Exhibit 23(i)

              Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants
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We have issued our report dated January 24, 2001 (except for note 16(a), as to
which the date is March 28, 2001 and note 16(b), as to which the date is March
30, 2001) accompanying the consolidated financial statements of RAIT Investment
Trust (formerly Resource Asset Investment Trust) and subsidiaries appearing in
the 2000 Annual Report of the Company to its shareholders and included in
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 which is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned report and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
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Grant Thornton LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 26, 2001