Candy Evans

Affordable Second Homes: The Palms Private Residences Club Nets You Paradise for $129,000 — Pura Vida in Costa Rica, a SecondShelters Field Trip

By Candy Evans | March 21, 2012 |

“I have never been so close to the sand while sleeping in a luxury bed.” I have been to Costa Rica now twice, first as the guest of Hillwood, Ross Perot Jr.’s Fort Worth-based company, second as the guest of The Palms Private Residence Club. Guess which spot I love more? Guess which one I can…

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Former President Lydon B. Johnson’s “Dear” Ranch Now Available in Johnson City, Texas Hill Country

By Candy Evans | March 18, 2012 |

This is a very special ranch, probably one of the most unique you’ve ever seen… dear in more ways than one. Even better: I can talk about it from total personal experience! This is the Benini Sculpture Ranch in Johnson City, Texas, 142 acres of beautiful Hill Country terrain enhanced with gorgeous, artistic sculptures. The prevailing story…

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Subscribe to SecondShelters and CandysDirt and Never, Never Miss Out on a Party!

By Candy Evans | March 16, 2012 | Comments Off on Subscribe to SecondShelters and CandysDirt and Never, Never Miss Out on a Party!

Subscribe to CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com and we’ll REALLY take you inside the world of luxury real estate every day. Like, literally: you’ll get private invitations to select events, REAL sneak peaks inside exquisite homes, even the chance to peruse exciting vacation properties when the developers strut their stuff. Here are three of the exciting, hot second home…

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When the Second Home is Better Than The First: Sean Payton Buys $3.4 Million Vaquero House Complete With Lit Up Disco!

By Candy Evans | March 9, 2012 | Comments Off on When the Second Home is Better Than The First: Sean Payton Buys $3.4 Million Vaquero House Complete With Lit Up Disco!

It’s official, he owns dirt in the Lone Star State. Sean Payton and fam are now card-carrying Texans! In early January, Sean and his wife bought a stunning 7,785 square foot home in a delicious part of Vaquero that is honestly one of the most beautiful homes I’ve seen out there, maybe anywhere. I mean, no offense NOLA, but you would not find a house like this in Louisiana. No way Jose. PLEASE check out this slide show for detailed photos.

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Not Sure Sean Payton is Renewing His Lease on Mark Teixeira’s Vaquero House: Great Second Home Op in Westlake, Texas

By Candy Evans | March 7, 2012 |

It was about this time last year — well, February 2011 — that Sean Payton got everyone all flustered thinking he was maybe trying to get closer to Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Well, of course he wasn’t. He had other fish to fry. But Payton and his family did move to the uber…

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SecondShelters.com Named One of Top 25 Best Luxury Blogs! Top of List! (Blushing!!!)

By Candy Evans | March 2, 2012 |

Oh my, from Beverly Hills to Beverly Drive! I am so very, very proud to announce that  SecondShelters.com, has been named one of the top 25 luxury real estate blogs in the nation by one of the top luxury Realtors in the nation, Jade Mills of Coldwell Banker Previews International, in Beverly Hills. What makes…

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