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Friday Open Thread on SecondShelters.com — Running Away For The Holidays

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

Over on SecondShelters.com we’re hosting an open thread about where we love to go when the holidays become either bland or overwhelming. Instead of being a source of glad tidings and great cheer, they often start to feel stressful. So why not opt for a real honest-to-goodness relaxing vacation instead? So, do you head for…

Open Thread: Running Away For The Holidays — Where’s Your Favorite Spot to Spend Christmas Out of Town?

By Joanna England / October 18, 2013 /

You know what’s exhausting? Shuffling to a million different homes throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to visit with relatives both close and distant. It gets tiring and old, and the environment rarely changes. This year, though, my family is considering running off to Colorado to take advantage of a friend’s vacation rental that fell…

Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Beautiful, Classical, The Gameroom in this Home Could End The Stalemate in D.C.

By Candy Evans / October 10, 2013 /

You know what they need in D.C? A good game of shuffleboard. Let’s get those darn politicos together and see who wins THEN go negotiate the budget. I know you’ve seen this house: it’s the elegant pink-ish red brick number with the huge white columns that make my heart go pitter-pat on almost two and…

Don Carter is REALLY Selling Out His Real Estate Portfolio To Move Over To…

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

UPDATE: I hate how slow DCAD is. Thank God for my sources. So Don Carter sold this unit to a real estate investor who lives in the W, Pierre Jean, closing 9/26. JP paid $1.2 because Carter basically said to him, take it, get rid of it. But of course it’s been updated and decked…

Meet Our Expert On Recreational Real Estate & Preservation: Dallas Addison

By Candy Evans / October 3, 2013 /

Ola — wanted to introduce you to one of our shining new expert contributors on SecondShelters.com…  As a quick intro, my name is Dallas Addison, and my passion is real estate.  I’m trained as a lawyer and have helped many clients throughout the country buy, sell, develop and manage all types of  real estate over the…