Real Property of
     Bexar County, Texas [Pipers Creek, Shadow Valley], filed for recording
     in the Office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under
     Clerk's File No. P442690 and recorded at Film Code No. 169-55-3591, et
     seq., of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris
     County, Texas [Westbrook, Colonies], and recorded at Volume 11231,
     Page 0137, et seq., of the Deed of Trust Records of Tarrant County,
     Texas [Bentley Village];

               each such instrument encumbering the real and other property
     described therein (the "Real Property"); and 

          (2)  the following instruments styled Assignment of Rents and
     Leases (collectively called the "Rental Assignment"):  

               (a)  that Assignment of Rents and Leases dated of even date
     with the Loan Agreement, executed by

     
     Old Borrower and recorded in Volume 5091, Page 0826, et seq., of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Bexar County, Texas
     [Southwest Medical, Redondo Place, Med Centre Pointe, Nacon Plaza],
     under Film Code No. 037-12-1762 of the Official Public Records of Real
     Property of Harris County, Texas [Spring Valley, Westminster], in
     Volume 1085, Page 176, et seq., of the Deed Records of Midland County,
     Texas [Oak Ridge], and in  Volume 10293, Page 1967, et seq., of the
     Deed of Trust Records of Tarrant County, Texas [West Lake Gardens],
     Texas;

               (b)  that Assignment of Rents and Leases dated November 5,
     1991, executed by Old Borrower, filed for recording in the Office of
     the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under Clerk's File No.
     N403253 and recorded at Film Code No. 006-52-1312, et seq., of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas
     [Richmond Square]; 

               (c)  that Assignment of Rents and Leases dated February 4,
     1992, executed by Old Borrower, filed for recording in the Office of
     the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under Clerk's File No.
     N527999 and recorded at Film Code No. 014-55-1816, et seq., of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas
     [Westchase];

               (d)  that Assignment of Rents and Leases dated May 5, 1992,
     executed by Old Borrower, recorded in Volume 5356, Page 1538, et seq.,
     of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Bexar County, Texas
     [San Antonio Imaging]; and

               (e)  that Assignment of Rents and Leases dated September 7,
     1993, executed by Old Borrower, recorded at Volume 5792, Page 1961, et
     seq., of the Official Public Records of Real Property of Bexar County,
     Texas [Pipers Creek, Shadow Valley], filed for recording in the Office
     of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas under Clerk's File No.
     P442691, and recorded at Film Code No. 169-55-3618, et seq., of the
     Official Public Records of Real Property of Harris County, Texas 
     [Westbrook, Colonies], and recorded at Volume 11231, Page 0179, et
     seq., of the Deed Records of Tarrant County, Texas [Bentley Village];

     
          (3)  that Second Deed of Trust and Security Agreement dated
     December 30, 1992, executed by Old Borrower and recorded in Volume
     5581, Page 1347, et seq., of the Real Property Records of Bexar
     County, Texas [Southwest Medical, Redondo Place, Med Centre Pointe,
     Nacon Plaza, San Antonio Imaging], at Clerk's File No. P101069 and
     Film Code No. 120-51-2685, et seq., of the Real Property Records of
     Harris County, Texas [Spring Valley, Westminster, Richmond Square,
     Westchase], in Volume 778, Page 175, et seq., of the Deed of Trust
     Records of Midland County, Texas [Oak Ridge], and in Volume 10957,
     Page 2238, et seq., of the Real Property Records of Tarrant County,
     Texas [Westlake Gardens] (the "Second Deed of Trust"; the First Deed
     of Trust and the Second Deed of Trust being herein collectively called
     the "Deed of Trust"); and

          (4)  that Security Agreement and Pledge of Mortgage Loans and
     Mortgage Loan Documents (the "Mortgage Pledge Agreement") of even date
     with the Loan Agreement executed by Old Borrower and Lender and
     pledging to Lender, as security for the Loan, certain mortgage loans
     (the "Mortgage Loans") [Balcones, Enfield Courts, Park North Tech,
     Parc Bay, Turtle Creek, Trestles] 

     (the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Deed of Trust, the Rental
     Assignment, the Mortgage Pledge Agreement, the First Modification, the
     Increase Modification, and all other Security Instruments (as such
     term is defined in the Loan Agreement) or other documents evidencing,
     governing, guaranteeing, securing, or otherwise pertaining to the Loan
     being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Loan Documents"); 

