Second Shelters

On SecondShelters.com: Jon Anderson’s Guide to Leasing Your Getaway

By Jon Anderson / May 30, 2018 /

If you’re just joining us, in part one I explored the thought process second home buyers should go through before making a purchase. Essentially, location matters for multiple reasons and along with condition of the property will drive what you can charge for rent. Here in part two, I’ll fill you in on what it…

On SecondShelters.com: Jon Anderson’s Confessions of a Second Home Landlord

By Jon Anderson / May 29, 2018 /

One thing many one-home homeowners have in common is a desire to have another one. I think it’s like the “how hard could one more be” ethos of parents. I don’t have kids, but I have owned a second home for nearly 20 years and there are things to consider and stories to tell. Picking…

On SecondShelters.com: Choose Your High-Rise Haven in Seattle

By Amy Puchaty / May 28, 2018 /

Sometimes you just need to get away, and what better place than Seattle? This popular seaport city on the West Coast promises an abundance of natural beauty with spectacular waterfront homes, an active outdoorsy lifestyle, and a reputation as the coffee capitol of the world. If mountains, evergreen forests, and a good ol’ cup of…

On SecondShelters.com: Terrell’s Warren-Crowell House, Now Restored, Is On the Market

By Bethany Erickson / May 27, 2018 /

When Robert Lee Warren built his Colonial Revival-Prairie School style mansion in 1897, Terrell, Texas, was about 24 years old, having taken root like so many towns in Texas did — along a railroad line. Although settlers first arrived in the area in the 1840s, it was the Texas and Pacific Railway’s march across North…

On SecondShelters.com: With Lake Fork Views, El Regalo is a Good Gift, Indeed

By Valerie Jarvie / May 25, 2018 /

With the heat of summer bearing down upon us, it’s time to start thinking about heading to the lake as often as possible. Land’s End, a gated community on trophy bass fishing heaven Lake Fork, is located an hour and a half east of Dallas and adjacent the Links of Lake Fork, an 18-hole championship…