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.

Get to Know Lake Highlands With Brianna Castillo of The Castillo Group

By Shelby Skrhak / May 1, 2020 /

Not all 26-year-olds are created equal. Back when RE/MAX DFW Associates agent Brianna Castillo was 26 years old, she began selling real estate for one of the largest RE/MAX companies in the U.S. and quickly made her mark as a go-getter who gets results. Now five years later, she’s a top producer for RE/MAX DFW…

This Affordable Kaufman Home Would Likely Go for Double in Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / April 28, 2020 /

For this Inwood Home of the Week, we head 30 minutes southeast of Dallas to Kaufman, where you can find really well-built homes in the $200k-$300k range. Case in point, Jenny Capritta of REMAX DFW Associates‘ listing at 1300 Overlook Drive in Kaufman. It’s a three-bedroom, three-bath home with 2,342 square feet on a half-acre.…

Now That We’re Watching More Movies at Home, Here Are 3 Great Home Media Rooms

By Shelby Skrhak / April 26, 2020 /

For a while there, home theaters were touch and go. Once a staple of 1990s and 2000s-built custom homes, anybody who was anybody had a dedicated home theater room with a few step-down rows of theater-style seating and a few kitschy movie posters on the windowless walls. Soon, the trend in home theaters evolved. Instead…

This Lakewood Beauty Has Everything Going For It

By Shelby Skrhak / April 25, 2020 /

Location is everything, as they say. This lovely 2009 Hill Country ranch-style home at 6908 Kenwood Ave. in the heart of Lakewood, is a short distance from White Rock Lake, downtown, Lakewood Elementary, retail and delicious dining, including Meso Maya, Dream Café, Hillside Tavern, and the soon-to-open Hudson House. But other features are equally “everything,”…

This White Rock Forest Home Has a Colorful Surprise in the Laundry Room

By Shelby Skrhak / April 25, 2020 /

Homeowner Adie Buchanan has flair for painting rooms in fantastic colors. In her last home, the local HR manager converted an entire bedroom into a dream closet with hot pink-painted walls and a chandelier. “I love bright colors, but in a smaller space,” she says. “It makes it a fun space that can be easily…