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Vacation Home Week: Long Cove Gives Cedar Creek Lake Posh Digs For Weekend Escapes

By Joanna England / August 21, 2014 /

Cedar Creek Lake is a popular go-to location for North Texans who need a little time by the water. It’s a perfect spot to while away a three-day weekend, take the boat out, maybe paddleboard a little. For us, you can’t do much better than Long Cove, a fantastic community of gorgeous luxury properties that…

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Vegas Bachelor Parties Are Passe! Help This 30-Something Guy Find a Weekend Lakehouse Rental For 8 Friends!

By Joanna England / March 7, 2014 /

Is it just me, or is the Vegas all-you-can-drink uber-debauched stag/bachelorette party gone passe? Maybe I’ve watched “The Hangover” one too many times (OK, I watched it once, which may be one too many), I think so. Or maybe it’s just because I’m officially in my 30s, but what this dear CandysDirt.com reader is describing sounds just perfect.

Our dear reader is looking for some out-of-the-way bachelor party accommodations for eight guys to get their relaxing weekend on. Requirements: near a lake or river, within about an hour or two of Dallas, and plenty of room to get rowdy.

This sounds like someone who would really love a weekend stay at Long Cove, which is a perfect second home haven for lake lovers and weekenders on Cedar Creek Lake.

Read the full plea for help after the jump!

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Today on SecondShelters.com: Need a Getaway? Say 'Oui!' to This Beauty in Paris, Texas

By Joanna England / February 21, 2014 /

Paris is an excellent Texas town for your ranch getaway, as it’s a short drive from Dallas/Fort Worth, has some great shopping, and the scenery is just splendid. And you can tell everyone you have a second home in Paris! Oui oui! Well monsieurs and madames, this lovely ranch with a total of seven —…

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Today on SecondShelters.com: Need a Getaway? Say ‘Oui!’ to This Beauty in Paris, Texas

By Joanna England / February 21, 2014 /

Paris is an excellent Texas town for your ranch getaway, as it’s a short drive from Dallas/Fort Worth, has some great shopping, and the scenery is just splendid. And you can tell everyone you have a second home in Paris! Oui oui! Well monsieurs and madames, this lovely ranch with a total of seven —…

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On SecondShelters.com: Ranch of The Week is a Tiny House on a Big Piece of Land

By Joanna England / January 31, 2014 /

Kathryn Roan gets a frequent request from clients shopping for a ranch home: “Searching for property, the land is way more important than the house, and I’m repeatedly asked by clients to find them a “tiny house on a big piece of land.” And, quite frankly, we do not want to clean (or pay for) rooms we just…

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