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 Sprawling Preston Road Estates Tudor Shines With ‘Curb’ Appeal

By Shelby Skrhak / March 8, 2023 /

If you’re not building your new luxury home from the ground up, this week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage broker Lisa Peters, is the next best thing. This 5,070-square-foot Preston Hollow home, listed by Kent V. Frederick of Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate, was meticulously built by a Dallas builder as his…

Look Inside JonBenét Ramsey’s Colorado Murder Home, Now Listed for $7M

By Shelby Skrhak / March 3, 2023 /

The Colorado home where 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found murdered in 1996 is back on the market for the sixth time, this time with an extensive remodel in hopes that potential buyers can look past the property’s gruesome past. On Dec. 26, 1996, Ramsey, an outgoing child who won several prominent beauty pageants including Little…

Discover Scandinavian Modern Design in This Iconic Lake Lewisville Home

By Shelby Skrhak / February 26, 2023 /

Hygge is the Danish word for comfort. Lagom is the Scandinavian word for balance. We need a new word to describe this Scandinavian modern home that’s warm yet uber dramatic. Raul Ruiz of Allie Beth Allman and Associates has this stunning 4,140-square-foot home with three bedrooms and three baths listed for $1.348 million. It’s located…

Consider ‘Parking’ it in This Lower Greenville Condo Under $300k

By Shelby Skrhak / February 22, 2023 /

Desperado’s, Rusty Taco, and Parkit Market. You might consider these institutions both old and new as the holy trinity of food and beverage at Greenville and University Blvd.. This week’s Highlight Home of the Week, sponsored by Dallas mortgage expert Lisa Peters of Cardinal Financial, is a great, two-bedroom condo for sale in a quiet…

175 Acres of Durango Wild Can Be Yours at Wildflower Ranch

By Shelby Skrhak / February 21, 2023 /

Look at the bottom left corner of this photo. The small speck of adobe red and desert tan. That is Wildflower Ranch, a sprawling Durango estate with a 12,000-square-foot main house, a three-bedroom caretaker home, two barns, and a solar farm large enough to power nearly all of it. And the textured relief of earth…