Second Shelters

This Ranch Is A Location Scout’s Dream: Acreage, Amenities, and Even a Landing Strip, One Hour From Dallas

By Candy Evans / July 5, 2011 /

Life was sure sweet this weekend out at Tejas Ranch, in Anna. This amazing property has “Texas” written all over it, so much it was under consideration as a shooting locaton for the now defunct Fox TV series Lone Star (starring Jon Voight), when the series was shooting last summer. Voight played a modern-day JR Ewing type oil tycoon. I…

Dallas Real Estate Ranch Porn: Real Nice Fourth Out At The Ranch

By Candy Evans / July 5, 2011 /

Life was sure sweet this weekend out at Tejas Ranch, in Anna. This amazing property has “Texas” written all over it, so much it was under consideration as a shooting locaton for the now defunct Fox TV series Lone Star (starring Jon Voight), when the series was shooting last summer. Voight played a modern-day JR Ewing type oil tycoon. I…

Takes One To Know One: Can You “Get Back” at a “Bad” Builder? Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 5, 2011 /

A reader writes:   We recently purchased a new home in the Highland Park area, the builder and seller were both a family “group”. The mother and father funded and the son “acted” as the builder. The seller did not honor any of the contracted warranty or 3rd party inspection items; he refused to do…

This Ritz Is Not OUR Ritz — Dallas Real Estate News

By Candy Evans / July 1, 2011 /

I’m doing something rather unconventional here. I am cutting and pasting in an entire story as I found it on the web. Read, please: Texas Multimillionaire logs rare loss on Ritz Tower sale Donald J. Carter recently sold a 3,700-square-foot condominium in the Ritz-Carlton Tower Residences for $1.25 million, or $64,000 less than he paid…

Second Home Trends – Affordable & Amenities: Calistoga Ranch in Napa Beckons

By Candy Evans / June 29, 2011 /

Here’s the deal. The economy is not cooperating, but we still want to enjoy life. I know so many families who want a second home to “create family memories.” Most families, like mine, are spread out all over tarnation. A second home is a great way for everyone to combine a vacation with a family visit.…