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.

Grand Cape Neddick Cottage Steps from Beach Up for Auction

By Shelby Skrhak / July 24, 2020 /

Simply viewing this east coastal property up for auction next week by Heritage Auctions lowered my blood pressure a dozen points, and we’re sure it’ll do the same for you. Discover your perfect getaway at the Cottage at Passaconaway in coastal Maine, another fantastic property up for live auction Tuesday, July 28 1 p.m. CT…

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Tony Visconti on Selecting the Right New Home Lot

By Shelby Skrhak / July 18, 2020 /

Can you picture it? A majestic Mediterranean with off-white stucco and a terracotta tile roof.An Austin stone transitional with dramatic front balcony and double wrought iron doors. Or perhaps, an Italian Renaissance crafted with architectural excellence. Try becoming the yellow Street View icon guy on Google, stand here at the front of this prime residential…

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Say Oui To This Classic French Provincial

By Shelby Skrhak / July 17, 2020 /

Here’s a bonus Friday edition of the Inwood National Bank Home of the Week: an exquisite French Provincial home at 3612 Haynie Avenue in University Park, listed by Mohammed Nour Jaber of Compass Realty. The 1988-built home has four bedrooms, three baths, and two half-baths with 4,940 square feet, and is listed for $2.15 million.…

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Luxury Meets Zen in This Knox Henderson Townhome With Designer Details

By Shelby Skrhak / July 15, 2020 /

This week’s High Caliber Home, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, is a modern corner unit townhome in Knox Henderson with designer details and a corner balcony, perfect for evening grilling and wine sipping. Within an upscale gated community of 34 modern townhomes, the three-story at 4914 Dartford Drive is conveniently located right…

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East Texas Living in La Rue

By Shelby Skrhak / July 15, 2020 /

This could be your Green Acres fantasy come true. With 40 acres of “land spreading out so far and wide,” escape to quant La Rue in East Texas for this beautifully-updated three-bedroom home featuring views of your own private lake and green pastures. This is the place to be. The 2,621-square-foot brick home, built in…

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