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Exhibit 10.26

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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               This  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 29th day of
January,  2002,  by  and  between  Crossmann   Communities,   Inc.,  an  Indiana
corporation  (the  "Company")  and Steve Dunn (the  "Executive"),  an individual
resident in the State of Indiana.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

               WHEREAS,  the Company has entered into an  Agreement  and Plan of
Merger with Beazer Homes USA, Inc.  ("Parent") and its  subsidiary  Beazer Homes
Invesment  Corp.  ("Merger  Sub"),  pursuant to which the Company will be merged
with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger");

               WHEREAS,  as a condition to the  execution of the  Agreement  and
Plan of Merger by Parent and Merger Sub,  the Board of  Directors of Parent (the
"Board")  has  determined  that  it is in  the  best  interests  of it  and  its
stockholders to assure that the Merger Sub will have the continued dedication of
the Executive, notwithstanding the occurrence of the Merger, and the Company has
agreed to enter into this agreement to ensure the employment of Executive by the
Company  prior to the Merger  and by Merger Sub after the Merger  upon the terms
set forth herein; and

               WHEREAS,  all  references to the Company herein for any period of
time  following  the  Merger  shall be deemed  references  to Merger  Sub as the
survivor of the Merger with the Company.

               NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and of the
mutual  covenants and  agreements  herein  contained,  the Company and Executive
hereby agree as follows:

               1. Employment.

               1.1  Employment  and Duties.  The Company hereby agrees to employ
Executive effective upon the Merger for the Term (as hereinafter defined) as its
Regional  President,  subject  to the  direction  of the COO of Parent  and,  in
connection  therewith,  to perform  such duties as he/she  shall  reasonably  be
directed by the COO to perform.  In performing such duties hereunder,  Executive
shall comply with the policies  and  procedures  as adopted from time to time by
the Board,  shall give the  Company the  benefit of his/her  special  knowledge,
skills, contacts and business experience, shall perform his/her duties and carry

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out his/her  responsibilities  hereunder in a diligent manner,  and shall devote
all of his/her business time,  attention,  ability and energy exclusively to the
performance of his/her duties and responsibilities hereunder; provided, however,
that  Executive  may,  with the approval of the COO of Parent from time to time,
serve,  or continue to serve,  on the board of directors  of, and hold any other
offices  or  positions  in,  companies  or  organizations,  which,  in the  such
officer's  reasonable  judgment,  will not present any conflict of interest with
the Company or any of its  affiliates  or  divisions,  or  materially  adversely
affect  the  performance  of  Executive's  duties  pursuant  to this  Agreement.
Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees to render such services.

               1.2  Location.   The  principal   location  for   performance  of
Executive's  services hereunder shall be at the offices of the Company which are
currently  located  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  subject  to  reasonable  travel
requirements  during the course of such performance.  Except for such reasonable
travel  requirements,  Executive  shall not be required to perform the  services
described  herein at a  location  more than a 35-mile  radius  from the  current
Company officers in Indianapolis.

               2. Employment Term.

               2.1  Term.  The term of  Executive's  employment  hereunder  (the
"Term") shall  commence  effective as of the date hereof and shall end 12 months
after the  closing  of the  Merger.  Upon  expiration  of the Term,  Executive's
employment  with the Company  shall be as an  employee  at will,  subject to the
employment policies and practices of the Company and of Parent.

               3. Compensation and Benefits.

                    3.1 Cash Compensation.

                    (1) Base Salary.  In consideration  of Executive's  services
hereunder  the  Company  shall pay  Executive  an  aggregate  base  salary at an
annualized  rate,  effective as of the date hereof  (until  adjusted as provided
below), of $250,000, payable, in each case, in such nearly equal installments as
may be customary  for executive  officers  employed by the Company (but not less
frequently  than  monthly) or as may  otherwise be agreed to between the Company
and  Executive,  in arrears (the "Base  Salary").  The Base Salary for each year
shall be prorated according to the number of days in such year during which this
Agreement  is in  effect.  Commencing  October  1,  2002 and on each  October  1
thereafter,  the  Base  Salary  may be  adjusted  (upward  or  downward)  by the
Compensation  Committee  of the Board,  taking  into  consideration  Executive's
performance,  general  cost  of  living  increases,  the  salaries  provided  by
comparable businesses,  the financial condition of the Company and other similar
matters;  provided,  however, that any downward adjustment of the Base Salary at
October 1, 2002, shall not take effect until the end of the Term.

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                    (a) Executive will be entitled to a bonus of $50,000 payable
on the first pay period after the twelve-month anniversary of the effective date
of the Merger so long as Executive  is still  employed by the Company as of such
anniversary (the "Stay Bonus").

                    (b) In  addition  to the  Stay  Bonus,  Executive  shall  be
entitled to an annual  performance  bonus,  the terms and performance  goals for
which are set forth on Schedule A hereto, in a maximum amount equal to 2.5 times
the Base Salary;  provided  that for  calendar  year 2002  notwithstanding  such
performance  criteria,  Executive shall receive a bonus pursuant to this Section
3.1(2)(b) in an amount of at least  $300,000.  Such  performance  bonus shall be
payable  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the  end of  calendar  2002  and in
accordance  with the terms set forth on Schedule A; provided that the guaranteed
portion of such bonus shall be paid on or before  December 30, 2002. The parties
hereto hereby agree to negotiate in good faith to complete  Schedule A within 30
days of the execution date of this Agreement.  Upon completion of Schedule A, an
initialed copy thereof shall be attached to this Agreement.

                    (c)  Executive  will  be  eligible  to  participate  in  the
Company's bonus and stock incentive plans (including,  without  limitation,  the
Company's  1999 Stock  Incentive  Plan) at the  discretion  of the  Compensation
Committee of the Board. The amount and terms of, and the targets, conditions and
restrictions  applicable to each bonus or other incentive award shall be subject
to the  provisions  of any such plan and of the  applicable  award  letter  duly
executed and delivered by the Company.

               3.2  Participation  in Benefit  Plans.  The payments  provided in
Section 3 hereof are in addition to any benefits to which  Executive  may be, or
may become,  entitled under any benefit plan or program of the Company or Parent
for  which key  executives  are or shall  become  eligible,  including,  without
limitation,  pension,  401(k),  life and disability  insurance  benefits  and/or
plans.  Further,  Executive  shall be eligible  to receive  during the period of
his/her  employment under this Agreement,  all benefits and emoluments for which
executives  are  eligible  under  every  such  plan  or  program  to the  extent
permissible under the general terms and provisions of such plans or programs and
in accordance with the provisions thereof. Executive's years of service with the
Company or a Company subsidiary prior to the Merger will be given full credit in
determining Executive's eligibility to participate and level of participation in
any of the benefit  plans or programs  of the  Company or Parent  following  the
Merger.

