Wednesday WTF

Bring the Crosses and Garlic Because This NJ Horror Home Will Jeebie Your Heebies

By Mimi Perez / February 12, 2025 /

There are times when the opening description of a home does not do it justice. “Investor Special! Builder’s Dream! Needs a major rehab” is the opening line to the home featured in this week’s column. The listing agent clearly left off: “Would make a great location for a horror movie.” This is a more accurate…

New York Home Makes For a Great Joke With a President, a Mermaid and a Rock Star

By Mimi Perez / February 5, 2025 /

“A president, a mermaid, and a rock star walk into a bar …” Actually they would walk into the house featured in this week’s column but let me tell you, a bar is a great second choice because this house is next to the station where the Crazytown Express makes daily stops. Yeah baby, let…

This Steampunk Cali Home Will Scare the Dickens Out of You

By Mimi Perez / January 29, 2025 /

A couple of years back the Gusman and I invited some good friends to go experience Dickens on the Strand in Galveston. We were all looking for a way to jump start the Christmas spirit. Gus and I had gone with our young nephews 20 years earlier and it was great. Jacob Marley walking around…

White Witch Shows Off Interior Design Skills in this Illinois Home

By Mimi Perez / January 22, 2025 /

Winter is just a dreadful time of year. Everything is just gray and blah. Mimi loathes wearing pants and long sleeve shirts. Mimi longs for the days when she can run free with as little clothing as possible actually touching her. Give Mimi shorts, color, and room to run.  Indeed. Look at this Chad living…

CSI Palm Springs: Murder Mysteries Abound at This MCM California Home

By Mimi Perez / January 15, 2025 /

Today I reveal to you a little behind-the-scenes action at your favorite real estate news site, CandysDirt.com. That’s right, I’m going to dish on a little-known secret about some of the folks on staff. There are a number of staffers who are down for murder podcasts, real-life murder mysteries, unsolved murders, and the list could…