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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

     This Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") made as of November 13, 2001 by
and between Sara Wetzel ("Consultant") and ShareCom, Inc. ("Company").

                                   WITNESSETH

     WHEREAS, the Company requires and will continue to require business
services relating to management, strategic planning and marketing for the
Company; and

     WHEREAS, Consultant shall provide Company with strategic planning and
marketing consulting services and is desirous of performing such services for
the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to induce Consultant to provide these
consulting services to the Company,

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter
stated, it is agreed as follows:

     1. APPOINTMENT
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     The Company hereby engages Consultant and Consultant agrees to render
     various business services to the Company upon the terms and conditions
     hereinafter set forth.

     2. TERMS
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     The term of this Agreement began as of the date of this Agreement, and
     shall terminate on November 30, 2002, unless earlier terminated in
     accordance with paragraph 7 herein or as extended by the parties from time
     to time.

     3. SERVICES
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     During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall provide advice to,
     undertake for and consult with the Company concerning management,
     marketing, consulting, strategic planning, corporate organization and
     structure, sales matters in connection with the operations of the business
     of the Company. Consultant agrees to provide on a timely basis the
     following services, and additional services contemplated thereby:

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     (a)  The implementation of short-range and long-range strategic planning to
          develop and enhance the Company's products and services;

     (b)  Develop and assist in the implementation of a marketing program to
          enable the Company to broaden the markets for its services and promote
          the image of the Company and its products and services;

     (c)  Advise the Company relative to the recruitment and employment of
          marketing and sales personnel consistent with the growth of operations
          of the Company;

     (d)  The identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiating and closing
          of strategic alliances.

4. DUTIES OF THE COMPANY
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The Company shall provide Consultant, on a regular and timely basis, with all
data and information about it, its subsidiaries, its management, its products
and services and its operations as shall be reasonably requested by Consultant,
and shall advise Consultant of any facts which would affect the accuracy of any
data and information previously supplied pursuant to this paragraph. The Company
shall promptly supply Consultant with full and complete copies of all brochures
or other sales materials relating to its products and services.

5. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
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Concurrently with the execution hereof, the Company shall grant and issue to
Consultant the option to purchase 65,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value common
stock of the Company (the "Shares") which shall be registered with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable state securities
agencies so as to enable the Shares to be freely saleable and tradable in the
public securities markets. The Company shall use its best and diligent efforts
to maintain all SEC and other registrations so as to enable said Shares to be
fully saleable and tradable for a period of five (5) years from the date hereof.
The option shall have an exercise price of $0.000923 per share, and shall expire
on November 30, 2005 at 5:00 P.M. C.S.T. Consultant in providing the foregoing
services shall be reimbursed for any pre-approved out-of-pocket costs,
including, without limitation, travel, lodging, telephone, postage and over
night shipping charges.

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          The Company also agrees that if the Shares fail to attain a market
          price of $60,000 for five (5) separate trading days during a period of
          five (5) years from the date of Consultant's exercise of the option;
          then the Company shall issue a supplemental option to Consultant for
          additional Shares at the exercise price set forth in the initial
          option, upon the written demand of Consultant to the Company. If the
          Company fails to issue the supplemental option within five (5) days
          from the date of Consultants written demand notice, then it
          immediately shall pay to Consultant liquidated damages of $60,000.

          6.  REPRESENTATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
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          The Company shall be deemed to have been made a continuing
          representation of the accuracy of any and all facts, material
          information and data which it supplies to Consultant and acknowledges
          its awareness that Consultant will rely on such continuing functions.
          Consultant in the absence of notice in writing from the Company will
          rely on the continuing accuracy of material, information and data
          supplied by the Company. Consultant represents that he has knowledge
          of and is experienced in providing the aforementioned services.

          The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Consultant
          from any and all claims or demands of any kind relating to the
          Company's breach of its agreements hereunder.

          7.  MISCELLANEOUS
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          Termination:   This Agreement may be terminated by Consultant upon
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          written notice to the Company for a material breach of this contract
          which shall be effective five (5) business days from the date of such
          notice

          Modification:  This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of
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          the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may be
          amended only in a writing signed by both parties.

          Notices: Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall
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          be in writing and shall be mailed or otherwise delivered in person or
          by facsimile transmission at the address of such Party set forth above
          or to such other address or facsimile telephone number, as the Party
          shall have furnished in writing to the other Party.

          Waiver: Any waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of
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          this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of
          any other breach of that provision or of any breach of any other
          provision of this Agreement. The failure of a Party to insist upon
          strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on one or more
          occasions will not be considered a waiver or deprive the other Party
          of the right thereafter to insist upon adherence to that term of any
          other term or this Agreement.

