Second Shelters

A Lake Home for Your Second Home: Fun at Lake Cypress Springs

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2011 /

We just returned from a spectacular weekend with friends Gary and Laurie Tipton at their beautiful home, “Tip’s Lodge” on Lake Cypress Springs. I want a lake house. Full disclosure: I’m looking at Beacon Hill, too, on Cedar Creek Lake. It’s a little closer in, and the developer is creating one of the most magnificent…

A Lake Home for Your Second Home: Fun at Lake Cypress Springs

By Candy Evans / July 25, 2011 /

We just returned from a spectacular weekend with friends Gary and Laurie Tipton at their beautiful home, “Tip’s Lodge” on Lake Cypress Springs.  I want a lake house. Full disclosure: I’m looking at Beacon Hill, too, on Cedar Creek Lake. It’s a little closer in, and the developer is creating one of the most magnificent lake…

Talk About Second Homes: Here’s a 72,000 Square Foot Concrete Second Home Going Up In Missouri

By Candy Evans / July 24, 2011 /

I just got back from a terrific weekend in an amazing home on Cypress Springs Lake. But boy oh boy, look at this. A Virginia man is building a 72,000 square-foot house in the Missouri Ozarks with 13 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms and other features that could include a library, music room, theater and a garage…

Hot Beach House Brazilian, Less Than $2 Million: Let’s Go To The Beach!

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

This home is sleek, modern, and contemporary — very Brazilian. It boasts 7642 square feet of home space and more than 19,052 square feet of land. Five suites, all with A/C and closets, a master suite with polished granite, dressing room, living room, dining room, game room, TV room, bar and kitchen. The bar is…

Where To Buy A Vacation Home NOW: Second Home News

By Candy Evans / July 22, 2011 /

Let’s face it: if you had to pick the most suffering, beat-up child in this real estate mess, it would be the second home market. This is probably the worst time ever for the second home market because most areas overbuilt during the boom, priced too high, and are now left with inventory. Getting a…