Exhibit
23.1
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM’S CONSENT
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement of Two Harbors Investment
Corp. to Form S-4 on Form S-3 (File No. 333-160199) of our report, which
includes an explanatory paragraph as to Capitol Acquisition Corp.’s (a
development stage company) ability to continue as a going concern, dated March
13, 2009, with respect to our audits of the financial statements of Capitol
Acquisition Corp. (a development stage company) as of December 31, 2008 and for
the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the period from June 26, 2007
(inception) through December 31, 2007, as included in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, of Two Harbors Investment Corp.,
which Annual Report is incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in such
Registration Statement.
We were
dismissed as auditors on October 30, 2009 and, accordingly, we have not
performed any audit or review procedures with respect to any financial
statements appearing in such Registration Statement for the periods after the
date of our dismissal.
/s/
Marcum LLP
Marcum
LLP
Melville,
New York
October
28, 2010