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Ask Candy: Toxic Turret Syndrome & Major Tuscan Devil Real Estate Drama. Help Find a $500K Home That Won’t Make This Woman Sick!

By Candy Evans / October 31, 2011 /

Dear Candy, I am experiencing some big real estate drama. Here is the deal: my husband and I are looking to buy a house in the $450-$550K range. But if I see any more interior columns, big medallion tiles, hand “troweled” walls or dark purple paint, I may vomit. We have been looking in Colleyville…

Ask Candy: I Want To Lease An Apartment or Condo in Dallas, Where Shall I Look?

By Candy Evans / August 30, 2011 /

This is one of the sweetest emails I have received in ages: Dear Candy, Read ALL your blogs and love them. Question: I am a widower who has fallen in love with a beautiful woman in Austin who has been single for years. I live in Park City, Utah. Both our homes are on the…

SOS! Help These Poor Buyers (Yes, Buyers) Find a Home! Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / August 9, 2011 /

If you are a buyer or Realtor looking for a home you cannot find in MLS, steer on over here to CandysDirt.com where you just may find a willing seller and buyer! Peggy Millheiser over at Ellen Terry has buyers who are looking for a 3 plus bedroom house in the Brentfield school district.  They have…

Help This Poor Tennis Coach Find a Court, Then Turn That Court Into A Piggy Bank

By Candy Evans / July 15, 2011 /

So it’s really hot. And if you want to teach tennis, you have to either get on this air- conditioned court inside the $10 million dollar plus house of Veruschka and Thomas Dundon overlooking Northwest Highway, or get on the court really, really early. I’ve got this great tennis coach who seeks a private court…

Ask Candy: Is it OK to Shoot the Squirrels That Are Taking Over My Yard?

By Candy Evans / May 4, 2011 /

A reader with a home on the market is very frustrated with the proliferation of squirrels this spring in his far North Dallas neighborhood: Dear Candy: How do you handle squirrels when your home is on the market and they are everywhere? One almost jumped on a couple as they were leaving our home yesterday.…