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T. Boone Picken’s Most Romantic Home in Dallas Would Make a Great Empty Nest Texas Retreat. But No Windmills…

By Candy Evans | February 14, 2013 | Comments Off on T. Boone Picken’s Most Romantic Home in Dallas Would Make a Great Empty Nest Texas Retreat. But No Windmills…

T. Boone Pickens may be a legendary Texas oil and gas executive, and a huge force behind wind energy, but there are no windmills on his Preston Hollow estate in Dallas, Texas. There are gardens, sculpted and manicured French gardens that will make you think you are in Versailles so much that “mais oui” will roll right off your tongue! He is now selling his Dallas estate in the heart of Preston Hollow for $7 million. And it is not listed in MLS. The home was built in 1996, but then when T. Boone and his wife, Madeleine bought it in July, 2005 for about five million, it was redone to the max. And I do mean the max. From a four bedroom home with a master on the first floor, it was taken to a three bedroom home with an expanded second floor master. In fact, the new master bathroom is so large it features a writing desk — what a splendid idea! The new master closet is larger than most starter homes.

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Moving to a New Home? You Want This: Utility Hook Up With One Easy Call

By Candy Evans | December 7, 2011 | Comments Off on Moving to a New Home? You Want This: Utility Hook Up With One Easy Call

Realtors, take note: here’s a great way to endear yourself to your clients! Life used to be so easy. Move into a new home or apartment, call the gas company, the water company, the electric company. If you changed cities, you might have to change your telephone number. But all that has changed. My kids don’t even…

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Super Bowl XLV Rentals: Big Name Rapper Leases Two Homes in Bluffview

By Candy Evans | January 28, 2011 |

Word from Rogers Healy that he scored a $90,000 lease for two very happy Bluffview homeowners. One of the biggest names in rap and entourage booked the homes for Super Bowl weekend — four days. The homes were not for sale nor on any rental sites. Happy homeowners turning over the keys and heading straight…

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