The folks from Cinnamon Shore are coming to Dallas on Monday, January 30. Email me if you’d like to come & learn more!
One of my favorite vacation home destinations is Cinnamon Shore on Mustang Island in southern Texas, just about an hour sou…

Got your attention now, huh? I kid you not when I tell you how very affordable the homes at Cinnamon Shore are! Look at this darling 1 bedroom, 1 bath condo a short walk from the beach and right in the action of the new Town Center. Only 605 square fe…

We sure don’t hope he dropped out of the race because of this home. The Utah governor/ ambassador to China gets to ski in this $49.5 million Park City Utah ski compound when he hits the slopes. Huntsman’s father, businessman Jon Huntsman…

So it’s January, the holiday decorations are FINALLY put up, and I am determined to spend next Christmas in our second home. Look at what I just found at Possum Kingdom Lake: the owners are relocating to Chicago— they need to sell this pl…

If it helps you try and guess what kind of a second home he’ll buy in Dallas, know that Yu Darvesh just divorced his wife, actress and TV personality Saeko, age 25 and the mother of his two children. I had wondered if Yu has a family. Knowing this e…

I saw this ranch (listed with Brian Smith of Dave Perry-Miller, used to be Ellen Terry) Thursday while on a photo shoot and almost whipped out my checkbook. Truth be told, the photos on line simply do not do it justice. This is ranch country, baby, Ce…

by Andrea Kavanagh
Who would have ever thought that a second home could be an asset? Especially one in Florida? 
Once upon a time, I had the best of both worlds.  A beautiful Preston Hollow home in the heart of my beloved Big D, and a fabulous secon…

NOW it’s a done deal. December 23 is the day Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom executed the lease on Unit 2604 over at the W, the former bachelor pad of Mack Hicks, son of former Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks. Agents Rogers Healy and Steve Rigely …

We hope you are safely on your way to your favorite second home with all the family in tow. Enjoy a wonderful, sparkling holiday and we’ll be back next week with more vacation home properties and ideas.

Meet Andrea Kavanagh, our new SecondShelters.com Miami contributor. Andrea is a writer and public relations specialist with a passion for real estate and interior design. A seventh-generation Texan, Andrea was recently scooped away from her GORGEOUS h…