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.

Meet Madison Gardner, HP-Native and Owner of Lawns of Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Leaving the corporate world behind to become an entrepreneur doesn’t seem like a huge leap. But Madison Gardner, a third-generation Park Cities denizen, left a career in management consulting and private equity to purchase a Dallas landscaping company that was founded long before he was even born. Now the Highland Park High School class of…

This Lake Highlands Soft Contemporary Is No Cookie Cutter

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Nora Lane of Allie Beth Allman describes this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, a four-bedroom, five and half-bath, as comfortable, cool, and different in a great way. “No cookie-cutter home here,” the listing agent says. Can I get an Amen? Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in Lake Highlands, you’ll fall in love with…

What You Should Be Doing Now to Get Ready for New Round of PPP Loan Funding

By Shelby Skrhak / April 22, 2020 /

Before the first round of funding ran out last week, Ebby Halliday agent Jason Bell had become the resident expert on Small Business Administration loans for friends and fellow agents who understandably had more questions than answers when applying for coronavirus relief. “It was a jumbled mess,” Bell says. In early April, the Plano Willow…

Find the Perfect Home for Empty Nesters in Grand Prairie’s Grand Peninsula

By Shelby Skrhak / April 21, 2020 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week is an affordable find in Grand Prairie‘s Grand Peninsula neighborhood, a master-planned enclave of homes located on Estes Peninsula of Joe Pool Lake. This 2008-built home features three bedrooms and two baths with 2,174-square-feet set on a single-story. This home is perfect for an empty nester looking for…

Construction Underway for The Metairie by Hawkins-Welwood

By Shelby Skrhak / April 20, 2020 /

Construction is underway for Southlake’s newest premium neighborhood, The Metairie by Hawkins-Welwood. The 29-acre luxury development will be located at White Chapel Blvd. and Dove Road in north Southlake, prime real estate where home values are some of the highest in DFW and the school district is among the best in the country. The Metairie…