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         Assignment: The Options under this Agreement are assignable at the
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         discretion of the Consultant.

         Severability: If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal,
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         or unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect,
         and if any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it
         shall nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and
         circumstances.

         Disagreements: Any dispute or other disagreement arising from or out of
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         this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration under the rules of the
         American Arbitration Association and the decision of the arbitrator(s)
         shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
         Arbitration shall occur only in DuPage County, IL. The interpretation
         and the enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by Illinois law
         as applied to residents of the State of Illinois relating to contracts
         executed in and to be performed solely within the State of Illinois. In
         the event any dispute is arbitrated, the prevailing Party (as
         determined by the arbitrator(s)) shall be entitled to recover that
         Party's reasonable attorney's fees incurred (as determined by the
         arbitrator(s)).

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties as
         of the date first above written.

         COMPANY                                 CONSULTANT
         ShareCom, Inc.                          Sara Wetzel

         By: /s/ Brad Nordling                   By: /s/ Sara Wetzel
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             Brad Nordling                          Sara Wetzel

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                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

       This Consulting Agreement (the "Agreement") made as of November 13,
2001 by and between Francis S. Widen ("Consultant") and ShareCom, Inc.
("Company").

                                   WITNESSETH

       WHEREAS, the Company requires and will continue to require business
services relating to management, strategic planning and marketing for the
Company; and

      WHEREAS, Consultant shall provide Company with strategic planning and
marketing consulting services and is desirous of performing such services for
the Company; and

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to induce Consultant to provide these
consulting services to the Company,

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter
stated, it is agreed as follows:

     1. APPOINTMENT
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     The Company hereby engages Consultant and Consultant agrees to render
     various business services to the Company upon the terms and conditions
     hereinafter set forth.

     2. TERMS
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     The term of this Agreement began as of the date of this Agreement, and
     shall terminate on November 30, 2002, unless earlier terminated in
     accordance with paragraph 7 herein or as extended by the parties from time
     to time.

     3. SERVICES
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     During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall provide advice to,
     undertake for and consult with the Company concerning management,
     marketing, consulting, strategic planning, corporate organization and
     structure, sales matters in connection with the operations of the business
     of the Company. Consultant agrees to provide on a timely basis the
     following services, and additional services contemplated thereby:

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          (a)  The implementation of short-range and long-range strategic
               planning to develop and enhance the Company's products and
               services;

          (b)  Develop and assist in the implementation of a marketing program
               to enable the Company to broaden the markets for its services and
               promote the image of the Company and its products and services;

          (c)  Advise the Company relative to the recruitment and employment of
               marketing and sales personnel consistent with the growth of
               operations of the Company;

          (d)  The identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiating and
               closing of strategic alliances.

     4.  DUTIES OF THE COMPANY
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     The Company shall provide Consultant, on a regular and timely basis, with
     all data and information about it, its subsidiaries, its management, its
     products and services and its operations as shall be reasonably requested
     by Consultant, and shall advise Consultant of any facts which would affect
     the accuracy of any data and information previously supplied pursuant to
     this paragraph. The Company shall promptly supply Consultant with full and
     complete copies of all brochures or other sales materials relating to its
     products and services.

     5.  COMPENSATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT
     ------------------------------------------

     Concurrently with the execution hereof, the Company shall grant and issue
     to Consultant the option to purchase 65,000,000 shares of $.0001 par value
     common stock of the Company (the "Shares") which shall be registered with
     the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable state
     securities agencies so as to enable the Shares to be freely saleable and
     tradable in the public securities markets. The Company shall use its best
     and diligent efforts to maintain all SEC and other registrations so as to
     enable said Shares to be fully saleable and tradable for a period of five
     (5) years from the date hereof. The option shall have an exercise price of
     $0.000923 per share, and shall expire on November 30, 2005 at 5:00 P.M.
     C.S.T. Consultant in providing the foregoing services shall be reimbursed
     for any pre-approved out-of-pocket costs, including, without limitation,
     travel, lodging, telephone, postage and over night shipping charges.

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     The Company also agrees that if the Shares fail to attain a market price of
     $60,000 for five (5) separate trading days during a period of five (5)
     years from the date of Consultant's exercise of the option; then the
     Company shall issue a supplemental option to Consultant for additional
     Shares at the exercise price set forth in the initial option, upon the
     written demand of Consultant to the Company. If the Company fails to issue
     the supplemental option within five (5) days from the date of Consultants
     written demand notice, then it immediately shall pay to Consultant
     liquidated damages of $60,000.

