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.

Skyline Condominiums in The Cedars: Live in 1 and Lease the Other 11 for Profit

By Shelby Skrhak / August 17, 2022 /

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans offers a unique opportunity to purchase an innovative building of 12 condominium homes in The Cedars. Courtney Tauriac of Compass RE Texas is marketing the entire building as one listing for $5.5 million. Located at 2080 Kelly Ave. between…

There’s No Filter on This Midway Hollow Rambler

By Shelby Skrhak / August 12, 2022 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, takes us to 4135 Wilada Drive in hot Midway Hollow.This three-bedroom, two-bath listing by Mary Monkhouse of Compass is a gorgeous 1992-built ranch-style home that looks so on trend, you’d swear it was a new build. The 2,076-square-foot rambling ranch sits on an…

Plenty of Space to Stretch Out in This Plano Splurge Vs Steal

By Shelby Skrhak / August 7, 2022 /

This week’s Splurge versus Steal takes us to Plano where you’ll two lovely homes that are similar in price but worlds apart in square footage. Here in Plano, you’ll typically find homes built in the eighties or nineties, depending on how far north you are. Hit SH 121 and you’ll be in the aughts —…

A Few Unforgettable Finds at Today’s Estate Sale in Preston Hollow

By Shelby Skrhak / August 5, 2022 /

I feel like if George W. and Laura Bush ever decided to have an estate sale, it would look like this one. Without all the nudes The estate sale of Dallas philanthropist and oil tycoon Cary Maguire kicked off Thursday at the late businessman’s home at 4606 Park Lane. Maguire was chairman and president emeritus…

A Little Whimsy and Little Green Men: A White Rock Elementary Home for the Ages

By Shelby Skrhak / July 30, 2022 /

When it comes to writing about past-decade homes, I can’t resist looking them up in the old Dallas Morning News archives. Sometimes I find builder advertisements for the home or its new subdivision. Other times, I find someone notable once lived there. But my favorite finds are the ones that just add a little whimsy…