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.

Splurge on the Interior or Get a Backyard Paradise for a Steal? You Decide in Plano

By Shelby Skrhak / July 18, 2021 /

Which is more important to you? An interior that’s cute as a button and updated with charm to spare, or a backyard pool paradise that’ll make you thirsty for a cocktail just looking at it? That’s the dilemma for this week’s Splurge vs Steal in Plano. The Splurge She’s just beautiful — A 1980-built home…

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Head to the Heights For These Featured Open Houses

By Shelby Skrhak / July 15, 2021 /

Realtors will tell you that sponsoring an article on CandysDirt.com is a great way to get more eyes on your listing and show sellers you’re thinking outside the box for marketing. But if you’re not ready to take to leap to a full-length sponsored content article, try featuring it as a sponsored CandysDirt Open House…

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High Caliber Home? I Call It High Caliber Color of the Week

By Shelby Skrhak / July 14, 2021 /

I’ve got a serious case of color envy for this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans. The 3,255-square-foot traditional has four bedrooms and three and a half baths. It was built in 1969 in the Underwood Estates neighborhood, perfectly nestled in the heart of the private…

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Transform Your Summers With These Long Cove Homes Now Available

By Shelby Skrhak / July 14, 2021 /

These aren’t your father’s lake homes. Three stories of contemporary lines, light-filled rooms, and high-end finishes. Rustic shingle homes that rival family compounds. Spacious and modern cottages that are as beautiful as they are comfortable. The newest luxury lake homes at Long Cove are some of the most impressive new homes we’ve seen at Cedar…

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No Splurges Just Steals in North Lake Highlands

By Shelby Skrhak / July 11, 2021 /

Okay, it’s time for some real talk. Every weekend I look for a pair of homes in the same neighborhood that represent two different price points: Usually an updated splurge or yet-to-be updated steal. So this weekend my search took me to a cluster of new listings in my childhood neighborhood around Chimney Hill Lane…

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