Shelby Skrhak

Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.

Three Can’t-Miss Homes You’ll Love

By Shelby Skrhak / July 20, 2021 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, represents three very different homes at three different price points. Which is your favorite? Share in the comments below, or better yet, give Kyle Trafton at Inwood National Bank a call to get your mortgage pre-qualification underway so when you schedule a showing…

Here’s What We Know About the Plano House Explosion That Sent 6 to Hospital

By Shelby Skrhak / July 20, 2021 /

Plano Fire-Rescue officials are investigating an isolated gas leak as the cause of a violent explosion that leveled a house and damaged neighboring homes near Park Blvd. and Coit Road. Plano Police on Monday evening have ruled out criminal activity as the cause. The blast, which took place at 4:40 p.m. Monday, made international headlines.…

Splurge on the Interior or Get a Backyard Paradise for a Steal? You Decide in Plano

By Shelby Skrhak / July 18, 2021 /

Which is more important to you? An interior that’s cute as a button and updated with charm to spare, or a backyard pool paradise that’ll make you thirsty for a cocktail just looking at it? That’s the dilemma for this week’s Splurge vs Steal in Plano. The Splurge She’s just beautiful — A 1980-built home…

Head to the Heights For These Featured Open Houses

By Shelby Skrhak / July 15, 2021 /

Realtors will tell you that sponsoring an article on CandysDirt.com is a great way to get more eyes on your listing and show sellers you’re thinking outside the box for marketing. But if you’re not ready to take to leap to a full-length sponsored content article, try featuring it as a sponsored CandysDirt Open House…

High Caliber Home? I Call It High Caliber Color of the Week

By Shelby Skrhak / July 14, 2021 /

I’ve got a serious case of color envy for this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans. The 3,255-square-foot traditional has four bedrooms and three and a half baths. It was built in 1969 in the Underwood Estates neighborhood, perfectly nestled in the heart of the private…