HOUSE PORN: $795K, 1.5 Miles From the Beach

By Candy Evans | November 16, 2010 | Comments Off on HOUSE PORN: $795K, 1.5 Miles From the Beach

You’ve gotta love this: the house is advertised at $795K. The blurb says “owner will take between $795,000 and $875,000.” OK, somebody slap me — who is really going to come in at $875,000 when they print that? Santa Clause? This is Carlsbad West, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 2738 square feet, re-done, 1.5 mile walk…

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HOUSE PORN: We Love the “F” Word When It’s a San Diego Foreclosure!

By Candy Evans | November 16, 2010 | Comments Off on HOUSE PORN: We Love the “F” Word When It’s a San Diego Foreclosure!

I LOVE San Diego. It has the perfect climate, best beaches, and friendliest people ever. I found folks who live in San Diego way friendlier — and less crunchy — than the folks of Northern Cali, though I love them, too. San Diego is not so Nancy Pelosi/ crunchy/granola; it appeals to my inner beach…

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Val Kilmer’s Santa Fe Getaway: Perfect Dallas Second Home

By Candy Evans | November 15, 2010 |

You know that Santa Fe is practically a bedroom community of Dallas. Well, here’s your chance to own a bedroom on the Pecos River minutes from downtown Santa Fe. Actor Val Kilmer — as in Batman Returns, etc. — wanted to use his 6,000 acre Pecos River Ranch in New Mexico as a sustainable, green…

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Seven Killed at Five Star River Maya Resort: Would You Buy a Second Home in Mexico?

By Candy Evans | November 15, 2010 |

The second home market in Mexico is hurting, and headlines like the one out today are not helping. Seven people, five Canadian tourists and two hotel workers were killed at a five-star resort on the River Maya at Playa del Carmen, near Cancun, on Sunday. At least fifteen others were injured when a gas leak…

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Is The Phone Call Dead in Real Estate?

By Candy Evans | November 15, 2010 |

Has texting finally tossed out the telephone in real estate transactions? I have noticed myself using my phone a whole lot less to talk these these days. First of all, you can never reach anyone. I keep calm when calls drop off and think, gosh darn it, I should have sent a text message. So…

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How to Search for Second Homes: On Horseback

By Candy Evans | November 12, 2010 |

I found the most amazing property today in Gunter, Texas. Would make an AWESOME second home. Way the hell north of Dallas, north even of Deion Sander’s home, which I think is still on the market, all 29,122 square feet of it but I think it’s been reduced from $21,000,000 already. Anyhoo, this development is…

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