Second Home Deals

Barbie Dreamhouse Goes Gothic in Martha’s Vineyard

By Brenda Masse / August 3, 2023 /

When searching the world for our Extraordinary Investments series, we’re looking for a listing that is truly unique, in a fabulous destination, and worthy of going viral on social media. These criteria will ensure that as an investment property, the home will stay booked throughout the year — hopefully months, even years in advance. Given…

Engine No. 7 is an Extraordinary New Orleans Investment Property

By Brenda Masse / April 20, 2023 /

If you want to ensure that your investment property stays booked 365 days a year, months, even years in advance, you have to find something truly unique, in a fabulous destination, worthy of going viral on social media. When I saw this listing I knew it would make the perfect choice for the first of…

Ranch of the Week: Fall in Love in Poetry, Texas

By Kathryn Roan / February 14, 2014 /

I’m not the only one who is in love with my later-in-life hometown of Poetry, Texas. Author Janice Thompson even wrote a novel starring the 1800s version of this darling little town. Located just over 10 miles east of Rockwall, Poetry is a charming country community with sandy loam soil, populated almost entirely by horse owners,…

Ranch of the Week: All the Bells and Whistles in Bells, TX

By Kathryn Roan / January 24, 2014 /

Typically, Dallasites do not think of Grayson County as a go-to destination for vacation homes. Most of you just thought “Grayson County? Isn’t that near San Antonio?” Not so, friends. Just 66 miles north of Dallas, the county seat of Sherman boasts a population of 39,000-plus and a rich historical heritage. Remember when the signs on…

Another Bout of Texas Cold: BahaMar in the Bahamas is Beckoning…

By Candy Evans / January 23, 2014 /

  Phillip Day may just have the most enviable job in the world right now. While most of North America is freezing – buckets of snow in the northeast, 23 degrees tonight in Dallas brrrrr – Phillip is in charge of the sales and marketing for the best second home property in the Carribean, BahaMar, in Nassau, The Bahamas. Better…