Candy Evans

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

Removing the Fear of Living in Mexico — Really? A SecondShelters Guest Post By Someone in the Know

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

Guest post by author, syndicated columnist and second home expert Tom Kelly Violent crime in most of Mexico is less of a problem than in the United States or Canada. You can feel much safer walking the streets in most of Mexico than in most other cities in North America. The larger cities such as…

Want To Know More About Second Home Ownership In Baja? Come Chit Chat Tonight Over a Bajatini!

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

Little soiree tonight at The Palomar Residences at Mockingbird and Central/75 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. We will be showing off one of my favorite second home developments in La Paz, Costa Baja. And if you’ve never had a Bajatini, well, you are in for a treat!

Baja California Sur: La Paz is Perfect for Boomers, Families and Retirees

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

Guest Post By Tom Kelly, author of “Cashing In On A Second Home In Mexico” As we headed out for a special day of snorkeling—sharing the water with a group of baby sea lions off Esperitu Santo Island in southern portion of the Sea of Cortes—I thought about the intriguing place that had drawn this…

Candy Sale of the Week, One: Huge Custom Mayfair Residence Overlooks Lee Park, Arlington Hall, Turtle Creek for $949,900

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

I did not know this: the Mayfair at Turtle Creek is the only condo on Turtle Creek that lets owners choose their own front doors to their units. I really like that, removes the hotel-y, institutional feel you get at so many condos, even the priciest. (I always walk down a condo hall and try…

The Most Historic Home in Dallas Real Estate Hits the Market, Mt. Vernon

By Candy Evans / October 26, 2011 /

My friend John Burgdorf, who writes the North Texas Luxury Blog and is one of the sharpest real estate minds out there, says that around 11am Sunday morning, Dallas Fire Rescue crews responded to 4009 W. Lawther Drive in Dallas along White Rock Lake for a report of a structure fire.  Oh boy, that’s  “Mount…