Second Shelters

Renting Your Home For Super Bowl XLV: One Homeowner’s Horror Story

By Candy Evans / January 27, 2011 /

Damn those NY Jets. The high rollers are not pony-ing up the big bucks for those rentals, and now that the Jets are out, dear Lord — we get the TravelLodge set. This report from one of my house-renter wannabes: I had a major A list Hollywood director (!!!) lined up to pay full price…

Best Surburb of Dallas: Water Sports Park One More Reason Why Allen Continues to Thrive

By Candy Evans / January 27, 2011 /

Because what the idiots quash in Dallas, the entrepreneurial-spirited folks in Allen have the smarts to pick up.

Planning to Lease Your Home, and YOURSELF, for Super Bowl?

By Candy Evans / January 27, 2011 /

Hey, I’m always in the wrong place at the wrong time, so what the heck? A lot of people are asking me how they can offer their home up for lease for Super Bowl. Then this crossed my screen, and I thought, the heck with leasing the house. And should this cause a problem, this…

Buy a House in Mexico? Now Even Cruise Ships are Avoiding Some Ports

By Candy Evans / January 27, 2011 /

I feel so sorry for our neighbor to the south. I am signed up for several Google alerts — guess which one sends me the most stories? Crime in Mexico, Mexico crime. It’s enough to make you want to never cross the border, which is not fair, of course. The entire country of Mexico is…

Super Bowl XLV Housing: Wanna Rent Your Home for Super Bowl Weekend?

By Candy Evans / January 26, 2011 /

Now that hotel rooms are getting as scarce as a prostitute in church for the big weekend, means more D/FW folks might be renting out their homes for Super Bowl XLV. I KNOW many homeowners would like to get a nice, big, fat deposit, turn over their keys, and then get out of town while…