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               3.3  Vacation.  Effective  upon the  Merger,  Executive  shall be
subject  to the  vacation  policy  outlined  in the  Parent  Employee  Handbook.
Vacation  may be taken at times  which do not  unreasonably  interfere  with the
performance of Executive's  duties hereunder.  Executive's years of service with
the  Company or any  Company  subsidiary  prior to the Merger will be given full
credit in  determining  Executive's  level of permitted  vacation  following the
Merger. Any unused vacation time,  including any unused vacation time accrued by
Executive  while  employed at  Crossmann,  shall be subject to  accumulation  or
forfeiture in accordance with Company policy as in effect from time to time.

               3.4 Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
reasonable and necessary  out-of-pocket  expenses  incurred by him or her in the
performance  of  his/her  duties  under  this  Agreement.  Executive  shall keep
detailed  and  accurate  records of  expenses  incurred in  connection  with the
performance of his/her duties hereunder and  reimbursement  therefor shall be in
accordance  with policies and procedures to be established  from time to time by
the Board.

               3.5 Automobile/Automobile  Allowance.  During the Term, Executive
shall be entitled to use of an  automobile or  automobile  allowance  upon terms
substantially  identical to Executive's  existing  arrangements with the Company
prior to the Merger.

               4. Termination.

               4.1  General.  In  addition  to the  right  of  either  party  to
terminate  this Agreement  pursuant to Section 2 hereof,  the Company shall have
right to terminate the employment of Executive as set forth in this Section 4.

               4.2  Termination  for Cause.  In addition  to any other  remedies
which  the  Company  may  have  at law or in  equity,  the  COO  of  Parent  may
immediately  terminate  Executive's  employment  under this  Agreement by giving
Executive  written  notice  of  such  termination  (provided,  however,  that  a
termination  described by (1) below shall require the  concurrence of the CEO of
Parent) upon or at any time  following  the  occurrence  of any of the following
events, and each such termination shall constitute a termination for "cause":

                    (1) Any act or  failure  to act (or  series  or  combination
thereof) by Executive  done with the intent to harm in any material  respect the
interests of the Company or any affiliate thereof;

                    (2) The  commission  by Executive of a felony,  other than a
Class D felony unless the restrictions  imposed on Executive as a result of such
Class D felony make  performance of his or her job impossible or he or she fails
to comply with any such restrictions imposed;

                    (3)  The  perpetration  by  Executive  of an act  of  theft,
embezzlement or common law fraud against the Company or any affiliate thereof;

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                    (4) A grossly  negligent act or failure to act (or series or
combination  thereof) by Executive  detrimental  in any material  respect to the
interests of the Company or any affiliate thereof;

                    (5) The material  breach by Executive of his/her  agreements
or obligations under this Agreement; or

                    (6) The continued  refusal to follow the written  directives
of  the  COO  of  Parent  which  are  consistent  with  Executive's  duties  and
responsibilities identified in Section 1.1 hereof; provided that Executive shall
have the right to appeal any such directive he or she believes is not consistent
with such duties and responsibilities to the CEO of Parent.

Upon the early termination of Executive's employment under this Agreement by the
Company for "cause" the Company  shall pay to  Executive  (i) an amount equal to
Executive's Base Salary accrued through the effective date of termination at the
rate in effect at the time notice of termination  is given,  payable at the time
such  payment  is due;  and (ii) at the time such  payments  are due,  all other
amounts to which Executive is entitled hereunder (including any bonus payment in
respect of the fiscal year  preceding the fiscal year in which this Agreement is
so terminated,  expense  reimbursement  amounts submitted prior to the effective
date of  termination  or amounts  under any  benefit  plan of the  Company,  but
expressly excluding any bonus or other incentive payment (or portion thereof) in
respect  of the fiscal  year in which this  Agreement  is so  terminated  or any
fiscal year of the Company  thereafter),  and, upon payment of such amounts, the
Company shall have no further obligation to Executive under this Agreement.

               4.3  Disability  of  Executive.  Subject to  applicable  law,  if
Executive  shall  become ill or be  injured  or  otherwise  become  disabled  or
incapacitated such that, in the opinion of the Board,  he/she cannot fully carry
out and perform  his/her  duties  hereunder,  and such  disability or incapacity
shall continue for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive  days, the Board may,
at any time  thereafter,  by giving  Executive prior written  notice,  fully and
finally  terminate  his/her  employment under this Agreement.  Termination under
this  Section 4.3 shall be  effective  as of the date  provided in such  notice,
which  date  shall not be fewer  than  ninety  (90) days  after  such  notice is
delivered  to  Executive or his/her  representative,  and the Company  shall pay
Executive  his/her Base Salary  accrued to the effective  date of termination at
the rate in effect at the time of such notice,  payable at the time such payment
is due. Upon payment of (i) such accrued Base Salary; and (ii) all other amounts
to which Executive may be entitled hereunder, including, without limitation, (A)
subject  to the  terms  of any such  bonus  or  incentive  award,  any  bonus or
incentive  payment to which the Executive  would have been entitled  pursuant to
Section  3.1(2)  hereof  (prorated  for the period up to the  effective  date of
termination),  provided the targets and other conditions  applicable thereto are
met, (B) a pro rata portion of the guaranteed  portion of the performance  bonus
set forth in Section 3.1(2)(b)  hereof,  (C) any expense  reimbursement  amounts

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submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and (D) any amounts under
any other  benefit  plan of the Company,  in any case at the time such  payments
would otherwise have become due and payable in the absence of such  termination,
and the  Company  shall  have no  further  obligation  to  Executive  under this
Agreement.

               4.4  Death  of  Executive.  This  Agreement  shall  automatically
terminate  upon the  death of  Executive.  Upon the  early  termination  of this
Agreement as a result of death, the Company shall pay Executive's estate: (i) an
amount equal to Executive's  Base Salary  accrued  through the effective date of
termination at the rate in effect at the effective date of termination,  payable
at the time such payment is due; and (ii) all other  amounts to which  Executive
is entitled hereunder,  including,  without limitation, (A) subject to the terms
of any such bonus or incentive  award,  any bonus or incentive  payment to which
the  Executive  would  have been  entitled  pursuant  to Section  3.1(2)  hereof
(prorated for the period up to the effective date of termination),  provided the
targets  and  other  conditions  applicable  thereto  are met,  (B) any  expense
reimbursement amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and
(C) any amounts under any other benefit plan of the Company, in each case at the
time such payments would otherwise have become due any payable in the absence of
such termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive
under this Agreement.

               4.5  Termination  Not  Otherwise  Provided  For. This Section 4.5
governs all  terminations  of  Executive's  employment  hereunder  which are not
otherwise provided for in this Section 4 or Section 6 and expressly contemplates
a termination of Executive without "cause" and a termination of Executive by the
Company by reason of  retirement.  Except as otherwise  provided in Section 4.2,
4.3, 4.4 or 6, Executive's  employment under this Agreement may be terminated by
giving  Executive  written notice thereof,  effective as of the date provided in
such notice.  Upon such termination of the employment of Executive,  the Company
shall pay to Executive:  (i) an amount equal to Executive's  Base Salary payable
for the remainder of the Term at the time such  payments  would  otherwise  have
become due and payable in the absence of such  termination at the rate in effect
on the date of  termination;  and (ii) all other  amounts to which  Executive is
entitled,  including  (A)  subject to the terms of any such  bonus or  incentive
award,  any bonus or incentive  payment to which the  Executive  would have been
entitled  pursuant  to Section  3.1(2)  hereof,  provided  the targets and other
conditions  applicable thereto are met, (B) a pro rata portion of the Stay Bonus
set forth in Section 3.1(2)(a) hereof and of the full guaranteed  portion of the
performance  bonus  set  forth in  Section  3.1(2)(b)  hereof,  (C) any  expense
reimbursement amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and
(D) any amounts under any other benefit plan of the Company, in each case at the
time such payments would otherwise have become due and payable in the absence of
such termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive
under this Agreement.

