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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…

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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.…

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Dallas Real Estate Financing: What Are We Going To Do About Mortgages for the Self-Employed?

By Candy Evans / April 28, 2011 /

Update to the mortgage story. As I said earlier, mortgage broker Ron Schulz told me over the weekend that the biggest hurdle in mortgage financing now is finding mortgage loans for the self-employed. Those deals are near impossible because most self-employed work off K-1 income to control/limit taxes so when they go to get a…

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Can a Second Home Save a Marriage? Dallas Real Estate as Marriage Savior, Cheaper than Divorce?

By Candy Evans / April 22, 2011 /

Ask Candy – a reader writes: My wife and I are not getting along, but we do not want to get a divorce for financial and religious reasons. I have enough cash for a down payment and was approved for a mortgage to buy a small house from foreclosure here in Dallas. But get this:¬†…

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Is This Really the Best Time to Buy a House in Dallas? Turn Your Dial to 1160 am Saturday Morning!

By Candy Evans / April 21, 2011 /

Kind of psyched to be on the radio airwaves with the one and only Ron Schultz of Reliance Mortgage this Saturday, 11:00 to 12 noon, radio 1160 am to talk real estate for a whole hour! Just so happens some celebrity scoop is coming down the pike and if you listen in to Radio Reliance…

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