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.
Built in 1966, this week’s High Caliber Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans is a beautifully-classic midcentury modern home that’s been renovated by one of the hottest architects and designers in town. The 3,921-square-foot home on Strait Lane Circle was renovated by Russell Buchanan Architecture and Joshua Rice Design. Buchanan is the…
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At face value, the concept of Texas’ deregulated electricity market sounds like a good idea, right? Providers will compete with each other to offer the best electricity rates. But that’s not always the case. Providers push great packages that are actually full of hidden fees and charges, making it extremely frustrating and confusing. When it…
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Chances are you know at least one person who’s ready to ditch the crowded city and head out of town for greener and less congested pastures. Maybe it’s you and turns out, you’re in good company. As we’ve previously reported, demand for rural property is at an all-time high as Metroplex denizens are looking north…
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Right now, we know it’s next to impossible to get a pool installed quickly because the demand has never been higher. So naturally, homes with pools are hot, hot, hot listings. What about a White Rock home with a backyard that’ll make you feel like you’re in Playa year-round? This week’s Inwood Home of the…
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A scrapper. That’s how Debbie Grayson, founder of TLC Contract Group, describes the home at 3404 Purdue Avenue in University Park at first glance. But upon a closer look and realizing its potential, she knew the 1930-built home was a real keeper. “The house just needed some help,” she says. She took the house down…
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