     6.  REPRESENTATION AND INDEMNIFICATION
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     The Company shall be deemed to have been made a continuing representation
     of the accuracy of any and all facts, material information and data which
     it supplies to Consultant and acknowledges its awareness that Consultant
     will rely on such continuing functions. Consultant in the absence of notice
     in writing from the Company will rely on the continuing accuracy of
     material, information and data supplied by the Company. Consultant
     represents that he has knowledge of and is experienced in providing the
     aforementioned services.

     The Company agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Consultant from
     any and all claims or demands of any kind relating to the Company's breach
     of its agreements hereunder.

     7.  MISCELLANEOUS
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     Termination:  This Agreement may be terminated by Consultant upon written
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     notice to the Company for a material breach of this contract which shall be
     effective five (5) business days from the date of such notice

     Modification: This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of
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     the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and may be amended
     only in a writing signed by both parties.

     Notices:      Any notices required or permitted to be given hereunder
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     shall be in writing and shall be mailed or otherwise delivered in person or
     by facsimile transmission at the address of such Party set forth above or
     to such other address or facsimile telephone number, as the Party shall
     have furnished in writing to the other Party.

     Waiver:       Any waiver by either Party of a breach of any provision of
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     this Agreement shall not operate as or be construed to be a waiver of any
     other breach of that provision or of any breach of any other provision of
     this Agreement. The failure of a Party to insist upon strict adherence to
     any term of this Agreement on one or more occasions will not be considered
     a waiver or deprive the other Party of the right thereafter to insist upon
     adherence to that term of any other term or this Agreement.

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     Assignment:    The Options under this Agreement are assignable at the
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     discretion of the Consultant.

     Severability:  If any provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal, or
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     unenforceable, the balance of this Agreement shall remain in effect, and if
     any provision is inapplicable to any person or circumstance, it shall
     nevertheless remain applicable to all other persons and circumstances.

     Disagreements: Any dispute or other disagreement arising from or out of
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     this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration under the rules of the
     American Arbitration Association and the decision of the arbitrator(s)
     shall be enforceable in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Arbitration
     shall occur only in DuPage County, IL. The interpretation and the
     enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by Illinois law as applied
     to residents of the State of Illinois relating to contracts executed in and
     to be performed solely within the State of Illinois. In the event any
     dispute is arbitrated, the prevailing Party (as determined by the
     arbitrator(s)) shall be entitled to recover that Party's reasonable
     attorney's fees incurred (as determined by the arbitrator(s)).

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by the Parties as of
     the date first above written.

     COMPANY                                    CONSULTANT
     ShareCom, Inc.                             Francis S. Widen

     By: /s/ Brad Nordling                      By: /s/ Francis S. Widen
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         Brad Nordling                              Francis S. Widen

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.24

         AGREEMENT FOR TERMINATION OF, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM, PARTNERSHIP

     THIS AGREEMENT FOR TERMINATION OF, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM, PARTNERSHIP (the
"Agreement") is entered into as of the 30th day of June, 2001, by and among (i)
Encore Venture Partners II (Texas), L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Partnership"); (ii) EVP Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Capital"), Encore Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("Management"), and Richard Beckwitt, a Texas resident ("Beckwitt"), (Capital,
Management and Beckwitt are herein collectively referred to as the "Capital
Parties"); and (iii) GP-Encore, Inc., an Arizona corporation (formerly known as
Encore I, Inc.) ("GP-Encore"), and Encore II, Inc., an Arizona corporation (the
"Limited Partner"), (GP-Encore and the Limited Partner are herein collectively
referred to as the "Horton Parties").

                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS, Management and Beckwitt are the only partners of Capital, and
Beckwitt is [the sole /a] member of Management;

     WHEREAS, Capital and GP-Encore, together with the Limited Partner and
Beckwitt, have formed, as of March 21, 2000, the Partnership. The Partnership is
governed by, and operated pursuant to, the terms and provisions of a Limited
Partnership Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2000 (the "Partnership Agreement"),
among Capital, GP-Encore, Beckwitt and the Limited Partner;

     WHEREAS, the parties hereunto desire that the Partnership be terminated as
of June 30, 2001;

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to set forth their agreement as to the
remaining respective obligations, financial or otherwise, of the partners under
the Partnership Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the parties hereto believe that it is in their best interests that
the Partnership's affairs be settled pursuant to this Agreement and that the
winding up of the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement be conducted
by GP-Encore solely for the benefit of GP-Encore and the Limited Partner;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                                    AGREEMENT

     1. The termination date for all purposes of the Partnership Agreement shall
     be June 30, 2001 (the "Termination Date"), notwithstanding the notice given
     by GP-Encore to Capital, Beckwitt and the Limited Partner on June 29, 2001,
     which notice is hereby

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     superceded, and the 180-day notice requirement set forth in Section 6.1 of
     the Partnership Agreement is hereby waived.

