Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

Timber Creek Ranch: The Quintessential Gentlemen’s Ranch in East Texas With Lake Cypress Springs Waterfront

By Candy Evans / February 21, 2018 /

Come March, a unique East Texas property will be available via auction, which is quickly becoming the best way to pick up big, beautiful real estate. The iconic Timber Creek Ranch in Winnsboro is up for auction, and CandysDirt.com is hosting a pre-auction preview and barbecue there this Saturday, February 24, from 11 a.m. to 2…

Talking to the Teach: Kelly Logsdon Rush’s Secret Sauce for Investment Properties

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2018 /

I spent a minute or two at Champions School of Real Estate last week, crashing favored teacher Kelly Logsdon Rush’s stuffed-to-the-gill Real Estate Investment class. Why? She had two fabulous guest speakers: Mark Bloom, owner of NetWorth Realty (what they call a wholesaler) and Rob Barney, owner of DHLC Investments, who has loaned more than $130 million to investors. It’s what they call hard money lending.

TODAY: Last Chance to Own a Midcentury Modern Marvel in Honeypot of Preston Hollow

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2018 /

The Grady Vaughn house at 5350 South Dentwood, nestled deep in the heart of Preston Hollow, goes to auction TODAY! This home is one of the most significant specimens of midcentury modern design in the state. The starting bid is $2.9 million. This on a home now priced at $5.5 million. Dallas, like most of…

Jan Showers Design Sale: Deep Discounts on Fabric, Lamps, Mirrors, More!

By Candy Evans / February 20, 2018 /

There is nothing I like better than a bargain, unless it’s a design bargain. Or a real estate bargain. Thus I hit jackpot Monday when I walked into Jan Showers Interior Design showroom at 1308 Slocum Street, in the Dallas Design District, and found out about her fabulous February sale. Amazing fabric rolls selling for……

As Good As It Gets: Bent Tree Royal Home on Golf Course With Two Bars, Exercise Room and Man Cave

By Candy Evans / February 19, 2018 /

I became more familiar with the Bent Tree Royal neighborhood up north of Bent Tree Country Club when I was running for Dallas City Council last spring. The area is amazing, and I instantly knew the real estate would be worth writing home about if a home ever became available there. And it finally did!…