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.

Supreme Auctions Offering Exclusive Avalon Hollow With No Reserve Oct. 19

By Shelby Skrhak / September 25, 2019 /

Supreme Auctions has a Preston Hollow property that’s so exclusive, we can’t really tell you the address. We can tell you this 6,782-square-foot luxury estate is called Avalon Hollow and in cooperation with Vicki Mox of RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs, it’ll be auctioned off live on-site with no reserve on Saturday, Oct. 19, selling to the…

Shops at Legacy Townhouse Perfect for Exec on the Go

By Shelby Skrhak / September 23, 2019 /

This is the perfect location for an executive home: geographically in the center of everything at the Shops at Legacy, Legacy West, and the Golden Corridor, but specifically located outside of the shops proper, where parking can be a challenge. Luckily there’s a two-car garage in this three-bedroom, three and half-bath townhouse, listed for $399,000…

Farmersville Abuzz With New Homes, Developing Land, and Homes Under Contract

By Shelby Skrhak / September 22, 2019 /

For this week’s Suburb Sunday, we took a look at MLS-listed homes in Farmersville, the far east Collin County town near Lake Lavon. This town of 3,000 residents seems like it’s strapping in for growth from the future Collin County Outer Loop, a designated freeway that will loop Preston Road in Celina, east to US 75…

Forest Place Contemporary Has Beautiful Symmetry All Around

By Shelby Skrhak / September 21, 2019 /

This home at 11714 Parwen Drive in the Forest Place neighborhood of north Dallas is a specimen in unique architecture that’s stood the test of time. Will Seale of Compass has listed this amazing find at $899,999 which leaves room in the budget for updates and touches to make it your own. The team at…

This Hickory Creek Home Brings 70s Style to the Traditional Lake House

By Shelby Skrhak / September 19, 2019 /

Listing agent Heather Wilkinson of Fathom Realty says homes in the gated Hickory Estates neighborhood on Lake Lewisville don’t come on the market very often, but when they do they go quickly. She was right as this three-bedroom, 2 and half-bath home at 101 Wild Oak Lane in Hickory Creek has a contingent offer after…