Candy Evans

Hot Beach House Brazilian, Less Than $2 Million: Let’s Go To The Beach!

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Hot Beach House Brazilian, Less Than $2 Million: Let’s Go To The Beach!

This home is sleek, modern, and contemporary — very Brazilian. It boasts 7642 square feet of home space and more than 19,052 square feet of land. Five suites, all with A/C and closets, a master suite with polished granite, dressing room, living room, dining room, game room, TV room, bar and kitchen. The bar is…

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Where To Buy A Vacation Home NOW: Second Home News

By Candy Evans | July 22, 2011 |

Let’s face it: if you had to pick the most suffering, beat-up child in this real estate mess, it would be the second home market. This is probably the worst time ever for the second home market because most areas overbuilt during the boom, priced too high, and are now left with inventory. Getting a…

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We’ve Got Company: The Design Guide + SecondShelters = Party

By Candy Evans | July 21, 2011 | Comments Off on We’ve Got Company: The Design Guide + SecondShelters = Party

We like to have fun over here on SecondShelters, and we REALLY like company. (Who likes to prattle around in a house all by themselves?) So now, we’ve REALLY got company, a whole bunch of the very best designers in Texas who read and utilize the very best source for design. The Design Guide and Secondshelters are…

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Maine Versus Pebble Beach, CA: The Hidden Jewel Called Drakes Island

By Candy Evans | July 21, 2011 |

I am not supposed to tell you about this little island just off route 1, in-between Kennebunkport and Wells, in southern Maine. But I could not resist this house. (And look at the beach in your front yard!)  It looks so beach-y and cool for us right now in Texas. And it’s a good comparison to…

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Squatting at the Beach: Can You Use Adverse Possession to Claim Ownership of a Vacation Home?

By Candy Evans | July 21, 2011 |

Kenneth Robinson has himself a $300K plus home and swimming pool over in Flower Mound. I’m thinking, forget Flower Mound (no offense, love it). I’m thinking Cinnamon Shores, Gulf Shores, the Florida panhandle… beach homes, mountain homes and more. This home at Cinnamon Shores is begging for me to squat there! Seriously, these are the…

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Cheating On Rodeo Road: Vintage Pebble Beach for Less Than $2 Million

By Candy Evans | July 21, 2011 | Comments Off on Cheating On Rodeo Road: Vintage Pebble Beach for Less Than $2 Million

No doubt these homes are pricey, but hey, this is Pebble Beach. This one may just steal me from my first thrifty little love over there on Oak Knoll — sorry dear, you may be cheaper but this puppy has vintage. Character. Brawn. A 1927 Pebble Beach landmark in that glorious Spanish colonial style —…

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