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               4.6  Termination  by  Executive.  Executive  may, with or without
cause,  terminate his/her  employment under this Agreement by giving the Company
at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice of such  termination  (which may
be waived by the Company), and after the effective date of such termination, the
Company  shall have no further  obligation  to Executive  under this  Agreement,
including,  without limitation,  no obligation to pay any pro-rata amount of any
bonus  or  incentive  payment  in  respect  of  the  period  up to the  date  of
termination;  provided that Executive shall be entitled to expense reimbursement
amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination, and payment of all
bonuses or incentive payments attributable to the fiscal year preceding the year
in which such termination occurs.

               5. Employment Covenants.

               5.1   Covenant   Not  to  Compete.   Executive   recognizes   and
acknowledges  that the Company is placing its confidence and trust in Executive.
Executive,   therefore,   covenants  and  agrees  that  during  the   Applicable
Non-Compete  Period (as defined below)  Executive  shall not, either directly or
indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board:

                    (1) Engage in or carry on any  business or in any way become
associated  with any business which is similar to or is in competition  with the
Business of the Company  (as such term is used and defined  herein).  As used in
this Section 5, the term "Business of the Company"  shall mean the  construction
of residential  homes for resale to consumers,  the purchase of land (or options
therefor) for development for single family homes for resale, the development of
such land for  single  family  homes for resale and shall  further  include  any
business in which the Company is actively engaged at any time during the Term;

                    (2) Solicit the business of any person or entity,  on behalf
of  himself  or any  other  person or  entity,  which is or has been at any time
during  the  term of this  Agreement  a  customer  or  supplier  of the  Company
including,  but not limited to,  former or present  customers or suppliers  with
whom  Executive  has had  personal  contact  during,  or by reason  of,  his/her
relationship with the Company;

                    (3)  Be  or   become   an   employee,   agent,   consultant,
representative, director or officer of, or be otherwise in any manner associated
with,  any person,  firm,  corporation,  association  or other  entity  which is
engaged in or is carrying on any business  which is similar to or in competition
with the Business of the Company;

                    (4) Solicit for employment or employ any person  employed by
the  Company  at any  time  during  the  twelve  (12)-month  period  immediately
preceding such solicitation or employment; or

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                    (5) Be or become a shareholder,  joint  venturer,  owner (in
whole or in  part),  or  partner,  or be or become  associated  with or have any
proprietary or financial interest in or of any firm, corporation, association or
other entity which is engaged in or is carrying on any business which is similar
to or in  competition  with the  Business of the  Company.  Notwithstanding  the
proceeding sentence, passive equity investments by Executive of $100,000 or less
in any  entity or  affiliated  group of any  entity  which is  engaged  in or is
carrying on any business which is similar to or in competition with the Business
of the Company shall not be deemed to violate this Section 5.1.

Executive hereby  recognizes and acknowledges that upon completion of the Merger
the existing  Business of the Company extends  throughout the States of Georgia,
Tennessee,  South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, California,  Arizona, Nevada,
Florida, Maryland, New Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  Colorado,  District of
Columbia,  Indiana,  Ohio and  Kentucky  and prior to  completion  of the Merger
extends throughout the States of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,  North Carolina, South
Carolina,  and Tennessee and therefore  agrees that the covenants not to compete
contained in this Section 5.1 shall be applicable in and throughout  such states
as well as throughout such additional  areas and states in which the Company may
be (or has  prepared  written  plans  to be)  doing  business  as of the date of
termination of Executive's employment; provided, however, that in the event that
Executive's  employment  under this Agreement is terminated  pursuant to Section
4.5 or Section  4.6  hereof,  the  covenants  not to compete  contained  in this
Section 5.1 shall be applicable  only  throughout  the states of Indiana,  Ohio,
Kentucky,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina and  Tennessee.  Executive  further
warrants and  represents  that,  because of his/her  varied skill and abilities,
he/she does not need to compete  with the  Business of the Company and that this
Agreement will not prevent  him/her from earning a livelihood  and  acknowledges
that the  restrictions  contained  in this  Section  4.1  constitute  reasonable
protections for the Company.

               As used in this  Section  4.1,  "Applicable  Non-Compete  Period"
shall mean: (a) unless and until the Executive's employment under this Agreement
is terminated  prior to the scheduled end of the Term,  the period  beginning on
the execution date of this Agreement and ending on the date of the scheduled end
of  the  Term;  (b)  if the  Executive's  employment  under  this  Agreement  is
terminated pursuant to Section 4.2, Section 4.3 or Section 4.6 hereof or for any
other reason (other than as set forth in clause (c) below), the period beginning
on the execution date of this Agreement and ending on the date which is 180 days
after  scheduled end of the Term; and (c) if the  Executive's  employment  under
this  Agreement  is  terminated  pursuant  to  Section  4.5  hereof,  the period
beginning on the  execution  date of this  Agreement  and ending on the first to
occur  of (i) the  date  which  is the  three-month  anniversary  of the date of
termination and (ii) the date of the scheduled end of the Term.

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               5.2  Trade  Secrets  and  Confidential   Information.   Executive
recognizes  and  acknowledges  that  certain  information   including,   without
limitation,  information  pertaining to the financial  condition of the Company,
its systems,  methods of doing business,  agreements with customers or suppliers
or other aspects of the Business of the Company or which is sufficiently  secret
to derive economic value from not being disclosed  ("Confidential  Information")
may be made  available or  otherwise  come into the  possession  of Executive by
reason of his/her  employment with the Company.  Accordingly,  Executive  agrees
that he/she will not (either during or after the term of his/her employment with
the  Company)  disclose  any  Confidential  Information  to  any  person,  firm,
corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever or
make use to his/her  personal  advantage or to the advantage of any third party,
of any Confidential Information, without the prior written consent of the Board.
Executive  shall,  upon  termination  of  employment,  return to the Company all
documents,  diskettes,  electronic or digital storage devices or any other items
which   reflect   Confidential    Information    (including   copies   thereof).
Notwithstanding  anything  heretofore  stated in this Section  5.2,  Executive's
obligations  under this Section 5.2 shall not, after  termination of Executive's
employment  with the Company,  apply to information  which has become  generally
available to the public without any action or omission of Executive.

