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.

This Plano Hunters Glen Home Is Ready for Entertaining, Cooking, and Tonka Trucks

By Shelby Skrhak / August 15, 2019 /

The sellers at 2313 Loch Haven Drive in Plano’s Hunters Glen barely broke-in the glass cooktop in the kitchen before a dream job recruited them out-of-state. (Did you know water from an overfull pot burns a stain on those cooktops? Just me?) Lived in for less than 30 days, the fully remodeled one-story home in…

Suburb Sunday: Before There Was Frisco, There Was Valley Ranch

By Shelby Skrhak / August 11, 2019 /

These NFL pre-season games have us ready for some serious Dallas Cowboys tailgating, but before there were Yeti coolers, there were trusty old Colemans. And before there was Frisco and Arlington, there was Valley Ranch and Irving. For this week’s Suburb Sunday, we’re taking a look at Valley Ranch, the master-planned community in northern Irving…

Big Beautiful Windows on This Lake Highlands Updated Contemporary

By Shelby Skrhak / August 10, 2019 /

The great-looking house at 9202 Whitehurst Drive is one of those homes that I pass by often and wonder what it’s like inside. From the big bay windows, you can catch a good glimpse inside, but even better, Paige Poupart of Compass has listed this Lake Highlands updated contemporary at $625,000. Let’s peek inside.

Host Your Own Social Club in This Starwood Buena Vista Estate

By Shelby Skrhak / August 9, 2019 /

Andrea Trimble of JP and Associates has been on fire lately with great listings in highly-exclusive Starwood. The Mediterranean beauty at 4901 Buena Vista Drive in Frisco has five bedrooms, five baths and one half-bath and is priced at $1,999,000. Built by one of Frisco’s favorite custom builders, Steve Roberts Luxury Homes, this 6,839 square…

Perfectly Located Preston Square Townhouse for Under $330K

By Shelby Skrhak / August 8, 2019 /

The great thing about 1980-built homes are the HUGE rooms, architectural touches, and overall quality found in them. I mean, they just feel sturdy and built to last. That’s how the townhouse at 12385 Montego Plaza in north Dallas feels. The two-bedroom, two and half-bath, 2,188-square-foot home is listed for $329,000 by Megan Stern of Dave…