          C.   Lender, Old Borrower, New Borrower and Guarantors entered
     into that Consent and Assumption Agreement dated December 10, 1993,
     under which Lender consented to the transfer and conveyance of the
     Real Property and the Mortgage Loans to New Borrower (and pursuant to
     which Old Borrower has transferred and conveyed the Real Property, the
     Mortgage Loans, and the rights of Old Borrower under the Loan
     Agreement to New Borrower), and New Borrower has assumed the
     obligations and liabilities of Old Borrower under the Loan and the
     Loan Documents; and

          D.   Borrower has requested that Lender make available
     $25,000,000 to Borrower as additional Subsequent Advances under the
     Loan Agreement, through re-advances of principal reductions of the
     Original Note, and Lender is agreeable to such additional Subsequent
     Advances on the terms of that Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement of
     even date herewith between Lender and Borrower (the "Fourth
     Amendment"), and the modification of the Notes and the other Loan
     Documents as hereinafter set forth;

     
                                   AGREEMENT:


          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten and No/100 Dollars
     ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration, Lender, Borrower,
     and Guarantors do hereby agree as follows:  

          1.   Revolving Line of Credit.  The last two (2) sentences of the
     first paragraph of the Original Note are amended and restated as
     follows:

          To the extent of payments against the principal balance from
     applications of sales of Projects and Mortgage Loans and from payments 
     made in satisfaction or partial satisfaction of Mortgage Loans, and
     other principal reductions, the Loan shall be a "revolving line of
     credit"; that is, subject to the terms of the Loan Agreement, and any
     amendments to the Loan Agreement, portions of the principal sum of
     this Note may be advanced, repaid, and readvanced.  The books and
     records of GECC shall be prima facie evidence of all sums due GECC
     under this Note and the Other Security Documents.  

          2.   Maturity Date.  Borrower and Lender confirm that the
     Maturity Date (as defined in the Original Note and last amended in the
     Increase Modification) is and continues to be December 31, 1997, and
     that the Maturity Obligations (as defined in the Original Note) shall
     be fully payable on that date.  

          3.   Payment Terms.  Borrower and Lender agree (a) that from and
     after the date hereof, interest only on the outstanding principal
     balance of the Original Note shall be payable monthly on the first day
     of each month beginning January 1, 1994 and continuing to and
     including December 1, 1997, at the Contract Rate (as such rate was
     modified and redefined in Section 3 of the First Modification), and
     (b) that the obligation of Borrower to make quarterly payments from
     Excess Cash Flow for application to the outstanding principal balance
     of the Original Note, as agreed and established in Section 4 of the
     First Modification, is hereby waived.  

          4.   Prepayment.  The prepayment provisions set forth on pages 2
     and 3 of the Note, as amended and restated in Section 4 of the First
     Modification, and further amended and restated in Section 17 of the
     Increase Modification, are further amended and restated as follows:  

               Borrower may prepay the Note in part so long as 

     
          (a)  such prepayment would not reduce the unpaid principal
     balance of the Note below $10,000,000, and 

          (b)  the aggregate Loan allocation of that portion of the
     Mortgaged Property comprised of multi-family apartment projects, as
     determined in accordance with that Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement
     between Borrower and GECC dated December 30, 1993 (the "Fourth
     Amendment to Loan Agreement"), is not less than forty percent (40%) of
     the aggregate Loan allocation of all of the Mortgaged Property and the
     Mortgage Loans, as determined in accordance with the Fourth Amendment
     to Loan Agreement (the "Apartments Percentage Requirement"), 
     with proceeds from the payment or prepayment of any Mortgage
     Loan, or with proceeds of any sale of any Mortgage Loan to a third
     party, or with proceeds of any sale of any Project to any third party,
     upon ten (10) days prior written notice to Lender, by paying to GECC
     the Minimum Release Amount for such Mortgage Loan or Project (as
     defined and specified in the Loan Agreement, as modified in the Fourth
     Amendment to Loan Agreement); provided, however, and it is understood
     and agreed, (i) that Borrower shall have no right to prepay any
     portion of the principal balance of this Note before July 1, 1995
     except through application of proceeds of the payment or prepayment of
     Mortgage Loans or the sale of Mortgage Loans and Projects to third
     parties, and (ii) that prior to July 1, 1995 Borrower shall not be
     entitled to prepay any portion of the principal balance of this Note
     through any whole or partial refinancing of the indebtedness under
     this Note; provided, however, that if as a result of any prepayment of
     the principal balance of this Note either (x) the outstanding
     principal balance of this Note would be less than $10,000,000, or (y)
     the Apartments Percentage Requirement would not be satisfied, then
     Borrower shall pay to GECC the entire outstanding principal balance
     of, and all accrued and unpaid interest, on this Note.   

