Ranches

Think We’ve Got it Bad With This Rain? Pity the Poor Ranchers and Horse Property Agents

By Candy Evans / May 27, 2015 /

I was thinking the only thing worse than living with all this rain and mud and mess is living where there is a whole lot more mud & mess all the time — like the country. Horse farms. So I reached out to our Farm & Ranch correspondent on SecondShelters.com, Kathryn Roan, who is ready to hit…

The Largest Sale in Lake Cypress Spring’s Real Estate History Went Down Last Week…

By Candy Evans / May 13, 2015 /

When Concierge Auctions successful auctioned off Timber Creek Ranch. We have the whole story (and of course a little insider info) on our sista blog, SecondShelters.com…

TIMBER! Contingent of Luxury Dallas Agents Heads to East Texas to Sell Timber Creek Ranch, Lake Cypress Springs

By Candy Evans / April 22, 2015 /

What did Kendra Lancaster, Juli Harrison, Kyle Crews, Patrizia Palfrey, Duke Jimerson, Robin Brock, April Hindy, Erica Armijo, Amanda Bartling and Anna Bellington do last Saturday? They headed to northeast Texas to check out Timber Creek Ranch at Lake Cypress Springs, a 346-plus acre working recreational ranch that goes to Auction May 7 with Concierge…

The Evolution of Farm Ownership – Part 1

By Kathryn Roan / October 30, 2014 /

(Hint: That is not the Ranch of the Week.) So, you’ve gone and bought a ranch in the country. Congratulations, and welcome to your own personal sweat shop. Cancel your CrossFit membership, folks. Things are about to get real. The above photo was taken in October of 2010. I had just closed on a hot…

Sometimes You Need a Vacation Home to Find Your "Inner Peas"

By Candy Evans / March 28, 2014 /

Boot Ranch Executive Chef Aaron J. Staudenmaier wasn’t always counting bluebonnets in the Texas Hill Country. Aaron began working the graveyard shift at a truck stop at age 14 and eventually made it to The Mansion in Dallas, working under Chef Dean Fearing. For the 13 years prior to his escape to Boot Ranch, he…