Secret House on Secret Street in Not So Secretive Dallas

By Candy Evans | December 21, 2010 | Comments Off on Secret House on Secret Street in Not So Secretive Dallas

Guest post by Andrew Chalk Let’s say you wanted to live in a second home in Dallas, so you could get away from it all without actually stepping one tootsie outside of Dallas. Try this pup. It is not on Zillow. It is not on Google. Even the street is private. However, it is just…

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Second House Porn To Take Your Breath Away: Frank Lloyd Wright Goes to the Beach!

By Candy Evans | December 21, 2010 |

Oh my, now Jupiter Island is lovely, and I could tan myself into some basal cells on that private beach, but this is the place Elin should make Tiger pony up for her and the kids: the Cooke House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Virginia Beach, VA. See, everyone dreams of having perfect homes.…

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My Love Affair With Mama, a.k.a. The RealEstalker

By Candy Evans | December 20, 2010 |

I was in L.A. recently, and all I wanted to do was hang out with Mama, a.k.a. The RealEstalker. I fell in love with Mama the first time she referred to a fancy pants house as a “big-ass” mansion. Laughed so hard I cried and just about wet myself, or maybe I did. But it…

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Tiger’s Ex Eyes This Jupiter Island Penthouse About Two Miles From his Compound

By Candy Evans | December 17, 2010 | Comments Off on Tiger’s Ex Eyes This Jupiter Island Penthouse About Two Miles From his Compound

All I want for Christmas is a beach home in Florida. Seems I’m not alone. Elin Nordegren Woods is also on the lookout, but she has a slightly higher budget than I do — about $4,000,000. And she is looking, I hear, on Jupiter Island, a sleepy little quiet island with 516 condos and only…

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Bed Bugs & Bed Bug Etiquette for Home Holiday Entertaining: Keep Your Coat Off My Bed

By Candy Evans | December 16, 2010 | Comments Off on Bed Bugs & Bed Bug Etiquette for Home Holiday Entertaining: Keep Your Coat Off My Bed

This post in Brick Underground got me thinking and of course, I’ve emailed it to my Manhattan-dwelling son who is coming home this weekend without, I sincerely hope, any critters in his luggage. He is upset that I bought him one of those canvas-cooker deals to kill off any bedbugs that might stick to his…

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About Second Shelters Founder Candy Evans

By Candy Evans | December 14, 2010 |

Um, that’s me. To tell you the truth, instead of blogging about Candy Evans, I’d much rather be blogging about this great kid I know who is in high school and writes about luxury real estate in North Texas like a pro — in fact he’s guest blogged for me, John Burgdorf. But my SEO…

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