Carrollton
It’s always fun to put a face to a name. When I first spoke to Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate agent Michael Bepko about his listing for the Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage banker Lisa Peters a few months ago, I was desperate and on deadline. I was texting a complete stranger…
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If you take DART’s Green Line due north, you will eventually discover Downtown Carrollton. This beautiful bedroom community has long been known as a top destination for Dallasites seeking suburban surroundings. Situated in three counties, Collin, Denton, and Dallas, this city offers a pristine quality of life, abundant parks, good schools, and outstanding neighborhoods. Also,…
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I’d buy this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, for the fireplace alone. Like a small spaceship that’s landed in your living room or a wide-mouthed monster looking to eat you whole, this cone freestanding fireplace is a fantastic holdover of the 1960s in this 1971…
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If you’re a homeowner in North Texas, we’d like to begin this week’s column with a trigger warning: this post contains mention of foundation problems. We know. They suck, they’re expensive, and nobody wants to talk about them. But, look, if you own a home here — or you’re going to — it’s simply the…
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Have you ever driven by an eyesore property and thought about how it could be repurposed into something great? It’s in a perfect location; it just needs a little TLC. That’s exactly what happened to Richard Robson, who regularly bicycles the Green Trail and Blue Trail to downtown Carrollton. The home at 1300 Francis St.…
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