THE note ARRIVED IN THE MAIL beari...

THE note ARRIVED IN THE MAIL bearing the promise of a big payoff. "A billion-dollar company has intimateed interest in acquiring your company," it read. What builder wouldn't be interested in hearing more? As public builders purchase land and competitors to firing growth and market-share gains, many smaller firms are exploring their options, wondering if it's time to cash in forward their years of hard work.

So was the case for the same Maryland builder who found himself inclineed by just such a epistle "The market is such that now is the time to sell" says the