Candy Evans

Own A Vacation Home for as Little as $87,000: Fractionals Are Coming Back and No Longer a Dirty Word

By Candy Evans | June 15, 2012 |

Wade Shealy, founder and creator of 3rdhome.com and one of the most knowledgeable people I’ve met on the second home market, tells me fractionals are going to come back strong. Fractional vacation home ownership makes sense; you own a deeded right to your property for a “fraction” of a year, which is why most people…

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Who Bought Troy Aikman’s Lot in Dallas? And Is It A Second Home?

By Candy Evans | June 7, 2012 | Comments Off on Who Bought Troy Aikman’s Lot in Dallas? And Is It A Second Home?

It is a second home — or lot — for now. Remember when I told you that Troy Aikman sold off the Potashnik lot next to his home over there on Highland Drive? The one listed for $11,500,000? I heard that he sold it to the Pratts: Brian and Barbara Pratt. Word on the street was they paid just…

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The Deal is Going Down in Georgia: The Gambler’s Estate Hits The Auction Block June 26

By Candy Evans | May 24, 2012 |

By Joanna England If you’re auction savvy, you know that when it comes to getting the price you want can be a gamble. You’ve got to know when to hold them, and know when to fold them … Those who are eyeing the former estate of country music icon Kenny Rogers will be making bids…

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Pining for Palm Springs: Perfection and the Perfect West Coast Vacation Home

By Candy Evans | May 21, 2012 | Comments Off on Pining for Palm Springs: Perfection and the Perfect West Coast Vacation Home

My Dearest Husband: I am leaving you for a house! This home, 1175 Los Robles Dr, Palm Springs, CA, has done me some serious harm. Like any relationship, you never know when it’s going to just hit you — whomp! And this home has got to me. I was writing it up for Ebby’s Grand Vie magazine and…

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How About a Spa 24/7 for a Vacation Home? Living at Austin’s Barton Creek Resort & Spa Is Life Just Like That

By Candy Evans | May 17, 2012 |

You know that feeling when you sink into a wonderfully padded (and warmed) massage table, the scent of Hill Country lavender in the air, relaxing soft music that takes you away from life as you know it for 50 blissful minutes? Wonderful, isn’t it? Recently, we stayed at the Barton Creek Resort & Spa in Austin…

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You Need a Penthouse With a Pool for Your Second Home in Dallas!

By Candy Evans | May 15, 2012 |

Even Forbes called this penthouse out as one very special place. Why not make this your second home getaway in Big D? Who needs a resort when your home is a vacation retreat? I first wrote about this penthouse-to-end-all-penthouses last summer, when Greg Brady, former president of i-2 Technology once (and probably still) the Mark Zuckerberg of supply-chain…

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