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.

Live in Luxury and Watch Your Property Value Grow in This Northcrest Transitional

By Shelby Skrhak / June 3, 2020 /

If I had a time machine, I’d skip back five years and purchase a property in Midway Hollow. Then I’d dial back another couple of decades and purchase a pair of lots in University Park. With those considerable gains, I’d call up Lisa Peters at Caliber Home Loans to help me finance a few properties…

Viva La France In This Normandy Ave Stunner

By Shelby Skrhak / June 2, 2020 /

Yes, I know. When you’re looking at homes, you should look beyond the owners’ furnishings and picture your own decor on the walls. But what if the decor is so on point that I wish it was on my walls? That’s the dilemma we find ourselves in for this week’s Home of the Week sponsored…

Three Homes That Are Out of This World With Potential

By Shelby Skrhak / May 31, 2020 /

Address: 3166 Brookhollow Drive, Farmers Branch 3 bedrooms, 4.5 baths5,388 square feet2.34 acres$999,000 This Brookhollow Estates home makes me think I should have born in the decade it was built — 1954, not the decade it was renovated — 1983. This sprawling stucco home has a unique floorplan set on more than two acres of…

Oak Cliff Duplex Offers Neoclassical, Historical Style with Modern Home Amenities

By Shelby Skrhak / May 29, 2020 /

Before Lake Cliff Park became the serene green space it is today, it was an epicenter of entertainment in the early 1900s built to attract potential homeowners to the casual lifestyle that Oak Cliff was beginning to create. Across the street from the park along Blaylock Drive, early residents built beautiful homes ranging in architectural…

Looking for Uptown High-Rise Living? Move into The House at Victory Park for Only $525k

By Shelby Skrhak / May 27, 2020 /

Think it’s hard to find a luxury high-rise condominium for less than $1 million in Uptown? What if we told you we found a rare one-bedroom with all the amenities for a little over half a million? The always-in-the-know Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans pointed us to David Griffin’s listing at 2200 Victory Avenue…