Bethany Erickson

Lizzie Borden’s Final Home Up For Sale

By Bethany Erickson | October 31, 2017 | Comments Off on Lizzie Borden’s Final Home Up For Sale

Lizzie Borden took an axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one. And after the trial, Lizzie Borden and her sister Emma moved into Maplecroft Mansion, an eight-bedroom, four-bath home in Fall River, Massachusetts, settling in and even changing her name to Lizbeth in…

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Palm Springs Compound With Ties to Cary Grant Up for Sale

By Bethany Erickson | October 27, 2017 | Comments Off on Palm Springs Compound With Ties to Cary Grant Up for Sale

He called it “Villa Paradiso,” and the pool house at this eight-bedroom, 14-bathroom, 15,000-square-foot compound in Palm Springs, was designed just for Cary Grant, who was just one of several old Hollywood royalty to vacation at the lush abode. According to listing agent Marc Lange with Hom Sotheby’s International Realty, the nearly four-acre compound sits…

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Daingerfield’s Historical and Bustling Greer Farm On the Market

By Bethany Erickson | October 20, 2017 | Comments Off on Daingerfield’s Historical and Bustling Greer Farm On the Market

It’s not often that a sustainable farm and ranch with plenty of income opportunity comes on the market, which makes the fact that Greer Farm is now on the market even more remarkable. The farm, which is located in Daingerfield, has 385 acres. In addition to hosting weddings and events and visitors in cabins, the…

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On CandysDirt.com: Dallas Company Touts Solution for Neighbor-Minded Airbnb Hosts

By Bethany Erickson | October 20, 2017 | Comments Off on On CandysDirt.com: Dallas Company Touts Solution for Neighbor-Minded Airbnb Hosts

On CandysDirt.com, we take a look at a device that could be a real boon to property owners participating in short-term rental markets like VRBO, HomeAway, and Airbnb. Check out why NoiseAware may just be the perfect addition to hosts who want to be good neighbors, but also give guests privacy.  

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Historic 1897 Wedding Gift in Manor Exudes Southern Charm

By Bethany Erickson | October 13, 2017 | Comments Off on Historic 1897 Wedding Gift in Manor Exudes Southern Charm

If you want 20 acres of woods to roam, but also like the idea of being close to Austin and civilization, this 1897 lovingly updated home in Manor, Texas, just might be the ticket. Listing agent Jill Leberknight calls this home located at 19704 Hog Eye Road “The Grand Lady,” and it’s easy to see…

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Contract Out on Former Park Slope Home of Al Capone

By Bethany Erickson | October 6, 2017 | Comments Off on Contract Out on Former Park Slope Home of Al Capone

Before he was Scarface, Al Capone bounced around Brooklyn, New York, with his family, eventually landing at a brownstone on Garfield Place, in Park Slope. This week’s historical shelter has been on the market for a little more than 100 days. While someone’s finally put an offer in on the home at 21 Garfield Place,…

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