The Second Home Book: The Can-Do, How-To, Get-Through Guide (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312374747)

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 The Second Home Book, 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

The Second Home Book 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.

Author: Marylouise Oates
ISBN-10: 0312374747
ISBN-13: 9780312374747
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2008
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.31h x 6.01w x 0.72d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/15/2008 pg. 94
Publishers Weekly 01/21/2008 pg. 168