Second Shelters

Thinking of Buying a Cheap Second Home in Miami? Get Ready to Compete or Negotiate Bigtime With Latin America

By Candy Evans | March 12, 2013 | Comments Off on Thinking of Buying a Cheap Second Home in Miami? Get Ready to Compete or Negotiate Bigtime With Latin America

We know that foreigners are buying up U.S. real estate from New York City to Hawaii. Once our values went downhill, sharp foreigners popped in to pick up bucketloads of bargain U.S. dirt. We know that the Chinese, now, are even investing in Dallas real estate. Many of us thought the last few years might…

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Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

By Joanna England | March 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: Smoky Mountain High? Maybe If You’re In One of These Great Asheville-Area Cabins!

I had no idea that Asheville, N.C., was a popular vacation spot until I spent a little over a week in the area last summer. I fell in love with the place and all of its quirks pretty much instantly. Located in the Smoky Mountains, this thriving mountain metropolis has some great attractions — galleries,…

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Top-5 Friday: Ski Season Scene Stealers Top List of Luxury Chalets in Park City, Utah

By Joanna England | March 1, 2013 |

Ski season is almost over, but don’t let that keep you from daydreaming about the perfect ski chalet in Park City, Utah’s Deer Valley. Known as the best place to buy a luxury ski home, this area is full of multi million-dollar beauties that will make you bat your eyelashes. And, of course, you’ll have plenty to do with the annual Sundance Film Festival, too. Here are a few of our favorites that will be perfect to host a gaggle of snow bunnies for the perfect apres ski!

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Top-5 Friday: Life is Slower and Sweeter on South Carolina’s Kiawah Island

By Joanna England | February 22, 2013 |

Not every second home location is a hot spot for starlets and the uber wealthy. Take Kiawah Island, S.C., for instance. This coastal hideaway has everything you want in a retreat — a secluded location, gorgeous views, and plenty of fantastic homes. This area is the perfect place to daydream about your next vacation home.…

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Buy This Ranch and You Will Instantly Become a Super Country Western Star???

By Candy Evans | February 20, 2013 |

That’s why, I guess the folks promoting this nice little ranch in Van Alystyne, Texas put this guitar crooner on the website for the ranch.  Like, front and center. Five bedrooms, four and a half baths, this place is billed as 30 acres of a horse rancher’s paradise with an executive home, pool, hot tub,…

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Top-5 Friday: It’s Time to Find Your Summer Vacation Spot in The Hamptons

By Joanna England | February 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Top-5 Friday: It’s Time to Find Your Summer Vacation Spot in The Hamptons

Don’t wait until the last minute to find a spot to sip your Sunday brunch mimosa (or bloody Mary, if that’s your thing) come May. Dallas’ epic summers mean it’s time to head for the coast, and there’s no better place to lounge by the pool (or on the beach, in the spa, or at…

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