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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement of our report dated 
March 6, 1998, relating to the consolidated financial statements and schedules 
of Opportunity Realty Investors, Inc. appearing in the Company's Annual Report 
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.

We also consent to the references to us under the caption "Experts" in the
Prospectus.


                                             /s/ BDO SEIDMAN, LLP
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                                                 BDO Seidman, LLP

   
Dallas, Texas
December 2, 1998