               5.3 Records. All files, records, memoranda, documents, diskettes,
electronic  or digital  storage  devices or any other  items  regarding  former,
existing  or  prospective  customers  of the  Company or  relating in any manner
whatsoever  to   Confidential   Information  or  the  Business  of  the  Company
(collectively,  "Records"),  whether  prepared by Executive or otherwise  coming
into his/her  possession,  shall be the exclusive  property of the Company.  All
Records shall be  immediately  placed in the physical  possession of the Company
upon the termination of Executive's employment with the Company, or at any other
time specified by the Board. The retention and use by Executive of duplicates in
any form of Records is  prohibited  after the  Executive's  employment  with the
Company.

               5.4 Breach.  Executive hereby  recognizes and  acknowledges  that
irreparable  injury or damage  shall  result  to the  Company  in the event of a
breach or  threatened  breach by Executive of any of the terms or  provisions of
this  Section  5, and  Executive  therefore  agrees  that the  Company  shall be
entitled to an injunction  restraining  Executive  from engaging in any activity
constituting such breach or threatened breach. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies  available
to the  Company  at law or in  equity  for such  breach  or  threatened  breach,
including  but not limited to, the  recovery of damages from  Executive  and, if
Executive is an employee of the Company,  the termination of his/her  employment
with the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

               5.5 Survival.  Notwithstanding  the termination of the employment
of  Executive or the  termination  of this  Agreement,  the  provisions  of this
Section 5 shall survive and be binding upon Executive unless a written agreement
which specifically refers to the termination of the obligations and covenants of
this Section 5 is executed by the Company.

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               6. Successors; Assigns.

               6.1 This  Agreement is personal to the  Executive and without the
prior  written  consent of the Company  shall not be assignable by the Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and  distribution.  This Agreement
shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be  enforceable  by the  Executive's  legal
representatives.

               6.2 The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and
to delegate all of its rights,  duties and  obligations  hereunder to any entity
which  controls  the  Company,  which the  Company  controls or which may be the
result  of the  merger,  consolidation,  acquisition  or  reorganization  of the
Company and another  entity,  including  without  limitation,  the assignment or
transfer of this  Agreement  upon the Merger to Merger Sub, which shall occur by
operation of law.  This  Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

               6.3 The Company will  require any  successor  (whether  direct or
indirect,   by  purchase,   merger,   consolidation  or  otherwise)  to  all  or
substantially  all of the  business  and/or  assets  of the  Company  to  assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent  that the Company  would be required to perform it if no such  succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement,  "Company" shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore  defined  and  any  successor  to its  business  and/or  assets  as
aforesaid  which  assumes and agrees to perform  this  Agreement by operation of
law, or otherwise.

               7. Miscellaneous.

               7.1  THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED  BY  AND  CONSTRUED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  LAWS OF THE  STATE  OF  INDIANA,  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO THE
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

               7.2 Any  notices  to be given  hereunder  by either  party to the
other  may  be  effected  by  personal   delivery  in  writing,   via  facsimile
transmission  or by mail,  registered or certified,  postage prepaid with return
receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the parties as follows:

         If to the Company:   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
                              5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
                              Suite B-200
                              Atlanta, Georgia 30342
                              Attn:  President
                              Facsimile:  404-250-3428

         If to the Executive: Steve Dunn
                              9739 Irishmans Run Lane
                              Zionsville, Indiana 46077

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Any party may change his/her or its address by written notice in accordance with
this Section 7.2. Notices delivered  personally shall be deemed  communicated as
of actual  receipt;  notices  sent via  facsimile  transmission  shall be deemed
communicated as of receipt by the sender of written confirmation of transmission
thereof;  mailed notices shall be deemed communicated as of three (3) days after
proper mailing.

               7.3  This  Agreement  supersedes  any  and  all  other  prior  or
contemporaneous  agreements,  either  oral or in  writing,  between  the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and this Agreement contains all
of the covenants and  agreements  between the parties with respect to employment
of Executive by the Company.

               7.4 The  failure of the  Executive  or the Company to insist upon
strict  compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert
any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of such  provision or right or any other  provision or right of this
Agreement.

               7.5 Except as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  7.6  hereof,  no
amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless and
until executed in writing by each party hereto.

               7.6 All agreements and covenants  contained  herein are severable
and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid by any competent court,
this Agreement  shall be interpreted as if such invalid  agreements or covenants
were not  contained  herein.  Should  any  court or  other  legally  constituted
authority determine that for any such agreement or covenant to be effective that
it must be modified to limit its  duration or scope,  the parties  hereto  shall
consider  such  agreement or covenant to be amended or modified  with respect to
duration and/or scope so as to comply with the orders of any such court or other
legally constituted authority, and as to all other portions of such agreement or
covenants they shall remain in full force and effect as originally written.

               7.7 All  headings  set forth in this  Agreement  are intended for
convenience  only and shall not control or affect the meaning,  construction  or
effect of this Agreement or of any of the provisions hereof.

               7.8 All controversies  which may arise between the parties hereto
including, but not limited to, those arising out of or related to this Agreement
shall be  determined  by binding  arbitration  applying the laws of the State of
Indiana as set forth in Section 7.1  hereof.  Any  arbitration  pursuant to this
Agreement  shall be conducted  in New York City before the American  Arbitration

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Association in accordance with its arbitration  rules. The arbitration  shall be
final and binding upon all the parties (so long as the award was not produced by
corruption,  fraud or undue  means)  and the  arbitrator's  award  shall  not be
required to include factual findings or legal reasoning. Nothing in this Section
7.8 will prevent either party from resorting to judicial  proceedings if interim
injunctive  relief  under  the laws of the  State  of New  York  from a court is
necessary to prevent serious and irreparable injury to one of the parties.

               7.9 This  Agreement  may be executed via  facsimile  transmission
signature and in  counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original
but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

               7.10 All matters to be  determined  by the Board  pursuant to the
terms of this  Agreement  shall be determined by the members of the Board or any
duly authorized committee thereof.

               7.11 The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be
withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

               7.12 Nothing in this  Agreement  shall  prohibit the ownership by
Executive of rental  properties,  provided that  Executive  engages a manager to
supervise all day to day operations of such properties and the operation of such
properties  does  not  interfere  with  the  satisfaction  by  Executive  of his
obligations  under this Agreement,  including his obligations  under Section 1.1
above.

                            [signature page follows]

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               IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  this
Employment Agreement as of the _____ day of ________, 2002.

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Steve Dunn

                                           CROSSMANN COMMUNITIES, INC.

