Brenda Masse

Brenda Masse is content marketing and social media manager for CandysDirt.com.

Tx-Ture Farm’s National Alpaca Farm Days is the Fall Fest You Didn’t Know You Needed

By Brenda Masse / September 22, 2023 /

Next in a series: North Texas cities, towns, and neighborhoods celebrate fall with all the gusto of people who have suffered through a Texas summer, and we are here to let you know about the best area fall festivals, Oktoberfests, pumpkin patches, and Halloween fun over the next several weeks. Today, we’re covering Tx-Ture Farm’s…

Mainstay Farm Fall Festival Kicks Off The Season at The Biggest Backyard in Texas

By Brenda Masse / September 21, 2023 /

First in a series: Fall is officially here, and CandysDirt.com will be covering the best North Texas fall festivals, Oktoberfests, pumpkin patches, and Halloween fun over the next several weeks, starting with the Mainstay Farm Fall Festival in Cleburne. Does your neighborhood have a great fall activity we should know about? Let us know! Neighborhood/Area:…

Share a Toast For The 200th Upon Closer Inspection Column!

By Brenda Masse / September 20, 2023 /

It’s hard to believe, but this week marks the 200th Upon Closer Inspection column! When we started sharing tales from the field back in October of 2019, who would have thought there would be so much to say about home inspections! We’ve discussed everything from the foundation to the roof, and all the details in…

How Do You Overcome The Challenges of Selling a Home During a Divorce? Mediate!

By Brenda Masse / September 18, 2023 /

Selling a home can be fraught with emotion under the best of circumstances, but add the dissolution of a marriage into the mix and you can really complicate the process. The role of “mediator” is one a Realtor can probably relate to, as it’s a hat they frequently find themselves wearing. Today we’re talking about…

New Construction Homes: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

By Brenda Masse / September 13, 2023 /

When we inspect new construction homes, our inspectors evaluate systems that haven’t been tested by homeowners living in them yet, so we’re making sure that the home has been set up properly and that all systems are functioning as they should. Sometimes everything is working spectacularly, but sometimes mistakes have been made, or something has…