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.

This Ominous Cordwood Home Will Have You Doing The Time Warp Again

By Mimi Perez / October 19, 2022 /

The newly engaged couple was driving down the country road when the storm that had been threatening them all day broke loose. It was dark and hard to see. The rain was battering their car from all sides. They hit an unexpected log in the road and their car came to a rolling stop. On…

Creative Marketing Will Have You Screaming at This Charming New Hampshire Home

By Mimi Perez / October 12, 2022 /

I have a funny story to share with you. When my husband was writing his dissertation, my daughter, our dog, and I left to go visit Grandma and Grandpa so he could work in peace. I asked my younger nephew, who was 16 at the time, to come along, and off we went to Gulf…

Goths Rejoice: Ghoulish Buyers Have Met Their Match With This Maryland Listing

By Mimi Perez / October 5, 2022 /

Sometimes when I look through the photos of listings I cannot help but think , “I wonder if the people they work with know just how crazy they are? Do they act as insane in the grocery store as their house looks?”  Before the internet came along, we would flippantly say, “They’re nuts.” but we…

This House Rocks: Casa de Roca Hides in Plain Sight

By Mimi Perez / September 28, 2022 /

Last year I offered you fine people the opportunity to buy me a she-shed in New Mexico. It was 87.5 acres, had fantastic views of a lake and state park and it came with my very own herd of alpacas. It was a million dollars and no one took advantage of Venmo to send me…

Calling All Witches: Your She Shed Awaits

By Mimi Perez / September 21, 2022 /

For the record, I want it noted that I have filed the first fall themed column of 2022 at CandysDirt.com.  You see, our awesome publisher offered a $25K bonus to the first writer that wrote a fall themed column. Thanks to the wonderful witches that are selling their home in Des Plaines, Illinois, yours truly…