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           By:
                                           Its:

                                     - 13 -Exhibit 10.27

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
                              --------------------

               This  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT is entered into as of the 29th day of
January,  2002,  by  and  between  Crossmann   Communities,   Inc.,  an  Indiana
corporation  (the  "Company")  and  Jennifer  Holihen  (the   "Executive"),   an
individual resident in the State of Indiana.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

               WHEREAS,  the Company has entered into an  Agreement  and Plan of
Merger with Beazer Homes USA, Inc.  ("Parent") and its  subsidiary  Beazer Homes
Investment  Corp.  ("Merger  Sub")  pursuant to which the Company will be merged
with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger");

               WHEREAS,  as a condition to the  execution of the  Agreement  and
Plan of Merger by Parent and Merger Sub,  the Board of  Directors of Parent (the
"Board")  has  determined  that  it is in  the  best  interests  of it  and  its
stockholders to assure that the Merger Sub will have the continued dedication of
the Executive, notwithstanding the occurrence of the Merger, and the Company has
agreed to enter into this agreement to ensure the employment of Executive by the
Company  prior to the Merger  and by Merger Sub after the Merger  upon the terms
set forth herein; and

               WHEREAS,  all  references to the Company herein for any period of
time  following  the  Merger  shall be deemed  references  to Merger  Sub as the
survivor of the Merger with the Company.

               NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  premises  and of the
mutual  covenants and  agreements  herein  contained,  the Company and Executive
hereby agree as follows:

               1. Employment.

               1.1  Employment  and Duties.  The Company hereby agrees to employ
Executive effective upon the Merger for the Term (as hereinafter defined) as its
Regional Vice  President,  subject to the direction of the COO of Parent and the
Regional President of the Company and, in connection therewith,  to perform such
duties as he/she shall  reasonably be directed by the COO or Regional  President
to perform. In performing such duties hereunder, Executive shall comply with the
policies and  procedures  as adopted from time to time by the Board,  shall give
the Company the  benefit of his/her  special  knowledge,  skills,  contacts  and
business  experience,  shall  perform  his/her  duties  and  carry  out  his/her
responsibilities hereunder in a diligent manner, and shall devote all of his/her
business time,  attention,  ability and energy exclusively to the performance of

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his/her duties and responsibilities hereunder; provided, however, that Executive
may,  with the  approval of the COO of Parent or the  Regional  President of the
Company  from  time to time,  serve,  or  continue  to  serve,  on the  board of
directors  of,  and hold  any  other  offices  or  positions  in,  companies  or
organizations,  which,  in the  such  officer's  reasonable  judgment,  will not
present any conflict of interest  with the Company or any of its  affiliates  or
divisions,  or materially adversely affect the performance of Executive's duties
pursuant to this Agreement.  Executive hereby accepts such employment and agrees
to render such services.

               1.2  Location.   The  principal   location  for   performance  of
Executive's  services hereunder shall be at the offices of the Company which are
currently  located  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  subject  to  reasonable  travel
requirements  during the course of such performance.  Except for such reasonable
travel  requirements,  Executive  shall not be required to perform the  services
described  herein at a  location  more than a 35-mile  radius  from the  current
Company officers in Indianapolis.

               2. Employment Term.

               2.1  Term.  The term of  Executive's  employment  hereunder  (the
"Term") shall  commence  effective as of the date hereof and shall end 12 months
after the  closing  of the  Merger.  Upon  expiration  of the Term,  Executive's
employment  with the Company  shall be as an  employee  at will,  subject to the
employment policies and practices of the Company and of Parent.

               3. Compensation and Benefits.

               3.1 Cash Compensation.

                    (1) Base Salary.  In consideration  of Executive's  services
hereunder  the  Company  shall pay  Executive  an  aggregate  base  salary at an
annualized  rate,  effective as of the date hereof  (until  adjusted as provided
below), of $175,000, payable, in each case, in such nearly equal installments as
may be customary  for executive  officers  employed by the Company (but not less
frequently  than  monthly) or as may  otherwise be agreed to between the Company
and  Executive,  in arrears (the "Base  Salary").  The Base Salary for each year
shall be prorated according to the number of days in such year during which this

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Agreement  is in  effect.  Commencing  October  1,  2002 and on each  October  1
thereafter,  the  Base  Salary  may be  adjusted  (upward  or  downward)  by the
Compensation  Committee  of the Board,  taking  into  consideration  Executive's
performance,  general  cost  of  living  increases,  the  salaries  provided  by
comparable businesses,  the financial condition of the Company and other similar
matters;  provided,  however, that any downward adjustment of the Base Salary at
October 1, 2002, shall not take effect until the end of the Term.

                    (2) Bonuses; Stock Incentive Plans.

                         (a)  Executive  will be  entitled to a bonus of $50,000
payable  on the  first pay  period  after the  twelve-month  anniversary  of the
effective  date of the  Merger so long as  Executive  is still  employed  by the
Company as of such anniversary (the "Stay Bonus").

                         (b) In addition to the Stay Bonus,  Executive  shall be
entitled to an annual  performance  bonus,  the terms and performance  goals for
which are set forth on Schedule A hereto, in a maximum amount equal to 1.0 times
the Base Salary;  provided  that for  calendar  year 2002  notwithstanding  such
performance  criteria,  Executive shall receive a bonus pursuant to this Section
3.1(2)(b) in an amount of at least  $150,000.  Such  performance  bonus shall be
payable  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the  end of  calendar  2002  and in
accordance  with the terms set forth on Schedule A; provided that the guaranteed
portion of such bonus shall be paid on or before  December 30, 2002. The parties
hereto hereby agree to negotiate in good faith to complete  Schedule A within 30
days of the execution date of this Agreement.  Upon completion of Schedule A, an
initialed copy thereof shall be attached to this Agreement.

                         (c) Executive  will be eligible to  participate  in the
Company's bonus and stock incentive plans (including,  without  limitation,  the
Company's  1999 Stock  Incentive  Plan) at the  discretion  of the  Compensation
Committee of the Board. The amount and terms of, and the targets, conditions and
restrictions  applicable to each bonus or other incentive award shall be subject
to the  provisions  of any such plan and of the  applicable  award  letter  duly
executed and delivered by the Company.

               3.2  Participation  in Benefit  Plans.  The payments  provided in
Section 3 hereof are in addition to any benefits to which  Executive  may be, or
may become,  entitled under any benefit plan or program of the Company or Parent
for  which key  executives  are or shall  become  eligible,  including,  without
limitation,  pension,  401(k),  life and disability  insurance  benefits  and/or
plans.  Further,  Executive  shall be eligible  to receive  during the period of
his/her  employment under this Agreement,  all benefits and emoluments for which
executives  are  eligible  under  every  such  plan  or  program  to the  extent
permissible under the general terms and provisions of such plans or programs and
in accordance with the provisions thereof. Executive's years of service with the
Company or a Company subsidiary prior to the Merger will be given full credit in
determining Executive's eligibility to participate and level of participation in
any of the benefit  plans or programs  of the  Company or Parent  following  the
Merger.

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               3.3  Vacation.  Effective  upon the  Merger,  Executive  shall be
subject  to the  vacation  policy  outlined  in the  Parent  Employee  Handbook.
Vacation  may be taken at times  which do not  unreasonably  interfere  with the
performance of Executive's  duties hereunder.  Executive's years of service with
the  Company or any  Company  subsidiary  prior to the Merger will be given full
credit in  determining  Executive's  level of permitted  vacation  following the
Merger. Any unused vacation time,  including any unused vacation time accrued by
Executive  while  employed at  Crossmann,  shall be subject to  accumulation  or
forfeiture in accordance with Company policy as in effect from time to time.

