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 Northeast Dallas Contemporary Is Priced to Sell

By Shelby Skrhak / February 28, 2019 /

For this week’s Thursday Three Hundred, we’re in the Woodbridge neighborhood in northeast Dallas for a beautiful 1980-built four-bedroom, three-bath contemporary home listed by Brian Weast of Keller Williams Rockwall. This 2,831-square-foot home located at 12132 Larchgate Drive is listed for $335,000, a pretty tidy savings since it was first listed at $380,000 and great value for other similarly-sized and…

Swapping Pet Tales with Glazers Realty, the First Pet Friendly Brokerage

By Shelby Skrhak / February 25, 2019 /

The agents at Glazers Realtors have long helped home buyers and sellers in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, but there’s something that really sets them apart: their love for four-legged creatures. It began with founder and animal lover Steven Glazer, who launched the Dallas-area pet-friendly brokerage in 2001. Before making Dallas his home, Steven spent…

Bedford’s a Bastion of Great $300k Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / February 24, 2019 /

Here’s a quick little Sunday morning trivia bite for you. Did you know that Bedford, located in northeast Tarrant County’s H-E-B mid-cities, nearly became a ghost town in 1909 when its population plummeted to 50 people? Just 20 years earlier, it was a booming frontier town with 1,000-plus residents, growing alongside near neighbors Hurst and Euless. But…

You’re Minutes From Everything Plano in This Lakeside on Preston Home

By Shelby Skrhak / February 23, 2019 /

By the time we spotted this Saturday Seven Hundred listing at 5116 Lake Falls Drive and came back to it for a second look, it was under contract. No matter, we appreciate great, well-located homes any time we see them. This 4,382 square-foot-home in the Lakeside on Preston subdivision of west Plano has six bedrooms, five…

This Blackwood Homes-Updated Fort Worth Home Is a Steal at $300K

By Shelby Skrhak / February 21, 2019 /

We love home before-and-after photos because there’s something just so satisfying about seeing a transformation (Scroll to the end for the photos; it’s worth it!). This home at 6713 Genoa Road in Fort Worth is no exception. Recently appraised at $355,000, this three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,028 square-foot home has been drastically reduced to $300,000! This 1975-built ranch…