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We’ve Got Company: The Design Guide + SecondShelters = Party

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

We like to have fun over here on SecondShelters, and we REALLY like company. (Who likes to prattle around in a house all by themselves?) So now, we’ve REALLY got company, a whole bunch of the very best designers in Texas who read and utilize the very best source for design. The Design Guide and Secondshelters are…

Maine Versus Pebble Beach, CA: The Hidden Jewel Called Drakes Island

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

I am not supposed to tell you about this little island just off route 1, in-between Kennebunkport and Wells, in southern Maine. But I could not resist this house. (And look at the beach in your front yard!)  It looks so beach-y and cool for us right now in Texas. And it’s a good comparison to…

Squatting at the Beach: Can You Use Adverse Possession to Claim Ownership of a Vacation Home?

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

Kenneth Robinson has himself a $300K plus home and swimming pool over in Flower Mound. I’m thinking, forget Flower Mound (no offense, love it). I’m thinking Cinnamon Shores, Gulf Shores, the Florida panhandle… beach homes, mountain homes and more. This home at Cinnamon Shores is begging for me to squat there! Seriously, these are the…

Cheating On Rodeo Road: Vintage Pebble Beach for Less Than $2 Million

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

No doubt these homes are pricey, but hey, this is Pebble Beach. This one may just steal me from my first thrifty little love over there on Oak Knoll — sorry dear, you may be cheaper but this puppy has vintage. Character. Brawn. A 1927 Pebble Beach landmark in that glorious Spanish colonial style —…

Two VIP Things To Know About Today: Eater Says Hello, HUD’s EHLP says Goodbye

By Candy Evans / July 21, 2011 /

The HUD Emergency Homeowner Loan Program,  designed to provide mortgage payment relief to eligible homeowners experiencing a drop in income of at least 15% directly resulting from involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and/or a medical emergency, for folks earning up to $75,000 a year is a really good deal but guess…