               3.4 Expenses. The Company will pay or reimburse Executive for all
reasonable and necessary  out-of-pocket  expenses  incurred by him or her in the
performance  of  his/her  duties  under  this  Agreement.  Executive  shall keep
detailed  and  accurate  records of  expenses  incurred in  connection  with the
performance of his/her duties hereunder and  reimbursement  therefor shall be in
accordance  with policies and procedures to be established  from time to time by
the Board.

               3.5 Automobile/Automobile  Allowance.  During the Term, Executive
shall be entitled to use of an  automobile or  automobile  allowance  upon terms
substantially  identical to Executive's  existing  arrangements with the Company
prior to the Merger.

               4. Termination.

               4.1  General.  In  addition  to the  right  of  either  party  to
terminate  this Agreement  pursuant to Section 2 hereof,  the Company shall have
right to terminate the employment of Executive as set forth in this Section 4.

               4.2  Termination  for Cause.  In addition  to any other  remedies
which  the  Company  may  have at law or in  equity,  the COO of  Parent  or the
Regional  President  of  the  Company  may  immediately   terminate  Executive's
employment  under this  Agreement  by giving  Executive  written  notice of such
termination (provided,  however, that a termination described by (1) below shall
require the  concurrence of the CEO of Parent) upon or at any time following the
occurrence  of any of the  following  events,  and each such  termination  shall
constitute a termination for "cause":

                    (1) Any act or  failure  to act (or  series  or  combination
thereof) by Executive  done with the intent to harm in any material  respect the
interests of the Company or any affiliate thereof;

                    (2) The  commission  by Executive of a felony,  other than a
Class D felony unless the restrictions  imposed on Executive as a result of such
Class D felony make  performance of his or her job impossible or he or she fails
to comply with any such restrictions imposed;

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                    (3)  The  perpetration  by  Executive  of an act  of  theft,
embezzlement or common law fraud against the Company or any affiliate thereof;

                    (4) A grossly  negligent act or failure to act (or series or
combination  thereof) by Executive  detrimental  in any material  respect to the
interests of the Company or any affiliate thereof;

                    (5) The material  breach by Executive of his/her  agreements
or obligations under this Agreement; or

                    (6) The continued  refusal to follow the written  directives
of the  COO of  Parent  or the  Regional  President  of the  Company  which  are
consistent with Executive's  duties and  responsibilities  identified in Section
1.1  hereof;  provided  that  Executive  shall have the right to appeal any such
directive  he  or  she  believes  is  not   consistent   with  such  duties  and
responsibilities to the CEO of Parent.

Upon the early termination of Executive's employment under this Agreement by the
Company for "cause" the Company  shall pay to  Executive  (i) an amount equal to
Executive's Base Salary accrued through the effective date of termination at the
rate in effect at the time notice of termination  is given,  payable at the time
such  payment  is due;  and (ii) at the time such  payments  are due,  all other
amounts to which Executive is entitled hereunder (including any bonus payment in
respect of the fiscal year  preceding the fiscal year in which this Agreement is
so terminated,  expense  reimbursement  amounts submitted prior to the effective
date of  termination  or amounts  under any  benefit  plan of the  Company,  but
expressly excluding any bonus or other incentive payment (or portion thereof) in
respect  of the fiscal  year in which this  Agreement  is so  terminated  or any
fiscal year of the Company  thereafter),  and, upon payment of such amounts, the
Company shall have no further obligation to Executive under this Agreement.

               4.3  Disability  of  Executive.  Subject to  applicable  law,  if
Executive  shall  become ill or be  injured  or  otherwise  become  disabled  or
incapacitated such that, in the opinion of the Board,  he/she cannot fully carry
out and perform  his/her  duties  hereunder,  and such  disability or incapacity
shall continue for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive  days, the Board may,
at any time  thereafter,  by giving  Executive prior written  notice,  fully and
finally  terminate  his/her  employment under this Agreement.  Termination under
this  Section 4.3 shall be  effective  as of the date  provided in such  notice,
which  date  shall not be fewer  than  ninety  (90) days  after  such  notice is
delivered  to  Executive or his/her  representative,  and the Company  shall pay
Executive  his/her Base Salary  accrued to the effective  date of termination at
the rate in effect at the time of such notice,  payable at the time such payment
is due. Upon payment of (i) such accrued Base Salary; and (ii) all other amounts

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to which Executive may be entitled hereunder, including, without limitation, (A)
subject  to the  terms  of any such  bonus  or  incentive  award,  any  bonus or
incentive  payment to which the Executive  would have been entitled  pursuant to
Section  3.1(2)  hereof  (prorated  for the period up to the  effective  date of
termination),  provided the targets and other conditions  applicable thereto are
met, (B) a pro rata portion of the guaranteed  portion of the performance  bonus
set forth in Section 3.1(2)(b)  hereof,  (C) any expense  reimbursement  amounts
submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and (D) any amounts under
any other  benefit  plan of the Company,  in any case at the time such  payments
would otherwise have become due and payable in the absence of such  termination,
and the  Company  shall  have no  further  obligation  to  Executive  under this
Agreement.

               4.4  Death  of  Executive.  This  Agreement  shall  automatically
terminate  upon the  death of  Executive.  Upon the  early  termination  of this
Agreement as a result of death, the Company shall pay Executive's estate: (i) an
amount equal to Executive's  Base Salary  accrued  through the effective date of
termination at the rate in effect at the effective date of termination,  payable
at the time such payment is due; and (ii) all other  amounts to which  Executive
is entitled hereunder,  including,  without limitation, (A) subject to the terms
of any such bonus or incentive  award,  any bonus or incentive  payment to which
the  Executive  would  have been  entitled  pursuant  to Section  3.1(2)  hereof
(prorated for the period up to the effective date of termination),  provided the
targets  and  other  conditions  applicable  thereto  are met,  (B) any  expense
reimbursement amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and
(C) any amounts under any other benefit plan of the Company, in each case at the
time such payments would otherwise have become due any payable in the absence of
such termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive
under this Agreement.

               4.5  Termination  Not  Otherwise  Provided  For. This Section 4.5
governs all  terminations  of  Executive's  employment  hereunder  which are not
otherwise provided for in this Section 4 or Section 6 and expressly contemplates
a termination of Executive without "cause" and a termination of Executive by the
Company by reason of  retirement.  Except as otherwise  provided in Section 4.2,
4.3, 4.4 or 6, Executive's  employment under this Agreement may be terminated by
giving  Executive  written notice thereof,  effective as of the date provided in
such notice.  Upon such termination of the employment of Executive,  the Company
shall pay to Executive:  (i) an amount equal to Executive's  Base Salary payable
for the remainder of the Term at the time such  payments  would  otherwise  have
become due and payable in the absence of such  termination at the rate in effect
on the date of  termination;  and (ii) all other  amounts to which  Executive is
entitled,  including  (A)  subject to the terms of any such  bonus or  incentive
award,  any bonus or incentive  payment to which the  Executive  would have been
entitled  pursuant  to Section  3.1(2)  hereof,  provided  the targets and other
conditions  applicable thereto are met, (B) a pro rata portion of the Stay Bonus
set forth in Section  3.1(2)(a)  hereof and the full  guaranteed  portion of the
performance  bonus  set  forth in  Section  3.1(2)(b)  hereof,  (C) any  expense
reimbursement amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination,  and
(D) any amounts under any other benefit plan of the Company, in each case at the
time such payments would otherwise have become due and payable in the absence of
such termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive
under this Agreement.

