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.

Roomy Lake Highlands Home Is So Very Extra

By Shelby Skrhak / July 5, 2020 /

Scenery and topography. Great schools and school support. Easy access to downtown. Relative affordability. Locally owned retail and dining. Diverse and neighborly neighbors…  If you haven’t already guessed (maybe you’ve not yet ventured into northeast Dallas?), we’re talking about Lake Highlands. Few Dallas neighborhoods can beat how extra this area really is. And as the…

A Dream Patio and Storage Space for Days: This Is The Dream

By Shelby Skrhak / July 4, 2020 /

We had to flip a coin whether to lead this story with this Garland home’s perfect patio or its enviable amounts of storage space. Seeing as its Independence Day weekend, we opted for the fabulous patio at 7305 Ramblewood Drive in the gated Retreat at Firewheel subdivision in Garland. Listing agent Linda Black of RE/MAX…

Here’s the Long and Skinny of This University Park Single Family Attached

By Shelby Skrhak / July 3, 2020 /

Driving past at 25 mph, this University Park home looks like many of the new transitionals you’ll find replacing outdated homes in this neighborhood. But a closer look reveals these are two single family attached homes (duplexes you’d call them back in the day) with deep narrow floor plans full of modern conveniences. Diana Stewart…

Oak Lawn Townhome Has Something We Can All Appreciate: No Superfluous Stair Climbing

By Shelby Skrhak / July 1, 2020 /

If you’re looking for townhome living in Oak Lawn without the shared walls or superfluous stair climbing, you might want to jump on this listing by Phillip Murrell of Compass RE Texas, featured as this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week sponsored by Lisa Peters. Built in 2018 by David Weekley Homes, this three-bedroom,…

Visualize Yourself Relaxing In This Professionally Landscaped White Rock Area Backyard

By Shelby Skrhak / June 30, 2020 /

Serene is how best to describe the lush backyard of the home at 7131 Greentree Lane in White Rock. Located in desirable Green Cove Estates, this four-bedroom, four-bath home with 4,400 square feet is situated on a 0.7 acre lot and listed by Lee Lamont of Coldwell Banker Lakewood/NE Dallas. The homeowners built this backyard…