The Ultimate Guide to Organize and Inspire You So You Can—Really!—Sit Back and Enjoy Your Second Home
The Second Home Book
is the first of its kind – a conversational, comprehensive and convenient guide to setting up, operating and, most of all, enjoying a second home. It is cheerful and useful—funny, fact-filled, anecdotal – appealing to both those already ensconced in or encumbered with a 2nd residence as well as those imagining a future, fantastic home.
In
, you'll learn:
—how to furnish your second home on a shoestring (without relying on castoffs from your primary residence)
—how to run your second home efficiently from afar
—how to assemble a dream team of helpers (from handymen to cleaning help) and keep them motivated
—how to entertain (even other people's children) without exhausting yourself
—why you should avoid renovating your second home's kitchen
—how to handle bills, routine maintenance, and emergencies
—how to turn any house into your dream house
is not about how to finance a second home—it's about absolutely
everything
else you need to know in one cheerful, easy-to-navigate volume.