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               4.6  Termination  by  Executive.  Executive  may, with or without
cause,  terminate his/her  employment under this Agreement by giving the Company
at least ninety (90) days' prior written notice of such  termination  (which may
be waived by the Company), and after the effective date of such termination, the
Company  shall have no further  obligation  to Executive  under this  Agreement,
including,  without limitation,  no obligation to pay any pro-rata amount of any
bonus  or  incentive  payment  in  respect  of  the  period  up to the  date  of
termination;  provided that Executive shall be entitled to expense reimbursement
amounts submitted prior to the effective date of termination, and payment of all
bonuses or incentive payments attributable to the fiscal year preceding the year
in which such termination occurs.

               5. Employment Covenants.

               5.1   Covenant   Not  to  Compete.   Executive   recognizes   and
acknowledges  that the Company is placing its confidence and trust in Executive.
Executive,   therefore,   covenants  and  agrees  that  during  the   Applicable
Non-Compete  Period (as defined below)  Executive  shall not, either directly or
indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board:

                    (1) Engage in or carry on any  business or in any way become
associated  with any business which is similar to or is in competition  with the
Business of the Company  (as such term is used and defined  herein).  As used in
this Section 5, the term "Business of the Company"  shall mean the  construction
of residential  homes for resale to consumers,  the purchase of land (or options
therefor) for development for single family homes for resale, the development of
such land for  single  family  homes for resale and shall  further  include  any
business in which the Company is actively engaged at any time during the Term;

                    (2) Solicit the business of any person or entity,  on behalf
of  himself  or any  other  person or  entity,  which is or has been at any time
during  the  term of this  Agreement  a  customer  or  supplier  of the  Company
including,  but not limited to,  former or present  customers or suppliers  with
whom  Executive  has had  personal  contact  during,  or by reason  of,  his/her
relationship with the Company;

                    (3)  Be  or   become   an   employee,   agent,   consultant,
representative, director or officer of, or be otherwise in any manner associated
with,  any person,  firm,  corporation,  association  or other  entity  which is
engaged in or is carrying on any business  which is similar to or in competition
with the Business of the Company;

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                    (4) Solicit for employment or employ any person  employed by
the  Company  at any  time  during  the  twelve  (12)-month  period  immediately
preceding such solicitation or employment; or

                    (5) Be or become a shareholder,  joint  venturer,  owner (in
whole or in  part),  or  partner,  or be or become  associated  with or have any
proprietary or financial interest in or of any firm, corporation, association or
other entity which is engaged in or is carrying on any business which is similar
to or in  competition  with the  Business of the  Company.  Notwithstanding  the
proceeding sentence, passive equity investments by Executive of $100,000 or less
in any  entity or  affiliated  group of any  entity  which is  engaged  in or is
carrying on any business which is similar to or in competition with the Business
of the Company shall not be deemed to violate this Section 5.1.

Executive hereby  recognizes and acknowledges that upon completion of the Merger
the existing  Business of the Company extends  throughout the States of Georgia,
Tennessee,  South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, California,  Arizona, Nevada,
Florida, Maryland, New Jersey,  Pennsylvania,  Virginia,  Colorado,  District of
Columbia,  Indiana,  Ohio and  Kentucky  and prior to  completion  of the Merger
extends throughout the States of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky,  North Carolina, South
Carolina,  and Tennessee and therefore  agrees that the covenants not to compete
contained in this Section 5.1 shall be applicable in and throughout  such states
as well as throughout such additional  areas and states in which the Company may
be (or has  prepared  written  plans  to be)  doing  business  as of the date of
termination of Executive's employment; provided, however, that in the event that
Executive's  employment  under this Agreement is terminated  pursuant to Section
4.5 or Section  4.6  hereof,  the  covenants  not to compete  contained  in this
Section 5.1 shall be applicable  only  throughout  the states of Indiana,  Ohio,
Kentucky,  North  Carolina,  South  Carolina and  Tennessee.  Executive  further
warrants and  represents  that,  because of his/her  varied skill and abilities,
he/she does not need to compete  with the  Business of the Company and that this
Agreement will not prevent  him/her from earning a livelihood  and  acknowledges
that the  restrictions  contained  in this  Section  4.1  constitute  reasonable
protections for the Company.

     As used in this Section 4.1,  "Applicable  Non-Compete  Period" shall mean:
(a)  unless  and  until the  Executive's  employment  under  this  Agreement  is
terminated  prior to the scheduled end of the Term, the period  beginning on the
execution  date of this Agreement and ending on the date of the scheduled end of
the Term; (b) if the Executive's  employment  under this Agreement is terminated
pursuant  to Section  4.2,  Section  4.3 or Section  4.6 hereof or for any other
reason  (other than as set forth in clause (c) below),  the period  beginning on
the  execution  date of this  Agreement and ending on the date which is 180 days
after  scheduled end of the Term; and (c) if the  Executive's  employment  under
this  Agreement  is  terminated  pursuant  to  Section  4.5  hereof,  the period
beginning on the  execution  date of this  Agreement  and ending on the first to
occur  of (i) the  date  which  is the  three-month  anniversary  of the date of
termination and (ii) the date of the scheduled end of the Term.

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               5.2  Trade  Secrets  and  Confidential   Information.   Executive
recognizes  and  acknowledges  that  certain  information   including,   without
limitation,  information  pertaining to the financial  condition of the Company,
its systems,  methods of doing business,  agreements with customers or suppliers
or other aspects of the Business of the Company or which is sufficiently  secret
to derive economic value from not being disclosed  ("Confidential  Information")
may be made  available or  otherwise  come into the  possession  of Executive by
reason of his/her  employment with the Company.  Accordingly,  Executive  agrees
that he/she will not (either during or after the term of his/her employment with
the  Company)  disclose  any  Confidential  Information  to  any  person,  firm,
corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever or
make use to his/her  personal  advantage or to the advantage of any third party,
of any Confidential Information, without the prior written consent of the Board.
Executive  shall,  upon  termination  of  employment,  return to the Company all
documents,  diskettes,  electronic or digital storage devices or any other items
which   reflect   Confidential    Information    (including   copies   thereof).
Notwithstanding  anything  heretofore  stated in this Section  5.2,  Executive's
obligations  under this Section 5.2 shall not, after  termination of Executive's
employment  with the Company,  apply to information  which has become  generally
available to the public without any action or omission of Executive.