               All prepayments of the Note shall otherwise comply with
     the requirements for releases under the Loan Agreement, as modified by
     the Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement.  GECC reserves the right to
     require any payment of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note,
     whether such payment is of a regular installment or represents a
     prepayment, prepayment

     
     charge, or final payment, to be wired via federal funds or other
     immediately available funds.  

          5.   Ratification and Confirmation of Loan Documents.  Borrower
     and Lender agree that the Loan Agreement, the Notes, the Deed of
     Trust, the Rental Assignment, the Mortgage Pledge Agreement, and the
     other Loan Documents are hereby ratified and confirmed as valid and
     continuing obligations of Borrower, and that the Deed of Trust, the
     Rental Assignment, and the Mortgage Pledge Agreement shall continue to
     secure and/or provide payment for the Notes, as modified by this
     Agreement, and Borrower promises to pay to the order of Lender at P.
     O. Box 102771, Atlanta, Georgia 30368-0771, the indebtedness evidenced
     by the Notes, as herein modified.

          6.   No Impairment of Security.  Borrower hereby agrees that the
     agreements contained herein shall in no manner affect or impair the
     Original Note or the Increase Note, the liens or security interests
     securing same, and that said liens and security interests shall not in
     any manner be waived, altered or vitiated by such agreements, and
     Borrower further agrees that, as expressly modified hereby, all terms
     and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force
     and effect.  

          7.   No Default, Defenses, Counterclaims, Etc.  Borrower hereby
     covenants and warrants that none of the Loan Documents are in default;
     that there are no defenses, counterclaims or offsets to such Loan
     Documents.  

          8.   Costs and Expenses.  Borrower agrees to pay all costs
     incurred in connection with the execution and consummation of this
     Agreement, including but not limited to, all recording costs, the
     premium for such endorsements to the policies of title insurance
     insuring the Deed of Trust as may be required by Lender with respect
     to this Agreement, and the reasonable fees and actual expenses of
     Lender's counsel.  Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver or
     cause to be delivered such evidence of existence, capacity,
     authorization, qualification, or enforceability of its obligations as
     Lender may require.

          9.   Limitation on Interest.  All agreements between Borrower and
     Lender, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written
     or oral, are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency,
     whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of the Notes, or
     otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged, received, paid
     or agreed to be paid to the holder of the Notes exceed the maximum
     amount permissible under applicable law.  If, from any circumstance
     whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the holder of the
     Notes in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to
     the holder of the Notes shall be reduced to the maximum amount
     permitted by applicable law; and if from any circumstance the holder
     of the Notes shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by
     applicable law in excess of the maximum amount allowed by law, an
     amount equal to any excessive

     
     interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal amount
     owing under the Notes, and not to the payment of interest, or if such
     excessive interest exceeds such unpaid balance of principal of the 
     Notes, such excess shall be refunded to Borrower.  All interest paid
     or agreed to be paid to the holder of the Notes, shall, to the extent
     permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and
     spread throughout the full term of the Notes (including the period of
     any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest on the Notes
     shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.  This
     paragraph shall control all agreements between Borrower and the holder
     of the Notes.

          EXECUTED by the parties hereto as of the date and year first
     above written.  


     BORROWER:
     OLD BORROWER:            MXM MORTGAGE CORP.,
                              a Delaware corporation


                              By:
                                 Erik Eriksson, Jr.,
                                 Vice President



     NEW BORROWER:            MXM MORTGAGE, L.P.,
                              a Delaware limited partnership

                              By:  MXM GENERAL PARTNER, INC.,
                                   a Delaware corporation,
                                   General Partner


                                   By:
                                      Erik Eriksson, Jr.,
                                      Vice President




     LENDER:                  GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
                              a New York corporation


                              By:
                                 Ty Albright, Project Manager 


     
     STATE  OF  TEXAS     
                     
     COUNTY OF HARRIS     

          This instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
     December 1993, by ERIK ERIKSSON, JR., Vice President of MXM MORTGAGE
     CORP., a Delaware corporation, on behalf of said corporation.


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                              the State of Texas


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     STATE  OF  TEXAS     
                     
     COUNTY OF HARRIS     

          This instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
     December 1993, by ERIK ERIKSSON, JR., Vice President of MXM GENERAL
     PARTNER, INC., a Delaware corporation and General Partner of MXM
     MORTGAGE, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, on behalf of said
     corporation and said limited partnership.


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                              the State of Texas


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     STATE  OF  TEXAS     
                     
     COUNTY OF DALLAS     

          This instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
     December, 1993, by TY ALBRIGHT, Project Manager of GENERAL ELECTRIC
     CAPITAL CORPORATION, a New York corporation, on behalf of said
     corporation.


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