How to buy a second home

House Porn! The F Word Squared — Florida Foreclosure With Bay Views, Under $253K!

By Candy Evans / December 30, 2010 /

I almost did not post this foreclosure, and while I have some issues with the kitchen — what in bejesus were they thinking with those wood cabinets, all beach house kitchens need to be white! — and the master bath looks like it might get you a good bash on the head if you get…

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Tiger’s Ex Eyes This Jupiter Island Penthouse About Two Miles From his Compound

By Candy Evans / December 17, 2010 /

All I want for Christmas is a beach home in Florida. Seems I’m not alone. Elin Nordegren Woods is also on the lookout, but she has a slightly higher budget than I do — about $4,000,000. And she is looking, I hear, on Jupiter Island, a sleepy little quiet island with 516 condos and only…

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Bed Bugs & Bed Bug Etiquette for Home Holiday Entertaining: Keep Your Coat Off My Bed

By Candy Evans / December 16, 2010 /

This post in Brick Underground got me thinking and of course, I’ve emailed it to my Manhattan-dwelling son who is coming home this weekend without, I sincerely hope, any critters in his luggage. He is upset that I bought him one of those canvas-cooker deals to kill off any bedbugs that might stick to his…

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What Do You Drink at Your Second Home?

By Candy Evans / December 13, 2010 /

In Roatan and in La Paz, Mojitos. I am a huge Mojito girl, and love them best made with fresh mint and lime. I thought Victor’s muddled Mojitos were the best I’d ever tasted, created at Bite on the Beach in West Bay, Roatan –great restaurant — and he sent me home with the recipe…

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How To Sell Your Home Faster: Between the Sheets, Buy This Bed

By Candy Evans / December 9, 2010 /

Have you ever in your real estate life¬†had clients zero in on an item in a home that sold the home faster than you could think?¬†I am always looking for a unique real estate story, especially anything¬†about selling a home faster for the most in this market. (This vacation home advertises the Duxiana to pull…

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