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                                                                    Exhibit 23.4


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our report dated March 23, 2001, except as to note
9, which is as of August 1, 2001, with respect to the combined balance sheet
of April Corporation and Sanford Homes of Colorado, LLLP as of December 31,
2000, and the related combined statements of operations, owners' equity and
comprehensive income, and cash flows for the year then ended, incorporated by
reference in a current report on Form 8-K/A filed on October 15, 2001, which
is incorporated herein by reference and to the reference to our firm under
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

                                              /s/ KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado
August 12, 2002