Vacation Properties

Where Was Every Mover and Shaker in Dallas This Weekend? At the Greenbrier…

By Candy Evans / June 22, 2015 /

Here is a little video teaser to a much longer, more in-depth report coming up on CandysDirt.com and SecondShelters.com…  who was there (EVERYONE!), what we did, what happened, where Allie Beth Allman took refuge from the storm… and the most beautiful homes a Mountain Momma could dream of! Check out the debut of the Greenbrier…

What $989,000 Buys You in a Vacation Home at the Greenbrier (Because It’s Still Gonna Rain in Dallas)

By Candy Evans / May 26, 2015 /

While flipping the filets yesterday, while it was pouring rain, I was aghast that I had left you with the impression that only a gadzillionaire could afford a vacation home at The Greenbrier. In fact, the Greenbrier Sporting Club is one of the best values in vacation home properties. I showed you a $5 million…

Sales of Vacation Homes Are Taking Off: Time to Buy Telluride!

By Candy Evans / April 8, 2015 /

You know how much I like vacation homes, so this is the best news ever. The National Association of Realtors says second-home buyers from Cape Cod and New York’s Hamptons to Miami and Lake Tahoe, California, are returning to the housing market as “surging stock prices, job growth and low interest rates boost purchasing power…

Forget Chocolate for Valentines: I Want a Ski Home in Telluride at the Villas at Cortina

By Candy Evans / February 11, 2015 /

Chocolates make you fat, flowers wither away after a week. Why not make a sound investment in love and get your Valentine a vacation home that you can actually make some moola on? I just saw this report from HomeAway: did you know that second home owners are monetizing their vacation homes and covering 75% or…

Boot Ranch Really Kicking It Up Down in Fredericksburg

By Candy Evans / November 18, 2014 /

I hate it when I miss a good party, or a whole weekend of parties. I cannot believe I had to miss Boot Ranch celebrating more home sales down in Fredericksburg with the likes of representatives from Sports Illustrated, The Dallas Morning News, Forbes, Texas Golfer, KLBJ Austin, NBC Sports Radio, Texas Traveler, Avid Golfer, Fredericksburg Standard, Austin Food and Wine Alliance,…