Mimi Perez

Mimi Perez is a freelance writer and photographer for CandysDirt.com who lives in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood located in northwest Dallas.

Las Vegas Architectural ‘Masterpiece’ Is All About the Boobies and Butts

By Mimi Perez / August 14, 2024 /

When I see or hear the term architectural masterpiece I think of the Taj Mahal, the Pyramid of Giza, or the Coliseum. What I do not think about is anything located in Las Vegas. What can I say? Las Vegas is more of a boobies and butts kind of town. Like 99% boobies and butts,…

Admit One: Modern Ohio Home Has Us Wondering This Blockbuster’s Back Story

By Mimi Perez / August 7, 2024 /

Ohio, Ohio, Ohio, who hurt you? Home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Neil Armstrong, and Cincinnati Chili, who would think that a state that produced such utterly cool people, diversions, and deliciousness would have a home like the one featured in this week’s column. So I ask again Ohio, who hurt you…

This Home Is Many Things But a Brick Colonial Is Not One of Them

By Mimi Perez / July 31, 2024 /

One of the best movies ever made is The Princess Bride. So many classic lines came out of that movie. The line I use the most is said by Inigo Montoya: “You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Now as much as I hate to…

Hey Dummy! This Ohio Home Is The Perfect Refuge From Insulted, Armed Neighbors

By Mimi Perez / July 24, 2024 /

“The strangest and greatest potential I have ever seen.” How is that for an opening line to a listing? It is a real grabber, isn’t it, dummy? You read that right. I said dummy. That is how safe and secure the house featured in this week’s Wednesday WTF column is making me feel. I can…

This Virtually-Staged California Home Is a Dungeon, I Mean, Doozy

By Mimi Perez / July 17, 2024 /

The house featured in this week’s column is a doozy. That’s right, a doozy. Doozy is such an incredibly fun word and fits this house to a tee. It has been a while since I have face-palmed myself over a listing. But this home is worthy of squeezing one’s head and rolling the ‘ol eyeballs.…