Shelby Skrhak
Shelby is Associate Editor of CandysDirt.com, where she writes and produces 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.
Imagine if you could bring Nantucket to Texas. That’s the vibe we clearly get from Long Cove’s release of five new Cape Cottage lake homes at Cedar Creek Lake, located just an hour outside Dallas. The 1,200-acre luxury lake community has become a second-home haven and a go-to weekend spot for many in the Metroplex.…
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This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, is a real surprising little gem near historic downtown Carrollton. Located not too far from the city’s first homestead, this simple white wooden structure was built in 1951 when the Dallas County town had just a few thousand residents. This sweet-looking home is…
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Your mortgage loan is approved, the home is under contract, and your closing date is all set. Time to treat yourself to that gorgeous sectional you’ve been eyeing at Arhaus as a Christmas present to yourself, right? Sorry, but step away from the AMEX. Before you close on your mortgage, it’s critical to avoid taking…
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This week’s Splurge versus Steal takes us to the toney zip code of 75093 in West Plano, but this part of Plano near Park and Preston is a perfect little pocket. Homes here are the most affordable you’ll find in the city’s highest income zip code. Head west on Park Blvd. and they go up…
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This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, takes us to the River Bend neighborhood in Plano — a beautiful area of late ‘70s and early ‘80s contemporary homes with a river of finger lakes running through it. It’s also my neighborhood, which gave me the chance…
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