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 Pierce Jordan Custom Does Modern Farmhouse With Individuality

By Shelby Skrhak / November 12, 2021 /

All throughout Dallas, you’ll see homes with the tell-tale steep roof pitch, soft white exteriors, and contrasting black trimmed windows. If the home was built in the last few years, you can almost bet it’s a modern farmhouse. But custom homes aren’t build-by-number projects and this modern farmhouse listed by Grecia Garza of Rogers Healy…

It’s the Best of Three Worlds: Country Living In The City With The Lake Too

By Shelby Skrhak / November 11, 2021 /

This week’s Inwood Home of the Week, sponsored by Inwood National Bank, takes us to Rowlett where country living meets city convenience and adds a side of lakeside living to boot. That’s like the best of three worlds. Listed by Paul Sanders of Compass RE Texas, this four-bedroom, three-and-half bath home sits on nearly three…

Why Work Without Rest Is Harming Your Productivity (And Everything Else in Your Life)

By Shelby Skrhak / November 10, 2021 /

What makes you productive? Is it hard work, long hours, and multiple cups of coffee to keep going? That’s doing more harm than good, says Dr. Shane Creado with the Daniel Amen clinic in Chicago. Creado is a board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician who studies the connection between sleep and mental health. Mark Johnson,…

A Splendid Splurge Vs Steal in Stonebridge Ranch

By Shelby Skrhak / November 7, 2021 /

With the recent announcement that Zillow has curbed its iBuying model, we thought it’d be appropriate to do an iBuyer edition of Splurge versus Steal. And this week’s feature takes us to Stonebridge Ranch, where these two homes are located just blocks away, but are priced worlds apart. And bear with us, the details for…

When You Can’t Buy, At Least Rent in Style in New Frisco Community

By Shelby Skrhak / November 7, 2021 /

At a time when most Millennial potential home buyers have been priced out of the market, upscale mixed-use developments like the new Presidium Frisco Square are providing Dallasites the amenities they most desire. The new residential community of 368 apartments — covering 337,000 square feet in North Frisco — is slated to open in June…