Bethany Erickson

Bethany Erickson lives in a 1961 Fox and Jacobs home with her husband, a second-grader, and Conrad Bain the dog. If she won the lottery, she'd by an E. Faye Jones home.
She's taken home a few awards for her writing, including a Gold award for Best Series at the 2018 National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism awards, a 2018 Hugh Aynesworth Award for Editorial Opinion from the Dallas Press Club, and a 2019 award from NAREE for a piece linking Medicaid expansion with housing insecurity.
She is a member of the Online News Association, the Education Writers Association, the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, and the Society of Professional Journalists.
She doesn't like lima beans or the word moist.

Flip or Flop Fort Worth and the Four-Week Fabulous Rehab

By Bethany Erickson / December 1, 2017 /

I have to say that one of my favorite things about doing these “Flip or Flop Fort Worth” recaps has been getting all this great feedback from readers — especially the requests to help suss out what finishes were used in specific projects. Last week, we switched gears and recapped the first episode of the…

Wednesday WTF: A Brief Hisss-tory of Commodal Nopes

By Bethany Erickson / November 29, 2017 /

I can’t imagine anything more WTF than getting bitten on the posterior by anything whilst trying to settle down on a toilet to do one’s business. And yet, here we are.

Drop the Rake: Dispelling Winter Lawn Care Myths as the Mercury Drops

By Bethany Erickson / November 24, 2017 /

The temperature is dipping, and the leaves are falling. The maintenance you do for fall, however, is quite different from the maintenance required for winter. And, of course, the myths are out there about cold weather lawn maintenance, too. So we reached out to a local expert —  Davey Devlin of Scapes Incorporated  —  to help…

On SecondShelters.com: Piece of Civil War History Up for Sale in Gettysburg

By Bethany Erickson / November 24, 2017 /

For less than $900,000, someone will soon own a home so steeped in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Civil War history it still has two cannonballs stuck in it. The Schultz House in Gettysburg has been home to an awful lot of U.S. history – and we have all the details on SecondShelters.com.

On SecondShelters.com: Historical Fredericksburg Farmhouse Up for Grabs

By Bethany Erickson / November 23, 2017 /

It’s no secret that we at Second Shelters have a soft spot for the Texas Hill Country — with its wide open spaces, the beautiful scenery, and the plethora of wineries that dot the landscape, it’s hard to find something you don’t like about Fredericksburg. Come see the adorable farmhouse we found that would make…