     2. Effective as of the Termination Date, Capital and Beckwitt hereby
     withdraw as a general partner and limited partner, respectively, of the
     Partnership, and GP-Encore hereby consents to the withdrawal. The Capital
     Parties hereby relinquish any right, title or interest under the
     Partnership Agreement, as a partner of the Partnership, or in or to the
     Partnership or Partnership property or other assets, including, but not
     limited to, any general or limited partner interest in the Partnership, and
     hereby waive any and all rights they may have to receive any distribution
     of property or other assets from the Partnership or any payment of fees and
     expenses by the Partnership, whether on account of their withdrawal, the
     winding up or liquidation of the Partnership or otherwise. The withdrawal
     and relinquishment provided in this paragraph 2, however, shall not
     prohibit claims for indemnification from the Partnership in accordance with
     Section 2.8(a) and (b) of the Partnership Agreement.

     3. Capital and Management shall proceed promptly to change their names, all
     related e-mail addresses and any URL they may have so as to not use the
     name "Encore" or any name which is deceptively similar to "Encore." The
     Capital Partners hereby assign to GP-Encore any right, title or interest
     they may have in such name or any variation thereof.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

     4. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that any individual
     signing as, for or on behalf of the party (a) has full and complete legal
     right and authority to act as provided herein and to bind the party and all
     other persons or entities with any right, title or interest through the
     party, and (b) has sufficient knowledge about the investments made by the
     Partnership and their prospects to enable the party to evaluate the merits
     of entering into this Agreement.

     5. The parties hereto have entered into this Agreement in reliance solely
     upon the representations, warranties and agreements set forth in this
     Agreement and not upon any other representation or statement, written or
     oral.

     6. If any provision, or part thereof, of this Agreement is prohibited by
     law or otherwise determined to be invalid or unenforceable by a court or
     arbitrator of competent jurisdiction, such provision, or part thereof,
     shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, or parts
     thereof.

     7. Any modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or any
     consent to any departure from the terms of this Agreement, shall not be
     binding unless in writing and signed by the party against whom such
     modification or waiver is sought to be enforced.

     8. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto with
     respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior
     understandings and agreements of the parties with respect to the subject
     matter hereof.

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     9. Each party hereto agrees to execute any and all documents reasonably
     required to effectuate the purposes and intent of this Agreement, now or in
     the future.

     10. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, each
     party hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, executors,
     personal representatives, successors, assigns, and all persons or entities
     acting in concert with any of them.

     11. Should any dispute arise between the parties hereto relating to this
     Agreement, its terms, or the performance or non-performance of any
     obligation undertaken by the parties, or any of them, pursuant to this
     Agreement, the dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Fort
     Worth, Texas, or in such other location as mutually agreed to by the
     parties, in accordance with the then applicable rules of the American
     Arbitration Association, and in no other manner. The decision and award of
     the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and judgment thereon may be
     entered in any state or federal court with jurisdiction over the parties.
     The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to, subtract from, or modify
     any provision of this Agreement.

     12. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
     WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THAT WOULD APPLY
     ANY OTHER LAW.

     13. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
     which shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one and the
     same instrument.

                    Signatures Appear On The Following Pages

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     Executed as of the date first above written.

                                 THE PARTNERSHIP:

                                      ENCORE VENTURE PARTNERS II
                                      (TEXAS), L.P.

                                            By: Evp Capital, L.P.,
                                                General Partner

                                              By: Encore Management, LLC.,
                                                  General Partner

                                                By: /s/ RICHARD BECKWITT
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                                                Name: Richard Beckwitt
                                                Title: Managing Member

                                            By: GP-Encore, Inc., General Partner

                                              By: /s/ DONALD R. HORTON
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                                                  Name: Donald R. Horton
                                                  Title: Chairman

                                 THE CAPITAL PARTIES:

                                      EVP CAPITAL, L.P.

                                           By: Encore Management, LLC.,
                                               General Partner

                                                By: /s/ RICHARD BECKWITT
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                                                Name: Richard Beckwitt
                                                Title: Managing Member

                                           By: Richard Beckwitt, Limited Partner

                                                /s/ RICHARD BECKWITT
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                                                Richard Beckwitt

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE
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                                       ENCORE MANAGEMENT, LLC

                                            By: /s/ RICHARD BECKWITT
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name: Richard Beckwitt
                                                Title: Managing Member

                                                /s/ RICHARD BECKWITT
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                                       RICHARD BECKWITT, a Texas resident

                                  THE HORTON PARTIES:

                                       GP-ENCORE, INC.

                                            By: /s/ DONALD R. HORTON
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name: Donald R. Horton
                                                Title: Chairman

                                  ENCORE II, INC.

                                            By: /s/ WILLIAM K. PECK
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:
                                                Title:

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE

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