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.

No Need For Ghostbusting in This Housing Market

By Mimi Perez / October 11, 2021 /

Owning a haunted house can be a scary proposition for some. My point of reference when thinking about a haunted house is the movie Poltergeist. I am talking about the original movie with JoBeth Williams and Craig T. Nelson. Not only did those ghosts kidnap one of their daughters but it ended up sucking the…

DIY Disaster: This House Shows Why You Need To Call The Pros

By Mimi Perez / October 6, 2021 /

In the Clint Eastwood classic, Magnum Force, Dirty Harry Callahan’s last line of the movie is, “A man’s got to know his limitations.” Well, that expression is never truer than when you are a homeowner, and the idea of “Hey, we can do this ourselves” creeps into your mind. When my husband and I bought…

Sumptuous Ritz Home Is Elegant With a Dash of Urbane

By Mimi Perez / September 29, 2021 /

Imagine the sense of serenity you could feel while sitting in this 17th floor home in the Ritz Carlton residences, overlooking downtown Dallas and Uptown and taking in the sights and sounds of the city. That’s what you’ll get with this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home…

Statuaries And Yard Art Do Not Make For Home Decor

By Mimi Perez / September 29, 2021 /

True confession time, folks. I love yard art. More specifically, animal yard art. I have, roughly, four-and-a-half pieces of yard art in my front yard. There’s the four-foot-tall, multi-colored rooster named Rodriguez. There’s also Jerry the giraffe riding a tricycle. There’s a flower basket on the back of his tricycle. Then there’s Rainbow the peacock,…

Love it or Hate it, Bob Moseley’s Oak Cliff Party House is Something Else

By Mimi Perez / September 23, 2021 /

Bob “Videobob” Moseley says he “can sell ketchup popsicles to Eskimos in white gloves.” Moseley’s best sales job may be selling his “party house” located in South Oak Cliff.  In a 40-minute video Moseley produced himself, he takes viewers on an in-depth tour of his home that he bought 10 years ago. “I bought this…