second homes

Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret – Beach Villa Under $500k in Five-Star Resort, Just 3-Hour Flight From Dallas

By Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Int'l Realty | July 23, 2014 | Comments Off on Caribbean’s Best Kept Secret – Beach Villa Under $500k in Five-Star Resort, Just 3-Hour Flight From Dallas

Located 35-miles off the coast of the tropical island of Roatán, is one of the Caribbean’s best kept secrets – Pristine Bay – and it’s just a short 3-hour flight from DFW International Airport.  You could ideally leave around 8 a.m. and be on the beach by lunch!

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Luxury Corsicana Lakefront Property Perfect for a Swift Escape

By Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Int'l Realty | July 9, 2014 | Comments Off on Luxury Corsicana Lakefront Property Perfect for a Swift Escape

Summer months in Texas reach scorching hot temperatures. You need a home where you can beat the heat in style with family and friends. Look no further than 472 White Rock Road – your own personal vacation spot at Richland Chambers Reservoir. While just an hour away from Downtown Dallas, it is a convenient and…

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Dallas Family Finds Second Home Nirvana in Alpine, Texas Log Cabin

By Candy Evans | July 8, 2014 |

Last week, on CandysDirt.com,  we told you about Albany, Texas, kind of the new Marfa clone only a couple hours west of Fort Worth. Well, many Dallasites still love the trek to West Texas. Take Tex Gross, Chairman of Commerce Street Capital in Dallas, and his wife, Vaughn. They had been looking for a vacation home…

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Ranch of the Week: Turn-Key Equestrian Property Right in the City

By Kathryn Roan | April 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Ranch of the Week: Turn-Key Equestrian Property Right in the City

Horse People, take a look! Here we have the famed purple unicorn combination of acreage, a real barn, turn-outs, not ginormous home, and close enough to the city that you can actually run a business or drop into the city with ease. The 19.44 acre property even has several rentals or barn help homes on…

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Spring Bass Fishing in East Texas Means House Candy & Fat Fish

By Candy Evans | April 10, 2014 |

We’ve looked at a few ski areas recently (namely Aspen and Taos), but as the temperatures warm and ski season begins to wrap up, it’s time to return closer to home and talk about the really important stuff: bass fishing!

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Open Thread: Running Away For The Holidays — Where’s Your Favorite Spot to Spend Christmas Out of Town?

By Joanna England | October 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Open Thread: Running Away For The Holidays — Where’s Your Favorite Spot to Spend Christmas Out of Town?

You know what’s exhausting? Shuffling to a million different homes throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to visit with relatives both close and distant. It gets tiring and old, and the environment rarely changes. This year, though, my family is considering running off to Colorado to take advantage of a friend’s vacation rental that fell…

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