               5.3 Records. All files, records, memoranda, documents, diskettes,
electronic  or digital  storage  devices or any other  items  regarding  former,
existing  or  prospective  customers  of the  Company or  relating in any manner
whatsoever  to   Confidential   Information  or  the  Business  of  the  Company
(collectively,  "Records"),  whether  prepared by Executive or otherwise  coming
into his/her  possession,  shall be the exclusive  property of the Company.  All
Records shall be  immediately  placed in the physical  possession of the Company
upon the termination of Executive's employment with the Company, or at any other
time specified by the Board. The retention and use by Executive of duplicates in
any form of Records is  prohibited  after the  Executive's  employment  with the
Company.

               5.4 Breach.  Executive hereby  recognizes and  acknowledges  that
irreparable  injury or damage  shall  result  to the  Company  in the event of a
breach or  threatened  breach by Executive of any of the terms or  provisions of
this  Section  5, and  Executive  therefore  agrees  that the  Company  shall be
entitled to an injunction  restraining  Executive  from engaging in any activity
constituting such breach or threatened breach. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as prohibiting the Company from pursuing any other remedies  available
to the  Company  at law or in  equity  for such  breach  or  threatened  breach,
including  but not limited to, the  recovery of damages from  Executive  and, if
Executive is an employee of the Company,  the termination of his/her  employment
with the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

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               5.5 Survival.  Notwithstanding  the termination of the employment
of  Executive or the  termination  of this  Agreement,  the  provisions  of this
Section 5 shall survive and be binding upon Executive unless a written agreement
which specifically refers to the termination of the obligations and covenants of
this Section 5 is executed by the Company.

               6. Successors; Assigns.

               6.1 This  Agreement is personal to the  Executive and without the
prior  written  consent of the Company  shall not be assignable by the Executive
otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and  distribution.  This Agreement
shall  inure to the  benefit  of and be  enforceable  by the  Executive's  legal
representatives.

               6.2 The Company shall have the right to assign this Agreement and
to delegate all of its rights,  duties and  obligations  hereunder to any entity
which  controls  the  Company,  which the  Company  controls or which may be the
result  of the  merger,  consolidation,  acquisition  or  reorganization  of the
Company and another  entity,  including  without  limitation,  the assignment or
transfer of this  Agreement  upon the Merger to Merger Sub, which shall occur by
operation of law.  This  Agreement  shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Company and its successors and assigns.

               6.3 The Company will  require any  successor  (whether  direct or
indirect,   by  purchase,   merger,   consolidation  or  otherwise)  to  all  or
substantially  all of the  business  and/or  assets  of the  Company  to  assume
expressly and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent  that the Company  would be required to perform it if no such  succession
had taken place. As used in this Agreement,  "Company" shall mean the Company as
hereinbefore  defined  and  any  successor  to its  business  and/or  assets  as
aforesaid  which  assumes and agrees to perform  this  Agreement by operation of
law, or otherwise.

               7. Miscellaneous.

               7.1  THIS  AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE  GOVERNED  BY  AND  CONSTRUED  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  LAWS OF THE  STATE  OF  INDIANA,  WITHOUT  REGARD  TO THE
CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

               7.2 Any  notices  to be given  hereunder  by either  party to the
other  may  be  effected  by  personal   delivery  in  writing,   via  facsimile
transmission  or by mail,  registered or certified,  postage prepaid with return
receipt requested. Notices shall be addressed to the parties as follows:

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     If to the Company:   Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
                          5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road
                          Suite B-200
                          Atlanta, Georgia 30342
                          Attn:  President
                          Facsimile:  404-250-3428

     If to the Executive: Jennifer Holihen
                          7619 Timber Springs Drive South
                          Fishers, Indianapolis 46038

Any party may change his/her or its address by written notice in accordance with
this Section 7.2. Notices delivered  personally shall be deemed  communicated as
of actual  receipt;  notices  sent via  facsimile  transmission  shall be deemed
communicated as of receipt by the sender of written confirmation of transmission
thereof;  mailed notices shall be deemed communicated as of three (3) days after
proper mailing.

               7.3  This  Agreement  supersedes  any  and  all  other  prior  or
contemporaneous  agreements,  either  oral or in  writing,  between  the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and this Agreement contains all
of the covenants and  agreements  between the parties with respect to employment
of  Executive  by the  Company.  Upon the  Merger  all  amounts  payable  to the
Executive  pursuant to the Change of Control Severance  Benefits Agreement dated
March 31, 1997,  between the Company and the Executive shall be due and payable,
notwithstanding  Executive's  failure to terminate  employment  with the Company
pursuant thereto, and upon payment of such severance amount such agreement shall
be deemed fully  satisfied and shall be  terminated  and of no further force and
effect.

               7.4 The  failure of the  Executive  or the Company to insist upon
strict  compliance with any provision of this Agreement or the failure to assert
any right the Executive or the Company may have hereunder shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of such  provision or right or any other  provision or right of this
Agreement.

               7.5 Except as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  7.6  hereof,  no
amendment or modification of this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless and
until executed in writing by each party hereto.

               7.6 All agreements and covenants  contained  herein are severable
and in the event any of them shall be held to be invalid by any competent court,
this Agreement  shall be interpreted as if such invalid  agreements or covenants
were not  contained  herein.  Should  any  court or  other  legally  constituted
authority determine that for any such agreement or covenant to be effective that
it must be modified to limit its  duration or scope,  the parties  hereto  shall
consider  such  agreement or covenant to be amended or modified  with respect to
duration and/or scope so as to comply with the orders of any such court or other
legally constituted authority, and as to all other portions of such agreement or
covenants they shall remain in full force and effect as originally written.

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               7.7 All  headings  set forth in this  Agreement  are intended for
convenience  only pand shall not control or affect the meaning,  construction or
effect of this Agreement or of any of the provisions hereof.

               7.8 All controversies  which may arise between the parties hereto
including, but not limited to, those arising out of or related to this Agreement
shall be  determined  by binding  arbitration  applying the laws of the State of
Indiana as set forth in Section 7.1  hereof.  Any  arbitration  pursuant to this
Agreement  shall be conducted  in New York City before the American  Arbitration
Association in accordance with its arbitration  rules. The arbitration  shall be
final and binding upon all the parties (so long as the award was not produced by
corruption,  fraud or undue  means)  and the  arbitrator's  award  shall  not be
required to include factual findings or legal reasoning. Nothing in this Section
7.8 will prevent either party from resorting to judicial  proceedings if interim
injunctive  relief  under  the laws of the  State  of New  York  from a court is
necessary to prevent serious and irreparable injury to one of the parties.

               7.9 This  Agreement  may be executed via  facsimile  transmission
signature and in  counterparts,  each of which shall be deemed to be an original
but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

               7.10 All matters to be  determined  by the Board  pursuant to the
terms of this  Agreement  shall be determined by the members of the Board or any
duly authorized committee thereof.

               7.11 The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement such federal, state, local or foreign taxes as shall be required to be
withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

                            [signature page follows]

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               IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  this
Employment Agreement as of the _____ day of ________, 2002.

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Jennifer Holihen

                                           CROSSMANN COMMUNITIES, INC.

                                           -------------------------------------
                                           By:
                                           Its:

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