second homes

The 50 Most Expensive Small Towns in America: Where You Should Buy a Second Home

By Candy Evans / February 2, 2011 /

If you are mulling a location for your second home, here’s an article that is like a beacon of real estate appreciation light: the 50 most expensive small towns in the U.S. At first when I read this, I was sad: most of the towns are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington (state), Cali…

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Is Your Dishwasher a Member of the Clean Plate Club?

By Candy Evans / January 27, 2011 /

Folks at the Washington Post are serving up a monthly series on household appliances. So I am offering you this nugget on dishwashers, because when it comes to dishwashers, I am very picky. They must clean, sanitize, and do so quietly. Me, I’m a Miele queen. I also think every kitchen should have two dishwashers…

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An Airstream Can Make Darn Good Second Home Real Estate

By Candy Evans / January 18, 2011 /

Yup, that’s an Airstream that friends have used as a second home now for over a year. They love it so much, they snapped the family holiday card in it. Adventures in the Airstream are forthcoming here on Second Shelters. Told you second homes are not going to break the bank!

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Second Homes That Rock: I am in Love With a Toilet

By Candy Evans / January 11, 2011 /

Not just any toilet, but the Toto Neorest. It happens to be in the master bath of the second home I am enjoying here in (c-c-c-cold) New York City. It heats, washes, dries, all but buffs and powders your butt and is self-cleaning. I was more than delighted to see such high-quality fixtures in this…

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Second Home Sales are on the Rise!

By Candy Evans / January 10, 2011 /

I will not say I told you so, but I did, and this is the very¬†reason why we are talking today. The Wall Street Journal today reports that sales in vacation communities soared last year to heights not seen since the real estate boom that crashed (and burned) in 2008. (For those of us in…

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