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Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” There are several causes for the kinds of problems home inspectors find: Normal wear and tear, lack of regular maintenance, bad DIY repairs. But sometimes…
You know what we always say — read CandysDirt.com and share it with your friends. (Wink!) But also, if you are given the opportunity to purchase an architect’s personal home, do it. Immediately. No question. They’re the best. This is one of those houses, as you might have guessed. In a rather tragic turn of…
Somehow, we’ve made it more than a week into November and, while that may trigger a little bit of holiday shopping panic for some, it means something positive to others: ski season is near. The U.S. is blessed with a range of great ski spots from Montana to Vermont. But Telluride, Colorado, is one that…
When I was just a budding, bow-tie-wearing, non-gray-haired sales professional, my sales coach would tell me the secret of success was easy as, “Five-by-five-by-five.” What does that mean and what does that have to do with an incredible estate home on one of Fort Worth’s most desired streets? Glad you asked. Five-by-five-by-five meant I would…
From Staff Reports Supply-chain disruptions accelerated sharply, according to the latest Texas Manufactured Housing Survey (TMHS), and conditions are expected to worsen through the first quarter 2022. Raw-material prices were largely unchanged in October, but pressure is building upstream and price hikes are expected. “Material costs calmed for manufacturers during the third quarter allowing them…
George Strait—aka “The King of Country”—just relisted his San Antonio estate at a whopping discount. The nearly 8,000-square-foot Hill Country hacienda can be yours for $6.9 million—a 31 percent reduction from its original listing price of $10 million. The property is being marketed by Strait’s daughter-in-law, Tamara Strait, and has an interesting history. Find out…
